Yes, Singers Are Lip Syncing at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Here's Why

The 2020 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be kicking off momentarily and you might notice something while your favorite entertainers are performing live in New York City.

Almost all of the singers appearing live on 34th Street are going to be lip-syncing during their performances and this is completely normal for the annual event.

Nearly all performers in the parade have been lip syncing instead of singing live for years for multiple reasons, the biggest one being that floats are moving throughout the parade and having singers perform live would be a logistical nightmare.

Another reason is the cold weather that performers frequently have to face during the parade. It estimated to be in the high 50s with rain in New York City this year, while some years the weather is much colder than that.

John Legend previously revealed, “Fun fact. We all have to lip sync on this parade because the floats don’t have the capacity to handle the sound requirements for a live performance… Know that if you come to my shows, the vocals are 100% live!”

A couple years ago, a Grammy-winning singer broke tradition and actually sang LIVE for a change!

Make sure to check out the full list of performers who will appear this year!

Click through the gallery to see a bunch of the parade balloons…