Country singer says she’s checking into rehab after viral national anthem performance: ‘I was drunk last night’

Lisa Respers France, CNN

(CNN) — Country euphony creator Ingrid Andress says she was intoxicated during her much-criticized capacity of nan nationalist anthem connected Monday astatine nan 2024 MLB Home Run Derby and will beryllium seeking treatment.

On Tuesday, Andress posted a connection connected her verified societal media relationship writing, “I’m not going to bulls**t y’all, I was drunk past night.”

“I’m checking myself into a installation coming to get nan thief I need,” she wrote. “That was not maine past night. I apologize to MLB, each nan fans and this state I emotion truthful overmuch for that rendition.”

She ended nan statement saying she would “let y’all cognize really rehab is I perceive it’s ace fun.”

Like Roseanne Barr’s capacity astatine a 1990 San Diego Padres vs. Cincinnati Reds crippled and Fergie astatine nan 2018 NBA All-Star Game, group person had a awesome woody to opportunity astir Andress’s rendition.

Here’s much astir nan singer:

Reality TV

Andress had her first brushwood pinch fame erstwhile she performed successful nan 2nd play of nan NBC a capella singing title “The Sing-Off” arsenic a portion of nan group known arsenic Pitch Slapped successful 2010. The group was eliminated early on, but Andress returned to nan show nan adjacent play arsenic portion of nan group Delilah.

That play of nan bid was famously won by nan group Pentatonix.

She’s now a state singer

Andress debuted her first album, “Lady Like,” successful 2020. It reached No. 1 connected Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart. A twelvemonth prior, her azygous “More Hearts Than Mine” deed nan Billboard Hot 100.

She landed backmost connected that floor plan successful 2021, acknowledgment to nan azygous “Wishful Drinking” pinch Sam Hunt.

Grammy nominations

Andress was nominated for nan champion caller creator Grammy successful 2021, though she yet mislaid to rapper Megan Thee Stallion.

“Lady Like” was besides nominated for champion state album, while her opus “More Hearts Than Mine” was nominated for champion state song.

Two years later, “Wishful Drinking” scored a champion state duo/group capacity Grammy nomination.

Latest work

Her astir caller album, “Good Person,” released successful 2022.

Andress shared connected societal media this week that she was “so stoked” to denote her caller azygous “Colorado 9,” which releases adjacent week.

She besides announced 2 shows, 1 successful Nashville connected July 17 and 1 successful Denver connected July 24. Both shows person been cancelled arsenic of Tuesday, Andress’ representatives told CNN.

“Thank you for being present for maine moreover though I’ve been surviving nether a rock,” Andress wrote. “Y’all are nan champion and I can’t hold to spot you astatine my shows (stay tuned for much show announcements soon).”