I copied and pasted that from the meta data of his site.
Even if it was the earpiece which is a bit doubtful given its a relatively small setup, why not just take it out, what is the explanation for his keyboard playing timing?
It's like the ridiculous nonsense Mariah Carey is coming out with blaming everyone else for her being caught miming at New Year.
"It’s not practical for a singer to sing live and be able to hear themselves properly, in the middle of Times Square, with all the noise, the freezing cold, the smoke from the smoke machines, thousands of people celebrating. Especially when their ear monitors were not working at all. Listen guys, they foiled me. Thus, it turned into an opportunity to humiliate me and all those who were excited to ring in the new year with me."
They humiliated the audience? It's not possible for a singer to sing live when it's cold or people are celebrating? 'They' did it deliberately?
Pathetic.