Jon Batiste performs on the Shell Gentilly Stage during the second day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, Friday, April 26, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER Jon Batiste headlined the Gentilly Stage during the second day of the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Photo by Sophia Germer / The Times-Picayune Jon Batiste attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York.
(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Evan Agostini Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The NFL announced on Thanksgiving that the Super Bowl LIX pre-game telecast will spotlight singers and musicians from New Orleans and Louisiana. Jon Batiste , who grew up in Kenner and attended St. Augustine High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, will sing the national anthem in the Caesars Superdome ahead of kickoff on Feb.
9. Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews , who grew up in Treme, will team up with contemporary Christian singer and Lafayette native Lauren Daigle to perform "America the Beautiful." They have previously made guest appearances on each other's albums.
And contemporary R&B singer Ledisi , who was born and raised in New Orleans before moving to California, will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing." “We’re honored to work with this.