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Beyoncé Reportedly Lip-Synced at Inauguration: Most Shocking Celeb Lip-Syncing Scandal?

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Ashlee Simpson lip-syncs on "Saturday Night Live"

We're still cringing over Ashlee's infamous "hoedown" on "SNL" after she was caught lip-syncing to "Pieces of Me."
  1. Beyonce reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration

    Beyonce reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration

    It's looking like Beyonce lip-synced "The Star-Spangled Banner" at President Obama's second inauguration, shocking fans who are wondering why queen B — who really CAN sing — would botch such a major gig.

  2. Ashlee Simpson lip-syncs on "Saturday Night Live"

    Ashlee Simpson lip-syncs on "Saturday Night Live"

    We're still cringing over Ashlee's infamous "hoedown" on "SNL" after she was caught lip-syncing to "Pieces of Me."

  3. Whitney Houston lip-syncs the National Anthem

    Whitney Houston lip-syncs the National Anthem

    The performance still gets accolades, but Houston’s former musical director Rickey Minor told ABC News that Houston lip-synced "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl in 1991.

  4. Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame

    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame

    The pop duo received a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1990, but the award was revoked when it was revealed that they were not actually singing on their album.

  5. Britney Spears lip-syncs in Australia

    Britney Spears lip-syncs in Australia

    Fans in Perth stormed out of Britney's 2009 "Circus" tour when they realized she was lip-syncing.

  6. Madonna accused of lip-syncing at the Super Bowl

    Madonna accused of lip-syncing at the Super Bowl

    Last year, Madonna's frenemy Elton John said he hoped she would "lip-sync good" during the Super Bowl halftime show — and some say she did just that.

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So did she or didn't she?

It's certainly looking like Beyoncé DID lip sync "The Star-Spangled Banner" at President Obama's second inauguration, shocking fans who are wondering why queen B — who really CAN sing — would botch such a major gig.

On Tuesday, Kristin DuBois, a spokeswoman for the United States Marine Band, seemed to confirm what we all fear to be true. "We received last-minute word that Beyoncé was going to use the prerecorded vocal track," she told The New York Post.

Later Tuesday, the Marines Corps released a statement saying that "no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether (Beyoncé's singing) was live or prerecorded." Well, in any event, at least she didn't do a "hoedown" like Ashlee Simpson . . .

From Beyoncé to Ashlee to Britney Spears, click through our slideshow and let us know: Who had the most shocking lip-sync scandal?
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  • jujunme 2013/01/23 19:10:00
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    jujunme
    +12
    These idiots became famous off of other peoples talent and not only on song but every song recorded.

