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

While the song didn't become the country's official anthem until 1931, it was first played at a sporting event during Game 1 of the 1918 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. As ...

Canadian hockey fans began booing the American national anthem at Bell Centre in Montreal when Team USA played there on ...

Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year ...

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

Chantal Kreviazuk, a Canadian singer-songwriter, recently made headlines for changing the lyrics of Canada’s national anthem, ...

A handful of Louisiana natives will perform the national anthem, "America the Beautiful" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the Black national anthem.

The hymn was performed at this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans by the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi, sparking backlash from ...

As a sign of the deteriorating relationship between the two nations, fans again booed a pre-game rendition of the "Star ...

The New Orleans native should bring rich musicality and innovation to the anthem. The over-under is set at 120.5 seconds.