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Millions of people will be tuning in for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, but football isn’t the only thing they’re excited about. The biggest sporting event of the year also serves as a major stage for entertainment, with award-winning artists slated to perform both before and during the game.
This year’s championship game will be a rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs could achieve a historic third consecutive Super Bowl victory after defeating the Buffalo Bills 32–29 in the AFC Championship game. Meanwhile, the Eagles earned their spot in the Super Bowl by defeating the Washington Commanders 55–23 in the NFC Championship game.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar, fresh off his five Grammy wins at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, is headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show, with SZA confirmed as a special guest. Before his performance, the NFL has assembled a lineup of acclaimed New Orleans artists to deliver the National Anthem, “America the Beautiful,” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
Which singers be taking the stage before the game? Here’s everything you need to know about the pre-show performers.
Who Is Singing The National Anthem At The 2025 Super Bowl?
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Jon Batiste will sing the National Anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl. The NFL announced in November 2024 that the New Orleans native will kick off the pre-game festivities with “The Star-Spangled Banner.” He follows country music legend Reba McEntire, who delivered the anthem at Super Bowl LVIII in 2024.
Who Is Jon Batiste?
Jon Batiste is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from 2015 to 2022 with his band, Stay Human. He has won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for We Are in 2021. The Louisiana native also co-composed the music for Disney and Pixar’s Soul and recently composed the score for the movie Saturday Night. He is also the subject of the 2023 documentary American Symphony.
Who Is Singing “America The Beautiful” At The 2025 Super Bowl?
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Trombone Shorty is performing “American the Beautiful” with Christian music singer Lauren Daigle. In 2024, Post Malone performed an acoustic version of the American classic.
Who is Trombone Shorty?
Trombone Shorty (born Troy Andrews) grew up in New Orleans’ Tremé neighborhood. Since 2010, he has released five studio albums and collaborated with artists such as Pharrell, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, Foo Fighters, ZHU, Zac Brown, Normani, and Ringo Starr. A five-time Grammy winner, he has performed at the Grammys four times, played at the White House six times, and appeared at major festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport Folk, and Newport Jazz.
Who is Lauren Daigle?
Christian singer Lauren Daigle, also originally from the New Orleans area, got her start auditioning for American Idol in 2010 and 2012. She has since won two Grammy Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, and four American Music Awards. When her album Look Up Child debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, she became the first female artist to break into the Top 10 on both the Pop and Christian Albums charts simultaneously.
Who Is Singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” At The 2025 Super Bowl?
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Ledisi will be singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often referred to as “The Black National Anthem,” at Super Bowl LIX. Andra Day sang the hymn at the 2024 Super Bowl.
Who Is Ledisi?
New Orleans’ very own Ledisi has built a successful career in both music and acting, with nearly a dozen albums to her name. The Grammy-winning vocalist has portrayed gospel icon Mahalia Jackson in the 2014 biopic Selma and the 2022 musical drama Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story, as well as Patti LaBelle in BET’s American Soul. She’s earned many accolades, including Soul Train Music Awards, 19 NAACP Image Award nominations, an NAACP Theatre Award, and an NAACP nomination for Breakthrough Performance in a Film for Remember Me.
The 2025 Super Bowl is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the National Anthem expected to be performed around 6:20 p.m. ET, roughly 10 minutes before the game begins.
