*Yes, Beyoncé was lip-syncing at the inaugural ceremony.
It’s true. The popular diva star didn’t sing the National Anthem live, but she did a good job on the recording.
But the whole thing blew up on the social media, calling it blaspheme that she sang a pre-recorded version.
“It proves that she is not an authentic artist,” Ave Maria Pospieck-Schnerr of Philadelphia wrote on TODAY’s official Facebook page. “She can’t sing on que [sic] live and sound perfect … proves that she duped the many people watching who thought she was singing live and it proves she is a phony.”
Yikes, Bey is a phony?
Well, to her credit, she didn’t have time to practice with the symphony, besides that, it helps the program move along smoothly, with as few errors as possible.
Analysts say it’s not really a big deal because these types of things happen all the time, especially given the prestige of the occasion.
“If Beyonce had been lip-synching to somebody else’s voice — or her own voice from 10 years ago — that would be one thing,” Thompson tells TODAY.com. “But she was lip-synching to her own voice in a recording that was [reportedly] made on Sunday … Beyonce should be able to lip-synch to something she recorded 24 hours earlier.”
So will she get a chance to recover from this bad press incident?
Perhaps. She’s scheduled to perform at the Super Bowl’s half time show.
We’ll all be listening.
In the meantime, you can get more of this story at TODAY.
Big deal is 25/20′s in the form of the liberal media love to throw shade on our brothers and sisters and then ninjas love to bandwagon on the hate, making it into much larger of an issue than necessary.
So let me play Devil’s advocate. If she knew the media was going to use this as an opportunity to go in on her (because she is black, as you claim), why not avoid the controversy by either letting someone else do the damn song or doing it on your own without the crutches?
Nobody hating on Beyonce. Lip synching has never been an accepted form of musical expression in this society, so why all of a sudden some folks want to make an exception for Beyonce?
I think the big deal is about at her level, and considering the worldwide audience and the fact that it was at the Inauguration, if you call yourself a singer, then dammit, SING!! What’s the point of getting up there when you were supposed to be a world class show woman and lip synchin’ like some amateur who just came into the game? If that’s the case, they could have played a recording, she didn’t have to show up!!
No, the big deal is that people have no idea what a music production and the human voice is. for obvious reasons, people believe a singer should be able to sing in 30degree weather..which is far from the reality of those involved in the profession.
Yet, Whitney Houston’s most memorable performance was lip-synched and 20+ years later, it’s still remembered as an outstanding performance….and she too could’ve stayed at home.
Let’s get some perspective here folks.
I have to agree.
This is past the point of crazy! That is why you rehearse. If you can’t let someone else do it. That is just greedy if you are not going to do it… and won’t allow someone else!
It is the National Anthem for goodness sake.
@Musbdherbs… I will admit that I don’t know much about music production and the human voice.
Didn’t Aretha Franklin sing live 1 year ago… in very fridgid weather?
Yes…and you do recall how she sound and afterwards suggested that her voice was not up to it?
When asked whether it was a hard song to sing she said, “No, not at all, but (Tuesday) it was. Mainly because of the temperature outside. I don’t have to tell you, it was freezing, if you were there. Some singers it doesn’t bother, and others it does. I don’t care for it. It affected my voice.
IMO, the best “trained” singers are classical. I am convinced that you will not find a recording of Pavarotti nor Denyce Graves nor Jessye Norman nor any opera singer for that matter deciding to sing live in cold weather. They wouldn’t do it and the music producer would never suggest such. It’s not about “talent” (as people suggest) it’s about the fact that your “vocal cords” are muscles..it’s why you can’t wake up in the morning and sing a perfect Ave Maria. It’s also why people can’t sing after developing nodes on their cords.
These are simple facts that people don’t understand.
@musbdherbs Thank you!
Elle, don’t drink the Kool-Aid. Your initial point was spot on.
”That is why you rehearse. If you can’t let someone else do it.”
I would rather have heard Mariah Carey, a REAL singer, sing it.
Bottom line, all of this brouhaha over Beyonce singing to her won track is jsut giving her more ATTENTION for the super bowl halftime show, you know the NFL and CBS are loving it right now and it also helps with her new music /CD that is coming out this year, all of the people who do not like her keep her name in the headlines, just like so many other pop stars.
While the media is still spinning its wheel with this story the National Anthem is the most butchered song sung. How many ‘real’ singers have sung this song in packed stadiums and across the country and just fk it all up? Most forget the words or they just didn’t put much time in to rehearse it. How many have totally disrespected the patriotic song ( Rose Ann Barr, Carl Lewis ), they should’ve had rocks thrown at them.
Good luck with your second term Mr. President, you’re leading a nation of idiots you can see where their priorities are, never mind that people are losing their jobs, homes and those stinking high gas prices. Beyonce has come in and hurt their little feelings all because she didn’t sing the Star Spangle Banner live……d@mn you Beyonce!!
LOL!!! Touche’
She is so OVER-RATED!!!
Wow….she has been kicking ERRYone’s ass, as a performing SINGING dynamo, every since she’s arrived on the scene! With all she does physically ‘on stage (in HEELS mind you!!) , has only fell “once”, BEEN sangin “live” all the long (in most cases, I mean lets face it, ain’t nobawdy came away from one of her shows, complaining she “WASN’T” singing!!!, like say a Britney Spears etc…!) And now?, aaaaaaall of a sudden!?, she’s “NOT” the talent we’ve all been seeing b4 this past Monday!??? WTF is wrooooooooong witchall!!?? Answer….”your “premeditated hate” has taken control of your common sense. As with the Tea Party Repubs. vs. Obie…”any BS that’s contraditctary to the KNOWN truth” is now “morrrrrrrre” than possible & is the “truth”. SMGDH! Again!!!, “I” am NOT an automatic fan of Bey! But real is real (to those of Us who “haaaaaave” common sense & can separate their desire from reality!) all day!! And this chick is not the fraud y’all want to make her out to be! But hey…..stay ‘on that river in Africa….”tDee niiiiiiiiiial”! But….I digress. Sigh!
And btw?….Mariah Carey?, can’t even sang her OWN songs, now!!!! She is the QUEEN of lipsyncing (& she cain’t even do “that” well!!!) So..y’all would’ve reeeeeeally had an issue with…huh Monday!! And others have fooled the shyt out of y’all as well, but again….”stay a hater & stay…ignorant”. Another sigh!
Ps again…..I just luuuuuv to watch “the ignorant ” try to “get somewhere”?, while….driving in circles” & ignoring the screaming “navigation system”, that’s shoooooowing them they’re going “the wrong way”! What stupid/dumbasses!!! Well…”stay lost” & exaustingly hilaaaaaaarious! LMBAOATSAP!