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 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. 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 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 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 Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will face off in Super Bowl LIX Sunday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. ET. -- a rematch of Super Bowl LVII -- but before the action begins, there will be some 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, 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 2025 Super Bowl is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the National Anthem expected to be performed around 6:20 p.m. ET, roughly 10 minutes before the game begins. Follow me on LinkedIn 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”. Black National Anthem performance before Super Bowl sparks outrage and calls for a boycott. President Trump signed a proclamation on January 31 officially recognizing February 2025 as National “The Black ‘National Anthem’ is being played at the Super Bowl,” Mila Joy wrote on X. “And with that I’ve decided that I won’t be watching. Black Americans ARE Americans. 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 average duration for the song is roughly 1:40 seconds, CBS reports. Neil Diamond sang the shortest national anthem at the Super Bowl in 1987. Neil Diamond's rendition of the national anthem is Andra Day (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) The NFL has made an official decision on whether or not the Black National Anthem will be sung ahead of Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans on Sunday. The song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," known affectionately as the "Black National Anthem" will be performed at Super Bowl LIX. Black National Anthem, has been The National Football League has made a decision on the Black National Anthem at Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. The Kansas City Chiefs are set to take on the 2025 Travis Kelce Gets Honest About It's Super Bowl Week and New Orleans is pulling out all of the stops for the big game at Caesar's Superdome on Sunday night, February 9. The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will 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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