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Was She Lipsynching???

Filed under: Mariah Carey

Click here to check out Mariah's performance of I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan on Saturday.

She's barely singing on it!

281 comments to “Was She Lipsynching???”

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  1. Cynthi says – reply to this


    101

    Re: Carina
    Yeah, this is the biggest news ever Perez, and i still don't see anything here!!!!!

  2. Michae says – reply to this


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    Perez u are an IDIOT, she is NOT lypsynching at all….u can tell it's her real voice. Your a dumbass man, STOP trying to put Mariah down. This lady is the real deal and this song is AMAZING. HOPEFULLY she releases is in North America!!!!

  3. dita says – reply to this


    103

    Hahah, that was right for her. Maybe she isn't as amazing singer as people thinks. SHE SUCKS!

  4. lala says – reply to this


    104

    this dirty skank needs to go away
    not only did she fuck up lip synching, but
    the parts she did sing
    SUCKED.

  5. oil says – reply to this


    105

    hahahahaha
    Poor girl.
    I hate that fat bitch.
    Leona Lewis is much better!!!

  6. Damo says – reply to this


    106

    I think you are officially the worst judge of lipsynching in the world! Have you and Amy been doing crack together? I really don't think she would lipsynch to vocals that sound so brittle.

  7. neo says – reply to this


    107

    Okay. I'm not a Mariah fan…but the girl can sing? I understand dancers lipsyncing.. I just dont' get when 'singers' lipsynch. Like- why would Xtina, and Celine Dion, or Maiah lipsynch?? I don't get it.
    This was still a good performance. I like this song. I just don't get why she doesn't sing live anymore. She shouldn't even need a background track. I don't get it.

  8. cyndi says – reply to this


    108

    yes,she's now singing like Janet Jackson

  9. Mariah says – reply to this


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    LIVE!! LIVE!!! LIVE!!!!…It is obvious that she is singing live. A lot of ad libs. Totally different from the original recording.

    My favorite song on the album is still " For the record". But "Lovin'" is also beautiful.

  10. Peache says – reply to this


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    Ever since she got out of her mental funk she has been lipsynching. She doesn't have the youthful, glass breaking vocal cords that made her a star anymore. Hmmm…she losing her youthfulness…is that why she married a youth? :)

  11. sara says – reply to this


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    I think everyone thinks she lipsynchs because her voice is so good she sounds the same live as she does on her albums. She clearly was NOT lip synching in this song. Its definitly not the most vocally challenging song to sing but she still sounded and looked great.

  12. telya says – reply to this


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    What does it matter? Possibly she had an off night and her voice was weak.
    She can sing like a bird. Not my kind of music but her range is spectacular.
    Why are people always looking to take someone down? She's got more talent than most. What's the dif?

  13. PAR says – reply to this


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    I am a total Mariah fan and I am so disappointed in what she's been doing lately. Almost all of her performances lately that I've seen on TV have been lip synched in part, if not the whole thing!

  14. spurs says – reply to this


    114

    She's a fake ass bitch!!
    Go to hell Mariah you suck!!
    Partially lipsynching but who cares… enough already you whore

  15. ert says – reply to this


    115

    She is amazing anyway!!!!!! Mariah es la mejor, Perez, Madona siempre lo hace y tu nunca dices nada de ella!!!!

  16. coldpl says – reply to this


    116

    she was lipsynching.

  17. mariah says – reply to this


    117

    1) Perez, thank you for giving your viewers more exposure to Mariah's amazing album
    2) Any lamb can tell you that she is singing there. Enough said.
    3) She actually sounds pretty damn great for a live performance. The vocals are just as good as the albums. You can tell that there are differences from the album cut; she adds her own ad-libs to this performance here and there.
    4) She is singing live there. Fo' sho'.

  18. anonym says – reply to this


    118

    "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" Mariah's Vietnamese prostitute anthem LOL :P

  19. AJ says – reply to this


    119

    It's LIVE perez. She's got it. She has the voice.

