碧昂絲被指在奧巴馬就職典禮假唱

在奧巴馬就職典禮現場演唱美國國歌的碧昂絲昨日被指假唱。負責爲整場演出伴奏的總統專屬樂隊發言人週二對媒體表示，在碧昂絲演出前他們接到緊急通知，稱她要用之前預錄好的版本。這位發言人說：“並不是碧昂絲不能唱。我們都知道碧昂絲能唱。我們也知道海軍陸戰隊樂隊能演奏。”她指出，當日其他演出均爲現場真唱。當日下午，海軍陸戰隊方面卻改稱，因爲碧昂絲之前未跟樂隊排練，在這種情況下讓其現場演唱是不明智的，所以纔會使用預錄好的演唱版本。海軍陸戰隊發言人還表示，樂隊方面沒有權利對碧昂絲是否真唱做評判。碧昂絲方面尚未對此作出任何迴應。大型演出活動一般都會提前預錄以防現場出現意外狀況影響轉播。2009年奧巴馬第一次宣誓就職典禮中，大提琴家馬友友就因爲室外氣溫太低、樂器無法正常演奏而“假奏”。

There's no question Beyoncé's rendition of the national anthem was a roaring success. The mystery: Was it live or lip-synced?

On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Marine Band told news outlets that Beyoncé had lip-synced at President Barack Obama's inauguration. Master Sgt. Kristin duBois said the band was notified at the last minute that Beyoncé would use a prerecorded voice track.

But by late afternoon, the Marine Corps backed off that statement.

Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Gregory Wolf said that because there was no opportunity for Beyoncé to rehearse with the Marine Band, it was determined that a live performance by the band was ill-advised. Instead they used a prerecorded track for the band's portion of the song.

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

A representative for Beyoncé did not respond to requests for comment.

DuBois declined to answer further questions. Earlier in the day, she told The New York Times that the rest of the inaugural performance was live and they did not know why a recorded track was used for the national anthem.

"It's not because Beyoncé can't sing. We all know Beyoncé can sing. We all know the Marine Band can play," she said.

Kelly Clarkson's representative said she sang live to perform "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."

All inaugural music is prerecorded in case weather conditions or other circumstances interrupt the program.

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.