Beyonce questioned over lip-sync during Obama's inauguration ceremony

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　　On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Marine³ Band told media that Beyonce had lip synced when she preformed "The Star Spangled Banner" during the ceremony.

　　However, the Marine Corps⁴ backed off that statement later of the day and released a statement, saying "there was no opportunity for Ms. Knowles-Carter to rehearse with the Marine Band before the Inauguration so it was determined⁵ that a live performance by the band was ill-advised for such a high-profile event.""Each piece of music scheduled for performance in the Inauguration is pre-recorded for use in case of freezing temperatures, equipment failure, or extenuating⁶ circumstances, " it added"Regarding Ms. Knowles-Carter's vocal⁷ performance, no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded." Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Gregory Wolf noted⁸.

　　Besides, a source very familiar with the situation said that Beyonce performed the National Anthem live, but she pre-recorded a track of the song to sing over.

　　This is a standard performing practice, the source added.

　　So far, the publicists of Beyonce have not responded to requests for comment.

　　According to the website MTV.com, there're a few artists who were proved to lip-sync at the major national events before: late U.S. singer Whitney Houston and Oscar-winner and former "American Idol⁹" contestant¹⁰ Jennifer Hudson both lip-synced "The Star Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl in 1991 and 2009.

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