Soul legend Gladys Knight has agreed to sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Feb. 3. The NFL announced Thursday that the 74-year-old singer will perform at the Super Bowl.
“I am proud to use my voice to unite and represent our country in my hometown of Atlanta,” she said in a statement released by the NFL.
The seven-time Grammy winner joins a limited Super Bowl lineup that includes rock band Maroon 5, and rappers Travis Scott, Big Boi and Flo Rida, who will perform during halftime.
Rihanna and Cardi B are among the hip hop artists who declined the NFL’s invitation to perform at the Super Bowl. They cited their support for former quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s ongoing Anthem protest issues with the league.
Pop singer Pink battled the flu while singing the National Anthem in 2018. And country singer Luke Bryan sang the Anthem in 2017.
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Dammit Gladys! ?????
I hope her train to Georgia breaks down.
Gladys may need the money. Is her restaurant still open?
Love the cape hate the wig…
LMAO
Since when does singing that anthem unite people… Her old ass should know the history but ohhhh well
Glady’s(whom I witnessed when I attended The Quincy Jones tribute last year) sounded AMAZING! She seems to be coming along fine.
But, the players aren’t boycotting. This boycott makes no sense.
Yeah, but Kaepernick is still shut out of the league, so folks are still mad.
Oh Miss Gladys I love thee sooo murch, but what in the fawk is that on your head??
I pray that the wig will stay home! Such a beautiful lady but the wig…
OMG. LOL.
It might break down but it will eventually get there. Lol.
Who Dat baby. Nola Saints Super Bowl Champs 2019!
ubishu. i almost splattered my whole entire cube with hot tomato basil soup! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/615d380290005c75f2b73b61063d678adb00cb683258e4273a2f5c12b8d5723d.gif
To be fair, when you riding a midnight train to Georgia you ain’t got time for optics. Any wig will do.
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Teeheehee ??
at a glance, it looks like a wet turkey buzzard landed on her head.
her stylist should be made to walk the plank for this disrespectful shat… this is elder neglect, smh
I agree but we all know if you are willing to take a stand just be prepared to stand alone.
stay home and throw itself into the fire, smh
*cackles* https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/16192fdc61f10ea0e85c64a5c68ffcada626e5c7a9764a7592d68ef5a33dfbcb.gif
You are so right!!!
Auntie may we please have open post
What’s with all the shade towards the legendary Gladys?
now that yall pointed it out, i’m mad about it, Lol!
This has everything thing to do with attracting attention to her catalog.
Those streaming hits can put you right back in the game.
no shade, but her wig looks like my hair after a night of heavy partying……thats all I gots.
Why?
???i was thinking the same thing ?
This needs to be investigated.
It appears that her son ran them into the ground. They are not open.
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her and Sweetie Pie got some sorry azz sons, smh
Yall… im not gonna defend her or travis but i will say that One thing i learned from colin is that unless you willing to go broke and hungry you need to watch how hard you go. He’s 100 percent right about everything he’s kneeling down for and look what that’s brought him? Nobody stopped watching football, no minority player stopped playing in solidarity, it was business as usual and still is. I say all that to say that while i wont stop yall from dragging auntie knight and travis, i wont join in because as much as it hurts i kind of get it.
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i see you https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/16192fdc61f10ea0e85c64a5c68ffcada626e5c7a9764a7592d68ef5a33dfbcb.gif
I was hope she would be part of the halftime show. I was hoping for so “Love Overboard”
Black and latina mamas will go bankrupt over their dusty sons but the daughters never benefit from that same loyalty smfh
What Tim (wit da K-shaped legs) done gone and done nah?
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Steupppppp ??????????
I really do think you can give a man too much. They start feeling entitled and get c0cky.
That wig, looks like an “flame retardant” black Christmas tree.
one of the last times i watched, he was opening restaurants in her name, but without her consent. i think she finally had to take him to court, smh
What in the Party City, Halloween blowout, Superbowl Special, liquidation sale, walk-ins only accepted hell is going on here?
