Top 20 Biggest Lip Sync Fails Ever

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These cringeworthy music fails are shocking. For this list, we’ll be looking at the worst times singers and musicians were caught not performing their songs live. Our countdown includes Cher, Beyoncé, 50 Cent, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, and more! Which lip sync fail do YOU think is the hardest to watch? Let us know in the comments!
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Want more music? Check out Innersleeve, WatchMojo's new music podcast! kzbin.info/aero/PLXtYorCEjScR7Hjc3CLotRzQyxG_tvLis For more FAILS, check out these videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3PVg2OdmMZ5hNk Which lip sync fail do YOU was the hardest for you to watch? Let us know in the comments!

[@mlggamer5296]

I think I only ever saw Ashley Simpson's lip sync and it was pretty bad it was cringy and I was pretty young when it happened

[@whitleysdollhouse877]

All of them

[@subarashii2374]

I feel like you don't really know how tracks and mics work. I've heard musicians that sound exactly like their tracks

[@kaykay3772]

I knew Ashlee Simpson was gonna be added at number 1. 🙋🏻‍♀️ ☝🏻

[@microwithmanaf4766]

Vghjj

[@jp.1543]

Not really a Cher fan, but I have to give her props for being herself instead of being the typical diva.

[@shannond7437]

Yeah Cher didn’t deserve to be on this list of “Lip singing fails.” Wth Watch Mojo!

[@cryptkicker71]

Absolutely. It wasn't a fail. She was honest and straight forward.

[@MSL209]

My thoughts exactly.

[@amandaredd3057]

she's still awesome just because she is - I liked her movie roles more than her music

[@ruthharris123]

agreed

[@emilynightray]

Singers should keep a live version of themselves singing if they want to trick people into believing their lip syncs.

[@scottdaniels8129]

Ya, it's pretty silly to pretend to sing live when what folks are hearing was quite obviously created in the studio.

[@ThatOneDANNYboy]

Most do.

[@nesvrstana1950]

Always thought the same thing 😂

[@HorizonEyes]

It’s not really that simple. That’s basically what everyone does. However, the outcome is entirely dependent on the sound engineer actually mixing it properly. I have seen wayyyyyyy more terrible sound engineers than decent ones. They should just have either one vocal track with the background vocals playing at almost exactly the same volume(or slightly lower), or all vocal tracks playing at a lower volume & live vocals at about 6db. Most songs have a low & high vocal track going at the same time. I feel like most of these are either tv shows forcing them to lip sync(like top of the pops used to do), or they just have bad sound engineers. None beside Ashley Simpson actually seem like they were really ‚lip syncing‘. The AFL show did, but they probably forced that one on top of giving her a horrible engineer lmao They don’t play backing tracks to trick people, they do it to make it sound better. Just like recording an album isn’t tricking people, just making it sound better.

[@JacobG]

or just sing their songs

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

The Simpson band was like “Ok, her career is over, now let’s get our’s started”

[@RyderLComics]

🤣🤣🤣

[@itisicountolaf.yournewguar6111]

😂

[@butrflyangel02]

Ashlee Simpson at the time of this performance had vocal surgery something that she didn't want to express to the press but it was on her short-lived reality show that was on MTV

[@spazarellapoet8735]

Its ridiculous to play her out like that when most artist do it on snL which is lame do a live set its only two songs. Its a great chance for exposure their are millions of bands and artist that would kill for that kind of opportunity and still these artist give half ass renditions of their hits.

[@spazarellapoet8735]

@@butrflyangel02 Its sad too cause pieces of me what a hit her music career was going to surpass Jessica Simpsons struggle vocals.oh well she secured her future by marrying Evan Ross ..Dianna Ross son and had babies by him so she don't ever got to sing again she is supremely blessed now ^_•.

[@gruthakhul100]

the Cher one isn't a fail at all, she admitted and explained it right from the start

[@emilove7943]

I take that one as a win tbh ❤️❤️❤️

[@duncan3998]

That's a dub, that one should've been left out of this list.

[@brenden109]

It’s a fail , but she went hard for the last bit and it was good . Had she been anything but awesome in the end ,it would of been much much worse

[@chucky110]

Just Mojo looking for anything they can for this list and bending the own rules they create

[@reactionswitherin5504]

Exactly, she said right off that the performance would be a lip-sync. Not a “fail” because she admitted it at the beginning. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@lordeflockatee3399]

This list is shady af… I love it 😭😭😭🤣

[@dr.manhattan7283]

They literally make this list every week😐

[@bobthedopeman7327]

@@dr.manhattan7283 and ashlee Simpson and milli vanilli are always top 2

[@lordeflockatee3399]

@@dr.manhattan7283 I literally don’t keep track of their upload patterns 😐

[@duncan3998]

I feel very sad about the guy in red jacket from Milli Vanilli. Also quite ironic when he said wanted to die. R.I.P

[@laceerenee092]

If Cher admitted before hand that they were gonna be lip syncing, how is that a “lip sync fail” ?????

