Everything to Know About ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ Performed Annually at the Super Bowl

Andra Day performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing before Super Bowl LVIII last year. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

In recent years, the NFL began incorporating “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to its regular pregame customs. In 2021, it officially became part of the Super Bowl. 

While the song’s history with the Super Bowl is a fairly short one, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is actually more than a century old and is referred to by some as the “Black national anthem.”