LOS ANGELES \u2014 Mariah Carey has blended pop, R&B, gospel and hip-hop into hit songs over five decades. But it was hearing a couple of cuts off her 1990s secret grunge album that had the superstar on her feet clapping.<\/p>\n
Foo Fighters blasted through \u201cSomeone\u2019s Ugly Daughter\u201d with Taylor Momsen on lead vocals. They followed up with \u201cLove is a Scam\u201d as Carey sang along from her front table.<\/p>\n
Carey was honored for her musical achievements and philanthropic efforts as MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday night, two days before the Grammy Awards. The award is given in the week ahead of the Grammys by MusiCares, a charity that supports musicians in need.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is one of one,\u201d longtime collaborator Babyface said. \u201cMariah, you are every songwriter and producer\u2019s dream. You strike a lot of gold. You are a blueprint of a great songwriter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Back in 1995, Carey secretly recorded and co-produced the grunge album \u201cSomeone\u2019s Ugly Daughter\u201d with her friend Clarissa Dane under the name Chick. It wasn\u2019t until her 2020 memoir that Carey revealed she was behind the project, singing background vocals while Dane handled lead.<\/p>\n
Of all the songs performed at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Carey seemed to enjoy Foo Fighters\u2019 blast from the past the most.<\/p>\n
Stevie Wonder didn\u2019t perform, but he took the stage to tell Carey, \u201cThe greatest thing about you and I is we have respect and love for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grammy nominee Teddy Swims tackled \u201cWithout You,\u201d the Harry Nilsson power ballad that Carey took to No. 1 in 1994.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was really terrifying,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
British girl group Flo harmonized on \u201cDream Lover,\u201d Billy Porter lent his unique interpretation to \u201cAlways Be My Baby,\u201d and Jennifer Hudson opened with \u201cI Don\u2019t Wanna Cry\u201d before seguing into \u201cVision of Love.\u201d<\/p>\n
Surprise guest Busta Rhymes teamed with Chant\u00e9 Moore and Spliff Star to perform \u201cI Know What You Want.\u201d<\/p>\n
John Legend sat behind the piano for \u201cHero\u201d after Charlie Puth sang \u201cI Still Believe\u201d in the round. Grammy nominee Laufey sang \u201cIt\u2019s Like That,\u201d and, in a nod to Carey\u2019s favorite color, Adam Lambert wore a lavender jacket while performing \u201cCan\u2019t Let Go.\u201d Kesha sang \u201cObsessed\u201d behind sunglasses. Maggie Rogers performed \u201cHoney,\u201d and then told Carey, \u201cYou\u2019re the coolest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tables had metallic butterflies tucked in the lavender rose centerpieces, while pats of butter were in the shape of tiny butterflies. Carey\u2019s sixth studio album \u201cButterfly\u201d came out in 1997.<\/p>\n
Dripping with diamonds on her necklace, earrings and bracelets, Carey did more singing at her table than she did onstage. <\/p>\n
Traditionally, the honoree performs some of their biggest hits at the end of what is usually a three-hour concert. This year, the show wrapped in just under two hours, with Jon Batiste leading some of the performers in Carey\u2019s holiday classic \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You.\u201d The guest of honor was led on stage and sang along for about 90 seconds of the finale.<\/p>\n
Perhaps Carey was saving her five-octave range for next Friday, when she\u2019s set to perform as part of the Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony in Italy, followed by a show in Abu Dhabi the next day.<\/p>\n
Befitting her diva status, Carey was guided to the podium trailed by a woman carrying the train of her sheer black lace dress. <\/p>\n
\u201cAh, tonight has been sublime,\u201d she said. \u201cTo hear my songs reimagined by some of the world\u2019s greatest artists, it\u2019s surreal. When I was a little girl scribbling lyrics in my notebook late at night, I could only dream of someone hearing those words and relating to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carey seemed genuinely touched by the honor, which has previously been bestowed on such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson, Joni Mitchell, Dolly Parton and Tom Petty. She told the crowd it was \u201cone of the most profound moments of my life and career.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh my gosh!\u201d Carey said. \u201cI got a chance to sit there and listen and feel very just blessed to be here. So much love, so much music. It\u2019s overwhelming in the best possible way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beth Harris, The Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES \u2014 Mariah Carey has blended pop, R&B, gospel and hip-hop into hit songs over five decades.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[76,49,48,75,77,341],"class_list":["post-445595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-arts","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-international","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}