(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and
out of the spotlight.)
This is a textbook case of damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t. If Luke
Bryan hadn’t written a few of the lyrics on his hand before singing the national anthem at Tuesday night’s (July 10) MLB
All-Star game — and, God forbid, had messed up the song — America would have crucified him. But he did, so now he’s being
crucified anyway? For what? Caring enough to be adamant about doing the song justice? For the life of me, I cannot imagine
why this has become a national news story.
I remember interviewing Martina
McBride right before she sang the national anthem at
this year’s Indianapolis 500. “I always have the words where I can see them. After being so scared so many times and
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