She doesn’t have the vocal range she used to have and has become a diva that her skills don’t back up.
What a tantrum she must have thrown backstage after that!
The good news is we will probably have her on E! reality shows ever after.
Come for the tea. Stay for the shade.
That was amazing- she could not even walk through the lipsync, and had guys carrying her everywhere. At several points she stopped even pretending to be singing. Whoever hired her will find a way to refuse to pay her for this little event, that is for sure.
Happy, Health,Safe New year to all!! TT, thanks much for the fascinating discussions, the backstage insight,, and all the laughs. I hope 2017 brings all good things to you, the blog and Banjo.
I wonder what really happened. Did they play the wrong song? Clearly she had no monitor, but she seemed pretty good on that seconday song. Was it all her and her divaness or were there too many technical difficulties to even fake it? She’s been at this a long time, I can’t imagine just shutting down in the middle of a live show.
The microphone clearly worked. The issue was that they didn’t play the vocal track for her to lip sync to. That’s why she was angry. She never had any intention of singing live.
I don’t know about that, the first song “Emotions” (recorded in 1988) were the musicians & back up singers, then the high notes. It appeared to me she did intend to sing the mid range of the song. But could not hit the high notes.
I do agree she does not have the range she once did, but that is partially her fault. After Whitney Houston passed there were a lot of people who discussed the downgrade of her voice, including David Foster, who worked with her extensively and knew her well.
While David may be a sucky husband his talent and knowledge of music and musicianship are unparalleled. He said as a singer ages, they can keep their voice BUT must work at it with vocal exercises and proper care of their “instrument.” While a singer may maintain their voice, they will, as they age loose some of their range, but should be acle to sing into their 60’s & 70’s. Aretha is 74 ans she can still sing.
Mariah is kind lazy, it is apparent in her lack of knowing her basic choreography and her limited vocal range. She doesn’t want to put the work in and it shows. Too bad…..
Yes, Tony Bennett 91 yrs.
You have to take care of your vocal chords especially as you age. Whitney ruined her voice with drugs, cigarettes and alcohol. Mariah used to be so amazing. One of the best vocalists ever. It’s a shame that she didn’t take care of that instrument. I have to disagree with the Aretha comment. She sounds terrible. Streisand on the other hand, sounds the same as she did 40 years ago.
She was a complete mess. She didn’t even know the choreography. It was extremely awkward watching one of the dancers try to hoist her fat ass up. She got caught lip syncing and tried to cover by saying there was a sound issue. If there was a sound issue than why did we hear you complaining? She knows those songs backwards and forwards. if she could still sing them, she would have done it live.
Yay glad you posted about it so I can come in and say that damn that was a hot mess. I hope she doesn’t get her full fee she doesn’t deserve it . She should’ve been a professional and improvise. she’s been in the game far too long to just up and leave a LIVE show. With that said bye MC career and cheers to a new year !
That was the most bizarre performance I have ever seen. Wtf was that. She couldn’t even pretend. And she has the nerve to act like such a diva. Did she actually sing anything. And her dance moves. We’re amazing bahahahahaha
Mr. DeMille, I am ready for my close up. # dreadful
Perfect…ha
She flat out quit while saying she was trying to be a good sport. Not only did she quit on the first song after “Old” Lang Syne…on which her vocals sucked, but she also stopped singing several times during the last song. Unforgivable in any performer. She gone. I won’t miss her. Never was a fan.
She sure didn’t lip sync for her life with the full track and without it she couldn’t sing live at all.
Happy New Year all.
OMG she was a hot mess! We had to put up with Robbie Williams (also a hot mess) killing Auld Lang Syne, and then a further 20 minutes of his “hits”…
Mind you She’s about to go on tour.
Thr smart thing to have done, likely years ago is to have claimed an ailment that would prevent her from singing and simply retired.
Sorry but this is just sad after sounding so good on Empire.
Now we know the reason she sounded good on empire was that it was recorded
People are saying that the sound engineer fucked her up and it was possible for a singer to not be able to hear themselves up there. I try to believe that. I also believe somehwhere else Demi and Jlo are having the biggest laugh.
