Photo: Ingrid’s album | By Ed Mazza, HuffPost / Yahoo | Country singer Ingrid Andress was the talk of social media on Monday after delivering a very memorable version of the national anthem before the MLB Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Unfortunately for the accomplished singer-songwriter, it was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Andress struggled through “The Star-Spangled Banner,” missing notes throughout as cameras caught ballplayers appearing to suppress their reactions to the off-key rendition:
Andress has four Grammy nominations and three CMA nominations under her belt. She’s perhaps best known for her 2021 breakthrough hit “More Hearts Than Mine.”
Given her experience, it’s not clear what went wrong on Monday evening.
But her performance at the Home Run Derby was being compared to other infamous renditions, such as Fergie’s at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, Roseanne Barr’s 1990 attempt at a Padres game, and “Enrico Pallazzo” ? aka actor Leslie Nielsen ? in the 1988 comedy “The Naked Gun.”
The reaction online was harsh:
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Go here to read the comments and reactions:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/national-anthem-mlbs-home-run-031407766.html
[Editor’s note: This is sad for Ms. Andress as well as us Coloradoans as Ms. Andress is from Highlands Ranch, CO. Her latest album is really good.]
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Ingrid Andress Says ‘I Was Drunk’ During Home Run Derby National Anthem Performance, Is Checking Into Rehab
By Chris Willman, Variety
Country star Ingrid Andress has made a startling revelation on her social accounts, admitting that she was intoxicated while singing the National Anthem before baseball’s annual Home Run Derby on Monday night, and saying she is planning to check into a rehab facility in the wake of the tumult over her disastrous performance.
“I’m not gonna bullshit y’all, I was drunk last night,” she wrote on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). “I’m checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need. That was not me last night. 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.” She signed the missive “xo, Ingrid.”
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/ingrid-andress-drunk-rehab-national-anthem-home-run-derby-1236073939/
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Have You Ever Heard ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Sung in Cursive?
By Bethany Squires, Vulture
Because you’re about to! Ingrid Andress (“4-time Grammy losing singer songwriter,” according to her IG bio) sang the national anthem at the 2024 Home Run Derby on July 15, and from sea to shining sea, people were not impressed. The day after, Andress addressed the performance herself.
Who is Ingrid Andress?
Ingrid Andress is a country singer-songwriter. Her breakthrough single was 2019’s “More Hearts Than Mine”; it hit Billboard’s “The Hot 100” and peaked at No. 30. In 2021, she collaborated with Sam Hunt on “Wishful Drinking,” which also hit “The Hot 100.”
Regarding those four Grammy nominations: In 2021, she was nominated for Best New Artist, and “More Hearts Than Mine” (she lost to Megan Thee Stallion) and its album were nom’ed for Best Country Song and Best Country Album. In 2023, “Wishful Drinking” got the nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
How bad a national anthem are we talking?
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Go here to read the description for “Cursive” singing and to watch the video:
https://www.vulture.com/article/ingrid-andress-national-anthem-bad.html
Photo: Ingrid’s album
National Anthem At MLB’s Home Run Derby Goes Badly, Badly Wrong
