Popsugar Entertainment Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Rita Ora Lip Syncing at Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Video John Legend Comes to Rita Ora's Defence After Her Thanksgiving Day Parade Lip Sync Fail 23 November 2018 by Quinn Keaney Image Source: Getty Rita Ora's performance at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade ended up being one of the event's most talked about moments, but not for the reason she was likely hoping for. In addition to jaw-dropping appearances from singers like Diana Ross and Kelly Clarkson (who sang a stunning rendition of "Heat" with a full band to back her up), Ora boarded a colourful float prepared to belt out her single "Let You Love Me" from her brand new album, Phoenix. Due to a technical gaffe and a missed cue, it quickly became clear that Ora was lip syncing her vocals. In videos of the moment, it seems that the 27-year-old couldn't hear the song properly in her earpiece, so she didn't start singing until well after the track had begun: #ritaora lip sync fail at FULL EFFECT😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/odVJFnGjxQ — Infinite (@AdonnisInfinite) November 22, 2018 Naturally a flurry of tweets about the cringe-worthy moment flooded social media after her performance, but Ora definitely had support behind her. Macy's apologised to several recording artists on Twitter, noting that many "experienced technical difficulties that negatively impacted their performance" and that "these issues were out of the artist's control." John Legend also came to her defence with a tweet of his own. "Fun fact. We all have to lip sync on this parade because the floats don't have the capacity to handle the sound requirements for a live performance," he explained. "Hope y'all enjoyed it anyway. Know that if you come to my shows, the vocals are 100 percent live!" Ora tweeted thanks to Legend for supporting her, and then called the whole experience "annoying," clarifying that her shows "are 100 percent live always have been!" See a full breakdown of her slip-up at the parade ahead. Related: Kelly Clarkson Sang Live During the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade and People Were Here For It Rita Ora's Lip Synced Performance Wow, even from the hospital we can see Rita Ora is not in sync 😂 someone get her a working earpiece! #MacysParade #MacysDayParade pic.twitter.com/81BfgjalPu— Jennifer Su (Jen Su) (@jennifer_su) November 22, 2018 1 / 23 John Legend's Response Fun fact. We all have to lip sync on this parade because the floats don't have the capacity to handle the sound requirements for a live performance. Hope y'all enjoyed it anyway. Know that if you come to my shows, the vocals are 100% live! https://t.co/C2bGj63AF6— John Legend (@johnlegend) November 22, 2018 2 / 23 Rita Ora's Explanation Fun fact @johnlegend thank you for clarifying what I was about to also tweet. It’s annoying for us but anyway! All my shows are 100 percent live always have been! When you come to a ORA show get ready! Back to holidays! Have a good one guys! :) X https://t.co/pO5hnnQgvg— Rita Ora (@RitaOra) November 22, 2018 3 / 23 Thank you and I appreciate the honesty and I hope everyone still had a great time! ❤️ https://t.co/uKgO8mt9dw— Rita Ora (@RitaOra) November 22, 2018 4 / 23 Exactly!! You got that right! You know this girl doesn’t lip sync it’s not my world! Now let me go find some turkey!! https://t.co/GmC5TCMBSx— Rita Ora (@RitaOra) November 22, 2018 5 / 23 Twitter's Reaction to the Whole Thing Everyone watching Rita Ora mess up the lip sync pic.twitter.com/Rpukk8Ao2K— Emi (@givebreadsticks) November 22, 2018 6 / 23 Y’all Rita Ora just lip synced and wasn’t even singing on time at all😂😂 (two videos) #MacysDayParade pic.twitter.com/if3aD1cAOZ— Michelle Ericsson (@Mishyyfishyy) November 22, 2018 7 / 23 Rita Ora is way off #MacysDayParade pic.twitter.com/DV8laC1lvG— Cassidy M (@thecasgirl) November 22, 2018 8 / 23 Happy Thanksgiving to the fine folks in the NBC control room who keep panning away from Rita Ora’s face because her lip-synch is off by a solid four bars.— Madison Malone Kircher (@4evrmalone) November 22, 2018 9 / 23 I don’t blame Rita Ora for what just happened... But that was the most cringeworthy thing I’ve watched in awhile. pic.twitter.com/6C2iAsKycD— Austin Burke (@theBurk3nator) November 22, 2018 10 / 23 What...song is Rita Ora lip synching? Because it's not the one playing— Meghan O’Keefe (@megsokay) November 22, 2018 11 / 23 Is it my tv or are Rita Ora’s lips not matching the song she’s “singing”? pic.twitter.com/pIMfuo0we8— eclechick (@eclechick) November 22, 2018 12 / 23 Rita Ora is so talented that she can sing on the #MacysParade without even moving her lips!— evan romano (@EvanRomano) November 22, 2018 13 / 23 rita ora after her... performance #MacysParade pic.twitter.com/IVGWlKwelk— hannah 🌻✨ (@hannahcarolinek) November 22, 2018 14 / 23 Me: *watches thanksgiving day parade*Rita Ora: *comes on*Me: pic.twitter.com/4WBOavzOha— Coconut Gun (@Thosearewaffles) November 22, 2018 15 / 23 WHOMSTEVER FUCKED UP RITA ORA'S SOUND JUST MADE A THANKSGIVING ARCH NEMESIS OF ME!!!! SLEEP WITH ONE GOBBLE OPEN! #MacysParade— emma lord (@dilemmalord) November 22, 2018 16 / 23 Why are people surprised @RitaOra lip synced during the #MacysDayParade they all do it. Did everyone miss @johnlegend doing the same thing?— Rich (@RichEdenGOE) November 22, 2018 17 / 23 Rita Ora missing the first two words of her song and then just deciding to lip sync her song as she hears it in her head is peak Rita Ora. #MacysDayParade— Justin Kirkland (@justinkirkland4) November 22, 2018 18 / 23 Anyone who's ever watched the #MacysDayParade knows artists lip sync forr their performances. So @RitaOra was off, so what? Do we really care? Are we truly concerned that she didn't lip sync correctly?! Cmon y'all it's ThanksFrickinGiving! Eat your turkey and be thankful.— YaYa'sMa (@MsPhatBrain) November 22, 2018 19 / 23 I am thankful for @RitaOra lip syncing #MacysDayParade— Louis Alarcon (@Alarcon_Louis) November 22, 2018 20 / 23 I didn’t even know @RitaOra was a singer, and neither did she #lipsyncfail #MacysDayParade— Vicky Leininger (@vickyleininger) November 22, 2018 21 / 23 Damn Rita Ora u was winning too much in 2018 the haters were waiting but we know the real so you good 😍 @RitaOra #MacysDayParade #MacysParade pic.twitter.com/Pf8YnEBg3e— Gage (@KingGage_) November 22, 2018 22 / 23 You’d think today’s pop stars would be better at lip syncing given how often they do it @RitaOra #ritaora #fail #MacysParade #macysthanksgivingparade #MacysDayParade pic.twitter.com/k6IziHJBGa— Wednesday (@WFAAddams) November 22, 2018 23 / 23 Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeRita OraThanksgivingMusicJohn Legend