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# Britney Spears Forgot to Lip Sync During Her Las Vegas Show, But That's Okay

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## Sam Lansky


Feb 19, 2014 8:15 PM UTC

![Britney Spears rehearses "Britney: Piece of Me" at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Dec. 26, 2013, in Las Vegas.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d51adc8bc9a0c9f/698682de3bc999954d1a20cd/britney-spears-reside_lim.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Britney Spears rehearses "Britney: Piece of Me" at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Dec. 26, 2013, in Las Vegas.

Britney Spears rehearses "Britney: Piece of Me" at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Dec. 26, 2013, in Las Vegas.Denise Truscello—Caesars Entertainment/AP

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## Sam Lansky


Feb 19, 2014 8:15 PM UTC

Nobody goes to a Britney Spears concert to be blown away by the dulcet quality of her live vocals — but even so, it doesn’t seem unreasonable to expect the pop superstar to mouth along to her own backing track.

And yet, viewers who flocked to Spears’ Las Vegas residency [_Piece of Me_](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/29/watch-britney-spears-work-it-out-in-vegas/)on Tuesday night were treated to a rare flub from the consummate performer, as she failed to sing into the microphone during a rendition of her _Britney Jean_ song “Alien” — and the vocal track kept right on playing. Fortunately, all her fans know that she isn’t singing live in the first place, so it’s not exactly disillusioning — and in fairness, she was probably just too busy being iconic to be bothered.

Watch a fan video of the technical hiccup below.

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