The NFL premiered the video in September, but Sunday was the first time many viewers saw Alicia Keys’ gripping version of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’, often referred to as the black national anthem, as it was re-broadcast before Sunday’s Super Come LV. “Singing this song made me feel everything in me!”, The singer wrote on YouTube about the moving place with its first release. “You mean so much to me! We are strong, resilient and powerful.”
Key’s performance joins an evening full of music, starting with Super Bowl Kickoff sets like HER’s “America the Beautiful” and Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan’s onslaught on “The Star-Spangled Banner”, not to mention the upcoming breakout performance of The Weeknd and Miley. Cyrus’ TikTok tailgate concert.