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Aretha Franklin got a good laugh from Beyonce’s inauguration performance controversy, saying that she thought the singer did a “beautiful job with the pre-record.”

Beyonce took to the stage at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration ceremony to sing the National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Quickly after she finished, the Beyhive buzzed with rumors that Queen Bey lip-synched her performance. Although some fans may have dismissed the gossip, Franklin affirmed it.

“When I heard the news this evening that she was pre-recorded I really laughed,” Franklin told ABC News. “I thought it was funny because the weather down there was about 46 or 44 degrees and for most singers that is just not good singing weather. When I heard that I just really cracked up. I thought it was really funny, but she did a beautiful job with the pre-record … next time I’ll probably do the same.”

 

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/aretha-franklin-beyonce-lip-synch-beautiful-job-pre-record_n_2532890.html?utm_hp_ref=black-voices&ir=Black%20Voices