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"When the national anthem was played and the gold medal was around my neck, I was so excited and happy," Xinhua news agency quoted her as saying.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Early in the Games local organisers apologised to South Korea after the North Korean national anthem was played by mistake.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

In 2022, she released the smoky electro-pop, queer anthem “Boyfriend,” which reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the theatrical “Breakfast,” a man-eater melody that declares she’s in charge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Innocent Ways” wants to be a bass-quaking party anthem in the manner of something from Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica,” but it has no personality and comes off as stiff and formulaic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

After being pressed up tight to life and death, it’s what I believe in—a distilled hum that I plan to follow through this life and maybe the next, like my own personal anthem.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

The stage felt emptier without them, but their bandmates worked hard to fill the gaps, hyping up the crowd with a succession of bass-heavy pop anthems and jaw-dropping dance breaks.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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

Customers ordered full English breakfasts and Guinnesses and sang national anthems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The day was symbolized for me by the playing of our two national anthems, and the vision of whites singing “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” and blacks singing “Die Stem,” the old anthem of the republic.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela