Watch: Beyoncé sings National Anthem live at Super Bowl press conference…

Written by Toya
Posted January 31, 2013 at 10:57 pm

Earlier today, Beyoncé attended a Super Bowl press conference, where she belted out the National Anthem. And in shutting up the naysayers, she did it 100% live this time! Bey received major criticism for using a pre-recorded track during her ‘Star Spangled Banner’ performance at the Presidential inauguration. She admitted to singing along to a pre-recorded track due to lack of preparation. But promises fans that she’ll be giving 100% live vocals during her Super Bowl Halftime show this Sunday.

On her decision “to sing along with the pre-recorded track”:
“I did not feel comfortable taking a risk,” she said.

On whether she will sing live during Sunday’s show:
“I will absolutely be singing live. I’m well rehearsed and I will be singing live. This is what I was born to do”.

So now that she’s finally addressed the issue and given us some closure, let’s look forward to a really good show on Sunday. Until then, check out this video of Beyoncé performing the National Anthem and giving us 100% live vocals!

Filed under: Beyonce, Performances

jesper

It isn’t the first time Be sings pre-recorded, even her dvds are very edited
- toyas_world
  
  I gathered.
  - Monty
    
    She’s getting older. As we all do. Can one argue that at the very least she’s STILL being presentable in shows, not walking around lifeless on stage (love ya still Britney Bitch!). Regarding her instagram and twitter fronts, she doesn’t recklessly rant like other superstars. Again I’m not a major fan (love ya Mimi!) But let’s give credit where due.
- http://twitter.com/Yaya_Other Yaya
  
  As she said it’s a very common practice. Watch any award show.
How

She kinda botched the last note. She’s so obsessed with being perfect in the eye of the media it’s hilarious
- audreyherbsburn
  
  it’s not hilarious. it’s human, and she’s obsessed with being “perfect” in general, not in the eyes of the media as you state. that IS what it means to be a perfectionists.
Milli BEYnilli

Milli BEYnilli sounds truly horrible singing the national anthem live. The runs weren’t as precise. She avoided some of the high notes. She even to pause several times to catch her breath. Her voice sounded croaky and yes, she did botch the last note.

I now forgive her for lipsynching… she would’ve delivering this less-than-mediocre performance if she decided to sing live.

STICK TO LIPSYNCHING, HONEY.

http://destinysrehab.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Milli-Beynilli-533×250.png
- -?alexisR-
  
  Singing with a track and A capella are two different beasts my friend.
http://twitter.com/levraicolibri LeVrai Colibri

she still killed it
BEYONCE = LYING ASSHOLE

This is what she’s going to do.

She will be lip-synching for sure.

but

at a certian point during the song, perhaps during a solo or
while she prances to the other side of the stage, the microphone will be
turned on which automatically over-rides the track, while she says
something that has been rehearsed like C’MON NEW ORLEANS to give the
impression that she is live.

And as soon as that’s done, the microphone will
be turned off again and the track continues to play .

If her timing is on, we shouldn’t be able to tell. But also look
for the long tv shot at this time that will make it harder to tell.

That’s how they did it in the ole days when lip-synching hadn’t
been perfected yet. But she will definetly give the impression it is all
live. It’s all rehearsed and practiced.

I think the only way we’ll know is if she messes up. It’s happened to the best of them. They all mess up at one point.
Preston

WHY THE FUCK THIS BITCH TAKING NFL TIME TO ISSUE A PRESS CONFERENCE TO MAKE IT ABOUT HER!!! DESPERATE AS ALWAYS…
- -?alexisR-
  
  Most artists who perform at the Super Bowl do this. Carrie Underwood was only singing the national anthem and she appeared at the press conference to speak about the occasion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tPj1stJ5V2c
  - Felix
    
    Good to see you judging fairly. People attack everything she does, she can never be right.
- TruthTeller 2013
  
  Dumbass, it’s a requirement for any musical artists performing at SuperBowl Halftime. Madonna & Prince, both attended one. Do your research before spewing foolishness.
Ambrosia