[@holligarcia8921]

Because she failed to correctly lip sync duh

[@Droid96]

Because any time someone lip syncs it’s a fail.

[@doomnationalist]

@@holligarcia8921 Because WatchMojo wants top 20, not 19 duh!

[@diabmetry1574]

@@holligarcia8921 they actually didn’t fail. Watch the performance. Duh.

[@deebop4904]

Because on cunts are afraid to use their own voice, especially if they are a paid professional singer. Reality isnt your strong suit

[@rwiggly]

I'm surprised Milli Villini isn't number one since theirs wasn't even a backing track of them; it was different people completely. And they had a Grammy taken away because of it.

[@PHSDM104]

That should be number one!

[@iamwindchakra]

ABSOLUTELY should be #1

[@jeanneb4129]

For sure!!!👎🏿

[@alanguages]

They should be #1, as they accidently exposed what the music industry was doing all along with deception.

[@SantiagoMonroy5]

You know, it wasn't just because of lip sync, it was because they didn't sing anything, although the true story shows that they're pretty innocent.

[@BeastModeBeatsDNG]

Ashley Simpson ALWAYS hitting the top spot on these lists🤣

[@duncan3998]

Family Guy makes it thousand times funnier.

[@DarkYozora]

And Milli Vanilli….

[@andreasmeelie1889]

I get so tired of that I love her to death she deserves better and Milli Vinlli should have been number one at least Ashlee used her voice for her singing career!

[@reynaldorafananjr.2655]

@@andreasmeelie1889 but its clearly a list of lip synching fails. Which that particular performance of hers absolutely is. So why not? Plus that little shuffle she did is definitely hilarious and cringe-worthy that she totally deserves the top spot.That said, Cher shouldnt even be here since she said beforehand theyre gonna lip synch.

[@butrflyangel02]

@@duncan3998 Ashlee Simpson at the time of this performance had vocal surgery something that she didn't want to express to the press but it was on her short-lived reality show that was on MTV

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

“When you think of Lindsey Lohan you think of her being a rockstar right?” Um…no. I think of Mean Girls and Freaky Friday.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

@Avalie that makes wayyy more sense 😂😂

[@amandaredd3057]

word

[@yesterday.is.dead.]

I think of DUIs, cocaine and assault...man, she’s the best.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

@Gevorg1989 I don’t because I’ve never seen that version. I’ve only seen the original from 1968

[@andreasmeelie1889]

So do I and I have her CDs and listened to them and love them to death! Lol

[@TheGawdessDravidienne]

"Britney's mic was never on to begin with". Ain't that the truth.

[@saiyerugara9038]

It's still in sleep mode right now lol.

[@CutieRingoJoy]

she can sing they ruin her voice

[@Crybaby-hy3ec]

@@CutieRingoJoy no she just dance to all her concert she never sing i know i see her on Sydney

[@jcperez8991]

@@CutieRingoJoy how could they ruin her voice 🤣 did they cut her throat??? If you can sing you can sing no matter what

[@blooxylips]

@@jcperez8991 you stupid beyoncè fan let me tell ya something, they forced her to do this baby voice 🤣 shes been doing it for almost 20 years to the point her real voice got ruined 💀 please understand beyoncè fan..

[@XLIVLP]

I've never thought of Lindsey Lohan as a rockstar...

[@Nola5427]

She' s not, lol

[@collegebro85]

For Ashley, it wasn’t that she got caught lip syncing, but that god awful dance afterward and then she threw her own band under the bus!! 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@dragonlord4801]

Hoedown lmao

[@belle.m]

If Pink can hang from a trapeze and still sing live, these people have no excuse. (Though I give exception to Cher and Beyoncé who had legit reasons and admitted them)

[@Amy_Stanmore]

But she is actailly a professional circus performer before a singer though

[@heatherpierce9123]

How do you know Pink never lip syncs?

[@belle.m]

@@heatherpierce9123 I’ve seen her twice, and she sings different every time. She also breathes into her mic more and gets out of breath when she performs. It’s kinda a giveaway. Oh yeah, I’m also a former sound and lighting engineer.

[@redrubytwilightxx8700]

@@belle.m most do have an excuse. People like Beyonce would run on a treadmill and sing as a kid. Singing and dancing live WELL such as Broadway requires proper training which most pop singers don't do.

[@lonewolfjedi493osswfan]

You know you did a bad lip sync when you beat out Milli Vanilli

[@amandaredd3057]

🤣🤣🤣

[@duncan3998]

Morbid joke but i get it.❤️

[@lonewolfjedi493osswfan]

@@duncan3998 seriously, they were the poster children for lipsyncing

[@aaliyahfurtadoxoxo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jamatr0n.]

You should do a list of people pretending to play instruments live

[@amandaredd3057]

oooh yeah!

