When songwriters Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada signed on to write an original song for Sing Sing ... of a bird being caged up and how it’s God given divine purpose is to fly.
Several performances will be held before the massive matchup, including “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Ledisi will perform the song on the field.
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 ...
Jon Batiste is kicking off Super Bowl LIX with his rendition of the National Anthem.The Oscar- and Grammy-winning singer, musician and composer – who doubles as leader of the house band for "The ...
"Lift Every Voice and Sing," celebrating its 125th anniversary ... also wrote "Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" (1912) and "God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse" (1927) and served ...
Singer Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is widely known as the ... "Set against the religious invocation of God and the promise of freedom, the song was later adopted by NAACP ...
WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning musician Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the 2025 Super Bowl, delivering a powerful rendition of the song often referred to as the Black national anthem.
Super Bowl 59 will kick off Sunday night from New Orleans and while the festivities will feature plenty of Louisiana artists, one will be the most familiar to Christian music fans. Joining fellow ...
Prior to the Star-Spangled Banner came a beautiful rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by singer Ledisi and a performance of “America the Beautiful” by Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle.