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The atmosphere softened for an a cappella version of 'Grace', the well-known Irish ballad linked to the 1916 Easter Rising, before the national anthem rang out.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom,’ her 2016 anthem, is in heavy rotation in Harris campaign ads and at rallies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

If you ignored the lyrics, which is impossible, you might not even recognize it as a heartbreak anthem.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

But Parton, whose hit "9 to 5" was a feminist anthem, declined to describe herself as such despite shaking up the male dominated country music industry.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

The ghouls and ghosts closed in - two hundred of them facing Jason in anticipation, as if he might lead them in the national anthem.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

"It's one of those things you just don't believe at first. He's known for his dance anthems, we grew up listening to him... it's just a cool thing."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Take a bite out of history: In Part 2 of its series on McGruff the Crime Dog, Slate’s Decoder Ring podcast asks the question: Did a trench-coat-wearing dog’s catchy anti-drug anthems actually work?

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

Mahalia Jackson’s gospel anthems and Harry Belafonte’s interpretations of calypso music took on special relevance for the civil-rights movement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

He was booed by the crowd during the national anthems and again when he took the field with Infantino after the game for the awards ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Hence “black is beautiful” and “gay pride”—slogans and anthems of political movements aimed at ending not only legal discrimination, but the stigma that justified it.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander