Chancellor said:

Come on y'all this ain't a surprise...The First Lady Loves herself some Beyonce. I think Beyonce is like the young-sis she never had....I knew Beyonce's invitation was a LOCK when the First Lady ended her Democratic National Convention Speech with the B-Girl singing her off the stage via track....

We didnt need Sylvia Brown to tell us Beyonce was gonna be on that inaugural stand with the First Family...I say Congrats to Beyonce that's an invitation that comes ONCE in a Lifetime....

Somebody's 2013 is starting off GREAT...Damn....

invitation that comes ONCE in a Lifetime?? didnt she sing at the last one???

Chancellor said:

missfee said:

It may not be a surprise, but damn let someone else sing. I just feel that she's overhyped. There's better singers and entertainers out here than her and folks act like SHE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT EXISTS when she isn't. I know it isn't up to me as far as who performs, if it's true that the first lady prefers her, then so be it, but yeesh, she's overdone, overexposed and overhyped.

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So who do you think the Obamas should have chosen besides Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor?

If I'm not mistaken Kelly Clarkson will become the youngest singer to sing during an Inaugural ceremony...I don't know how she got an invite but I know it blew her Damn mind....I'll bet you the Obama Daughters picked her...

she's republican...she wont be there...

babynoz said:

MadamGoodnight said:

Aretha's still singing at these type of events. I remember, because Re Re had that big church lady hat on.

I was just thankful that she had to wear a coat cuz it was cold as hell.

Right! Otherwise Re Re could've shown up in one of her spaghetti strap specials. Aretha likes to let it all hang out

MadamGoodnight said:

babynoz said:

I was just thankful that she had to wear a coat cuz it was cold as hell.

Right! Otherwise Re Re could've shown up in one of her spaghetti strap specials. Aretha likes to let it all hang out

LOL! And Dick Cheney woulda fell out of that damn wheelchair fo sho!

babynoz said:

MadamGoodnight said:

Right! Otherwise Re Re could've shown up in one of her spaghetti strap specials. Aretha likes to let it all hang out

LOL! And Dick Cheney woulda fell out of that damn wheelchair fo sho!

babynoz said:

phunkdaddy said:

vainandy said: Yes they really are performing per their website. Larry also had an interview with the local CBS affiliate in Memphis speaking about it. Lmao at sell outs. I assume u talkin about their new song grown folks. They will probably do a couple of stax y classics as they have been doing some stax revues too. Mo money mo money! [Edited 1/11/13 3:13am]

I sure hope that we get to see them on TV during the festivities.

Besides that, if I were planning this event I would definitely have included Al Green. After all the hoopla that happened when Obama sang Let's Stay Together it seems like a no-brainer to me.

No they are performing the night before at the Pre Inaugural celebration. The Barkays were

picked over the OJays and the Isley Brothers. Not bad.

Free2BMe said:

I agree with what you said. I am the biggest Michael Jackson FANATIC in the world. There is NO ONE who will ever be on the level that he was/is. However, that doesn't negate the fact that Beyonce is a GREAT entertainer. This doesn't take away from icons such as Tina, Arethat, Diana,etc. They paved the way for Beyonce. Beyonce DESERVES every ounce of success that she has received. She works her ass off and I have NEVER heard her put ANY other artists down. I have NEVER heard her throw her family under the bus. FTR, I have never heard Beyonce put herself on the level of Michael, Diana, Tina, etc. or other ICONS. She has always remained professional and classy in every way.

Personally, I can't wait to see her perform at the SuperBowl because I KNOW that she is going to do a GREAT job. Beyonce never disappoints. Her appearances and concerts are always top-notch.

It is not her fault that the media loves her and kisses her ass. The media can turn on you in a moment. The media kissed Janet's ass every chance they got and we see how they turned on her. IMO, Beyonce is no more OVER-exposed than Janet was at her peak. She was on every talk show, every magazine, etc. doing interviews. Therefore, all of this hate-filled talk about Beyonce is based on JEALOUSY, IMO. Would the same people hating on Beyonce be saying this if it were Janet singing for Obama's Inagural, on magazine covers, doing the SuperBowl, etc. The answer is NO. Janet fans would be besides themsevles with joy. I am a fan of Beyonce's music. I appreciate how she presents herself in her private life and I love her performances, music, etc.

Finally, all of the hate about Beyonce's "looks" baffle me. Beyone IS a beautiful woman. Basically, she looks the same as the did as a child. She was a beautiful little girl, who grew up to be a beautiful woman. She is NOT the first black woman to color her hair, so I don't know why all the hate because she wears blond hair. It is HER choice and I have no problem with it. IMO, she is not trying to be or look white just because her hair color choice is blond. I say to Beyonce, continue to do YOUR thing and don't allow anyone to stop you from fulfilling your dream, just because people want you to sit back and wait on THEIR artist to come out with new product. There is room for everyone and sadly it seems that SOME of us, have this idea that Beyonce keeps THEIR favorite artist from doing their thing. SMH!

Amen and Halleluyer...Everything you said was on-point. If this was anyone BUT beyonce we wouldnt even be reading the HATE...You don't see folks saying Adele is OVERRATED & TIRED, but she's everywhere Globally because she's another IT girl with a talent Loved by the Masses...

The main reason I said B-Girl is today's Diana Ross isbecause Diana got the same HATE from some of us in The Black Community and MANY of her Peers in the Industry...Diana still catches Hell decades later..And this is coming from a Lifetime Patti Fan...

The Clinton's asked Barbara Steisand & Sheryl Crowe to sing at just about every event during their 8yr run in the Big House. No one complained about it. We didnt see or hear Gums flapping or nashing away at that...Nobody threw Chicken Bones or Neck Bones at Barbara when she got on the stage...

Keep in mind Beyonce and Jay-Z havent performed at the Big House yet and I HOPE The Obama's give the both of them their own Concert. They've supported the Obama's financially and by performing @ Public events. Both Artists deserve that invitation to the Ceremony and an invitation to put on a Concert at the Big House...

phunkdaddy said:

No hate here. I don't have a problem whatsoever with her performing at the Inauguration. I can say she's earned her success although not a fan. I just find most of her music doesn't appeal to me so I can easily tune her out.

Hater is the most over-used term in the world right now...just another way to be dismissive of opposing points of view most of the time.

I like to use it in humor sometimes like, "don't be hatin"...other than that I try to avoid using it.

I'm somebody who just likes to see opportunities spread around instead of seeing the same faces all over the place such as Beyonce, Rihanna, Nicki, Gaga..etc.

I think it would even be nice to see a chorus of school kids or something like that...not everything has to be star-studded.

[Snip - luv4u]

So what do y'all think of her performance? Here it is in case you missed it:

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Shard said:

So what do y'all think of her performance? Here it is in case you missed it:

That wasn't bad at all. In fact, I say she was excellent.

[Edited 1/21/13 20:34pm]

Bester24 said:

Shard said:

So what do y'all think of her performance? Here it is in case you missed it:

That wasn't bad at all. In fact, I say she was excellent.

[Edited 1/21/13 20:34pm]

Yeah, I'd say she nailed it. That's a damn hard song to do well, and she did it. I'm also impressed that she did use some voice control on it, which made it much more effective when she really started belting. I love when she's on the last word and Joe Biden breaks into this weird grin, like, "SHIT, I cannot believe someone actually got through that thing without fucking it up!"

Beyonce lip-synced 'The Star Spangled Banner,' reports say

Halfway through her rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" at President Barack Obama's inauguration on Monday, Beyonce dramatically did away with the earpiece that singers use to hear themselves and their bands in a live setting.

One viewer likened it to the gutsy move Luke Skywalker made in the dramatic chase scene in the original "Star Wars," tweeting: "Taking out the earpiece is Luke turning off the targeting system in the Death Star trench."

But now a rep for the United States Marine Band has confirmed to The Post that Beyonce was not even singing the song live.

She was lip-syncing.

The rep said that the multi-platinum singer decided to perform to a pre-recorded track at the last minute.

“All music is pre-recorded for the ceremony because there are so many eventualities and conditions that day,” Kristin DuBois told the paper. “We performed, live, the band. But we received last-minute word that Beyonce was going to use the pre-recorded vocal track. Those were the instructions we were given. We don’t know what the reason why.”

Sources also tell Fox News that Beyonce was a no-show at the inauguration performance rehearsal on the Capitol steps.

And there's more.

A report in The Washingtonian questions the band's performance as well, citing eyewitnesses at the inauguration who said the band was not playing either. The report also shows an Instagram picture of Beyonce with members of the Marine Corps Band in a recording studio on Sunday.

Calls to Beyonce's rep were not immediately returned.

If the lip-syncing allegations are true, would that make Beyonce's dramatic earpiece drop mere staging, akin to funk legend James Brown's move of dramatically throwing off his cape in his performances?

FOX411 did a poll on Monday asking viewers if Beyonce or Kelly Clarkson gave the best vocal performance at the inauguration. Clarkson sang "America," and so far has not been accused of using a pre-recorded track.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/en...z2IjISkgkN

KELLY CLARKSON
Sorry Beyonce,
I Sang LIVE at Inauguration

Read more: http://www.tmz.com#ixzz2IjIhYV68

On January 20, the day before the ceremony, Beyoncé posted pictures to her Instagram account that appeared to show her in a recording studio. In one, she holds a copy of the sheet music to “The Star Spangled Banner” in front of a microphone attached to a recording device, and in another she sits in front of recording equipment while members of the Marine Corps Band stand clutching sheet music behind her.

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/inauguration-2013/did-beyonce-lip-sync-the-star-spangled-banner.php

[Edited 1/22/13 10:29am]

[Edited 1/22/13 11:41am]

Why does Michelle like her so much? I remember at the Billboard Awards she called her a role model for her girls or something in a video-intro and two minutes later she was popping her pussy during her performance. One of many reason why I really can't stand with any politician like that.

If you want a woman of weight, cite Harriet Tubman, you know, name Sojourner Truth. Beyonce. Michelle come on. I like her too but it's like leave her where she is. She doesn't need to be gased up like she is.

Pre-recorded vocals?

Why did she remove her custom in-ear monitor before hitting the high notes? What an ''actress''!

musicjunky318 said:

Why does Michelle like her so much? I remember at the Billboard Awards she called her a role model for her girls or something in a video-intro and two minutes later she was popping her pussy during her performance. One of many reason why I really can't stand with any politician like that.

If you want a woman of weight, cite Harriet Tubman, you know, name Sojourner Truth. Beyonce. Michelle come on. I like her too but it's like leave her where she is. She doesn't need to be gased up like she is.

Michelle isn't a politician.

