Lady Gaga has been selected to sing the national anthem at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, it was announced Thursday.
The New York-born superstar – who campaigned for Biden during the pageant – has been confirmed to be singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ during the swearing-in ceremony next Wednesday. the inaugural committee said.
The New York-born superstar – who campaigned for Biden during the election – has been confirmed to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the inauguration next Wednesday, the inaugural committee told Variety.
Fellow New Yorker Jennifer Lopez is another star involved, although details of her performance have not been revealed.
Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, has long supported Biden and even hit the road for him in Pittsburgh in November saying, “Vote for Joe. He’s a good person. “
After his election victory was announced, she posted a photo of them hugging each other, gushing that he and elected Vice President Kamala Harris “have just given the world one of the greatest acts of kindness and courage mankind has ever seen.”
“Nothing but love for our new Commander in Chief and the first female VP elected to the White House,” she wrote.
Gaga also has history singing the national anthem to millions, and was critically acclaimed for her portrayal at the 2016 Super Bowl.
Along with Gaga and Lopez, Variety suggests that other stars could be announced later as Hollywood embraces the new Democratic leader.
Tom Hanks is also hosting a 90-minute primetime TV special for the inauguration, starring such stars as Justin Timberlake, Jon Bon Jovi, Demi Lovato and Ant Clemons.
In addition to Gaga and Lopez at the inauguration, Andrea Hall, a career firefighter, will lead the Pledge of Allegiance, while the first National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, will recite a poem, the committee announced.
Father Leo O’Donovan will make an invocation, while Reverend Dr. Silvester Beaman will say a blessing. Both are old friends of Biden.
“They represent a clear picture of the great diversity of our great nation,” the inauguration team said in a statement Thursday.
“They are also committed to the unwavering vision of the President-Elect and Vice-President-Elect of a new chapter in our American story where we are an America united in overcoming the deep divisions and challenges our people face, by uniting the land, and restoring the soul of our nation, ”the statement added.
With pole wires