People.com Celebrity Beyoncé's Lip-Syncing Controversy: PEOPLE Readers Weigh In The singer should have ditched the apparent backing track, say 63% of readers By Cara Lynn Shultz Published on January 23, 2013 03:55 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty; George Rose/Getty There’s no question that Beyoncé can sing. But did she? That’s still the question on everyone’s lips. Following the singer’s stellar rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the presidential inauguration, a spokesperson for the U.S. Marine Corps Band initially said that the singer’s performance wasn’t live – but was "pre-recorded." Later, though, a media officer from the Pentagon said that the singer and the band never had the opportunity to rehearse live together, but added, “No one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded.” (According to an NPR analysis, it appears that singer may have performed live – to a backing track.) While Beyoncé has yet to speak out (live or otherwise) on the topic, it’s not the first time the national anthem has been lip-synced: Whitney Houston’s performance at the 1991 Super Bowl – arguably one of the best renditions of all time – was pre-recorded. But still, the revelation that Beyoncé put a tape on it didn’t sit well with 63% of PEOPLE readers, who voted on Twitter that they were bothered by her seemingly pre-taped performance. //storify.com/peoplemag/beyonce-at-the-inauguration.js?header=false&border=falseView the story “Beyonce at the Inauguration” on Storify But not everyone was frustrated with the apparent lip-sync. Beyoncé’s Destiny’s Child mate Michelle Williams defended the singer to Entertainment Tonight, saying, “It’s their personal preference. With big crowds and echoes, you know when it’s a big historical moment, you don’t want any room for any mistakes so I can understand why it was done.”