She STRUGGLED through the WHOLE song didnt look Effortless at all…
- TruthTeller 2013
  
  Struggled?!? LOL! Her resonance all through the performance shows vocal freedom. I swear Beyonce haters will say anything, even it sounds foolish, to save face.
http://theluckeystar.com/ www.theluckeystar.com

Now the haters are REALLLLY mad….STAY mad bitches! Go B’!
- Monty
  
  Indeed. I’m not an obsessed Beyonce’ fan but her achievements are at a point where people will no longer be listening to the sound of music. Music isn’t there for enjoyment for some anymore. Its about you hearing a new track and instantly turn into a reviewer. No harm in reviewing but if sensationalism is what replaces music what’s the point of releasing music?
http://twitter.com/Yaya_Other Yaya

I know the haterz and Keri Hilson were mad after seeing this. I can tell by some of the comments. We all love the haterz…no shade lol
Kel

Sad that Beyonce the Minor Starlet has come to this…
Felix

Sooo yeah, umm obviously Bey fans don’t come on this blog anymore. The comments section is no longer a joke, it’s straight up psychotic. Have fun.
Greg

Beyonce is STILL TRYING?!?!?!?
Shontelle

If she was afraid of taking a risk, she should have let someone else have an opportunity to shine TBH. For such an important event, they should have had a true star.

Also – the fact that she had to have this press conference just to prove herself is quite desperate and sad. She’s becoming the next Gaga (desperate and has-been).
- -?alexisR-
  
  As with singing along to a backing track, this conference is routine. Every artist that performs at the Super Bowl participates in this conference. Carrie Underwood’s is available on Youtube if you’d like to check it out. Why do we feel the need to come after Beyoncé so hard?
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tPj1stJ5V2c
Scoopz

She killed this performance. Sounded nervous, but was still powerful, pitch perfect, on key and her trademark vibrato was there in full force. Compare this to Mary Js and Xtinas anthems over the past year and you’ll see King B slays. Shes matured a lot in her vocal delivery, dont mistake a classy, tasteful and simple interpretation of the anthem for being dry just because she is not doing riffs and runs all over the place like many popstars who make the performance all about them instead of about the people and the moment. Great job.
Quaysha Jenkins

im dissapointed in her SMFH!!!! Wig!! Get Ya Vocals Girl…. lip sync @ the superbowl bitch
McChesney Simon

Thank You and now can we move on.
- Andrew
  
  I agree. Like you, I have absolutely no interest in seeing Beyonce the Desperate Minor Starlet’s pussypopping, non-dancing, and mediocre singing at all in the Superbowl Half-time Show. Nothing to see here, and nothing to see at all there.
  
  I’M GLAD WE ARE BOTH NOT FANS OF THIS HARLOT BEYONCE.
- Art
  
  FOR SOMEONE SO INVESTED ON APPEARING BOURGEOIS..I WOULD’VE TOUGHT SHE WOULD HAVE INVESTED ON THE BEST SPEECH COACH MONEY COULD BUY.
  
  BITCH SOUNDS LIKE SHE WORKS IN A CORN FIELD…
  - McChesney Simon
    
    And I care Why?
Aliciasahomewrecka

The problem is, no one questioned Beyonce’s ability to sing. This is why people could not understand why she lip-synched in the first place. Does she not get that??? I said it before and she said it in so many words: she didn’t make time to rehearse. People were upset about it all because since she didn’t put in the time to give an authentic performance, and when I say authentic I mean live vocals AND live music like everyone else did…she could have declined the invitation and allow someone else to do it. I don’t care if it’s common place in the industry. You can’t call yourself “Queen” or “King” and expect people to expect you to settle for common place antics. She just said in GQ magazine that she works harder than anyone she knows in the industry. Then of all the acts that performed for the President SHE should have been the main one giving an authentic performance. Any questions??
- TruthTeller 2013
  
