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Pole vault world record holder Duplantis was named as the inaugural 'Ultimate Star' last summer and has collaborated on the official anthem for the championship, Gold, which he has written and performed.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Japanese were occupiers, but they made concessions unlike anything the Dutch had offered—opening government positions to Indonesians and ultimately allowing displays of the Indonesian flag and performances of its national anthem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
The singer was occasionally close to tears - most notably during One Last Time, the song that took on extra meaning as an anthem for survivors of the 2017 Manchester terror attack.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
From the radio, the Biafran national anthem burst out and filled the silence.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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
And just like she promises in my summer staple, Bonnie Tyler’s huge choruses and blockbuster anthems will be ravishing us until the end of this endless night.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Thirty years after the Spice Girls burst onto the scene with one of the most iconic anthems of the '90s, a little-known original member has recalled the moment she first heard Wannabe.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
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