  20. Richie says – reply to this


    120

    who cares! =]

  21. bubble says – reply to this


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    This is so stupid that somebody still gets shocked by the fact that a POP STAR would be lip-synching on some AWARDS SHOW. Well of course, probably, if only for technical reasons. So what? Who cares.

  22. Jeff says – reply to this


    122

    Sounds fine to me.

    Love the song.

  23. Casey says – reply to this


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    Not even close. Listen to the song on the cd. it sounds very close (b/c she's that good) but not exactly the same. Why don't you try doing that vs. making a statment without a little research. I love ya, but don't mess with my mimi!

  24. JJ says – reply to this


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    The album version is very different Perez, actually listen to the original version and stop waging your personal war against her. Just because Madonna can't sing live at all doesn't mean NO One can. There ARE actually singers who can sing live well… but they are singers, not "entertainers".

  25. LIAR says – reply to this


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    Shes singing live you DUMBFUCKS!!!

    I've listened to this song like 2 million times and shes definately singing live. Also Im a self-confessed Mariah addict so I can tell when she lipsynchs.

    She rarely lips, only if she needs a vocal rest and it depends on the show. If the show isn't major then she'll lip, if its major she'll sing live! DUH

    Mariah is human, her voice needs resting. But on this occassion it was LIVE!

    PEREz needs to stop with the Mariahbashing, just because Madonna pays you. Mads performance of 4mins was a disaster, she was off key and she has an awful voice. So stop the mariah hateration.

  26. samant says – reply to this


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    uhh, i dont think so !

  27. SHOOSH says – reply to this


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    Shes singing live you DUMBS!!! THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE STUDIO VERSION!!!

    MARIAH IS NOT LIPSYNCHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  28. Halape says – reply to this


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    Re: Trent

    And a reply to all you other assholes who say 'because it's not like the album track she must be singing live'. Well, durrrrrr, ain't any of you wadsticks ever heard of RECORDING A NEW VERSION (VOICE AND BACKING TRACK) SPECIALLY FOR A GIG????? Of course she was fucking lip synching. Get real, you morons. Mimi is so past it as far as live performances go. Nice to see she's still rocking the hooker look …

  29. Vaness says – reply to this


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    Her performances suck's! Her, her dancers, lighting, everything!!!! She needs to get a reality check!!!

  30. O says – reply to this


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    she was singing 4 real. cuz u can hear her voice

  31. Fabulo says – reply to this


    131

    I'm so tired of the Mimi bashing Perez, especially when this was so obviously live. You're turning into the biggest yawn-fest.

  32. Mrs. E says – reply to this


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    Ugh, can't stand her. Hate her fake blond hair and fake tits. Hate the stupid background dancers jumping around (that is SOOOO ANNOYING). Another thing I hate about her is that she tries to dress like she's 21. Fake tits hanging out, dress up to her vagina. She is half black but looks like she's pulled a Michael Jackson and developed a skin "disorder" to whiten himself.

  33. Laury says – reply to this


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    God she sucks. I mean, why does lipsynch? Isn't she supposed to have one of the best voices in the business?

  34. honey says – reply to this


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    shut the fuck up perez. you don't like her, we understand that. but quit trying to start shit. you're just jealous madonna doesn't look as great as mariah. mariah is just on fire. quit hating.

  35. Lauren says – reply to this


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    Sounds like she had a track in the background for backup vocals, but she was definitely singing.

  36. imhis4 says – reply to this


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    Miz M is singing it live. Perez, what is your problem? U'r constantly picking on her. thousands of fans in that show is lapping it up…let it be
    Just chill perez…..enjoy your own success and pick on the talent less ones….like you normally do..I love it! but just leave Mimi alone…she is talented..regardless of some minority haters out there.

