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2025 Super Bowl.Batiste wore all black and sang the song while playing his piano.Attendees inside the New Orleans Caesars Superdome, including the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles players and coaches, went wild cheering for him. At one point during his performance, cameras also panned to President Donald Trump saluting the flag from his suite.The United States marine corps flew over the stadium from above as there was a big American flag on the field at the end of Batiste’s performance, which clocked in at 120 seconds, according to John Ewing of BetMGM.Baptiste took the stage after “America the Beautiful” performers Lauren Daigle and Trombone Shorty and “Lift Every Voice and Sing” performer Ledisi.

according to John Ewing of BetMGM.The Grammy-winning singer, 38, delighted viewers when he took to the field at Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9, before returning champs the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles.Batiste played the piano as he belted out “The Star-Spangled Banner.”Alicia Keys still holds the record for the longest National Anthem performance at the Super Bowl. When she sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, her rendition was two minutes and 36 seconds.

Ledisi performed the black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.The 52-year-old wore all white and was joined by 125 New Orleans high school students for the performance, in honor of the hymn’s 125th anniversary.The New Orleans native’s performance will be followed by Jon Batiste’s rendition of the National Anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner.”Lauren Daigle and Trombone Shorty also will sing “America the Beautiful” before Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show with special guest SZA.Originally penned as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson before being adopted as the official song of the NAACP in 1919.Frequently invoked as a rallying cry during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, it was first performed at the Super Bowl in 2020 in the wake of protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd. Born Ledisi Anibade Young in Super Bowl LIX’s host city of New Orleans, she grew up in Oakland, Calif., before finding success as a vocalist, songwriter, music producer, author and actress.With 13 albums to her name, the 52-year-old chanteuse dropped her first LP — “Soulsinger” — in 2000.

2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans this Sunday.Batiste’s performance will kick off the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in his native Louisiana. This marks his first appearance at the Super Bowl as a performer.He follows in Reba McEntire’s footsteps, who sang the national anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl.The other 2025 Super Bowl performers include Lauren Daigle and Trombone Shorty, who are singing “America the Beautiful,” Ledisi, who is performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and Kendrick Lamar, who is headlining the halftime show.Last month, Batiste told Entertainment Tonight that he wants his Super Bowl performance to last “the test of time.”Here’s everything you need to know about Jon Batiste.Batiste’s career as a singer began after he attended Juilliard School in New York.

Iconic 90s band Boyz II Men promised a “pretty sexy” version of the US national anthem at the Las Vegas Grand Prix but the performance has fallen flat for many fans.Ahead of the second running of the race on the Las Vegas strip, it was announced the trio would sing the Star Spangled Banner at the event, which drew some enthusiasm from fans of the band.The four-time Grammy award winners, who are known for some of their classic songs including End of the Road and I’ll Make Love to You, came into the event teasing it would be as memorable as their 1998 Super Bowl and 1996 Olympic Closing Ceremony performance.Unfortunately the rendition belongs more in the realm of anthem fails with social media quickly turned on the performance, claiming it was “flat”, “off-pitch” and “a gimmick”.Chief editor of GPFans US Chris Deeley said: “Congratulations Boyz II Men for the worst anthem rendition of the season.”“This Boyz II Men national anthem is horrific,” one fan wrote.Another commented: “Boyz II Men had some bangers but man ….

country singer Ingrid Andress, who was lambasted for her performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the MLB Home Run Derby Monday. Andress, 32, later revealed she was drunk and is going to rehab.Barr, who did her own much-maligned rendition of the national anthem over 30 years ago, defended Andress in an interview with TMZ Tuesday.

Whitney Houston.Every time I hear someone on “American Idol” or “The Voice” attempt the impossible by singing one of her songs.Every time I hear “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” in a bar or club and watch generations of women and men — both gay and straight — shimmy and sing at the top of their lungs.And every Grammys since I was there in Los Angeles that weekend when she shockingly passed — at age 48 — the day before music’s biggest night on Feb. 11, 2012.But perhaps I miss Houston the most every single time that someone steps up to the mic to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl.

performed the national anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl, which sees the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the San Francisco 49ers (and all eyes on Taylor Swift, cheering on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce). She gave it a country twang, and wore black pants bedazzled in rhinestones, with a sparkly white blazer.

waaaaaaave?Reba McEntire’s rendition of the national anthem clocked in at 95 seconds (1:35) Sunday night at the 2024 Super Bowl.That was a middle-of-the-pack length, historically. Renditions of “The Star-Spangled Banner” here have ranged from as little as 62 seconds to more than two and a half minutes.The 68-year-old country music and TV star told Apple Music that, in the lead-up, she typically practiced for the big night in the morning while showering.“I’ve been singing the national anthem in the shower [and] when we get in the car,” she said, referring to boyfriend Rex Linn.“He’ll say, ‘OK, sing it one more time.’ I said, ‘I think I know the words real good right now, so I’m all right.’”The longest-ever Super Bowl “Star Spangled Banner” came in 2013, when “Girl on Fire” singer Alicia Keys performed a version at the piano that lasted 156 seconds (2:36). And the quickest — short and sweet — was sung by “Sweet Caroline” crooner Neil Diamond.

making the rounds on social media, the “Hollywood” actress, born Dana Owens, is seen taking the stage at MetLife Stadium in a crisp, white two-piece suit, surrounded by members of the NYPD and FDNY choir, as part of a stirring Sept. 11 tribute. The emotional moment included first responders who were at Ground Zero when two planes commandeered by terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan 22 years ago today.

“American Idol” winner Iam Tongi apologized after he forgot to remove his hat while singing the national anthem.Tongi took the field for the special moment on Monday at the 2023 MLB Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. The musician won the 21st season of “American Idol” in May.“First try at singing the National Anthem. So nervous that it was in front of such a huge crowd.

“Oh say can you see by the blood in the streets / That this place doesn’t smile on you colored child / Whose blood built this land with sweat and their hands / But we’ll die in this place and your memory erased / Oh say, does this truth hold any weight / This is not the land of the free, but the home of the slaves!”Scott has previously said in an interview with Jemele Hill that she has considered leaving America due to the racial climate, and would look forward to a better education system. “There are some things you don’t have to deal with in other countries. We’re looking at Holland… The education is dope, the healthcare is dope.

widely praised performance of the national anthem before Super Bowl 2023 brought Eagles coach Nick Sirianni to tears. The moment went viral before the opening kickoff.The 44-year-old country star might never watch the powerful scene, however.“I don’t know if I can watch it, man,” Stapleton told Entertainment Tonight.

Super Bowl 2023.After country breakout Mickey Guyton sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” in 2022, this year’s Super Bowl LVII honors went to 14-time CMA Award winner Chris Stapleton, who was fresh off of jamming with Stevie Wonder at the Grammys last week. Before the Philadelphia Eagles faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the 44-year-old troubadour — who also has eight Grammys to his name — stripped it down to a bluesy outlaw version with his acoustic guitar and plenty of grizzled grit that no doubt had country traditionalists stomping their feet at the end. Stapleton managed to accomplish what Eric Church couldn’t do two years ago when he was mis-paired with R&B diva Jazmine Sullivan on the biggest stage in the game.

With the success of “Yellowstone” and basically everything else that Taylor Sheridan is working on, there is a clear desire for that down and dirty, country vibe project in Hollywood. Something that features dusty roads and guns.