[@wickidsixfourteen9474]

Stevie T has a whole series, and even created a word. Guifakist

[@isaactxn]

Katy Perry-

[@Feliciatanktop]

Not you shading Katy Perry lmaooo

[@DNKG669]

there's probably less material in that department but a real list would be cool

[@Nate-tw4zi]

Ashlee Simpson couldn't even be honest about it and instead throws her whole band under the bus. Ew

[@troll9682]

The drummer fucked it up! He ended her career.

[@BRANDONDEVON]

@@troll9682 he didn’t end her career, she went on to have another #1 album, a sold out tour, and a #4 album that had rave reviews. Her first pregnancy ended it.

[@brenden109]

She was like 18, in early 2000s and told to say that from her management . I don’t think we need to hold onto that

[@xxxaragon]

sidenote: "No one ever said to you 'can lip sync?' I very much call bs on that as well. that's a huge tv show on one of the biggest US networks. there's no way it wasn't planned in advance for her to not sing live.

[@spacejam8765]

Elton John said it best, what's the point of lip syncing. You are paying to see this person sing.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Exactly!

[@ventrue7]

There are lots of reasons actually but I always think like a live back track is always fine so artists can focus on their performing.

[@alexdanalibaba5085]

@@ventrue7 if the artist ain't singing they ain't performing

[@ventrue7]

@@alexdanalibaba5085 Depends on what you mean by singing. Most of the artists sing live with live backtracks these days so. Lipsyncing to a produced song is very much like 90s,2000s at this point.

[@lovescarguitar]

@@ventrue7 lol. You just compared ACTUAL SINGING while using backing tracks to lip-synching. They are nowhere near the same. If you are paying to see a singer, and all you get Is a flashy performance with a completely pre-recorded set list, including the singers own voice, then you are better off saving your money and buying their album to listen to. If it's the whole "live vibe" you're going to try to use as an excuse to further justify the use of lip-synching, you're still better off saving money and seeing a knockoff singer, band, or group. Otherwise, you're just paying for the person to be in the same room with you which sounds a little pathetic, but more power to you I suppose...

[@Jamatr0n.]

WOAH! Over produced pop singers use vocal tracks live? WILD 😮😮😮

[@katiehoholick420]

Omg I Kno right HA

[@christysmith9]

YES...omg...its like these singers artists musicians (if you could really even call em that) are like almost expected to operate in such a way as this. OMG...Ur post should seriously be like the only comment posted up here... i mean like literally the one and only to actually really put it into full rite on perspective hitting the head rite on the nail!!! (Well, yours and of course mine as well lol)

[@alexhulubas3286]

I don’t think Cher should be on the list, or at least, not THAT high

[@cwalker6911]

Seriously it wasn’t really a fail but rather an active choice

[@RhyperiorRanger]

12:05 honestly, I respect the hell out of the honesty. Especially given the reason behind the lipsyncing

[@joemachi5225]

I thought we all agreed Britney doesnt sing live and accepted that.

[@pedromatias7608]

So its only okay for her to lip sync and criticize everyone else? Hypocrisy much? lol

[@pettylisa5599]

She has plenty of live performances. She can't really give her soprano voice 100% of the time, considering she's a natural alto. However, she has a voice, she just can't use it as much because years of a baby voice damaged it.

[@jcperez8991]

@@pettylisa5599 stop that baby voice excuse ,if you can sing you can sing

[@pettylisa5599]

@@jcperez8991 She would've used her real voice, but she had no choice. Read the news!

[@jcperez8991]

@@pettylisa5599 real voice lol she had used that so many times real voice you're saying but guess what it's more terrible

[@MissAlii432]

Shout out to all the sound techs taking blame knowing full well you only did as requested. You da real ones 👊🏾

[@amandaredd3057]

that's right

[@klhoward4845]

Lol 💯

[@jmbechtel]

2007 wasn't a good year for commercial music performance, apparently.

[@Sperminski]

What’s up with all the apologizing, you sing or you don’t sing, just be upfront with it.

[@shainewhite2781]

Ashlee Simpson is the biggest fail on this list.

[@knightwolf9863]

Agreed. It’s even more hilarious when you remember the cutaway gag from Family Guy! OLD MAN RIVEEEEEEEER!!!

[@duncan3998]

@@knightwolf9863 Was just gonna say that LOL.

[@DISTER141]

Ashley Simpson stinks

[@Wearedoom]

That's why it's #1

[@Nola5427]

Ashlee is a failure in general 🤣😅

[@wwnnn16]

I’m happy Beyoncé said it’s common in the industry to sing along with a backing track (lip sync). Cause first off, it’s true and second, I just saw some people on another video of hers saying she never lip syncs and that she dances her ass off while singing live all the time. Unfortunately that’s just not true.

[@Caffeine_Club]

When I think of Lindsay Lohan, I think of Parent Trap, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday, Herbie.... and then a sad cracked out alcoholic mess. There's no rock star in there anywhere.

[@myathepoet4925]

Pretty sure she was being sarcastic but I might be wrong

[@MrBabyBlue1993]

They sete mocking her ,it was an irony

[@TwistedDonners]

Fun fact: no rock or metal musicians/bands were on this list. P.s. Lohan is not rock lol.