  37. jdmc00 says – reply to this


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    PEREZ!!!! SHE IS VERY CLEARLY NOT LIPSYNCHIN!!! ITS SO OBVIOUS SHE ISNT!!! LISTEN TO THE REAL TRACK AND YOU CAN TELL!! SHE SINGS LOADS WHAT R U ON ABOUT SHE EVEN ADDS IN SOME SPECIAL HIGH NOTES AT THE END!!!!! THAT WAS ONE OF HER BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES EVER HER VOICE IS SO PERFECT

  38. daryl says – reply to this


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    The high notes at the end were not in the original song so her mic is def on and she is def singing

  39. CRUNGE says – reply to this


    139

    There was an old ho called Mimi
    Who thought if her dresses were teeny
    We would think she was hot
    But clearly she's not
    She's as skanky as Perez's wee weenie

  40. Mel says – reply to this


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    I don't think she is.

  41. writer says – reply to this


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    Havent you realized that she lipsynchs EVERYTHING? She's terrible live. I cant be the only ones who think so. I also hate how most of her album is this breathy whispering. If you have a voice, use it and do something cool and different. Dont do the whispering breathy shit on stage its boring and its so old. She's done this for the past 8-10 years. She does this thing where she holds her ear piece, whispers her words since there are so many in a sentence, can barely breathe to keep up…and there is no climax or wonderful moment.

  42. kamila says – reply to this


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    How many times do i ave to tell you Perez that Mariah is old school, she can actually sing…. she didnt buy her way into fame like ashlee simpson. Mariah always sings because she can see

  43. Lucy says – reply to this


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    this boring bitch asshole needs to go away. Mariah music is horrid and vomit inducing. She needs a reality and ego check. horrible. she's been making the same fucking music for nearly 20 years. and people are getting sick of her.

  44. Jason says – reply to this


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    You wish she was lipsynching you fat ass.

    The dolphin high note at 3:07 is NOT in the original studio single.

    She's got talent, and show me ONE artist who can hit high notes like she can or can do that dolphin voice.

    That old iguana Madonna's got NO talent, she got expired in the early 90's. No wonder she barely hit the 200,000 mark in America. Pop songs can't be sung SENIORS. She needs to retire and go back to her English palace or whatever.

    Lovin' You Long Time MIMEZ..!

  45. lambs says – reply to this


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    it's true. they're fucking nuts those mariah fans.

  46. jf says – reply to this


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    what the hell is wrong with perez constantly harrassing mariah about lip synching? just because there's a person in the world that can actually sing without voice alterations in the studio or lip synching? (like most hollywood skanks)

  47. Chuy says – reply to this


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    She is singing live.

  48. HAGMAR says – reply to this


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    mariah carey is an old washed up 40 year old bitch. her cd is struggling to hit 1 million copies sold and she has a crusty twat to boot and cant cut it live anymore. she's an old hag at 40.

    everyone should buy the much more talented leona lewis record

  49. TRUTH says – reply to this


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    As someone who specializes in singers, real singers, devoted almost the entirety of my 20 year career (now over, I guess) to working with real singers, your posting on Mariah Mania wound me up.

    The elephant in the room with Mariah is that she is thought by many (especially the younger generation) as the singer’s singer — and she doesn’t even sing live. Anybody in the industry (and I’ve had this confirmed by her sound engineers and producers) will tell you that when performing "live", she drops in live vocal lines only occasionally and when she feels comfortable. The live vocal parts are interchanged with pre-recorded vocals that differ from the recorded versions. She is, therefore, essentially, a studio singer.

  50. OMT says – reply to this


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    As someone who specializes in singers, real singers, devoted almost the entirety of my 20 year career (now over, I guess) to working with real singers, your posting on Mariah Mania wound me up.

    The elephant in the room with Mariah is that she is thought by many (especially the younger generation) as the singer’s singer — and she doesn’t even sing live. Anybody in the industry (and I’ve had this confirmed by her sound engineers and producers) will tell you that when performing "live", she drops in live vocal lines only occasionally and when she feels comfortable. The live vocal parts are interchanged with pre-recorded vocals that differ from the recorded versions. She is, therefore, essentially, a studio singer.

