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Swae Lee, Diplo slammed over 'insulting' Elvis tribute as Internet calls it ‘brainless’

The song they performed - ‘Tupelo Shuffle’ - will be featured in the movie ‘Elvis,’ which is based on the real life of rock icon Elvis Presley

MTV Movie and TV Awards 2022 saw ‘Euphoria’ and ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ winning big on Sunday, June 5 as fans also enjoyed performances of several artistes on the coveted stage. Swae Lee and Diplo too landed at the award ceremony as they have a song coming together called ‘Tupelo Shuffle’ for the movie ‘Elvis’.
 
Swae Lee and Diplo quickly secured one of the top spots on Twitter over the weekend after their tribute to rock ‘n’ roll icon Elvis Presley at MTV Awards 2022 got trashed by the majority of social media users. The auto-tune used by the two renowned global artistes did not go well with the Internet as they dubbed their performance “brainless” and “disrespectful,” adding that they should be ashamed.
 
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The song titled ‘Tupelo Shuffle’ will be featured in the movie ‘Elvis’ which is based on the real life of Elvis Presley. For the unversed, the track ‘Tupelo Shuffle’ will appear on the film’s soundtrack due to release on June 24. The film stars the suave Austin Butler in the lead role. Coming back to the performances of Swae Lee and Diplo, the two hyped the live audience with their latest banger but failed to impress the Internet.
 
MTV Movie and TV Awards 2022 honored Jennifer Lopez with the Generation Award while Jack Black received the Comedic Genius Award. Speaking of the star cast of ‘Elvis’, Austin Butler will be joined by Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker; Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley; Richard Roxburgh and Helen Thomson as Elvis’ father and mother; and Kelvin Harrison Jr as BB King.
 

‘This Elvis tribute is trash’

Social media users were quick to react to Swae Lee and Diplo’s performance at the MTV Awards. Slamming the same, one user said, “They paid tribute to Elvis on #MTVAwards and let me tell you. It was trash! Swae Les and diplo? Brainless, mother f**kers.” Another, echoed similar sentiments saying, “This performance by Sway Lee and Diplo is awful. Don’t disrespect Elvis like that ever again.” One mentioned, “This Elvis tribute is trash and I’m not even an Elvis fan smh.” Another chimed in, “Was upset about the God's of Egypt movie, but after seeing Swae Lee & Diplo do an Elvis homage performance, I think we're even.”
 
The next one stated, “@diplo and Swae Lee just insulted the legend, Elvis. The performance was atrocious and plain stupid! The kid can’t sing to save himself and nonetheless hold a damn guitar. @diplo just no…no.. no… #wtf.”  Another added, “#MTVMovieAwards This is the worst performance to ever show on your stage. Especially to honor #elvis ? There was nobody better than @diplo and #swaelee to perform that? Why the echo microphone?”

One individual said, “I don't know who this chap is that's "singing" over an Elvis track, but it's something really special when you're using autotune and STILL manage to be completely off key. Can we please require a modicum of genuine talent from celebrities?” Another concluded, “This isn’t a tribute to Elvis. This is an insult. The auto tune, the inability to hold a guitar lack of actual talent. This is a just sad.”