![ARLINGTON, TX - JULY 15: Ingrid Andress sings the national anthem prior to the 2024 T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field on Monday, July 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2161587147_1bd8bd-e1721135887802.jpg?quality=100&w=384&h=216&crop=1)
UPDATE, Tuesday, July 16, at 3:25 p.m.: Ingrid Andress just announced that she is checking into rehab following her unfortunate national anthem performance.
“I’m not gonna bulls**t y’all, I was drunk last night,” she wrote on all her social media platforms.
People had been trying to figure out what went wrong for the performer to give such a butchered rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Although the singer started with a fairly traditional take on the opening lines, it quickly became apparent that she was not going to execute the song at a level consistent with her achievements, including being a four-time Grammy nominee.
Fellow singers left messages of sympathy in the comments on her social accounts.
“Love you girl. I’m sorry you’re going through this And I’m sorry the world can be so cruel. Here for you xx” wrote singer Julia Michaels.
“I’m sending you love, Ingrid. Being this open takes a lot. You’ve got this. Hang in there,” wrote fellow country star Carly Pearce.
Singer and actress Kristen Chenoweth also commented, “You are doing what you need to do. A proud moment.”
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Original story continues below:
The four-time Grammy nominee, 32, took the mic Monday evening at the MLB Home Run Derby, live at Texas’ Globe Life Field, to perform the National Anthem. She quickly bemused everyone who heard the one-of-a-kind rendition in person, as well as those on social media, who have since been crowning it as one of the worst performances of the song.
After a fairly traditional take on the opening lines, things took a turn when she began singing, missing notes along the way and drawing visible reactions from the players on hand. At one point in ESPN’s broadcast of the performance, Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm, 27, appeared to stifle a smile, looking at his shoes with a wry grin on his face as he held his hat to his heart.