  51. celine says – reply to this


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    what a slut!!!!! i bet she's had more bone in her than a grave yard. hahaha. she's pathetic!

  52. TRU says – reply to this


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    As someone who specializes in singers, real singers, devoted almost the entirety of my 20 year career (now over, I guess) to working with real singers, your posting on Mariah Mania wound me up.

    The elephant in the room with Mariah is that she is thought by many (especially the younger generation) as the singer’s singer — and she doesn’t even sing live. Anybody in the industry (and I’ve had this confirmed by her sound engineers and producers) will tell you that when performing "live", she drops in live vocal lines only occasionally and when she feels comfortable. The live vocal parts are interchanged with pre-recorded vocals that differ from the recorded versions. She is, therefore, essentially, a studio singer

  53. bitty says – reply to this


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    Of course she's lip synching. Here's the evidence:

    1. Why do you think there are NO close-ups of her during the whole piece? Because that would show her lip synching far more clearly. So Mimi says, no close-ups, lambs. She's not stupid.

    2. The sound quality of the vocals is WAY too good to be live. Given, she's not exactly exerting herself on stage, but the quality is too even, too edited. It's just not raw and real.

    3. Please, enough already with the "it's different from the cd/album/studio version therefore it must be live" crap. Jesus, you lot would never make it as lawyers. Let me spell it out, as you clearly can't grasp this on your own: it's different because she recorded another version, which she has then proceeded to lipsynch to.

    4. Mariah is a spent force, but can't bring herself to accept this. When was the last time she laid down some truly stunning vocals? So she resorts to getting attention in other ways when her singing won't cut the mustard - she barely wears any clothes, has a quickie marriage, blah blah blah. Yawn.

    Time to move over, Mimi.

  54. d says – reply to this


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    I'm not sure if it was lipped, but that was a bad ass intro and I really love how she looked at the end!

  55. snappy says – reply to this


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    no she did not!!!!! thats my jam! anybody that can sample from Debarge's "stay with me" and make it their own is cool in my book!!!

  56. this b says – reply to this


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    o yeah the sound was way to clear for her to be singing.

  57. perezf says – reply to this


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    wake up people, it is 100% live. LOL. anyway, very very nice performance mariah.

  58. dubbyd says – reply to this


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    PEREZ…..you are the love of my life dude. But for fucksake put some REAL shoz up man. Mariah is a cock but how can you tell she is lipsynching??? Camera is always too far to tell! and lets be honest….you dont write all your own blogs do ya…??? FINGERSYNCHER

  59. yay fo says – reply to this


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    Re: OMT

    Yay! Hurrah for OMT, someone who clearly knows what they are talking about.

  60. lila says – reply to this


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    hmmm. the performance was 100% live :) it's easy to tell



  61. 161

    Do you really think that she was actually singing? Now all you know that somewhere down the pike, Mariah and Nick will have debut where both of them will be lipsynching and what a sight that will be! Take the wheel Jesus, please, the entertainment vehicle is drunk, with no talent and out of control.

  62. Jon says – reply to this


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    Mariah was not lipsyncing!! She has a beautiful voice why would she need to do that!!

  63. Drew says – reply to this


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    WHAT?! this is the best song on the fucking album and she's def not lip synching

  64. bitch1 says – reply to this


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    look, you all just jealous, even you fat ass pig perez, shs singin for real, and your just mad cuz shes the top diva, and madonnas hard candy only sold 360,00 or somethin which took several weeks to get there, and mariah, took over 400,000 in one week alone, so get the fuck over it

  65. fags says – reply to this


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    its live (with a backing track, of course) and i looooooooove this song

  66. Karen says – reply to this


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    lip-synching or singing…she is sooooo BORING! YAWN!!!!! Stretch!

  67. homimi says – reply to this


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    SLAPPERTASTIC MIMI!!!!! Why won't she use a stylist? She seriously needs to drop the 20 buck hooker look. I wouldn't pay her to suck yours, Perez.

