Patti LaBelle Gets Down At Usher Show

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 25: Patti LaBelle performs onstage during the BET Awards 2023 at Microsoft Theater on June 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)
Audience members cheered the 79-year-old legend on.

A new clip shows 79-year-old R&B singer Patti LaBelle having the time of her life at a recent Usher concert. The video was taken at his "My Way" residency at the MGM in Las Vegas. Fans are seen cheering on the icon while she dances to Ginuwine's 1996 hit, "Pony." Fans in the comments sections are loving her enthusiasm.

LaBelle took to social media later to share her thoughts on the show. "I'm so glad I was able to catch Usher's show in Vegas before my concert in Primm, NV tomorrow night because it was AWESOME!," she wrote on Twitter. The songstress continued, "Thank you @Usher and your whole team for treating me like a queen! And if you haven't seen his show yet, this is one you do not want to miss!"

Patti LaBelle Dances To "Pony"

Last weekend, LaBelle was scheduled to pay tribute to the legendary Tina Turner during a performance at the 2023 BET Awards. Turner passed away due to natural causes at her home in Switzerland last month. "It was an extraordinary privilege to celebrate the life and legacy of Ms. Tina Turner at BET Awards 2023. Having the incomparable Ms. Patti LaBelle on our stage honoring one of her contemporaries was an equal privilege," a representative for BET said. The performance was, of course, going to be major, honoring Turner's life and legacy.

Unfortunately, LaBelle's tribute to the late icon made headlines for other reasons. She performed hits like Turner's 1989 Foreign Affair track "The Best," but she had a couple of snags along the way. She fumbled a few of the song's lyrics, admitting that she couldn't read them on the teleprompter. “I can’t see the words and I don’t know,” she sung onstage, “I’m trying y’all.” BET later shared a statement on the mishap. "Due to the crowd's enthusiasm, the teleprompter was obstructed, obscuring Ms. LaBelle’s view of the lyrics," they explained. "Nonetheless, we couldn’t be more grateful to Ms. LaBelle for lending her incredible talent to this moment."

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Caroline Fisher is a News Writer at HotNewHipHop from Chicago, Illinois. She started at HNHH this year, and has since spent her time writing about all that is newsworthy in the world of hip-hop. With a drive for hunting down the hottest stories, she enjoys documenting new developments in culture and entertainment. She also has an appreciation for hip-hop and seeks to cover the most important trends and shifts. She has a Bachelor of Arts which she received at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Having graduated in 2022, she majored in English with a concentration in Media, Rhetoric and Cultural Studies. Specializing all things music, pop culture and entertainment, some of her favorite musical artists include Snoop Dogg, OutKast, and Nicki Minaj. When she’s not writing about music she’s also a fan of attending shows, watching the latest movies, staying up-to-date with current events, photography, and poetry.
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