National Anthem Performances

By now, you've likely read the Internet's stunned and spirited reactions to Fergie's rendition of the national anthem prior to Sunday night's NBA All-Star Game.

By now, you've also likely watched this controversial rendition of the national anthem.

Who would have thought that a woman who once wore a meat dress to the MTV Video Music Awards would be singing our country's theme song just five and a half year later.

Only in America, huh?

We're gonna let you finish, Idina Menzel... but Trent Harris had the best National Anthem rendition EVER.

Only two years old, this toddler recently took the court at a Southern Regional High School varsity basketball game in New Jersey to show off his pipes, belting out a unique rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" that included a lot of mumbling.

On Sunday evening, Idina Menzel went from the cold of Frozen to the heat of Glendale, Arizona.

The actress, best known for her impressive Broadway career until she broke through the mainstream by singing the Oscar-winning track "Let It Go," belted out the national them prior to Super Bowl XLIX.

It's been awhile since anyone STAIND the National Anthem quite like Aaron Lewis did at the World Series last night. See what we did there twice?!

The rock band frontman turned solo bungled "The Star-Spangled Banner," replacing "at the twilight's last gleaming" with "were so gallantly streaming."

Ariana Grande performed the National Anthem last night at the NFL season opening contest between Seattle and Green Bay, and she crushed it. Crushed it.

Kelly Clarkson... Alicia Keys... Christina Aguilera...

... Renée Fleming?!?

James Taylor sang the Star Spangled Banner prior to Game 2 of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals last night.

Eventually, that is.

After a few months on the shelf following hip surgery, Lady Gaga returned to the spotlight this week to sing the National Anthem at NYC's Gay Pride Parade.

The LGBT community is, of course, near and dear to Gaga's heart, and she let them know it Saturday with this rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" ...

Sebastien De La Cruz returned to the national stage last night to sing the national anthem, two days after being subjected to racist and hate-filled Tweets.

The 11-year old was back behind the microphone (introduced by San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro) despite the fact that many people online reacted in shock and disgust over someone with Mexican heritage being given such a platform.

Sebastien De La Cruz is 11 years old.

Yet the singer is clearly more mature than a handful of morons on the Internet, many of whom reacted to his national anthem performance on Tuesday by raining hate all over Twitter.

Talk about an impressive case of cymbal-ism!

During a recent school performance of the Star Spangled Banner, one poor student clashed him instrument together... only to see it break apart and go crashing to the floor.