  68. Mariah says – reply to this


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    Hell Yeah she was lipping the music.
    As A former fan I know she has this fat black chick sing for her. Don't believe me watch the good morning america of touch my body.

    She Lost Her Voice!!!!!She Lost Her Voice!!!!!She Lost Her Voice!!!!!She Lost Her Voice!!!!!She Lost Her Voice!!!!!She Lost Her Voice!!!!!She Lost Her Voice!!!!!She Lost Her Voice!!!!!She Lost Her Voice!!!!!She Lost Her Voice!!!!!

  69. She's says – reply to this


    169

    cant u rag on someone else for a while. she is singing here.

  70. bonita says – reply to this


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    perez your such a douche bag… SHE IS SINGING!

  71. Kathy says – reply to this


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    a little something is still much more than what Madonna ever does
    Besides the girl just got married a month ago do you really expect her to practice much???
    Quit hating on Mimi just because she's still selling more than your girl Madonna.

  72. perez says – reply to this


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    no she was really singing why don't you buy her CD and listen to the differance in both version

  73. Mario says – reply to this


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    Thats All she ever does now. remember Good morning america. "Stop singing my part" when really she asked her back up too

    Next time let them find it themselves and dont promote her or her kevin federline husband.

  74. mr.mar says – reply to this


    174

    wow perez seriously
    i love ur site but when u do some bullshit like this it makes me want to never come back
    dont fucking make up lies
    the truth is MADONNAS fucking old ass saggy vagina LIP SYNCHS okay
    mariahs performance is so fucking live it aint even a joke to try and make it seem fake u dumbass
    go hate on britney & amy wineshouse some more….
    leave MC alone ummk

  75. jenjen says – reply to this


    175

    Re: bitty

    true soooooo true. i feel sad cuz i used to like mariah but sh'es just not the same as she used to be. its like shes lost it but cant accept it. sad

  76. nick says – reply to this


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    are you stupid perez? she's definitely singing live.

    i think you are just interested in trying to bring her down because of your own insecurities. Grow up for crying out loud.

  77. matt08 says – reply to this


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    So many lambs in here trying to defend their mimoo. This performance is a mix of live singing and lipsynching, it's obvious….unless of course you are a lamb.

  78. yaknow says – reply to this


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    Of course it was lip-synched. She lip-synched to a pre-recorded version. Its sooo obvious. Dolphins noise? Id call it pig squealing. Is it any wonder no one wants to pay to see her concert???

  79. Nelson says – reply to this


    179

    Re: stepha – She's 38
    YOU PISS FACE!!!

  80. Nelson says – reply to this


    180

    Re: K
    LOL!!!

  81. kelly says – reply to this


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    are you fucking retarded?? did you only watch the first 3 seconds?? she's singing it absolutely LIVE. L-I-V-E.
    Stop fucking picking on her every move Perez. Say whatever you want about her personal life, but she is an amazing singer.

  82. rachel says – reply to this


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    I'm a dumb bitch with fat legs yewwwww

  83. BORING says – reply to this


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    WHAT A BORING WHORE!!!!!!!!!

  84. TrickS says – reply to this


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    MARIAH DOES NOT LIP SING U TRANNY FUCKTARD !!! SHE IS THE BEST LIVE PERMORER OUT THERE… AND THE BIGGEST SELLING FEMALE ARTIST OF ALL TIMES (WORLDWIDE)..SHE CAN BLOW MAnDONNA AND OTHER SO-CALLED DIVAS OFFSTAGE W/ HER AMAZING VOICE AND INCREDIBLE RANGE !! EAT CRAP HATERS !!!



  85. 185

    MARIAH DOES NOT LIP SING U TRANNY FUCKTARD !!! SHE IS THE BEST LIVE PERMORER OUT THERE… AND THE BIGGEST SELLING FEMALE ARTIST OF ALL TIMES (WORLDWIDE)..SHE CAN BLOW MAnDONNA AND OTHER SO-CALLED DIVAS OFFSTAGE W/ HER AMAZING VOICE AND INCREDIBLE RANGE !! EAT CRAP HATERS !!!

