Demi Lovato belted out the national anthem at Super Bowl LIV in Miami Sunday night, but among of a sea of standing spectators was one family that chose to remain seated: Beyonce, Jay-Z and their daughter Blue Ivy.
While Lovato sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" -- during which U.S. soldiers currently serving in Qatar were shown on the stadium screens and a performance punctuated by a flyover of a military fighter jet -- the Carters remain seated, per video obtained by TMZ (above).
Jay-Z, a co-producer of the Pepsi Halftime Show, announced his Roc Nation company had entered a partnership with the NFL for events and social activism last year. The rapper received immediate backlash since he had become one of the biggest supporters of Colin Kaepernick, who sparked a fissure in the NFL when he decided to kneel when the national anthem was played before games to protest the killings of blacks by police officers.
Jay-Z's response was that he still supports protesting, kneeling and Kaepernick, but he’s also interested in working with the league to make substantial changes.
Representatives for Jay-Z and Beyoncé didn't immediately reply to emails seeking comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.