Throughout her career, Carey has earned numerous awards and honors, including the World Music Awards' Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium, the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1991, and "Billboard"s Special Achievement Award for the Artist of the Decade during the 1990s. In a career spanning over 20 years, Carey has sold over 200 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Carey is ranked as the best-selling female artist of the Nielsen SoundScan era, with over 52 million copies sold. Carey was ranked first in MTV and "Blender" magazine's 2003 countdown of the 22 Greatest Voices in Music, and was placed second in "Cove" magazine's list of "The 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists." Aside from her voice, she has become known for her songwriting.
Awards and achievements
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey | Awards and achievements
The World Music Awards' Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium, the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1991, and "Billboard"s Special Achievement Award for the Artist of the Decade World Music Awards' Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium, the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1991,  "Billboard"s Special Achievement Award for the Artist of the Decade during the 1990s and others. The World Music Awards' Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium, the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1991, "Billboard"s Special Achievement Award, among others. World Music Awards' Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium, the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and "Billboard"s Special Achievement Award for the Artist of the Decade
who sang all i want for christmas in 1995
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Mariah Carey.
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who is she?
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She is an American singer-songwriter and actress.
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what was her early days like?
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Racial tensions prevented the Carey family from integrating into their community though she excelled in the arts, such as music and literature in school.
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what are some famous songs she performed during 2010?
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Oh Santa! and Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem).
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who composed the former mentioned one?
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Mariah Carey.
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how did it perform in the charts?
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It became a record-breaking entry on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary songs chart.
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how was it received critically?
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There were mixed reviews.
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what was her other song about?
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It is a re-write of "Auld Lang Syne" and Robert Burns and Mariah Carey had re-composed the poem into a house song.
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how was it received critically?
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Negative responses from critics.
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what are some philanthropic activities this singer is associated with?
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The Fresh Air Fund and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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what does the latter mentioned foundation do?
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They help fulfill the wishes of children with a critical illness between the ages of 2 and 18 years old.
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what is her style of music?
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Love is the subject of the majority of Carey's lyrics, although she has written about themes such as loss, sex, race, abuse and spirituality.
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what are some awards she has received?
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The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 under the High Patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and is based in Monte-Carlo. Awards are presented to the world's best-selling artists and are given based on sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), with some also voted for online by the public. Carey has received 19 awards from 23 nominations. In 2003, she was awarded The Diamond Award for sales of over 100 million albums worldwide and in 2008 she received The Legend Award for the most US number-one singles by any female solo recording artist (18).
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | World Music Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Mariah Carey has received 5 awards from 34 nominations.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Grammy Awards
The "Billboard" Music Awards are awarded by "Billboard" magazine, the preeminent publication covering the music business. According to the official "Billboard" Music Awards website, Carey has won 15 awards.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Billboard Music Awards
Yahoo Music editor Jason Ankeny wrote, "She earned frequent comparison to rivals Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, but did them both one better by composing all of her own material." According to "Billboard" magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States. At the 2000 World Music Awards, Carey was given a Legend Award for being the "best-selling female pop artist of the millennium," as well as the "Best-selling artist of the 90s" in the United States, after releasing a series of albums of multiplatinum status in Asia and Europe, such as "Music Box" and "Number 1's".
Mariah Carey | Awards and achievements
Carey has received 6 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards from 8 nominations.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
The Do Something Awards recognize both young people making social change and individuals from the entertainment industry who have dedicated their time to activism and charity. Carey was awarded alongside her husband Nick Cannon in 2012.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Do Something Awards
The Golden Globe Awards are awarded annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Mariah Carey has received one nomination.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Golden Globe Awards
The BRIT Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual music awards ceremony, and the British equivalent of the American Grammy Awards. Mariah Carey has received 5 nominations.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | BRIT Awards
The music industry took note of Carey's success. She won two awards at the 1996 American Music Awards for her solo efforts: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist. Throughout 1995 and 1996, Carey was awarded various prestigious awards at the World Music Awards, including World's Best Selling Female R&B Artist, World's Best Selling Overall Female Recording Artist, World's Best Selling Pop Artist and World's Best Selling Overall Recording Artist. Additionally, "Fantasy" was named Song of the Year at the BMI Awards and Favorite Song at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, where Carey also won the award for Top Pop Female.
Daydream (Mariah Carey album) | Accolades
Speaking to the press after winning Best New Artist, Carey stated: "With all the controversy surrounding this award, I hope to bring it back to a real singer-songwriter category, where everyone else following me can be as proud as I am to receive this honor". The singer's performance of "Vision of Love" at the ceremony has consistently been ranked as one of the greatest award show performances of all time. Andrew Unterberger of "Billboard" described it as showcasing Carey "in full beast mode, tracing her unprecedented vocal runs with her hands and occasionally running out of room in the process; not excessively showy but unafraid of demonstrating".
