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). 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 2:21pm Share this with Grammy-winning vocalist Ledisi will sing the Black national anthem at Super Bowl 59 prior to kick off. The Super Bowl this year features the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles on February 9, with Ledisi performing 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' as the Black national anthem, sparking 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 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 Sing us an anthem, you're the Piano Man. Billy Joel is the only solo performer to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl more than once, doing so in 1989 and 2007. 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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”. 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 Sports; NFL makes decision on Black National Anthem at Super Bowl with Trump attending . Updated: Feb. 05, 2025, 5:02 a.m. | Published: Feb. 05, 2025, 5:00 a.m. 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
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