Beyonce may be catching flack for possibly lip-synching the national anthem at the Obama inauguration, but she doesn’t have to worry ’cause her fans and numerous celebrities, including Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan, have got her back When asked about the lip-sync scandal, the queen of soul Aretha Franklin said she laughed when she heard Beyonce […]

From 2009: By now, most people have probably heard about or seen Jennifer Hudson’s flawless performance of the national anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla. What they may not know is the reason why it was flawless: Hudson lip-synced the anthem to a previously recorded track, and apparently so did Faith Hill who […]

The use of a recording is typical in big events. In 2009, cellist Yo-Yo Ma was questioned about “hand-syncing” for Obama’s first inauguration. Ma said instruments weren’t functioning properly in 19-degree weather. Even in good conditions, producing good sound can be a challenge in a large open space. Some artists choose to lip-sync. Whitney Houston’s […]

President Barack Obama’s second inauguration on Monday featured performances from Kelly Clarkson, James Taylor, and a rousing rendition of the National Anthem from Beyoncé. Now, reports are surfacing that Beyoncé was lip-syncing her performance. “All music is pre-recorded for the ceremony because there are so many eventualities and conditions that day,” United States Marine Band […]