Four years ago, Aretha sang live at President Obama's first inauguration

as did Kelly Clarkson on Monday. Why didn't Bey? Was her weave somehow restricting her voice box?

...

[Edited 1/22/13 15:02pm]

Just further prove how phony and calculated everything Beyonce does is. It is so transparent. Ugh. This woman needs to take her popped out pussy, her dorky rap-hack hubby, and their baby, and GO AWAY once and for all.

SoulAlive said:

I can't believe that I'm gonna defend Beyonce. but I understand why she chose to lip-sync.For this type of performance,it had to be PERFECT.If she had made any mistakes (forgot the lyrics,hit a bad note,etc),she would have gotten tremendous criticism,especially in this YouTube era. She played it safe and I can't blame her.

Yes but, which is worse--singing live, hitting a couple of bad notes and being heavily criticized for it? Or getting caught lip syncing and being heavily criticized-and branded a fraud for it? Thing is Beyonce can sing, she's no Britney or Rihanna. The worse that could've happend to her singing live is that she hit a couple of bum notes--but I think she would have (should have) been able to recover from it and keep going on. Did she not have any confidence in her voice or her ability to deliver an on-pitch performance? I guess she was so afraid of messing up during this important event she didnt want to take any chances, but look what happend. As far as I know she's the only singer in history to have lip synced the national anthem at the presidential inauguration. What singer wants to own that distinguished honor?

Beyoncé sang the national anthem at yesterday’s inauguration ceremony for President Obama and received overwhelming praise for her performance, ranging from Business Insider (“It was just amazing”) to TMZ (“f*cking awesome”).

Beyoncé’s Instagram photo of herself in a recording studio with members of the Marine Corps Band.

But to close observers, it appeared the performer was not singing live.

To press seated just below the podium, in front of the “President’s Own” Marine Corps Band, it was evident that the band wasn’t actually playing during the song—even though band director Colonel Michael J. Colburn was conducting energetically and the band members mimicked blowing into their instruments. Separately, at one point during her performance, Beyoncé removed her earpiece.

A hint as to the actual origins of the version Beyoncé sang came from her own hand: On January 20, the day before the ceremony, Beyoncé posted pictures to her Instagram account that appeared to show her in a recording studio. In one, she holds a copy of the sheet music to “The Star Spangled Banner” in front of a microphone attached to a recording device, and in another she sits in front of recording equipment while members of the Marine Corps Band stand clutching sheet music behind her.

Miming along to a pre-recorded track isn’t unheard of at inaugural ceremonies. At President Obama’s 2009 inauguration, cold weather and wind meant that a live performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman had to be nixed in favor of a recording. But there are no previously known cases of a singer lip-syncing the national anthem during an inaugural performance.

UPDATE January 22, 11:45 AM: The London Times has confirmed our theory that Beyoncé was, in fact, lip syncing. See the video via YouTube.

UPDATE January 22, 12:10 PM: "We don't know why Beyoncé decided to use prerecorded music," a spokesperson for the Marine Corps Band told us this morning. "All music [for inaugural ceremonies] is prerecorded as a matter of course, and that's something we've done for years and years. The Marine Band did perform live throughout the ceremony but we received last-minute word that Beyoncé wanted to use the recording." The spokesperson also added that everyone knows Beyoncé is a gifted singer, and her decision has no bearing on her musical ability.

UPDATE January 22, 3:15 PM: Colonel Colburn, speaking this afternoon to The Washingtonian, says that he can't confirm whether Beyoncé actually was singing. However, the band and the singer had decided Sunday night to use a precorded music track, since they were unable to coordinate a time for a full rehearsal. "She wasn't comfortable performing without a rehearsal, and I wasn't comfortable that either," he said. "We always knew that was a possibility." Every singer in yesterday's inauguration had a "safety" track at the ready in case weather, temperatures, or instrument problems arose at the last minute; Kelly Clarkson's was recorded on Saturday in Washington, although she did sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" live at the ceremony. The so-called "safety recording" for the Star Spangled Banner, done Sunday night with the Marine Band present by the singer when she arrived in Washington, was based on a practice national anthem the band had sent her earlier in the month.

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/inauguration-2013/did-beyonce-lip-sync-the-star-spangled-banner.php

NaughtyKitty said:

SoulAlive said:

I can't believe that I'm gonna defend Beyonce. but I understand why she chose to lip-sync.For this type of performance,it had to be PERFECT.If she had made any mistakes (forgot the lyrics,hit a bad note,etc),she would have gotten tremendous criticism,especially in this YouTube era. She played it safe and I can't blame her.

Yes but, which is worse--singing live, hitting a couple of bad notes and being heavily criticized for it? Or getting caught lip syncing and being heavily criticized-and branded a fraud for it? Thing is Beyonce can sing, she's no Britney or Rihanna. The worse that could've happend to her singing live is that she hit a couple of bum notes--but I think she would have (should have) been able to recover from it and keep going on. Did she not have any confidence in her voice or her ability to deliver an on-pitch performance? I guess she was so afraid of messing up during this important event she didnt want to take any chances, but look what happend. As far as I know she's the only singer in history to have lip synced the national anthem at the presidential inauguration. What singer wants to own that distinguished honor?

Beyoncé sang the national anthem at yesterday’s inauguration ceremony for President Obama and received overwhelming praise for her performance, ranging from Business Insider (“It was just amazing”) to TMZ (“f*cking awesome”).

Beyoncé’s Instagram photo of herself in a recording studio with members of the Marine Corps Band.

