Its third verse uses the word ‘slave,’ but it may not have referred to chattel slavery in the South. By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star ...

The Motor City Madman kicked off the 2025 Texas legislative session by playing a few licks on an Austin street corner a block from the Capitol.

Long before pop culture’s fascination with celebrity-inspired patriotism, before Whitney Houston made the national anthem a Billboard-ranking vocal marvel, before Christina Aguilera’s highly ...

One of the first musicians to interpret the “Star Spangled Banner” in a way that displayed a Black consciousness was the ...

The Star Spangled Banner symbolizes the bravery and resolve of the men who fought to keep America free and is the best choice for our anthem. We need to preserve our history, not destroy it.

This story begins and ends with a photo. It’s Igor Stravinsky, the legendary modernist composer. He looks a little worse for wear. In fact, it looks like a mug shot. The date on the Boston ...

Country sister trio The Castellows brought an NFL defensive lineman to tears with their haunting national anthem performance.

At an NFL game on Christmas Day, which saw the Baltimore Ravens go up against the Houston Texans, music was – as is custom at any sporting showdown – central to the occasion. Before the game began, ...

Before the whistle blows and the opening kickoff arcs over the field, the Super Bowl starts with a moment that cuts to the core of what it means to be an American: The national anthem. This time ...