Here's what you need to know about Ledisi, who will be performing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl 59.

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

New Orleans singer-songwriter and 125 New Orleans high school students celebrated the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice ...

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 ...

Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned performance ... New Orleans high school students in yellow robes to celebrate the song’s 125th anniversary. She represented for her hometown with ...

Before Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans on Sunday, the Grammy-award winning artist Ledisi performed the song written by James Weldon Johnson in ...

The New Orleans native known for her R&B and jazz albums, won the 2020 Grammy for best traditional R&B performance for her song "Anything For You." Ledisi also has acting credits to boast.

She was joined during the pregame by youth choir members to perform the song, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Ledisi took to the field at ...

Additionally, the Crescent City’s own Ledisi delivered a soulful rendition ... civil rights movement of the ’50s and ’60s, the song is often referred to as “the Black national anthem.” ...

Here is everyone performing at Super Bowl LIX, including halftime headliner Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Jon Batiste, Ledisi, Lauren ...