  86. CARMI says – reply to this


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    HAS YOUR BELOVED .. MADONNA SANG A LIVE NOTE IN HER ENTIRE CAREER?
    OH P.S. HAVE YOU DEPOSITED YOUR CHECK THIS WEEK?

  87. linda says – reply to this


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    She is incapable of singing live. I don't think she ever has done a performance without lipsynching.

    Just as bad at lipsynching as Fag Kanye

  88. c murd says – reply to this


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    this stupid bitch lipsynchs everrryyy motherrr fff-ing time she gets a mic in her hand.

    dumb dumb heffer. she's hideous. and she used to be so great. sad

  89. Ya Mam says – reply to this


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    Re: Amanda – You're fucking stupid. Forget Mariah and Perez, that's the bottom line twat.

  90. Jazz says – reply to this


    190

    ok Perez, as much as i enjoy this site and think you're hilarious… you're seriously pissing me off with the whole Mariah thing! it would be fine if you didn't like her and you just stayed hating on her… but you're being two-faced about this whole thing…. i heard you on the radio talking to Mariah acting like you like her and being all nice to her… funny how you couldn't say all these things to her face

    i think this Madonna/ Mariah rivalry has gone too far… maybe you should stop blogging about Mariah if you are NEVER gonna have anything nice to say… coz lets face it you never really do and she doesn't deserve to be hated on ALL the time! i mean you love Amy Winehouse and then u hate on Mariah… something is seriously WHACK here! so i suggest stop blogging about her or just stick to the facts… without these ridiculous theories…

  91. Cassie says – reply to this


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    It was really hard to tell…but a cool looking performance… :)

  92. Ah says – reply to this


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    Uhhhhh Perez do you actually listen to her music, b/c everyone knows that wasn't lipsynching because the track is song differently than how she sang it there. She was add-libbing too unless she relaid the track, but it sounded live to me. What's the obsession with Mariah and her singing anyway??? We all know she can blow people don't hate when Janet, Madonna, Britney and all them lipsync all their music… get over it…

  93. Don't says – reply to this


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    NO! SHE IS NOT LIPSYNCHING, IDIOT!!! JUST LISTEN TO HER BELTING AND THE HIGH NOTE AT THE END. ON THE ALBUM, THERE IS NO HIGH NOTE TOWARDS THE END LIKE THAT. LISTEN TO THE STUDIO VERSION BEFORE YOU POST SOMETHING AND MAKE PEOPLE THINK SOMETHING FALSE. IDIOT.

  94. uradum says – reply to this


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    Perez~
    UR a gigantic dumbass if you think Mariah was lip synching on this performance. I'm not even a big fan or anything and I can tell she's singing live. It sounds nothing like the album track, for one, and for two: she has four huge black women with huge voices, one skinny black guy with a huge voice singing back up with her! Get a clue dude!

  95. mj says – reply to this


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    She's preggers & she can't breathe. =]

  96. Vinny says – reply to this


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    To all the lambs: Perez bashes Mariah to get hits. He knows when more people visit his site when he bashes her. So stop commenting and let the haters hate.

    To the haters, shut the fuck she has more grammys more fame and will always have more people who will love her than hate her. And whoever said step aside for Leona Lewis. Kidding right? Ballads in 2008? How many more can she release? She's going to fall off. 1 hit wonder.

  97. shifuk says – reply to this


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    a madonna fan says mim's liping?
    what a joke!

  98. andrea says – reply to this


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    no way she is totally singing live… and she is not someone who needs to ever lip sing she has an amazing voice stop hatin on her

  99. sonia says – reply to this


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    Only the chorus sounds lipsynched to me…

  100. Jerome says – reply to this


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    It's not the album version, but I think she definitely prerecorded the performance.

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