Hahahahaha Now when they ask JLo is she knows Mariah, she can say Mariah who?
Oops! “if”
Or she can take the high road and say “I do know her. She was the one who dropped the ball on New Year’s Eve.”
From the NY Times:
“The producer, Robert Goldstein of Maryland Sound International, a company that has worked on the Times Square event for years, said in an email that there had been no malfunctions with the sound equipment he oversaw.
“Every monitor and in-ear device worked perfectly,” Mr. Goldstein said. “ I can’t comment beyond that and don’t know what her nontechnical issue may have been.”
So she just forgot the words? Had to pee? Got bored?
She’s inauguration ready!
I think she was intoxicated and unprepared. This is how she operates. Remember in 2014 when she arrives 3 hours late to the Rockefeller tree lighting, then botched her ? lyrics? Someone posted her raw vocals. Awful. She did the same thing in 2013 in D.C.
The dancers didn’t seem to have any problems. They didn’t pause, or show any signs of being unable to hear the music.
Is she performing at the inauguration?
Wow, no room for doubt now. How terrifying it must be to go out in front of a crowd of millions knowing that you are going to fake the whole thing.
That was buttock-clenchingly awful. I couldn’t watch after the 2 minute mark…
Its like being at home with a drunk friend except she’s dressed to the hilt. And whose idea was those stupid feathers? I’d say this was not rehearsed much
Wow. That was the worst thing I’ve seen in awhile. She didn’t even try to fix the situation as best she could. She just whined to the audience and then gave up in the second part. Not professional at all. When you compare her to someone like Beyonce who’s always prepared and would never act that way it’s just pathetic. I grew up listening to her but at this point she needs either a major adjustment to her attitude and self or to just retire.
It’s a shame she insists on dressing that way. She always looks bigger than she probably is.
I have never been a fan and never understood why she is so popular.
I was a big fan of Mariah but her nasty Diva attitude needs to be checked at the door and she needs to act and dress her age and stop competing with younger performers. If she concentrates on singing and writing maybe she can still do something good. I’ve read how nasty she is and she plays the part well.
Just over her not being able to “walk”anywhere..Take off your clodhoppers girl ! Rip off your half-dozen of spanx layers and breathe again
You may surprise yourself by being able to sing a few extra notes . Let the curls come back, put on some clothes cos we’ve seen enough of too much
… and accept yourself as you are, Mariah! We’re ready…are you?
I think you’re right, maybe it’s time for an Aretha moo moo.
Maybe she has one more comeback in here but I doubt it. She should stop wearing shoes she can no longer walk in so she can concentrate on singing! She has officially retired her diva ? as she is now a HOT MESS. That’s a long way down in 6in stilettos ?
Agreed! Hopefully this is a wake up call for her to replace her Management and stylist, and hire a personal trainer and vocal coach. It really just depends on whether she wants to reclaim control of her legacy and career.
Why can she never wear clothes that fit her? Her stylist stinks or can’t find a seamstress to work with sheer material. And why must she wear sheer/fishnet material ALWAYS. Move on.
New York Times Headline: “Mariah Carey’s New Year’s Eve Nightmare in Times Square”
lol. So unprofessional. Worst case tell them to kill the music and just sing something. Anything.
This is so sad cause she sings beautifully, even if she’s a total diva.
I guess the Russians hacked Mariah’s performance.
REALLY??????
Wow!
In the 90’s she was EVERYTHING to me. Her “Hero” days were legit. She should just stay home with her babies and drink all day.
This is so hilariously sad! She could have at least danced to distract the audience instead of just pacing the stage. She’s touring with Lionel Richie this year. I can’t wait to see her lip synch performance in that poop show!!
No way have you ever seen her try to move and dance? Not good. She fucked up her performance I think last year when they had her singing at the tree lighting festivies in NY. She looked awful. Happy New Years TT. Hope we all have a happy and healthy 2017.
I would hate to be her personal assistant right now or maid for that matter she looks like she just drops clothing wherever now it will be champagne bottles and chocolates oh my.
