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NEW ORLEANS — The Super Bowl is just a few days away, this year being held in New Orleans-- and a native of the Big Easy will have a place in the spotlight during the pregame ceremonies. Ledisi For the last three years, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national anthem, has been performed ahead of the Super Bowl and this year the song will once again be featured This certainly will not be the first time that “Lift Every Voice and Sing” will be performed at a significant NFL game. The song has been performed at each of the last three Super Bowls. Alicia Keys performed the song played ahead of the 2021 Super Bowl in a prerecorded video that played at the game. Previous Super Bowl performers of the anthem include Alicia Keys, Mary Mary, and Andra Day. Ledisi’s performance at Super Bowl 59 will be particularly meaningful, as she is a native of New The Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” will be performed by Grammy-winning singer and New Orleans native, Ledisi at Super Bowl 2025. This year’s event, held in New Orleans on February 9, 2025, showcases a lineup that highlights the city’s rich musical heritage. Published February 5, 2025 11:49am Updated February 5, 2025 11:49am Share this with Grammy-winning vocalist Ledisi will sing the Black national anthem at Super Bowl 59 prior to kick off. The longest anthem in Super Bowl history was performed by Alicia Keys in 2013. It lasted two minutes and 36 seconds, outlasting the previous record holder, Natalie Cole, whose 1994 rendition was Super Bowl 59, a battle between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, is now just days away, and the excitement is building. The NFL has an impressive starting lineup to officially Jon Batiste (left) will perform the National Anthem on Sunday night ahead of the Super Bowl. Kendrick Lamar (center) will headline the halftime show, joined by special guest SZA (right). Alicia Keys performs Lift Every Voice and Sing. Picture: Getty. Also known as ‘the Black national anthem’, the hymn was performed at the Super Bowl 2024 ahead of the game in Las Vegas. It has been featured at each of the last three Super Bowls – Alicia Keys delivered a prerecorded rendition ahead of the 2021 Super Bowl, Mary Mary performed it from outside SoFi Stadium at Super Bowl LVI, and Andra Day sang it live before last year’s championship game. “ The Black “ National Anthem ” is being played at the Super Bowl. And with that I’ve decided that I won’t be watching. Black Americans ARE Americans. America has ONE National Anthem. The Black one is meant to divide,” one person wrote on X. “ The black national anthem is very divisive. THE National Anthem is for all people Alicia Keys sings the National Anthem at Super Bowl 2013 This year, Jon Batiste, a singer and songwriter, will perform the national anthem before Super Bowl LIX. Although it has become tradition for one or two people to perform the anthem, that hasn’t always been the case. In five of the first nine Super Bowls, different musical groups performed it. Collegiate marching bands and the US Air Force - Subscribe to ClevverMusic!Watch Alicia Keys National Anthem at Super Bowl: “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has been part of the pregame show ever since Alicia Keys’s prerecorded performance in 2021. Gospel duo Mary Mary sang the tune at the 2022 Super Bowl, while Ledisi & Adam Blackstone to deliver Black national anthem at 2025 Super Bowl The Black national anthem is a hymn that was written as a poem in 1900 by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson, according The OVER is 10-6-1 on the National Anthem dating back to Super Bowl 41. Super Bowl National Anthem Prediction. We have a somewhat recent example of Jon Batiste performing the National Anthem at a The Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” will be performed by Grammy-winning singer and New Orleans native, Ledisi at Super Bowl 2025. This year’s event, held in New Orleans on February 9, 2025, showcases a lineup that highlights the city’s rich musical heritage. The longest anthem in Super Bowl history was performed by Alicia Keys in 2013. It lasted two minutes and 36 seconds, outlasting the previous record holder, Natalie Cole, whose 1994 rendition was
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