Noooo!!! Last I remember, he was dating Jennifer Williams from BBW.
Gladys and Jermaine Jackson must have the same barber/hairstylist connect
I wont be watching the superbowl. Yall think Pattie or Aretha would have sang?
from what i saw of Sweetie Pie’s, Ms. Robbie wanted to give Tim her legacy and have something for the generations that would follow her And him. he seems to be in a state of ‘arrested development’ in that he’s a grown man, but still relies on him mom to be the provider. but then, just like a young boy, he tries to sneak around and do his own thing (which would be okay, if he was using his own assets and not hers). i stopped watching because you can see how much she loves her family and specifically her son, but he seemed so self-centered and hard-headed, i couldn’t watch anymore.
Inappropriate and unstyled for her age. Should have been left at the store.
I was hoping for so “Love Overboard”
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Tell her to take the wig with her.
I stopped and inappropriate….and added misconduct and violation.
Staawp it!
i already knew what you were talking about that’s why i did NOT bother to ask you…. yet you felt the need to share… i hate you.
*dolphin laughs*
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SPECIALLY THE UGLY ONES! Try building a uglass one up and watch what happens. LOL
Flagrant foul
i am HOLLERING!!!!!!!!
U crazy as hell
?????we gon keep her and send the wig overboard ?
Sho do
yeah, that didn’t last apparently. and i was disappointed in the level of ‘thirst’ she displayed on that show. i thought she was better than that, smh
U right about that
I’m sorry, but it’s true.
I approve. But somebody needs to be held responsible.
i want you to logout…. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/adf60a6e2371eb61ed06e11e80488e695ce1b05aba500eece1116c5034cde3bf.gif
He can’t handle it. We’re seeing that now with Jeff Bezos. Done lost his mind!
I need to. I got damn work to do.
you need to leave (and take Yoni AND the wig with you)
BYE!
I’ll be back! *rubs hands like birdman*
???? I know that’s right
I stopped watching too partially because of his immaturity. He was a pain in the @zz to watch!
Giggles
After the Superbowl. ?
U aint gotta tell me twice! Im leaving!
But I’ll be baack* Arnold Scwartzeneggra voice*
Sweetie Pie boy better do somthing about them birth hips otherwise they’ll keep losing more customers. IJS.
aaaayyyyy….. i need you to delete this comment though ’cause errtiime i go to look for new comments i see this and something deep down on the inside wants to SCREAM. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b52e60523da96b6cbb97df704e5d0c03e46692461a2a8f57b228a8ea48cc0115.gif
Well I hope she has fans in the crowd
Has he? What’s goin on? He mad, huh? I don’t follow yt folks prollems unless it’s posted here. And I don’t follow it. I just look at the headline, pic and comment. *dismissive wave* LOL
you said he knocking folks out their chair when he bus the tables! LOL!
He’s the one with the gimpy eye and billions in the bank… Auntie been posting about him all week
yeah, like cringe worthy, smh
Girl, how long ago was that? I think I only watched like 1.5 episodes around THAT time. O’an the fact that his baby mama was pregnit again.
Damn
it’s been MONTHS at least girl
Interesting
I’ll dead that by just simply setting a torch to it.
Tuh!
Now you know he do. Wide azz hips sashaing from side to side when he walks .
LOL!!
?? girl you must dont like that wig??
#ImWithKap
Gladys- leave those beauty supply clearance wigs alone. You’re too rich for this.
how much paul mitchell freeze and shine is on that wig though?
Ok, but that’s his red wagon.
Yes, please log out. Thank you .
Not in the nicest way.
Yeen kno?
And in your Schwarzenegger voice.
crying OMG yes that is a DNR type of wig
I know who he his (per this blog). You said he was going out of his mind. I thought something else had happened after this.
OMg ? like they are using Gladys Knight why not a younger black r&b singer? What did black female singers do because they are using everybody but them if they brought back out Gladys Knight.
