{"id":2025621,"date":"2023-09-08T10:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-christian-singer-crushes-first-nfl-national-anthem-of-season-gets-roaring-applause\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T10:05:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:05:22","slug":"watch-christian-singer-crushes-first-nfl-national-anthem-of-season-gets-roaring-applause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-christian-singer-crushes-first-nfl-national-anthem-of-season-gets-roaring-applause\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian singer wows with NFL anthem, receives thunderous applause."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-christian-singer-crushes-first-nfl-national-anthem-of-season-gets-roaring-applause%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2025621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Watch: Christian Singer \u2064Crushes First NFL National Anthem of Season, Gets Roaring Applause<\/h2>\n<p>What a \u2064difference a couple of years makes.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, then-San Francisco \u206249ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-christian-singer-crushes-first-nfl-national-anthem-of-season-gets-roaring-applause\/\" title=\"Christian singer wows with NFL anthem, receives thunderous applause.\">political protest movement<\/a> \u200dby kneeling for the national anthem. As\u2062 you\u2019re no doubt \u200baware, that turned into a contagion \u2062\u2014 not just among NFL players, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gave-medal-freedom-american-heroes-biden-just-gave-one-anthem-hating-megan-rapinoe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in other sports<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2018\/8\/17\/17720238\/espn-nfl-protest-anthem-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> before the season it \u2063wouldn\u2019t be broadcasting the national anthem before its NFL \u200dbroadcasts that year. The year beforehand, \u2063then-ESPN\u200b personality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports-team-abandons-national-anthem-will-play-different-song-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Kellerman<\/a> said that\u200c the mere act of playing \u201cThe Star-Spangled\u2064 Banner\u201d\u2064 was \u201cinjecting politics\u201d into sports.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2063 was hardly alone.\u2064 In\u200b 2020, \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/extra-mustard\/2020\/06\/08\/sports-leagues-should-stop-playing-national-anthem-before-every-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> floated\u200d the idea of stopping the\u200b tradition of playing the national anthem before \u200bgames \u2064period, full stop.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night\u200c in Kansas City, the league seemed to be singing a different tune\u2062 \u2014 even \u2064if a contemporary Christian artist was singing the \u200dsame old national anthem that existed long before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colin-kaepernick-digging-deeper-hole-just-said-white-adoptive-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaepernick<\/a> \u200c turned it into a symbol of everything \u200bthe left reviled.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie Grant,\u200d best known for singles\u200b such\u2062 as \u201cI \u2063Will Not Be Moved\u201d and \u201cSpeak the Name,\u201d \u2063was the anthem-singer for \u200cthe traditional\u2064 Thursday-after-Labor\u2064 Day\u2062 season\u200c opener\u2064 featuring last\u200d season\u2019s Super Bowl champion \u200bplaying at home \u2014 in this case, the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>And\u2064 boy, \u2064did Thursday\u2019s announcement of the move sound quite a bit \u2063different than it might have in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-bachelor-star-responds-to-shows-racism-allegations\/\" title=\"\u2018The Bachelor\u2019 Star Responds To Show\u2019s Racism Allegations\">seasons past<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bringing back a familiar face in\u2063 this week\u2019s game entertainment lineup  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JMmBC5AdT9\">pic.twitter.com\/JMmBC5AdT9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GEHA Field\u2064 at Arrowhead Stadium (@GEHAField) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GEHAField\/status\/1699769499325809106?\">September 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNine-time Grammy nominee and five-time Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of \u2064the year Natalie Grant will sing the national anthem while the \u2062Jackson\u2063 County Sheriff\u2019s Office \u200bHonor Guard will present the colors. \u2063The flyover will be conducted by \u2063the 110th and 393rd Bomb Squadron\u2019s B-2 Stealth Bombers out of Whiteman Air Force\u2063 Base,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jason-kelce-amazed-chiefs-fans-raise-thousands-foundation-many-donating-symbolic-14-90\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chiefs<\/a> said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiefs.com\/news\/important-fan-information-for-thursday-2023-nfl-kickoff-game-at-geha-field-at-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-year-old-discovers-the-best-spot-for-watching-cartoons\/\" title=\"2-Year-Old Discovers the Best Spot for Watching Cartoons\">gospel singer<\/a>, \u200da sheriff\u2019s office honor guard and a military flyover. Somewhere in \u2062this cold,\u2064 hard world,\u200c Robin DiAngelo is feeling very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-fragility-author-time-attacking-comedy-excuse-get-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">white\u200b and fragile<\/a> right now.<\/p>\n<p>And, \u2063of course, Grant \u2063nailed it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieGrant?\">@NatalieGrant<\/a> gon\u2019 \u2064sang EVERY TIME!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FootballIsBack?