Right now is the greatest time of the year to be a sports fan. The World Series is in full swing, the NBA just started it's season, the WNBA just crowned a champion and the NFL is in mid-season form.

The United States' national anthem is one of the most difficult songs to sing, but being invited to perform it is an honor. Hey, no pressure.

In 2021, the 38-year-old soul singer soared with 2021’s We Are, taking home the ... that year’s All-Star Game also took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. Batiste’s roots run deep in the ...

FILE - New York Mets second baseman Jose Iglesias celebrates on the field after the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies in ...

The 46-year-old, who is 6ft tall and weighs almost 16 stone, attacked 5ft 5ins Rebecca Hanson while she was pregnant, leaving ...

Jon Batiste will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" and prop bettors will be checking to see how long it takes him.

The multi-Grammy winner opened the game with a lively rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner ... known as the Black national anthem. Along with Batiste, all four performers are Louisiana natives.

Batiste played the piano as he belted out “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Jon Batiste sings the national anthem before the ... Suleika Jaouad, from home after revealing her cancer had returned ...

Batiste sang the national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in 2017 and took 2:07 (127 seconds) to vocalize his rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. He performed that version while sitting down ...

That includes the national anthem. For the 2025 Super Bowl ... when he performed the song with a piano ahead of the NBA All-Star game. Video of the performance on YouTube has seen a spike ...

See which pop stars have performed the national anthem at the Super Bowl through the years, including Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan and more.