Selena Gomez Is Being Dragged for Singing Off-Key at the AMAs and It’s a Huge Bummer

Photo credit: Kevin Winter - Getty Images
Photo credit: Kevin Winter - Getty Images

From Good Housekeeping

  • Selena Gomez is being accused of singing off-key at the AMAs during her performance of “Lose You to Love Me,” which is rumored to be about Justin Bieber.

  • FYI, Selena’s literal song lyrics mention singing off-key, so...maybe this was intentional!


Selena Gomez kicked off the American Music Awards, performing not one but two songs. Now, people on Twitter are convinced Selena 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.”

In other words, maybe any off-key vibes were on purpose? But either way, the internet has a lot to say:

Okay, 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:

Either way, Selena looked amazing and nailed her dance to “Look at Her Now.”

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