{"id":1236369312,"date":"2026-10-27T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/?p=1236369312"},"modified":"2026-10-27T20:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T00:55:08","slug":"ne-yo-national-anthem-game-4-2026-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/ne-yo-national-anthem-game-4-2026-world-series-1236369312\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch NE-YO Perform National Anthem at Game 4 of 2026 World Series in Tampa&nbsp;Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \"\n>\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ne-yo\/\"  >NE-YO<\/a> performed the national anthem at game 4 of the <a  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"  target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/product-recommendations\/world-series-2026-rays-brewers-mlb-watch-live-online-free-1236364399\/\"  >2026 World Series <\/a>on Tuesday night (Oct. 27) in Tampa Bay, as the Milwaukee Brewers have their brooms out looking to complete the sweep of the Rays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \"\n>\n\tHolding his hat at his side, NE-YO brought his silky-smooth vocals to &#8220;The Star-Spangled Banner,&#8221; singing on the baseball field as a graphic of the American flag waved behind him. Watch the full performance here: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NE-YO with a fantastic national anthem performance ahead of <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/WorldSeries?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >#WorldSeries<\/a> Game 4 \ud83e\udd29 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qrE3lHIhZX\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >pic.twitter.com\/qrE3lHIhZX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLB\/status\/2115231627081318834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >October 27, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>