Beyonce Super Bowl set list was revealed by the media, but will the lip syncing controversy could put a hard focus on the halftime show in New Orleans with Destiny's Child bandmates.
Beyonce took some hard hits in the media after her presidential inauguration lip syncing controversy, but now all the focus is on the Super Bowl.
The singer will be performing during the halftime show and it has been greatly anticipated by many fans. Her set list for the show is being kept under wraps, but according to an unnamed source from Us Weekly's, the list is now out there.
According to the report, Beyonce will be playing both solo tracks as well as songs from her time with Destiny's Child. Some of the new songs include "Bills, Bills, Bills," "Survivor" and the trio's new song, "Nuclear." Other rumored options include "Say My Name" and "Bootylicious."
The report says that the 31-year-old singer will perform with Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, who will join her midway through the performance. Following the inguaration drama, sources say Beyonce will look to "knock them dead" at the Super Bowl.
She is known as one of the greatest singers in the world, but some accused her of lip syncing along with her song during the inauguration of President Obama on Jan. 21 in Washington DC.
"She did sing," the source explains to Us. "There was a [pre-recorded] track, but Bey sang 100 percent. [Using a pre-recorded track at live events] is very very common," the source said. "The track was only there as a backup."
Following her amazing performance, Beyonce was accused by some in the U.S. Marine Corps Band of using a backing vocal for the song.
"We all know Beyonce can sing," Master Sgt. of the U.S. Marine Band Kristin duBois told ABC News. "We all know the Marine Corps Band can play. We do not know why she decided to go with the pre-recorded music at the last minute."
According to the report, Beyonce's bandmate Williams defended her Thursday morning on Good Morning America, calling the so-called controversy "disappointing and sad . . . that was such a big moment for her. I wish people would let it go."
The backlash against Beyonce may take some headlines away from her Super Bowl halftime show performance, but it is likely that there won't any issues. People will keep an eye on her during the show to see if she is lip-syncing, but that doesn't mean the recording of her voice isn't authentic anyway.
Aretha Franklin came out and defended Beyonce to ABC News, saying:
"I thought it was funny because the weather down there was about 46 or 44 degrees and for most singers that is just not good singing weather."
Franklin sang at the inauguration in 2009 and said it was live.
"I wanted to give people the real thing and pre-recording never crossed my mind," Franklin said.
"Beyonce has been a public relations golden girl for all her career," publicist-to-the-stars Michael Levine told ABC News. "This controversy won't do anything to her image."
Destiny's Child will be getting a big moment due to the performance and the band is set to cash in by g by releasing an album of old love songs in late January. According to the Huffington Post, "the disc will be anchored by the Pharrell Williams-produced "Nuclear," a track that has yet to make much of an impression on the radio."