Mariah Carey (album) | Legacy
The BMI Pop Music Awards are presented annually by Broadcast Music, Incorporated, a United States performance rights organization. Carey has been awarded 34 times for 21 different singles.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | BMI Pop Music Awards
The Echo Awards is an accolade awarded by the , an association of recording companies of Germany, to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Echo Awards
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show, established in 1987, which honors the best in African-American music and entertainment. Mariah Carey has won 6 awards from 13 nominations.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Soul Train Music Awards
In 1998, Carey received the World Music Awards for becoming the "World's Best Selling Recording Artist of the 1990s" as well as the award for "World's Best Selling R&B Artist". Carey received the 1998 Billboard Music Award for Artist of the Decade. At the 1999 BMI Music Awards, Carey took home the coveted Songwriter of the Year award. "When You Believe" was nominated at the 2000 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group. Additionally, the song won the award for Best Original Song at the 71st annual Academy Awards.
Number 1's (Mariah Carey album) | Accolades
On November 23, 2008, actor Terrence Howard presented Mariah with the honor of the achievement award once again for her 2008 world record of having the most number one singles on Billboard's Hot 100 chart than any solo artist in music history, which includes Elvis Presley when "Touch My Body" from Mariah's 2008 album "E=MC2" became her 18th #1 single. Also for spending the most weeks as the Billboard Hot 100 chart's number one artist, more weeks than any artist in music history. Mariah Carey is the only previous American Music Award of Achievement recipient to receive the award twice.
American Music Award for Achievement | History
An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature. Carey has been awarded 2 times as a result of 14 nominations.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | NAACP Image Awards
The Myx Music Award is an award presented by the cable channel Myx to honor the biggest hitmakers in the Philippines and the world. Mariah Carey was nominated in the 1st Myx Music Awards back in 2006.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Myx Music Awards
The Congressional Award is an award for young Americans, established by the United States Congress in 1979 to "recognize initiative, service and achievement in young people." Mariah Carey was presented the Horizon Award in 1999, which is "presented to individuals from the private sector who have contributed to expanding opportunities for all Americans through their own personal contributions, and who have set exceptional examples for young people through their own successes in life."
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Congressional Awards
"Daydream" had lost all of its six nominations, shocking most critics who branded it the "album of the year". With every passing loss, the television cameras continued to zoom on Carey's face, who was finding it more difficult to retain her smile. By the end of the night, Carey had not won a single award. The disappointment on her face was painfully obvious. Carey did not perform again until the 2006 ceremony, when she was nominated for eight awards (winning three) for "The Emancipation of Mimi".
Daydream (Mariah Carey album) | Grammy controversy
The IFPI Platinum Europe Awards were founded in 1996 and are awarded in recognition of one million album retail sales across Europe. Carey has received 7 awards.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | IFPI Platinum Europe Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. Mariah Carey has won 1 of 7 nominations.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | BET Awards
Throughout Carey's career, she has collected many honors and awards, including the World Music Awards' Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium, the Grammy's Best New Artist in 1991, and "Billboard"s Special Achievement Award for the Artist of the Decade during the 1990s. In a career spanning over 30 years, Carey has sold over 200 million records worldwide, making her one of the biggest-selling artists in music history. In 2012, Carey was ranked second on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Women in Music." In 2019, "Billboard" magazine ranked her at number four on the "Billboard" Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making Carey the most successful female artist in the history of the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Introduction
After rejecting the honour of having a star in the early 2000s, as Carey felt she has not done enough to earn one, in August 2015, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In October 2019, Carey was an honors at "Variety"'s Power of Women event alongside honors Jennifer Aniston, Awkwafina, Brie Larson, Chaka Khan, and Dana Walden. The women were being celebrated for their careers as well as their philanthropic work ranging from involvement with The Fresh Air Fund to advocacy for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. On November 24, 2019, her song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" won three records in "Guinness World Records" for one of the best-selling and most recognizable Christmas songs, most streamed song on Spotify in 24 hours (female) (10,819,009 streams in December 2018) and most weeks in the UK singles Top 10 chart for a Christmas song (20) titles.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Introduction
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular songs and singers in Europe. Mariah Carey has won 1 of 5 nominations.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | MTV Europe Music Awards
Throughout 1992, Carey, the album and its accompanying singles received recognition by the music industry in the form of several awards. At the 19th annual American Music Awards, Carey took home the award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist. At the 3rd annual Billboard Music Awards, Carey took home two trophies for the album and "Emotions," Top Female Album Artist and Top Female Single. Additionally, Carey was nominated for two Grammy Award at the 34th annual ceremony, for Producer of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, losing in both categories. All three of the album's singles were awarded BMI Pop Awards in 1993.
Emotions (Mariah Carey album) | Accolades
The Basenotes Fragrance Awards are an annual award for excellence in fragrance and are voted for by visitors to the Basenotes website. Carey won 1 of 4 nominations for her fragrance M in 2008, and it was presented to the manufacturing cosmetics company Elizabeth Arden, Inc.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Basenotes Fragrance Awards
The Japan Gold Disc Awards are awarded annually by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Golden Disc Awards
In 1996, Carey won many awards at the Billboard Music Awards, including Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year, Hot 100 Airplay ("Always Be My Baby"), Hot Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year and Special Award for 16 weeks at #1 for "One Sweet Day".
