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Did not see it, do not care!

No. She's got a good voice, and if singing live would have hurt her in some way, it's good that she didn't. Passing it off as live though, that's a bit like deception.

I'd challenge anyone to knock out a perfect rendition of her version of that song, in the freezing cold, infront of millions of people and the freakin' PRESIDENT. Give her a break.

With that said, I do think it would have been nice if they would have given a no-body the chance. There is so much talent in the public school system. Hold auditions, choose the best and give them a shot. It's just a resume booster for Beyonce but giving some talented high school kid the oppertunity to perform at that capacity would change their life.

I went back and watched it on youtube, and if she is lipsynching, then she is the world's best lip-syncher!!! The words were 100% synched to her lips- no slips anywhere! I just don't know if I believe that she's lip synching! If she had to make a last-minute decision then there would have been no way for her to rehearse and I'm really skeptical that she could lipsynch totally flawlessly on a last minute decision. I could be wrong though! But I will be surprised if she's lipsynching!

@PrincessBaby: I watched it too and was trying so hard to find her mess up, but she didn't! Maybe she was actually singing with it, but her mic was off? That's my only guess because you can't make your face/mouth seem like you are actually singing hard that way without making noises, sooo my vote is for pre- recorded track with her singing with the mic off.

Either way, I don't really care. And does it make me a bad American if I say that song annoys me? lol! Well, really it's just the people who try and over-sing it that annoy me.

@KissMeCait: I agree, I think she should have either sang it live or given someone else the chance.

I voted yes but I don't actually care. I just don't think it was the type of event that warranted lip-synching.

I don't really care, she sang it really good regardless.

@MrsSCB: sounds like you're not a fan in general!

I don't care. We all know she's talented and can sing

@mrbee: No, I actually like her! My husband and I are big Nets fans so we always love trying to spot her and Jay-Z at the games I just think she should be honest. Like I said, I understand why she would pre-record, especially since I heard that she didn't have much rehearsal time, but I wish she would just release a statement or something to put all the rumors to rest. It's a common practice, so why all the secrecy and over-dramatizing?

Noooooooooooooooooooo! You all basically just told me the grown-up equivalent to finding out Santa Claus is not real. I guess I really don't like lip syncing.

@MrsSCB: I always thought she doesn't release statements to respond to rumors? Will read up on this story!

@mrbee: That could be true, but it's not like it's a rumor about her or her husband cheating or something sketchy like that, though. She either sang or she didn't, and if she didn't I just think people would have made much less a big deal out of it if she'd just said from the beginning, "Yes, it was pre-recorded, that is common practice." By being all secretive about it, she's making it seem like it's something to be embarrassed about and I don't really think it is. It's not like she's Ashlee Simpson, that was just embarrassing...

On a different note, the music for the whole band was pre-recorded too, so I just keep thinking how awkward it must have felt to pretend to play the trombone or something!

I don't understand how this is newsworthy. GMA dedicated like 15 minutes to this "controversy" this morning!

Just watched news coverage on it and it's quite clear what's happening: she's singing over a pre-recorded vocal track of herself. Singers often do this for public performances like SNL, etc (hence Ashlee Simpson's slip up). So did she lip sync? no... she was actually singing. But she was being backed up by herself, pre-recorded.

That being said... I don't care that much. It does make me respect her a little less as a vocalist since Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor both did not have a backing vocal track. That just makes her look bad.

The entire band being pre-recorded was weird though.

Didn't watch it, don't care.

@yoursilverlining: Yup, the band was pre-recorded as well--the band director said they pre-recorded them playing and her singing. He said they definitely used the recording for the band, but he didn't know whether Beyonce sang live or used a recording and she hasn't said either.

I am not a fan to begin with, and I think she either should have sang live or let someone else who would do the job. At the very least be honest about it.