Ledisi, a Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter, sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as part of the Super Bowl Lix’s first name festivities.
The native in New Orleans song the song, also known as Black National Anthem, at Caesar’s Superdome, when fans expected the kickoff to the game between Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.
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Ledisi performs “lift every voice and sings” at the Super Bowl Lix. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
She won a Grammy for best traditional R&B performance for the song “Something for you.”
Jon Batiste performed National Anthem, and Lauren Daigle performed “America the Beautiful.”
The execution of Black National Anthem has been a source of fans for fans since NFL decided to insert the song before the Super Bowl to end the 2020 season. Fans were unhappy with it again and got their voices heard on social media.
Ledisi performs “lift every voice and sings” before the Super Bowl Lix. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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Andra Day sang the song on the Super Bowl Lviii in Las Vegas.
The NFL began playing the black national anthem in the 2020 season after George Floyd’s death in the hands of Minneapolis police officers. The incident started a wave of actions against racial injustice throughout the United States
Super Bowl Lix -Pregame artists, from Left, Ledisi, Troy Andrews, known as Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Jon Batiste make up at a news conference, February 6, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt York)
NAACP began to promote “lift each voice and sing” as the black national anthem in 1917.