Daydream (Mariah Carey album) | Accolades
The Black Reel Awards were introduced in 2000 and were designed to annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in film. Carey has received two nominations for her work in "Precious".
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Black Reel Awards
The Smash Hits Awards was an awards ceremony voted by readers of the "Smash Hits" magazine, which ran from 1988 until the closure of the magazine in 2006.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Smash Hits Awards
"Vision of Love" was nominated for three Grammy Awards at the 33rd annual ceremony, held on February 20, 1991: Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, winning the latter. Additionally, the song received the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female and a Song of the Year Award at the BMI Pop Awards. Devon Powers from Popmatters has stated during the release of Carey's "Greatest Hits" album that "Mariah's Greatest Hits moves chronologically through that remarkable career, beginning with “Vision of Love”, the 1990 single that introduced the singer to instant stardom.
Vision of Love | Legacy
At the ceremony, Mariah Carey received the "Pop Icon Award" for having sold over 200 million records and having more No.1 singles in America than any other solo artist. Miley Cyrus received the award for world's Best Pop Rock Female Artist. She also won World's Best Video for "Wrecking Ball" and World's Best Female Artist voted by the fans. Han Geng received the awards for World's Best Male Artist voted by the fans. Laura Pausini received an award for her 20 years of career. Ricky Martin received the "Latin Legend Award" for his global record sales. Taylor Swift won four awards.
2014 World Music Awards | Awards
"Hero" was awarded and nominated for awards throughout the music industry. At the 12th ASCAP Awards, Carey took home the award for "Rhythm & Soul Songwriter". The following year, at the 13th annual ceremony, "Hero" won Carey awards for "Rhythm & Soul Songwriter" and "Pop Songwriter". The song was awarded a BMI Pop Award at the ceremony in 1995. Additionally, it was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 37th annual Grammy Awards, losing to Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do".
Hero (Mariah Carey song) | Awards and accolades
The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards were a film awards ceremony, founded by Blockbuster Inc., that ran from 1995 until 2001.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Mariah Carey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 5, 2015.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Hollywood Walk of Fame
The song did not win either nomination, a typical trend of Carey's nominations at the Grammys. "Honey" won many prestigious awards throughout the music industry in 1997 and 1998. The song was nominated at the 1998 Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song. Additionally, the song won the BMI Pop Award for "Songwriter."
Honey (Mariah Carey song) | Critical reception
After the album's release, Carey won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award in the category of Favorite Female Artist, and Entertainer of the Year at the Soul Train Music Awards. "#1's" won a 1999 Japan Gold Disc Award for International Pop Album of the Year.
Number 1's (Mariah Carey album) | Accolades
Throughout her career, Carey has earned numerous awards and honors, including the World Music Awards' Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium, the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1991, and "Billboard"s Special Achievement Award for the Artist of the Decade during the 1990s. In a career spanning over 20 years, Carey has sold over 200 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Carey is ranked as the best-selling female artist of the Nielsen SoundScan era, with over 52 million copies sold. Carey was ranked first in MTV and "Blender" magazine's 2003 countdown of the 22 Greatest Voices in Music, and was placed second in "Cove" magazine's list of "The 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists." Aside from her voice, she has become known for her songwriting.
Mariah Carey | Awards and achievements
Additionally, the album won the BMI Pop Award for Songwriter of the Year and the Songwriter awards for "Honey", "Butterfly" and "My All". At the Soul Train Music Awards in 1998, Carey won the awards for the Aretha Franklin Entertainer of the Year and Soul Train Lady of Soul, which were presented to her by Chris Tucker and Patti Labelle. "Butterfly" was nominated at the 1998 NAACP Image Awards, in the Outstanding Female Artist category. At the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Carey was named the Songwriter of the Year and received the Song of the Year award. At the 1998 World Music Awards, Carey won two of night's top awards; the World's Best-selling R&B Artist and the World's Best-selling Recording Artist of the '90s.
Butterfly (Mariah Carey album) | Awards
A Golden Raspberry Award is an award presented in recognition of the worst in film and was founded by John J. B. Wilson in 1980. The term "raspberry" in the name is used in its irreverent sense, as in "blowing a raspberry."
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Golden Raspberry Awards
She is also a recipient of the Chopard Diamond award in 2003, recognizing sales of over 100 million albums worldwide. Additionally, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lists Carey as the third-best-selling female artist, with shipments of over 63 million units in the US. In Japan, Carey has the top four highest-selling albums of all time by a non-Asian artist. Carey has spent 82 weeks at the number-one position on "Billboard" Hot 100, the greatest number for any artist in US chart history. On that same chart, she has accumulated 19 number-one singles, the most for any solo artist (and second behind the Beatles) and she is also the only artist to have a number-one song in each year of a decade (1990s decade).
Mariah Carey | Awards and achievements
"Emotions" received positive reviews from critics. "Emotions" was nominated for the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, losing to "Something to Talk About" by Bonnie Raitt. It won a BMI R&B Award, continuing Carey's unbroken streak of wins for this award. Carey was also nominated for Producer of the Year (non-classical), becoming the second woman to achieve this honor.
