(Producer Rickey Minor confirmed tothe Associated Pressthat Hudson sang to a backing track at his request.)

For the record, it took readers of Michael Slezaks rave review ofJ.

I pretty much side with the latter camp.

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Hence, why pretty mucheveryonewho sings the national anthem at the Super Bowl sings it to a backing track.

Besides, the cries of she was lip syncing!

Any time you perform the pre-game event, youre required to give them backing tracks, says Smith.

Its nothing out of the norm.

[But] it definitely was Jennifer singing live that was her voice.

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