Wrong ID on National Anthem Singer
Fans furious when NBC confuses Mickey Guyton and Jhené Aiko at Super Bowl LVI: 'All Black folks don't look alike'
·Editor in Chief, Yahoo Music
Sun, February 13, 2022, 7:12 PM
Super Bowl LVI took place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 13, with a pre-show featuring a stately performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (a hymn widely considered to be the “Black national anthem”) by Grammy-winning gospel duo Mary Mary, a lilting rendition of "America the Beautiful" by critically acclaimed alternative/soul singer-songwriter and L.A. native Jhené Aiko, and the national anthem sung by breakout country star Mickey Guyton.
Earlier this week, Guyton had told the New York Post, “It’s Black History Month, and a Black country singer gets to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Wow. This is a huge moment for me. It’s a huge moment for Black people. And I want to represent that in the best possible way that I can.”
However, the huge moment was marred by an unfortunate flub, when Guyton was captioned incorrectly, identifying her as another woman of color, Aiko — and fans on Twitter immediately called out NBC for the egregious error.
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LOL!
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"fans on Twitter immediately called out NBC for the egregious error"
I call it "outrage porn". People gotta find something... anything to get their outrage on.
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When will the riots start??
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Since its MSNBC, they will blame Trump for the mistake and all will be well.
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I'm left wondering how it was a huge moment for black people? Are there no famous black entertainers at this point?
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