How to Tell If Any Singer Is Lip-Syncing

You just have to know where to look.

Written by Aisha Harris.
Edited by Scott McGhee.

[RJKaur]

i would be so paranoid to lip-sync if i was a singer! being caught is mortifying lol

[fabiocampolo]

Freddie was forced to do playback on an Italian tv show and since he was very much against it he chose to sing like that to show his disapproval

[lthb]

Check the position of the mic
*shows a man with a mic upside down*

[neverdeadjustasleep]

At least we know Fergie wasn't lip syncing that one time she attempted to sing the national anthem 🤣🤣🤣

[blixology]

*holds mic upside down* I can’t quite tell if he’s lip syncing

[annieperry]

0:25 "check for the position of the mic
*singer holding mic upside down* i‘m-

[thezedena]

1. they dont stop and dont let the fan sing along

[SerenityScratch]

I’d be very upset to spend hundreds of dollars on a concert ticket and go there just so I can watch a singer lip sync the song I already heard

[juliav]

Freddie didn't want to lipsync, but the studio forced him to.

[dembonez]

I don't mind if they lip sync as long as they entertain. If they're dancing everywhere, that's fun. They're doing what the audience is likely doing. If it's a slow ballad, then lip syncing is a no-no.

[rainbowlollipop]

I know this is an unpopular opinion, but personally I never minded lip syncing as long as the artist is dancing like mad and putting on a show because at least it’s entertainment. I don’t however appreciate lip syncing if they just stand there bobbing their head.

[theoppositionconsumer]

Michael Jackson easily gets a pass. He danced his ass off so it’s understandable

[romeblanchard]

Some popstars are best actors 'cause they tryna cry when the highest part of the song comes.

[okebaram]

Okay, I almost passed out laughing at 0:27! Dude has the mic upside down

[Musicinthebones]

Freddie Mercury and Queen didn’t like lip singing but they had to at that festival . It was one of the rules

[YashKMusic]

Pretty sure Freddie was forced to do that and he's just trolling. Nirvana did the same on a British tv show

[semoremo]

Lip syncing does not automatically make an artist bad or untalented. Some people just don't have the endurance to dance/move around the stage while also providing difficult high notes

[ticoclavero]

The studio made Freddie lip sync, and he actually hated it, so there was really no point made then. And MJ dances, so it’s fine.

[Jna]

1:30... Okay... why would usher need to "pretend" to sing when he was purposely trying to perform a dance break/routine in that segment? Singers often times don't sing choruses as a way to slip in some choreography, gives a more entertaining performance.

[emmam.]

"Are they dancing like there's no tomorrow? Then there's a good chance they're not singing live."