Adela Calin, a social media influencer, said that the country singer spotted the group taking a photo right before she stopped singing “Tin Man.” That’s when Lambert addressed the crowd.
“It was 30 seconds at most,” Calin toldNBC News. “We took the picture quickly and were going to sit back down.”
Miranda Lambert performs in Las Vegas in September 2022.John Shearer/Getty for Miranda Lambert
Calin told the outlet that she and her friends had tried to take photos before the Las Vegas show had kicked off Saturday night, but “the lighting wasn’t great.” Instead, she asked a fan behind the group to take a photo of them before it ended.
“We just couldn’t get one good picture,” Calin said. “We were so excited because I think we had the best seats in the house in the whole theater.”
On Monday, she shared thephotos to her Instagram, writing in the caption, “These are the 2 pictures we were [taking] when Miranda Lambert stopped her concert and told us to sit down and not take selfies.”
Calin also spoke toGood Morning Americawhere she claimed that the concert “was not the same” after the “Kerosene” singer addressed the group.
“I thought, I feel like I’m being back in school and me and my friends did something that annoyed the teacher and she scolded us so she told us to sit down,” Calin said.
She continued, “Everybody was having such a great time. We would stand up at times and dance. It was great energy. But after that happened it was just, um, it was not the same.”
Miranda Lambert at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021.Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
“I’m gonna stop right here for a second, I’m sorry,” Lambert told the audience as she was starting to play her 2016 single “Tin Man.” “These girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the song.”
“It’s pissing me off a little bit,” added thePalominosinger. “Sorry, I don’t like it. At all. We’re here to hear some country music tonight. I’m singing some country damn music.”
Miranda Lambert performs at the Zappos Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada.John Shearer/Gets for Miranda Lambert
Avideo of the incidentin question went viral on TikTok, where many users defended Calin and her photo-snapping friends.
“Miranda didn’t even talk to our Vegas audience between songs hardly,” wrote one TikTok user. “Always in a mood. Fans can enjoy however they want. They paid.”
Another person added that Lambert “could have finished her song and just said some blanket statement.”
“Who doesn’t take pictures at a concert??” asked a third TikTok user.
John Katsilometes of theLas Vegas Review-Journalhad adifferent take on the situation.
“Six women, taking multiple selfies, with flash, VIP section, backs to the stage,” he captioned a video he took of the incident. “I get her frustration. This is ridiculous.”
A rep for Lambert had no further comment.
source: people.com
