{"id":23886,"date":"2025-02-06T08:24:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T08:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23886"},"modified":"2025-02-06T08:24:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T08:24:57","slug":"done-with-the-nonsense-fans-had-a-lot-to-say-about-the-nfls-final-decision-on-the-black-national-anthem-at-super-bowl-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23886","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDone With The Nonsense\u201d: Fans Had A Lot To Say About The NFL\u2019s Final Decision On The Black National Anthem At Super Bowl 59"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0LIX is just around the corner, and that means fans will be incredibly upset and happy when they hear the words \u201cBlack National Anthem.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Millions of people will be tuning in for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, but football isn\u2019t the only thing that will be happening inside the Caesars Superdome.<\/p>\n

As we head into Super Bowl Sunday, the attention has shifted to the music side of things.<\/p>\n

Pulitzer Prize-winning hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar is set to take the field at halftime, but there will also be singing before the game begins.<\/p>\n

Music\u2019s biggest stage will also feature award-winning artists performing the national anthem, \u201cAmerica the Beautiful,\u201d and \u201cLift Every Voice and Sing,\u201d the Black national anthem.<\/p>\n

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Jon Batiste will sing the national anthem, while Trombone Shorty and Christian singer Lauren Daigle will collaborate for \u201cAmerica the Beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ledisi will perform \u201cLift Every Voice and Sing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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