Anderson East Slams Garth Brooks for CMA Lip Sync. “Country Is Three Chords & The Truth”
This story has been updated.
Well well, it’s starting to get a little chippy out there after reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks admitted mere moments after his CMA Awards performance Wednesday night (11-8) that he’d lip synced his song “Ask Me How I Know.”
“”We made a game time call on whether to sing to a track or lip sync. And we decided to lip sync it,” Garth Brooks admitted backstage at the CMAs. “We’re in the middle of 12 shows in 10 days. Not 10 shows in 12 days, 12 shows in 10 days. We decided to lip-sync it because my voice was just not there, and we wanted to represent country music the best we can.”
Apparently that didn’t sit well with someone else who was in attendance at the CMA Awards on the arm of Miranda Lambert. Anderson East, a well-regarded east Nashville Americana artist who is signed to Dave Cobb’s record label, decided to take to Twitter late Thursday night, and spell out exactly how he felt about Garth’s attempt at musical subterfuge that he witnessed first hand from the CMA gallery.
“I keep a lot of my opinions to myself and respect anyone making music but as a person who tries to put on the best and most honest show I can night after night… this truly offends me,” Anderson said. “I was told country music is three chords and the truth.”
Anderson East may be once removed from mainstream country, yet being a well-known artist and the beau of Miranda Lambert gives Anderson’s opinion quite a bit more weight than your average troll spouting off on Twitter. And while his standing in the music industry is as important as anyone’s, the fact that Anderson is not a radio country star actually gives him the latitude to say what he feels without the worry of repercussions to his career. If anything, as an Americana artist, it allows Anderson’s star to burn brighter.
But make no mistake, this isn’t just a missive from Anderson East. This is a missile shot from the Miranda Lambert camp. Miranda later agreed with Anderson via his Instagram page.
“High five on this babe,” she responded. “If you can’t sing then don’t. It’s better to be honest than to pretend. I think it’s bullshit. My favorite performances in the show were live live. The truth.”
Garth does deserve some credit for immediately coming clean about the lip sync, and for even admitting in the past he would do it if he felt his voice wasn’t up to snuff. Many country stars would deny it to their grave, and frankly are probably much better at it than Garth because they do it so regularly. But when you look at the country music Entertainer of the Year, you hope to see someone who would be more inspiring of truly world-class entertainer qualities, and still be able to turn in a solid performance, even with a weak voice on little rest. Independent artists like Anderson East are tasked to do that many nights, and make the best of their God-given talent without leaning on technology.
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 11:37 am
ok so now we know how Miranda lamberts partner feels about garth brooks now we need to know how Thomas rhetts wife feels and oh yeah the girl from no doubt is dating somebody in country music so her opinion probably matters too in fact why not get Jason aldeans mistress to weigh in Im sure people care what her opinions are if you couldn’t tell what im trying to say is that I don’t think people really care how anderso east feels about garth brookes looks like some tmz mtv drama llama nonsense around here yeah he faked it and that’s a low down shame but Anderson east is only famous because of Miranda lambert his opinons probably are no more important than yours or mine
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 11:47 am
Anderson East is not just Miranda Lambert’s partner, anymore than Amanda Shires is just Jason Isbell’s wife. These are artists, with their own lives, their own careers, and should be respected as such as opposed to always being couched beside their more “popular” other half. I understand context helps, and may be necessary to explain why a subject is important. But these artists have voices and careers too.
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 11:53 am
but imagine if someone elkse had wrote this comment instead of a guy who associatetteed wit someone fammous say if Robert ellis made this commnt maybe nobody would notice or how about the undreds of indepepenenenet perfrorormers who haven’t weighed in I mean it feels more like an abuse of media pefrerentialism and the same way ive only veer heard of shires because of isbell I only know about andreson eats because of Miranda so if Robert ellis had said it maybe people wouldnt talk about it because hes not as famous and I dont know how anyone else feels I dont wanna spew and sound uninformed but I thought it came acrss as a case of feeling entitled to share yor opinion because people know your nae a la Dixie chicks and lets not argue about them because I really dont care about what they said but why is anerson east getting headlines over something he said especially when if roo arcus or Robert ellis or dave cobb said it it it it would lagly go unoticed
NPC
November 10, 2017 @ 12:48 pm
Master Spleen, you dropped a few things, here you go:
. , ! ;
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 3:36 pm
this commenent should read
“master spleen: you dropped…” use a colon instead of a coma.
hahaha
Garth
November 10, 2017 @ 2:14 pm
I actually saw Robert and his band do a full set of Garth covers here in Houston. Tore it down, too.
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 2:40 pm
that sounds like an awesome show wish I had seen it
BABY Bear
November 12, 2017 @ 9:17 am
Love ur music Garth , keep ur head up.
10-GEN-NC
November 14, 2017 @ 9:07 am
1st time I saw him was solo opening for someone, Lucero I think, and he straight up killed it on all sorts of classic country songs, just him and an acoustic guitar. Bought the Photographs album and still fucking love it, have been a big fan ever since. His newer material is equally good but obvs in a very different vein, and I think that if I discovered him through one of the more recent albums I probably wouldn’t have been all that into it,
Would love for him to do some sort of side project more along the lines of his early stuff, I get that he doesn’t wanna be pigeonholed into this ‘country cover guy’ role and wants artistic freedom etc but he’s got a hell of a voice / sound for it….my dad always says something along the lines of ‘you always dance with who brung you’ which imo is something a lot of artists seem to forget.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 2:42 pm
Yes, and many of them work just as hard and often overcome similar issues.
Pgwenz
November 10, 2017 @ 7:03 pm
Garth should be embarrassed by all this. He has too much talent and clout in the industry to stoop to lip synching.
That having been said, getting criticism from Anderson East (who I literally never heard of until now) is not like getting it from George Strait or Alan Jackson.
sophie
November 11, 2017 @ 7:40 am
Every day Americans find out how much they have been lied to. Whether it’s gov’t, sports, or global warming….And when one small voice whispers that the emperor is indeed, naked,. people get mad. They like their delusions, it’s easier. So kudos to East, but Miranda should let him fight his own battles. East has lots of respect for his talent on his own, he doesn’t need a cheerleader. If, in fact, that is what happened.
Ronnie Cockram
November 10, 2017 @ 3:03 pm
What difference does it make what we hear on radio is a copy of artists singing we pay to see him in concert that matters because we are paying to see and hear him singing live but on a award show don’t matter to me I am hearing the music
Hugh
November 11, 2017 @ 1:06 pm
I don’t need to know how anybody’s wife feels. Hands off Gwen, as well you, homewrecker. Who’s mistress? What? Sniffing your fingers and licking the sweat off your upperlip, it’s mojo time.
Hugh
November 11, 2017 @ 1:09 pm
I just collect the memorabilia, especially if it still has a scent. I don’t need yours in there too.
Barb
November 11, 2017 @ 2:41 pm
This is unbelievable talk about Miranda and Anderson saying they did not like lip syncing turned into a bunch of people spewing out hate filled venom… I have followed and listened to Miranda for years and there are very few people with as big and good a heart in country music and of course she backed Anderson East??? She loves him they are a couple what do you expect?? He was being viciously attacked asked if he was an usher told he had no talent by mean and hateful people and we wonder why the USA has all these tragedies because people take one persons opinion and start a damn war Read all these comments talk about offensive I am nowhere near perfect but I have never been someone to trash people even famous ones..If so I would be dedicating a book to Blake Shelton because it would take me a book to say what I now think of him but I am not that childish and Miranda the beautiful , talented girl most of you dissed asked people not to trash people on her pages because its childish she also said take no sides as there are no sides to take and she does like Garth Brooks she did not like what he DID Can no one read?? The little her and Anderson said has turned into a damn novel…I am happy for you all that you are so perfect in all you say and do especially you Mr Clean or Mr Spleen or whoever u are and you New Country that you can pass judgment on AE and ML for denouncing a THING NOT a person I am done with all of this Miranda is right this is bullshit and alot of her fans have not stuck up for her at all but I always will To me she is the best ever and always will be Guess none of you heard To Learn Her that night???? No question that was out of this world perfection. I know Joni you are her fan and always talk well about her and AE None of this is meant for you my friend ..I am moving on This has been a real learning experience……. Sad
Joni
November 11, 2017 @ 6:09 pm
No offense taken, Barb. Well said. Sad for me too. One thing I’ve learned is that I’m done with awards shows. If we’re going to have lip-syncing performances, I’d rather just go over to YouTube and watch what is hopefully a recording of a live performance. I was disappointed, and hoping that Garth really would apologize and acknowledge that it isn’t good for live music, but he didn’t. He only admitted that he had done it. Guess that means it’s no big deal to him, or to many others in the industry judging from the silence. (Except, of course, from the ones who never miss an opportunity to spur their fans toward spewing another blast of hatred toward Miranda and Anderson. I’ve finally gotten over being shocked by the vile things said, by those fans, about Anderson East simply because Miranda is his girlfriend, and even those pale in comparison to what they say about Miranda.) Guess it also means that we’re never going to know when, or if, lip-syncing is happening again unless the artists happen to do as bad of a job at it as Garth did. I’ll follow the artists that I like and buy their music, and wish them well if they win awards, but that has never been high on my list of reasons to follow an artist anyway, and I can read all about it, or not, without having to watch it. I can’t get too excited about who did the best lip-syncing performance at an awards show.