[@SexyButCurious]

That's why I love them more then pop and rap artists.

[@TwistedDonners]

@@SexyButCurious ditto plus most rock & metal bands last longer than any pop or rap act lol

[@puglover6113]

Yes!! I’m soo glad they aren’t on this list! That’s why I love rock and metal

[@omerslezovic9381]

Its different. The whole approach is different. Pop artists are too visual, usually represented by gorgeous women who need to keep up with their appearance. No sweating, no ugly makeup, no bad hair, pure perfection. Use Britney as an example - she was always an amazing dancer with the perfect barbie doll face and figure. In order to keep that perfect image, live singing couldn't happen. It would fail her with all the dancing and props. Rock bands, on the other hand, don't have this immense visual pressure. They come out the way they wish to look, sweat, spit, yell, scream, use their vocals as much as they wish, and the audience and the world praise them for it. It's simply impossible to compare I'm afraid.

[@TwistedDonners]

@@omerslezovic9381 Gwen Stefani in her band No Doubt is proves that isn't the case. A few other examples like Eliza Ryd from Amaranthe, Taylor Mosmon from The Pretty Reckless, Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation and Floor Jensen show you can look good, dance and sing at the same time. As for no immense visual pressure bands like Rammstein are known for their theatrics and have big expectations placed on them for concerts and live performances.

[@stephanienorthup9243]

He really called Katy Perry out for lip syncing😂

[@phillymichelle8370]

I dubbed Britney Spears the "Queen of Lip-synching " years ago. And you know what, there is no excuse for lip-synching as I see it... If Pink can sing live while being hoisted up in the air, doing somersaults, splits and all kinds of gymnastics with her silk routines without missing 1 beat, these so-called entertainers should be ashamed of themselves!

[@tvt5483]

In a lot of britney's performances, she said she wanted to sing live but her management didnt let her bc of the conservatorship

[@Dee_Leoni]

It's "lip-syncing". And how do you know that Pink doesn't do it herself?

[@cellochel1582]

I don’t think ashamed is the word. Don’t pay to see them, then.

[@Lizzie97]

Britney’s actual voice is too deep for her to sing in that baby voice live

[@Dee_Leoni]

@@tvt5483 And if you believe her, then I've got some prime beachfront property to sell you out in Arizona.

[@billbombshiggy9254]

I have a lot of respect for Cher because she admitted it would be a lip sync before the performance. That's good. I wouldn't say it's a fail.

[@marjoriejohnston4905]

Attempting to actually sing with that much energetic dancing probably wouldn't end well. Also, Katy looked kinda mad that they used the singing track.

[@AzureRoxe]

Tell that to NSync, who always sung live and danced like crazy.

[@vanityplates3125]

P!NK is another example. That woman can sing live and hangs from the damn ceiling. It can be done. Just gotta have the talent.

[@dragonlord4801]

@@AzureRoxe How is that even comparable wasn't there 5 of em? lol

[@topbottomswitch]

​@@vanityplates3125 and there are many people who dont have the same skills as P!NK.. -_- not saying that lip syncing is good, its lazy

[@xniks101x]

If I had a dollar for every time watch mojo mentioned Ashlee Simpson’s lip sync, I’d have at least $20

[@bnpzarie9511]

3:49 "the only one of two" LOL waiting for the Top10 genius Watch Mojo remarks.

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Milli Vanilli

[@DarkPhoenixSaga]

Must be #1

[@DarkPhoenixSaga]

Guess I was wrong lol

[@cryptkicker71]

Went to a club in Chicago and they showed up. The Diva and self-importance was off the chart. This was before they had a hit song.

[@amandaredd3057]

That was sheer heartbreak for my bestie and I as kids!!

[@troll9682]

This is why I love P!NK. She's one of the artists that doesn't like to lip-synch, & rarely does.

[@vanityplates3125]

She is proof you can dance your ass off and still sing live and sound good. Her concerts are so amazing.

[@ashantiscoot]

Rarely doesn't mean never. Shes like the rest

[@Amy_Stanmore]

Well she's actually a professional circus performer though who actually fell in Sydney Australia over the crowd.

[@Darkreign1]

If you don't want to listen to lip syncing in live concerts, you go to the older bands and singers live in concert. They all have the upmost respect for the music they wrote or sing for bands they are in. It's singers and bands now that couldn't care about lip syncing. They just want to look sexy now

[@trentimus5700]

In some of these it’s not really lip syncing. Using a backing track behind your actual voice is not a problem. It’s when you only use the backing track when you’re lip syncing.

[@caomengde1645]

These should be titled,”MTV babies caught lip syncing”.

[@dustercat21]

I will say for the Brittany example at 9:00 yes she was lip-syncing but the use of a host microphone to interview after is common whether lip-syncing or not and thats because mics, when used live, are mixed differently on the soundboards because they have to sing/dance/over music/etc. The host mic is mixed solely for speaking so they'll turn a singing mic off, if life, and simply use the host mic.

