Patti LaBelle Was Caught On Camera Dancing At An Usher Concert, And The Reactions Are Delightful

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Patti LaBelle, the Godmother of Soul, had a time in Vegas, baby.

Closeup of Patti LaBelle
Bennett Raglin / Getty Images for BET

The 79-year-old R&B legend danced the night away at an Usher concert, and the iconic moment was caught on camera.

Patti LaBelle onstage
Paras Griffin / Getty Images for BET, Taylor Hill / Getty Images for Live Nation Urban

Patti got down to Ginuwine's "Pony" at Usher's My Way: The Last Vegas Residency, and the crowd went wild.

Patti Labelle at Usher's MY WAY: THE LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY last night pic.twitter.com/9FdN1TvKjn

— cj (@cjs_confessions) June 30, 2023

Twitter: @cjs_confessions

And everybody on the internet was loving it, too:

She don’t know if she wanna grind or praise dance. It’s like her arms are going one way and her hips the other- I won’t do too much because I dance like MJB in the club

— Ashlee (@tweetwithashlee) June 30, 2023

Twitter: @tweetwithashlee

Not her conducting Pony like a choir?! 🥴🤣🤣 Love Ms. Labelle 🥰

— pretty em 💚 (@thepineapplepen) June 30, 2023

Twitter: @thepineapplepen

She loves a good arm flap lol. I love her.

— Sheree’s Stolen Joggers (@richyrich323) June 30, 2023

Twitter: @richyrich323

Patti even took to social media to share how she felt about the evening. "I'm so glad I was able to catch Usher's show in Vegas before my concert in Primm, NV, tomorrow night because it was AWESOME!" she wrote.

I'm so glad I was able to catch Usher's show in Vegas before my concert in Primm, NV tomorrow night because it was AWESOME! Thank you @Usher and your whole team for treating me like a queen! And if you haven't seen his show yet, this is one you do not want to miss! 😘 pic.twitter.com/Vip9jEWcHG

— Patti LaBelle (@MsPattiPatti) June 30, 2023

Twitter: @MsPattiPatti

"Thank you @Usher and your whole team, for treating me like a queen! And if you haven't seen his show yet, this is one you do not want to miss!"

ICYMI, Patti also had a time at the 2023 BET Awards when she paid tribute to the late Tina Turner and simply forgot the lyrics to the Queen of Rock N' Roll's 1989 hit "The Best."

Patti Labelle is a legend but... pic.twitter.com/Wk2hEHRf7z

— Myke Thompson (@itsmykethompson) July 2, 2023

Twitter: @itsmykethompson

True fans will remember that this isn't the first time Ms. Patti went viral for a hilarious concert moment. In 1996, she struggled with the cue cards for "This Christmas" at the National Tree Lighting.

“Where my background singers???”Patti stay forgetting lyrics 😂 💜 pic.twitter.com/sWt9YwO0u6

— André Marcel Harris, MSW (@andreharris89) June 26, 2023

C-Span2 / Via Twitter: @andreharris89

I was at the BET Awards, and apparently, the enthusiastic audience blocked the teleprompter, so it wasn't necessarily Patti's fault.

Good thing Patti’s background singers showed up faster this time.... pic.twitter.com/yzH2jH1x8Z

— Myke Thompson (@itsmykethompson) July 2, 2023

Twitter: @itsmykethompson

And the reactions to her forgetting the lyrics again at the awards show are just as hilarious:

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— 🎨💄 ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴄᴀɴ 💄🎨 (@DamitaJoMUA) June 26, 2023

Buena Vista Pictures / Via Twitter: @DamitaJoMUA

Ms. Patti looking great up there. 79 and going. Producers needed to make those words big AF.

— Martin Matthews (@1MartinMatthews) June 26, 2023

Twitter: @1MartinMatthews

Respectfully people have to become comfortable with Declining request to participate in functions. pic.twitter.com/vLW5LUHLqC

— HonorableSienna (@HonorableSienna) June 26, 2023

Bravo / Via Twitter: @HonorableSienna

That was tragic… pic.twitter.com/WzzttBPlav

— Queen of Sport SMFT 🏀🏈 (@msshawnt) June 26, 2023

Via Twitter: @msshawnt

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— Je’Free ♚ (@His_Majesty_J) June 26, 2023

Via Twitter: @His_Majesty_J

Patti Labelle just likes to be seen. She had no business up there. 🙄

— Brandon Mykol (@vintage1981) June 26, 2023

Twitter: @vintage1981

But alas, Patti LaBelle is a legend so we can't put too much on her for the flub. As actor Holly Robinson Peete wrote, "Not tolerating any Patti slander. This woman is almost 80 and is a legend."

Yes, because producers didn’t make sure that her Teleprompter was clear. They owe her big apology. Not tolerating any Patti slander. This woman is almost 80 and is a legend.

— Holly Robinson Peete 💃🏾♍️ (@hollyrpeete) June 26, 2023

Twitter: @hollyrpeete

We love you, Ms. Patti!