Beyonce Covers Mahalia Jackson’s ‘Take My Hand, Precious Lord’, Amidst Ledisi Controversy [VIDEO]

February 9, 2015 by Kellie Williams in Latest News with 9 Comments

Undoubtedly, Beyoncé continues to prove why she’s one of the greatest entertainers of all time. With over 15 million albums and 118 million records sold internationally, Queen Bee shows why she reigns supreme. Sunday night at the 57th annual Grammy Awards, the 20-time Grammy-award winner captivated the audience with a soulful rendition of ‘Take My Hand Precious Lord’.

The song is a Mahalia Jackson original that is featured on the Selma soundtrack. Wearing a white angelic, sheer dress surrounded by male dancers in white suits, Beyoncé sung her heart out in an introductory performance for John Legend and Common.

See Bey’s performance.

Beyonce’s performance on the show, was surrounded by controversy. Reportedly, Ledisi sang this particular song in the film Selma (and played Mahalia Jackson) and was scheduled to perform it on the Grammys.

Selma cast

In an interview with ET’s Kevin Frazier, Ledisi addressed the controversy:

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Authored by: Kellie Williams

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Tan February 9, 2015 at 9:24 am

I don’t know why you can’t say no to Beyonce. I’m sure she doesn’t say yes to everyone. IMO: A more soulful voice would have fit that song better. She did not do that song justice.

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- RUBY February 9, 2015 at 1:21 pm
  
  Co-sign.
  
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  - Darknlovely February 9, 2015 at 2:24 pm
    
    I co-sign (double) too. Se cannot sing that ong better than Ledisi!! Period. I’m for empowring ladies, etc. but,enough is enough. She need to sit down an raise her kid. A 3 year old up at 11:30 pm???? Come-on. Raise our child.
    
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    - Darknlovely February 9, 2015 at 2:28 pm
      
      Correction:
      I co-sign (double) too. She cannot sing that song better than Ledisi!! Her rendition was the pits – – all those “long-runs” from back in Destiny Child. Then at the end – -she holding up her hand as if she did something. She would have done better dancing across the stage. …
      
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      - Anonymous February 10, 2015 at 2:12 pm
        
        Just a side note The three year old daughter was not up late. The show is recorded earlier that day. West coast never gets a live feed.
      - thejasminebrand Author February 10, 2015 at 2:34 pm
        
        Yeah, the show was recorded on Pacific Standard Time.
ThatsMrsB*tchToYou February 10, 2015 at 12:47 pm

Ledisi offered up such a graceful response when asked about this “alleged Precious Lord REMIX debacle”. If Ledisi could give 0 cares about this then that should settle it.

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- Anonymous February 10, 2015 at 2:14 pm
  
  I totally agree if Ledisi is not making a big deal of it then it should be done. Sometimes the media puts to much emphasis on things the actual person doesn’t really care about.
  
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DIVA February 11, 2015 at 7:42 am

Ledisi did this better. Learn to say “No” to Beyoncé because Ledisi was the better fit/voice for that song.

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