[@Slashkamr]

As a guy who uses a mixing board you kill mics because if you have 1 close to the other... you get feedback

[@SensationalBanana]

I'm of the opinion that if an "artist" cannot sing without the help of a studio, he/she ain't no artist.

[@gravikiran]

or they bestie nbs exist too 🧍

[@Theprophet3928]

​@@gravikirank

[@Adrianne519]

I hate when they make excuses and blame other people when it was clearly their fault, just own up to it and say you made a mistake!

[@charliejoson9145]

Watchmojo churning out so many interesting videos...guess I'll binge watch today on a Sunday

[@MrLourie]

Just like auto-tune, lip-syncing comes in handy when you're more flash than substance, which most of these phony 'singers' are. There's no excuse, you're getting paid to perform and use what talent you claim you have, and promoting yourself as a vocalist. There's no other profession that's allowed to fake it, why do we allow this.

[@vonmcafee40]

You know I do understand what you're talking about. Right you're supposed to use the talent that you allegedly have. You're right there needs to be more effort.

[@Nola5427]

Exactly!

[@xxxaragon]

@MrLourie I got an unfortunate info for you. Just about +everyone+ uses auto-tune these days. I just recently saw a small documentary (broadcast by the French/German channel arte) regarding auto-tune. Which included not only artists but also people from labels, music magazines etc. they were saying that unless we're talking really underground/indie, the vast majority of records, no matter the genre will have pitch shifted vocals. it's just the industry standard now (similar to quantization of instruments. which also just about everyone does it to some extent).

[@TheJeffman1985]

What about when Kiss lip synced "God of Thunder" on WCW Monday Nitro in 1999, resulting in WCW's lowest rating ever?

[@joermnyc]

“Girl you know it’s… girl you know it’s… girl you know it’s….”

[@chelseacanales8763]

This is list is so entertaining

[@victoriahamrick1398]

I swear I thought that blonde lady with Cher was Ellen with a wig until the clip started 😂

[@naninanini1485]

Haha me too😂 glad I'm not the only one

[@15Berserk]

You've missed Enrique Iglesias's fail, it's epic! 😂

[@ahoymate5059]

I looked that up and OMG what the! Lol! Oh embarrassing, It sounds like someone drunk at karaoke 🤣

[@Gergaaf14]

That's why I love some artists who never lyp sinch such as Kelly Clarkson or Demi Lovato. No matter how tired their vocal chords can be, they prefer sound mediocre rather than cheat the audience. If you are a singer, you're paid to sing, not to move your mouth while a machine does all the work.

[@inxine]

or you get something like Selena Gomez's performance where she's off key the entire time ha.

[@Gergaaf14]

@@inxine Hahahaha. I can't get over her Ama's performance when she sings "sang off key in my chorus" while singing it off key 🤣🤣🤣

[@flazeda8743]

Same with Adèle and Gaga.

[@ultraepicmedia8832]

Same with Ariana Grande

[@flazeda8743]

@@ultraepicmedia8832 You have lip sync compilation of grande on KZbin. She lipped some whistles and big notes on her tours.

[@seanblankenship5404]

I remember when iron maiden was told to lip sync so they went on stage and clowned around.

[@RustyNickels]

Nirvana did that, too. Brilliant moves by both.

[@alexhulubas3286]

Same for Blondie 😅

[@Trollgaming1987]

Which is absolutely based

[@dave1927p]

Red hot chilli peppers did the same but trashed the stage.

[@Emily-cw7tj]

I'm sorry but when Milli Vanilli were dancing along with the song as it was messing up made me laugh 😂

[@Wigslay]

When you are paid to perform and if people pay to see you perform then you need to actually perform. Lip syncing is not that. It should be forbidden

[@GilbertGTV]

I used to agree, but in fairness, the job title is “recording artist”. And then they are paid to “perform” live. A lip sync is still, technically, a performance. I can see it as “frowned upon” because a live vocal performance will always sound different but ethically, I don’t see an issue.

[@michelledawn7446]

True but it also depends on the amount of movement. If someone is going to be dancing vigorously then there's nothing wrong with having a backing track. Or if they are sick like Ashlee was apparently, just be honest.

[@Kikiricki11]

Actually, you can very well perform with lip syncing. A performance is more than just singing which is why mqny artists lip sync. They want to give the audience a performance with dancing, specticals and effects and they couldn‘t do that when singing live. I think it is made into much too big a deal. If you enjoyed the performance, why care? If you were entertained they did everything right. Only, if you lip sync then you at least have to do it right😂

[@raoulgalavis6755]

“ I don’t know what to say my band started playing the wrong song. “ - Ashlee Simpson gotta blame other people to justify you’re non talent.

[@Emily-cw7tj]

And her voice started to sing along to the wrong song too.

