Viewers of Mariah Carey‘s E! show have been questioning the authenticity of the drama on the supposed “docu-series.” But it appears the drama off-camera is undeniable.
As widely reported, Mimi was left red-faced after an audio malfunction wreaked havoc on her performance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. A performance many are alleging she attempted to lip-sync.
In the wake of the chaos, the 46-year-old’s manager and producers for the special have been trading blows in the ring of public opinion.
And while talk on both sides has turned to legal litigation, Carey is reportedly making colossal changes on her team.
See what we mean below…
According to Entertainment Tonight, the ‘Emotions’ singer has severed ties with her creative director Anthony Burrell.
Per the report:
“He’s not being brought back [in 2017] for a number of reasons.” The source claims that part of the reason for Burrell’s departure is due to a placement decision he allegedly made without the approval of Carey or her management team.
According to the source, Anthony moved Carey’s backup singers off the stage for the live performance in Times Square, putting them at the base of the risers in order to make more room for the dancers.
The source further explained to ET that Burrell’s decision to move the backup dancers offstage “left Mariah without any support,” as backup singers can be a source of support and help an artist pick up cues if their inner earpieces don’t work and they can’t hear the music.
The news has come as a shock to many Carey observers. Especially given how prominent Burrell is in ‘Mariah’s World,’ as well as within her current creative team (which has been working better than prior incarnations).
It’s even more of a surprise in light of how supportive the former Beyonce dancer was of the diva in the aftermath of “that” performance:
I haven't been able to watch NYE performance. 30 sec from live TV, boss couldn't hear her own vocal in her in-ears from Mic. #heartbroken
— Anthony Burrell (@anthonyburrell) January 3, 2017
Sucks to see all of the hateful messages. Peep are so quick to judge, not knowing we were all in a state of panic.
— Anthony Burrell (@anthonyburrell) January 3, 2017
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If indeed true, this would be unfortunate.
Rather than firing folk in a bid to find a scapegoat, Team Mimi would be well-advised to add to their mix of professionals. A vocal coach, for example, would be useful to re-instil some of the power and confidence that once made her such a formidable voice.
Because, for yours truly, there’s still something oh so irksome about the reality that she froze because she could not deliver live the vocals she was waiting to kick-in in her “faulty earpiece.”
Put simply, screw the excuses and correct the issue.
Poor little tink tink.
Mariah Carey is an Iconic vocalist. Her version of My All and Vision of Love. Her belting voice was beautiful and her lower register on Thank God I Found You was breathtaking. This website always claims one mintue she can’t sing and THEN CLAIMS SHE slays. Make up your mind Ms. Sam. 47 year s old Mariah stays booked and front and center.
Mariah and all her fans need to STOP with the excuses, and STOP trying to use her past accomplishments as a crutch and a means for a pass.
SO WAIT IS THIS KIM BURRELLS HUSBAND, BECAUSE HE DID WORK FOR MARIAH FOR QUITE SOME TIME
How dumb can you be? Two people in the entertainment industry having the same last name do not have to be married or related. Plus, Anthony is gay and taken.
Can we get a positive post. This kinda stale for most. Kiss it better is platinum.
Nobody else is to blame but her. Just say you f**ked up and done.
Well if the dancers could dance to the beat, why couldn’t she sing to the beat?
It crazy absurd how the author keeps putting so much emphasis on Mariah’s voice and she didn’t sing. She didn’t lip sync either. Why because she couldn’t here the music?
You can’t give a good live vocal performance in the cold, and I don’t care who you are, it’s not happening so I’m glad Mariah chose not to go that route.
and people wonder why Whitney chose to sing in the heat. A cold sanctioned event dosent do well with singers to belt from being cold.
jesus sam, can you lay off Mariah
those vocal comments arent cute
Noooo, Stella should’ve been fired. She’s the one really sabotaging Mariah!
I don’t think so I mean she had a pretty good year because she was constantly booked e.g. Vegas shows,tour,Tv appearances,lifetime movies,Mac line but I really think she could have kept the reality show or have it be documentary type thing like Beyonce’s life is but a dream
Stella had it in for anthony….hmmmm….i wonder
I’ve been watching her show and there’s more to this story than what’s being said. I can see Mariah’s manager Stella having a dirty hand in manipulating the situation. She’s been wanting to get rid of him for a while now.
Sigh
https://youtu.be/lzBa-S_mjzA
Oh Sam you pathetic little long nosed mongoose I see you went and deleted my comment from the last Mariah post.