Gladys Knight is too old to be crackin on. Hell those wigs were popping back in her day quit being so mean that’s somebodies extremely talented great grandma up there.
I mean, well, it does.
you are correct–the struggle ain’t for everybody. that’s why i cap so hard for him cause the man sacrificed it ALL for these mofos to go walk on the stage. if you not willing to make the sacrifice at least don’t jig with the oppressor. they all should have given a polite “i’m booked”. i heard they don’t even get paid so it ain’t a feed my family thing.
most young entertainers are boycotting. travis just doing this sh*t cause white folk buying his sh*t and he got the kardashian machine to answer to. my guess is he proposes to kylie on stage.
“DNR”
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you need to logout too!
Gladys is one of the most famous Georgians that there is. That is why. They pick someone who is synonymous most times with where the Super Bowl is being held. Not always most times though
torch???!!!!!!!
you gone have Aunt Gladys out here looking like Mike when his hair caught fire in the pepsi ad????? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ba13162635360952e72a25bd4ee8eb59aceac0afd90079eeb9c0f4eeb8205dcd.jpg
ROFL!
What in the Vella Vella and Oil Sheen is going on here!!!! A fire hazard!!!!Lol
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The only way I’m approving this is if she does The Way We Were but, during the monologue part, she changes the words to reflect the times… “… we look back and we think, the people were warmer, we accepted people for who they are and not what they look like, our future looked… bright.” And, the only way I’m forgiving Big Boi is if he performs in a Kaepernick jersey and ends on one knee.
Not Patti but Aretha for sure would have as long as the pay was in cash and it fit in that purse she always carries on stage!!! lol https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3884e3073d5b923cf4ce66cb16fceb4a10379832892f8b42eed4ff9d492a171a.gif
Not while it’s on her head. Why YOU gotta be so savage? LOL
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They tell me Gladys Gladys you know you wrong for wearing that wig. Hopefully, this gig will pay something up front in advance to get a better fitting/looking wig because whoever slapped that wig to the side of your head and then took a frying pan and fried that ish to your head need to be whipped cuz it don’t look nothing like the pic.
But I still love you, gurl and your soulful voice.
I known,she is to beautiful for this
Forgot Dollar Store discount…
card and ri-hahah still supporting a lost cause? really where is collie anyway?
oh…. well you said…. *trails off* https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5a16feb7886870b58e876a7ffc6b264e7419e743bb55ec579123b82d4a427799.gif
Wow, you really don’t have a high opinion of men at all.
Looks like she got that wig from Funky Dineva
Y’all ever been there?
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Very very true. The least we can do for kap is to not entertain the colonizer in that aspect al all
Wow I don’t see it like that at all.
Ms. Robbie was kind of an Indian giver. On one hand she said that the store is for Tim and his son but whenever Tim came to her with an idea to expand the brand she was always negative if she didn’t turn him down flat.
Basically Tim put a lot of work into those stores and had a lot of good ideas like the bottled iced tea and having more restaurants in different cities but I guess she thought he should be glad just to work for her and wait until after she had died and passed the Sweetie Pie brand onto him before he expressed his ideas.
I totally LOVE this gif!! It sums up Auntie in one image. RIP Queen
Looks like they’re(NFL) deliberately trying to get as many blacks on board as possible as a taunt to Kapernick, these are nothing more than sell outs. They don’t even get paid, so it’s just to be seen!
The Superbowl is global.
I almost choked on my grape!! Y’all are killing it today!! I had to close my office door from laughing out so loud!! Woi!!
Great logical answer.. I knew it had to be some kind of method to who they selected.
Auntie- that’s an unflattering picture. Certainly, she was concluding a concert or something similar. I love Ms. Knight!
Lol great answer so Okay ?? that’s what’s going on they are really trying to boycott the nfl? did they forget to tell the players???
This wig up top done run it’s course doh. Is Auntiel Gladys getting paid??? If she is getting some sort of coin out of this even if its back door behind the scenes I can’t be mad.