Emily
November 10, 2017 @ 11:42 am
He also posted this on instagram and Miranda Lambert commented on it with “high five on this babe ✋🏼. If you can’t sing, then don’t. It’s better to be honest than to pretend. I think it’s bullshit. My favorite performances in the show were live. The truth”
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 11:47 am
I’ve never met her so I dont want to run my mouth but Miranda always seems so self-confident and self-righteous and sometimes even condescending towards other people like shes always got a gripe about female representation and now grath brokes it just seems kinda unnecessary and I mean maybe she could syayyss the sma ehting but instead of being angry she could make the same point being polite ititit aouwld problabbyl alienate fewer pottntetial fans
A
November 10, 2017 @ 1:00 pm
I’m sure it’s a misspelling like the rest of your post but, I fucking love “Grath Brokes”!
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 1:03 pm
yep im still learning to uyse this new device ill get better with the spelling
Stevie Rae
November 10, 2017 @ 1:22 pm
“I’ve never met her so I dont want to run my mouth but Miranda always seems so self-confident and self-righteous…”. Cause god-forbid a women feel confident and express opinions about issues of authenticity within her own industry.
However, I think I know what you’re getting at (big picture wise) Master Spleen , but there is nothing wrong with having self-confidence, and feeling you and your art are worth something. Especially as a woman in the misc biz.
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 1:43 pm
I defintitiely dont mean to sound like shes in the wrong but somememetimes she jsut seems so angry or aggressive about it. her its bs quote and her rants about this is unfaaaair etx i dont dismiss what she says but the way she says it is very self absored and comes acros as condesccend she just seems vry improilite aout stuff and bitter and htateful and kinda like she the victim everywhere
RWP
November 10, 2017 @ 4:15 pm
It’s her phony “Outlaw Badass” persona Master Spleen,that her and her ilk built her career off of, and her fan base as well as the media eats up like possums eating shit.
sophie
November 11, 2017 @ 1:52 pm
Spleen is going a bit Shakespeire-ish on us here, is he not….”I come not to bury Caesar etc…”
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 1:04 pm
Are we sure that was Miranda Lambert? I am seeing conflicting reports that either it was a fake account, or it was removed. I am not seeing that comment myself, but Instagram is algorithmic with its comments, so you don’t always see everything.
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 1:22 pm
It’s her real instagram account. I checked it out myself because I couldn’t believe it. Tons of screencaps on Twitter and her salty twitter likes.
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 2:06 pm
Yes, was able to confirm and have updated the story with the full comment.
Michelle
November 10, 2017 @ 11:45 am
Miranda just commented as well. She wasn’t even nominated for this award and someone who can’t even sing wins it? As she says, this is bullshit.
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 11:54 am
she wasn’t nomimated because she isnt entertaining
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 12:28 pm
Garth can most certainly sing and i say that as a non fan. Miranda doesnt get nominated for EOTY because sjes not consistent and she struggles at selling concert tickets. Carrie is the only woman who can compete with the men in that regard.
Mike
November 10, 2017 @ 12:38 pm
I’m a big fan of them both. I’ll have to check out Anderson East… I might end up a big fan of his too (which I’m sure was probably his hope from the start). It all seems a bit petty if I’m being honest.
Tracy Giddens
November 11, 2017 @ 2:18 pm
Someone who can’t even sing? Are you actually listening to yourself? Are you old enough to REALLY know what an entertainer Garth Brooks actually is? Have you seen him perform in person, or even live on TV before? He is a total kick ass entertainer. Has been since 1989 when he hit number one with IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES. He shot out of that cannon, and never stopped or slowed until he left the biz for awhile. Giving to the fans was always first. He was the only Artist to fight against Ticketmaster for selling all his concert tickets to brokers, who would then charge us 5x as much for them.
His shoes are legendary for their high energy. It’s not a concert, it is a life event! When he chose to lip sync that night, it was to save that voice for the next 3hr concert. If something had to suffer, it should have been the TV show. Because the people paying to see him, deserved that experience. At least he was man enough to admit it. Attacking a man for being honest about a terrible decision he had to make, sounds like a headline grabber, who is trying to use this to get attention he has not earned yet, and his big time girlfriend backed him up to give him Street cred. Nope, sorry…denied!
I hate he had to do that, I am absolutely sure Garth hated it, but even lip syncing it is abundantly clear why he is Entertainer Of The Year.
Joey
November 10, 2017 @ 11:46 am
Its. An. Awards. Show.
Chris
November 10, 2017 @ 12:09 pm
CMA and ACM don’t give out awards. Based on merit. It’s that back door bs that decides who wins.
Sarah
November 10, 2017 @ 11:49 am
Anyone else find it funny that thinking a country artist will sing live is controversial nowadays? I mean does mainstream country depend on auto tune/lip syncing so much now that it is just a given. Go to some big concerts & try to hear the artist who is essentially singing softly over a loud pretape vocal. It is a lot of these jokers that are on the radio not actual singer songwriter artists. Remember when Alan Jackson took a stand & his drummer faked drumming w/ no sticks! Rascal Flatts and many others have been lip syncing for years & I think a lot of that is a direct result to some of these new pop artists today. PS before Garth fans attack- he sand over pretape at CMA fest as well this year.
Mike
November 10, 2017 @ 11:50 am
It was immediately obvious how bad he is at faking it. Although I’d have preferred a croaking attempt at nailing that thing live, I have nothing but respect for Garth Brooks. He could make the same amount of money for half that many shows, easy… but instead he plays as many shows as he can book for a fair price. That’s what an entertainer who serves his fans does. 12 shows in 10 days sounds brutal.
Beyond that, give me a fake Garth performance over whatever the hell half those performers up there were doing for real.
Ryan
November 10, 2017 @ 11:53 am
^^ this a thousand times!
Gina
November 10, 2017 @ 12:03 pm
Completely.
Keith Heisler
November 10, 2017 @ 12:15 pm
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Jamie
November 10, 2017 @ 2:00 pm
Yeah, what Mike said.
10-GEN-NC
November 14, 2017 @ 9:11 am
Agreed, but the rationale / explanation makes zero sense to me, why wouldn’t you fake it at one of the other shows considering this is going to be watched by wayyyyy more people, recorded etc
Gina
November 10, 2017 @ 11:52 am
This seems like a bad move to me. Lord knows I love my badasses, but he’s not quite at that level yet. Plus, Garth had nice things to say about Miranda in his speech. I said it elsewhere but it seems petty. Picking fights with individual artists seems kind of low brow too. Sturgill doesn’t do that and Anderson doesn’t have the cred or status he does. I’m looking at through a publicist lens, but I’d say it’s not a good look.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 2:52 pm
I don’t believe this is “picking a fight” with Garth. I think it’s taking a stance against lip-syncing. That is a stand that every true artist should take for the sake of the music, imo. I’m not a publicist. I’m just a music fan from out here in music fandom.
Gina
November 10, 2017 @ 3:03 pm
Maybe, but it reads and looks like pettiness. Plus, Garth already admitted it. I don’t see the point and there was a better way to do this.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 3:31 pm
I really can’t look at lip-syncing as petty, and Anderson East has never shown anything that I’ve seen in his public persona to indicate that he is anything other than a genuinely nice and humble young man. It’s the difference between truth and a lie. Admitting something after the fact of being called on it by thousands of music fans is better than lying, but it doesn’t help the fact that a decision was made to lip-sync, and it was allowed by the Country Music Association that awarded the artist who lip-synced with it highest award. I don’t want to see lip-syncing no matter the artist. It just is not a good precedent to set, imo.
Honky-Tonker
November 10, 2017 @ 11:56 am
Someone in the position of ‘Garth’ should be able to book dates accordingly. If ya know ya have a important,festivious date,why not prepair yourself for said date? He’s gotta be the one who approves/ disapproves dates. Hell,he’s GARTH. With that said, I get where A East is coming from. But,from the GB perspective,I also get “Who the fuck is Anderson East?”
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 12:04 pm
Fair point about the CMAs being a fixed event on the calendar, and one Garth knew he was going to be up for the biggest award and be asked to perform since he won last year. Garth is not a career lip syncer. That’s why he screwed it up. But he could have planned this better. Even with a slightly worn voice, I can’t see how that wouldn’t be better than being ridiculed for lip syncing, and folks questioning your authenticity.
Folks will forgive a worn voice by a performer fresh off the road more than they will a bad lip sync.
