Cleveland.com

To use backing tracks or not to use backing tracks, Is it still the question?

CLEVELAND, Ohio - So, all you rock fans, it seems at least a couple of times a year there’s a kerfuffle concerning bands and artists using backing tracks during their shows. If you have no idea what ...
loudwire

W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless Denies Using Backing Tracks for His Lead Vocals Live

Have W.A.S.P. been using pre-recorded backing tracks live for Blackie Lawless' lead vocal? The rocker has responded. It happened during an interview with The Metal Voice, where Lawless defended ...
Daily Mail

Karaoke fans rejoice! Apple launches Apple Music Sing feature that lets you sing along to your favourite songs with backing vocals and real-time lyrics

Warm up your vocal cords, as a new karaoke feature is being launched on Apple Music that lets you remove the original singer from your favourite tracks. Named 'Apple Music Sing', the music streaming ...
loudwire

Mikkey Dee (Motorhead, Scorpions) – When It Is + Isn’t Okay to Use Backing Tracks

The subject of lip syncing and utilizing backing tracks remains one of the hottest, most divisive topics in rock and metal right now and weighing in on both is drummer Mikkey Dee (Scorpions, Motorhead ...
Daily Mail

Why don't artists play live anymore? Expert reveals how pressure of major gigs is driving bands to use backing tracks in performances as Glastonbury miming and lip-syncing row ...

The first Glastonbury Festival was staged back in 1970 by Michael Eavis - inspired by a typically ear-splitting outdoor gig by rock heavyweights Led Zeppelin at that year's Bath Festival of Blues and ...