Kid Rock blames sync issues for Turning Point USA performance controversy

Child Rock fires again at critics who accused him of lip-syncing throughout Turning Level USA’s halftime present.

After social media claims that his efficiency of “Bawitdaba” did not match the video feed, the rocker turned to X to close it down.

“My halftime efficiency was pre-recorded however carried out reside. No lip syncing because the haters and faux information try to report. Once they synced the cameras to my efficiency on ‘Bawitdaba’ it did not line up as I clarify on this video,” Kid Rock wrote.

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Child Rock addressed the lip sync controversy surrounding his “Bawitdaba” efficiency. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Pictures)

In an accompanying video, he clarified that the controversy was the results of a manufacturing error and never a rigged efficiency.

“That track is chaos,” he started to clarify. “The very first thing is that if I ever began lip-syncing – which I would not – it might be the final track I’d ever should put collectively to do it. We have carried out this track on tour each evening since 1998, for the reason that day it was launched. So for the Turning Level occasion they despatched me a primary draft [after] we recorded it, my remark was: ‘the sync is off.’ They tried to type a line… It was very tough for them, as a result of somebody was clearly not very acquainted with the track… It might have occurred if we had extra time.

Turning Level USA was streamed on YouTube concurrently the Tremendous Bowl halftime present that includes Unhealthy Bunny.

Child Rock – a longtime supporter of President Donald Trump – shared the stage with nation stars Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert and Gabby Barrett.

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Social media erupted with lip-syncing claims after Child Rock’s Turning Level USA present efficiency. (Gary Miller/Getty Pictures)

Inside hours, clips of the efficiency circulated on-line, with critics claiming the rock veteran was not singing reside.

Child Rock says this story is flat out incorrect.

“So I’ve nothing however good issues to say – not nearly Turning Level, however concerning the manufacturing staff they work with,” he continued. “No one is ideal and so they’re all the time proper. However for the haters and trolls amongst us, that is precisely what occurred. And by the best way, most of this… A few of you within the leisure world could have a look at this and say, ‘oh, the sync is off.’ However they needed to lie and say, “Oh, he was lip-syncing.” After which the issue is that persons are amplifying this everywhere in the web. And I do know most individuals do not care, however there are specific individuals who maintain repeating it so folks assume it is a reality.”

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Child Rock wore a really patriotic outfit whereas visiting President Trump on the White Home in April 2025. (White Home)

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“And this is applicable on each side,” he added. “They did it to Unhealthy Bunny, in his protection, once they mentioned he mentioned, ‘You could have 4 months to study Spanish.’ He was on ‘Saturday Night time Stay’, I feel he was joking. However they do it far too typically, particularly within the pretend information media.”

He doubled down throughout an earlier look on Fox Information’ “The Ingraham Angle” after host Laura Ingraham described the efficiency as “uncontrolled.”

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“It was out of sync,” Child Rock mentioned. “Actually simply to have some enjoyable with the haters. I can not reply all of the trolls, however it will likely be enjoyable. My DJ, who really raps that track with me, wasn’t pleased about it.”

“He is coming to Nashville tonight and flying in. We’ll try this reside in my front room and I’ll publish it tomorrow to indicate folks precisely how this works,” he continued.

Unhealthy Bunny carried out throughout halftime of Tremendous Bowl LX. (AP Picture/Matt Slocum)

If he had really been lip-syncing, he argued, the error would not have occurred within the first place.

“It might have been tremendous simple to sync it if it was pre-recorded.”

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“I am leaping across the stage like a rabid monkey, rapping my track, and I am taking a deep breath, and my DJ is filling within the different components of it… I even instructed them once I noticed the tough reduce, I used to be like, ‘You guys have to work on that sync. It is off,'” the musician mentioned.

“It was only a sync downside they’d, and I do know they had been attempting to get it proper. It was very tough,” he added.