With no background music, Beyoncé belted out the “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a press conference about her upcoming Super Bowl performance.
She walked out and kindly asked the media audience: “Will you all please stand?”
Before taking any questions, Beyoncé then performed the tune she admitted to lip-syncing at the President’s inauguration.
“I am a perfectionist,” she explained. “And one thing about me: I practice ’till my feet bleed. I did not have time to rehearse with the orchestra. It was a live television show… Due to the weather, due to the delay, due to no proper sound check… I did not feel comfortable singing live.”
Beyoncé said she sang along to her own voice on a “prerecorded track.”
She said for the Super Bowl she will “absolutely be singing live.”
The superstar hadn’t spoken publicly since it was alleged that she lip-synched her rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Her critically praised performance came under scrutiny less than a day later when a representative from the U.S. Marine Band said she wasn’t singing live and the band’s accompanying performance was taped.
The Super Bowl will air Sunday, Feb. 3. Check your local listings for networks.
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