Gladys Knight will sing the National Anthem during Super Bowl LIII. Februat 6:45 PM You might have thought the most headline-grabbing stunt Gladys Knight would pull in 2019 would be wearing a bee costume and belting Sia’s Chandelier on The Masked. I pray that this National Anthem will bring us all together in a way never before witnessed and we can move forward and untangle these truths which mean so much to all of us. Rob Latour/Shutterstock The Super Bowl just got more soulful. “No matter who chooses to deflect with this narrative and continue to mix these two in the same message, it is not so and cannot be made so by anyone speaking it.
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3 to give the Anthem back its voice, to stand for that historic choice of words, the way it unites us when we hear it and to free it from the same prejudices and struggles I have fought long and hard for all my life, from walking back hallways, from marching with our social leaders, from using my voice for good - I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions to win the right to sing our country’s Anthem on a stage as large as the Super Bowl LIII.” Kaepernick is protesting two things, and they are police violence and injustice,” she wrote. “It is unfortunate that our National Anthem has been dragged into this debate when the distinctive senses of the National Anthem and fighting for justice should each stand alone.” Gladys Knight Comments on Colin Kaepernick and Singing the National Anthem at Super Bowl By Paige Gawley 11:58 AM PST, JanuAxelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Gladys Knight is. Gladys Knight Comments on Colin Kaepernick and Singing the National Anthem at Super Bowl Paige Gawley Januat 2:58 PM 'I pray that this national anthem will bring us all. In response, Knight has issued this statement: Gladys Knight to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl, Shares Statement Addressing Colin Kaepernick - SPIN News Gladys Knight to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl, Shares. Her rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner drew enthusiastic applause. Of course it comes as no surprise that the Knight is being criticized for her move by supporters of quarterback Colin Kaepernick who they feel has been blackballed from the National Football League because of his sideline protests against police abuse of African Americans by “taking a knee.” Legendary singer Gladys Knight’s performance has gone viral after she sang the national anthem ahead of Super Bowl 53. Finally, three weeks after word of Scott’s performance was first reported, he and former Outkast member (and Atlanta native) Big Boi were confirmed as halftime performers with Maroon 5.As we reported yesterday, legendary singer and longtime civil rights champion Gladys Knight will sing the National Anthem prior to Super Bowl 53 which is being held in her hometown of Atlanta on Feb 3.
Their performance was not confirmed until this past Sunday, sources say, because Maroon 5 struggled to find artists of color to perform with them and appearing at the Super Bowl amounts to an endorsement of the NFL’s policies and its treatment toward Kaepernick in particular. The Super Bowl halftime performance has been f raught with controversy since word of Maroon 5’s performance first leaked to the media in September. Sources close to both men told Variety that the conversation was cordial and respectful, although the two did not necessarily agree. Late Tuesday Variety broke the news that Kaepernick and rapper Travis Scott, who will perform with Maroon 5 at halftime during the Super Bowl, spoke and shared their views before Scott officially announced his performance. The singer shared her stance on the tension between the NFL and Kaepernick in regards to the anthem. I pray that this National Anthem will bring us all together in a way never before witnessed and we can move forward and untangle these truths which mean so much to all of us.”
3 to give the Anthem back its voice, to stand for that historic choice of words, the way it unites us when we hear it and to free it from the same prejudices and struggles I have fought long and hard for all my life, from walking back hallways, from marching with our social leaders, from using my voice for good - I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions to win the right to sing our country’s Anthem on a stage as large as the Super Bowl LIII.
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