Arts & Entertainment
Lip Synching At Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
John Legend and Rita Ora reveal all performers are required to lip synch during the parade.
MANHATTAN, NY— Fun fact: your favorite artists performing at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade aren't singing live.
Rita Ora received an abundance of criticism on Twitter for a lip synching mishap during her parade performance.
Rita Ora missing her cue for the lip sync and forcing the camera crew to only use wide shots is the highlight of the parade for me.
— The Screech Queen (@katiepersak) November 22, 2018
Rita Ora is so talented that she can sing on the #MacysParade without even moving her lips!
— evan romano (@EvanRomano) November 22, 2018
Fellow performer John Legend took to Twitter to defend the singer, and reveal a not-so-fun fact about the music industry: lip synching, especially at parades, is encouraged.
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Fun fact. We all have to lip sync on this parade because the floats don't have the capacity to handle the sound requirements for a live performance. Hope y'all enjoyed it anyway. Know that if you come to my shows, the vocals are 100% live! https://t.co/C2bGj63AF6
— John Legend (@johnlegend) November 22, 2018
Ora added she finds the lip synching requirements "annoying" and that she is no Milli Vanilli. Fans can hear her sing live at all her concert venues.
Fun fact @johnlegend thank you for clarifying what I was about to also tweet. It’s annoying for us but anyway! All my shows are 100 percent live always have been! When you come to a ORA show get ready! Back to holidays! Have a good one guys! :) X https://t.co/pO5hnnQgvg
— Rita Ora (@RitaOra) November 22, 2018
Did you know performers are required to lip synch at the parades? Comment below!
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