She gained worldwide praise for her rendition of the US national anthem at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, but Beyoncé’s reputation has taken a battering after it was revealed she lip-synched her way through the song.
The widely anticipated performance by the 31-year-old diva was changed at the last minute and the Marine Corps band was told they would no longer have to play as she would sing to a backing track, a band spokeswoman told the New York Post.
“We don’t know why,” Master Sgt Kristin duBois, told the paper. “But that is what we were instructed to do, so that is what we did.”
Kristen said the version sung on the day had been pre-recorded at a Marine Corps studio in Washington on Sunday night.
Capt Gregory A. Wolf, a Marine Corps spokesman, said the corps had advised against a live performance as there was little time to rehearse with the singer, but said that no-one was in a position to say whether Beyoncé lip-synced the performance of not.
Gregory said it was standard procedure to record music for the event beforehand, in case bad weather made it impossible to tune instruments on the day.
Beyoncé’s publicist has not yet commented on the lip-synching accusations.
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