Jon Batiste. ; Lauren Daigle. ; Ledisi. ; Trombone Shorty. . Photo:
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Super Bowl 2025 will kick off with performances by three powerhouse vocalists — and a top-notch trombonist.
Before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles take the field on Feb. 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, four Grammy-winning artists and Louisiana natives will perform during the pre-game show.
Longtime friends and collaborators Trombone Shorty and Christian music artist Lauren Daigle will be the first on stage for a special rendition of “America the Beautiful.”
Daigle told Nola.com that she’s excited about the “opportunity to showcase what New Orleans represents, and the culture, and the beauty of unity in music.”
Jon Batiste will follow the duo and honor America by singing the national anthem — and fans can expect a memorable musical arrangement.
The pre-game ceremonies will then conclude with “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn often referred to as the Black national anthem, sung by Ledisi.
Here’s everything to know about the Super Bowl 2025 pre-game show performers.
Jon Batiste performs at Baha Mar on January 17, 2025 in Nassau, Bahamas. Alexander Tamargo/Getty
Seven-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and composer Jon Batiste will perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl 2025.
Batiste was born in Metairie, La., just outside of New Orleans, so it’s a homecoming of sorts for the artist who is best known for his nearly decade-long run as bandleader and musical director on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
In January 2025, Batiste told Entertainment Tonight that the audience can expect his rendition of the national anthem to differ from his predecessors, such as Reba McEntire, who sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl LVIII in 2024.
“I’m excited to figure out an arrangement that lasts the test of time, and I look forward to sharing it,” he said.
Lauren Daigle performs on the ‘Today’ show in New York City on March 30, 2023. ; Trombone Shorty performs during the 2024 Roots Picnic on June 02, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty ; Taylor Hill/Getty
Christian music artist Lauren Daigle will sing “America the Beautiful” alongside Grammy award-winning musician Trombone Shorty during the 2025 Super Bowl pre-game show.
Trombone Shorty, born Troy Andrews, is a New Orleans native who has collaborated with Batiste and Daigle on several occasions — and the trombonist was the one who tapped the “You Say” singer for the performance at Super Bowl LIX.
“Trombone Shorty got the opportunity to sing and play ‘America the Beautiful.’ And he said, ‘I’d love to play it, but I have someone else in mind to sing it. I would really love it if Lauren sang on this,’ ” Daigle told Nola.com in February 2025.
“He had a vision, so he invited me. I was shocked,” she continued. “That just goes to show the beauty of the music scene in New Orleans. What I love so much is that it’s so communal. People are looking out for each other.”
Daigle was raised in Lafayette, La., roughly two-and-a-half hours outside the Big Easy. After auditioning for American Idol twice in the early 2010s, the Grammy award-winning artist skyrocketed to fame and was the first female artist to reach the top 10 on Billboard’s pop and Christian album charts simultaneously.
The dynamic duo are following in Post Malone‘s footsteps. He performed an acoustic version of “America the Beautiful” during Super Bowl LVIII.
Ledisi performs at an event for the Grammy Museum on July 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Rebecca Sapp/Getty
Grammy-winning R&B singer Ledisi will close out the 2025 Super Bowl pre-game show with a rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
Following the lineup announcement in November 2024, the New Orleans-born artist wrote on Instagram that she is “honored” to sing the Black national anthem.
Ledisi will join a small cohort of artists, including Andra Day, to perform the historical hymn at the Super Bowl.
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was originally written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in the late 1800s, highlighting Black Americans’ hope for liberty. The poem was later put to music in 1905 and the NAACP named it its official song in 1919. The NFL officially added the song to its pre-game ceremonies in 2021.
Ledisi is known for her vocal talents, but she’s also an actress. The “Anything for You” singer portrayed gospel icon Mahalia Jackson in the musical drama Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story, which earned her a nomination at the 2023 NAACP Image Awards.
