Pop diva has resumed Las Vegas shows but they didn’t start without glitches

Aug 18, 2014 08:43 GMT  ·  By
Britney Spears resumes her shows at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, part of a 2-year residency
   Britney Spears resumes her shows at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, part of a 2-year residency

After a short break to recharge her batteries and spend some time with her two sons by ex-husband Kevin Federline, Britney Spears has resumed her 2-year residency at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Her first night didn’t go without any glitches though.

The Instagram video posted below shows her lip-synching to one of her most recent hits, “Perfume.” The problem, if you can’t tell, is that what you hear on the track is not Britney’s voice, but Sia Furler’s.

The Australian singer and songwriter co-wrote the song and did a demo as well. The second video below is the official duet with Britney and Sia on “Perfume,” which has generated a lot of talk even among fans that Sia’s solo version would probably sound better than Britney’s. I’d have to agree with that.

When Britney performed “Perfume” on Saturday, someone from her staff picked up the wrong track and played it in the venue. Britney continued to mime as if nothing was wrong, but in today’s Internet age, such mishaps rarely go unnoticed, if ever at all.

Granted, this wasn’t Britney’s fault because she’s not in charge of the technical aspects of her shows. Still, the mishap proves that, when it comes to live shows, she’s not the one to go to because she just doesn’t do that.

We all know that Britney rarely sings live but I’d expect that, for the kind of money her fans pay for the shows, she and her team could put in a bit more effort to make the whole thing believable.