It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort ...

Susan Biddle / The Washington Post / Getty Images The Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the lyrics to our national anthem in 1814—its appearance above Fort ...

She then performs a mashup of the 'Star Spangled Banner' and her song 'Freedom'. Some people have called out Beyoncé for singing the national anthem at a time when the American government is ...

In a show that packed 36 songs into nearly 3 hours, the singer focused on her 2024 country and western album ‘Cowboy Carter’ with a earlier hits scattered through the set.

Beyoncé delivered a rousing, extended version of Cowboy Carter fan fave “Ya Ya,” as she and her dancers revved the crowd up to a fever pitch. Adding to the fervor was another surprise: her reaching ...

As with anything Beyoncé, it had meaning far beyond the beats ... movement that inspired Paul McCartney’s lyrics. “The Star-Spangled Banner,” a song heard in stadiums every Sunday each ...