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  • ShaySceneDeletion 2013/02/09 18:18:15
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    ShaySceneDeletion
    that sounds way worse than one instance
  • Mary Mary 2013/02/02 10:09:13
    Britney Spears lip-syncs in Australia
    Mary Mary
    People were pissed off
  • Serenity 2013/01/31 12:08:16
    Madonna accused of lip-syncing at the Super Bowl
    Serenity
    Black Box.....Ride on time
    Beautiful amazonian looking woman on the video or stage
    standing in the shadows was Loleatta Holloway
    Original singer of love sensation which Black Box sampled
  • Fashionable60s 2013/01/30 06:51:24 (edited)
    Beyoncé reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration
    Fashionable60s
    She was engaged to sing our national anthem live at a Presidential inauguration, she should have done so instead of pulling a diva the night before that she was not going to sing accompanied by the esteemed US Marine Band and would sing a pre-recorded track, instead, unaccompanied. This was not her usual gig full of fawning and paying fans.
  • cheshirewayne 2013/01/29 04:51:40
    Beyoncé reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration
    cheshirewayne
    I'd be happy to toss on a few CDs for what she was paid.
  • CP 2013/01/29 04:38:48 (edited)
    Whitney Houston lip-syncs the national anthem
    CP
    i just found out whitney lip synced, im mad cuz the world thought she did amazing..so now i feel sucky for critizing chrisstina agulera, atleast she tried!!!
  • jeepster4 2013/01/28 22:56:03
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    jeepster4
    All the rest are simply technical reinforcement of people who can sing. Milli Vanilli couldn't sing a bit.
  • JackoClubs 2013/01/28 21:57:40
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    JackoClubs
    They bamboozled the whole world for a couple years.
  • DavidK 2013/01/28 05:33:04
    Madonna accused of lip-syncing at the Super Bowl
    DavidK
    Actually none of the above compares to Obama's lip-sync when he campaigned and lied about everything he promised!
  • aztec DavidK 2013/01/30 14:09:29
  • Lydia Williams 2013/01/26 18:13:34
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    Lydia Williams
    +1
    why the heck does beyonce have the most votes? Milli vanilli had a"career" of lip-syncing and beyonce does it once and its a bigger deal? Seriously, what's the thought process?
  • Forgina 2013/01/26 17:50:07
    Beyoncé reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration
    Forgina
    +1
    If you're a singer, you know that it's difficult to sing in cold weather.
  • Dave 007 2013/01/26 16:47:38
    Ashlee Simpson lip-syncs on "Saturday Night Live"
    Dave 007
    +1
    Shocking??? REALLY!!! They all do it. And why should we care?
  • codie.paul 2013/01/26 16:06:57 (edited)
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    codie.paul
    +1
    Ah, well its not like no one else hasnt done it. And she has more then earned the success she has gotten. She shouldnt have but again oh well, get over it. Not that big of a deal. I am interested in seeing her perform for the Super Bowl But how did she get the most votes? Milli Vanilli is the most classic popular lip-synching story of all time. After all they somehow fooled people and made a short career out of it. If you want to call it that.
  • Lefty-Lucy 2013/01/26 00:35:27 (edited)
    Beyoncé reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration
    Lefty-Lucy
    These so called "artists" can't surprise me anymore with their lack of actual commitment and talent. It disgusts me how society lets such mediocrity rise to fame. I did expect better from Beyonce though, and based on the clip I'm not convinced it was lip syncing yet.
  • Singerar 2013/01/25 22:12:25
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    Singerar
    Beyonce's is NOT shocking. If you in a venure where LIVE sound doesn't conduce to LIVE singing (such as a sound delay) you HAVE to, I repeat, HAVE to play a recording a lip sync to the music. It's done ALL the time...especially in the Parades. You can't reproduce live singing well at all. Plus, too many problems will occur.

    Milli Vanilli's was the worse because it wasn't even them singing.
  • Frank 2013/01/25 20:22:59
    Beyoncé reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration
    Frank
    The only blame I have for Beyonce is when they gave her no choice about singing the National Athem she should of said no. The reason they wanted her to lip sync. is they wanted it to be perfect for the Obamatator dog and pony show.......
  • Zombiecat~Metalhead4Life 2013/01/25 16:51:08
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    Zombiecat~Metalhead4Life
    +1
    I believe most mainstream music venues are lip synced. But Milli Vanilli lied throughout their entire careers even accepting a major award knowing they weren't actually singing.
  • gaylehelen 2013/01/25 14:49:08
    Ashlee Simpson lip-syncs on "Saturday Night Live"
    gaylehelen
    The Ashlee Simpson incident was just so funny!
    Many celebrities need to pre-record when performing outdoors, especially in such cold weather. The Marine Corp Band had to - do you know what those brass instruments sound like in that weather? Not good.
    I have no problem with this in those outdoor conditions. I think of it as necessary for a decent performance.
  • Avi Rosen 2013/01/25 13:47:45
    Beyoncé reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration
    Avi Rosen
    They should have lip synced her out of the performance...
  • Rafie01 2013/01/25 12:05:01
    Ashlee Simpson lip-syncs on "Saturday Night Live"
    Rafie01
    Hers was hilarious
  • wamcalif 2013/01/25 11:34:50
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    wamcalif
    This is the biggest non-story crap...that's what happens in a slow news week (despite the presidential inauguration). Who starts this bull___?
  • nicesteve 2013/01/25 06:27:53
    Beyoncé reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration
    nicesteve
    +1
    Uncle Sam can either make or break an artist's career. And, if in fact,
    Beyonce Knowles did lip sync, then it's a fair wager that she was
    ordered to do so by inaugaration officials. If I was her, then I would
    have followed those inaugaration officials orders without waiver. And
    I would bring up any grievance regarding this at a more appropriate
    time and place, and be judicious about how I went about it as well.
  • Sid DaBunneh 2013/01/25 06:21:43
    Britney Spears lip-syncs in Australia
    Sid DaBunneh
    +1
    I didn't see Milli Vanilli. Those guys were sneering at everyone on the way up. The way down was much faster. Talentless losers. Beyonce had some decent reasons for lip-syncing. It's hard to sing in the cold and it's easy to end up coughing as you project your voice. You can even damage it.

