On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...

Jon Batiste talks about performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, his future with the Kennedy Center, and more ...

Jon Batiste opened Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans with a rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' kicking off a rematch between ...

Before 'The Star-Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This year, it turns 125.

Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl today, sparking a frenzy on social media.

The Grammy Award-winning performer, a Louisiana native, delivered a special rendition ahead of Super Bowl LIX.

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

Super Bowl national anthem singer Jon Batiste has won Oscars and Grammys, and previously led "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" band from NYC.

Channel 12 News investigated and found that through their exposure to Israeli media in captivity, on the radio and television, they encountered the song. During the flight to the hospital ...

The national anthem famously has a range of over an octave and a half, which is a challenge for many amateur singers. Start too high, and you’ll rue it in the second part of the song.

The new nationalistic Soviet anthem (TIME, Jan. 3) was widely played in the U.S. last week. No sooner had the music been published in the U.S. press than U.S. orchestra leaders fell all over ...

9. Who better to sing the national anthem than an American Idol? Four stars from the singing competition show have performed the song at the Super Bowl: Jordin Sparks (2008), Jennifer Hudson (2009 ...