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

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

Kendrick Lamar is slated as the 2025 Super Bowl halftime performer, with SZA joining him. The 37-year-old Compton native earned several Grammys just a week ago for his song “Not Like Us.” It’s unclear ...

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

Academy and Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste will sing the national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans. Batiste, 38, is a native of Metairie, LA. His family is considered a New ...

Spangled Banner' for judges in hopes for a spot at opening one of the Toyota Field home games in the upcoming season.

It wasn’t a big surprise to hear Nashville Predators fans booing the Canadian national anthem Monday night at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators were playing the Ottawa Senators, whose fans booed our ...

Maryland officials unveiled the design for the new Francis Scott Key bridge, nearly a year after the bridge was struck by a cargo ship and collapsed in 2024, killing six construction workers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Opera tenor Christopher Macchio will sing the national anthem at the President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration before a much smaller crowd than he was expecting ...

WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve ... economic calamity if Congress does not renew key provisions of Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ...

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President Donald Trump has chosen operatic tenor Christopher Macchio to sing the national anthem at his inauguration ceremony. This is a less well-known name than some of the artists who have ...