Singer Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing ... In 2020, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was played before all 16 of the Week 1 games, according to the NFL. At the time, the league said ...

But before all of that happens ... Just before Super Bowl LIX kicks off, Ledisi will perform the song which is referred to as the “Black national anthem.” Here’s everything you need ...

This year, the latter song — also known colloquially as the "Black National Anthem," will be sung by Ledisi. Ledisi was born in 1972 in New Orleans, the site of Super Bowl 59. The 52-year-old ...

R&B vocalist Ledisi performed the black National Anthem ... The 52-year-old wore all white and was joined by 125 New Orleans high school students for the performance, in honor of the hymn ...