Plenty of people had negative things to say about Fergie’s NBA All-Star “jazzy” rendition of the national anthem. Talk show host Wendy Williams was no exception—but while she was criticizing Fergie, she took the opportunity to drag other artists she said need Aut0-Tune to sound good for a live audience.
On the Wendy Williams Show Tuesday morning, Williams said Beyoncé is one of many artists who “need” Auto-Tune, inducing the wrath of fans on Twitter.
“There are only a few people who can sing raw dog and Fergie is not one. She needs Auto-Tune,” Williams said. “Jen Lopez needs autotune, Janet needs autotune, Beyoncé needs Auto-Tune. Adele, Aretha, Celine, Dionne Warwick, and Mariah, they need nothing. They sing raw dog.”
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Following her comment, the Beyhive went off on the talk show host.
https://twitter.com/B_NERD/status/965986521898766338
Wendy Williams just said Beyonce needs autotune, and the only real singers are Adele, Aretha, Celine, Dionne, and Mariah.
— JanJoy (@ItsMeJMarie) February 20, 2018
I’m so confused. Clearly so is she.
imagine thinking Beyoncé — one of the most technically flawless and consistent vocalists in popular music, always delivering pitch-perfect LIVE vocals — needs auto tune. Beyoncé's never even been in the same room as auto tune. 😂😂😂
— Kevin Allred (@KevinAllred) February 20, 2018
oh, Wendy… https://t.co/fh4cOQD3kp
Wendy Williams: "Beyoncé needs auto tune to sing"
— KOSHER (@JRAN_76) February 20, 2018
Beyoncé: https://t.co/p5yNWErhPj
https://twitter.com/itsjoinotjoy/status/966014278867267584
https://twitter.com/iam_chianya/status/966001517135360001
Knowing she’s no Queen Bey, Fergie made a statement of apology following her widely-criticized national anthem performance.
“I love this country and honestly tried my best,” the singer said.
Despite suggesting the need for Auto-Tune, Williams defended Fergie and said the apologetic statement wasn’t necessary.
“I don’t feel like Fergie needed to apologize to anybody. You did it, you done it, and that’s that,” Williams said. “She did her jazzy version of the anthem at the NBA and everyone was upset and she released a statement saying she wanted to do something different—and apparently different wasn’t good.”
H/T Complex