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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 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. Andra Day performs the Black National Anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' moments before the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the San Francisco 49ers in 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 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 Andra Day performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a song written by James Weldon Johnson in 1900, at the start of the 2024 Super Bowl. The song, also known as the Black national anthem, has been featured before three previous Super Bowls and has a history of civil rights activism. LAS VEGAS — Famed soul singer Andra Day performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," more commonly known as the Black national anthem, at the start of Super Bowl LVIII. Andra Day gave a stirring, gospel-flavored rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song that has become known as the Black national Anthem, before the teams took to the Andra Day performed her rendition of the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Chiefs vs. 49ers 2024 Super Bowl on Sunday in Las Vegas. "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fourth year in a row Sunday.. This year, Grammy winner Andra Day sang the tune Andra Day, a famed musician known for her R&B and soul singing, performed the Black national anthem at the Super Bowl. Since her musical debut in 2015, Day has earned several accolades, including 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 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 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 Andra Day gave a stirring, gospel-flavored rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song that has become known as the Black national Anthem, before the teams took to the field for kickoff. LAS VEGAS — Famed soul singer Andra Day performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," more commonly known as the Black national anthem, at the start of Super Bowl LVIII. Andra Day gave a stirring, gospel-flavored rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song that has become known as the Black national Anthem, before the teams took to the LAS VEGAS — Famed soul singer Andra Day performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," more commonly known as the Black national anthem, at the start of Super Bowl LVIII. Since 1967, which marked the first Super Bowl, a total of 15 Black artists have been asked to sing the national anthem. The first was singer-athlete Charley Pride , who was the first to perform 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. Jennifer Hudson sings the national anthem at Super Bowl XLIII.. The U.S. national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" has been performed at all but one Super Bowl since its first year in 1967; Vikki Carr sang "America the Beautiful" in place of the anthem at Super Bowl XI in 1977. Sheryl Lee Ralph Makes History With ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ Performance at 2023 Super Bowl. The Abbott Elementary actress is the first Black person to perform the Black national anthem on
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