A recording of a very off key Beyoncé Knowles singing on ‘The Today Show’ last year, doing the rounds on the internet, is a fake. Photo Credit: Splash News/FileApril 22, 2009, (Sawf News) - A recording of a very off key Beyoncé Knowles singing on The Today Show last year, doing the rounds on the internet, is a fake.
The recording was played on the Howard Stern show on Sirius radio on Tuesday.
The prankster who created the supposed “board mix” told TMZ on Wednesday:
"It's a little bit crazy. No one in their right mind would sound like that, and no one would cheer for someone singing like that."
Reacting to the recording on Wednesday, Beyoncé said:
"Everyone's heard me sing and it's perfect timing, actually, because I'll be on the Today show tomorrow singing 'Halo,' or tonight you can watch me sing live on David Letterman!" she told MTV News. "It's perfect promotion, whoever came up with that idea."
Earlier in the day, her father and manager, Matthew Knowles, was more blunt in calling the recording a hoax.
"If no one took the time to look at the biggest Inauguration in the history of America then shame on them. If no one took the time to listen to Beyoncé sing 'America the Beautiful' and 'At Last' at the Neighborhood Ball for the first dance of President Obama and the First Lady, and they question Beyoncé's vocal ability, they've gotta be an idiot," he said in a statement.
"At 12 years into her career, the last thing someone should be questioning is her vocal ability. That would be like questioning if Kobe Bryant could shoot a jump shot," he added.
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