Netizens Accuse Madonna Of Lip-Synching After Falling Off Chair During Concert
Madonna got into a little accident during her recent performance for her "Celebration" tour.
On Sunday, Madonna gave her best during her live performance at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. But while performing "Open Your Heart," one of her backup dancers, who was pulling the chair she was sitting on as part of their choreographed performance, tripped, and they both fell on the ground.
For a couple of seconds, Madonna stopped singing and giggled, but the song kept playing with someone seemingly singing from the background, prompting some to accuse the singer-songwriter of lip-synching.
"Did you see when she fell, she stopped singing for 2 seconds ish, but the song was still playing. Oops. Fraud," one commented.
Another added, "I can't believe people pay staggering ticket prices for lip-syncing."
"And the voice of Madonna kept right on singing, even though Madonna was laughing uncontrollably," a third person said.
"And busted for lip-syncing at the same time," a fourth person remarked, adding a face with hand over mouth and rolling on the floor laughing emojis.
"Lip syncing at its finest," a different netizen opined with a rolling on-the-floor laughing emoji.
"She's also not singing, she's lip syncing," a different user claimed.
Although many criticized the "Like A Virgin" singer for allegedly lip-synching during her performance, many fans defended her. Some noted that what the critics heard was a backtrack playing in the background, which was normal in concerts.
"I think it's called backing track. Virtually all artists do it during live performances. Remember the whole NYE debacle with Mariah Carey?" one wrote.
"Did you hear the deeper voice getting cut the moment she falls? That's cause she was singing live, oops," another added. "The voice you mentioned was the backing vocals that play so she will not lose the rhythm in case of an accident, like this one, oops."
"There's a backtrack playing.. have you ever been to a concert before?" a third person asked.
"More like saved by the backing track that allows the performer to focus on the choreography that goes with it. Backing tracks also bail out disconnected microphones, for example," a fourth person explained.
Thats how every concert is, they dont actually sing they probably say 1 word outta the entire song
— Mickey (@Mickeyangeloo) February 19, 2024
Madonna didn't appear injured or hurt after she fell from the chair. She was soon back in position to finish her performance.