    Let me know when we get to some real news like wtf they're going to do to get more cash out of my pockets.
  • disclaimer 2013/01/25 05:41:53
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    disclaimer
    Beyonce's established herself as a talented singer already. When Milli Vanilli was exposed, their careers were over.
  • macy 2013/01/25 03:19:31
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    macy
  • Steamtrain 2013/01/25 03:18:09
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    Steamtrain
    +1
    So what is wrong with Beyonce lip-syncing "The Star Spangled Banner"? Better lip-sync and get it right than have the right-wing saying "The Liberals couldn't get a singer that couldn't screw up the song". Crap, someone would find something wrong if Obama had Jesus Christ himself, appear at the inaugeration.
  • DOriginalDonald 2013/01/25 00:25:58
    Beyoncé reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration
    DOriginalDonald
    +1
    Beyonce-Swahili for Ashlee Simpson or Arabic for Milli Vanilli?
  • Tarika ... DOrigin... 2013/04/10 18:01:09
    Tarika Peck
    lmao that was clever
  • JGF 2013/01/25 00:18:44
    Beyoncé reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration
    JGF
    +1
    Football games, TV shows, etc. don't matter; but when you are invited to sing at the White House, you SING, not lip-synch.
  • Faith Smith 2013/01/25 00:00:36
    Madonna accused of lip-syncing at the Super Bowl
    Faith Smith
    So what! We already know she can sing. Who gives a damn!
  • Faith S... Faith S... 2013/01/25 00:05:56
    Faith Smith
    Also If she was lip singing, you couldn't tell.
  • Steamtrain Faith S... 2013/01/25 03:20:05
    Steamtrain
    Thank you!
  • Forgina Faith S... 2013/01/26 17:58:07
    Forgina
    Not to mention its really difficult to sing in the cold.
  • El Prez 2013/01/24 23:38:09
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    El Prez
    It is only ascandal when you lipsinc to someone elses voice. Please shut up about this most insignificant of things!!!!~
  • Max7 2013/01/24 21:11:17
    Beyoncé reportedly lip-syncs at Obama's 2nd inauguration
    Max7
    Why is this considered a scandal?? Can she not sing?
  • Catnip 2013/01/24 19:49:08
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    Catnip
    At least the others accused of lip-syncing pre recorded their songs with their own voices. These two use other peoples' voices and shot to fame and even won a grammy off the work of others.
  • dzzshadz 2013/01/24 19:48:50
    Milli Vanilli lip-sync their way to fame
    dzzshadz
    +1
    Milli Vanilli was more shocking because it wasn't their voices at all. The others sang the songs then lip synced to Hyde any mess ups.
  • TruXter 2013/01/24 18:28:46
    Madonna accused of lip-syncing at the Super Bowl
    TruXter
    +1
    I truly believe she sang. at one point she pulls the ear piece out to avoid the effects of delay.

    but... everything about OBAMA is smoke and mirrors.

    yes I went there.. because it's his inogeration.

    you know "I swear to uphold the constitution" that part? Libs don't care and I don't understand why.

    Who defends your freedom of speech when the right to bare arms is gone?
  • CocaCol... TruXter 2013/01/24 22:16:26
    CocaColaCandy
    Our right to bare arms is gone? No more strapless? The bridal industry will be ruined. Ruined, I say! As for the actual question...I usually enjoy live performances much more than prerecorded "too perfect" ones, and it makes me sigh and shake my head whenever I hear this kind of thing. Are live performances dying?

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