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Jon Batiste’s 2025 Super Bowl National Anthem Time Causes Chaos With Betters

Jon Batiste sang the national anthem ahead of Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9, and the timing of it caused chaos with betters

Singer Jon Batiste took the stage at the 2025 Super Bowl, and kicked off the game with a stunning rendition of the National Anthem — but the timing of his performance has caused chaos with sports betters. Batiste, 38, sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9, before the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. More than a century after “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was adopted as the “Black national anthem,” Andra Day will perform it to christen Super Bowl LVIII.

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