When you watched the AMAs this yr, then you definately would have seen Blake introduce Gwen to carry out a medley to mark the 20-year anniversary of her hit album Love. Angel. Music. Child.
As Blake stated within the telecast, “Tonight, she’s celebrating the twentieth anniversary of her AMA win by performing two of her largest hits and her latest hit. Let’s hear it for my one and solely, the one and solely, Gwen Stefani!”
Nonetheless, in case you thought this was stay, you would be incorrect. TikToks from attendees of the awards present itself confirmed that the phase had been prerecorded after which proven on screens on the awards venue. The identical was true of Blake’s efficiency.
Blake evidently caught wind of the chatter, as a result of he took to X to put in writing, “Simply now seeing these tales about Gwen and I pretaping our performances for the AMA’s. We got here and carried out when the present requested us to.. Actually nothing else to say.” Gwen then retwee— sorry, shared the submit.
It is definitely fascinating stuff from a person who beforehand posted “‘Keep Nation Or Die Tryin” LIVE from the @AMAs” with a hyperlink to his flag-themed efficiency.
None of this solutions my query, which is: Why is Gwen singing “Hollaback Woman” in a Southern accent?
I’m conscious that Gwen has launched nation singles lately, and it isn’t unusual for artists to reimagine their earlier hits within the tone of their new tasks (although Gwen has denied that her newest album is a rustic file). However that is simply the identical music with a rustic accent slapped on prime. Gwen is from California. I’ve lived within the US for seven years, and moments like this make me query the whole lot (certainly one of my coworkers thinks she sounds the identical, however I’ve a stable two in my nook).
After a fast session of the web, I can show that there are dozens of us! Dozens!
It is arduous to not view this alteration in aesthetic from Mrs. “I am Japanese” as yet one more symptom of popular culture’s shift towards the best. Gwen’s caught some warmth for it earlier than — two months in the past, she overvalued an “enlightening clever lovely interview” of Jonathan Roumie on Tucker Carlson.
Nicely, the clip is right here if you wish to hear for your self.
