@Dan B Official..

Actually, he DID NOT mime. His voice was weak due to the fact that he sings live all of the time. Since he's been performing shows (go on Youtube & search for the radio concerts shows out in LA) there is NO backing track for the verses. The only tracks that have pre-recorded vocals for OMG is the bridge and the chorus.. and even then it's just the 'OH's'.

This performance, HOWEVER, was not his best vocally. But it was not because he mimed. Also, in reference to Beyonce', she mimes as well and has lip synched many of her performances. When she was with Destiny's Child, she lipsynched on Oprah and the first BET performance she did of Crazy In Love was actually lip synched. Michael Jackson HAS in the past, LIP SYNCHED. ALLLLL performers who have heavy choreography in their routine have at some point -- LIP SYNCHED. The sake of doing it is to be able to deliver a solid DANCE routine. This does not detract the fact that they are all STILL talented singers (with the exception of Janet Jackson IMHO).

Also... you guys are idiots if you feel he has 'let himself go since Confessions'. No. Even during Confessions, I saw him struggle with breath control and his vocal delivery was not always there. Take for instance, the BET 04 Awards when he did Yeah and likewise did Burn. BURN did not sound as good and he was noticably out of breath. The same can be said for the VMA performance he did of Yeah + Confessions in which during Confessions.. he OBVIOUSLY lip synched there. You have GOOD performances and you have BAD ones in every era.. the only difference between Confessions and this one is that his image has taken a hit. Had he not had his modest downfall (which really, his album still spawned a #1 hit, debuted at #1 and has sold 1.2 mil in the US alone -- given the climate of the industry is still good), you all would more than likely still be singing his praise and its retarded.

Also would like to reiterate.. BEYONCE HAS LIP SYNCHED AS WELL, and she is not the end all be all of 'entertainment'. Likewise, she has had AMAZING performances and HORRIBLE ones (the Grammys this year falling under the latter portion... The Grammys during her DIL era being one of the best!). That's the nature of the industry... and it's not fair to judge either of them by ONE performance.

#that is all.