That was indeed a glorious mess! She was too drunk to function properly..people were actually buying “We Belong Together” for a minute until she started swinging the microphone around while the song kept on going ?
I’ve suspected that she’s lost the majority of her vocal abilities for many years, she never sings even close to the range that she used to. Surely she made enough money over the years to be able to sit back and just enjoy life. There was a time when she had a very unique talent. She took it for granted and didn’t care for herself the way she should have sadly.
And the winner is, James Packer. Man he dodged a bullet . Keep running from this train wreck!! Her outfits and fake romance with her backup dancer aka purse holder, just uggg. She still thinks she is 25. Just damn pitiful and embarrassing at this point.
Mariah also dodged a bullet in James Packer though. Apparently he was a well-known member of Scientology.
Maybe they were meant for each other, the pair of them are trainwrecks!
Leah Remini Aftermath is worth watching.
YES!
I’m not a huge Mariah fan and I definitely think there is a big issue with her overblown diva attitude and being surounded by enablers. But after watching this I would say there seems to be some kind of technical difficulty, maybe a missing track or she can’t hear herself on the monitor or they played the wrong song or whatever. Did she handle it well? No. But she doesn’t seem wasted to me. And all of the people calling her fat everywhere I look piss me off. She is not fat, she is curvaceous and has an hourglass figure. She should, however, consider some new wardrobe choices that would emphasize her best features. I think this often when I see women in bikinis who would look 100 times better in a sexy, well fitting one piece. Ditto for people saying she doesn’t dress her age. Neither does J-Lo, who is the same age, but she just has a more fit body. I actually have some sympathy for Mariah and I hope she gets herself together in 2017.
re: technical difficulties , please read previous comment above from Melissa ,January 1, 2017 at 5:21 pm…
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I loved that movie, PeachyKeen.
It’s too bad about Mariah. Unfortunately (fortunately?) I slept through the new year celebrations.
Happy 2017 to us all!
I can’t think of anyone who turns me off more than Mariah Carey. How many times has she screwed up a holiday event now? A few years back it was the lighting of the tree. For the life of me, I don’t know why she is even hired for these events anymore. I can’t believe, as someone who has been in the industry as long as she has, that she couldn’t pull something out of her ass to make it work, regardless of “technical” difficulties. I don’t get the appeal of her at all. I can’t stomach listening to her talk for a second. I’d rather listen to/watch Teresa Guidice interviews on a loop than have to listen to Mariah blather on and on about nothing, while constantly fidgeting and readjusting her clothes and hair. She is just so fake and so into herself it’s sickening. Is anyone watching her show? I mean, does it have ratings? I can’t imagine. I would be very happy for her career to be over.
Yep. 2014. Rockfeller Center.
She showed up three hours late. She was singing “All I want for Christmas” . Another site posted the recording of her unedited, isolated vocals. Awful. Not even close.
And in 2013. Same thing at the national tree lighting in D.C.
She always blames it on technical difficulties.
I just wasted how many minutes watching/listening to that? I ‘m going back to the Sherlock marathon. Q&A
Or the Twilight Zone marathon.
She’s an unprofessional asshole. if we could hear her backing g track, she could too. She just didn’t know how to catch up and then keep up. She’s talented for sure but she’s let her ego overtake her talent. Sad but truly a fabulous spectacle to behold. Comeuppance party of 1, your table is ready.
“If we could hear her backing track she could too.” It doesn’t work like that. Live performances in large open arenas or in open spaces with obstacles (such as large buildings) create HUGE reverb and sound bounce back. The sound track heard by the audience on the speakers facing off the stage and throughout Times Square are NOT what the stage performers ears would hear on the stage. They would get 50% or more reverb and bounce back. Typically, the track the performer is provided for their earpiece is heavy on beat, so the singer can stay on pace with the track the audience is hearing. I will agree with others that she could have done something to pull the performance together, joke, talk, anything, but if the story is true that technical screwed the pooch, I can understand her inability to sing with the back track.
