Jackie Evancho: Unlike Beyoncé I’ll Be Singing Live At The Inauguration I TMZ LIVE

Sources close to the singer tell TMZ ... Jackie will sing the national anthem LIVE when she steps up to the mic Friday. You'll recall Beyonce got roasted 4 years ago for lip-syncing, a custom which has been followed by those who sang before her ... in no small part because it's hard to sing in frigid weather.

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