Batiste’s emotional delivery of the national anthem followed Lady Gaga’s performance of the Top Gun: Maverick anthem “Hold My Hand,” the Southern University Human Jukebox Marching Band and Master P, Harry Connick Jr.’s rendition of “Go to the Mardi Gras,” and Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle’s “America the Beautiful.”

Sportsbooks offer over/under bets revolving around the length of the pregame performance of "The Star Spangled Banner." The over tends to be a popular bet, as anthem singers have