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Celeb News: 5 Reasons It's Totally Fine Britney Spears is Lip Syncing
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She's the Queen of Pop she can do whatever she wants.
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Member Since: 5/16/2012
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My only gripe with this is, y'all try to drag artists like ciara etc if she attempts to lipsync (while doing more dancing than brit) but make all the excuses in the work because she is a white chick smh.
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Member Since: 3/21/2010
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Originally posted by Belle
Whatever, it never stopped a lot of her contemporaries and I think people are quick to make excuses for her. You CAN have it all; it's been proven.
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there's literally only 2 people I can think of who actually can sing live and put on an elaborate dance routine... That's Beyonce and Jlo. Though any Stan who comes forward, is still delusional both have lipped various other times.
And yes, many will try and nominate Gaga for this. But in all honestly she can't dance. Sure she has routines with some side steps, a twist or two, but NONE of her choreographed performances come anywhere close to how intricate and challenging dances such as Janet's, Brits, MJ, J.Lo, Paula Abdul, etc. are.
Many of the greats such as Madonna, Janet, Celine, Mariah, and yes MJ have all lipped. It's their voice on the track, I don't see as to why it really matters.
It's laughable that Brit gets the but of these threads on Atrl. But how come Celine, and Mariah are dismissed? Neither dance. Shouldn't they be getting the most blame? Considering they are "vocalists" and are just standing in place?
Id rather have all singers lip tbh. What gets me is people have this concept that if you attemp to sing live, your automatically more talented. Which is not the case, especially for singers such as Katy Perry. If that was the case Katy must be really talented, because them live performances are very "live". I'd rather have others lip than to have to hear another live award performance from Katy Perry. "Well Celine might have sold more records, but at atleast Katy can sing live" oh so what does that prove? That Katy can struggle and try to hit notes throughout the performance, but it automatically makes her so much more talented.
It's a double standards game. Almost all of MJs "iconic" performances were lipped. Hell there is an award show performance of him lipping to Remember The Time, and he is literally sitting in a chair the whole time lipping it. But no one says anything about. Lipping doesn't make anyone less talented, or less worthy. These artists we hear on the radio are "recording artists". It's about the entertainment of it. So what if someone lips. As long as it's their voice, and they put on a show, who cares.
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Member Since: 4/25/2011
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Originally posted by EastCoastTM
Cause unlike the others she NEVUH gave a ****.
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and seems like it's making you FUME.
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Member Since: 3/22/2012
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Originally posted by Bdawg
there's literally only 2 people I can think of who actually can sing live and put on an elaborate dance routine... That's Beyonce and Jlo. Though any Stan who comes forward, is still delusional both have lipped various other times.
And yes, many will try and nominate Gaga for this. But in all honestly she can't dance. Sure she has routines with some side steps, a twist or two, but NONE of her choreographed performances come anywhere close to how intricate and challenging dances such as Janet's, Brits, MJ, J.Lo, Paula Abdul, etc. are.
Many of the greats such as Madonna, Janet, Celine, Mariah, and yes MJ have all lipped. It's their voice on the track, I don't see as to why it really matters.
It's laughable that Brit gets the but of these threads on Atrl. But how come Celine, and Mariah are dismissed? Neither dance. Shouldn't they be getting the most blame? Considering they are "vocalists" and are just standing in place?
Id rather have all singers lip tbh. What gets me is people have this concept that if you attemp to sing live, your automatically more talented. Which is not the case, especially for singers such as Katy Perry. If that was the case Katy must be really talented, because them live performances are very "live". I'd rather have others lip than to have to hear another live award performance from Katy Perry. "Well Celine might have sold more records, but at atleast Katy can sing live" oh so what does that prove? That Katy can struggle and try to hit notes throughout the performance, but it automatically makes her so much more talented.
It's a double standards game. Almost all of MJs "iconic" performances were lipped. Hell there is an award show performance of him lipping to Remember The Time, and he is literally sitting in a chair the whole time lipping it. But no one says anything about. Lipping doesn't make anyone less talented, or less worthy. These artists we hear on the radio are "recording artists". It's about the entertainment of it. So what if someone lips. As long as it's their voice, and they put on a show, who cares.
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Beautiful post.