Emotions (Mariah Carey song) | Critical reception
Carey, being a multiple award nominee, was one of the headlining performers. Together with Boyz II Men, she sang a live rendition of "One Sweet Day", to a very positive response. However, as the award winners were announced one by one, Carey watched as her name was not called up even once. "Daydream" had lost all of its six nominations, shocking most critics who branded it the "album of the year". With every passing loss, the television cameras continued to zoom on Carey's face, who was finding it more difficult to retain her smile. By the end of the night, Carey had not won a single award.
38th Annual Grammy Awards | Introduction
Her diva persona has also given her much admiration from gay fans. Carey was honored by GLAAD in 2016 with the "GLAAD Ally Award" for which she expressed gratitude to her LGBT+ fans. In her speech she thanked the community, "For the unconditional love because it's very difficult for me to have that. I haven't experienced much of it...I wish all of you love, peace, [and] harmony..."
Mariah Carey | Public image
The GLAAD Media Awards is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. Carey was presented the Ally Award for her consistent use of her platform to support and advance LGBT equality and acceptance.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | GLAAD Media Awards
In a contemporary review, "Entertainment Weekly" wrote that while Carey possessed an "astonishing vocal range and high ideals", the album was plagued by poor songwriting. Robert Christgau was more critical in "The Village Voice", unenthusiastically touching on the opera roots of Carey's mother while finding much of the material clueless about its love themes. Jan DeKnock from the "Chicago Tribune" was more impressed by the album, finding it abundant with "sparkling tracks" that showcase Carey's songwriting and production talents, particularly "Vanishing". "Mariah Carey" was nominated for the 1991 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, while "Vision of Love" received nominations in the categories of Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Mariah Carey (album) | Critical reception
Carey won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and also received the award for Best New Artist. In "The Rolling Stone Album Guide" (2004), Arion Berger later wrote that "Carey debuted with an album of uplifting dance pop and R&B ballads, each song's composition co-credited to Carey and each providing an opportunity to unleash her wide vocal range." Ashley S. Battel from AllMusic found the record "extremely impressive" and described the songs as "smooth-sounding ballads and uplifting dance/R&B cuts" on an album that served "as a springboard for future successes". "Carey establishes a strong standard of comparison for other breakthrough artists of this genre", Battel concluded.
Mariah Carey (album) | Critical reception
With the exception "Hero" and "Dreamlover", the other songs lacked her usual "personality and intensity", according to Wynn. "Q" was more impressed by the record, writing that "this 1993 celebration of the all-conquering power of love was her defining moment".
Music Box (Mariah Carey album) | Critical reception
In future projects, they would continue writing material for Carey's albums, until her 1999 release "Rainbow", where he is absent from the writing credits. Four singles were released from the album. The first three, "Dreamlover", "Hero" and "Without You", became worldwide chart-topping singles, the latter becoming Carey's highest charting international single of her career. "Without You" became Carey's first number-one single in most European markets and reached the top three in the United States. To promote "Music Box", Carey embarked on the short but successful Music Box Tour which traveled to select cities in North America. Carey was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Dreamlover" at the 1994 Grammy Awards and received the same nomination for "Hero" at the 1995 Grammy Awards.
Music Box (Mariah Carey album) | Introduction
R&B singer Beyoncé said that she began doing vocal "runs" after listening to "Vision of Love" for the first time, stating that it inspired her to follow a path into the music industry. Christina Aguilera has also stated how Carey's album had the biggest influence on her vocal stylings and delivery. According to the Pier Dominguez, author of "Christina Aguilera: A Star is Made", Carey's carefully choreographed image of a grown woman struck a chord with Aguilera, whose influence also stemmed from the fact that both were of mixed heritage. Carey's two wins at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards was also commented upon by critics, particularly in regards to the lip-syncing controversy surrounding Milli Vanilli the prior year.
Mariah Carey (album) | Legacy
Love is the subject of the majority of Carey's lyrics, although she has written about themes such as loss, sex, race, abuse and spirituality. She has said that much of her work is partly autobiographical, but "Time" magazine's Christopher John Farley wrote: "If only Mariah Carey's music had the drama of her life. Her songs are often sugary and artificial—NutraSweet soul. But her life has passion and conflict," applying it to the first stages of her career. He commented that as her albums progressed, so too her songwriting and music blossomed into more mature and meaningful material. Jim Faber of the "New York Daily News", made similar comments, "For Carey, vocalizing is all about the performance, not the emotions that inspired it.
Mariah Carey | Musical style
Carey performed "You're Mine (Eternal)" for the first time at the "BET" Honors on February 8, 2014 and the show premiered on TV Monday February 24, 2014. On February 13, 2014, Carey performed the song live while lighting up the Empire State Building. Carey opened the 2014 World Music Awards with a performance of "Meteorite" and received Pop Icon Awards for having sold over 200 million records, and having more number one singles in United States than any other solo artist. To promote the album further, Carey went on a two-legged headlining concert tour entitled, The Elusive Chanteuse Show.
