Dubai: “Assalamu Alaikum, do I have permission to sing ‘Ishy Bilady,’ your national anthem, here publicly?” an elderly woman visiting the ongoing Dubai Games asked an Emirati man. He replied warmly: ...

TORONTO — Fans at a Toronto Raptors game continued an emerging trend Sunday of booing the American national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada. Fans of the NBA's lone Canadian franchise ...

He explained that it also reminds us that Nigeria’s many tongues and traditions should not lead to division but instead ...

That one-of-a-kind customized piano, seen by millions of Super Bowl viewers, now has a life beyond the game. There's a ...

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Fans at Rogers Arena on Sunday booed the U.S. anthem, a day after President Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on Canada. The boos began as soon as anthem singer ...

Ledisi’s performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl moved audiences near and far. Ledisi, a New ...

WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning musician Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the 2025 Super Bowl, delivering a powerful rendition of the song often referred to as the Black national anthem.

In just a few hours the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for Super Bowl LIX. The two teams ...

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

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. Nobody has a voice like Jon Batiste, and on Super Bowl Sunday we’re getting ...

Jon Batiste, a Grammy-winning musician from New Orleans, will sing the national anthem at Super Bowl 2025. You may recognize Batiste as the former bandleader on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ...