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 ...

Super Bowl tradition has seen musicians of every caliber perform the national anthem ahead of kickoff. More than 30 years later, Whitney Houston's memorable performance in 1991 remains heralded as ...

The national anthem can be heard before all kinds of sporting events in the United States, but the Super Bowl stage brings a different level of scrutiny. With thousands typically in the stadium ...

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 ...

It will be performed before the 6:30 p.m. EST (2330 GMT) kickoff, ahead of the U.S. national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" sung by Jon Batiste and "America The Beautiful" by New Orleans ...

Fans booed the American national anthem before NHL and NBA games in Canada on Tuesday night, a sign that some Canadians were still upset despite President Donald Trump’s 30-day pause on tariff threats ...

The Black National Anthem is sung in churches, schools and communities around the country, and this marks the fifth year the song will be sung at NFL’s biggest night. The tradition of singing “Life ...

Coordinated with a flyover, Bella DeNapoli, a former contestant on "The Voice," sang the national anthem, a performance that drew strongly mixed reactions. One person posted, "This may be unpopular ...

The NFL has an impressive starting lineup to officially kick off the action, with the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi set to perform the historically significant Black national anthem. Ledisi will ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Fans at a Toronto Raptors game continued an emerging trend Sunday of booing the American national anthem at ...

Before the Chiefs-Texans game kicked off at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City tapped gospel singer Lanell Lightfoot to sing the national anthem, a performance that turned heads on Saturday afternoon.