She don’t even look like that now Auntie you tried it
taint towards huh…its towards le wig
Nope! The boycott doesn’t include the players. LOL
i got the impression he was moving too quickly and not properly researching locations before investing time and money. also, some of the existing stores weren’t maintaining Ms. Robbie’s standard, so why rush out and open others. not saying i’m right and you’re wrong, but i guess i automatically sided w/Ms. Robbie because it’s ultimately HER money (IMO)
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It does…but maybe this was after a performance…Sandra is so SHADY! LOL!
LMAO!!!!!!!!!! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e86501847072dcba783eea0bbb2c002d3ed3d888581b08556155899f7897582f.gif
do they have to tell the players?
Lol ? ?????
I understand what you’re saying but I think he is trying to show her that he is grateful for her trusting him and giving him a job since no one else would give him one because he’s an ex-con.
So you think even though she claims she built the company for her son and grandson Tim should be like any other worker and just wait for her to die before he implements any of his own ideas?
She sounds like my mom.
They should have asked Kodak Black.
nah don’t do my Auntie like this. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e602f33dc87dd8af668f392b1f7818caf1b91d086664b7875a43e9b80b864a9d.gif
The players can’t boycott they are contract employees hun…
Nah… He just crazy for sacrificing half his bank for that mediocre looking side piece ?
Not a clue
At this point the show is gonna go on… More people than none will watch.. get the check and do something with it! Who the hell am I to protest somebodys money bag when I don’t have one dayum dime to contribute too their welfare!
You don’t get paid to do the super bowl ?????
Seriously?? I never knew that..
Someone else commented the same thing (they don’t get paid). I honestly did not know this.
yup , you just get the exposure. I’m sure it’s some type of kickbacks.
People forget…while they are doing their fake uproar…that there are many black players and they deserve to enjoy half-time…
no, not die and not unable to implement ANY of his ideas… but in a respectful and collaborative manner. slow down and explain to her what your vision is and show her that you’ve weighed the pros and cons and made an informed decision. that’s not too merch to ask, Lol!
Well I’ll be damned! I learn something new everytime I come to the garden.
I don’t expect much from people like Flo Rida and Travis Porter, he is laid up with the Koven after all, but Big Boi is a surprise. Gladys may want that old feeling back, this is a pretty huge audience after all.
Umm…no disrespect for reals. But, did they do any market research? I would have never had the cahongas to book anyone over 40 for that act, unless it was a Prince or Janet Jackson type. But she over 50 and she aint no prime time booty shaker…nah.
Usually, after playing the super bowl, there’s a remarkable increase in album/CD sales. Did you know, the super bowl once tried to charge acts to play their events?
Except it’s like you said she feels it’s her restaurant and he is just a worker.
I mean she didn’t like some of the people that he hired.
It was like damn I guess he can’t do anything right according to her.
Look at the other acts! As far as I’m concerned, Gladys is the star of the show!
All this hoopla and not getting paid, NFL gets no favors, these are already high profile artist. Just because they are seen by many more people on Super bowl Sunday, doesn’t mean the people watching will buy their music.
I was just saying I didn’t know this. My bad..
Yes that’s one of the reason Rihanna didn’t want to perform.
No I wasn’t saying it in that way. I apologize, I was saying what’s the point if you’re not being paid. Don’t do the NFL any favors.
Oops! Yeah, text doesn’t always translate tone properly, no worries. Yes, I agree about not doing the NFL any favors. They can definitely afford to pay the artists.
I have yearss ago. The food was good and reasonably priced. I went to their 2nd location a few years ago, but didn’t stay because the prices were over inflated & the menu wasn’t appealing to us.
I would understand if they were preforming for free for a charity event or something like that. But for the Superbowl?? Pay me!
Black Women created the fake uproar example “Black Lives Matter” and ” Oscars so White” and so on.
Gladys herself said she wants to unite the country and this is her hometown. Gladys does well on tour. And she is from a different generation she is not about the victim and fake outrage American Blacks have today.
