Martha Reeves Wants Another Shot After National Anthem Stumble

Martha Reeves had a rough go of it singing the national anthem at the Women's Professional Baseball League last weekend. The performance went viral for all the wrong reasons, and now the Motown icon is ready to set the record straight.

Reeves hit up Fox 2 Detroit to address what went down, and she's not shy about where she thinks the blame lands: her backup singers. According to her, they threw off her performance, and she wanted to prove it by attempting a solo version on the news. It's the kind of move that takes guts—rip the band-aid off on live TV and show people what you meant to do.

Look, we've all had moments where things don't go as planned. For someone with Reeves' pedigree, having a performance go sideways in front of millions stings different. Whether the backup singers were the real issue or not, the bigger picture here is a legend who still wants to set things right. That's the spirit that built Motown in the first place.

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