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Brandy's Sound System Crashes

Was pop singer Brandy doing her best Ashlee Simpson on Sunday, or did someone just forget to pay the electric bill?!


Either way, her performance at the annual Sensationnel Hair Idol competition (we're not kidding!) in Washington D.C. quickly turned chaotic, when both music and lyrics abruptly cut off midway through a performance of "Who Is He to You."

"Brandy absolutely wasn't lip-syncing," her rep tells TMZ. "She was singing live." After briefly being joined on stage by 5 year-old daughter Sy'rai (who she almost forgot on stage-- paging Britney!) and lil' bro Ray J, Brandy sang an a cappella version of "Almost Doesn't Count" and then wrapped up her set by performing "Full Moon."

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61. First, some of these comments need to be erased. Brandy daughter know who her father is !!! He was a unsavory little man, who smeared her in the papers. Brandy was pregnant her spokeperson announced that she had been secretly married. There was a reality show leading up to her delivery date. Later this little man stated they were never married and he didn't love her! In addition, she was not on drugs, talking on the telephone , or left the scene of the accident when this accident happened. If you drive, sometimes you can't help but have an accident. If you drive and never had an accident, I bet you caused an accident !!!! If people didn't preceive her having money, she wouldn't be sued. The prison actor that was just send to jail for less than three years, was on drugs, drinking and had underage (3) teenages in his car. Lets not forget the young man was killed, because he ran into a tree. The parents of the young man killed never sued the actor !!! So leave Brandy alone, she's trying to make a living and take care of her daughter.

Posted at 11:07PM on Nov 12th 2007 by Viewsonic

62. i see we got some REAL ass holes up in here.

1. of COURSE she would perform at a hair convention, shes a spokes person for a hair making company, just like she was for cover girl.

2. even if she was lip syncing, at least she took the time to sing a capella to everyone rather than do a little dance like Simpson.

Posted at 11:19PM on Nov 12th 2007 by brocka3

63. uhhh, the cops probably wont let it die,as brandy let that poor lady die.....send her ass to JAIL!you know shes a liar poor thing had to FAKE being married!

Posted at 9:41PM on Nov 12th 2007 by jezzika

64. Ummm Clearly everybody hatin on Brandy is wack cuz clearly she can sing whether or not she lip-synching!

and BTW catch up on your news cuz she's not going to jail...settlement in court!

Posted at 9:45PM on Nov 12th 2007 by MTB

65. BUSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!! Milli Vanilli

Posted at 9:46PM on Nov 12th 2007 by Tonya

66. Look at the quality of the production people! It says it all. CHEAP. CHEAP. CHEAP. My nephew's Christmas pageant had better production value than this tragic event. That's what it is a tragic event where she got busted for lip syncing. The video don't lie. Brandy stay home and take care of your kids!!

Posted at 9:52PM on Nov 12th 2007 by Pumpkin

67. brandy married an old friend of mine from school. she was preg b4 the engagement and had her party down the street...lip singing her songs is her least prob.

Posted at 11:39AM on Nov 13th 2007 by dawn

68. You all need to get a life. Brandy is wonderful, talented young woman. She is a great singer, actress, mom, performer. Yes, she may have made a mistake and has very serious legal problems, but I wish her the best. Not the worst. There are 100's of young woman who have made the same mistakes, but they are not famous and they don't have to answer to the public at large.

I don't feel that Brandy needs to answer to the public either and to see that she is being compared to BS is bull!!

You think it's easy to do what the "stars" do out there? I don't see any of you commenting doing anything with your lives except to "dis" those that do.

Why do you care????? Who are you to say she lip-synced or not and what's the difference. I am quite sure that most of you commenting cannot sing and dance around without getting winded.

Fan or not, give the woamn a break. It's hard enough to get into this business and always have to be running from the fans, non-fans and TMZ and alike.

Look at your own lives before you judge others, especially at the expense of their families.

I really dislike shows like the one that supplies this video and ALL others like it. TRASH TV is what I call it.

Posted at 10:01PM on Nov 12th 2007 by Nancy

69. My My aren't we being a little catty! I mean we can forgive people who have accidents drunk, but Brandy was not drunk and it truly was and accident. What is up with you evil people. Just remember that there is a higher power that see all this ugliness and will send it back 3 fold to you.

Give the girl a break, she has to make a living too and the bottom line is....she can sing! She is not the first person to lip sync......she won't be the last for whatever reason, but she can sing!

Posted at 11:10AM on Nov 14th 2007 by Shebomb

70. For the record, Brandy never left the scene. Get your facts straight. She stayed and was very distraught. Brandy is an excellent singer and I knew as soon as I heard the preview copy of her CD that she would be a big hit. I told her mother then that Brandy was something special. I can't wait for the new album. She is no has been. As for the accident, this is Los Angeles and sadly people die on that crazy 405 freeway every day. I rarely comment but you people are sickening!

Posted at 9:59PM on Nov 12th 2007 by Ms. Smith

71. I think she did a good job recovering at least she didnt dance around on stage like an idiot like ashley simpson. She finished her set without the sound system and she did a good job doing it. Shes not washed up at all, at least she looks decent for a pop singer unlike some singers who hit rock bottom right when they hit the top of the charts. I think Im the only one here whos going to say this but you did a good job Brandy!

Posted at 10:02PM on Nov 12th 2007 by Jenny

72. Jenny I agree with you. Thank you for saying that. Brandy did and does to a good job.
U give it up Miss Gall!
Save yourself SAVTIM!
U GO Flush Away yourself Wiskey!
And Latoya is crying all the way to the bank Miss Thang!

Have a nice day. ( :

Posted at 10:20PM on Nov 12th 2007 by Jane

73. she is a R&B singer..

Posted at 10:30PM on Nov 12th 2007 by Lanette

74. I was there. Brandy was singing along to a pre-recorded track. Meaning, the track was there for assistance, she was singing as well. Another thing, she didn't have to even return to perform, yet like the true artist that she is, she returned and gave an acapella. Don't try and put her down to the level of an Ashlee Simpson, b/c she came out and sang sang perfectly in key with NO music accompanying her.

Hasbeen? Never. Check your facts for that one. As for the idiot who said she was never famous or a star...are you serious? Who was the first black Cinderella? Who had their own Barbie Doll? Who sold over 30 million albums worldwide? Kick rocks on that one.

You all are just haters. And you ALL will be eating your words when her album drops in 2008. Brandy IS modern r&b. Just about every artist that is up-and-coming praises her, as well as established artists (Kelly Rowland, Keyshia Cole, Shareefa, Kierra Sheard, MIssy, etc.)

All these girls y'all probably praise (Britney, Beyonce, Jessica Simpson, Ashlee) lipsynch the majority of their performances, so don't try and bring Brandy down for a sound problem. The sound messed up for 80% of the acts that performed last night.

Posted at 10:35PM on Nov 12th 2007 by Brandyboytoy

75. It stinks that Brandy was one of the original teen pop queens before Britney, and everything went down hill fast. She got some endorsements and a show, but she never made money like Beyonce, Britney, and others. I hope she finds her way, but mostly that she is a good mother to her child.

Posted at 10:39PM on Nov 12th 2007 by La Vonda

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