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Daily Mail
18 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Blake Shelton hits back at angry critics following backlash over his and Gwen Stefani's pre-taped AMAs performance after fans claimed they were 'lied to'
Blake Shelton has hit back at angry critics on Wednesday after receiving backlash from his and wife Gwen Stefani 's pre-taped AMAs performance. Fans were left furious after discovering the couple weren't actually on stage at the American Music Awards, instead just pre-recorded their performance before Monday night's event. 'We've been lied to,' wrote a TikTok user who was apparently at the awards show and filmed Gwen and Blake's performances on a screen from a seat in the balcony. Blake has now responded to the backlash, sharing on X: 'Just now seeing these stories about Gwen and I pretaping our performances for the AMA's. 'We came and performed when the show asked us to.. Really nothing else to say.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Blake has now responded to the backlash, sharing on X: 'Just now seeing these stories about Gwen and I pretaping our performances for the AMA's. We came and performed when the show asked us to.. Really nothing else to say' Videos circulating on social media further riled up fans after it wasn't indicated to viewers at home that their performance wasn't live. The stage at the Fontainebleau was pictured in the video, but it was dark, and the actual performance from the 55-year-old No Doubt singer was instead projected on the large screen behind the stage. People appeared to be swaying and dancing on the stage, but they were turned to the screen to watch the video, rather than performing as part of a number. There also appeared to be crew members setting up the stage for the next number while her performance played. 'She's not here!' the TikTok user said at the end of the clip as she turned the camera back to herself in the audience. Gwen was performing a medley of her classic tunes to mark the 20th anniversary fo her 2004 album Love. Angel. Music. Baby., including Hollaback Girl, What You Waiting For? and Rich Girl. Blake's performance was somewhat more confusing, as he was pictured in photos taken on the red carpet in what appeared to be the same outfit that he wore for his performance, suggesting that he had arrived at the AMAs shortly before the show started. But another video from the same TikTok user also showed a pre-recorded performance from the 48-year-old country music star of his single Stay Country Or Die Tryin'. 'We've been lied to,' wrote a TikTok user who was apparently at the awards show and filmed Gwen and Blake's performances from a seat in the balcony Blake's performance was somewhat more confusing, as he was pictured in photos taken on the red carpet in what appeared to be the same outfit, suggesting that he had arrived at the AMAs shortly before the show started 'The craziest part of the AMAs last night was being told "and here's Blake Shelton Live" only for them to light up the stage like he's there, and never saying to us it was pre recorded. 'THEN, doing the same thing with Gwen Stefani!' the original poster seethed in text laid over the video. 'I felt like I was in a simulation looking around for him!' One commenter joked, 'LOL even the performers didn't show up.' 'Gwen Stefani performing live! ... somewhere else!' another user joked.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton AMAs Performances Drive Folks Bananas For 1 Reason
Gwen Stefani's and husband Blake Shelton's American Music Awards performances are driving viewers b-a-n-a-n-a-s — but not for the reason you may think. The show, which aired on Monday, was billed as a live celebration of music's biggest names. Yet fans were quick to notice that neither Stefani nor Shelton performed their sets live, even though it appeared that way to viewers at home. At the actual ceremony, prerecorded videos were played to an audience who were left watching an empty stage. In one TikTok video posted on Tuesday, a visibly annoyed user filmed her view: a screen showing Stefani performing some of her greatest hits while the real star was noticeably absent. 'She's not here,' the user says, equal parts baffled and betrayed. A separate TikTok video captured Shelton's performance, also delivered on Monday night via screen rather than stage. 'When Blake Shelton is performing at the AMA awards, but there is no Blake Shelton in sight,' the voiceover said. Other performers, like Benson Boone, Renee Rapp and Alex Warren, sang their songs Monday night in front of the audience. Social media users on the platform had a field day with the faux performances on the platform. One user commented, 'The whole show could have been an email.' Another declared, 'This award show was the worst ever. None of it made sense.' Interestingly, while his set was pretaped, Shelton was in the building — at least long enough to introduce his wife, whom he says he has a lot of 'love' for. On Tuesday, Shelton took to X, formerly Twitter, to address the pretaped fiasco. 'Just now seeing these stories about Gwen and I pretaping our performances for the AMA's. We came and performed when the show asked us to.. Really nothing else to say,' he wrote. Gwen Stefani Hit With Instant Backlash Over Tucker Carlson Tweet Gwen Stefani Shares The 1 Hit Song That Saved Her Life Gwen Stefani Responds To Blake Shelton Divorce Rumors
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How To Watch The 2025 American Music Awards
The 2025 American Music Awards are set to kick off later today live from Las Vegas with Jennifer Lopez as host. Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar leads this year's AMA nominations with a total of 10: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (GNX), Song of the Year ('Not Like Us'), Collaboration of the Year ('Luther' with SZA), Favorite Music Video ('Not Like Us'), Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Hip-Hop Album (GNX), Favorite Hip-Hop Song (x3 – 'Like That' with Future and Metro Boomin, 'Not Like Us,' and 'Luther' with SZA). More from Deadline Kendrick Lamar Leads 2025 American Music Awards Nominations Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Gwen Stefani, Reneé Rapp, Benson Boone & Lainey Wilson To Perform At The 2025 American Music Awards Billie Eilish Dominates American Music Awards With Success In All Nominated Categories - See The Full Winners List He's followed by Post Malone with 8 nominations; Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey each with 7 noms, Taylor Swift with 6 and Beyoncé with 3. RELATED: The 2025 show will air live coast-to-coast from the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas on Monday, May 26 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount + in the U.S. The show will also livestream on Harmony, Deadline's parent company Penske Media's proprietary live streaming platform, on websites including Variety, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, WWD, Deadline, VIBE, IndieWire, and Gold Derby, among others. For a second viewing, the 2025 AMAs will re-air on MTV (Tuesday, May 27 at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT), CMT (Wednesday, May 28 at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT), and BET (Thursday, May 29 at 10 PM ET/ 7 PM PT). Lopez will host and perform, along with Icon Award recipient & performer Janet Jackson; Lifetime Achievement Award recipient & performer Rod Stewart and performers Alex Warren, Becky G, Benson Boone, Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Gwen Stefani, Lainey Wilson, Manuel Turizo and Reneé Rapp. Additional participants and presenters include Alix Earle, Ciara, Dan + Shay, Dylan Efron, Jake Shane, Jon Batiste, Jordan Chiles, Kai Cenat, Megan Moroney, Nikki Glaser, Shaboozey, Tiffany Haddish, Wayne Brady, Zac Brown, among others. Created by producer Dick Clark and first awarded in 1974, the AMAs is billed as the world's largest fan-voted awards show. This year marks the return of the AMAs following two years off and the October 2024 American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special on CBS. Nominees are based on key fan interactions – as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay and tour grosses. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and Luminate. You can see the complete list of nominees here. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Katie Holmes To Simon Hellberg
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Gwen Stefani, Reneé Rapp, Benson Boone & Lainey Wilson To Perform At The 2025 American Music Awards
Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Gwen Stefani, Reneé Rapp and American Music Awards nominees Benson Boone and Lainey Wilson have been tapped to perform at the 2025 AMAs, CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced today. As previously unveiled, the star-studded celebration will feature host Jennifer Lopez — who will also perform — from the all-new luxury resort Fontainebleau Las Vegas, on Monday, May 26, airing live coast to coast at 8:00 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. More from Deadline Billie Eilish Dominates American Music Awards With Success In All Nominated Categories - See The Full Winners List AMAs 2025: Shaboozey Goes Viral For Reaction To Megan Moroney Saying The Carter Family Invented Country Music Janet Jackson Takes The Icon Award At The 2025 AMAs: "I Don't Consider Myself An Icon" Breakout artist and first-time AMA nominee Boone will perform his latest single from his forthcoming album American Heart; country superstar and three-time AMA winner Shelton will make his performance debut with a track off of his recently released For Recreational Use Only; global icon and former AMA host Estefan will mark her first performance at the awards show after more than 30 years; multi-platinum artist and AMA winner Stefani is set to perform a medley featuring her smash hit 'Hollaback Girl'; ahead of the U.S. leg of her Whirlwind World Tour, the ACM-winning Wilson will take the stage; and pop sensation Rapp will make her live award show performance debut with new music off of her hotly anticipated sophomore album. Legendary entertainer Janet Jackson is set to receive the Icon Award at the show, and the 11-time AMA winner will also take the stage. Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the ceremony. Ticketmaster is the hub for tickets for the show. Fan voting is also now open via and the @AMAs Instagram profile in all award categories, with voting closing tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT, with the exception of Collaboration of the Year and Social Song of the Year, which will remain open for web voting through the first 30 minutes of the broadcast. The AMAs and Easy Day Foundation, the Las Vegas-based nonprofit organization committed to helping veterans transition to civilian life, will partner to present several special in-show moments that celebrate veterans while raising funds for a variety of national and local organizations. Best of Deadline 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Katie Holmes To Simon Hellberg Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far Everything We Know About 'The Testaments,' Sequel Series To 'The Handmaid's Tale' So Far
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
American Music Awards 2025 Red Carpet Photos: Benson Boone, Shaboozey, Ciara, Lainey Wilson, Nikki Glaser & More
Jennifer Lopez is hosting the American Music Awards 2025 live from Las Vegas, with many stars coming together to celebrate music. Some performers expected to grace the stage at the Fontainebleau in Sin City include Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Gwen Stefani, Reneé Rapp, Benson Boone, and Lainey Wilson. More from Deadline How To Watch The 2025 American Music Awards Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Gwen Stefani, Reneé Rapp, Benson Boone & Lainey Wilson To Perform At The 2025 American Music Awards Janet Jackson To Receive Icon Award At 2025 American Music Awards Other stars scheduled to appear at the AMAs include Alex Warren, Becky G, Manuel Turizo, Alix Earle, Ciara, Dan + Shay, Dylan Efron, Jake Shane, Jon Batiste, Jordan Chiles, Kai Cenat, Megan Moroney, Nikki Glaser, Shaboozey, Tiffany Haddish, Wayne Brady, Zac Brown, among others. RELATED: Janet Jackson is set to be the recipient of the Icon Award for her legacy in music. Alongside hosting the award show, Lopez is also set to perform. RELATED: Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations list with 10 nods, including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year. Lamar is followed by Post Malone with eight nods, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey each with seven nods, Taylor Swift with six, and Beyoncé with three. Scroll through the photo gallery below to see all the 2025 American Music Awards looks. Best of Deadline 'The Last Of Us': Differences Between HBO Series & Video Game Across Seasons 1 And 2 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