[@devintrudeau6351]

This would be at home as a StevieT video topic 🤣

[@Elizabeththegreatest]

At least Cher was honest about her lip syncing, because her mom was getting over pneumonia at the time!

[@ValleyThrills]

Surprised Paul Stanley on the KISS End of the Road tour wasn’t mentioned

[@chimakiso]

seeing as Cher and Beyonce out right spoke about it being lip syncing should be enough reason for them not to have been included on this list.

[@jcperez8991]

For at least we all know Beyonce sings great even in live

[@connorcoleman0379]

@@jcperez8991 as does Mariah and Cher.....

[@jcperez8991]

@@connorcoleman0379 I don't know who is that Cher

[@black_nebula]

@@jcperez8991 oh please you know Cher lol

[@jcperez8991]

@@black_nebula oh pleas how would I know that lol I'm not old like you🤣🤮🤮

[@Taylor-rd7pm]

Here’s a tip. Know the song regardless if you’re lip syncing.

[@foxhound13]

Whenever I need something to make me happy when I am depressed or sad, I go to the simpson video. It not only puts a smile on my face everytime, but it also affirms me that life could never get as bad as Simpsons career.

[@Daniloetcetera]

Sometimes artists don’t have an option to sing live. The events require artists to lip-sync to pre recorded songs because they don’t want to risk technical issues for a large event or live tv or something. It doesn’t take away from their talent.

[@alldownhill01]

I mean…kelly clarkson sang at the same inauguration, either before or after Beyoncé and she was 100% live and it was perfection. No disrespect to Beyoncé, to say she’s not talented is beyond ignorant, it just amazes me how Kelly is still somehow not on her level when it comes to popularity when her voice is incomparable.

[@amandaredd3057]

absolutely agreed, she outshines most other famous vocalists to be honest

[@yannickamoa1665]

Hum tes Kelly is really talented, but as Beyonce said she hasn't well rehearsed with the band it's only because of that and due to the importance of the ceremony she didn't want to risk or bet anything for her performance

[@alldownhill01]

@@yannickamoa1665 No yeah, I know why she did it and I can understand that even if I, personally, don’t agree with the reasons. I’m mostly peeved at the fact that Kelly has been in this business for almost 20 years and still somehow, I still feel like she has to prove herself in ways that artists like Beyoncé don’t, even though both women’s talent is undeniable. Beyoncé’s performance was the one most talked about that day even though Kelly sang too and sang live. But yet she still has to fight for her popularity and her credit and it’s just baffling to me that she’s not held to the caliber of other artists when she can sing circles around every female and male artist in music and stand tall among the real talents like Beyoncé. Beyoncé, Kelly, pink, Adele are the extremely small percentage of artists whose names and voices and talent time will not forget but yet, Kelly is not treated that way. Or pink for that matter but that’s a different issue.

[@yannickamoa1665]

@@alldownhill01 i like the way you talk, yes both are amazing and kelly’s vocals left us all speechless but for me the point is music industry is no more like about the singer voice there so much things around that who make an artist’s popularity and the point is Beyonce is in the game since her childhood so somehow she knows how to manage her public and every time step up like she is the front runner so when it comes to her she everytime make shadow for the others and despite the vocals or the personality of Kelly here she was in beyonce´s shadow and even if i love her the way she manages herself isn’t as powerful as it must be to have the recognition that she deserves

[@alldownhill01]

@@yannickamoa1665 And that’s my big problem with music today. I hate to sound like the grumpy old guy but it’s true. Popularity has always played a part in music but I feel like talent was still a 100% must for the most part even back in the 90’s, talent was still strong. But now, actual talent has all been eliminated from what a singer should have and is more based now on how your social media following is. Anyone can be a “singer” now and they do, but they are far off from the likes of Kelly and Beyoncé. Beyoncé has been doing it longer so I can see your point about her knowing how to control her image better. But Kelly came about at a time when social media was really starting to take off and become the juggernaut that it is now, so she knows how to manage her image. I think the real problem lies with the public’s taste in music. And for some reason, they don’t appreciate Kelly that much. But it’s the luck of the draw I guess. But I believe that time will be both of these artist’s friends, and their voices will be enjoyed for generations to come. Can’t say the same about a lot of other artists though.

[@josephbelford4163]

Everyone lip syncs at the Macy’s day parade

[@Natalie.Forestell]

Atleast some of them admitted to it and took personal responsibility. Unfortunately others not only didn't, but actually went on to blame others for their own mistakes.

