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Wrong ID on National Anthem Singer

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edited February 2022 in General Discussion

Fans furious when NBC confuses Mickey Guyton and Jhené Aiko at Super Bowl LVI: 'All Black folks don't look alike'

Lyndsey Parker

·Editor in Chief, Yahoo Music

Sun, February 13, 2022, 7:12 PM

Super Bowl LVI took place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 13, with a pre-show featuring a stately performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (a hymn widely considered to be the “Black national anthem”) by Grammy-winning gospel duo Mary Mary, a lilting rendition of "America the Beautiful" by critically acclaimed alternative/soul singer-songwriter and L.A. native Jhené Aiko, and the national anthem sung by breakout country star Mickey Guyton.

Earlier this week, Guyton had told the New York Post, “It’s Black History Month, and a Black country singer gets to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Wow. This is a huge moment for me. It’s a huge moment for Black people. And I want to represent that in the best possible way that I can.”

However, the huge moment was marred by an unfortunate flub, when Guyton was captioned incorrectly, identifying her as another woman of color, Aiko — and fans on Twitter immediately called out NBC for the egregious error.

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