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 12:09 pm
I think were all overlooooking the effects this has of later concnerts he does. I mean if we wears his voice out its not one bad song at camama awards its a whole ad concet he might do later if he wears his voice out. one song versus whole eonccert choise eseems obvious to me whl I tink faking it is wrong I cant say he didnt mke a practical decision I mean hes got a lot of fans counting on him signing at later concnerts his pririrorty need sto be to them
Rachel
November 10, 2017 @ 4:57 pm
If singing ONE song at the CMAs would ruin his voice for his concerts, he could’ve bowed out prior saying his voice was tired/couldn’t give what he believes would be an acceptable performances. People probably would’ve given him credit for that. Then they could’ve actually given Reba a solo spot or a spot to one of the million artists who would’ve loved a chance to sing live on the CMAs.
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 6:31 pm
At this point, probably not performing at all would have been better than flubbing a lip sync. Give that opportunity to another artist if you don’t feel like you can give it 100%.
Kross
November 10, 2017 @ 11:57 am
I’ve seen both of the aforementioned artists live. Garth being the most recent. I walkd out on Garth after 30 minutes. Not entirely his fault, the new dome in Atlanta sucks for concerts, but I still didn’t have any qualms about leaving. Anderson East on the other hand was captivating and inthralling. If he took exception to GB lipsyncing I’m inclined to believe it was a pretty douchie thing to do.
Miss Molly
November 10, 2017 @ 12:07 pm
The whole thing is just plain silly. Is there anything that doesn’t “offend” someone?!? Garth is not and never has been a vocalist – he’s an “entertainer.” So he pretended to sing just so he could entertain, and I doubt his fans care because it’s all about his show. Reminds me of the dancin’ chicken conversation in Pure Country.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 3:15 pm
No, if it had happened at one of his shows then it would have been “all about his show”. There are other very talented artists and entertainers who invested a lot of hard work and time toward and in this particular show. It should be considered as much their show as it is that of anyone else. It becomes much more important seen from that perspective. It, first and foremost, should be about the music.
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 12:22 pm
I think he saw the attention Sturgill is getting from being controversial and decided to grab himself a piece of the pie. Worked for Sturgill but it’s a major backfire for Anderson East. He is being beaten down like dog.
Miranda supporting and high fiveing his comment isn’t playing well for her either since Garth was so complimentary towards her that night. Throw in her shade at Old Dominion and today was maybe the day she should’ve stayed off SM. It’s a bad look. I’ll enjoy the drama with my popcorn though.
Gina
November 10, 2017 @ 12:46 pm
Yes, everything you just said. I think he thought the same thing, that he could be all bad ass and it would work. Only a few people get away with that.
Stephanie
November 10, 2017 @ 2:58 pm
What’s her shade at Old Dominion?
(They opened for her when I saw her early this year.) (they were lame.)
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 6:04 pm
She liked tweets saying Old Dominion is the worst country act and makes her feel ill.
Benny Lee
November 10, 2017 @ 8:40 pm
Can’t say I disagree with that assessment…
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 9:15 pm
I’m not a fan but it’s hard to push the country is a family narrative and then hours later you’re shitting all over people who are very complimentary of you. She toured with them and they were buddies. It’s all very weird.
Hugh
November 10, 2017 @ 9:29 pm
@CountryCharm: How much do think a vial of that would go for? …The stuff that got all over those fortunate “family members…”
Barb
November 11, 2017 @ 2:48 pm
Can you show us that tweet please/?? I can not locate it and she stays off SM as much as she can… After reading your comments understandably so there is enough venom i ths world without looking for it also the REAL Miranda Lambert has a check mark next to her name I saw the Miranda Lambert with all those numbers after her name not her
KaPe
November 10, 2017 @ 12:25 pm
So many thing WRONG here! That was NOT a reply from The Miranda Lambert-look for the check mark before you spread garbage. That was from a fake account! And I think Anderson was praising Garth’s honesty, read it again. You and People Magazine got it all wrong, now you’ll make $$$ on another fake feud you createds. Clean up your act if you want to save anything.
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 1:07 pm
There are conflicting reports on if Miranda Lambert commented or not. Perhaps she deleted it. It’s being looked into. But that doesn’t change the fundamental facts of the story. Scream all you want.
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 1:26 pm
She didnt delete her comment is right there and if you click on Miranda’s comment it takes you straight to her account. It’s 100% real.
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 2:42 pm
Yeah yeah. But if I personally go to Anderson East’s account on Instagram, I still see nothing. I’ve seen enough screenshots to confirm it now, but it’s always best to go to the source.
Gina
November 10, 2017 @ 1:30 pm
That is her account. There is a check mark and she has 3 million followers. I can’t believe I’m getting sucked into this but the drama is too tempting and it’s better than the rest of the news today.
DimM
November 10, 2017 @ 12:27 pm
Miranda has history with men who can’t keep their mouths shut. First we had Mr”old farts” and now we have this guy to teach Garth Brooks what three chords and the truth means. Calm down Anderson!
Kallen
November 10, 2017 @ 12:29 pm
What’s it say about what his audiences are getting in the middle of “12 shows in 10 days.”?
Razor X
November 10, 2017 @ 1:03 pm
Exactly.
WRS
November 10, 2017 @ 1:35 pm
This is what I was thinking also. 12 shows in 10 days, I doubt his voice could hold up. So people are paying money to see him run around on stage and act like a fool and lip sync his songs. no thanks
Corncaster
November 10, 2017 @ 6:45 pm
it means what means the most to Garth is money
fans, music, performance, his own voice?
hahahaha
sucker
Nashcat
November 10, 2017 @ 12:33 pm
THIS was the thing AE found most offensive about the CMA Awards??!! 😂 Clearly he wasn’t paying that close attention.
Jamie
November 10, 2017 @ 2:10 pm
Was thinking the same thing!
Dot
November 10, 2017 @ 12:54 pm
It’s one flipping song. Get out there and sing live. What is he Brittany Spears doing a dance with a backing track? And the royal ‘we’ is bothering me too. We get it Garth, you’re a corporation who puts out a new box set every flipping holiday. Go back to the ranch if you can’t sing 1 song.
Trigger – you should have switched these sentences “Apparently that didn’t sit well with someone else who was in attendance at the CMA Awards on the arm of Miranda Lambert. Anderson East, a well-regarded east Nashville Americana artist who is signed to Dave Cobb’s record label, decided to take to Twitter late Thursday night, and spell out exactly how he felt about Garth’s attempt at musical subterfuge that he witnessed first hand from the CMA gallery.” 2 paragraphs in a row about who he was with? The man is really talented, doesn’t really matter who his partner is.
Willie Potter
November 10, 2017 @ 12:59 pm
Anderson Who?
Laughed my ass off at all of this.
Some guy into an almost decade long career, recycling the same old white boy- Delta blues shtick that Stapleton and Sturgill have mastered. No traction on the charts…no sales. He will be playing your local neighborhood bar, hosting open mic night by his next release.
Even Dave Cobb can’t help you bud.
And Miranda?
“High five on this babe?”
Just lost a HUGE amount of respect for her with this.
But then again her last decent release was “Four The Record”.
Her last two albums are incredibly weak…doesn’t really matter all of the critical acclaim or awards she receives every year…she’s completely undeserving. New album blows…sorry.
A double disc with a half a dozen mildly enjoyable yet immediately forgettable tunes.
How in the hell she consistently wins Female Vocalist Of The Year is abysmal.
Carrie Underwood(not a country singer), Reba, Jennifer Nettles, Brandy Clark, Kelly Clarkson(also not a country singer) and Martina McBride have all been beaten by this Karaoke singer.
Really?
Maren Morris is more talented then her.
She is someone who has been extremely fortunate to have achieved this level of success with only minimal talent.
She’s mediocre at best.
She should shut the fuck up and count her lucky stars she’s gotten this far.
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 1:05 pm
thank you for saying this I think she writites some good songs bt isn’t a grate singner nd I think her persona is haf of her appeal but iv never met her so I dnt wanna throw stones eiththter I id like the tin man song
Hugh
November 11, 2017 @ 1:53 pm
@Willie Potter: You’re a real freak show aren’t you? You’re gonna get you’re nut popped with Master Spleen all over you, now. The tin man doesn’t have a heart either.
“Anderson Who?
Laughed my ass off at all of this.”
– Sure you did. You can tell. Somebody should shut the fuck and count his lucky stars he got this far. Master Spleen’s got his eye on you now. Do you even know what that means? Would you know him if you saw him? You want Miranda’s boyfriend and Marren Morris, you’re trying to get Miranda out of the picture and out of AE’s mind. Just keep it at that, no need to go all bro country on everyone.
New Country Music Fan
November 10, 2017 @ 3:52 pm
Willie Potter You just made the best comment on here. Couldn’t agree with you more. Who does Anderson think he is?????Also Miranda didn’t just comment on Andersons post; she also has liked many negative tweets that did dis other country musicians. Its all done publicly on her twitter to put down others. Wow. Real nice couple. Not. Girl has issues. Always has but her team and fans cover for her.
