Iggy Azalea had the opportunity
to perform ‘Beg For It’ live for the very first time on ‘Saturday Night Live’ together
with MØ on Oct. 25 — but did she squander it?
There’s no question that in
music Iggy Azalea, 24, is one of the hottest artists right now. Every
single she releases on races to the top of the charts ever since the release of
Fancy. It’s no surprise that she had the incredible opportunity to perform
on Saturday Night Live on Oct. 25. Beside MØ, 26, Iggy performed
her just-released single “Beg For It.
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Iggy Azalea On ‘SNL': She
Performs ‘Beg For It’ For First Time With MØ — Watch
Iggy released “Beg For It”
just one day prior to her SNL performance. With Reclassified hitting
iTunes on Nov. 24, this was perfect timing. Though, she may not have been ready
to perform it live — MØ certainly wasn’t.
Did Iggy Azalea & MØ
Lip-Sync On ‘SNL?
we’re not so sure what
happened, while many took to Twitter accusing Iggy and MØ of
lip-syncing. It seemed, more than anytihng, like MØ was out of step with
the support singers.
In her performance, she seems
to be singing not only slower than the single but slower than the back-up
singers, who are having trouble keeping up with her inconsistent pace.
perhaps they didn’t give
themselves enough time to rehearse.
Though we don’t think that
lip-syncing is at work. Let’s be real — wouldn’t the vocals sound way better
if there was lip-syncing?
It’s surprising, considering
that Iggy is usually a very strong and energetic performer either MØ was bringing her down or the
stars were simply misaligned that night.
At a glance:
Recording Artist
Born: June 7, 1990 Sydney , Australia
Height: 5' 10"
Full name: Amethyst
Amelia Kelly
Famous as: Iggy Azalea
Albums: The New Classic, Ignorant
Art, TrapGold,Fancy, Iggy SZN
Record labels: The Island Def Jam Music Group, Mercury
Records, Def Jam Recording, Grand Hustle Records