{"id":28297,"date":"2025-05-27T17:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=28297"},"modified":"2025-05-27T17:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:12:15","slug":"this-is-so-weird-viral-fan-video-of-gwen-stefanis-2025-amas-performance-sparks-controversy-over-her-presence-at-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=28297","title":{"rendered":"‘This Is So Weird’: Viral Fan Video of Gwen Stefani’s 2025 AMAs Performance Sparks Controversy Over Her Presence at the Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While the American Music Awards were intended to be a grand celebration of music, viewers picked up on several issues with the event. One attendee noted that some performers did not sing live, despite being advertised as doing so.<\/p>\n

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On May 26, 2025, the American Music Awards (AMAs) were broadcast live from Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. Among the scheduled performers was Gwen Stefani. However, a significant inconsistency in her performance caught the attention of netizens.<\/p>\n

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A netizen’s comment about Gwen Stefani’s alleged “live performance” during the American Music Awards on May 26, 2025 | Source: TikTok\/alywinder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That same day, a Stefani fan shared a now-viral video on TikTok\u00a0claiming<\/a>\u00a0it was of the “live” performance. Over the clip, she\u00a0wrote<\/a>, “Gwen Stefani live at the AMAS,” and added, “…the live view…, we’ve been lied to.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gwen Stefani with her backup dancers | Source: Instagram\/gwenstefani<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The footage revealed a large screen displaying Stefani performing alongside her backup dancers, while the actual stage remained dim and the performers were barely visible. Turning the camera on themselves, the TikToker\u00a0remarked<\/a>, “She’s not here.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Gwen Stefani fan reacts in disappointment that she wasn’t performing live at the American Music Awards on May 26, 2025 | Source: TikTok\/alywinder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The TikTok video was\u00a0captioned<\/a>, “LIKE WHATTT\u2026 why would they say performing live when they aren’t even here?? \ud83d\ude2d.” One viewer\u00a0responded<\/a>,\u00a0“WHAT I’m absolutely floored she wasn’t even there. I was fooled \ud83d\ude05.”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gwen Stefani performing one of her songs with her backup dancers | Source: Instagram\/gwenstefani<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Another fan\u00a0questioned<\/a>,\u00a0“but….WHERE is she?? why is there a crowd in the video????\ud83d\ude2d [sic]”<\/i>\u00a0Observing the situation, one person\u00a0commented<\/a>,\u00a0“I knew it looked weird!! And she looked almost blurry in some shots??”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What live audiences and television viewers saw during Gwen Stefani’s “live performance” | Source: TikTok\/alywinder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Further expressing disappointment, someone\u00a0wrote<\/a>,\u00a0“This awards show was awful. I thought that she looked very filtered,”<\/i>\u00a0while another added,\u00a0“this is so weird\u2026 yes i know some award shows have other stages or pre recorded performances but tonight felt like a whole lot of nothing?? [sic]”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What viewers saw on television during Gwen Stefani’s performance on May 26, 2025 | Source: Instagram\/amas | cbstv<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Echoing the confusion, one person\u00a0asked<\/a>,\u00a0“is there another stage?! like how weird?! [sic]”\u00a0<\/i>A puzzled fan\u00a0wondered<\/a>,\u00a0“Was no one there???”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gwen Stefani sings to her backup dancers | Source: Instagram\/gwenstefani<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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One viewer, laughing,\u00a0remarked<\/a>,\u00a0“LOL even the performers didn’t show up \ud83d\ude02.”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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