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse | Promotion
At the end of the program, she performed her classic "Hero" (1993), and was eventually joined by the finalists for the finale of the song. "Hero" was re-recorded by the 2008 UK X Factor finalists and released as a single, becoming the best-selling single of 2008. According to reports, the episode gained a large increase in viewers due to Carey's presence, and was able to surpass its long-time rival program, "Strictly Come Dancing", in the ratings. Carey made an appearance at the American Music Awards, held on November 23, 2008 at the Nokia Theatre. Wearing a long black gown, she performed the song after receiving an honorary award for her achievements in music.
E=MC² (Mariah Carey album) | Promotion
"Butterfly", recognised by critics as one of Carey's best albums at that point in her career, received several awards and was nominated for others. At the "Billboard" Music Awards, Carey received an honorary award, recognizing her achievement of earning "The Most Number-one Singles Ever by a Female Solo Artist in History". "Honey" was nominated at the 1998 Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song, while "Butterfly" was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. "Butterfly" won a Japan Gold Disc Award in the "International Pop Album of the Year" category. For "Butterfly", Carey won the American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist in 1998.
Butterfly (Mariah Carey album) | Awards
Nickson commented that before, Carey was seen as a pop singer with R&B tendencies, but "Honey" changed that idea, giving the singer "hip-hop credibility", and forced naysayers to "take another look." Rich Juzwiak from "Slant" complimented the song, calling it "awakening, both sensually and musically." Juzwiak concluded the review writing "Honey exemplifies the abrupt gear shifting that appreciating Mariah the artist requires. Its new pop brilliance doesn't always come easy, where detecting it depends on the audience's newfound ability to apply Carey's pop life to her pop music." "Honey" was nominated for two Grammy Awards at the 1998 ceremony, for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song.
Honey (Mariah Carey song) | Critical reception
In February 2010, the song, "100%", which was originally written and recorded for the film, "Precious", was used as one of the theme songs for the 2010 Winter Olympics, with all money proceeds going to Team USA. Carey is also a supporter and advocate for the LGBT community, and was honored with the "Ally Award" at the 27th GLAAD Media Awards in May 2016. The award is presented to media figures who have "consistently used their platform to support and advance LGBT equality and acceptance". One of Carey's most high-profile benefit concert appearances was on VH1's 1998 "Divas Live" special, during which she performed alongside other female singers in support of the Save the Music Foundation.
Mariah Carey | Philanthropy
Carey taped a performance of "#Beautiful" along with a medley of her greatest hits on May 15, 2013. The medley included Carey's debut "Vision of Love", as well as other songs such as "Make it Happen", "We Belong Together", "My All", and "Hero". The taping aired the following day (May 16) during the "American Idol" Season 12 finale episode. Carey performed "#Beautiful" with Miguel on June 2, 2013, at Hot 97's Summer Jam XX festival. She performed the remix of the song with Young Jeezy and Miguel on June 30, 2013, at the BET Awards. The singer taped a performance of "The Art of Letting Go", along with a medley of "Auld Lang Syne", "Fantasy", "Honey", "#Beautiful", "Emotions", "Always Be My Baby", "Touch My Body" and "We Belong Together", for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve", which aired on December 31, 2013.
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse | Promotion
"Fantasy" won many prestigious awards throughout the music industry in 1995 and 1996. At the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, the song won the award for "Favorite Single." Additionally, the song was awarded the "Pop Award" honor at the 1996 annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Carey won the "Dance Record of the Year" award at the "National Dance Music Awards" in 1996. "Fantasy" won two awards at the 1996 "Winter Music Conference National Dance Music Awards," for "Favorite Single" and "Dance Record of the Year." The song won a Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) "Pop Song of the Year" award in 1997, as well as the "Favorite Single" award at the annual "Archer Awards." The song also was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 38th Grammy Awards.
Fantasy (Mariah Carey song) | Awards and accolades
In 2012 Carey was elected a Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Also in 2012, "God's Empire" was shortlisted for the Ernest Scott Prize. Carey won the Kay Daniels Award in 2020 with "Empire of Hell".
Hilary Carey | Awards and recognition
Meizel noted in her book, "The Mediation of Identity Politics in American Idol", "Carey's influence not just stops in the emulation of melisma or her singing amongst the wannabe's, it's also her persona, her diva, her stardom which inspires them... a pre-fame conic look." In addition to her vocal ability, Carey has been credited for her role and impact as a songwriter and producer. Upon honoring her with the "Icon Award" at their eponymous awards ceremony in 2012, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) described Carey's songwriting as having a "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers". Jeffrey Ingold of Vice hailed Carey's lyricism as being "among the most verbose in pop music", praising her ability to convey "nuanced stories about love, loss, sex, race and abuse" within her songs.
Mariah Carey | Legacy
During her life she has obtained many awards and recognitions like the
María Brito | Awards
She has been awarded the Lucrecia Arana award, the SGAE Federico Romero prize, the RNE Ojo Crítico award, the CEOE prize and the Spanish Coca-Cola Foundation award for best singer. In 2007 the Community of Madrid awarded her with the Culture Prize in the music section.
