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Did Beyonce lip-sync national anthem at inaugural? Social media reacts
Response on socia media is swift and negative.
- Social media was in an uproar Tuesday upon learning that superstar Beyonce lip-synced the national anthem at the presidential inauguration. The performance, which was dramatic and crowd-pleasing, was a phony, according to a Times of London report based on a source with the U.S. Marine Corps Band. But later Tuesday, a Marines spokesperson backed off the earlier report.
Exclusive: Beyoncé lip-synched Star Spangled Banner at inaugurationMillions of viewers around the world were stunned by the singer's spectacular rendition of the anthem but The Times has learnt that s...- According to the Times: "A spokeswoman for the Marine Corps Band said it was standard procedure to record a backing track and Beyoncé decided shortly before her performance to rely on the studio version rather than risk singing it live on the Capitol."
UPDATE: AP story reflects new Marine Corps quote disavowing earlier statement.
"Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Gregory Wolf said that because there was no opportunity for Beyonce to rehearse with the Marine Band, it was determined that a live performance by the band was ill advised. Instead they used a pre-recorded track for the band's portion of the song. 'Regarding Ms. Knowles-Carter's vocal performance," Wolf's statement continued, "no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded.'
A representative for Beyonce did not respond to requests for comment."
Did or didn't she? Beyonce questioned on lip syncOn Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Marine Band told news outlets that Beyonce had lip synced at President Barack Obama's inauguration...Here is the performance:
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT RT @Gawker: BEYONCÉ WAS LIP-SYNCHING THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER gaw.kr/FGVBRJO
Beyonce just WORKED that National Anthem! That National Anthem needs a cigarette after what she just did to it!! That was INCREDIBLE!! Wow!
And THAT'S why she's the No1 performer in world music.....incredible! #Beyonce #inauguration
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- Allen SieboldDon't most all performers have speakers placed directly in front of them to better hear the music? Was she perhaps listening to the music track through her ear...more2013-01-23T18:49:21.951Z
- Allen SieboldDon't most all performers have speakers placed directly in front of them to better hear the music? Was she perhaps listening to the music track through her ear...Don't most all performers have speakers placed directly in front of them to better hear the music? Was she perhaps listening to the music track through her ear piece? Why consider the worst and not the most obvious?more2013-01-23T18:49:21.951Z
