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

Jon Batiste kicked off Super Bowl LIX with his rendition of the National Anthem. The Oscar- and Grammy-winning singer, musician and composer – who doubles as leader of the house band for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” – belted out the anthem at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans,

Anyone seeking a stellar example of seven-time Grammy winner Jon Batiste's talent need look no further than his rendition of the National Anthem before the Super Bowl on Sunday. Stationed on a platform at midfield behind a white grand piano with multicolored psychedelic swishes pained on it,