Beyonce's Tina Turner Tribute Goes Awry

[Beyonce Knowles](https://www.contactmusic.com/beyonce-knowles)' tribute to [Tina Turner](https://www.contactmusic.com/tina-turner) at the Kennedy Center Honors in New York on Sunday night (04DEC05) almost fell on deaf ears when her microphone cut out seconds into her performance.

Dressed in a red, ragged Turner-style outfit, Knowles performed a rousing version of [Proud Mary](https://www.contactmusic.com/proud-mary) but not without incident.

Ever the professional, the former DESTINY'S CHILD star soldiered on as a stage hand dashed on to replace her faulty mic and then continued with an event-stealing performance.

[Queen Latifah](https://www.contactmusic.com/queen-latifah) also performed a tribute to Turner, who was honoured alongside [Tony Bennett](https://www.contactmusic.com/tony-bennett) by US President [George W Bush](https://www.contactmusic.com/george-w-bush) at the black tie affair.