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Alicia Keys
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The NFL set the Internet alight Monday with theories that a recording of Alicia Keys’ halftime appearance was corrected before its release on YouTube.
Keys dazzled as the first guest of Usher’s Apple Music Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, beginning her performance with “If I Ain’t Got You” while sitting in front of a red piano with a huge matching cape behind her . In the opening note of the song, many fans heard Keys’ voice crack. Clips of the vocal stumble spread across the Internet, but many later noticed it was missing. the official recording of the performance later uploaded to YouTube.
Online, many fans presented evidence of the change with parallel editions of the live show and pitch-corrected recording.
Representatives for Keys and the NFL did not immediately respond. The Hollywood ReporterRequest for comments.
Keys’ husband, music producer Swizz Beatz, defended his wife on Monday, writing that fans are “talking about the wrong damn thing!!!”
“You don’t see that incredible dress that covers the entire stadium,” he said. “Tonight’s performance was incredible with 2 incredible Giants! Congratulations @usher and my love @aliciakeys that song is a classic. “We don’t make negative vibes on this side, we make history.”
After “If I Ain’t Got You,” Keys remained onstage to perform her and Usher’s 2004 single, “My Boo.” Later in the show, stars Jermaine Dupri, will.i.am, HER, Lil Jon and Ludacris took turns joining Usher on stage.