But to close observers, it appeared the performer was not singing live.

To press seated just below the podium, in front of the “President’s Own” Marine Corps Band, it was evident that the band wasn’t actually playing during the song—even though band director Colonel Michael J. Colburn was conducting energetically and the band members mimicked blowing into their instruments. Separately, at one point during her performance, Beyoncé removed her earpiece.

A hint as to the actual origins of the version Beyoncé sang came from her own hand: On January 20, the day before the ceremony, Beyoncé posted pictures to her Instagram account that appeared to show her in a recording studio. In one, she holds a copy of the sheet music to “The Star Spangled Banner” in front of a microphone attached to a recording device, and in another she sits in front of recording equipment while members of the Marine Corps Band stand clutching sheet music behind her.

Miming along to a pre-recorded track isn’t unheard of at inaugural ceremonies. At President Obama’s 2009 inauguration, cold weather and wind meant that a live performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman had to be nixed in favor of a recording. But there are no previously known cases of a singer lip-syncing the national anthem during an inaugural performance.

UPDATE January 22, 11:45 AM: The London Times has confirmed our theory that Beyoncé was, in fact, lip syncing. See the video via YouTube.

UPDATE January 22, 12:10 PM: "We don't know why Beyoncé decided to use prerecorded music," a spokesperson for the Marine Corps Band told us this morning. "All music [for inaugural ceremonies] is prerecorded as a matter of course, and that's something we've done for years and years. The Marine Band did perform live throughout the ceremony but we received last-minute word that Beyoncé wanted to use the recording." The spokesperson also added that everyone knows Beyoncé is a gifted singer, and her decision has no bearing on her musical ability.

UPDATE January 22, 3:15 PM: Colonel Colburn, speaking this afternoon to The Washingtonian, says that he can't confirm whether Beyoncé actually was singing. However, the band and the singer had decided Sunday night to use a precorded music track, since they were unable to coordinate a time for a full rehearsal. "She wasn't comfortable performing without a rehearsal, and I wasn't comfortable that either," he said. "We always knew that was a possibility." Every singer in yesterday's inauguration had a "safety" track at the ready in case weather, temperatures, or instrument problems arose at the last minute; Kelly Clarkson's was recorded on Saturday in Washington, although she did sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" live at the ceremony. The so-called "safety recording" for the Star Spangled Banner, done Sunday night with the Marine Band present by the singer when she arrived in Washington, was based on a practice national anthem the band had sent her earlier in the month.

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/inauguration-2013/did-beyonce-lip-sync-the-star-spangled-banner.php

well im gonna defend Beyonce on the basis of who the F cares, this story is getting traction cause its trashy gossip BS, and look who is behind the breaking story TMZ the moron zone. Honestly who cares? If she would have sounded like shit then she woulda heard it, To be honest PEEPS here are once again using the double standard, they POST ENDLESS PRAISE ON THIS FORUM about shows like Solid Gold, Top of the Pops, Bandstand, and Soul Train, etc....and guess what 99.9% of that stuff was not live , instruments werent even plugged in. MY favorite band ever a-ha appeared on Bandstand, they lypsynched obviously but the instruments werent plugged in plus they had no VISA to get the drummer into the country so GO GOS Gina Shock mimed it. Prince did 90% of the Emancipation promo and never was live, so give me an F ing break with this story.

lastdecember said:

well im gonna defend Beyonce on the basis of who the F cares, this story is getting traction cause its trashy gossip BS, and look who is behind the breaking story TMZ the moron zone. Honestly who cares? If she would have sounded like shit then she woulda heard it, To be honest PEEPS here are once again using the double standard, they POST ENDLESS PRAISE ON THIS FORUM about shows like Solid Gold, Top of the Pops, Bandstand, and Soul Train, etc....and guess what 99.9% of that stuff was not live , instruments werent even plugged in. MY favorite band ever a-ha appeared on Bandstand, they lypsynched obviously but the instruments werent plugged in plus they had no VISA to get the drummer into the country so GO GOS Gina Shock mimed it. Prince did 90% of the Emancipation promo and never was live, so give me an F ing break with this story.

I disagree.

Heres why:

Beyonce has gotten away with lipping NUMEROUS of times and she does it alot more than people give her credit for.

So boo who she finally got caught. If Brittany Spears, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Whitney Houston Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson etc can get called out for miming why cant Beyonce?

Like she is so above criticism that she cant get criticized? Give me a break

If you want to talk about double standards, than lets be real and talk about it then because thats a double standard and Im sick and tired of the ass kissing this chick gets for bullshit other artists get ALOT of flack for.

I personally dont care either way because whether Beyonce mime or did it live it still was a bland emotionless performance. Whitney mimed the National Anthem at SB and that damn thing is still the best of all time because it was a good vocal performance regardless of it being pre-recorded.

SoulAlive said:

I can't believe that I'm gonna defend Beyonce. but I understand why she chose to lip-sync.For this type of performance,it had to be PERFECT.If she had made any mistakes (forgot the lyrics,hit a bad note,etc),she would have gotten tremendous criticism,especially in this YouTube era. She played it safe and I can't blame her.

Then she should have not performed if she couldn't hit the notes live. I usually roll my eyes when people on here go in on her like she killed their cat but nah that was messed up Bey.