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Member Since: 8/17/2013
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Originally posted by RomanceYourEgo
Didn't she sing live during Femme Fatale tour?
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Not for the show I went to.
I think the worst thing about Brit is that it really is just the CD playing. There are no new vocals, new 'live' versions - nothing to make the music you're hearing different from what you could hear at home. I saw the Hotel Onyx tour as well, and though she lipped most of it, there were different versions of ...Baby One More Time and Oops! I Did it Again that I hadn't heard before and enjoyed. But with the FF show, I walked out early because it just felt so pointless.
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Member Since: 3/21/2010
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Originally posted by man*****
Because she's never made an actual attempt to sing but for real..not just cute easy karaoke Style singing.
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its still her voice on the track though. Why does it matter? It's about the performance and entertainment of it. Which is why she does give a **** about singing live. Because at the end of the day people including her fans wants her to put on an amazing show, with dancing, sexy outfits, and long blonde hair. And that's what she does.
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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Those points seem kind of irrelevant. I mean her lip syncing stopped me from buying a ticket that isn't just pocket change, ( the seats I could afford were around 140$) and a trip to Vegas to go see her. Her dancing still isn't anything to GAWK over, and I'm sure its an entertaining show, but if I'm paying that much that she's charging for tickets and extra for the trip, then I'd rather use that money on someone that gives out a live show. Its not shade or anything, its just the truth.
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Member Since: 3/14/2013
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She's a singer, the constant lipsynching is the reason why I stopped being a fan. I still like her though.
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Member Since: 10/16/2005
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Originally posted by montrealxo
But she's a singer.
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She's an artist. It's too avant-garde for you to understand.
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Originally posted by Retro
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That's the spirit.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Considering that she kept saying she was gonna sing live, I am sort of disappointed.
But then again I don't really mind her lipping to stuff with choreo. But for stuff like Everytime and Perfume, where she's barely doing anything, it's disappointing.
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Originally posted by vuelve88
She's an artist. It's too avant-garde for you to understand.
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There's nothing even remotely avant garde about Britney. Even if you mean artist in the most general, loosely used definition, she's missed it by miles for at least a decade. What does a baker do? Bake. What does a firefighter do? Fight ****ing fires. She's a singer. She should be singing. I like her music and I enjoy a lot of artists' music who lipsynch their performances. That doesn't make it ok. Especially if people are paying an arm and a leg to fly to see them do the robot on stage for 2 hours surrounded by other people dancing.
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Member Since: 12/15/2009
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Sad that her miming is defended and never her music/stance/outlook of her art. Furthermore proving she's not an artist but a tool, the largest centerpiece for the corporation that molds her.
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Originally posted by montrealxo
There's nothing even remotely avant garde about Britney. Even if you mean artist in the most general, loosely used definition, she's missed it by miles for at least a decade. What does a baker do? Bake. What does a firefighter do? Fight ****ing fires. She's a singer. She should be singing. I like her music and I enjoy a lot of artists' music who lipsynch their performances. That doesn't make it ok. Especially if people are paying an arm and a leg to fly to see them do the robot on stage for 2 hours surrounded by other people dancing.
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Cue them automated "she's not a singer..an entertainer" rebuttals.
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Originally posted by zach
Sis even Celine lip syncs her Vegas shows.
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Not an entire show. Hours of what Celine does with her voice and I could see how it would be excusable for a song or two, but chile in what universe is Britney whispering, cooing and arm flailing enough to not at least sing her ballads live?
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Member Since: 11/18/2010
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In my books, its not okay for anyone who calls themselves a "singer" to lip sync.
And that doesn't just apply to Britney, that applies to everyone who does it.
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Originally posted by man*****
Sad that her miming is defended and never her music/stance/outlook of her art. Furthermore proving she's not an artist but a tool, the largest centerpiece for the corporation that molds her.
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Sis, you seem to be in EVERY Britney thread. Why the obsession?
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Member Since: 12/15/2009
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Originally posted by montrealxo
Not an entire show. Hours of what Celine does with her voice and I could see how it would be excusable for a song or two, but chile in what universe is Britney whispering, cooing and arm flailing enough to not at least sing her ballads live?
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not a single lie.
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