Who is Jon Batiste? What to know about the Super Bowl 2025 national anthem singer
nypost.com2025 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.
Batiste and some of his peers formed the band Stay Human and they performed jazz on the streets of New York. In 2015, they became the house band on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”In 2020, Batiste’s star brightened when he participated in a Juneteenth celebration in Brooklyn, New York.
He performed on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library with jazz pianist Matt Whitaker.That same year, Batiste composed the score for the Pixar animated movie “Soul,” which earned him Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy awards.Batiste has released six studio albums, nine EPs and three collaborative albums.
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