DID BEYONCE LIP-SYNC THE NATIONAL ANTHEM?

Did Beyonce really lip-sync the National Anthem at President Barack Obama's inauguration? Yesterday (January 22nd), Kristin DuBois -- a rep for the United States Marine Band said that Bey decided at the last minute to perform with a pre-recorded vocal track.

  • She told Page Six, "All music is pre-recorded for the ceremony because there are so many eventualities and conditions that day. 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."

THE BACK PEDDLING BEGINS . . .

After all the hoopla, Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Gregory Wolf said that Beyonce had no chance to rehearse with the band -- and going live with the band was "ill advised" and that therefore, they used a pre-recorded track for the BAND's part of the song.

Wolf's statement continued, "Regarding Ms. Knowles-Carter's vocal performance, no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded."

  • DuBois has declined to answer any further questions and Beyonce's camp has not addressed the story as of yet.

BEYONCE SPEAKS ON THE FAKE PREGNANCY RUMORS

In outtakes from the GQ interview, Beyonce has spoken out on the fake pregnancy rumors she faced when she was pregnant with Blue Ivy. She said, "I felt like I kind of had to protect my mother, because when people made up the silliest rumor about me not really being pregnant, She was there when I went through all of those things. And my sister. They were very, very defensive. It's not personal to me, and it comes along with the job, but the lack of respect - people will just go too far sometimes."

She also revealed that Blue Ivy "introduced her to herself." She explained, "When I gave birth, that was the first time I truly let go and surrendered. And it taught me how amazing that feels... Giving birth made me realize the power of being a woman. I have so much more substance in my life. And expressing that excitement and that sensuality and the connection I have with my husband - I'm a lot more comfortable with that now. I actually feel like my child introduced me to myself."

  • In other news, Beyonce launches a new blog for her fans called Beyhive -- which will feature "all the inspiring things" that she encounters in her daily life.

SIDE NOTE

  • The Wall Street Journal posted a video that uses audio from Beyonce's mic during the performance, instead of the speaker system like the tv outlets used. You can hear Beyonce's voice over the track -- and feedback from the microphone. ***VIDEO AND AUDIO ATTACHED TO STORY*****
  • In 2009, cellist Yo-Yo Ma was accused of "hand-synching" for President Obama's first inauguration. Ma said that that his instruments weren't functioning properly in the cold weather.
  • Whitney Houston's 1991 national anthem at the Superbowl was also pre-recorded
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