I know how it works and remember she was in an open area. When she ripped her ears out, she heard what we heard. Which has been verified by production. She could have faked it at that point but had a tantrum on stage basically.
My nephew is in the country western music buisness, he plays guitar. He says the technology can really screw things up for the performer if it malfunctions, as they can’t hear themselves. Its all computerized. I imagine that would be terrifying. I do feel somewhat bad for Mariah Carey, as I do with any big star that was really on top in the day, and their whole feeling in themselves is wrapped up in that, and it’s slipping away and they can’t handle it. Mariah allways had a very cute girlish look, and shes still attractive, but I think her habits and maybe the ego thats attached to the buisness, is causing her to self medicate and not keep the discipline to hang on in a very competitive youth orientated buisness. She’s still trying to do it the same way and it’s proving difficult in every way from losing her beautiful voice to maybe not transitioning into a more sophisticated version of herself and carrying on to excess and showing it on herself.
Im taking a group of friends to see Mariah and Lionel Richie on their combined greatest hits tour in April, ill be sure to let ya know how it goes for her. I don’t even care if she’s a mess on stage I still enjoy her lol…
This isn’t going to hurt her career. As a matter of fact, this is exactly why we watch Mariah Carey. You never know exactly what’s going to happen but it could be delicious, and this was. Yum.
You said it perfectly! I enjoy every version of Mariah we get over the years lol
Yep. Mariah was the best person for this to happen to. It could have have crushed a poor, new artist’s career.
This will not change her self image, and her show will get better ratings now. She lost zero sleep over this.
And seriously, wasn’t this comedy gold?! I mean, an aging, delusional diva in an absurd Ice Capade porno outfit being carried around by men with feathers because she couldn’t walk in 6 inch shoes?
Funniest time square performance. Ever. Made my night even better.
No doubt heads rolled when she finally got off that stage. Right before exiting the stage her expression was a mixture of crying and anger. IMO she needs to fire that new manager she’s been showcasing on her reality show. The woman is a mess. She screws up time changes between countries (making the entire crew late for the show) and brings a ton of drama to Mariah’s table, things that should be handled without the “star” client ever knowing. What kind of manager allows her talent to appear on a NYE live stage to the wrong soundtrack? On the other hand, if all I’ve said before this has been their excuse and not the real tea (Mariah may possibly be inept and can no longer perform live) then it’s time for her to retire to a life of lounges and luxury, and for crying out loud quite embarrassing herself in public.
She has little self awareness.
I’ve always thought she would lip sync her tour.
A little late to this party but if the dancers had choreography for Emotions, how can she say there was no sound check for the song? Most choreography does not automatically does not go to another song unless of course it all sounds the same.
Drunk.
Her career is (not) over…she couldn’t hear the playback because her ear pieces weren’t working…I do agree though that she could have faked it better than she did, it was very sloppy and messy and I also wish she would choose some (different) type of on-stage costumes …I still love her!
Typical diva behavior. Unappreciative when you are at an event your doing for free for the people that have supported you over the years. But I’m not surprised. Her recent jump to reality tv will be excelled because of this and is probably just what she wanted. Although I am very fond of her past music she has not had much musical success lately.
Word is she’s a raging alcoholic & smokes like a chimney. Both had to affect her voice (& supposedly her teeth!). Rumor has been she shows up smashed at all her gigs & because of that any filming she has to do takes tons more time than it should. Shame. if all true, hopefully she gets sober soon. If not for her career, then for her children’s sake.
Never been a fan, but that was still painful!
Sorry, but Mariah was caught with no clothes and no singing voice and no professionalism.
All I see anymore is a spoiled, bratty blob of her former self that needs to be carried to walk, can’t sing live any longer nor without tracks, and likely auto-tune and a lot of dubbing in the studio helps her put out the occasional pop tune written by someone else.
Having seen her on WWHL and elsewhere recently, I’d be embarrassed for her except it’s her choice to act like a selfish egomaniac who is way past her prime. Perhaps she should practice walking up and down 5 steps everyday and wear something that fits.