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Cardi B couldn’t stand still when someone threw a drink at her during the party.
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Imagine that you are performing on stage in front of thousands of people, and you are surprised when someone in the audience throws something at you.
It’s as if there’s been a video going around on social media every weekend lately, showing a partygoer throwing weird and different things at artists while they’re performing.
Cardi B became the latest star to be hit when an audience member splashed his drink on her during her Las Vegas concert.
But the rapper took matters into her own hands and reacted by throwing her microphone at them from her stand on stage.
It wasn’t long ago that a pop star, Bebe Rexha, was rushed to the hospital after someone threw their phone at her while she was performing on stage.
The man accused of the incident said he thought it would be funny, but that is not the case for many artists.
Harry Styles was hit in the eye with a piece of candy at a concert in November, and Pink was upset when an audience member threw a bag of human ashes on stage.
Beautiful singer Ava Max was slapped on stage, and someone threw a bracelet at country singer Kelsey Ballerini.
The Kelsey incident prompted singer Charlie Puth to plead with fans on Twitter, “This trend must end, it is disrespectful and very dangerous.”
So why do some fans pay money to go see artists, is it to throw things at them?!
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Bebe Rexha showed the severity of her injuries on Instagram
Dr. Lucy Bennett is a lecturer at Cardiff University looking at the relationship between fans and their favorite singers.
She says that togetherness by fans can create a sense of “belonging” within their community and allow them to “express who they are”.
“But, I think something has started to change recently,” she told BBC Newsbeat. “We’re seeing more and more disturbing and destructive unilateral physical acts like throwing things at artists.”
She also says that people’s attitudes may have changed since the Covid pandemic “that we can’t be physically present at concerts”.
And Bennett believes some people do this because it’s hard for artists to be seen on social media.
“If you were in the same place where they are, and you threw something at someone, it would attract attention.”
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Artist Lucy May Walker would rather “play in an empty room” than a place with fans but disinterested.
Throwing things on stage isn’t the only thing audiences do to annoy performers.
Lucy May Walker is a singer whose songs appeared in the series Love Island, but at her concerts she finds that fans don’t care enough.
She says, “I hated playing music, as I put all my feelings into it, and I only hear the voices of people talking while I am playing.”
“You have to tell them very politely without them hating you.”
“If all the audience were just talking through my set, I promise I’d rather play in an empty room.”
According to Dr. Bennett, some fans take matters into their own hands to “ensure proper behavior during concerts”.
We recently saw concert etiquette tutorials created by Taylor Swift fans.
“Maybe we will see more efforts by the fans themselves to ensure greater respect for the performers while they are performing on stage.”
