Did she, or didn't she? Claims that pop singer Beyonce lip-synced during her performance of the Star Spangled Banner at U.S. President Obama's inauguration have media abuzz.<br/> <br />A spokeswoman for the U.S. Marine Band told one media outlet the singer opted for pre-recorded music at the last minute.<br/> <br />But Beyonce's team has not commented on the issue.<br/> <br />Later, the U.S. Marine Band backtracked saying quote, 'no one in the U.S. Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded.'<br/> <br />For fans, it didn't seem to matter.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ROSE WASHINGTON, FROM LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Lip-synch or not. I don't think you can lip-synch the notes she hit yesterday. So, and it was wonderful. It was wonderful. It's not a big deal to me."<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) TORREY VELOZ, FROM GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I know she can sing so I don't think it was bad that she was lip-synching. Maybe it's just because they don't want to mess it up, because of the inauguration."<br/> <br />Previous inaugural performances- Yo-Yo Ma in 2009 for example- were pre-recorded because the cold and wind might have caused sharp notes.
