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    Jill Scott's remixed national anthem goes viral after performance at Essence Festival

    Fans often ask R&B singer and actor Jill Scott why she doesn't sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at sporting events. The reason: She knows a completely different anthem would leave her lips, Scott told an audience during a March show in her hometown of Philadelphia. The anthem she's referring to is one that she wrote as a teenager living in north Philadelphia, a biting critique of racial ...
    by Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times Jul 06, 2023 4 minutes
    Jill Scott performs onstage during Day 2 of the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture at Caesars Superdome on July 1, 2023, in New Orleans.

    Fans often ask R&B singer and actor Jill Scott why she doesn't sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at sporting events.

    The reason: She knows a completely different anthem would leave her lips, Scott told an audience during a March show in her hometown of Philadelphia.

    The anthem she's referring to is one that she wrote as a teenager living in north Philadelphia, a biting critique of racial inequality in America. And after more than 30 years, she performed her rewrite while touring this year. The neo-soul icon gave the highest-profile performance of the anthem so far Saturday at Day 2 of the in New Orleans. In — Scott . She received ovations and applause from the arena and gained buzz across social media.

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