[@chrisgonzales1946]

Simpson blaming her band…. Shade bro.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Honesty is the best policy

[@horrorfan1455]

it is the best policy well said 👍

[@irina1296]

Lindsay Lohan had some really great songs on her first two albums - Rumors, Speak, Over, Black Hole, Confessions of a Broken Heart. I feel sorry for her. She ruined her life and career. I love Shakira, Britney, Cher no matter what

[@dragonlord4801]

We still got mean girls and I know who killed me lol

[@DupreeBlosch]

Lindsay’s albums were a cry for help and no one listened

[@chucky110]

You can not include Cher on this. She was not caught. She said it up front before she even started.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Selena’s dress was so gorgeous!! ❤️❤️

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

I hate lip syncing, i want to hear it live. I actually like them not being 100% consistent as it makes every performance special My 2 favorite recordings of live performances ever have some screw ups in them They are the video of Grace Vanderwaal getting the golden buzzer at americas got talent, and a very specific recording of a showing of Symphonic evolutions, the pokemon symphony show Hear me out In the golden buzzer video this little 14 year old with her ukele sings the song she wrote, she laughs when she hears people start to cheer and her voice cracks here or there. Even simon cowell said "but thats what makes you perfect" and that he believed shed be tbe next taylor swift. Its this beautiful, genuine moment of this persons life that changed the world for her. And no sob story required either, just a girl and her ukelele. My family never Ever watched that show. That year we all watched it, every episode from that point on. And we havent watched it since, either. The 2nd sadly is no longer on youtube, it was taken down for copyright reasons. But by god it brought me to tears first time i heard it. Its the final section of the show and the orchestra plays the original Pokemon anime theme song, with a woman singing it and the crowd is encouraged to sing along This song has maybe Thousands of people singing along to it in this recording, and theres this one moment that is pure magic. The singer actually messed up the order of the lyrics and you hear her stop as she realizes that the crowd of people dont miss a beat and sing the song Exactly, beat for beat word for word. And the singer laughs as she realizes that all her practice for this show dont match up to the love these people had for it. It wasnt even a main part of the song- it was an extended portion! One youd never hear while listening to the show. It was this magical moment of a crowd of thousands making it so...perfect. and unique. Listening to a recording of the same singer without that crowd doing the same song, where she doesnt mess up....it doesnt compare. I dont care if i see someone live and they dont sound exactly the same. Because if they just play the same thing i can hear at home, we miss the magic of the moment

[@-unavailable]

I don't know anyone who can do aerobics and sing without getting winded some.

[@robbarbour3173]

That Katy perry clip! Lol 😆 🤣 😂. I could tell the difference 🤣

[@wm4126]

you would never catch Elvis lip-syncing during a live concert, He was all about the Fans.

[@mikeginger7077]

And stealing his sound from black people lmao

[@wm4126]

@@mikeginger7077 name one artist who was not influenced by another artist.

[@codywalsh2075]

@@wm4126 not the same

[@thehashtagtrashbag]

@Avalie give Elvis and the black community a watch and see just how "racist" Elvis was

[@wm4126]

@@codywalsh2075 let me also add the topic was about artist's lip-syncing during live shows

[@elizabethclothier3267]

Sad thing about Milli Vanilli is they had great singing voices themselves, According to Rob Pilatus" We are true singers, but that maniac Frank Farian would never allow us to express ourselves". 😏

[@markelijio6012]

Sorry to hear that, you know?

[@black_nebula]

I don’t feel so bad that I get songs wrong during karaoke. We got whole celebs out here that can’t sync to their own songs lol

[@ThadeusAnand]

You put any hardcore fan onstage with the mic, they will lip sync all the songs to perfection. Too bad the artists can't do that to their own songs.

[@whitleysdollhouse877]

When it comes to lip sync, that happens all the time and especially #1

[@huntermengel2683]

I was right when I guessed who number one was gonna be 😂you guys should just get T-Shirts made with her at this point

[@benderr424]

20:06 family guy made a cutaway about this, I did not understand it until now lol

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I love singing and I don’t think I’d ever want to lip sync. But I totally get why people would do it.

[@patreeya2279]

Ashlee really lip sync that night, but it’s also true that the band (or someone) played the wrong song. Because she already performed Pieces of Me.

[@geraldmartin7703]

A hilarious exposure of lip syncing was done decades ago on "America Tonight". While Anne Murray was singing her hit, "Snow Bird", the host, Martin Mull, grabbed the mic from her and he and his co-host mugged the rest of the song while Murray stood, bewildered and humiliated. (It was a skit and Murray was being a good sport).

[@UncleEbenezer77]

Oh, another lip-sync fail list from WatchMojo... It must be Saturday.

[@mlggamer5296]

Some people have different reasons for lip syncing but I will say even after all these years rest in peace Milli vanilli. I heard that the other member died from Covid-19 the other day so overall I'd say rest in peace to them despite their reputation

[@jeremywilliams5141]

It wasn't Fabrice Morvan. It was a man named John Davis. He provided the real vocals in those Milli Vanilli songs.

[@gamemason6830]

Wrong

[@daxmonkeyfeet2574]

Backing tracks and lip singing is different , you have to take into account how much editing goes into the album , then all the effort to sing live over the band while dancing isn't easy . And most of the artists on this list do have amazing voices and have had good live performances .