María José Montiel | Prizes
Mariah Carey performed at the ceremony, marking the first time she has performed on the Billboard stage since 1998.
2015 Billboard Music Awards | Introduction
Carey opened the 2014 World Music Awards with "Meteorite" in May 2014. In addition to performing, she was attending the event to collect a Pop Icon award for having sold 200 million records worldwide and for having the most number one songs for a solo artist in the United States. Carey was criticized for arriving at the ceremony over an hour late and delaying the show. Carey performed underneath disco balls while dancers skated around her on roller skates. Both "Rap-Up" and "Vibe" described the performance as "dazzling", with the former writing that "Carey [lit] up the stage". The show was due to air on NBC and was later cancelled by the network, though the ceremony later aired on August 3 through 4Music.
Meteorite (Mariah Carey song) | Live performances
"Vision of Love" was the first single released from the album and became one of the most popular and critically praised songs of Carey's career. Additionally, "Vision of Love" is credited with bringing the use of melisma to the 1990s and inspiring various future talents. "Vision of Love" was nominated for three 1991 Grammy Awards: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (which it won), Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The song received the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female and a Songwriter Award at the BMI Pop Awards. In the United States, it peaked at number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, during the week of August 2, 1990, staying atop the chart for four consecutive weeks.
Mariah Carey (album) | Singles
Its second single, "We Belong Together", topped the US "Billboard" Hot 100 decade-end chart (2000s). Her performance the 2009 film "Precious" won her the Breakthrough Actress Performance Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Mariah Carey | Introduction
Carey has also had three songs debut atop the Hot 100 chart. In 1994, Carey released her holiday album "Merry Christmas" has sold over 15 million copies worldwide, and is the best-selling Christmas album of all time. It also produced the successful single "All I Want for Christmas Is You", which became the only holiday song and ringtone to reach multi-platinum status in the US. In Japan, "#1's" has sold over 3,250,000 copies and is the best-selling album of all time in Japan by a non-Asian artist. Her hit single "One Sweet Day", which featured Boyz II Men, spent sixteen consecutive weeks at the top of "Billboard"s Hot 100 chart in 1996, setting the record for the most weeks atop the Hot 100 chart in history.
Mariah Carey | Awards and achievements
Carey was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the album.
MTV Unplugged (Mariah Carey EP) | Critical reception
In January 2020, it was announced that Carey was to be inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame during that year's ceremony on June 11, 2020 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Numerous historians and social scientists have also credited Carey's outspokenness on her own multiracial heritage for facilitating public discourse surrounding race relations in the United States, as well as the advent of intersectional feminism, during the 1990s. As noted by Professor Michael Eric Dyson in his book, "Between God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing Witness to Black Culture," Carey's "refusal to bow to public pressure" surrounding the nature of her ethnicity exposed "the messy, sometimes arbitrary, politics of definition and categorisation" and "the racial contradictions at the centre of contemporary pop music" at the time.
Mariah Carey | Legacy
The disappointment on her face was painfully obvious. Carey did not perform again until the 2006 ceremony, when she was nominated for eight awards (winning three) for "The Emancipation of Mimi". The ceremony is also significant for Tupac Shakur introducing Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, and Paul Stanley of Kiss for the first time in full makeup and costume since 1979. Shakur said “And I’ve seen just about everything now,” in response to seeing Kiss walk on stage to announce the nominees for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal.
38th Annual Grammy Awards | Introduction
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register, she is referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by "Guinness World Records". She rose to fame in 1990 with her eponymous debut album, released under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, who married her three years later. Carey is the first artist in history to have their first five singles reach number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions". She achieved worldwide success with follow-up albums "Music Box" (1993), "Merry Christmas" (1994), and "Daydream" (1995).
Mariah Carey | Introduction
American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey has released fifteen studio albums, one live album, eight compilation albums, two extended plays, and one remix album. Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, having sold over 200 million records globally. She was presented with the Millennium Award at the 2000 World Music Awards for becoming the best-selling female artist of the millennium. According to the RIAA, she is the second highest-certified female artist and fourteenth overall recording artist with shipments of 66.5 million albums in the US. She is also ranked as the best-selling female artist of the US Nielsen SoundScan era (1991–present) with album sales of 55.5 million.
Mariah Carey albums discography | Introduction
"Daydream" proved to be one of the best-selling and most acclaimed albums of 1995. When the Grammy Award nominees were announced, and "Daydream" was nominated for six different awards, critics began raving how it would be "cleaning up" that year. The 38th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1996 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Carey, being a multiple award nominee, was one of the headlining performers. Together with Boyz II Men, she sang a live rendition of "One Sweet Day", to a very positive response. However, as the award winners were announced one by one, Carey watched as her name was not called up even once.
Daydream (Mariah Carey album) | Grammy controversy
Throughout her career, she has received the following awards:
María Teresa Andruetto | Awards and Acknowledgments
The American Music Awards are awarded for outstanding achievements in the record industry. Jones has received seven nominations.
