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*Exactly 30 years ago, Marvin Gaye sang the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star game at Los Angeles’ famous Forum and it was forever changed. He received his heavy share of backlash over his sultry rendition of the song because the usual suspects thought that it was disrespectful among other things. Fast forward to today [...]
*A high-profile performance of the National Anthem is the source of controversy for a second straight month. Just as the Beyonce lip-synching uproar at the Inauguration begins to fade, here comes Alicia Keys and her jazzy rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl – a performance that was overwhelmingly well received. “Yes [...]
*This just in… During her Super Bowl media day, Beyonce admitted to lip syncing the National Anthem at President Obama’s Inauguration – but only after she belted the anthem live, and acapella, for the press. When she finished, she simply said, “Any questions?” Watch below. [Scroll down to hear Bey's explanation for lip synching.] Beyonce [...]
*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: [...]
*The Wall Street Journal says it has obtained audio direct from Beyonce’s microphone that proves she actually did sing the National Anthem live at the Inauguration, but used the pre-recorded track to boost her vocals. RELATED STORY: Aretha, Jlo and Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan defend Beyonce in Lip Sync ‘Scandal’ The news organization posted to [...]
*Alicia Keys will join her good friend Beyonce on the Super Bowl performance slate. The “girl on fire” has been chosen to sing the National Anthem prior to the big game, which will feature Beyonce as the half time entertainment. The Super Bowl will take place in New Orleans on Feb. 3. Keys and Bey [...]
*Crystal Chavis, an up and coming 17-year old singer from Inglewood, California, has been asked to sing the National Anthem at the Lakers v. Utah Jazz game at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Friday, January 25th in front of a crowd of 20,000 spectators. Born and raised in Inglewood, Crystal is currently an 11th [...]
*As the Democratic National Convention was taking place in Charlotte on Wednesday, the 2012 NFL season kicked off in New York with a pre-show featuring performances from Mariah Carey and No Doubt, and the National Anthem belted by Queen Latifah. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The NFL moved its traditional Thursday start to Wednesday to [...]
*One of the most sentimental moments of any sports competition is the singing of the National Anthem. Everyone loved Whitney Houston’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner so much, that it nearly hit platinum and set the bar for how it should be done. Now imagine if the nearly 80 million viewers that tuned into [...]
*R&B veteran, Mary J. Blige, has had a tough road lately. On the heels of BK-fried-chicken-gate, she’s now catching heat in Kentucky – but not for something she HAS done … it’s for something she MIGHT do. It seems the good ol’ horse lovers in the Bluegrass State are up in arms about just how [...]
*Mary J. Blige is headed to the Blue Grass State. The Grammy winner has been booked to sing the national anthem at this year’s Kentucky Derby, reports AP. A statement released today from Churchill Downs says Blige will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Louisville track around 5:10 p.m. on May 5, shortly before the [...]
*Exactly one week after singing the wrong lyrics to the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, Christina Aguilera made headlines again for an unfortunate mishap before a live national audience. The singer didn’t flub any lyrics during her Aretha Franklin tribute at Sunday’s Grammys. She did, however, slip and fall as the routine came to [...]
*Grammy Award winners Rihanna and Lenny Kravitz have joined the entertainment lineup for the NBA All-Star game. Kravitz will perform his song “Come on Get it” during introductions of the starting lineups at the Feb. 20 game in Los Angeles before Josh Groban belts the national anthem. Rihanna’s will handle the halftime show with performances [...]
*Christina Aguilera is catching serious flack for screwing up the words to the National Anthem at the Super Bowl Sunday. It’s not like it was her first time doing it on a national stage. She’s done the song numerous times in the past at previous sporting events including Game 7 of last year’s NBA finals. [...]
*It’s peanuts and Cracker Jacks for “Glee’s” Amber Riley. The TV star will bring her powerful pipes from Fox’s hit series to Angel Stadium in Anaheim Tuesday to belt the national anthem before Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star game, baseball officials announced Sunday. Riley, 24, plays young diva Mercedes Jones on the recently Emmy-nominated “Glee,” [...]
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