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

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

Jon Batiste transformed the Super Bowl stage into a symphony of creativity, debuting new music, reimagining “The ...

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

Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl today, sparking a frenzy on social media.

Produced by 87North’s Kelly McCormick and Leitch, Love Hurts is written by Matthew Murray and helmed by JoJo Eusebio in his ...

The Grammy and Oscar-winning artist has been on many stages before, but this was his first time performing at the Super Bowl.

The national anthem has been involved in American sports for over a century, dating back to at least the 1918 World Series.

The 2025 Super Bowl national anthem unofficially lasted 2 minutes flat, from the song's first word to the end of the final note held. The over/under for the performance was set at 2 minutes and 0.5 ...

Among the hardest gigs is singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." The song isn't easy and you're compared with legendary performances like Whitney Houston at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 or Marvin Gaye at ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...