Examples
Various sorts of tracks can be used in performance. This list includes artists who use each practice as illustrations; each list is not, however, authoritative and provides only a few examples.
- Playback of pre-recorded backing vocals to augment the live performance - as used by Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Danity Kane, The Pussycat Dolls and others
- Playback of additional or selected lead vocals (e.g. to enhance the performance) - Journey (in 2006 only), Madonna (has ceased the practice), Roger Waters
- Lip synching - The Cheeky Girls, Milli Vanilli
- Playback of additional musical parts such as keyboards - Kasabian, Keane, Madonna, Muse, U2, "Weird Al" Yankovic (by way of video screen playback, mostly in Fat or White and Nerdy)
- Playback of large portions of the backing music - Buckethead, Ehron VonAllen, Pet Shop Boys, Thomas Dolby, The Wiggles
- Total playback of backing music - Girlicious, Morning Musume, The Pussycat Dolls, Village People,
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