Followers on-line are reacting to movies that reveal that Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani‘s performances on the 2025 American Music Awards weren’t carried out reside in the course of the Monday, Might 26, awards present on CBS. The married couple had been additionally not seen on the pink carpet earlier than the occasion started.
TikTok movies from viewers members present that Shelton’s efficiency of his track “Keep Nation or Die Tryin’” and Stefani’s medley of her best hits had been pre-recorded and performed on a giant display screen within the BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. Whereas the performances performed onscreen, the lights had been off on stage as crew members rearranged the set. See the movies under.
The performances had been recorded reside, primarily based on the seen crowds within the movies, however simply not in the course of the precise awards present on Might 26. Shelton additionally launched his spouse’s efficiency, and he did so in entrance of a crowd. In accordance with one fan who say they had been within the viewers, these performances had been recorded reside on Saturday, Might 24. TV Insider has reached out to CBS for affirmation however didn’t hear again by the point of publication.
“When Blake Shelton is ‘performing’ on the [American Music Awards] however there’s no Blake Shelton in sight,” a fan captioned the TikTok video of Shelton, who was the primary performer of the evening after host Jennifer Lopez opened up the present with a six-minute medley of the 2024’s largest hits.
@savewithfelix @Gwen Stefani efficiency was pre recorded as properly 😩🫠 #amaawards #blakeshelton #gwenstefani #jlo ♬ unique sound – Save with Felix
The Stefani video, posted by a distinct fan, was captioned, “Gwen Stefani Dwell on the AMAs… the reside view…” and “We’ve been lied to.” “LIKE WHATTT,” they added. “Why would they are saying performing reside after they aren’t even right here??”
@alywinder LIKE WHATTT… why would they are saying performing reside after they aren’t even right here?? 😭 #gwenstefani #ama #livetv #dissapointme #taylorswift ♬ unique sound – Aly Winder
The Stefani video was posted on X/Twitter, prompting somebody who claimed to be within the pre-recording viewers to answer.
“This was recorded on Saturday! I used to be there, Gwen and Blake’s presentation was recorded!” they mentioned.
It’s not identified if different 2025 AMAs performances had been pre-recorded. Provided that the venue solely had one stage, it’s doable that pre-recordings had been vital to permit the crew time to vary the units between performances. Productions with a number of phases enable extra time and house for performances to be reside the evening of whereas the opposite phases are reset concurrently for the subsequent performers.
Different 2025 AMAs performances embrace Sir Rod Stewart, the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient who closed out the evening with a energetic efficiency of his hit track “Eternally Younger,” Janet Jackson, in her first TV efficiency since 2018 (she carried out “Somebody to Name My Lover” and “All for You” earlier than accepting the ICON award. Benson Boone, Lainey Wilson, and Reneé Rapp, and Manuel Turizo and Becky G additionally carried out.
2025 American Music Awards, Out there Now, Paramount+