Mariah Carey Set to Perform a Medley From “The Emancipation of Mimi” on New American Music Awards Special
Mariah Carey is set to perform a medley from her iconic album The Emancipation of Mimi during a special event celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the American Music Awards, which also marks the album’s twentieth anniversary.
Released on April 12, 2005, The Emancipation of Mimi marked Mariah Carey’s triumphant comeback after her previous albums received lukewarm reviews. The album delivered Carey’s highest first-week sales and produced timeless hits like “We Belong Together,” “Shake It Off,” and “It’s Like That.”
In a 2020 interview with Billboard, Carey shared that The Emancipation of Mimi was more than just a comeback for her.
.@MariahCarey will return to the #AMAs stage to perform a medley of hits from her multi-platinum album "The Emancipation of Mimi"
Watch her light up the stage – Sunday, October 6 on @CBS and streaming on @paramountplus! #AMAs50 pic.twitter.com/jeKuYyb5sF— American Music Awards (@AMAs) September 26, 2024
“In terms of having huge hits, [TEOM] definitely was a very successful album, so people were like, ‘It’s a comeback album, For me, it was like a coming together of a lot of things with that album more than a comeback album. But they can call it that if they want to.” Carey told Billboard.
However, The Emancipation of Mimi was also an album where Carey took full control of her life. She told Billboard that the timing felt perfect.
“It really was a moment and it did feel special. When I think about all the different songs on [the album] and the different collaborators, the timing was just right. It was the first time I collaborated with The Neptunes, and it was the first time I worked with [the late James] “Big Jim” Wright as a producer with “Circles” and with “Fly Like a Bird.” Carey added.
“We Belong Together” became Carey’s sixteenth No.1 hit, spending 14 weeks at the top of the charts and cementing itself as an R&B classic. Carey recalls the monumental impact of the song.
“My memories around that song are more associated with writing the song. After I left the studio, I got in the car and I just played the demo over and over. I was like, “This is going to be really monumental.” I didn’t know exactly how the moment was going to be, I just knew that I loved it.” Carey continued to Billboard.
A medley performance on an award show in 2024 of a 19 year old album. Oh “The Emancipation Of Mimi”, you will always be that girlhttps://t.co/y0ktZ1rakj— adampeerce (@adampeerce) September 26, 2024
It’s safe to say the Lambs are looking forward to Carey’s Performance on October 6. You can stream Carey’s music on all music streaming platforms.
