Gaga sang live at the VMAs and danced a lot... and Madonna uses backing tracks.

True that, but I don't wanna hear a dead goat either. So I rather have the lip sync, the fans don't mind and that's all that matters. And she does't lip sync everything.
Its worth to see it trust me, really its a spectacular show the best concert I have ever seen. I really had fun and I thought my money was well spend. Britney is known for it anyway so it shouldn't be a shocker.

Then why would it be a dance song, I'm talking about dance songs, not dancing is just not "Pop" gosh metal guys have it to easy.

Lip-synching - no, no and NO. And did I mention NO?

If the singer doesn't have the balls to sing live, they shouldn't be performing live. If it's dance you want to see, then go to a dance show instead. I like to see a musician put on a show, but if it means sacrificing the bare essentials of music, it's not worth it.

Personally if i pay to see a band live..... Then i am paying to see the band live, not to see the band lip sycnhing...

Yeah, you have never watched a metal band live so you clearly have no clue.

And of course popstars lip-synch live.

actually i think a better topic name would be.... Songs... do we need the dancing?

and im my opinion.. no. Dancing does not add to a song.

It's not only pop stars who dance, and some people can sing and dance .... if you can sing and dance, go for it. However, if you're not such a multitasker, just sing. I saw Britney's Circus show - and to be honest I'd much rather have seen Britney standing still, no backing dancers or special effects, singing live the whole time.

That's all bullshit. Hell no, if Britney standed around so she can sing "live" than you will be bored, britney fans will get pissed, the show will get negative reviews, it would basically ruin Britney's career. Britney is known for lip-synching her songs. It shouldn't be a surprise to you that she is lip
synching. If you don't like it simply don't come to her shows (it really isn't goig to make a difference)You DON"T EVER stand around on a circus show or any "Pop" show. Only on the slow songs.

Beyonce: Her songs are easier to sing live because they are R&B songs. Single Ladies is one of the toughest one but it is doable.

Shakira: Most songs are doable live, but She Wolf is a tough one. I would defenetely hate to see her standing around for that one. SO ITS OKAY for her to lip-synch it.

Britney: Most of her songs are though to sing live. Especially "Womanizer" try that one buddy and tell me if you can do it while dancing. At this point she should be able to do some of her old songs but then again most of her old songs are towards the end of the show, meaning she is tired as hell.


Anyway the point here, that this isn't a metal show, this isn't an R&B show. Its a Pop show.
A Pop show wihtout dancing its like a metal show without screaming.

And BTW I have not ben to metal concerts but I've seen them on youtube. They are crazy and I do not call that singing period. Just my opinion. I understand it requires a lot of energy to make noise but seriously it is just not sining. UGHHH, I fell like throwing up
(Britney, Ciara Shakira) Ok I'm better now.

Also let me clarify this:

People do go come to a Beyonce show to see her throw her pelvis around (As of now she is the only one I know who does that), they want to see "Dancing". Thats what people expect the most out of Pop shows. They want to see pyros go off in the air while Britney hold her leg up high.
They want to see Shakira moaning while doing cage moves, they want to see the lights move around crazy, the smoke feeling the stage, the beat taking over the body, the sexyness making you feel uncomfortble, they want to see the runing around the stage clerifiying that is the Artist stage for the night.

Steph, why do you start these threads when no matter what people say you get mad and go on about how Pop is better than Metal? If you start an argument with a rock hard opinion, then the whole argument is useless.