Demi Lovato kicked off Super Bowl 2020 with an extremely powerful performance of the National Anthem which left both fans and celebs totally speechless.
What’s up guys? It’s your host Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and in case you somehow missed it, Demi Lovato delivered a stunning rendition of the National Anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl in Miami.
Like seriously, it will probably go down in history as one of the best National Anthem performances of ALL TIME.
Can we see that end note again please?!
YAAAS Demi came to SLAY.
And this performance comes just one week after her epic comeback at the Grammy Awards when she sang her brand new emotional song, “Anyone.” This was her first big performance since her near fatal overdose in July 2018.
And after crushing both the Grammys and Super Bowl stages, it’s safe to say 2020 is already Demi’s year.
And after her performance last night, some of Demi’s biggest celebrity fans took to social media to praise her for her stunning performance.
Khloe Kardashian tweeted saying quote, “Ok Demi!!!!!!! You better saaaannngggg #SuperBowl they was beautiful”
Niall Horan also tweeted and wrote quote, “Yessssss Demi !!! Nailed it. Congratulations.. #SuperBowl”
Justin and Hailey Bieber cheered Demi on during her performance and Hailey wrote quote, “Let’s go @ddlovato I have chills”
And Reese Witherspoon wrote, quote, “Really need to say , WOW! @ddlovato gave a gorgeous performance at #SuperBowl2020, right after that insane #Grammy’s performance. 2x 100% I mean ... What a week for her !”
Ellen Degeneres however shared a tweet that the entire internet was talking about yesterday.
Ellen wrote, quote, “Today was the day. And you were incredible. #SuperBowl” In response to a tweet of Demi’s from 10 years ago...
When Demi wrote quote, “One day, I'm gonna sing the national anthem at a super bowl. Onnnee dayyy....” And she DID JUST THAT.
She manifested it and not only did her dream come true but she totally killed it.
Demi shared a video from her performance on her Instagram and wrote quote, “A dream come true. Thank you for having me today @nfl!! The #SBLIV visual album is up now and benefits will be going towards @inspirechange”
And Demi’s fans can’t contain their love and excitement for her after this performance.
One person tweeted saying quote, “that’s how you fvcking sing the national anthem. demi lovato really did that #SuperBowl” Another fan who was there in person wrote quote, “Today i heard Demi Lovato rehearsing the national anthem and she did it 5 times and i cried every single time”
Another said quote, “Demi Lovato ... Wow Sang that perfectly !! That was highkey the best version of the national anthem I've heard at a game ! #SuperBowl”
And lastly, one fan wrote quote, “everyone saying demi lovato’s national anthem was the best since whitney houston. it’s what she deserves.”
And we couldn’t agree more about Demi.
But we can’t talk about the National Anthem without talking about the controversy surrounding it in recent years.
Since August 2016, some athletes have protested against police brutality and racism by kneeling on one knee during the U.S. national anthem.
This has become especially prevalent during NFL games following the example set by former-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Obviously this has become a very heated political topic, so we aren’t going to go into too many of the details, but it came up again at yesterday’s game.
During the National Anthem, Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Blue Ivy, who were at the Super Bowl chose not to stand up. Even with Jay being a big partner of the league now, they chose to remain seated.
And incase you missed it, Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s company, recently entered into a multi-year partnership with the NFL to enhance the NFL's live game experiences and to amplify the league's social justice efforts.
And Jay-Z recently spoke out about his stance on kneeling vs. standing during the National Anthem.
But regardless the Carters made their point during yesterday’s game and Twitter is very torn about the entire thing.
One person wrote quote, “beyoncé and jay z really sat during the national anthem???? bro you LIVE in this country, i don’t understand that”
But another said quote, “if anyone following me is mad that jay z and beyoncé exercised their first amendment rights, on deciding not to stand for the national anthem during BLACK HISTORY MONTH you can unfollow me.”
And one person pointed out that quote, “people that are saying stuff about beyoncé and jay z sitting during the national anthem were for sure sitting on their couch while listening to it, so don’t even start”
And what did you think of Demi’s INCREDIBLE performance? It seriously gave me chills! Let me know down in the comments below.