Here's who is singing the Black National Anthem at the Super Bowl this Sunday. Ledisi has been tapped to perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Credit: Chris 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 Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn originally written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in the late 1800s.This powerful anthem, set to music by his brother John 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, “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. Neil Diamond sang the shortest national anthem at the Super Bowl in 1987 Neil Diamond's rendition of the national anthem is the shortest of them all, clocking in at only 1:02. He performed at 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 Who is singing the Black national anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl? Andra Day was selected to perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the 2024 Super Bowl. 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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. Some NFL fans are furious over the “Black National Anthem” being played at the upcoming Super Bowl LIX game between Kansas City and Philadelphia Eagles. The song titled Lift Every Voice and Sing has been a tradition for major sporting events since 2020. This year as well, Ledisi, the Granny 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 Andra Day, a famed R&B singer, took to the field for Super Bowl LVIII to sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," more commonly known as the Black national anthem. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook 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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