The new mom started off the show on an exciting note, belting out a medley of her hits — but that didn’t stop her from totally messing up the words to one of her songs.
Not enough rehearsal, Xtina?
Recapping musician headlines from the year, host Jimmy Kimmel joked: “Christina Aguilera had a baby … Mariah Carey married one.”
Backstage Tish Cyrus threw the Disney darling a Sweet 16 surprise birthday celebration.
After dazzling the audience with her killer moves, the booty-shaking songstress did one final check to ensure that her weave stayed in tact.
Graduation won favourite rap/hip-hop album. If he was humbled by his win, he didn’t show it in his grandiose acceptance speech. “I’d like to thank everyone who accepted me trying to break new boundaries in music,” he said. “It’s our responsibility as musicians to keep pushing each other…We will be the new Beatles, the new (Jimi) Hendrix. I want to be Elvis.”
He also won favourite rap/hip-hop male, but in generous mood, he said he would give his trophy to best-selling rapper and fellow nominee Lil Wayne. Said Kanye: “If it was last year, it would have been my award.”
CLICK HERE to check out the entire list of the 2008 AMA Winners!
Soul R&B Female - Rihanna
Pop/Rock Male - Chris Brown
Country Band/Duo/Group - Rascal Flats
Rap/Hip-Hop Album - Kanye West
Country Male - Brad Paisley
Pop/Rock Album - Alicia Keys (As I Am)
Award of Merit - Annie Lennox
Country Female - Taylor Swift
Pop/Rock Female - Rihanna
Rap/Hip-Hop Male - Kanye West
T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award - Jonas Brothers
Soul/R&B Album - Alicia Keys (As I Am)
Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group - Daughtry
Artist of the Year - Chris Brown
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Beyonce KILLED it. By far the best four minutes of the entire show.
Mariah did not lip sync you fool! It was all LIVE! One of the best vocal performance of the nite!
The one who lip synced was Beyonce
@ fairozee and modog: DITTO! Anybody could see and hear Mariah was absolutely live! Beyonce lip synched for real.
Best performance of the night: BEYONCE’ GISELLE KNOWLES-CARTER!!!
Queen Bey killed it tonight!! I love this woman!!
Beyonce did not lip sync… there were too many pitch problems for her to be lip syncing. She’s the only singer that can dance and sing at the same time.
Yeah, Bee’s the only wig-dancer who always lipsynces. One day she will get caught, I’m telling you.
And I’m telling you that out of 3 or four times she’s performed Single Ladies it sounded different ever time. Haters fall back.
I only watched a few little snippets…I didn’t see Mariah but I’m really hoping she didn’t lip sync. She has an amazing voice, there is no need for her to do that. That photo of Beyonce is just too hilarious…why is she holding up her ponytail like that? She’s put on a bit more weight as well….those leotards do not look good. I thought Miley’s performance was really good, and no doubt the excitement of it being her birthday made it better for her.
DID YOU JUST SAY MARIAH LIP’D HER PERFORMANCE? YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR FUCKIN MIND! THAT WAS THE BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE I HAVE HEARD FROM MARIAH IN A LONGGGG TIME!!!!!!! MARIAH KILLLLLLLED IT!!!!!!!
MARIAH DID NOT lip sync. Who ever wrote this review is an idot and apparently knows NOTHING!
um yeah…who ever wrote this must be smokin something…cuz Mariah was obviously LIVE…and beyonce is the only one alive right now who can dance like that and sing at the same time…both were live
Okay, so let’s be cool, calm and collected and look and this from a PURELY technical viewpoint.
First of all, when one is performing all out with a mic in one’s hand, it’s near impossible to HIDE the sounds of breathing. Think of a MICROPHONE’S job. Don’t be upset just because you’re a fan and you don’t want to be betrayed. There is no reason to be angry and hurl insults.
It’s true, Mariah lip sync’d and Ms. Sasha Fierce did NOT.
While B’s performance was incredible, so too was the addition of Kathleen Battle with Keys and Queen (holy weight loss!).
I hope the artists keep up the good work and as someone here already stated….. Haters, fall back. If you’re not convinced watch the performances again and you’ll hear everyone taking a breath EXCEPT Mrs. Cannon.
Cheers!
um com on ….mariah is not dancing…shat she aint even movin…so she is not going to be out of breath smothering the mike with her CO2 but if you listen to the performance CAREFULLY you can tell its live because at times she struggles to hit certain notes, sings with the back up singers sometimes and doesnt others, and it doesnt hold the long note as long as she does in other versions
Just because one isn’t dancing or “movin” as you put it, does NOT mean that in performance, one wouldn’t be out of breath. If you enjoy denial, continue to believe the performance was live!
Have a good day:-)
What is with the gloves Rihanna?!
What song did Christina mess up? Cause I watched it on another site and i couldn’t tell
I think the song he’s talking about was Genie in a Bottle when she sung a different line then the back-up singers but it all blended in well you couldn’t tell.
Oh ok thanks
Mariah, who sang LIVE, killed it. Her voice really sounded great last night. Beyonce’s tired ass, however, lip synced. Only the true Beyonce stans are delusional enough to think that was live. It was actually embarrassing to watch that performance. The song is just so stupid as well as the leotard. Sit down Sasha Fierce…..
If you believe in these “based on talent” awards , then you must also believe in the tooth fairy.
I actually like the song Single ladies - until I saw the video. And after last night’s lip sync performance, I’m totally off! Beyonce is a wash out, I think she should just stick to being Mrs Carter for now…..
Mariah carey did not sing live for at least the latter half of her performance. She is notorious for recording a “live-sounding” version of the song so when she actually does lip sync to the actual performance, it sounds live.
Mariah was so boring.
Hey how bout everyone stop speculating and tryin to dawg these singers outside because when comes down to yall werent there are not their sound egineers and are not them so stop blowing smoke on beyonce or mariah
I can’t stand Kanye…
For years and years and years every performer on the AMAs has lip synced. It is a Dick Clark production, and like bandstand very few performers actually do live performances. The only time I care about a performer singing live is when they are on stage while on tour where fans have paid a small fortune to see their idols. Anyone who lip syncs while on a tour should be called out for fraud.
did latifah come out her fat closet yet ?
In my opinion I do not think that beyonce or mariah lip sung during their performances. Of course beyonce put on some pounds I mean after all she did just finish a movie. She decided to gain the weight that was required for the movie on her own instead of putting on a fat suit to play the role of etta james.. The song and the video for single ladies was bomb so stop being a hater. Beyonce al\ways gives and excellent performance.
ummm this was a few months back, but whatevaa,
mc didnt lip synch how the hell can you lip synch to a live orchestra,
and also if she was going to lip im sure she would have recorded a version where she didnt struggle at parts, like a flawless version, but the version she sang LIVE to did have flaws, but it was still gooood =)
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