[Edited 1/22/13 18:29pm]

Free2BMe said:

Chancellor said:

Those Icons have had their day and enjoyed their day of having YOUTHFULNESS and the IT Factor....When Aretha & Diana were in their 20's & 30's they were America's IT girls for that Generation. That time has passed. We can't beat up Beyonce, Mary J., Monica and hundreds of other Powerful Performers when they're asked to do TODAY what the The ICONS was asked to do during their day...It's NOT fair and it doesnt make any sense...

You do understand that TIME doesnt stand still? Diana & Aretha will NEVER get the Glory of being 30-years old AGAIN and remaining the talk of the Country. Beyonce is THAT Artist today and she doesnt have to feel bad about it and no one should have to defend her status as THE Young SuperStar that the Industry calls on.

I Love the ICONS just like the next person but this Generation is embracing the Younger Artists of their time. This is no longer the 60's, 70's or the 80's....

You need to move to Modern time and accept & acknowledge the Fact that this New Generation of Artists are doing it their way and MAKING the money their suppose to make...

Beyonce IS today's Diana Ross, yes she STANDS on Diana's shoulders but she doesnt have to be Diana's background singer cuz The B-Girl gots her own, makes her own, and is her OWN Boss.......

I agree with what you said. I am the biggest Michael Jackson FANATIC in the world. There is NO ONE who will ever be on the level that he was/is. However, that doesn't negate the fact that Beyonce is a GREAT entertainer. This doesn't take away from icons such as Tina, Arethat, Diana,etc. They paved the way for Beyonce. Beyonce DESERVES every ounce of success that she has received. She works her ass off and I have NEVER heard her put ANY other artists down. I have NEVER heard her throw her family under the bus. FTR, I have never heard Beyonce put herself on the level of Michael, Diana, Tina, etc. or other ICONS. She has always remained professional and classy in every way.

Personally, I can't wait to see her perform at the SuperBowl because I KNOW that she is going to do a GREAT job. Beyonce never disappoints. Her appearances and concerts are always top-notch.

It is not her fault that the media loves her and kisses her ass. The media can turn on you in a moment. The media kissed Janet's ass every chance they got and we see how they turned on her. IMO, Beyonce is no more OVER-exposed than Janet was at her peak. She was on every talk show, every magazine, etc. doing interviews. Therefore, all of this hate-filled talk about Beyonce is based on JEALOUSY, IMO. Would the same people hating on Beyonce be saying this if it were Janet singing for Obama's Inagural, on magazine covers, doing the SuperBowl, etc. The answer is NO. Janet fans would be besides themsevles with joy. I am a fan of Beyonce's music. I appreciate how she presents herself in her private life and I love her performances, music, etc.

Finally, all of the hate about Beyonce's "looks" baffle me. Beyone IS a beautiful woman. Basically, she looks the same as the did as a child. She was a beautiful little girl, who grew up to be a beautiful woman. She is NOT the first black woman to color her hair, so I don't know why all the hate because she wears blond hair. It is HER choice and I have no problem with it. IMO, she is not trying to be or look white just because her hair color choice is blond. I say to Beyonce, continue to do YOUR thing and don't allow anyone to stop you from fulfilling your dream, just because people want you to sit back and wait on THEIR artist to come out with new product. There is room for everyone and sadly it seems that SOME of us, have this idea that Beyonce keeps THEIR favorite artist from doing their thing. SMH!

janet has NEVER been overexposed anywhere near the level of beyonce. for one thing janet's peak wasnt at the height of the internet era, so we didnt know what was gong on with her until she came back with a new project, notice i said 'came back', thats because she would actually go away between albums which is something beyonce has never done.i dont speak for everybody but personally i dont want my favs attention whoring themselves out to no end. how does beyonce keep other artists from doing their thing?

babybugz said:

SoulAlive said:

I can't believe that I'm gonna defend Beyonce. but I understand why she chose to lip-sync.For this type of performance,it had to be PERFECT.If she had made any mistakes (forgot the lyrics,hit a bad note,etc),she would have gotten tremendous criticism,especially in this YouTube era. She played it safe and I can't blame her.

Then she should have not performed if she couldn't hit the notes live. I usually roll my eyes when people on here go in on her like she killed their cat but nah that was messed up Bey.

[Edited 1/22/13 18:29pm]

Shit Aretha Louise sung in the fucking cold during the first inauguration...

lastdecember said:

NaughtyKitty said:

Yes but, which is worse--singing live, hitting a couple of bad notes and being heavily criticized for it? Or getting caught lip syncing and being heavily criticized-and branded a fraud for it? Thing is Beyonce can sing, she's no Britney or Rihanna. The worse that could've happend to her singing live is that she hit a couple of bum notes--but I think she would have (should have) been able to recover from it and keep going on. Did she not have any confidence in her voice or her ability to deliver an on-pitch performance? I guess she was so afraid of messing up during this important event she didnt want to take any chances, but look what happend. As far as I know she's the only singer in history to have lip synced the national anthem at the presidential inauguration. What singer wants to own that distinguished honor?

Beyoncé sang the national anthem at yesterday’s inauguration ceremony for President Obama and received overwhelming praise for her performance, ranging from Business Insider (“It was just amazing”) to TMZ (“f*cking awesome”).

Beyoncé’s Instagram photo of herself in a recording studio with members of the Marine Corps Band.

But to close observers, it appeared the performer was not singing live.

