Selena Gomez kicked off this year’s American Music Awards, performing not one, but two songs. And honestly she was amazing! Butttttt people on Twitter are convinced that Sel was singing completely off-key for the duration of her new single, “Lose You to Love Me.”
To be fair, the lyrics to this song do mention singing off-key: “You promised the world and I fell for it / I put you first and you adored it / Set fires to my forest / And you let it burn / Sang off-key in my chorus / ’Cause it wasn’t yours.”
Selena Gomez really said “sang off key in my own chorus” #AMAs pic.twitter.com/rqVKy6282E
— Pop Crave (@popcreave) November 25, 2019
In other words, maybe any off-key vibes were on purpose? But either way the internet has a lot to say:
Watching Selena Gomez's #AMAs performance like… pic.twitter.com/3Kp7SLXojQ
— Gibson Johns (@gibsonoma) November 25, 2019
#AMAs Selena Gomez really sung "off key in her chorus" pic.twitter.com/ErsqkLP0P6
— Tony C. (@13Who_Gaga) November 25, 2019
#selenagomez singing off key the whole song sorry not sorry #AMAs
— It'smeBoo (@Pburgos00) November 25, 2019
Sang off key in my chorus is not just a lyric in this selena Gomez song but clearly a motto she lives by when performing. This is PAINFUL. #AMAs
— autumn bell (@autumnrbell) November 25, 2019
Ms. Gomez, Ma, what is this?? Did you get a cold or…? #SelenaGomez #AMAs2019 #AMAs pic.twitter.com/WZaXXQf0lR
— Tiffany(@selenesrat) November 25, 2019
Woah off key is right. Selena Gomez is horrible. #AMAs
— Tracee (@TraceeM) November 25, 2019
Stumbled upon the #AMAs and #SelenaGomez singing and I am…. I mean…. I just don’t…. well, you know what I mean….. she has been thru a lot so bless her heart! Maybe it was too soon….. pic.twitter.com/RtD0iakgUE
— Amy Prechter Cano (@Amyprechtercano) November 25, 2019
Those Vocals #SelenaGomez #AMAs pic.twitter.com/f8wWxeU7tD
— AlfredoConTelefono (@AlfredoConTLF) November 25, 2019
How ironic Selena Gomez’s song mentions being off key and she is superrrrrrrrr off keyyyyyy yikes what a terrible opening #AMAs
— Toni-ann (@tonianncanovaaa) November 25, 2019
Girl why is Selena Gomez off key??? #AMAs pic.twitter.com/1CfnCCEdSL
— Cisco XX (@ciscoTHETINK) November 25, 2019
Kay, so a lot of people think Selena was singing off-key—that much is clear. But some folks out there think it could also be the fault of the sound people, so!
It almost sounds like theirs something wrong with the AMA’s audio I think Look At Her Now sounded way better, she must’ve been nervous IDK I LOVE SELENA OKAY
— ♡ FINE LINE (@DragMegDown) November 25, 2019
And Taylor Swift dug it, so that’s all that really matters!
Look at #TaylorSwift and #Halsey singing along to #SelenaGomez’s performance #AMAs pic.twitter.com/ISfmbe5cla
— Mike Adam (@MikeAdamOnAir) November 25, 2019
Either way, Selena looked amazing and nailed her dance to “Look at Her Now.” Byeeeeeeeeeeee!
H/T Cosmo