Miranda Lambert’s fans were “Actin' Up” and she didn’t like it.During a performance at her Las Vegas residency on Saturday night, the country singer, 39, stopped her show to give fans a piece of her mind when she noticed a group of concertgoers taking selfies instead of listening to the music.“I’m gonna stop right here for a second, I’m sorry,” Lambert told the audience as she was starting to play her 2016 single “Tin Man.” “These girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the song.”“It’s pissing me off a little bit,” continued thePalominosinger. “Sorry, I don’t like it. At all. We’re here to hear some country music tonight. I’m singing some country damn music.”Some fans could be heard leaving the concert after Lambert made her statement to the crowd in aTikTok videothat also captured the moment.“Let’s go — you don’t do that to fans,” one person said, before leaving their seats.Terry Wyatt/WireImageFans on TikTok subsequently took aim at Lambert for her remarks.“Miranda didn’t even talk to our Vegas audience between songs hardly,” wrote one TikTok user. “Always in a mood. Fans can enjoy however they want. They paid.”Miranda Lambert at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesAnother person noted Lambert “could have finished her song and just said some blanket statement.““Who doesn’t take pictures at a concert??” asked a different TikTok user.John Katsilometes of theLas Vegas Review-Journalhad adifferent take on the situation.“Six women, taking multiple selfies, with flash, VIP section, backs to the stage,” he captioned a video he took of the incident. “I get her frustration. This is ridiculous.“A rep for Lambert had no further comment.Last month Lambertsurprised fansatCMA Fest 2023when she broughtAvril Lavigneto the stage to perform “Kerosene” and “Sk8ter Boi."“I’m out here to make more badass moments happen right now. Will y’all welcome my new bestie, Ms. Avril Lavigne to the stage?” she asked the audience.Avril Lavigne and Miranda Lambert at CMA Fest 2023.Jason Kempin/GettyThat wasn’t the only surprise the country singer had in store: She also brought outElle Kingto join her for their No. 1 “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” as well asLeon Bridgesfor their duet “If You Were Mine.“Lambert recently also spoke out about the pressure she faced to “change” her look at the beginning of her career when she was still a teenager. In a clip fromWho’s Talking toChris Wallace?shared exclusively with PEOPLE she said, “There was a risk of people trying to dress me in a way that I didn’t want to dress or change my sound, and I just wasn’t gonna go for that, even really young.“She continued, “I just kind of knew. It’s not about that. It’s about what I have to say, because I knew I had some really great messages I wanted to share with the world and I wanted that to be through song and not through, you know, a crop top.“The “Drunk” singer told theCNNhost that despite her young age at the time “I was really about sticking to my guns — especially in my early years in the business of just wanting it to really be about the music.”
Miranda Lambert’s fans were “Actin' Up” and she didn’t like it.
During a performance at her Las Vegas residency on Saturday night, the country singer, 39, stopped her show to give fans a piece of her mind when she noticed a group of concertgoers taking selfies instead of listening to the music.
“I’m gonna stop right here for a second, I’m sorry,” Lambert told the audience as she was starting to play her 2016 single “Tin Man.” “These girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the song.”
“It’s pissing me off a little bit,” continued thePalominosinger. “Sorry, I don’t like it. At all. We’re here to hear some country music tonight. I’m singing some country damn music.”
Some fans could be heard leaving the concert after Lambert made her statement to the crowd in aTikTok videothat also captured the moment.
“Let’s go — you don’t do that to fans,” one person said, before leaving their seats.
Terry Wyatt/WireImage
Fans on TikTok subsequently took aim at Lambert for her remarks.
“Miranda didn’t even talk to our Vegas audience between songs hardly,” wrote one TikTok user. “Always in a mood. Fans can enjoy however they want. They paid.”
Miranda Lambert at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Another person noted Lambert “could have finished her song and just said some blanket statement.”
“Who doesn’t take pictures at a concert??” asked a different TikTok user.
John Katsilometes of theLas Vegas Review-Journalhad adifferent take on the situation.
“Six women, taking multiple selfies, with flash, VIP section, backs to the stage,” he captioned a video he took of the incident. “I get her frustration. This is ridiculous.”
A rep for Lambert had no further comment.
Last month Lambertsurprised fansatCMA Fest 2023when she broughtAvril Lavigneto the stage to perform “Kerosene” and “Sk8ter Boi.”
“I’m out here to make more badass moments happen right now. Will y’all welcome my new bestie, Ms. Avril Lavigne to the stage?” she asked the audience.
Avril Lavigne and Miranda Lambert at CMA Fest 2023.Jason Kempin/Getty
Jason Kempin/Getty
That wasn’t the only surprise the country singer had in store: She also brought outElle Kingto join her for their No. 1 “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” as well asLeon Bridgesfor their duet “If You Were Mine.”
Lambert recently also spoke out about the pressure she faced to “change” her look at the beginning of her career when she was still a teenager. In a clip fromWho’s Talking toChris Wallace?shared exclusively with PEOPLE she said, “There was a risk of people trying to dress me in a way that I didn’t want to dress or change my sound, and I just wasn’t gonna go for that, even really young.”
She continued, “I just kind of knew. It’s not about that. It’s about what I have to say, because I knew I had some really great messages I wanted to share with the world and I wanted that to be through song and not through, you know, a crop top.”
The “Drunk” singer told theCNNhost that despite her young age at the time “I was really about sticking to my guns — especially in my early years in the business of just wanting it to really be about the music.”
source: people.com
