UPDATE TO BELOW STORY....
In light of country singer Ingrid Andress butchering the national anthem Monday at Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas -- she blamed it on being drunk and is now in rehab -- Billboard has compiled a list of the "The 12 Worst National Anthem Performances Ever."
While 11 of the artists listed can lay claim to one bad performance, Steven Tyler is credited with two.
The first was in 2001 at the Indianapolis 500, with the second coming in 2012 at the AFC Championship Game.
As for the rest of the list, it consists of mainly pop singers:
- Kat Deluna - 2008 Dallas Cowboys game
- Roseanne Barr - 1990 San Diego Padres game
- Fergie - 2018 NBA All Star Weekend
- Ingrid Andress - 2024 MLB Home Run Derby
- Michael Bolton - 2003 Boston Red Sox game
- Scott Stapp - 2005 NASCAR Ford 400
- Aaron Neville, Aretha Franklin & Dr. John - 2006 Super Bowl 40
- Steven Tyler - 2001 Indianapolis 500 & 2012 AFC Championship Game
- R. Kelly - 2005 boxing match
- Christina Aguilera - 2011 Super Bowl 45
- Keri Hilson - 2010 Los Angeles Lakers game
- Jesse McCartney - 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race
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The morning after botching the national anthem, Ingrid Andress confessed to being drunk. She pledged to immediately enter a rehab facility.
Major League Baseball invited the country singer to perform the “Star Spangled Banner” ahead of the Home Run Derby. Her rendition has been called the worst ever by a professional.
Once she sobered up, Ingrid posted this message to her 338,000 Instagram followers: “Not gonna B.S y'all. I was drunk last night. I'm checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need. I apologize to MLB, all the fans, and this country I love so much for that rendition. I'll let y'all know how rehab is, I hear it's super fun. XO, Ingrid.”
Ingrid's version of the National Anthem now joins these other singers on the list of "Worst National Anthems".
More on this story is here courtesy of Sporting News.