Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.

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

Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year ...

Watch Jon Batiste perform the National Anthem at Super Bowl 2025. Batiste's singing of "The Spar-Spangled Banner" was met ...

Batiste played the piano as he belted out “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Jon Batiste sings the national anthem before the Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles during Super Bowl LIX at ...

Jon Batiste opened Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans with a rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' kicking off a rematch between ...

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.

Jon Batiste talks about performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, his future with the Kennedy Center, and more ...

In hockey and basketball arenas across the country, they roundly booed the American national anthem before games ... But singing The Star-Spangled Banner before games south of the border ...

Brooks performed the song without a hitch with actress Marlee Matlin at his side interpreting the lyrics in American sign language. But ever since then, the NFL has required all artists performing the ...

John Batiste will sing the national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl. Will he break the record for the longest national anthem ...

Jon Batiste sang the national anthem ahead of Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9, and the timing of it caused chaos with ...