New Country Music Fan
November 10, 2017 @ 3:58 pm
Oh I don’t care what others think here to me Miranda can not sing. I have read alot of complaints that she is a terrible performer at her concerts. That is coming from country fans.
sophie
November 11, 2017 @ 7:50 am
Oh good grief, dog meet bone.
Hawkstar
November 11, 2017 @ 7:21 am
“When the law is against you, argue the facts. When the facts are against you, argue the law. When both the facts and the law are against you, abuse the other side’s attorney.”
jtrpdx
November 10, 2017 @ 1:11 pm
I think there is a good chance we will be having this same conversation after Midland performs at the CMAs next year. I don’t think they would risk exposing nationally their tendency to sing / whine their “harmonies” off-key.
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 1:15 pm
as the high hamrrony in a trio when I was younger I feelt obliged to way in harmonies are hard especially for two people three sometimes is easier becaaause you can flish out a chord completelyly and harmrmronies are espeicall hard in situattitions with bad audio and repeproduction when you cant hear the person next to you very well buegrass festivals suffeer from this a lot they are ousside thats why they keep the mikes so close togtetether or use just one for the signers
Jtrpdx
November 10, 2017 @ 11:25 pm
That was likely just the shrooms, master spleen. No need to worry, it’s all good. : )
Mike W.
November 10, 2017 @ 1:14 pm
Sigh…..
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 1:22 pm
I posted this, or something very similar, elsewhere on this topic, but I want to comment here, and don’t want to have to type another similar answer: I can’t speak for Anderson East, but I’m a fan who has followed his career for a while. I believe this is completely about the music with him, and has nothing to do with the artist or personality. He bashed the pretense. Separate the action from the artist and put the excuses in perspective and it becomes clear that it was not a good decision at the least, and dishonest at the worst. (The 100% honesty was after, not before, the fact.) It certainly didn’t represent the music well, regardless of the intention, or the status of the artist. (Perhaps the status of the artist made it worse.) The fact that it happened at a prestigious country music event where the offender received that event’s highest award made it a reflection on the honesty of the whole process in the eyes of many. This isn’t about bashing Garth. It’s about making changes that do not harm the music. I would very much imagine, and hope, that a music legend such as Garth would agree in retrospect, and regret some of the choices he made in that regard. —– That said, I very much appreciate Anderson’s dedication to, and honest, heartfelt defense of the music. The truth is most important to the music, just as it is in everything else in life. I believe an artist who is up for that level of an award, and knows they are expected to perform, should schedule to accommodate both the voice and the performance – even well intentioned legends in the field.
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 2:23 pm
He made it all about Garth when he commented on an article about Garth. We wouldn’t have this drama if he just made a tweet against lip synching. That’s why I think he made the comment, attention.
Seems like he has an album coming out and going after Garth Brooks is a quick way to get your name out there. Why Miranda had to get in on the attack as well is beyond me.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 3:02 pm
No, Garth made it about Garth when he chose to lip-sync. I believe people with their own agendas are trying to make it an attack on Garth for their own purposes. I’m betting that many of those defending lip-syncing would change their opinion very quickly and emphatically if it benefitted their agenda to do so.
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 3:31 pm
How can you make an agenda when they guy going in for an attack actually quotes the article about Garth and his girlfriend high fives it and calls Garth’s performance bullshit?
You sound like Anderson East’s attorney you’re trying to defend him that hard.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 4:07 pm
You are mistakenly making this about personalities. That has tainted your whole interpretation of what was said. It has nothing to do with personalities, and everything to do with the music which was Anderson East’s point from the beginning. Would you be defending lip-syncing “so hard”, if it had been done by Anderson East or Miranda Lambert? I can tell you that as much as I like each of them, I dislike what lip-syncing does to music much more.
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 6:09 pm
I would defend his right to be against lip syncing but he didn’t just tweet he hates lip syncing. He made it about Garth by using Garth at the CMAs.
Let’s get real here, he could’ve left Garth out and got his usual 20 likes on a tweet instead he made it about Garth and now he’s all over the entertainment news. It’s obvious what his goal was.
Jtrpdx
November 10, 2017 @ 11:29 pm
What’s wrong with making it about Garth? That was his intent, and there are many country fans who view Garth as a owjard and highly overrated. Get over it.
Jtrpdx
November 10, 2017 @ 11:31 pm
*blowhard.
Jax
November 10, 2017 @ 1:26 pm
News flash Mr. East, there is only one reason I know who you are. And I bet I’m not alone. Garth was writing songs and playing joints in Oklahoma when you didn’t know what a song was. He’s a veteran of country music. And the truth? He told the truth. Whatever he does at this point is in his career, he has a reason. Show some respect. He built the town you live in son. EAST AND WEST.
Razor X
November 10, 2017 @ 1:47 pm
It doesn’t matter how many people know who Anderson East is. That doesn’t change the fact that the recipient of country music’s most prestigious award — and arguably its biggest superstar ever — wasn’t capable of doing a live performance. There is no excuse for that. If his tour schedule is too rigorous for him then he needs to scale it back so that he can give his audiences a top notch performance.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 2:08 pm
It isn’t even about the fact that he thought his voice wasn’t up to par and needed rest, to me. It’s that he chose to lip-sync his song, and the CMA allowed it AND they knew he would receive EOTY. Anyone up for that award probably has quite a hectic tour schedule. Excuses for doing that without some sort of explanation beforehand, at the very least, is just wrong and brings up all sorts of other questions that are detrimental, imo.
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 2:48 pm
I am stupefied at the amount of people giving Garth Brooks a pass on the lip syncing. Yes, it was a one-off thing. Yes, he played a bunch of shows recently. I’ve been one of the biggest Garth Brooks apologists and revisionists for the last five years, but this was a really stupid move on his part.
You can be a Garth Brooks fan and still think choosing to lip sync was a bad decision.
MH
November 10, 2017 @ 3:09 pm
I’m pretty sure Garth fans were the original Taylor/Carrie fangurls.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 3:41 pm
Exactly, Trigger. Not to mention the precedent being set by a legend in the field on one of its most prestigious award shows.
nascarfan999
November 10, 2017 @ 5:18 pm
You can think that Garth lip syncing was a bad idea but also think that Anderson and Lambert’s comments were bad ideas.
Every artist makes bad decisions (and/or has bad decisions made for them) at some point. Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 7:17 pm
nascarfan999 – the ramifications of someone of Garth’s status lip-syncing his song are far worse for music than some other artists thinking it was a bad decision and saying so.
Should we accept this as a trend if more artists decide to lip-sync their songs at the next awards show and elsewhere. Some headway is just now beginning to be seen toward emerging from “bro country”. Surely lip-syncing isn’t needed as another issue to overcome.
Razor X
November 10, 2017 @ 9:30 pm
Trigger, I’m amazed, too. It just goes to show how far people will go to rationalize the actions of someone they are emotionally invested in.
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 9:42 pm
I think there is a couple of things at play here:
1) Today, folks are so emotionally invested in whatever they like because of political turmoil, they’re unwilling to see objective, rational perspectives. Basically they see something they believe in being criticized, and they immediately defend it no matter want, and never back down and don’t want to show weakness.
2) I think the Stan culture is at play here pretty good, both from Garth’s camp, and the Blake Shelton/Gwen camp.
I got quartered for saying Garth’s “Man Against Machine” album was okay. Yet criticize him for lip syncing and you’re Judas.
seak05
November 11, 2017 @ 9:17 am
I don’t think anyone is excusing Garth lip syncing, more that he already apologized, didn’t have any good options, it wasn’t at a concert, and he hasn’t made a career of it. So it seemed like Anderson & Miranda went way to hard/overboard on the criticism. And a lot of people have had that reaction.
(as to the Blake/Gwen stuff, yes…and a lot of Blake/Gwen fans also feel like Miranda is manipulative….for some good reason, and some not…and this plays in)
Joni
November 11, 2017 @ 11:39 am
Maybe I missed it, but I didn’t hear, or read about an apology. I heard an admission and an excuse. There is a difference. I think honesty beforehand is a “good option”, but I’m not fond of being deceived. Guess it’s not really a shock that deceit is acceptable in music to some people.
After all, “…do not prophesy to us right things; speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits.” (Isaiah 30:10)
Interesting that some folks are ok with standards of right and wrong, as long as they can decide to whom they apply, and when.
sophie
November 11, 2017 @ 1:18 pm
A long time ago, I read a piece about Garth that said that when he was getting started in music, he looked at it from a marketing perspective. He decided that country was the place for him in terms of making money and getting to the top quickly..I have semi mistrusted him ever since..No explanation, just a gut feeling.
Love his wife though.
Bo Fiddley
November 10, 2017 @ 2:33 pm
“He built the town you live in son. EAST AND WEST”
And he’s also one of the greatest offenders when it comes to rise of stadium and pop country.
