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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 Grammy winner Ledisi will perform the Black National Anthem at Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. 2025, 5 :34pm EST By Abdullah and gospel music, will join other performers such as Jon Batiste The NFL has an impressive starting lineup to officially kick off the action, with the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi set to perform the historically significant Black national anthem. 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). Published February 5, 2025 11:49am Updated February 5, 2025 2:21pm Share this with Grammy-winning vocalist Ledisi will sing the Black national anthem at Super Bowl 59 prior to kick off. 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 Black national anthem at this year's Super Bowl will be performed by Louisiana-born singer Ledisi. Getty/Newsweek. The NFL began to incorporate the Black national anthem into its pre-game Kendrick Lamar will take the field on Sunday, Feb. 9, to headline the Super Bowl 2025 halftime show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, where the Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Ledisi & Adam Blackstone to deliver Black national anthem at 2025 Super Bowl. "LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING will always be a powerful song for us & on its 125[th] year anniversary," he added. "I Grammy-winning R&B singer Ledisi will conclude the pre-game performances with “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn often referred to as the Black national anthem. Jon Batiste will sing the National Anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl. The NFL announced in November 2024 that the New Orleans native will kick off the pre-game festivities with “The Star-Spangled The 2025 Super Bowl, taking place on February 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, will feature a star-studded lineup of performers, adding extra excitement to the big game. New Orleans native and five-time Grammy Award winner Jon Batiste will sing the national anthem. Known for his ability to The NFL is not ditching the Black national anthem ahead of the Super Bowl, and its most conservative fans are in an uproar. February 5, 2025. “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” was coined Black National Anthem performance before Super Bowl sparks outrage and calls for a boycott. Grammy-winning singer Ledisi to perform. officially recognizing February 2025 as National Black Jon Batiste will sing the national anthem at Super Bowl 2025. Batiste appeared nightly with his band, Stay Human, as musical director on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" from 2015 to 2022. The “Black National Anthem” is set to be performed at the Super Bowl 2025 alongside the official national anthem of the United States. But many NFL fans are not happy about it and remarked that it’s rather “divisive”. Here's who will be performing the national anthem at Super Bowl 59. SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW 2025:Kendrick Lamar headlines lineup NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats Ledisi will sing the Black National Anthem at Super Bowl 2025. In its news release, the NFL also confirmed that Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing," also known as the Black National The song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," known affectionately as the "Black National Anthem" will be performed at Super Bowl LIX. Voice and Sing” ahead of the The match will kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET and will air on FOX during Super Bowl 59. The inclusion of the Black national anthem may well cause a stir among the MAGA contingent, and is so they will
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