This is pretty much a big bag of breaking news -- Beyonce lip-synced the National Anthem yesterday at President Obama's inauguration!

Here's the thing -- we know she can sing, so why did she need to lip-sync to a backing track? Kelly Clarkson sang live (and CRUSHED IT, by the way)...why not Beyonce?

I dunno, maybe I'm making a big deal out of nothing, but I almost think that lip-synching FOR THE PRESIDENT is a huge slap in the face. What do you think?