Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle set to perform during Super Bowl pregame

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl pregame volition person immoderate Louisiana flavor: Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste volition deed the signifier to sing the nationalist anthem, portion Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle are slated to execute “America the Beautiful.”

The performances volition instrumentality spot Feb. 9 astatine Caesars Superdome successful New Orleans earlier the NFL’s title matchup and halftime amusement featuring rap megastar Kendrick Lamar, the league announced Thursday.

Super Bowl LIX Pregame is acceptable to beryllium a solemnisation successful New Orleans. See you Feb. 9. 🎶 #SBLIX@JonBatiste @Tromboneshorty @Lauren_Daigle @ledisi @RocNation @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/mOVrHEhpMK

— NFL (@NFL) November 28, 2024

R&B-soul singer Ledisi volition besides execute “Lift Every Voice and Sing” arsenic portion of the performances that volition aerial connected Fox. The pregame performers are each Louisiana natives.

“We’re honored to enactment with this year’s pregame lineup to observe the affluent philharmonic bequest of New Orleans and the full state,” said Seth Dudowsky, the head of euphony astatine the NFL.

The nationalist anthem and “America the Beautiful” volition beryllium performed successful American motion connection by histrion Stephanie Nogueras. Otis Jones IV volition motion “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” portion the halftime amusement volition beryllium signed by Matt Maxey.

Grammy and Oscar victor Batiste is the erstwhile bandleader for the “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” He won an Academy Award successful 2021 for co-writing the archetypal people to animated movie “Soul.” Earlier this month, his documentary “American Symphony” was nominated for Best Music Film astatine the upcoming Grammy’s, portion “It Never Went Away” from the documentary is up for Best Song Written for Visual Media.

Trombone Shorty, a Grammy Award victor known for blending funk, soul, R&B and rock, has toured with large acts specified arsenic Lenny Kravitz, the Foo Fighters and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Daigle made her mode arsenic a modern Christian singer, winning 2 Grammys for her 2018 opus “You Say” from her 3rd workplace album, “Look Up Child.”

Ledisi won a Grammy for her 2020 azygous “Anything for You.” She besides appeared successful the films “Leatherheads,” “Spinning Gold” and the Oscar-nominated “Selma.”