'So wild': Internet reacts as Meghan Trainor switches lyrics to 'All About That Bass' at concert
Grammy award-winning singer Meghan Trainor is stirring discussion online after remixing lyrics to her self-acceptance hit record, "All About That Bass," during a recent concert in California.
A clip of her performance in Huntington Beach shows Trainor swapping the lyrics from "Yeah, it's pretty clear, I ain't no size two," to "Yeah it's pretty clear, I got some new boobs."
Dressed in a bedazzled hot pink two-piece set, the pop star made the lyric change on stage at KIIS-FM's Wango Tango on May 10.
Released in 2014, "All About That Bass" is hailed as a body empowerment anthem with lyrics like, "'Cause every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top" and "Yeah, my momma, she told me, 'Don't worry about your size."
The debut song skyrocketed to the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and is certified diamond. The music video has 2.6 billion views on YouTube.
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People online have mixed reactions about lyric swap
Trainor's recent lyric switch-up had some fans in a frenzy in the radio station's comment section: "Her changing it from 'I ain't no size 2' is so wild," one user wrote.
Another person added: "She's NOT all about that bass anymore."
Other people defended the singer: "Everybody so salty in the comments for what? it's about support women until women confidently support themselves..then it's an issue."
Trainor opened up about her plastic surgery experience
Trainor, 31, opened up earlier this year about her breast augmentation following her journey with weight gain and loss, pregnancies, and C-sections.
'It was tough to look at my body,' she told USA TODAY. 'I'm always singing about loving myself, and it got harder and harder with all the scars and stretch marks. And then after losing weight, too, these boobs were just purely empty, just flat and just felt like skin on my body.'
Trainor gushed about her results in an Instagram video, saying, "I couldn't be happier about my decision." Fans responded with a mix of support and criticism. Speaking to USA TODAY, she said she wanted to use her voice for others considering the plastic surgery route.
'If someone out there is alone with their decision and struggling if they want to do it,' she says. 'I'll be your best friend and hold your hand and let you know, like, this was the best choice I ever made.'
Contributing: Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY
Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@gannett.com.
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