List of awards and nominations received by Norah Jones | American Music Awards
"Daydream" became her biggest-selling album in the United States, and her second album to be certified Diamond by the RIAA, after "Music Box". The album continued Carey's dominance in Asian music markets and sold in excess of 2.2 million copies in Japan alone and over 20 million copies globally. "Daydream" and its singles were nominated in six categories at the 38th Grammy Awards. Though considered a favorite to win the top awards of the evening, Carey was shut out, prompting her to comment "What can you do? I will never be disappointed again." In early 1996, she embarked on her first international string of concerts, the Daydream World Tour.
Mariah Carey | 1993–1996: "Music Box", "Merry Christmas", and "Daydream"
"Daydream" was nominated for six Grammy Awards at the 38th annual ceremony, during which Carey performed live. Due to the album's critical and commercial success, critics believed Carey would be one of the night's big winners. However, to her dismay, she was completely shut out, causing the subject to become very public and controversial. She left the annual ceremony empty-handed. Six singles were released from the album. Its lead single "Fantasy" became the first single by a female artist to debut at number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and went on to top the chart for eight weeks, and became the second best-selling single of 1995 in the country.
Daydream (Mariah Carey album) | Introduction
Peaking at No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for the first time the same year, the song ended up giving Carey her nineteenth chart-topper in the USA, which not only extended her record as being the solo artist with the most number-one singles on the Hot 100, but also made her the only artist in history to have a number-one single in four consecutive decades. In January 2020, it was announced that Carey would be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame during that year's ceremony on June 11, 2020 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
Mariah Carey | 2018–present: "Caution", "Merry Christmas 25", and "The Rarities"
The international World Music Awards honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Jones has received four awards from four nominations.
List of awards and nominations received by Norah Jones | World Music Awards
Carey has been noted for co-writing and producing all of her original material. Of her nineteen "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one singles in the United States – the most among soloists – she has written eighteen of them. For her sophomore release "Emotions", Carey wrote all of the lyrics herself and co-composed the music with other collaborators, and is similarly credited for doing the same for the majority of the songs on "Music Box", "Daydream" and "Butterfly" (1997). The singer has collaborated with a number of songwriters throughout her career, with many of the songs reaching number-one on the music charts around the world, including "Hero", "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Fantasy", "Always Be My Baby", "Heartbreaker", "We Belong Together" and "Touch My Body".
List of songs recorded by Mariah Carey | Introduction
Carey began writing poetry and lyrics while attending Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, New York, where she graduated in 1987. Carey began vocal training under the tutelage of her mother. Though a classically trained opera singer, Patricia never pressured her daughter to pursue a career in classical opera. Carey recalled that she had "never been a pushy mom. She never said, 'Give it more of an operatic feel.' I respect opera like crazy, but it didn't influence me." In high-school, she was frequently absent because of her work as a demo singer; her classmates consequently gave her the nickname Mirage.
Mariah Carey | Early life
Below is a list of awards, accolades and recognitions that singer Diana Ross has won throughout her long career in show business both as member of The Supremes and her solo career.
List of awards and nominations received by Diana Ross | Introduction
Singing, to her, represents a physical challenge, not an emotional unburdening." While reviewing "Music Box", Stephen Holden from "Rolling Stone" commented that Carey sang with "sustained passion," while Arion Berger of "Entertainment Weekly" wrote that during some vocal moments, Carey becomes "too overwhelmed to put her passion into words." In 2001, "The Village Voice" wrote in regards to what they considered Carey's "centerless ballads," writing, "Carey's Strawberry Shortcake soul still provides the template with which teen-pop cuties draw curlicues around those centerless [Diane] Warren ballads [...] it's largely because of [Blige] that the new R&B demands a greater range of emotional expression, smarter poetry, more from-the-gut testifying, and less [sic] unnecessary notes than the squeaky-clean and just plain squeaky Mariah era.
Mariah Carey | Musical style
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List of awards and nominations received by Aaliyah | Introduction
These albums spawned some of Carey's most successful singles, including "Hero", "Without You", "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Fantasy", "Always Be My Baby", as well as "One Sweet Day", which topped the US "Billboard" Hot 100 decade-end chart (1990s). After separating from Mottola, Carey adopted a new image and incorporated more elements of hip hop into her music with the release of "Butterfly" (1997). "Billboard" named her the country's most successful artist of the 1990s, while the World Music Awards honored her as the world's best-selling music artist of the 1990s, and the best-selling female artist of the millennium.
Mariah Carey | Introduction
Giese is the recipient of numerous awards including 2016 Equity Award from Stanford University, two Golden Cine Eagles, a Kovler Writing Award, a Spotlight Award, First Prize at the American International Film Festival, a Charles Speroni Scholarship, and an MPAA Award of Excellence.
Maria Giese | Awards
In promotion for "E=MC²" and the single, Carey was featured as a guest judge and musical act on the fifth season of the British talent competition, "The X Factor". During that week, all the contestants would have to sing songs from Carey's catalog. Prior to her arrival, one of the show's judges Dannii Minogue said "Could it get any more nerve-wracking for the contestants?", due to the general strenuous nature of Carey's songs. After several performances by the finalists, Carey performed "I Stay in Love", accompanied by three background vocalists. She received a standing ovation from the audience and judges, and continued backstage for a taped session with the contestants.
