{"id":2447863,"date":"2025-06-16T12:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latin-singer-nezza-defends-rogue-national-anthem-performance-at-dodgers-game\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T12:41:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:41:34","slug":"latin-singer-nezza-defends-rogue-national-anthem-performance-at-dodgers-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latin-singer-nezza-defends-rogue-national-anthem-performance-at-dodgers-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin singer Nezza defends rogue national anthem performance at Dodgers game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Flatin-singer-nezza-defends-rogue-national-anthem-performance-at-dodgers-game%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=2447863&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--><p>latin singer Nezza, known for her full name Vanessa Hern\u00e1ndez, sparked controversy during a Los Angeles Dodgers game by performing the &#8220;Star-Spangled Banner&#8221; in Spanish, despite being instructed to sing it in English. After the performance, she shared a video on TikTok highlighting the moment when a Dodgers representative told her about the language requirement.In the follow-up video,she expressed her emotional reaction,stating that she felt compelled to sing in Spanish due to the context of the day,which included anti-ICE protests in LA and her personal connection to immigrant issues-her parents being immigrants themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Nezza believed that her actions were rooted in love and pride for her cultural heritage.Even though she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-political-director-rick-klein-calls-for-cleansing-pro-trump-movement\/\" title=\"ABC Political Director Rick Klein calls for \u2018cleansing\u2019 pro-Trump movement\">expressed concern<\/a> about being banned from the stadium, a Dodgers official later clarified that there would be no consequences for her and that she is welcome back. Nezza is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >larger conversation surrounding performances<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women&#039;s Soccer Team Kneels for ..., Wears &#039;Black Lives Matter&#039;\">national anthem<\/a>, as she is not the first artist to face backlash for their rendition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Latin singer Nezza defends Spanish national anthem performance at Dodgers game<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2149221\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/latinos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Latin R&amp;B singer<\/a> Nezza made waves on Saturday at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> game after singing the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-anthem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Star-Spangled Banner<\/a>&rdquo; in Spanish despite being told by the team to sing the national anthem in English.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nezza, whose full name is Vanessa Hern&aacute;ndez, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">went on TikTok<\/a> after the game, clipping together videos of a Dodgers representative telling her the song would be sung in English and her performing the anthem in Spanish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3442665\/two-escapees-delaney-hall-detention-facility-recaptured-two-still-at-large\/\">Two escapees from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-escapees-from-immigration-detention-center-recaptured\/\" title=\"Two escapees from immigration detention center recaptured\">immigration detention center recaptured<\/a>, two still at large<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3442546\/trump-announces-expansion-ice-raids-sanctuary-cities\/\">Trump announces expansion of ICE raids in sanctuary cities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3441159\/trump-farmworkers-illegal-immigrants-arrested-after-expressed-disapproval\/\">Federal police still arresting migrant farmworkers after Trump expressed disapproval<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Watch the Dodgers tell me I can&rsquo;t sing the Spanish &lsquo;Star Spangled Banner&rsquo; that Roosevelt literally commissioned in 1945,&rdquo; showing her smile fading as the representative tells her, &ldquo;We are going to be singing it in English today. I don&rsquo;t know if that was communicated.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The video then cuts to her singing the anthem in Spanish with the words, &ldquo;So I did it anyway.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up post, she said she was &ldquo;shaken up&rdquo; and &ldquo;emotional&rdquo; and that she did not think she would be told not to sing it in Spanish, especially in Los Angeles. She got emotional and said that she could not sing it in English that day, &ldquo;out of all days,&rdquo; referring to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3440010\/ex-lapd-officer-anti-ice-los-angeles-riots-rodney-king-bass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots<\/a> that started in Los Angeles and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3442177\/no-kings-protests-grapple-with-security-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">No Kings protests<\/a> taking place nationwide.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@babynezza\/video\/7516015340464262431\" data-video-id=\"7516015340464262431\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@babynezza\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@babynezza?refer=embed\">@babynezza<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>i love you guys stay safe out there <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"&#9836; original sound - nezz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7516015350749645599?refer=embed\">&#9836; original sound &ndash; nezz<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>She ended the video by saying, &ldquo;Safe to say I am never allowed in that stadium ever again.&rdquo; However, a team official told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/dodgers\/story\/2025-06-15\/nezza-sang-the-national-anthem-in-spanish-at-dodger-stadium-despite-teams-objection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>  there were no consequences being perpetrated and that she is welcome back at the stadium.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3360685\/los-angeles-dodgers-accept-invitation-visit-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>LOS ANGELES DODGERS ACCEPT INVITATION TO VISIT WHITE HOUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nezza explained in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TikTok<\/a> video that her parents are immigrants and longtime American citizens who, she said, she can&rsquo;t imagine being taken from her. She stated while crying that everything she does is &ldquo;out of love&rdquo; and &ldquo;good energy&rdquo; and that she was proud of herself for her actions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers have largely been silent about the ICE raids and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-ex-cop-chauvin-convicted-of-murder-in-floyd-case\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Ex-Cop Chauvin Convicted of Murder in Floyd Case\">subsequent protests<\/a>. Manager Dave Roberts said on Friday that he hasn&rsquo;t &ldquo;dug enough and can&rsquo;t speak intelligently on it&rdquo; but added last Monday that he hopes they are a &ldquo;positive distraction&rdquo; right now.<\/p>\n<p>Nezza is not the first singer to face backlash in performing the national anthem. Last October, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3204170\/loomis-botches-national-anthem-f-bomb-live-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Loomis dropped an F-bomb<\/a> during her rendition at the Free &amp; Equal Elections Presidential&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Debate<\/a>. She apologized the next day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2149221\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2149221\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latin singer Nezza defends her Spanish anthem performance at Dodgers game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3821,"featured_media":2447864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nezza-dodgers-national-anthem.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57246,33763,57245],"class_list":["post-2447863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dodgers-game","tag-national-anthem","tag-nezza"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nezza-dodgers-national-anthem.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3821"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447863"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447867,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447863\/revisions\/2447867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}