{blackbabes} Beyoncé Lip-Sync Controversy: Singer Posts Photos of Rehearsal Session for National Anthem Performance

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President Barack Obama's historic inauguration drummed up its fair share of controversy after it was revealed that Beyoncé lip-synced her celebrated performance of the national anthem.

Although the Grammy winner has yet to publicly comment on the brouhaha, she's certainly not shying away from making a statement about it—at least visually: Bey has now posted photos of what appears to be the recording session for her performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner."

The black-and-white pics, with the singer added to her Tumblr page, show the songbird hard at work rehearsing the track.

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We see the 31-year-old studying the music sheet and then belting out the tune with her headphones on.

At one point, she even grabs a saxophone and appears to be jamming with the band. Later, she sits at a console to listen to a playback of the track.

On Tuesday, the director of the U.S. Marine Corps Band, Col. Michael J. Colburn, confirmed that the singer used a prerecorded rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner," but justified it by explaining that all music is prerecorded in the event of bad weather.

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He also added that because Beyoncé was busy gearing up for her Super Bowl halftime performance, she didn't have ample time to rehearse with the band, and so organizers opted to play the prerecorded track while the band "created a visual simulation of playing."

Event honchos, however, now appear to be backtracking on that: Shortly after the revelation, a media rep for the Marine Corps Band clarified that the band itself didn't play live, but he couldn't say the same for Beyoncé.

"Regarding Ms. Knowles-Carter's vocal performance, no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or prerecorded."

Intrigue and speculation? Sounds a lot like politics, indeed!

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{blackbabes} Lena Dunham heartbroken over Rihanna

Actress Lena Dunham has blasted Rihanna's on/off relationship with rapper Chris Brown, insisting their rumoured reunion has broken her heart.

The stars, who split in early 2009 after a headline-grabbing fight, have sparked speculation of a reconciliation in recent months after being photographed together on a number of occasions.

Girls creator Dunham reveals she used to be a huge fan of the Umbrella hitmaker's music - but has been turned off the singer by her controversial behaviour and rumoured reunion with Brown.

In an interview with Alec Baldwin on his podcast, Dunham also calls on Rihanna to be a better role model for her young fans.

She says, "It's an amazing thing and it's like, it's a platform that you have to take seriously. Which is why sometimes, it's like, I used to be really into Rihanna, that pop star, and then it's like again, I don't want to ever throw stones from my glass house, but I follow her on Instagram and I just think about how many little girls beyond what I could even comprehend are obsessed with Rihanna.

"Like you know, she left Barbados, she's had this amazing career, she's won a Grammy... She's talented. And then she gets back together with Chris Brown and posts a million pictures of them smoking marijuana together on a bed. And it cracks my heart in half in a way that makes me feel like I'm 95 years old."

It's not the first time Dunham has commented on the controversial couple – last February, she wrote on her Twitter.com page, "Rihanna and Chris Brown's new duets make me want to go hide under Gloria Steinem's bed for 72 hours."

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