I know i'm always bleeting on about Beyonce, BUT....

Obama's Inaugural Neighbourhood Ball featured many a celebrity guest and singer. Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Sting, Maroon 5, Stevie Wonder and Shakira (to name but a few) all came out to perform for their newly elected president. All (except Mariah) put in fine performances (with Shakira doing a particularly quirky cover of Van Morrison's 'Bright Side of the Road'), but it was once again Beyonce who stole the show. Her spine-tingling version of Etta James's 'At Last' was faultless, touching and beautiful. Taken from the soundtrack to her latest movie 'Cadillac Records' the film has been somewhat of a disappointment to the critics, however I've been told Beyonce is rather surprising in it.

Never one to let her emotions get the better of her, Beyonce almost keeps her composure, but she is visibly moved at the end of her song. Possibly the performance of her life. Simple. Elegant. Mesmerising.