JJ
November 10, 2017 @ 2:48 pm
Was it Garth or was it Chris Gains that built the town of Nashville? I get them mixed up for some reason.
Mark
November 10, 2017 @ 3:22 pm
It was neither, Nashville was around a long time before Garth was ever born, and it’ll be a long around long time after barf dies
JJ
November 10, 2017 @ 6:12 pm
I know I was being sarcastic. I agree with a meme I seen that said Garth done to country music what pantyhose did to fingerfucking.
Jax
November 10, 2017 @ 3:24 pm
Everyone should check out Todd Snider’s chapter on Garth in his book Never Met a Story I didn’t like.
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 6:36 pm
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/what-todd-snider-really-thinks-about-garth-brooks/
Marc
November 10, 2017 @ 1:58 pm
Was Garth winning ETOY based on his performance on the CMA’s? Thank you Garth for introducing us to Anderson East.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 2:21 pm
No, his win wasn’t based on his CMA performance, but his lip-syncing at the most prestigious event in his field, and receiving its most prestigious award, reflects on the whole process regardless of the intentions, imo. His being a genuine legend in the field shouldn’t excuse him from being true to the music, just as it shouldn’t for any new artist. Garth’s talent isn’t in question. Lip-syncing is the focus here. Some of us just believe there isn’t an excuse good enough for allowing it at that kind of an event where others are possibly overcoming their own issues while honestly performing.
Matsfan/Jatsfan
November 10, 2017 @ 2:03 pm
Garth helped water down (and admittedly popularize) country music 25 years ago yet I gave him a small pass because he was a good entertainer. Lip syncing isn’t as entertaining as singing live so now he doesn’t even have that. Most of his defenders would be criticizing lip syncing if Thomas Rhett or Jason Alden or any of the other douche whistles did it. That being said, East is trying to get pub by calling him out. I like East o.k. but let’s face it, he is far from a household name. More of a risk for Miranda to comment,If she did.
Cameron
November 10, 2017 @ 2:16 pm
Eric Church should have been EOTY! Played by himself on dates & I’m guessing has never lip synced a day in his life.
Miranda will get heat for this but I respect her standing up for the live music. Many could have taken the slot. Artists who play their heart out on the regular. Also stop making this a Garth thing. Many lip sync in country. It seems to be many MEN (Flatts, Chesney, GB, etc.) in the past few years. Funny.
Gina
November 10, 2017 @ 3:07 pm
Yes. I was hoping for Eric or Chris too.
Jtrpdx
November 10, 2017 @ 11:36 pm
I still for the life of me can’t get the attraction for Church. Everything I have aver heard from him is mediocre at best, and combine that with the fake tough guy BS…..forget about it.
Joey
November 10, 2017 @ 2:30 pm
Now we got a Blake tweet..HELL YEAH DRAMA IS ON BABY
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 2:32 pm
did the tweet read like “who is garth brooks bet he’s some body my grandpa listened to nobody wants to listen to that but a bunch of old farts watch me on the vice with my girlfriend who was in no doubt”
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 2:34 pm
Haha meanwhile Garth is at home wallpapering his barn with $100 bills.
Mark
November 10, 2017 @ 3:24 pm
It was neither, Nashville was around a long time before Garth was ever born, and it’ll be a long around long time after barf dies
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 3:34 pm
You sound upset.
Gina
November 10, 2017 @ 3:39 pm
Well, this story is everywhere so mission accomplished on Andersons part I guess.
Jtrpdx
November 10, 2017 @ 11:39 pm
He’s actually online at casual male xxxl buying a larger pair of jeans. And on amazon re-ordering spray tan aerosol.
Mark
November 10, 2017 @ 2:52 pm
Way to go Miranda, couldn’t agree more! Garth Brooks is always been a cheesy arrogant prick, and no one of those in like saying that maybe his wife. I could care less if he ever singles again. He doesn’t like country music, and early on his career he said he’d rather than a rockstar but he wasn’t good enough. Yes he said that, he insulted every country music legend past present and future by telling them he’s settled for country music. I’m not making that up that really happened oh, and if you were listening to country music when he was big back in his beginning, you would know it because it was all front page news when he said it. Can’t standing anyway, he sounds like a freaking weed eater when he sings, or wait is that what they call it singing?. I’d rather hear Miranda Lambert with a guitar oh, and I don’t know who this guy is but kudos to him for saying something.
I cant stand barf brooks
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 3:15 pm
well for somebody who settled he settledvery well unless you actively hate quality music. keep in mind that Garth performed walking after midnight and night rider’s lament he’s put In his dues and he’s recorded great songs like that ol wind and she’s every woman and every now and then or how about learning to live again. hes a great artist yes hes not trhe most traditional but better than Miranda ever was hes recorded ten times the good songs she has she only recorded on good song tin man verything else is not every profound r well peroformed I understand your criticism because yes garthhh brokes is a poor showman and his stage antics are absurd and the chrus gaines thing though cool in principle was poor in execccution at keast he bothered to due his genre respect by kearning classing songs and doing a good job singing them.
Mark
November 10, 2017 @ 3:33 pm
You have every right to your “opinion” about what “Quality Music” is to you.
Personally, I wouldn’t walk across the street to see him if somebody gave me a front-row seat.
Thanks for your comments, have a great evening.
Master Spleen
November 10, 2017 @ 3:34 pm
you have a great evening too.
Ray
November 10, 2017 @ 3:19 pm
I think this is one instance when someone needs to keep their opinion to themselves. Miranda comes across as sour grapes. There is NOTHING to be gained when one artist blasts another. Leave that to Taylor vs. Kanye. She would not have had the balls to say this when she was starting to win awards and it seems out of character to say it now. Wednesday night was about unity. Her comments will not gain her any new fans.
Stephanie
November 10, 2017 @ 3:28 pm
I like Miranda (have no thoughts on Anderson east) and I don’t disagree with her opinion (or his.)
But posting it publicly like that just looks petty. Especially after how they were all about unity at that show, and after Garth complimented her performance so nicely. Let people make up their own minds about Garth.
This was a lame ass move. And I’m kinda bummed that Miranda wasn’t better than that, to be honest.
Douglas Fir
November 10, 2017 @ 3:35 pm
Yeah, I agree. If he was interviewed and asked for his opinion about the situation and said that, I wouldn’t have an issue with it. But going out of your way to make a IG post about it seems really petty. I have to assume that either he didn’t think anyone would care that much, or it was an attempt to get some publicity. Either way, I don’t think it worked out to his advantage.
Lynn
November 10, 2017 @ 5:38 pm
Agree with this, especially after Miranda talking about country being a family or some bull shit like that, you turn around and publicly diss a fellow artist?
New Country Fan
November 10, 2017 @ 10:15 pm
Well Garth concerts are totally sold out. Miranda and Anderson s concerts are not. This seems to me to be contrived and planned out by this two for PR. Strategic really. You know put down another very high profile musician to promote your self and act superior to them. Miranda encouraged Anderson to do it just like she low key encourages her fans to trash her ex and his girlfriend. Miranda is a well known B****. Garth is of no use to her so she and her bf put him down.
Mark
November 10, 2017 @ 3:34 pm
Barf is a fraud, always has been
Derek Sullivan
November 10, 2017 @ 3:39 pm
The lip-syncing is just another reason it didn’t make sense to give Garth EOTY. Yes, he sells a lot of tickets, but he did that in the 90s too and he was rewarded with Country music’s biggest award. It’s the same tour, mostly the same songs and probably the same fans. Were his fans more excited to see him live now or in 1994? Back then it was about new music and seeing an artist on the rise. Now, it’s just nostalgia.
If it’s just about ticket sales, how come Kenny and his stadium shows haven’t won in years. And Kenny’s still gets major radio play.
It should have gone to Eric or Chris and mostly Eric. For Church fans, The “Holding My Own” tour was the pinnacle of his success so far. Chris is rocking crowds with just a small band and guitar.
Garth had his run. It’s time to award newcomers conquering new heights.
And Eric sang and even coughed on stage.
Molly
November 12, 2017 @ 10:26 am
The most ridiculous thing in the whole thing is Miranda and Anderson talking about Truth. Miranda has never had even a passing acquaintance with the Truth.
Stephanie
November 10, 2017 @ 3:49 pm
Also, his choice to use the word “offended” about it was SUCH a mistake, in my opinion, given the current public discourse. But that may just be me.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 4:29 pm
Perhaps it could have been better stated, but perhaps it would have caused exactly the same headlines and reactions from certain quarters regardless of how it was said. The important thing to me is that it was said. All of this agenda driven foolishness by those wanting to make this personal, and having it swallowed hook, line and sinker by some folks, is unfortunate. Anyone who cares about music should care that lip-syncing was allowed by the Country Music Association, and that it was done by the EOTY winner regardless of the one speaking out against it, and regardless of how it was said.
