By james art A singer has apologized after swearing on live television and “messing up” the performance of the US national anthem.
Loomis drew jeers on social media when he performed The Star-Spangled Banner at an independent candidate’s debate Wednesday, which was broadcast live on C-SPAN, as well as on the radio and online.
In an Instagram video posted Saturday, Loomis called the incident an “accident” and apologized to the Free and Equal Elections team that organized the debate, saying, “I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to mess up the national anthem.”
“It was something that I was afraid of since I was a little girl … I was afraid that I would fail and then I did and the world saw it,” she said.
Videos from the event show her looking embarrassed on stage as she appears to be fumbling with a note.
After singing the line “and the rocket’s red glare”, she cursed and said: “Can I come back, can I come back please?”
Only then did the singer realize that the recording was live.
“I got too nervous,” she said later in the performance.
The performance drew comparisons to previous accidents during the performance of the US national anthem.
Some compared Loomis’ performance to Fergie’s infamous performance of the song at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. At the time, Fergie said she “wanted to try something special for the NBA,” but it “didn’t hit the intended tone.”
“Fergie has officially earned her retirement,” a TikTok user wrote in the comments below Loomis’ performance.
Country singer Ingrid Andres was also mocked online for her performance of the national anthem at the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby in July. The next day, she said she was drunk during the song.