Photo courtesy of Roland JackThis year's Super Bowl featured R&B singer Ledisi performing the Black National Anthem, "Lift ...

Before 'The Star Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This ...

Super Bowl tradition has seen musicians of every caliber perform the national anthem ahead of kickoff. More than 30 years later, Whitney Houston's memorable performance in 1991 remains heralded as ...

Dear Readers: This Johnnie St. Vrain column first appeared in print on Dec. 1, 2011. Given that the Super Bowl draws so much attention to the national anthem on television, Johnnie determined this ...

Grammy award winner Jon Batiste will take thousands of people’s attention ahead of Super Bowl 2025 on Sunday, with millions of dollars being wagered odd-ball props like the national Anthem ...

Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Ledisi will perform the Black national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl. For the fifth year in a row, the Super Bowl pregame show will feature a performance of ...

Jon Batiste, a Grammy-winning musician from New Orleans, will sing the national anthem at Super Bowl 2025. You may recognize Batiste as the former bandleader on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ...

It came down to a half-second. Singer Jon Batiste took the mic in front of millions of football fans across the world to perform the national anthem before the Super Bowl 2025 in New Orleans.

The national anthem held significant meaning to the crowd at the Superdome after the attack on Bourbon Street in the early hours of the new year that left many affected. A video of Batiste's ...

Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste sang the national anthem before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off in the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 9 in New Orleans. The multi ...

Few spotlights are bigger than singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. With tens of millions of NFL fans tuning in on Sunday for Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and ...