![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Finally, three weeks after word of Scott’s performance was first reported, he and former Outkast member (and Atlanta native) Big Boi were confirmed as halftime performers with Maroon 5. Their performance was not confirmed until this past Sunday, sources say, because Maroon 5 struggled to find artists of color to perform with them and appearing at the Super Bowl amounts to an endorsement of the NFL’s policies and its treatment toward Kaepernick in particular. The Super Bowl halftime performance has been f raught with controversy since word of Maroon 5’s performance first leaked to the media in September. The 74-year-old Motown singer thinks Kaepernick should leave the National Anthem out of his protest. Sources close to both men told Variety that the conversation was cordial and respectful, although the two did not necessarily agree. Late Tuesday Variety broke the news that Kaepernick and rapper Travis Scott, who will perform with Maroon 5 at halftime during the Super Bowl, spoke and shared their views before Scott officially announced his performance. Gladys Knight kicked off Super Bowl LIII in spectacular fashion The 74-year-old singer took the stage in Atlanta, Georgia, and performed the national anthem following a stunning rendition of. Motown legend Gladys Knight has agreed to sing the National Anthem at the 2019 Super. I pray that this National Anthem will bring us all together in a way never before witnessed and we can move forward and untangle these truths which mean so much to all of us.” After receiving criticism from supporters of Colin Kaepernick, the. “No matter who chooses to deflect with this narrative and continue to mix these two in the same message, it is not so and cannot be made so by anyone speaking it. 3 to give the Anthem back its voice, to stand for that historic choice of words, the way it unites us when we hear it and to free it from the same prejudices and struggles I have fought long and hard for all my life, from walking back hallways, from marching with our social leaders, from using my voice for good - I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions to win the right to sing our country’s Anthem on a stage as large as the Super Bowl LIII. ![]()
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