Singer Beyonce performs the National Anthem during the public ceremonial inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC
*CNN is now reporting that it has confirmation with “an inaugural source” that Beyonce did in fact lip-sync her performance of the National Anthem at the 2013 Inauguration Ceremony.
The Wall Street Journal and Slate magazine insist that the superstar did sing, but used a pre-record to bolster her vocals. However, an unnamed official told CNN: “She did not sing live,” adding that Beyonce made the choice to lip-sync over a pre-record on Sunday night. “Because she didn’t have time to rehearse with the Marine Band, she decided to use her recording with the Marine Band.”
Her vocals were recorded separately, and the Marine Band added their instrumentals later. This decision puzzled the official because during the pre-record the singer was “spot on.”
The Marine Band initially claimed that Beyonce lip-synced her performance, but then backed off the statement. Despite the “scandal,” Beyonce reportedly saw no issue with using the pre-record.
“She didn’t think there was anything wrong with it,” a source told Us Weekly. “Pavarotti has done it! It was freezing out, and if she messed up just one note, that would have been the story.” Adding, “Everybody uses these tracks, and the music director advised it. Any big outdoor live performance is almost always with some kind of track.”
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LOLLLLLL……..inauguration has since passed and whether or not Beyonce lip-sync is still in the news, gotta love it! It makes me wonder is this all some people got out of the inauguration, it was an open event free to the public and the only concerns should be on ours minds, what will the next four years be like.
Some pop singer allegedly lip-sync to her own vocals and suddenly it’s a scandal….. *chuckle*. This is how Beyonce’s popularity continues to expand, she knows how to work people over because they are just that dumb!
I agree with you 100% the media can focus on the dumbest and most UN IMPORTANT CRAP!! most of the time. Pres Obama( a black man) was sworn in for a sceond time and his vision on how he intends to help this country’s problems for the next four years should be the MAAIN STORY and not Beyonce, she will be just fine.
I was shocked at her Planned-performance, because I don’t get what folks see in her . .it was good . . .and she didn’t embarass Whitney . . I just don’t like Beyondme
SHE IS SO SO OVER-RATED