The pregame ceremonies conclude.

I seriously don’t see why people are complaining. She put her heart into it and did a decent job. not the best rendition ever, but most assuredly not the worst.

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That was really good. Come on, people. Get real.

They should just start having an actual U.S. Military Band perform the anthem. The extra "notes" she added were not necessary. And, she needed to read the lyrics from a cell phone. Disgraceful.

The girl sang her heart out...was perfectly on pitch... was pleasant and respectful in her appearance and sincere in her presentation.

She did a good job. She could’ve sped up just a little bit but overall she sang good. A whole lot better than I would’ve done 😂 The article on Daily Mail made it seem like her rendition was as bad as Roseanne Barr’s National Anthem. Daily Mail copying CNN and MSNBC. DO BETTER!

You're a joke, DM. This might have been the best rendition ever. Maybe you prefer Rosanne Barr?

This was not bad. Fergie at the NBA All-Star Game, was bad. Or maybe even Roseanne Barr at the Padres game, was bad. Honestly, the only thing worse might be watching Cats sober.

I clicked on a story that said "worse national anthem performance ever"... it's just click bait... I listened to it and I see no issue with her performance. who cares if she was reading off her phone.. if she hadn't and botched the lyrics, people would be hammering her for that

It wasn’t bad

I'd hope if I agreed to perform in public I'd learn the lines. Truth...if I ever did sing in public. I might bring them to tears and not in a good way.