To press seated just below the podium, in front of the “President’s Own” Marine Corps Band, it was evident that the band wasn’t actually playing during the song—even though band director Colonel Michael J. Colburn was conducting energetically and the band members mimicked blowing into their instruments. Separately, at one point during her performance, Beyoncé removed her earpiece.

A hint as to the actual origins of the version Beyoncé sang came from her own hand: On January 20, the day before the ceremony, Beyoncé posted pictures to her Instagram account that appeared to show her in a recording studio. In one, she holds a copy of the sheet music to “The Star Spangled Banner” in front of a microphone attached to a recording device, and in another she sits in front of recording equipment while members of the Marine Corps Band stand clutching sheet music behind her.

Miming along to a pre-recorded track isn’t unheard of at inaugural ceremonies. At President Obama’s 2009 inauguration, cold weather and wind meant that a live performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman had to be nixed in favor of a recording. But there are no previously known cases of a singer lip-syncing the national anthem during an inaugural performance.

UPDATE January 22, 11:45 AM: The London Times has confirmed our theory that Beyoncé was, in fact, lip syncing. See the video via YouTube.

UPDATE January 22, 12:10 PM: "We don't know why Beyoncé decided to use prerecorded music," a spokesperson for the Marine Corps Band told us this morning. "All music [for inaugural ceremonies] is prerecorded as a matter of course, and that's something we've done for years and years. The Marine Band did perform live throughout the ceremony but we received last-minute word that Beyoncé wanted to use the recording." The spokesperson also added that everyone knows Beyoncé is a gifted singer, and her decision has no bearing on her musical ability.

UPDATE January 22, 3:15 PM: Colonel Colburn, speaking this afternoon to The Washingtonian, says that he can't confirm whether Beyoncé actually was singing. However, the band and the singer had decided Sunday night to use a precorded music track, since they were unable to coordinate a time for a full rehearsal. "She wasn't comfortable performing without a rehearsal, and I wasn't comfortable that either," he said. "We always knew that was a possibility." Every singer in yesterday's inauguration had a "safety" track at the ready in case weather, temperatures, or instrument problems arose at the last minute; Kelly Clarkson's was recorded on Saturday in Washington, although she did sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" live at the ceremony. The so-called "safety recording" for the Star Spangled Banner, done Sunday night with the Marine Band present by the singer when she arrived in Washington, was based on a practice national anthem the band had sent her earlier in the month.

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/inauguration-2013/did-beyonce-lip-sync-the-star-spangled-banner.php

well im gonna defend Beyonce on the basis of who the F cares, this story is getting traction cause its trashy gossip BS, and look who is behind the breaking story TMZ the moron zone. Honestly who cares? If she would have sounded like shit then she woulda heard it, To be honest PEEPS here are once again using the double standard, they POST ENDLESS PRAISE ON THIS FORUM about shows like Solid Gold, Top of the Pops, Bandstand, and Soul Train, etc....and guess what 99.9% of that stuff was not live , instruments werent even plugged in. MY favorite band ever a-ha appeared on Bandstand, they lypsynched obviously but the instruments werent plugged in plus they had no VISA to get the drummer into the country so GO GOS Gina Shock mimed it. Prince did 90% of the Emancipation promo and never was live, so give me an F ing break with this story.

Chill out with the double standard stuff. Whoever said that artists performed live

on Bandstand and Soul Train? There generally wasn't enough time around commercials,

dancing, multiple guest artists. The reasons the shows are praised is because 90 percent

of the time you got great music from great artists. I never see anyone on here talk

about Solid Gold. The show was cool in it's day but the only thing i choose to remember

from the show was Darcel Wynne's ass. Soul Train and Bandstand are iconic shows.

With that said the whole Beyonce thing is a non story much like the shit going on

with Mante Teo the LB from Notre Dame. But you know what i don't feel sorry for

Beyonce one bit not because i dislike her because it's the price of fame. She has

to accept the bad with the good. This is what Daddy Knowles signed her up for.

mjscarousal said:

lastdecember said:

well im gonna defend Beyonce on the basis of who the F cares, this story is getting traction cause its trashy gossip BS, and look who is behind the breaking story TMZ the moron zone. Honestly who cares? If she would have sounded like shit then she woulda heard it, To be honest PEEPS here are once again using the double standard, they POST ENDLESS PRAISE ON THIS FORUM about shows like Solid Gold, Top of the Pops, Bandstand, and Soul Train, etc....and guess what 99.9% of that stuff was not live , instruments werent even plugged in. MY favorite band ever a-ha appeared on Bandstand, they lypsynched obviously but the instruments werent plugged in plus they had no VISA to get the drummer into the country so GO GOS Gina Shock mimed it. Prince did 90% of the Emancipation promo and never was live, so give me an F ing break with this story.

I disagree.

Heres why:

Beyonce has gotten away with lipping NUMEROUS of times and she does it alot more than people give her credit for.

So boo who she finally got caught. If Brittany Spears, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Whitney Houston Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson etc can get called out for miming why cant Beyonce?

Like she is so above criticism that she cant get criticized? Give me a break

If you want to talk about double standards, than lets be real and talk about it then because thats a double standard and Im sick and tired of the ass kissing this chick gets for bullshit other artists get ALOT of flack for.

I personally dont care either way because whether Beyonce mime or did it live it still was a bland emotionless performance. Whitney mimed the National Anthem at SB and that damn thing is still the best of all time because it was a good vocal performance regardless of it being pre-recorded.

