While the song didn't become the country's official anthem until 1931, it was first played at a sporting event during Game 1 of the 1918 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.

Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste sang the national anthem before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off in the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 9 in New Orleans. The multi ...

Jon Batiste, a Grammy-winning musician from New Orleans, will sing the national anthem at Super Bowl 2025. You may recognize Batiste as the former bandleader on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ...

But, before we found out, we've got to kick off the game. So, who's opening up Super Bowl LIX with the national anthem? Super Bowl LIX takes place in New Orleans, so the show is filled with ...

Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Ledisi will perform the Black national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl. For the fifth year in a row, the Super Bowl pregame show will feature a performance of ...

Before kickoff, a handful of Louisiana natives will take to the field to perform the national anthem, "America the Beautiful" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the Black national anthem.

Singer Jon Batiste performed a powerful rendition of the National Anthem at Super Bowl LIX, kicking off the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in style. Sporting an all ...

Another user sharing similar sentiments wrote, “Ledisi looks and sounds angelic, singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” ie the Black National Anthem.” As we reported, over the last few years ...

Few spotlights are bigger than singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. With tens of millions of NFL fans tuning in on Sunday for Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and ...

There are seemingly more prop bets available for the Super Bowl than most sports have for an entire season, and the national anthem is the event’s melodic starter’s pistol. Advertisement ...

Grammy award winner Jon Batiste will take thousands of people’s attention ahead of Super Bowl 2025 on Sunday, with millions of dollars being wagered odd-ball props like the national Anthem ...