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

Lamar Johnson performed the national anthem prior to Game 1 of a doubleheader between his White Sox and the Athletics on June ...

Who sang the national anthem for the previous Super Bowl game? Last year, country music icon Reba McEntire sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Who else sang at the 2025 Super Bowl?

"America has only ONE National Anthem, and that Anthem is color ... Their greatest contribution came in the form of a song written for kids in a segregated school in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dierks Bentley stopped by Taste of Country Nights to hang with host Evan Paul, and when the interview turned focus onto ...

"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year in a row Sunday. This year, Grammy winner Ledisi was given the honor ...

However, the national ... music’s sake. In other words, he’s a purist and a musician who honors the craft. So, before you tune into the game on Sunday, here are three facts about the national ...

R&B vocalist Ledisi performed the black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and ... “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson before being adopted ...

On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...

9. Who better to sing the national anthem than an American Idol? Four stars from the singing competition show have performed the song at the Super Bowl: Jordin Sparks (2008), Jennifer Hudson (2009 ...

Jon Batiste, 38, returned to his native Louisiana to perform a rendition of the national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl. Batiste wore all black and sang the song while playing his piano.