It seems that we are once again facing a controversy on American Idol about whether or not the contestants are singing live during their opening group performances.  From first glance, I’d definitely say that they aren’t.  I think there are a couple of spots that they are singing live, but mostly it’s all lip syncing.

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Unfortunately, the executive producer, Nigel Lythgoe insists on his Twitter,

“I have no reason to lie to you all! I promise you they all sang live on top of a recorded a backing track with harmonies.”

The best thing is for you to watch the video below, then weigh in on it.  One good spot to pay attention to is the 30 second mark, James Durbin pulls the mic away and the sound doesn’t change while he’s singing.  Hmmmm?

By the way, Casey Abrams is officially the favorite to win this season!