Word! I agree and people trying to compare her lipped performance to other performers lipping on American Bandstand, Soul Train, the Superbowl...please! Lipping on those shows or during a live concert is not the same thing as lipping the national anthem on a major event like the inauguration! The reason why Bey is getting so much flack for it is because unlike some of her contemporaries like Britney, Katy, Rihanna, etc. Bey can actually sing. Now if this were Rihanna or Britney lipping the national anthem during the inauguration no one would be surprised and they'd even expect it. But someone who can actually carry a tune and has sung live numerous times like Beyonce is expected to sing it live, not lip. Not to mention Kelly Clarkson, James Taylor and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir all sung their songs live too.Trust, if this were Jennifer Hudson instead of Bey she would get as much backlash if not even more because J-Hud is a better singer than Bey. Unfortunately for Beyonce she tried to play it safe and it blew up in her face. Well I bet she'll be singing live for her Superbowl performance...and she'll be sure to make sure everybody knows it too...

Aretha Franklin 'Really Laughed' About Beyonce Lip-Sync Controversy

Aretha Franklin wowed the crowds at President Obama's first inauguration four years ago, belting out "My Country 'Tis of Thee" on a bitterly cold Washington, D.C., day.

Four years later it was Beyonce whose performance drew initial raves at Obama's second inauguration, but with the news that she may have lip-synched her rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" the Queen of Soul weighed in on the controversy, noting that she still thinks Beyonce "did a beautiful job."

"But, when I heard the news this evening that she was pre-recorded I really laughed. I thought it was funny because the weather down there was about 46 or 44 degrees and for most singers that is just not good singing weather," Franklin told ABC News in an interview. In fact, the weather was even colder than that Monday, around 40 degrees.

"When I heard that I just really cracked up. I thought it was really funny, but she did a beautiful job with the pre-record ... next time I'll probably do the same."

Of course, in her inauguration performance in 2009, she sang it live because, she says, "I wanted to give people the real thing and pre-recording never crossed my mind."

She did lament that she wished she hadn't had to wait so long in the cold four years ago, saying that if she hadn't, her performance -- which had the crowd going wild -- would have been even better.

"Had I not had to sit that long, I had to sit for 45 or 30 minutes and it was much colder, it was in the 20s," Franklin said, of the performance where both her voice and her hat got noticed.

"I just wished I could have sung the moment I got there," she said. "If I could have walked on immediately and sung it wouldn't have affected my voice the way it did."

The 70 year-old music legend did admit to lip synching once when she performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the Detroit Pistons took on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in June of 2004.

So, does she think it's wrong what The Queen Bey did?

"I think it's optional really, it's up to the artist," Franklin said. "In 2009, I wanted everything to be live and on the real side for the moment as it actually happened. Those were my feelings for my performance, but having come face to face with 28, 22 degrees I am not surprised she pre-recorded. She wanted her performance to be what she wanted to be and she realized it wasn't going to be the way she wanted it to be or she was going to be running a risk. That's probably why she pre-recorded exactly how she wanted it to be heard."

Franklin added that Kelly Clarkson, who did sing live, and also sang "My Country 'Tis of Thee" was "magnificent" as well.

"I enjoyed every minute," Franklin said, adding that she "loved" Clarkson's arrangement of the song.

Franklin said she enjoyed James Taylor's performance and was quite emotional throughout the entire ceremony.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/beyonce-lip-sync-controversy-aretha-franklin-laughed/story?id=18289912

[Edited 1/22/13 20:00pm]

[Edited 1/22/13 20:05pm]

mjscarousal said:

lastdecember said:

well im gonna defend Beyonce on the basis of who the F cares, this story is getting traction cause its trashy gossip BS, and look who is behind the breaking story TMZ the moron zone. Honestly who cares? If she would have sounded like shit then she woulda heard it, To be honest PEEPS here are once again using the double standard, they POST ENDLESS PRAISE ON THIS FORUM about shows like Solid Gold, Top of the Pops, Bandstand, and Soul Train, etc....and guess what 99.9% of that stuff was not live , instruments werent even plugged in. MY favorite band ever a-ha appeared on Bandstand, they lypsynched obviously but the instruments werent plugged in plus they had no VISA to get the drummer into the country so GO GOS Gina Shock mimed it. Prince did 90% of the Emancipation promo and never was live, so give me an F ing break with this story.

I disagree.

Heres why:

Beyonce has gotten away with lipping NUMEROUS of times and she does it alot more than people give her credit for.

So boo who she finally got caught. If Brittany Spears, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Whitney Houston Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson etc can get called out for miming why cant Beyonce?

Like she is so above criticism that she cant get criticized? Give me a break

If you want to talk about double standards, than lets be real and talk about it then because thats a double standard and Im sick and tired of the ass kissing this chick gets for bullshit other artists get ALOT of flack for.

I personally dont care either way because whether Beyonce mime or did it live it still was a bland emotionless performance. Whitney mimed the National Anthem at SB and that damn thing is still the best of all time because it was a good vocal performance regardless of it being pre-recorded.

well first thing again im not defending her past work etc..i was on this forum calling her out for being a BAD singer, good voice but doesnt know how to sing, so im far from her defense attorney. HOWEVER the problem i have is saying "she got caught", where and how? getting caught means you said you were doing something and werent doing it, if she went on tv and said "and now im 100% live" and did that shit, and some wack ass member of a marching band told on her than id said oh she got caught, but to me there is no story here, and the reason there is one is because some no name in a band told this, who cares, and he or she should be ashamed to try and take away from OBAMA's day with this bulllshit, hopefully that little person will get some real exposure as an asshole. And i agree on artists that get flack for shit and others who dont, but i would take it further and say, why is it ok for janet and madonna to do almost no live vocals and say Britney doing it its an issue? Thats more what im saying, Prince did a whole year of lipping to that emancipation crap, and even had pre taped parts for his band on tour NO ISSUE...