  Some of the media outlets were too busy sensationalizing the lie isntead of doing the research for the facts. If you knew anything about events like this, it’s common practice for the performers to have pre-recorded tracks for safety. Every performer at the inauguration all sang with pre-recorded tracks. The issue started, when one of the marine corp(Christine Dubois) claimed that Beyonce was miming(lip-syncing), which was a lie coz Beyonce was singing live over a track. The Marine Corp later retracted their initial statement. Also the Marine corp lady(Christine Dubois) lied about the band being live in her statement, which was later revealed in their retracted statement, that the band mimed & wasn’t live at all. Perhaps all this could have been avoided if some people did that research for the facts before making assumptions. Beyonce had every right to respond the way she did, especially when some of the media starts question her vocal talent & comparing her to Milli Vanilli. The truth always comes out, and some folks are clearly bothered by it, and would rather bask in the lie.
Art

FOR SOMEONE SO INVESTED ON APPEARING BOURGEOIS..I WOULD’VE TOUGHT SHE
WOULD HAVE INVESTED ON THE BEST SPEECH COACH MONEY COULD BUY.

BITCH SOUNDS LIKE SHE WORKS IN A CORN FIELD.
Martina

Not good – at all.

Many of the contestants on The Voice could do better. She’s
huffing and puffing her way through it. She doesn’t have the proper breathing technique or a
very even tone. She sounded very pitchy, with flats and sharps throughout the song.

I think Beyonce is really about the phenomenon of her physical (but enhanced, okay, bleached) beauty and her raunchy shows.

Like she said,
she’s a perfectionist but she’s simply not a superb singer.
TruthTeller 2013

LMAO @ the rabid haters, just saying anything to help ease that pain & embarrassment. Beyonce just punch all her haters out the game! That how you handle a sensationalized fake scandal. She looked stunning , classy & poised. Anybody with with workable ears, could hear that she was clearly singing live to a pre-recorded track @ inauguration(which is the standard for events like this this). Some folks need learn the difference between Miming(Lip syncing) versus singing live over a track. Some of the media outlets,were basically trying to say she was miming & not singing at all, which was a big lie. Some try to diminish her vocal talent. Beyonce slayed that vocal performance acapela style. Her vocals were crisp,rich & powerful. Hitting those notes effortlessly with resonance. Of coz now the truth is out, all of a sudden, the haters are not interested. The truth is always a tough pill to swallow. Stay seething haters.
- Elise
  
  OMG… I really thought she could sing better than this. I’m absolutely
  shocked. It’s evident now exactly how much autotune she uses, and why she needed to lipsynch at the inauguration. This live performance is a damn dismal fail that only low IQ stans of Beyonce – the likes of Truth(?)Teller – appreciate.
- Carl
  
  That a capella was nothing short of an attack on the public’s ears.
Say What

She could have killed two birds with one stone and let
kelly do both songs, that way beyonce would have had more time
to make for sure to get the super bowl performance perfected just like shes doing. Its clear that the president day didn’t mean nothing to her and we all see whats important and that is the SB, because these teasers for the SB is more teasers then beyonce has ever released in her whole career,. Including DC. She told the world that she is a perfectionist, meaning she always insists on getting it right and we know beyonce and we also know that people are always picking on you for nothing because you are a perfectionist. So in the history book i wonder how will they record this beyonce cares more about the SB than she care about getting it right for the first family, and the world.
Say What

Funny how the media didn’t go after kelly or james same stage, same day, same weather condition. And its funny how excited kelly, and jennifer was and they twitted to their fans and as many fans as beyonce has she left dc with a quickness no partying with the first family beyonce, because you was so rushed to get to your SB practicing in new orleans, this has holes all the way through, However the show must go on , looking forward to beyonce knocking the house down for the super bowl especially with all the practicing she has been doing, perhaps when you have a company as large as pepsi fronting you theres nothing left to do but get it right for them and yourself, so your bonus will be bigger when that check is cut, we are proud of your work ethics beyonce perhaps some of it will rub off on others who came after you girl.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001134657347 Patrick O’Brien

Now what haters? You cant say shit so take a seat and let the queen do her thing.

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