Grammy Award-winning artist Tasha Cobbs Leonard was tapped to sing “Carry Each Voice and Sing” at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday evening earlier than the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs play the Baltimore Ravens.
Cobbs Leonard received the Grammy Award for Greatest Gospel/Up to date Christian Music Efficiency in 2014 and has been the recipient of three Billboard Music Awards over the course of her profession.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
Tasha Cobbs Leonard performs on the Vibes Stage on the fourth day of CMA Fest in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, June 11, 2023. (Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK)
The announcement that the tune was being carried out earlier than the beginning of the sport drew the identical form of scrutiny because it has up to now. NFL groups began to have the tune, also referred to as the Black nationwide anthem, in 2020 after a summer time of racial unrest within the aftermath of the homicide of George Floyd.
The tune has been carried out earlier than the Tremendous Bowl every year since. The response on-line has been fierce in each instructions. Followers have routinely spoken out concerning the tune being performed, whereas some have criticized followers for not standing in the course of the second.
On Thursday, it was extra of the identical.
(Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports activities)
JAGUARS’ JOSH HINES-ALLEN TALKS NAME CHANGE, EXPECTATIONS IN NEW DEFENSIVE SYSTEM FOLLOWING BREAKOUT YEAR
Cobbs Leonard implored her followers to tune into her efficiency as “we have a good time unity, tradition and the joys of the sport.”
“I’m past excited to kick off the NFL season with a robust dwell efficiency of ‘Carry Each Voice and Sing’ on the Chiefs vs. Ravens recreation in Kansas Metropolis! This will likely be an evening to recollect—soccer, music, and an electrical environment,” she wrote on Instagram.
Coco Jones will sing the nationwide anthem for the sport. The R&B singer received a Grammy Award this 12 months for Greatest R&B Efficiency.
(Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports activities)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
The Chiefs and Ravens begin the NFL season at 8:20 p.m. ET.
Observe Fox Information Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox Information Sports activities Huddle e-newsletter.
