Carey clearly gave up on the performance early on and, when the song ended, there was still one more to be performed. GettyMariah Carey performs during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square on Decemin New York.ĭuring the disaster performance, the music continued to play, with certain parts featuring pre-recorded vocals of hers.

A source told The Hollywood Reporter at the time that, “The singer had suffered from a tight and difficult rehearsal schedule earlier in the night was unable to hear through her in-ear monitor … She didn’t have the kind of time that she usually gets for her ‘Mariah-ness.'” Other sources stated that Carey had a stand-in for most of the rehearsals. Carey then said that she was just going to let the crowd sing instead as she tried to explain that the vocal track was missing and she couldn’t hear. Her dancers carried on with their performance while Carey seemed to go through the motions as she walked around on stage. Soon into the performance, Mariah Carey almost seemed to go on strike, saying that she couldn’t hear. At first, it appeared that the music might have been off and clearly, Carey was supposed to be lip synching. Last year, Mariah Carey’s highly anticipated performance at Times Square was a major disaster when she performed on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve just before the ball dropped. Mariah Carey New Year's EPIC Fail Performance | CRINGY This was a total mess and will make you cringe lol But seriously this was terrible I don't own the video: T06:14:28.000Z

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