Mickey
November 10, 2017 @ 3:52 pm
It’s troubling to see so many people excepting him Lip syncing. I don’t get it. He should have benched himself-ml750
RWP
November 10, 2017 @ 4:08 pm
Don’t they still use auto-tune at these awards shows? If so,how is that any different?
Corncaster
November 10, 2017 @ 6:51 pm
enhancement vs. replacement
seak05
November 10, 2017 @ 4:10 pm
CMA’s is a TV show, not a live concert. Garth does about a billion live concerts a year, and gives it his all without cancelling yearly for vocal issues…unlike Miranda.
This is just a underhanded hit job from Miranda, getting her boyfriend to do her dirty work. Meanwhile, he gets to raise his profile right as he has an album to promote.
I’m not a big Garth fan, and Eric should’ve won EOTY, but I really don’t care if he had to lip sync for a TV show, once in a long career. So is lip syncing every once in a blue moon a big deal? Maybe we should ask Miranda…oh she was totally fine with it a few years back when asked about Beyonce.
CountryCharm
November 10, 2017 @ 6:15 pm
I don’t know who is behind the attack Miranda or her boyfriend but we’ve reached peak stupid with Miranda fans now comparing Garth’s lip syncing to Harvey Weinstein raping women.
This has gone from funny drama to gross.
seak05
November 10, 2017 @ 6:32 pm
Really? Well that’s just beyond the pale
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 6:42 pm
Lip syncing should always be a big deal.
I can only imagine someone walking up to a sound guy at the Americana Music Awards or AmericanaFest and saying, “Hey, so here’s the mp3 that needs to play when I perform this song.” They would get the mother of all strange looks.
Corncaster
November 10, 2017 @ 6:50 pm
Hank Sr would at least have the integrity not to show up.
I mean that seriously.
Seak05
November 10, 2017 @ 7:58 pm
Not saying Garth should have lip synced, it was a bad situation with no good options. But the attack from Anderson was way to far, and Miranda’s feelings on the matter have apparently changed.
Joni
November 10, 2017 @ 8:48 pm
I’ve noticed that some are bringing up Miranda’s comment, years ago, about the accusation that Beyoncé had lip-synced the National Anthem at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Miranda had supposedly said that it didn’t matter to her. My opinion is that there is a huge difference between pre-recording yourself singing a live version of the National Anthem with the Marine Band hours, or even days, before lip-syncing it at the outdoor inaugural of the POTUS on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, and lip-syncing a recording of one of your own songs for the CMA awards show where you are up for top honors.
M
November 10, 2017 @ 10:57 pm
Sorry. On call. Just saw all this. So why in the world would you drag Blake and Gwen into this? I had to catch up. I don’t care if he lip synced. But he admitted it. There really was no reason to say anything was there. It was everywhere the next day. It seems fans from all sides were perturbed. Even Miranda’s fans. Blake just tweeted to Garth he loved him. I’d would have done the same to a friend having a rough time. Really there was absolutely no reason to call Garth out. But East did gain 100 new followers. So there is that. I’m beginning to dislike the Country Music world. It’s all so hypocritical.
Trigger
November 10, 2017 @ 11:39 pm
I’m not dragging Blake and Gwen into anything. Don’t act shocked that there exists and extremely, extremely contentious Stan culture between Miranda and Blake, and no matter what the issue, dog piling occurs on both sides. That dynamic has definitely stirred the pot.
Garth apologized Wednesday night right after it happend, and that was good enough for me. But clearly Anderson’s words touched a nerve, and it was worth reporting on. Nonetheless, I’m astounded how many people see lip syncing in country music as okay.
CountryCharm
November 11, 2017 @ 10:57 am
I think you’re confusing people thinking a one off event is excusing lip syncing. Does Garth lip sync all his shows? No he does not. Garth didn’t deny lip syncing, he was honest and upfront with the reason why he lip synced. Did it look dumb, yes it did.
We all know how these award shows work. We know the behind the scenes politics, we know about bloc voting we know that Garth went over to WME and ta da, entertainer of the year. Did he really deserve it over Eric Church, don’t think so but if we’re going to go by who deserves what, it’s extremely hypocritical for a woman who we all know wins awards when she doesn’t deserve them to start throwing barbs about truth.
This whole thing is a calculated move by Anderson East and Miranda Lambert. Seak05 was right pointing out that Miranda is done winning and probably very bitter for not winning the major awards. Her boyfriend has an album coming out and needs attention. He’s playing booze cruises right now from the look of things. Was it worth going after Garth and kicking him when he was down just for the attention? The drama was fun for a while but they both lost fans and respect so IMO not really. Not condoning lip syncing but also not condoning the need to kick somebody when they’re having an off moment.
New Country Fan
November 12, 2017 @ 6:58 am
It’s OK for you or others here to be critical of Garth for lip syncing if you want . That is fair and your opinion and right even if I disagree. Actually that is a factor of what your site does. What is not OK is for supposed professional country musicians like Anderson and Miranda to specifically single out another high profile country music artist (Garth Brooks) to criticize him for lip syncing. Especially when it is a failed PR attempt to gain attention cause they both have weak tour sales and Anderson has low album sales. And sour grapes on Miranda’s part cause she didnt get best album. Miranda seems like a spoiled brat when things dont go her way. That is both unprofessional and condescending by both Miranda and Anderson. Miranda and her team have very low key used this some ploy against Blake and Gwen online to garner support and increase sales for the past 2 years . I just think it’s wrong and this time it’s more obvious.
Hugh
November 12, 2017 @ 9:50 am
“It’s OK for you or others here to be critical of Garth for lip syncing if you want . ”
THANK YOU
“That is fair and your opinion and right even if I disagree.”
WOW
“Actually that is a factor of what your site does.”
OH
“What is not OK is for supposed professional country musicians like Anderson and Miranda to specifically single out another high profile country music artist (Garth Brooks) to criticize him for lip syncing.”
WHATEVER
“Especially when it is a failed PR attempt to gain attention cause they both have weak tour sales and Anderson has low album sales.”
WHATEVER
“And sour grapes on Miranda’s part cause she didnt get best album. Miranda seems like a spoiled brat when things dont go her way.”
WHATEVER
“That is both unprofessional and condescending by both Miranda and Anderson.”
WHAT?
“Miranda and her team have very low key used this some ploy against Blake and Gwen online to garner support and increase sales for the past 2 years .”
OH OK
“I just think it’s wrong and this time it’s more obvious.”
WHATEVER
GARTH IS A GOD IN PANTS! A ZEUS! I’M BUILDING HIM A THEATER, JUST FOR HIM, ON MY ESTATE. HE SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ALL THIS BS!
New Country Fan
November 12, 2017 @ 10:17 pm
Well thanks for taking out the time to critique my comment, Hugh . I think. My point being it is rude and unprofessional for a relatively unkown musician to publicly criticize a well known country superstar by name for of all things lip syncing. Even if they need the PR and attention. Please . At least be smart enough to just make a general statement and leave it at that. That’s my opinion and I am sticking to it.
Hugh
November 13, 2017 @ 9:03 am
“Well thanks for taking out the time to critique my comment, Hugh .”
YOU’RE WELCOME.
“I think.”
REALLY?
“My point being it is rude and unprofessional for a relatively unkown musician to publicly criticize a well known country superstar by name for of all things lip syncing.”
GREAT POINT
“Even if they need the PR and attention. Please . At least be smart enough to just make a general statement and leave it at that. That’s my opinion and I am sticking to it.”
IN OTHER WORDS, [GENERAL COMMENT] THIS IS A RIDICULOUS, WASTE OF TIME.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Hugh
November 13, 2017 @ 9:21 am
What I should’ve said, if I had a chance to go back and do it again was, “I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt your feeling so deeply. I can’t get anywhere with Garth this way, I’m just going to go visit him.”
jessie with the long hair
November 11, 2017 @ 10:33 am
I kind of think that maybe some of those Americana acts SHOULD lip sync! Sometimes I think the label “Americana” is like the label “Jam Band.” It’s an excuse to not be very good.
New Country Fan
November 13, 2017 @ 3:52 pm
High five Jesse. Exactly. Many of those Americana artists can’t actually sing. I want to be entertained and have fun when I go to a concert. I also just can’t believe those actually promoting Miranda constantly not even acknowledging or even recognizing her obvious faults. Both as a so called country singer and as a person. Are you kidding me????? Just an aside-I think it’s pure genius it appears Blake’s team scored him people’s sexist man alive this year. That is such major promo whether you agree with it or not. Most music artists or actors would kill for that promo and exposure. I think Gwen helped. Obviously.
Kevin
November 10, 2017 @ 4:12 pm
If the situation was reversed, and what Anderson and Miranda said were said to a female country artist (Lauren, Maren, Kelsea, Carrie, Reba, whomever), I’m sure she’d be on defense instead of offense.
