Most of you have heard by now that Jennifer Hudson was asked to lip sync the national anthem on Sunday before the Super Bowl.  Turns out it’s all Garth Brooks fault.

From ABC News: According to “The Making of the Super Bowl: The Inside Story of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event” by former league executive director Don Weiss, the NFL has required performers to have a backup track since 1993, when country crooner Garth Brooks threatened to leave the stadium minutes before he was scheduled to perform unless NBC played his new video. Brooks had previously refused to prerecord the anthem, which meant the league had nothing to play in his place if he left.

Ultimately the show’s executive producer agreed to play a portion of Brooks’ video if the NFL would agree to roll back the kickoff time by three minutes. Weiss did and Brooks’ performance went on without a hitch. And the league made a backup recording a requirement.

LOL! What a diva! Garth Brooks forever changed the way that the National Anthem will be performed at the Super Bowl.