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Twitter trend decries Queen Latifah & Carrie Underwood a Super Bowl blunder

Entertainers Queen Latifah, left and Carrie Underwood answer questions during a press conference at the Super Bowl XLIV media center, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 in Ft. Lauderdale , Fla. Queen Latifah and Carrie Underwood will perform during the Super Bowl pre-game show in Sunday.
Entertainers Queen Latifah, left and Carrie Underwood answer questions during a press conference at the Super Bowl XLIV media center, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 in Ft. Lauderdale , Fla. Queen Latifah and Carrie Underwood will perform during the Super Bowl pre-game show in Sunday.
(AP Photo/J. David Ake)
 

Within moments of Queen Latifah's and Carrie Underwood's Super Bowl XLIV performance of 'America the Beautiful' and the 'National Anthem', respectively; Twitter's trending topics list for the United States lit up with the singers names. While diehard fans and other Twitter locations gave the pair kudos, most U.S. tweeters considered their performances a bust.

Both singers are known for stunning performances and many felt the pressure of a Super Bowl opening may have unnerved the two.

Tweets:

  • @kevross, 'Queen Latifah, Carrie Underwood and #superbowl ads were thumbs down...'
  • @lilduval: Queen latifah singing confirms that we running out of black celebs that white people know
  • @40dash1: Queen Latifah singing = Better comedy than the commercials at this point. #superbowl
  • @Awww_Hell: im a big queen latifah fan but she didnt kill it tonight....sorry
  • @naomous, 'Carrie Underwood went really flat singing the national anthom at the Superbowl.'
  • @GitGuy, 'Superbowl lowlights: Carrie Underwood's last note and the who.'
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  • jerjorju 2 years ago
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    I think Queen Latifah did a fine job especially facing the 103 million viewers, the largest U.S. television audience in history. Go Girl!

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