Christian Singer says that Super Bowl’s performance is ‘vindication’ after being canceled by the Mayor of New Orleans

Christian music star Lauren Daigle He is celebrating a complete circle moment after being used to act in this year’s Super Bowl.

On Sunday, the 33 -year -old will join the jazz musician Tombone Shorty for an interpretation of “America The Beautiful” during the Show prior to the Super Bowl game in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

Daigle’s performance in Nola during one of the most watched television events in the world occurs years after the Mayor of New Orleans, Latoya Cantrell, asked to be eliminated as an artist when the city was the host of “celebration of the eve by Dick Clark’s New Year. “

Before the Super Bowl, Daigle joined the Fox News collaborator, Raymond Arroyo, for an appearance in the “Arroyo Grande “Podcast during which he explained to feel claimed while preparing to act in one of the largest stages in the world.

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“To get this moment later, I would say that for anyone who is observing that they have stained their reputation in any way and are only waiting for the moment of claim, sometimes it only has been five years,” Daigle told “Arroyo Grande” Podcast.

In 2020, Cantrell publicly criticized Daigle after Twice winner of the Grammy Award He gave an improvised performance in an outdoor prayer service, concert and rally organized by the singer and leader of Christian Adoration Sean Feucht.

The event, near the famous Jackson Square in New Orleans in November 2020, was part of the “Let We Worship” tour of Feucht, which also served as a protest against Covid-19 restrictions in the churches.

According to Times-Picayune, the event attracted several hundred attendees, many of which were not in masks challenging local public health orders.

Subsequently, Cantrell criticized Daigle for participating in the event and then sent a tough letter to the producers of “Dick Clark’s Rockin ‘Eve” To demand that Lafayette, Louisiana, be native, is forbidden to act.

At that time, Daigle issued a statement explaining that he was riding his bicycle when he spontaneously decided to go through the Feucht event since he was a friend for a long time. She told Arroyo that her performance was not planned in advance, and Feucht asked her to sing.

In his statement, Daigle wrote that I was “disappointed that my spontaneous participation has become part of the political discourse, and it saddens the divisive agendas of these times.”

Daigle also confirmed that although she had been involved in conversations with “Dick Clark’s Rockin ‘New Year” producers, she was never an confirmed artist for the television special.

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“It would have been, and it would still be, honored to represent our city on the eve of the New Year, and although I was aware of the discussions about my participation, an offer was never made,” he said.

While talking with Arroyo, Daigle said that “he was definitely not invited” to the transmission and shared his reaction to the Cantrell letter.

“I think of that letter, he also cited: ‘She is a weapon for society,'” recalled Daigle. “And I went home to Lafayette, and I got into my parents’ public that is fun. “

Looking back, Daigle said he had a different perspective about the controversy.

“What I learned is that when people need an element of hope, joining is one of the most beautiful things,” he said. “It is one of the most incredible rights we have in this country. It is. And I think that removing that people is so discouraging, especially at a time like that.”

Now Daigle will take the stage in New Orleans while the city houses the Super Bowl for the first time since 2013.

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The singer told Arroyo that he was incredulous when Trombone Shorty called her to ask if she played “America The Beautiful” with him in Sunday’s game.

“I took the phone and there was a bit of: ‘Is this real? This will really happen? Is it real?’ I want to know what is real, “he recalled. “And then it became a ‘Yes, it was real’. It was a real decision.

Daigle also shared some details about what fans can expect from their performance with Louisiana Shorty native. He told Arroyo Shorty the arrangement of the classical patriotic song that will pay tribute to both New Orleans and his hometown.

“He said: ‘You know, he wanted to give a hat to New Orleans because we are here. But I also know that you are from Lafayette. So, I wanted to give a tip to Lafayette.’ So, this agreement occurred that rhythmically adapts to Both places, “said Daigle.

Daigle also shared that his interpretation will be influenced by his Christian roots. The musician said he began to practice the song after receiving Shorty’s call.

“I immediately tried to think … How do you feel more human in my voice?” Daigle said. “How will this generation go to, the age in which we are living at this time, the political climate we are living in now? Or could I not love what we have in this country or what we have built in this country ?

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“How can I use this song? And the line, and I am not trying to sound cliché at all because I know: ‘Hello, Christian’, whatever. But when he says: ‘God threw me his grace’ that I line me, really He caught me to the center in some way, “he added.

“I have sung songs about speaking of God, right? But when you see a song that is destined for something else, and still includes the power of God in Him … it is destined to honor our nation and show the beauty of our nation .