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Britney hits back at miming accusations
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 28 June 2017
Britney Spears has routinely faced accusations throughout her career that she mimes when performing live. And she can’t even blame it on an effects pedal. Although she does note that it’s quite hard to dance and sing at the same time, so, like many artists, she uses some pre-recorded vocals to pick up the slack.
In an interview with Israeli media to promote an upcoming show in Tel Aviv, she was asked about the claims that she lip syncs. She seems to have found this question rather annoying, as you might well do when someone basically seems to be asking, why should we bother coming to see you perform?
“I’m glad you’re addressing this question because it’s really funny”, she said. “A lot of people think that I don’t sing live. Usually, because I’m dancing so much, I do have a little bit of playback, but there’s a mixture of my voice and the playback”.
“It really pisses me off”, she added. “I am busting my ass out there and singing at the same time and nobody ever really gives me credit for it, you know?”
Well, here we are giving Britney some credit. Five CMU Credits to Britney, please. Everyone else, sit and think about what sort of show you actually want from different types of performers. Please lip sync your answers to me by the end of the day.
