Mariah Carey on NY Rockin Eve

Mariah is a has-been trainwreck. She never sings live, hasn't in many years. She dresses like she's way younger than she is and/or looks like a madam. She is incapable of speaking in a way that makes sense, let alone singing or moving onstage. I think the idea that she has always been surrounded by yes-men, and still is, is correct. No one calls her on her abysmal "performances." And I do think she has a drug or alcohol problem. I'd be very surprised if that isn't the case. All this sounds very harsh, but I feel that when you are paid to perform you should be professional and earn your money. She doesn't. And there are so many people who ARE talented, and ARE professional, but because she used to be great, she gets opportunities that, frankly, she doesn't deserve anymore.

It's a shame because she was a beautiful girl with an amazing voice. She thinks that's still the case, and it's not. It's very similar to Whitney Houston. I hope Mariah doesn't also end up dead due to drugs/alcohol.

Thank you for the pic. It totally supports your point. I would like to add, though, that MC still falls foul of that rule "forget about trying to look young. Focus on looking good".

I haven't watched the performance, but now that I've seen a picture of what she was wearing, I don't think it's that bad. I do think the hose would look less weird if the hey were solid and not fishnet. I will say that in the past, I've seen too many pictures of MC looking like she's about to have a wardrobe malfunction with her cleavage. I don't care how amazing your boobs are, you shouldn't be falling out of your outfit unless that is part of your job description (ie you're a stripper).

The Russians did it!

A friend of mine has a photographer friend who was at the show as well, on the stage - here's her observations:

"Because many of you know where I was/who I was with last night, and because the headlines and comments can be so vicious, I want to tell you what I saw. Because of sound, mixing, and logistical constraints, a performance like this needs a pre-recorded background track; the talent typically "sings along" with this background track, which they hear through their in-ear monitor(s). When the live performance started last night, it was clear she didn't have audio in her ear monitors. Not being able to sing along to an accompaniment she couldn't hear, she pulled the ear monitors out, but there was still nothing in real-time that allowed her to hear the track in sync. Thus the "lip sync flub" and the talking instead of singing...it was, at that point an unwinable situation. ABC continued to play the backing track live, so going rogue/singing a Capella was not a workable option. It was bad, yes. But this was not some unprepared diva moment (and I assure you we were all fully sober, having been holed up in the hotel all day without bubbles to drink). Despite what you may have heard, she DID come to rehearsal, on time and attentively. Her monitor didn't work then, and she told them. When she came to the live interview with Seacrest, she again said there was no audible sound in her monitor, and said afterward that she couldn't even clearly hear his questions. Despite this, she was again sent onstage without fully working sound, and an avoidable technical glitch is now a headline out of context. I'm personally disappointed that the network/show didn't release a statement, but I have to say that I appreciate MC's social media comment; that's her, in spirit and attitude. It was a heartbreaking event, even if it was a fitting end to 2016. Onward."

Are you referring to this face to face interview? link

Mariah is now accusing them of doing this on purpose for ratings. Thoughts? This is the same network that released her vocal track to a Rockfeller Christmas concert last year.
I ran across these comments which I believe to be true:

This post showed up on my FB feed, as well!  Friend-of-a-friend, just like you.  Hm.

That was awesome - nothing but respect for Adele - and her comments at the end almost sent coffee all over my screen. I will say in defense of Mariah - it's a pretty apples to oranges comparison.   

Amazing and not surprised at all. That girl is a consummate professional!