The NFL chose to keep fans in suspense regarding their choice of artist for Super Bowl 50’s opening number, holding out until the week of the big game to announce that the National Anthem would be delivered by Lady Gaga. The news about Gaga, always a polarizing figure, drew a slate of mixed audience reaction regarding her latest achievement. Which is to be expected: After all, this is the artist who drew ire for rewriting select lyrics of the “Star-Spangled Banner” at 2013’s NYC Gay Pride Parade, the last time she performed the Anthem publicly.