Rachel
November 10, 2017 @ 4:51 pm
Except that it isn’t the females who have lip synced lately. When we’ve seen it at the award shows that last handful of years, it’s been the guys. Their statements hold regardless of gender. I’m not sure I would equate her backing female country artists’ music/radio play with (hypothetically speaking) defending a female lip syncing.
Heather TX
November 10, 2017 @ 7:04 pm
Preach it Rachel! 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Gina
November 10, 2017 @ 4:18 pm
You honestly would think Garth committed some major crime the way some people are going on. Can we just celebrate that a lot of good people won last night and that none of the bros took anything home? Honestly that overshadows Garths lip syncing for me.
Amanda
November 10, 2017 @ 5:41 pm
Garth is a legend, and AE is perhaps best known culturally for dating Miranda and having a song on the 50 Shades Freed soundtrack. Let that sink in for a minute.
This dude is just using him for publicity.
Jtrpdx
November 10, 2017 @ 11:44 pm
That “legend” label is subjective. Not in my book.
wayne
November 10, 2017 @ 5:48 pm
Garth. Awards how? Did I miss it? Was there a country music awards show somewhere?
Last I looked there hasn’t been a “country music” awards show for a long time.
Oh well, guess I will wait until next year so I can miss it again.
Froggy
November 10, 2017 @ 5:59 pm
Wasn’t Miranda supportive when Beyonce was lip synching for Obama’s inauguration? I believe she was quoted for saying something on the lines of, who cares, its Beyonce, she can do whatever the hell she wants?” I’ve never been a Miranda fan… but I’m not here to bash her either… Point is, Garth plays like 10 shows the days before and blows out his voice… He earned the award for Entertainer of the Year by all rights… the man didn’t want to come out and do something half assed… She needs to probably keep her opinions to herself and support her fellow country comrades before her career ends up like Faith Hills….
Hilary
November 10, 2017 @ 7:01 pm
Groggy-Yep Pop lip syncs. Country artists pride themselves on singing live. Are we all forgetting ACM host Blake Shelton in Vegas saying basically, “We are country music we play live, if you want lip sync you need to go down the street to Britney’s show.” I find it comical that people don’t care about it now.
I would like to know who else was performing to a track. Let’s get it out if we all are so cool w/ it.
Benny Lee
November 10, 2017 @ 9:00 pm
Lip syncing a performance falls short of even half assed in my book…
Aggc
November 10, 2017 @ 6:16 pm
Just picked up Anderson East’s “Delilah” album. Wow. This is some sweet stuff! Not country or even close though. Reminds me alot of T. Graham Brown.
Corncaster
November 10, 2017 @ 6:48 pm
Garth is the Elton John of country music.
I wish he would just go away.
Be a candle in the wind, etc.
Jtrpdx
November 10, 2017 @ 11:46 pm
That there is the truest comment on this stupid thread. Well done.
Pat
November 10, 2017 @ 7:00 pm
People go get a coloring book or something. This East guy with the help from Miranda was looking for a chance in the public eye. Obviously he can’t get in any other way. Miranda also needed some light. She has a awesome career but…..too many men she wants and it shows. Garth Brooks need not worry about anything and im sure hes not. If its scandal in country music …miranda not far away…
Katie
November 10, 2017 @ 8:06 pm
I just don’t understand the rush to defend Garth just because he’s Garth. If you truly have reverence for the art of performing country music, it shouldn’t be a controversy for someone to say lip syncing is not okay.
In my head, I think of the greats of country music, and Garth just isn’t there. I liked him as a kid, but now I can’t help but blame him for the state of modern country music. He brought us arena country. All I can say is Hank wouldn’t have done it that way. Lip syncing instantly cheapens you, period.
Kris
November 10, 2017 @ 8:21 pm
I’m glad we’ve now found Anderson East’s most relevant mainstream moment, so we can go back to not having to hear from him. I’ve always found him second rate. Good on ya, AE, for having whatever it was that lured Miranda, although from what I hear, luring Miranda into intimacy was never very difficult.
Guys should sing songs, we can all agree there. But this is such a non-issue, it’s not anywhere near the first time it’s happened on this show; if anything, the fact that it was so easy to spot points to the fact that Garth has rarely if ever done it before. But I’m sure Anderson East knows so much about singing at television events.
Comment on things you know something about AE, or please be quiet. Attacking one of the greatest artists in country music history should on grounds of performance should come from, idk, someone who is within at least a few tiers of his?
Hugh
November 10, 2017 @ 9:18 pm
I’ve heard the same rumor about Miranda, but with more detail. She only SEEMS to be easily lured into intimacy, but all the while she is actually the seductress. She hypnotizes men to succumb to her wishes, bending like a birch trees on a dry, thirsty plains, leaving them to wander in circles on lonely, dusty roads, confused and tattered never finding a home. If only I could get a small portion of the lint she carries between her toes, I would put it in a satchel on a string around my neck, so the scent would waif gently to my nostrils throughout the day. Then I know I would die a happy man.
M
November 10, 2017 @ 11:01 pm
Hey. He got 100 new followers. Good job!
Sloan
November 10, 2017 @ 9:00 pm
This was a clear PR move on Miranda’s part and I feel like that is being overlooked. Miranda has said publicly that she didn’t think there was anything wrong with lip-syncing when she was fan-girl’ng over Beyonce. Suddenly, she calls it b**sh** when Garth does it? Anderson has little to no name recognition and an album dropping soon. Trying to build a fan base much? Pretty obvious they are hoping to get Anderson some sales from people buying simply to make a stand against Garth. And Miranda just won what is likely her last major country music award. She has nothing to lose and everything to again from allying herself with the hipster country crowd. She has been on a never-ending quest to become a full-fledged blood member of that gang for years now and she jettisoned her marriage and many of her friends along the way. If she’s going to hashtag things #truth than let’s start telling some. She vehemently defended a pop icon lip-syncing and now she’s being downright unprofessional about a country legend doing the same thing she not long ago said was “not a big deal”. Is anyone going to call her out or are everyone just sheep or scared of her?
Razor X
November 10, 2017 @ 9:41 pm
Maybe it was a PR move. But what difference does that make? It doesn’t change the fact that their criticism was very valid.
Sloan
November 10, 2017 @ 11:12 pm
Yes, but very scummy and self- serving to praise Beyoncé and throw Garth under the bus for doing the exact same thing. And all to help her bfs album sales and her poorly selling tour? Are there no morals in country music anymore? It sickens me.
New Country Fan
November 10, 2017 @ 10:25 pm
Just made a comment further up that totally agrees with you. This is a strategic PR move by both of them. They both have concerts that are not selling out and he has an album to sell. Why no one calls Miranda out on her BS is beyond me. She is beyond manipulative in addition to being totally overrated . Most of her fans are just plain crazy.
New Country Music Fan
November 11, 2017 @ 5:53 am
The good news is that as far as I can see this PR ploy backfired for both of them. Miranda and her team probably figured they had some success with playing the poor me pity victim against Blake and Gwen why not go after Garth for lip singing. So obvious and glad it didn’t work. There is a backlash for them now.
sophie
November 11, 2017 @ 1:23 pm
Speaking of ‘crazy’;;; pot/kettle…Unless you are getting paid, then it’s ok.
New Country Music Fan
November 11, 2017 @ 3:21 pm
Funny you mention that sophie as I have always suspected Miranda and her team do pay people for posting negative comments online about Blake and Gwen. Maybe with booze even. Then the crazy Ran sheep just follow up. All very planned out by her and the team. Except this time it backfired.
sophie
November 11, 2017 @ 5:12 pm
I can always pick out Gwen’s fans. In the past, they were young and stupid, but now?
Middle aged and never matured and poorly educated..Just like Blake, not a diss against his singing, the rest is his biography. His twitter remarks are both vulgar and childish….
But you come here and comment on other’s morals and lack of talent..Please note that these discussion boards are Opinions and not etched on stone tablets. This is supposed to be about music, not spewing hate and tawdry tabloid gossip.
I have never followed Gwen, to my ear, she cannot sing, dance or even play chimes But I did see her do pushups on stage as part of the act..Good for her.By now she is unrecognizable due to extensive and frequent plastic surgeries and procedures. In interviews she sounds like a dim bulb…I find her boring and fake, but that’s an opinion, to which I am entitled.
Her morals are her business.
What has Miranda, the most awarded woman in country music ever done to you?
Get a grip..Some like chocolate, some like vanilla, that is life.
New Country Fan
November 12, 2017 @ 7:22 am
Sophie for the record I might be a middle aged white female but I am highly educated. I have my masters degree girlfriend. Not that your education level means anything as far as character and integrity. I can spot a bitter and frustrated ran fan a mile away cause I have been reading their nasty comments online on SM about Gwen and Blake for well over 2 years and the personal attacks against anyone that even attempts to defend them. Miranda and her team low key use others to do their dirty work. Anderson and Miranda publicly trashed a country superstar and this time it wasn’t Blake. Although if Blake didn’t have the dirt on Miranda and her cheating ways that he does have on her you know that b**** would be more vocal and public about trashing him. Garth Brooks has a huge fan base. Bad move on Miranda and Anderson s part trash talking Garth specifically even if they are going for support from that cool hipster Nashville Americana /country crowd. Can you spell backlash.
