Mariah Carey is many things, but casual isn’t one of them. So, naturally, she had to make an appearance when she performed at the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special on Sunday (October 6) night.
The center section of a giant bright pink “M” opened on the AMA stage to reveal the diva herself, decked out in an elegant white gown and sparkling jewelry. And Mimi did not disappoint. Carey was at her best when she sang “We Belong Together,” her 14th-week No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (one of 19 No. 1 songs on the chart). In her best form, she weaved through soulful and soulful music, and sang a sustained and incredible long note at the end. This was a shocking performance. The audience sang every word in ecstasy, and some even covered their hearts.
Before taking the AMA stage, Kelly and advertising billboardTetris Kelly discusses classic hits and her 2005 album The Liberation of Mimi. “People had shut me out,” she recalls. “And the song of the decade, ‘We Belong Together’ – to me, it had to be a big record to really make a comeback.” Late ’00s, advertising billboard Due to its huge success on the charts, “We Belong Together” was declared the song of the decade.
During the AMA’s 50th anniversary broadcast, Stray Kids performed their single “Chk Chk Boom” as well as *NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye”, recreating some of *NSYNC’s puppet-style dances to pay homage to the boy band’s 2000 hit American Music Awards. Smokey Robinson, co-host of the first American Music Awards in 1974, also attended the 50th special awards ceremony to look back on half a century of awards.
The American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special is produced by Dick Clark Productions. DCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation (PMC) and a joint venture between PMC and Eldrige. PMC is the parent company of Billboard.