Nooooo!
Right!
The boycott is lame next!
Him throwing away $60B USDs and his family for a h0h0h0 got my attention.
The NFL really looting it this year.
WOW…there is an age limit to sing the National Anthem.smh…And trust if she was performing her songs she would have that stadium rocking.
Gladys wants to show off her plastic surgeons work???
Ms. Gladys what in the white rain hair spray hell……
I am hollering over here! Not the White Rain hair spray? OMG. I got that good Indian hair and used to use that shyt on my hair back in the day.
During halftime I want my players strategizing in how to win the damn superbowl not bopping they damn heads and getting crunk. Maybe that’s just me?
Ms Sapphire, oop, I do love me some Gladys. And yes, with the 35 and up crowd, yes, I can see it rocking. But I keep thinking about her being w a bunch of drunk, let’s get ready to rumble, hyped up football fans, and what I see ain’t pretty. I could be so wrong. I hope I’m so wrong.
Lol! ?
She’s an Atlantan, why not?
She looks good anyways.
She’s singing the damn National Anthem….she’s not the STAR at halftime.
Okay. Whew. Can a sista get some mercy? Sorry for the mistake.
Whelp you all horny butts not seeing no booty shaking this time lol
Burn baby burn
Lmao ? ?
Chile……………
Actually a gay black man created black Lives Matter. But continue with your missed, useless point.
Gladys you have no business spraying oil sheen on top of that shiny azz wig. Stay away from open flames.
“Fake Uproar”, no police brutality is real and melaninated people are killed more often.
I love Gladys but since I moved last year on my birthday I won’t be partaking of no Super bowl halftimes show hmph.
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Heehee.
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“And, the only way I’m forgiving Big Boi is if he performs in a Kaepernick jersey and ends on one knee.” yes!! ??????
SORRY BUT SHE’D BE A HIT WITH THE ‘DRUNK OLD NFL WHITES’ B/C THEY KNOW THE WORDS TO HER SONGS AND ALL THE OLD BLACK SONGS WHICH MAKES THEM FEEL THEY CAN’T BE RACIST AND ARE ‘HIP’ .LOL!!!………JENNY JONES!!!
This is so very true! And the coloniser never misses an opportunity to say “look what happens when you step out of line!!” ?
Ms. Knight can do how she pleases! I respect people having a choice and exercising it!
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Evil. Lol.
HEEY! * hands in the air*
Yes she was a total diva and the Queen of Soul!!!! The Queen has left the Building!!!!! RIP!!!!
why? lmmfaooooo!!!
Whoever did auntie’s wig coulda used some real hair.. that super shiny “human blend” is too much!
Mediocre? Tuh.
Hey Ms. Gladys……
Yes ???
She’s surely no looker
Hey, Mrs. Huxtable!
SHE IS CONFUSED.
Yes I read what Gladys said, it was a very carefully curated message indeed…doesn’t take away from the fact that she’s letting the NFL use her. Why are all the performers negro?
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Assuming the players agree with it? lol Did anybody even bother to ask them ever or do all the entertainment folks just make it all about them all the time and assume the sheep will follow.
The ones kneeling agree
You ain’t hafta fall out like that. LMAOOOOOOOOOOO
Exactly. Those crusty lips must put in overtime.
Make sure she sings the whole thing, especially the portions about slavery!!
Lol ?
Yep but what about the rest? The groups responsible for Pumping people up to lose their jobs over nothing that kneeling will change. Better take the blue pill.
*putting on my lime green fishnets, orange plastic go-go boots & Afro wig*
I LOVE that visual! Work it, Mrs. Huxtable!
That’s right bring it old school Motown in the house. SANG GLADYS!!
Chloe and Halle are performing good for them.
No clue who that is, doesn’t mean they are not a big deal just means I don’t follow their careers. Since you brought them up I’m going to assume they are white.
Their mentor is Beyonce.