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Shot of the Day: Kelly Clarkson and Beyoncé's Adorable Backstage Meeting at the Inauguration

Shot of the Day: Kelly Clarkson and Beyoncé's Adorable Backstage Meeting at the Inauguration

So this historical event called President Obama’s second Inauguration happened yesterday, and while there were many benchmark moments, like when the President invoked Stonewall and called for equal rights for LGBT people, there are already dozens of memes that made the rounds practically before Obama finished his swearing in. Bill Clinton’s eyeing Kelly Clarkson at the event, First Lady Michelle Obama’s supposed eye roll at John Boehner and Sasha Obama’s yawning during her dad’s speech were just a few of the tidbits that entered into the annals of pop culture minutia yesterday.

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President Obama’s amazing and historic second Inauguration happened yesterday, and while there were many benchmark moments, like when the President invoked Stonewall and called for equal rights for LGBT people, there are already dozens of memes that made the rounds practically before Obama finished his swearing in. Bill Clinton’s eyeing Kelly Clarkson at the event, First Lady Michelle Obama’s supposed eye roll at John Boehner and Sasha Obama’s yawn during her dad’s speech were just a few of the tidbits that entered into the annals of pop culture minutia yesterday.

One of our favorite pop culture moments of the day was this meeting of the titans backstage at the Inauguration when Beyoncé, who performed the National Anthem, and Kelly (who blew the doors off of ‘My Country Tis of Thee,” greeted each other backstage. Kelly Tweeted the impromptu moment along with this message: 

 

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Tracy E. Gilchrist

Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.

Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.