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FootballIsBack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UZmvKQptwP\">pic.twitter.com\/UZmvKQptwP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Regina Jackson (@reginavjackson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reginavjackson\/status\/1699943219553825015?\">September \u200c8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And that wasn\u2019t the\u200b only praise Grant was getting for her rendition of the anthem:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Natalie\u200b Grant <br \/>\non the National Anthem\u200c for the first NFL game of the\u200d season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lLOu2dx85o\">pic.twitter.com\/lLOu2dx85o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric McClanahan (@Ineverglow)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ineverglow\/status\/1699941664196899162?\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Natalie Grant did a \u200cfantastic job with the Anthem tonight!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YTwZRYQlY6\">pic.twitter.com\/YTwZRYQlY6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hubert Llewellyn \u2063(@Hubert1863) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hubert1863\/status\/1699942813771932002?\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bravo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatalieGrant?\">@NatalieGrant<\/a>!!!<\/p>\n<p>Amazing rendition of our \u200dNational Anthem to open the new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?\">@NFL<\/a> season! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs?\">@Chiefs<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lions?\">@Lions<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z1CgBSCWPi\">pic.twitter.com\/Z1CgBSCWPi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Today\u2019s\u200c Christian Entertainment (@TCE4Jesus)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCE4Jesus\/status\/1699942516752019512?\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Christian music legend\u2062 Natalie\u200c Grant with a resounding rendition of the national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>First home of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q2eeIMFhzZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Q2eeIMFhzZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PJ Green (@PJGreenTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PJGreenTV\/status\/1699941613479276898?\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Natalie Grant lets it RIP before the Chiefs home opener!  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K0GNg8XswM\">pic.twitter.com\/K0GNg8XswM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KCMO TALK RADIO (@kcmotalkradio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kcmotalkradio\/status\/1699948101438517274?\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now,\u200b Grant\u2019s rendition didn\u2019t help the hometown Chiefs, who fell 21-20 to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-detroit-lions-player-dies-unexpectedly-25-team-announces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Lions<\/a>, an up-and-coming team\u200c many have pegged as the possible surprise \u200dbreakout squad \u200bof the 2023 \u2063season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will the NFL move past \u200bits national anthem scandal?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll \u200dentitles you to The Western Journal news updates free\u2062 of charge. 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20px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/div>\n<p>That said, \u200dit \u200dmight have \u200bhelped the NFL a whole heck\u200b of a lot, no \u2062matter\u200d how the Chiefs managed\u200c to do on the field.<\/p>\n<p>After seven years of anthem-kneeling controversy, the league seems to have \u200clearned a lesson from \u200cits official beer sponsor, \u2063Bud Light: The era of conservative fans taking\u200c the slow creep of wokeness into \u200cevery crevice of\u2062 American society with a\u200c complacent shrug is over.<\/p>\n<p>(In fact, a performance of \u201cLift Every Voice and Sing\u201d \u2014 which \u2062has been labeled the \u201cblack national anthem\u201d \u2014 before \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d on Thursday night was \u2064met with some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-nfl-anthem-decision-causes-kickoff-start-boos-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">booing<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Whatever feelings fans\u200c have\u2063 about the league\u2019s anthem-kneeling antics \u2014 or its preposterous decision to add the words \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-crawls-bed-lgbt-radicals-deserve-0-17-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">End Racism<\/a>\u201d and \u201cIt\u2064 Takes All of Us\u201d to the back of its end \u200czones after the tumultuous summer of \u200d2020 \u2014 are already baked into how \u2064fans feel about the league.<\/p>\n<p>However, the decisions it\u200c makes going forward aren\u2019t. Those kinds of stunts aren\u2019t going\u200b to fly anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie Grant may have nailed the anthem \u2014 but more importantly, the NFL \u2063nailed the\u200b moment.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it keeps\u200c the vibe up is another question entirely, \u200bbut conservative fans had reason to cheer on Thursday night \u200dwhether their sympathies were with\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chiefs-star-travis-kelce-tells-biden-stay-right-tries-commandeer-podium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the\u2064 Chiefs<\/a> \u2064 or \u200dthe Lions.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-christian-singer-crushes-first-nfl-national-anthem-season-gets-roaring-applause\/\">Watch: Christian Singer Crushes First NFL National\u200c Anthem of Season, Gets Roaring Applause<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just a few years, Colin Kaepernick&#8217;s act of kneeling during the national anthem sparked a widespread political protest movement. It spread beyond NFL players, infecting various sports. 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