The Grammy-winning Knight will be performing the song in her Atlanta hometown, where the game will be held on. "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. Gladys Knight will be singing the national anthem at this year’s Super Bowl LIII. The Empress of Soul returned to her hometown of Atlanta, Ga.
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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," she continued. Super Bowl 53 got off to a star-spangled start on Sunday, courtesy of music legend Gladys Knight. "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." Kaepernick is protesting two things and they are police violence and injustice," Knight said, through her rep, in a statement to ET. The Atlanta native wowed the crowd with her rendition of the National Anthem at her hometown’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. She performs the Licence to Kill film’s theme song. Knight, on the other hand, is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her most successful hits have reached the Billboard Hot 100. The defense came after criticism against both Knight and the game's halftime performers - Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi - for working with the NFL after tension surrounding the league's stance on Colin Kaepernick and others who take a knee during the national anthem as a form of peaceful protest against police brutality. Gladys Knight’s Super Bowl 53 look was all about her sparkly shoes. Merald, William, and Edward, her siblings, were all members of the band.
Watch her performance below, and watch Chloe x Halle sing America the Beautiful. Knight is the latest famed artist to announce a farewell tour performance in Knoxville this year. Gladys Knight opened the event with a performance of the National Anthem. The Empress of Soul was at center stage in Atlanta for Sunday’s Super Bowl 53. Atlanta, I’m coming home! #NFL #SBLIII /8rH0O5OAAo- Gladys Knight January 17, 2019įollowing the news of her involvement, Knight defended her decision to perform at the Super Bowl. She sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl when it was held in her hometown of Atlanta in 2019.
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