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But he said music could help dispel stereotypes. “By playing just a few notes,” he said, “we can open people’s eyes.” IN THE DAYS before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ...

This powerful anthem, set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1905, was adopted by the NAACP as its official song in 1919. The NFL began incorporating this Black national anthem into ...

UPDATE: Jon Batiste performed a dazzling rendition of the national anthem at Super Bowl 59. While the Covers' official time was 125 seconds, results vary depending on the sportsbook as there is no ...

The first of those acts in a singer performing the national anthem. Country music star Reba McEntire performed it in Las Vegas last year to start Super Bowl 58. Here's who will be performing the ...

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Eight Ukrainian children seized from their families by officials in the Russia-annexed and controlled Crimea peninsula and placed in state orphanages returned home on Thursday ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The Ukrainian authorities are rounding up ...

Here are the key developments on the 1,075th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

But music’s biggest stage will also feature award-winning artists performing the national anthem, “America the Beautiful” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Black national anthem.

Sunderland was officially accepted into the Music Cities Network on January 21 – becoming only the second city in the UK to join the group of Music Cities behind Manchester. And rising star Tom ...

The Kremlin dismissed inaccurate reports on U.S. plans for ending the Ukraine war, urging patience amid speculation of a Trump-Putin meeting ...

A Ukrainian band is treating international audiences to their country's traditional folk music, spiced up with world music and some rap, with the stated aim of aiding the struggle against cultural ...