[@redreaper2752]

#1 Admitting the wrong BACKING TRACK got played might have saved Ashlee’s career. There’s no way she was planning on lip-synching to the track you hear in the background. The track’s vocals were too quiet and hollow/flat sounding. But instead of admitting that and explaining that backing tracks are often used for the same reason as backup singers. So their live vocals will sound fuller, more polished, and much more like the album version, in all her post SNL interviews/statements. I still can’t understand why she instead chose to start coming up with excuses for why she’d been “forced”to lip-sync? Especially considering, a.) She wasn’t going to lip-sync that day in the first place. b.) Admitting to lip-syncing was a 100x worse than the truth. c.) The truth wasn’t nearly as complicated as the lies. Thus wouldn’t have been that difficult for people to believe or understand if they’d simply played the clip a couple times as she explained about backing tracks and why/when artists use them, during all those interviews she did! Why choose a complicated lie instead? And even go so far as to film fake scenarios for her reality show in an attempt to retroactively back up and expand on said lies? Especially when expanding on the TRUTH, since she likely had REAL footage to back it up, could’ve helped to convince any of the people who might not have found the interviews to be enough. (The imaginary interviews were she’d told the truth.) Particularly when considering that even back then most singers, but Pop singers especially, were already widely known for using them all the time. Especially while on tour. With the majority not even trying to hide or act ashamed, of it. They were still performing live vocals. And if used properly and/or sparingly, basically produced the same effect and was used for the same purpose, as having backup singers singing along with you. I can understand how that “Her band played the wrong song,” bullsh*t could’ve come about that night. Too much stress and so little time. But they didn’t have the same excuse for everything that happened in the days that followed.

[@norferian]

My eyes hurt every time I see Ashley Simpson's epic sync fail on SNL! 😵

[@amandanapraia]

If I'm not mistaken, when Cheryl realized it was a backtrack she started singing on that performance, so this might be just a case of mis-communication

[@AJ-xc4qe]

GIRL YOU KNOW IT!!!!!!

[@leejaztine]

#1 really takes the cake. lol

[@OtterPup_]

i wish they would make a list of the rankings

[@Emily-cw7tj]

I'd like to share my own experience with 'lip-syncing'. I wasn't lip syncing at first but I still struggled through with my asthma being triggered because I had to sing while I danced. I was singing and dancing live to the then new song Carameldancing in English but I ended up singing louder than I meant to because I had to sing over the music itself. So it was very difficult for me to both sing over the music itself AND dance along while using the EXACT SAME voice I had used for the song itself! For me lip syncing may have been a good idea so my voice could have been heard over the background music itself but instead I ended up singing and dancing throughout the whole entire thing my voice being completely horced after words when a few fans wanted to greet me. This was back when the song first came out and I already looked like the blonde one except so much shorter and so much younger. Towards the end of the song during a breif break I even said into the mic "Isn't this song about over yet!?" I wasn't wearing a mask over my face it was my real actual face but I don't think it can be found on KZbin or anywhere else online.

[@willgloryo216]

U popular ?

[@Emily-cw7tj]

@@willgloryo216 no and also not anymore either which I'm fine with. Popularity is overrated.

[@salazawaynepetennyson6392]

6:10: in my head (can't be that bad) 6:14: OH MY GOD 😣😣😣😖😖😖😣😖

[@Lord_ZombieCodm]

12:34 me singing with headphones at the gym

[@Faith_h]

Sick

[@aspie-anarchist9854]

I have no problem with backing tracks if it's for multiple parts or harmonies as long as the singer is actually singing the main track

[@xxxaragon]

Although it could be argued that's literally what background singers are for.

[@adityatiwari5666]

"Lip sync" is part of a chosen deal in the contract signed between the organiser and the artist. It does not happen out of the blue. Artist needs to be paid much higher amount to sing for real and then they usually can deny a lot of dancing and acrobatics as it is not possible while singing. People need to understand the business. Please do not hate your favorite artists. It is part of their job. And yaa they mess it up sometimes. Big deal. . . Peace Out ✌

[@amandaredd3057]

I can't imagine that anybody could dance around energetically and do acrobatics without needing to lip sync so I get that for sure. Also, you are too adorable! I thought you were Trevor Noah when I first glanced at the little pic of your face!

[@DMSProduktions]

@@amandaredd3057 DON'T feed fraud advocates!

[@amandaredd3057]

@@DMSProduktions hey I didn't say I respect it and the type of music I like doesn't include lip syncers, I'm just saying I couldn't imagine dancing around and singing well

[@DMSProduktions]

@@amandaredd3057 Exactly, you can't dance around & sing well! But my reference was to the OP, NOT the topic of the video!

[@adityatiwari5666]

@@amandaredd3057 I get trevor a lot, i take it as a compliment and i guess we share the same empathy towards people.

[@stackedhippiechick]

As a true musician, there is no better experience than performing LIVE.

[@missydeyoreads]

Even with the fail, I'm very surprised that any awards show would stop the song and ask her to do it again. She must have been super pissed after that.

[@isaacmontoya9636]

Now Beyonce to admit her pre-recorded track is exactly what I mean. Mad props.