Blake Shelton Responds To Criticism That He & Gwen Stefani Pre-Taped Their Performances At AMAs

Did you miss the AMA Awards this year? That’s okay… Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani did too.

This past Monday night, the AMAs – hosted by Jennifer Lopez – aired on CBS, and the awards show seemed to sneak up on a lot of people. Having it on Memorial Day likely played into that, but the good news is that those that didn’t watch it didn’t miss out on much. Heck, even most of the artists nominated for awards, and even those performing, weren’t there on Monday night.

The biggest viral moment from the night was probably the side-eye heard round the world that Shaboozey gave Megan Moroney. It seems as though all of that has since been resolved, but country music fans are still upset with how the country categories unraveled. Post Malone and Beyoncé (two non-country artists) won Favorite Male and Female Country Artist respectively, and other winners included the likes of Dan + Shay for Favorite Country Duo (gross) and Beyoncé winning Favorite Country Album with Cowboy Carter.

It’s a fan voted awards show… so I don’t know if we can trust the fans anymore.

Another point of contention for the evening was when Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton “performed,” when in reality… their performances were pre-taped. A number of fans that were actually in attendance to see the AMAs in person felt ripped off, as Shelton and Stefani were billed as live performers. It sure looked live for those watching on TV, but as you’ll see in this video below, Stefani’s “Swallow My Tears” was filmed prior to the actual show itself:

@alywinder LIKE WHATTT… why would they say performing live when they aren’t even here?? Read More