Ongoing History Daily: Why are national anthems played at sporting events?
It is a tradition in Canada and the US for the national anthems to be played before sporting events. Ever wonder when that began? The earliest example of such a
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Here’s a summary of the music-related prop bets for Super Bowl LVII
Super Bowl day is here, the greatest American holiday that’s not actually a holiday. It’s akin to some religious event celebrating American exceptionalism and excess. And with the rise in
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This is the world’s newest national anthem–and it comes with a weird story
Back in 2013, Uri Geller, the so-called psychic who has made a living bending spoons, bought a couple of rocks off the coast of Scotland. Lamb Island, he said, is
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Random music news for Saturday, May 26, 2018
NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on May 26, 2018… Speaking of GDPR, even rock stars have
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What’s the deal with playing the national anthem before sporting events?
The biggest music story in America this week has to be the continuing kerfuffle around NFL players taking a knee during “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the start of games. It’s
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Someone has fixed Fergie’s national anthem faux pas
Maybe all Fergie’s take on the national anthem needs is a better backing track.
Read MoreThis rehearsal footage shows that Fergie wasn’t sure about what she planned to do with her national anthem performance
The tsunami that is social media just won’t let it go. Chatter about Fergie’s, er, unique rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the NBA All-Star Game continues. Now footage has
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The last pre-game word on Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl LII halftime show
Sometime around 8pm ET, Justin Timberlake will get his 12-and-a-half minutes in front of about 100 million people for the Super Bowl halftime show. We’ve been talking about this for
Read MoreRandom Music News for Thursday, September 28, 2017
In the UK for the weekend with a visit to the Pink Floyd exhibit at the V&A museum tomorrow. And now, the music news for September 28. As you get
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Singer Gets Demolished Trying to Sing “The Star Spangled Banner”
When someone is asked to sing a national anthem before an event, so many terrible things can happen. Take a listen to Jennie Gautley who attempted “The Star Spangled Banner”
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Random Music News for Saturday, July 16, 2016
Apollo 11 was launched towards the moon on this day in 1969. No, it wasn’t faked. And now, the music news. Interesting article: “Searching for the Tragically Hip’s Mythical Bobcaygeon.”
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