NaughtyKitty said:

mjscarousal said:

I disagree.

Heres why:

Beyonce has gotten away with lipping NUMEROUS of times and she does it alot more than people give her credit for.

So boo who she finally got caught. If Brittany Spears, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Whitney Houston Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson etc can get called out for miming why cant Beyonce?

Like she is so above criticism that she cant get criticized? Give me a break

If you want to talk about double standards, than lets be real and talk about it then because thats a double standard and Im sick and tired of the ass kissing this chick gets for bullshit other artists get ALOT of flack for.

I personally dont care either way because whether Beyonce mime or did it live it still was a bland emotionless performance. Whitney mimed the National Anthem at SB and that damn thing is still the best of all time because it was a good vocal performance regardless of it being pre-recorded.

Word! I agree and people trying to compare her lipped performance to other performers lipping on American Bandstand, Soul Train, the Superbowl...please! Lipping on those shows or during a live concert is not the same thing as lipping the national anthem on a major event like the inauguration! The reason why Bey is getting so much flack for it is because unlike some of her contemporaries like Britney, Katy, Rihanna, etc. Bey can actually sing. Now if this were Rihanna or Britney lipping the national anthem during the inauguration no one would be surprised and they'd even expect it. But someone who can actually carry a tune and has sung live numerous times like Beyonce is expected to sing it live, not lip. Not to mention Kelly Clarkson, James Taylor and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir all sung their songs live too.Trust, if this were Jennifer Hudson instead of Bey she would get as much backlash if not even more because J-Hud is a better singer than Bey. Unfortunately for Beyonce she tried to play it safe and it blew up in her face.

Aretha Franklin 'Really Laughed' About Beyonce Lip-Sync Controversy

Aretha Franklin wowed the crowds at President Obama's first inauguration four years ago, belting out "My Country 'Tis of Thee" on a bitterly cold Washington, D.C., day.

Four years later it was Beyonce whose performance drew initial raves at Obama's second inauguration, but with the news that she may have lip-synched her rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" the Queen of Soul weighed in on the controversy, noting that she still thinks Beyonce "did a beautiful job."

"But, when I heard the news this evening that she was pre-recorded I really laughed. I thought it was funny because the weather down there was about 46 or 44 degrees and for most singers that is just not good singing weather," Franklin told ABC News in an interview. In fact, the weather was even colder than that Monday, around 40 degrees.

"When I heard that I just really cracked up. I thought it was really funny, but she did a beautiful job with the pre-record ... next time I'll probably do the same."

Of course, in her inauguration performance in 2009, she sang it live because, she says, "I wanted to give people the real thing and pre-recording never crossed my mind."

She did lament that she wished she hadn't had to wait so long in the cold four years ago, saying that if she hadn't, her performance -- which had the crowd going wild -- would have been even better.

"Had I not had to sit that long, I had to sit for 45 or 30 minutes and it was much colder, it was in the 20s," Franklin said, of the performance where both her voice and her hat got noticed.

"I just wished I could have sung the moment I got there," she said. "If I could have walked on immediately and sung it wouldn't have affected my voice the way it did."

The 70 year-old music legend did admit to lip synching once when she performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the Detroit Pistons took on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in June of 2004.

So, does she think it's wrong what The Queen Bey did?

"I think it's optional really, it's up to the artist," Franklin said. "In 2009, I wanted everything to be live and on the real side for the moment as it actually happened. Those were my feelings for my performance, but having come face to face with 28, 22 degrees I am not surprised she pre-recorded. She wanted her performance to be what she wanted to be and she realized it wasn't going to be the way she wanted it to be or she was going to be running a risk. That's probably why she pre-recorded exactly how she wanted it to be heard."

Franklin added that Kelly Clarkson, who did sing live, and also sang "My Country 'Tis of Thee" was "magnificent" as well.

"I enjoyed every minute," Franklin said, adding that she "loved" Clarkson's arrangement of the song.

Franklin said she enjoyed James Taylor's performance and was quite emotional throughout the entire ceremony.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/beyonce-lip-sync-controversy-aretha-franklin-laughed/story?id=18289912

[Edited 1/22/13 20:00pm]

actually lipping during a concert is WORSE, sorry, but if im paying money to see a band play and sing i dont want the record, especially if im spending hundreds on tickets, thats bullcrap right there, sorry, but everyone has issues with that unless its Janet or Madonna, but when Britney or someone "lesser" talented does it then they are crucified,. sorry but mariah carey charging 150 for a seat and then using a pre track is crap sorry, and the whole dancing excuse is BS for anyone who uses it, and im tired of hearing it already, cause plenty have danced and sang. I dont care about this because WHO GIVES A RATS ASS, its beyonce, at a ceromony and we all know these ceromonies are full of major cheese, this thing is going to be on dvd in a few weeks and a single on itunes, give me a break thats why it was done this way, this thing had promoters up the ass, and not just from beyonce from everyone appearing, its 100% marketing, what a shame that something like this is turned into cash in pocket for those who dont need it.