E=MC² (Mariah Carey album) | Promotion
"The Emancipation of Mimi" received many awards and award nominations. It earned ten Grammy Award nominations in 2006–07: eight in 2006 for the original release (the most received by Carey in a single year), and two in 2007 for the Ultra Platinum Edition. In 2006, Carey won Best Contemporary R&B Album for "The Emancipation of Mimi", as well as Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song for "We Belong Together". Carey was nominated for, but did not win, Album of the Year ("The Emancipation of Mimi"), Record of the Year ("We Belong Together"), Song of the Year ("We Belong Together"), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("It's Like That"), and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("Mine Again").
The Emancipation of Mimi | Accolades
Carey performed "With You" for the first time at the American Music Awards of 2018. During the performance, she wore a hot pink gown, and was surrounded by shirtless male dancers who performed intricate choreography. While performing, Carey was raised on a pink platform which appeared to be part of her gown. The singer stood in one place throughout the entire performance while dancers mimicking a flower executed choreography around her, and she concluded it by blowing a kiss to the audience. Carey later performed the song on selected dates of her tour. On November 19, 2018, Carey performed "With You" on "Good Morning America".
With You (Mariah Carey song) | Live performances
Additionally, he described its content and instrumentation: As a song full of gospel and soulful influences, it allowed Mariah to really tear loose and show what she could do – which in reality was far more than the vocal gymnastics that seemed to comprise her reputation so far. From a deep rumble to a high wail, she covered five octaves wonderfully, as the power of the tune built. The backing vocals – which once again had those churchy harmonies – filled out the spare melody, as did the stately horns, which entered towards the end. The song was truly a vocal showcase for Mariah.
Emotions (Mariah Carey album) | Music and lyrics
In 2006, "It's Like That" received a nomination for a Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone". Raneisha Wilkinson of "The Celebrity Cafe" placed the song at number 5 among her "Top 10 Songs", calling it an enjoyable "catchy club banger song." Mark Graham of "VH1" ranked the song at number 11 on her "43 Best Songs" list.
It's Like That (Mariah Carey song) | Accolades
Carey performed a medley of her 1990 debut single "Vision of Love" with "Infinity" as part of its promotion, the first time being at the 2015 "Billboard" Music Awards on May 17, 2015, her first appearance at the awards show in seventeen years. A video tribute to the singer was shown prior to the singer entering the stage, who was wearing a "sheer and glittery" dress. Andrew Hampp for "Billboard" noted that it was an "Octave-leaping" performance and one of the most memorable of the night. However Carey's vocals, despite confirming that she had been suffering from bronchitis prior to the performance, garnered a mixed reaction from users on Twitter.
Infinity (Mariah Carey song) | Promotion
She is also a Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Theater Album, thanks to "The Color Purple"'s soundtrack, and a Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards winner for Harriet's lead song ""Stand Up"".
List of awards and nominations received by Cynthia Erivo | Introduction
The American Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony and one of several major annual American music awards shows. Mary has won four American Music Awards out of ten nominations.
List of awards and nominations received by Mary J. Blige | American Music Awards
She also released a Spanish EP titled "Mariah en Español" featuring spanish versions of her songs "My All", "Open Arms" and "Hero". After the release of the album, Carey picked up at where she left off on her "#MC30" campaign and released EP remixes for "Heartbreaker", "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)," "Thank God I Found You" and "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)".
The Rarities (Mariah Carey album) | #MC30
Both singers won five Billboard Music Award for "The Boy Is Mine" with Top Dance Maxi-Single, Best Clip, and Top 100 Singles Sales and a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance By a Duo or Group.
List of awards and nominations received by Monica | Introduction
The film garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, also for Carey's performance. "Variety" described her acting as "pitch-perfect." In January 2010, Carey won the Breakthrough Actress Performance Award for her role in "Precious" at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. On September 25, 2009, Carey's twelfth studio album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", was released. Reception for the album was mostly mixed; Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called it "her most interesting album in a decade," while Jon Caramanica from "The New York Times" criticized Carey's vocal performances, decrying her overuse of her softer vocal registers at the expense of her more powerful lower and upper registers.
Mariah Carey | 2008–2009: "E=MC²", "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", and "Precious"
She won as the "Best Female Concert Performer" in the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box-Office Entertainment Awards. PMPC Star Awards for Music has given her the "Album of the Year" and "Female Pop Artist of the Year" awards. Moreover, she has received multiple Gold and a Platinum certifications for her albums from the PARI.
List of awards and nominations received by Toni Gonzaga | "As a Singer"
In 2017, Carey won a "People That Inspire Us AKA The Wind Beneath My Wings Award" at The WOWIE Awards for organizing the Queens United Show, a drag benefit show that raised funds for the hurricane victims in Puerto Rico.
Phi Phi O'Hara | Awards
This is the list of awards and nominations received by her.
List of awards and nominations received by M.I.A. | Introduction