Alicia Keys’ voice crack seemingly removed from NFL video of Super Bowl halftime performance
nme.comAlicia Keys’ Super Bowl performance appear to have been edited out of the official performance video uploaded to YouTube. Keys made a surprise appearance during Usher’s halftime show at the American football game on Sunday (February 11), opening with a portion of her 2003 song, ‘If I Ain’t Got You’.
Keys’ voice can be heard cracking while she sings the opening lyrics “some people want it all”. While she went on to sing on-key, fans quickly took to social media to make note of Keys’ shaky opening moments.
Now, in a version of the performance uploaded to the National Football League’s official YouTube page, Keys’ off-key moment appears to have been edited out.The alleged pitch-correction was discovered in a now-viral post shared to X (formerly known as Twitter). “Last night Alicia Keys’s voice cracked (first video),” social media user Robert Komaniecki wrote alongside a side-by-side comparison of the two clips. “Fascinatingly, the official NFL YouTube channel appears to be attempting to erase that little moment.”The NFL has not responded to the claims of pitch-correction.
See the tweet below, and watch the official halftime show video as uploaded to the NFL’s YouTube channel here.Last night Alicia Keys’s voice cracked (first video), and fascinatingly, the official NFL YouTube channel appears to be attempting to erase that little moment, having edited it out in their upload (second video).
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