Jon Batiste—a native of Metairie, La.— will perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Batiste—a multitalented musician who works in the jazz, pop and R&B idioms—is a ...

One of the first musicians to interpret the “Star Spangled Banner” in a way that displayed a Black consciousness was the ...

President-elect Donald Trump selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at the inauguration.

The Motor City Madman kicked off the 2025 Texas legislative session by playing a few licks on an Austin street corner a block from the Capitol.

As Donald Trump takes the oath for his second term as President of the United States, we will hear music from a host of ...

As such, it is appropriate to consider what the transition means for Black America, and how its musicians have interpreted the “Star Spangled Banner” during times of stress in our racial politics.

College Football Playoff National Championship is nearly here, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Fans are thrilled for the suspenseful game by the two finest ...

HooahCappella, a vocal ensemble from the U.S. Army Field Band's Soldiers' Chorus, offers a unique rendition of the ...

The time before that, former America’s Got Talent contestant Jackie Evancho performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Trump’s 2017 inauguration. This won’t be Macchio’s first time ...