 Lohan performed " Rumors " on Good Morning America on December 2004 . According to a MTV News staff report , " Lohan missed the cue to mouth along , forcing cameras to cut away when her mouth remained closed as she was heard singing , thanks to a backing track . " A representative for Lohan , however , revealed that the singer actually sang it live , and noted that Lohan only used a background track " to help make the song sound like it does on her album . " 
