Lauren Daigle sings a jazzy America the Beautiful with Trombone Shorty at Super Bowl 2025 years after controversy
The Big Easy is ready to show out.Louisiana natives Lauren Daigle and Trombone Shorty belted out “America the Beautiful” at the Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.The Kansas City Chiefs will face-off against the Philadelphia Eagles once again at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.Louisiana artist Jon Batiste sang the National Anthem while Ledisi performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”Kendrick Lamar, meanwhile, is set to take the stage during the highly-anticipated halftime show.“We’re honored to work with this year’s pregame lineup to celebrate the rich musical legacy of New Orleans and the entire state,” Seth Dudowsky, head of music at the NFL, said in statement.“The Super Bowl is a rare moment to unite fans around the world, and this year’s performers will bring the energy, soul and vibrant sounds of the region to a global stage, as we kick off Super Bowl LIX with a celebration to remember.”Daigle’s performance in NOLA comes years after New Orleans Mayor, LaToya Cantrell, called for her to be removed as a performer when the city hosted “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Celebration.”Earlier this month, the Grammy winner appeared on the “Arroyo Grande” podcast and explained why she feels vindicated as she prepares to perform on one of the biggest stages yet.“To get this moment years later, I would say for anybody watching that has had their reputations smeared in any sort of way and they are just waiting for the moment of vindication, sometimes it only takes five years,” Daigle said.In 2020, Cantrell publicly chastised Daigle after the singer gave an impromptu concert at an outdoor prayer service, hosted by Christian worship leader Sean Feucht.The event was part of Feucht’s “Let Us Worship” tour, which was also a protest against COVID-19 restrictions on churches.
Hundreds of people attended and many went mask-less in defiance of local public health orders at the time.Cantrell wrote a harsh letter to the producers ...