While "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was not the only song played before "The Star Spangled Banner" on Sunday, many on social media singled out the hymn for criticism, claiming ...

Bastiste says each performance will be "a one-of-a-kind experience—spontaneous, immersive, and deeply personal." Jon Batiste ...

Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.

Batiste married Jaouad, an Emmy Award-winning journalist and author, in 2022. She was diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia in 2011. They were filming “American Symphony” when his ...

Jon Batiste performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, and released new projects: ‘My United States’ and a special ...

Before 'The Star Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This ...

Jon Batiste turned his Super Bowl opportunity into a symphony of artistry, the debut of new music and a tribute to his ...

Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste will sing the national anthem before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face ...

Alicia Keys still holds the record for the longest National Anthem performance at the Super Bowl. When she sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, her rendition was two minutes ...

Jon Batiste is singing the national anthem at Super Bowl 2025 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, the Grammy-winning ...

Christopher Macchio, a Holbrook native known as America's Tenor, took center stage to sing at the Capitol building during President-elect Donald Trump's ceremony to sing the national anthem and ...