“Done With The Nonsense”: Fans Had A Lot To Say About The NFL’s Final Decision On The Black National Anthem At Super Bowl 59

Super Bowl LIX is scheduled for Sunday, February 9, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event will feature a lineup of distinguished performers, many of whom are Louisiana natives, highlighting the state’s rich musical heritage.

Millions of people will be tuning in for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, but football isn’t the only thing that will be happening inside the Caesars Superdome.

As we head into Super Bowl Sunday, the attention has shifted to the music side of things.

Pulitzer Prize-winning hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar is set to take the field at halftime, but there will also be singing before the game begins.

Music’s biggest stage will also feature award-winning artists performing the national anthem, “America the Beautiful,” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Black national anthem.

Jon Batiste will sing the national anthem, while Trombone Shorty and Christian singer Lauren Daigle will collaborate for “America the Beautiful.”

Ledisi will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

Not every fan was quite pleased to hear this news.

“W. If you actually complain about this, you are probably racist,” one fan said.

“Yet another reason not to watch. I’m tired of the NFL being rigged and forcing social agendas. I like to watch football for football, not brainwashing. We have but one National Anthem,” another fan stated.

“When is the white national anthem being sung and by whom 🤔,” one fan asked.

“I was on the fence about watching this year. I’m fully off the fence now. Done with the nonsense,” one irate fan added.

One final fan stated: “Not the least bit surprised , people were giving thr nfl credit for taking “End Racism” out of the end zone and all I kept saying was are they gonna play the black national anthem Sunday & now we have that answer.”

The Black National Anthem Has Been Around For Over 100 Years

Perhaps the most famous song ever written in Jacksonville has become quite divisive with NFL fans in recent years.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” approaches its 125th anniversary.

If you do not recognize that name, you may know it as the Black National Anthem.

James Weldon Johnson wrote the lyrics as a poem in 1899, and it took off.