GRAMMY-Award Winner Maxwell to Perform National Anthem at 2018 US Open Opening Night CeremonyGRAMMY-Award Winning Soul Singer Maxwell to Perform National Anthem at 2018 US Open Opening Night CeremonySpecial Ceremony to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of the US OpenOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Shore Fire Media New York, N.Y. - The USTA today announced that GRAMMY-Award winning soul singer, Maxwell,will perform the National Anthem at the Opening Night ceremony of the 2018 US Open. The performance will take place at Arthur Ashe Stadium prior to the evening session on Monday, August 27. This announcement follows the news that GRAMMY-Award winning music sensation Kelly Clarkson will headline the Opening Night Ceremony. This year's ceremony will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the US Open and will include former US Open champions, USTA Chairman of the Board and President Katrina Adams and other special guests. Maxwell, who recently announced his "50 Intimate Nights Live" Tour, has transfixed music lovers for more than two decades and has gone on to win multiple GRAMMY, NAACP Image and Soul Train Music Awards with even more nominations under his belt. Later this year, the singer will be performing some of his hit tracks as well as yet-to-be released music in many of North America's top theatres, including New York's Beacon Theatre, LA's Microsoft Theater and Chicago's Chicago Theatre. In addition, the Brooklyn-born soul singer will be releasing a 20th anniversary reissue of Maxwell's 1998 album 'Embrya' later this fall. The US Open is scheduled for August 27 through September 9 with the US Open Fan Week and Qualifying Tournament beginning on August 21.
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August 15, 2018 2:05pm ET by Shore Fire Media |