2017’s first viral celebrity moment belongs to Mariah Carey, who in the last moments of New Year’s Eve performed a medley that quickly became a disaster in front of an audience of millions on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
The legendary vocalist obviously has nothing to prove to her adoring fans, and let’s be real: The final song of an open-air performance in the ice cold air of a Manhattan New Year’s Eve basically requires a back-up track.
You can catch Carey on her reality show Mariah’s World, airing Sunday nights at 9/8c on E!
The awkwardness hit full throttle as the complete vocals for “We Belong Together” started playing minutes before midnight.