New Country Fan
November 12, 2017 @ 10:31 pm
By the way Sophie most of Gwen’s fans whether young or old appear to be fairly smart and educated from all the posts I have read. Miranda s fans- well to be nice not so much of any education from what I have read. Blake made a huge upgrade with Gwen . Huge. Shes very well respected and highly regarded and liked in the music industry. An icon. I think it’s time for me to end my comments here.
Lindsey
November 10, 2017 @ 9:59 pm
I love a lot of Miranda Lambert’s music, but can’t even begin to take HER seriously. So much crap comes out of her mouth and on her social media. When you get on stage half-naked, meanwhile trying to preach “respect” for females, etc…. ahahahahahahaha.
I haven’t tried listening to Anderson’s music, so I won’t say much on him.
Anyway, Carrie’s “Softly and Tenderly” performance was the only thing I would suggest anyone to watch or hear.
Aggc
November 10, 2017 @ 10:24 pm
What would have gotten a larger negative response, Garth singing poorly or Garth lip-synching? Either way he’s screwed. In my opinion, the internet has become all about who can overreact the most to any given situation. Let’s see who’s career we can destroy by making something about nothing…
Gina
November 10, 2017 @ 11:04 pm
Yes, this.
Jtrpdx
November 10, 2017 @ 11:51 pm
Garth doesn’t have a career left to destroy. He’s washed up and made his millions decades ago. The real question should be “why is he even still performing at the Cma awards. He was mediocre to begin with, and it’s cray that people are still fawning over him these days.
jessie with the long hair
November 11, 2017 @ 10:22 am
Let’s see if Anderson East has a career for 30 years the way Garth has.
Lee
November 11, 2017 @ 12:05 am
East is 29 years old, and Garth is 55. Does he also want to weigh in on Garth not staying up as late as him, or drinking as many beers, etc?
Can we skip all the drama, and go read Trigger’s new (excellent) vintage album review? No spoilers; you’ll have to see who it is for yourself.
Fuzzy TwoShirts
November 11, 2017 @ 9:18 am
WOW! A nobody dating an overated celebrity calls out someone famous for publicity! gee whiz I’m so glad I found out about this!
Good God Anderson East is a zero and Miranda Lambert is one of the most off-putting people in the industry. like Natalie Maines only moderately less annoying.
Garth is a boring vocalist. The dude has great range and control and picks a lot of great songs, but he’s just… boring. it’s like he sings real well but something is missing, like he’s a robot, almost. it’s a weird thing to explain.
Can we all just praise the Lord that Luke Bryan didn’t win Entertainer?
Think about it
Puke Bryan autotunes and lip syncs all the time.
Garth did it once because he’s doing a bajillion live shows and selling out concerts bigger than Puke Bryan could imagine.
advantage Garth.
yes he could have passed up the slot.
and then Jason Al-d-wad and Sham Hunt might have performed instead.
I repeat: I did not watch the awards. I do not like Carrie underwood, I still am angry that the “tributes” the Charley Pride and Merle Haggard were so half-assed and I’m especially offended by the way the 50th anniversary treated the legends including my favorite Roy Clark.
I will not watch now or ever again.
period.
BUT every time I see a pop “Country” fan cry like a little baby that Chris Stapleton beat out Luke Bryan or Sam Hunt I feel like a hundred dollar bill.
so I’ll take what I can get and still complain about it because everybody knows that there were better contenders for these awards.
and I still hate Blake “I’m dating the girl from no doubt watch me on the voice so I can insult people who make better music than me and the people who like better music than mine” Shelton.
Miranda needs to shut up and quit being so attention hungry.
Jax
November 11, 2017 @ 10:33 am
“I’m saying when the president does it, it’s not illegal!”
Ha.
If George is king, Garth is prez.
Gary Jackson
November 11, 2017 @ 1:13 pm
It’s not the first time it’s been done on an awards show. I can’t remember if it was the CMA’s or the ACM’s but I saw Keith Urban do it once a few years ago. It happens, not a fan of it, but it happens.
Woogeroo
November 11, 2017 @ 8:52 pm
I have to agree with this feller, whoever he is.
Garth probably figures that since he can get his fan base to buy his entire back catalog by just releasing it and adding songs to old albums… they probably wouldn’t care one way or the other.
… and I have a few Garth albums, but not a mega fan by any stretch.
sophie
November 12, 2017 @ 9:11 am
“Two years” of reading tabloid trash? Seems to me you should put all that higher education to better use..For example, you could rescue dogs impacted by natural disasters…Just think of all the good you could do.
Speaking of ‘nasty’…….I doubt there is a ‘team’ of low lifes working for anyone. Most people form opinions through observation and common sense..Obviously ‘critical thinking’ is not in your CV.. Jealousy is so unattractive, not to mention, unhealthy.
I am done with this crap…I come here to read about the Greats, with the hope of seeing a rebirth of real country music..Now toddle away and take your pill.
Helen
November 12, 2017 @ 3:22 pm
Yeah Anderson & Miranda could have toned down the response but lip syncing was what the EOTY did on the CMAs.
What I really find funny is these Radio DJs, low level artists rushing to Garth’s defense (like he needs it). Guess everyone wants a job on his next tour.
Used to be Country made fun of Pop and others b/c it was so obvious that their shows were lip syncing.
Anyone find out who else lip synced? Trigger I think you should ask around.
Sidenote- Disagree w/ opinions or don’t like their music but the low class personal attacks are just uncalled for.
DJ
November 12, 2017 @ 6:00 pm
LOL…..
Willie Potter
November 12, 2017 @ 7:18 pm
@@@@@@@@ HUGH…douche.
Hey Master Spleen…Huey Boy says you got your eye on me….you can read it for yourself ^^^^^^^(up there)…..
I’m not the least bit worried.
Willie Potter
November 12, 2017 @ 7:21 pm
And..I like your style …Brotato Chip.
Hugh
November 13, 2017 @ 8:54 am
He’s got just one eye fixed on you. Liking his style or “Kissing his ass” isn’t going to help you now. His name is MASTER SPLEEN.
Master Spleen
December 1, 2017 @ 7:48 pm
what
Sam Cody
November 12, 2017 @ 8:45 pm
I’m pretty sure he lip synced it in the studio too…doesn’t sound anything like him. Chris Gaines probably did the actual recording…
Joe
November 13, 2017 @ 3:52 pm
I can’t believe this blew up so much. So clear it’s a little up and comer trying to hitch his wagon to Garth’s name. I was a Miranda fan for years but does no one see that she did the same thing with Blake. When Blake was the cool thing she was right there. When he wasn’t she was gone. I don’t like Blake much, he has a good voice and he has a sense of humor but he’s not superstar material in my book. But Miranda acting so authentic when she jumps from trend to trend is so off putting. It’s the opposite of how she markets herself, and man, does she market herself more than any country star out there. Anderson was her ticket into the next cool thing and I’m certain she was behind that post. Now people suddenly know Anderson’s name. It’s so see through. Look, I don’t love Garth’s music but I respect him. He has performed more shows than Miranda or Anderson combined ever could dream of. He lost his voice, he lip synced, he owned up. It was a 3 minute televised performance not a show where people spent their hard earned money. See this farce for what it is. Come on people!
LG
November 14, 2017 @ 3:52 am
World is changing fast. Miranda has a new song coming out in a few days. It is a duet with Green Day. I am NOT making this up.
Liz
November 14, 2017 @ 2:15 pm
Grow up Anderson, keep your hateful opinions to yourself. You need to learn to be politically correct…..and really Miranda……..don’t back up the hate.
Joni
November 14, 2017 @ 7:40 pm
Political correctness is killing the truth. Telling the truth about someTHING doesn’t mean you hate someONE , or that you’re being hateful. When the truth no longer matters, you’re only left with lies and deceit.
jbear
November 23, 2017 @ 7:07 pm
Of course he admitted to it, he got caught on camera missing the timing so his mic was away from his mouth. If he hadn’t been caught can we say for sure he’d admit it? If so then why not admit it up front on the red carpet or the day before?? No he had to admit it, there was no way around it once he’d been caught. I think had he not been caught there may have been some speculation but no one would have pushed him on it. And what frustrated me further was last year he was given an award that I am pretty sure he, the CMA’s and everyone in country music knows belonged to Carrie Underwood. And then he gets it again this year and then lip-syncs?? How is that entertainer of the year material. Carrie did an entire tour around America, headlined shows in Europe and Australasia, hosted the CMAs as well as performing on it (and other various award shows) and did her Opry performances and she didn’t use any excuses to lip-sync, she sang live every time. Never mind she was mothering her newborn the entire time so was living on very little sleep and energy! The pure sexism in country music still astounds me. The CMA’s are a joke.