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# In-ear monitors: What they are, why singers wear them
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/in-ear-monitors-what-they-are-why-singers-wear-them/
- Published: 2021-05-26T13:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-26T13:48:14.000Z
- Description: If you’re a regular show-goer (in normal times) you’ve likely seen artists wearing hearing aid/earbud shaped in ear monitors while performing. Here we dig into what their benefits are, and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/05/in-ear-monitors-what-they-are-why-singers-wear-them.
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- Tags: Live & Ticketing, Music Tech, Music Think Tank, The Live Stage, MTT, music gear, performing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

If you’re a regular show-goer (in normal times) you’ve likely seen artists wearing hearing aid/earbud shaped in ear monitors while performing. Here we dig into what their benefits are, and why singers choose to wear them.

In this recent post on [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), contributor **Danny Mekonen** delves into the how in-ear monitors work, and why they’re popular and necessary among professional singers.

*“Stages are noisy places. Loud booming drums, a roaring audience, and a riffing bassist are just some of the high-volume sounds. It is tough, if not outright impossible, to hear the human voice over these many loud sounds. Imagine singing in a noisy classroom or office; a stage is a million times worse. Using in-ear monitors is a way around this. It will deliver a singer’s voice to themselves clearly and accurately without being muffled down by the surrounding sounds. Any singer knows how important it is to listen to yourself to deliver outstanding performances; with an IEM, you can do that easily no matter how loud your stage gets.”*

[*\[Continue Reading\]*](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/what-are-in-ear-monitors-their-benefits-and-why-do-singers-w.html?ref=hypebot.com)