Latin-R&B singer Nezza made a stand at Saturday’s Los Angeles Dodgers game, singing “The Star Spangled Banner” in Spanish, even though she said she had been warned not to, going into the performance.

What is it exactly that makes an anthem? Is it the lyrics, the music, the writer? When you think of anthems, one really big one probably comes to mind. We’ve heard Francis Scott Key’s “Star Spangled ...

Fans often ask R&B singer and actor Jill Scott why she doesn’t sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at sporting events. The reason: She knows a completely different anthem would leave her lips, Scott told ...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" was once again booed in Canada ahead of a sporting event. The latest anti-American display took place at the Scotiabank Arena before the Toronto Raptors took on the Los ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...

National anthems are a consistent feature of American sports, and GOAL takes a look at the meaning behind the song used by the U.S. teams Perhaps more so than many other countries, the national anthem ...

Wednesday marks 90 years since the United States officially tabbed “The Star-Spangled Banner” as its national anthem.President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution to establish the ...

Several professional singers have flubbed the national anthem over the years. July 11, 2012— -- intro: Is our national anthem just too hard to sing? Singing "The Star Spangled Banner" has become ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Inspired by the sight of the American flag after battle, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Its vivid imagery captured the spirit ...