Without the assistance of a track almost everyone except for a very very very small few are able to sing completely in tune to the arbitrary 440hz scaling.
Mariah, Whitney, Beyoncé and some Opera singers are able to do that.
They are able to tell if an instrument being played is flat or sharp without a reference. (It's simply amazing)
This is what Bey meant went she said the DC girl couldn't sing, most people don't understand though.