Why Do Singers Take Out Their Earpieces?
On January 21, 2013, Beyoncé performed the U.S. national anthem in front of a crowd of nearly one million people who had gathered on the streets of Washington, D.C. to witness Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration. Beyoncé’s characteristically flawless rendition of the Star Spangled Banner mesmerized the crowd and earned her raucous applause at the …