Grammy Award-winning recording artist Tasha Cobbs Leonard was asked to sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium prior to the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Cobbs Leonard won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance and has received three Billboard Music Awards over the course of her career.

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Tasha Cobbs Leonard performs on the Vibes Stage during day four of CMA Fest in Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday, June 11, 2023. (Denny Simmons/The Tennessean/USA TODAY NETWORK)

The announcement that the song would be performed before the game drew the same kind of scrutiny as in the past. NFL teams began singing the song, also known as the Black national anthem, in 2020 after a summer of racial unrest following the killing of George Floyd.

The song has been performed every year before the Super Bowl ever since. The online reaction has been fierce in both directions. Fans have routinely spoken out about the song being played, while some have criticized fans for not standing up during the moment.

Thursday it was the same again.

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Cobbs Leonard urged her fans to watch her performance because “we celebrate unity, culture and the excitement of the game.”

“I’m so excited to kick off the NFL season with a powerful live performance of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ at the Chiefs vs. Ravens game in Kansas City! This is going to be a night to remember: football, music, and an electric atmosphere,” she wrote on Instagram.

Coco Jones will sing the national anthem before the game. The R&B singer won a Grammy Award this year for Best R&B Performance.

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The Chiefs and Ravens kick off the NFL season at 8:20 p.m. ET.

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