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 ...

The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans students stirred audiences. It also ...

Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the ... originally penned by James Weldon Johnson with music by his brother John Rosamund.

WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning musician Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the 2025 Super Bowl, delivering a ...

By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Ledisi took to the field at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday to deliver a powerful performance of “Lift Every Voice and ... with music by his brother ...

For the last three years, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to ... His brother John Rosamond Johnson composed the music for the poem turned hymn, as James considered it.

At the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Press Conference on Thursday, Ledisi said that she is "overwhelmed" and "honored" to perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing." FOX ...

NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award winner Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before the Super ... Johnson's brother composed the music for the hymn, which was initially written as a poem.