Jessica Simpson's new "career" as a country "singer" got off to a bit of a shaky start after audio malfunctions disrupted a live performance in New York.

The show came to halt due to a technical malfunction, much to the delight of the small children and dogs who can actually hear her awful screeching.

Shouting to the crowd, the blonde one said, "I know this is live TV, but I can't hear anything," before counting the band down and restarting the song.

There were two redeeming aspects to the Jessica Simpson concert, however. Follow the jump to see exactly what we're talking about.

We cropped this Jessica Simpson pic to focus on the positives of her concert.