Mariah Carey Makes Her Triumphant Return to New Year's Rockin' Eve With a Medley and a Joke
After last year's epic mishap and ensuing drama on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, Mariah Carey made sure she made a big comeback for this year's second chance—and she did not disappoint!
The big-voiced singer razzled and dazzled during her New Year's Eve performance on Sunday night, singing not one, but two songs for the freezing crowd.
The notorious diva wowed with her glittering medley of "Vision of Love" and "Hero" and even made a joke at her own expense, saying to the audience that the night was a "disaster" because she didn't have her hot tea.
"They told me there would be hot tea," she quipped.
The singer, who was with Bryan Tanaka, donned a golden bomber jacket, black pants and some sky-high boots for the run through.
After the rehearsal, the "Sweet Fantasy" hitmaker took to her Instagram to share some positive (but chilly) vibes with her fans, writing, "Festive even in single digits! See you tonight, everybody!!"
Alessia Cara, Florida Georgia Line, Halsey and Hailee Steinfeld also joined the lineup for the special's West Coast celebration
Alesso, G-Eazy, Portugal. The Man, Bebe Rexha, watt and Zedd also hit the stage.
On Dec. 22, dick Clark productions and ABC today announced that multi-platinum selling songstress would be returning to Times Square to perform for a live audience of more than one million people, just minutes before the ball drops on NYE.
Previously, Carey appeared on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve in 2005. She came back and made headlines last year due to a disastrous performance, after which she said, "It became an opportunity to humiliate me."
But it looks like Carey changed her tune.