Lip-Synced or Live: Beyoncé Singing the Star-Spangled Banner

But to close observers, it appeared the performer was not singing live. To press seated just below the podium, in front of the “President’s Own” Marine Corps Band, it was evident that the band wasn’t actually playing during the song—even though band director Colonel Michael J. Colburn was conducting energetically and the band members mimicked blowing into their instruments. Separately, at one point during her performance, Beyoncé removed her earpiece.

A hint as to the actual origins of the version Beyoncé sang came from her own hand: On January 20, the day before the ceremony, Beyoncé posted pictures to her Instagram account that appeared to show her in a recording studio. In one, she holds a copy of the sheet music to “The Star Spangled Banner” in front of a microphone attached to a recording device, and in another she sits in front of recording equipment while members of the Marine Corps Band stand clutching sheet music behind her.

Miming along to a pre-recorded track isn’t unheard of at inaugural ceremonies. At President Obama’s 2009 inauguration, cold weather and wind meant that a live performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman had to be nixed in favor of a recording. But there are no previously known cases of a singer lip-syncing the national anthem during an inaugural performance.

Source: Washingtonian

A Costly Consequence

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The year 2013 exploded with a smorgasbord of showbiz scandals, controversies and exposes: mismanagement issue between a network and its star, star's pregnancy rumors, network's alleged misdealings, concubinage, adultery, break-ups, a botched Filipino reporter's Hollywood interview that went viral. And we are not done with January yet!

And now, it's Monday, and already we awoke at the possibility of two things: a cancellation of a star-studded teleserye about to be aired soon, or the possibility of one of its lead star's character being axed so soon. What do we know? Looks like stories like this will fill the media, especially the social networks, in the coming days and weeks.

The new teleserye NT stars among others, the veterans in the industry and the networks' young and popular talents. This is veteran actress VA's comeback vehicle after a long break from showbiz. NT had recently started taping and early on had began to encounter some difficulties. Long before taping started, both fans and observers had preconceived notion that NT will not be as successful as the other huge teleseryes before it. Reasons such as the negative image of some of its lead stars, both the young and the veterans alike, have valid points.

Young female lead FL and young male lead ML stars are each both beset with relationship issues, quite unpalatable, to say the least. Veteran female VF is consumed by her own personal issues -- alleged uncontrolled emotions and dependence on certain stuff. Insider reports alleged the first conflict that happened during the taping between ML and VF could have been avoided had VF learned to keep her emotions in check. After all, this is a major project for her, and any wrong move will cost her more.

A little control and sacrifice would have gone a long way and saved everyone's day. The shouting incident was a huge letdown that pushed the production and network to put in immediate and major changes into the line-up of NT's stars. The circumstances certainly shaped the end. And sadly, it is the first casualty, VF, who will have to go.

"A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them." ~ Oscar Wilde

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The Elixir Actress’ Iced Tea

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We all have our comfort food that can inject zest in our daily grind. Some prefer sweets (cakes, brownies, etc.), plates of lechon, foie gras, or a martini. In the case of rebounding actress (RA), she has her “comfort drink” which she needs for a special reason.

After a hiatus from acting, RA is on a roll on finding means to get back her career. No doubt, RA is one of the most competent thespians, but the lack of challenging roles has affected her acting. Of course, the pressure from her audience hovers. If she disappoints them, her comeback will be for naught, and it would be difficult for her to get another break from any network.

On the set of her teleserye, RA's uneasiness was noticed when she kept forgetting her lines in a scene. RA had difficulty bringing out her emotions, and she had to find a solution. She called on her production assistant to bring her "iced tea." RA drank her iced tea, and like an elixir, she suddenly  transformed into an intense performer. The director was elated with the result.

Sometimes, the iced tea would normally be in some unassuming container. Thus, whenever the director would notice RA is off, the joke was, “RA, take some iced tea.” The “iced tea” joke was prevalent on the set as it just took a drink for RA to be back to her acting best. However, her fellow actors already smelled something funny during their scenes with her after she took her “iced tea.”

That should not be surprising as “iced tea” was just a code for hard drink. Alas, RA has been into her “addiction" to this day. Does an acting great like her need an external enhancement to bring out her best ? Then, again, she might just sit down for a talk over a round of iced tea.

There's only one reason why a character drinks: to seek confrontation. To fight for what they want in ways normally denied them. ~ Michael Shurtleff

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