You can dish it but you can’t take it? Bet you can’t even take a simple 5 inch phallus without running away like a little bîtch
Justice for Emotions tho lol…she just stood there…she could have done her little whisper vocals or something! And those embarrassing pre-recorded high notes before the chorus smh…love me some Mariah, but there’s no excuses about standing there, working microphone in hand, while performing YOUR SONG LIVE in TIMES SQUARE on New Year’s Eve! Kelly Price would NEVER…Kelly Price would’ve SANG like Jesus was coming! Bey would’ve said, “Something ain’t right, but we about to do this…how ya’ll feeling Times Square?”, and SANG like everything was normal…Aretha would’ve sang like she was singing for the last 12 piece of fried chicken on EARTH lol…but Mariah Vanilli just stood there…on some Ashley Simpson ish
Hey girl did you bookmark my comment from last year??
“The last 12 piece of chicken ON earth” though?! I AM DYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yet another post bashing Mariah. Yes – she isn’t completely faultless, by for gods sake give it a rest TGJ. Report on something positive!
Since you still posting on Mimi Sam why haven’t you reported We Belong Together sold an additional 3x million ?? or that Kiss it better is platinum. Keep seething Sam, each dzy you prove how bias and totally unprofessional you are. Bet if Bey sold an extra mill that post be up quickly asf.
Bish why do u keep saying additional 3 million. Ya’ll lying ass lambs.
Its certified 3 Million, cut the b*******.
I remember seeing a performance of Monica where there was technical difficulties with the instrumental so she i don’t need it, and sang the song acapella. Had Mariah cut the music entirely and sang, she would be getting praises but I don’t think she was prepared to sing that night.
She said**
She sucks and needs to sit down. Guess what cow, if you would have rehearsed, you would have noticed that the backup singers were gone.
But she was at rehearsals
http://www.tmz.com/2017/01/02/mariah-carey-sound-check-rehearsal-photos/
Im with Sam on this one. Scapegoat. Even if this is true, we should know nothing about it. Sounds like Mariah no good Manager to me. Now yall going to try to damage his career publicly. Mariah Career is not going no where It hasn’t been. Mariah Carey can bounce back because she Mariah. I bet Mariah boo Tanka going to take his place cause I remember him being Beyonce Dance Captain.
But wait he is the Creative Director, so that would be his job to do. Scape Goat it is
She needs to fire that fame hungry manager! The show isn’t real, and Stella is just riding the Mariah train.
But…I don’t see how you guys don’t understand that a dancer doesn’t need to hear themselves to sing….but a SINGER DOES. The author of this article does a horrible attempt at shade, yet his blog is filled with grammar errors and system bugs. Maybe you should hire a new team as well…
smh this website used to be so much better. this might as well be the shade room with the types of articles you all have been posting. No announcements of new artists, songs, music videos, interviews, nothing. just redundant gossip. please do a soul search and find some integrity for this platform.
I never liked him anyway. Plus, I heard some not so nice things he said about Mimi from someone who was around the team during this performance.
If Pigtina can survive bochting the national anthem at the superbowel then this will be a cake walk for a Godariah
XTina has never been busted lip syncing on live TV unlike Oinkriah.
She does not need a vocal coach. She is a seasoned artist and knows how to sing. It is her decision to fire him and we should respect that. I think he got beside himself if he is pulling stunts like that without her approval. The problem falls with Mariah letting other’s manage too much of her career and stage presence. For example, she could make more money from records if she went independent but after her last contract ended she signed with Epic just because she wanted to be on a label. The same goes for her concerts. She relies too heavily on dancers to carry her around the stage instead of just singing more. Mariah herself cannot dance but she does not have to involve herself so much with the dancers. Let them do their job in the background and just harmonize with the background singers to give better live vocals. Having a “creative director” (ie a lead dance routine man) direct your stage is dumb. Mariah should take notes from Beyonce and learn how to “run” the show. Beyonce has creative input but at the end of the day she makes everything run her for approval. Both are divas in their own right but Beyonce is a true boss. Mariah has to learn how to be more of a boss because she is the star of Mariah’s shows and it is her brand on the line.
Correction: She does need a vocal coach. She is a seasoned artist and knows how to sing but a good vocal coach revises your songs so that they fit the current state of your voice. Patti Labelle did this as she got older and it worked wonderfully. It is her decision to fire him and we should respect that. I think he got beside himself if he is pulling stunts like that without her approval. The problem falls with Mariah letting other’s manage too much of her career and stage presence. For example, she could make more money from records if she went independent but after her last contract ended she signed with Epic just because she wanted to be on a label. The same goes for her concerts. She relies too heavily on dancers to carry her around the stage instead of just singing more. Mariah herself cannot dance but she does not have to involve herself so much with the dancers. Let them do their job in the background and just harmonize with the background singers to give better live vocals. Having a “creative director” (ie a lead dance routine man) direct your stage is dumb. Mariah should take notes from Beyonce and learn how to “run” the show. Beyonce has creative input but at the end of the day she makes everything run by her for approval. Both are divas in their own right but Beyonce is a true boss. Mariah has to learn how to be more of a boss because she is the star of Mariah’s shows and it is her brand on the line.
In other news Avril lavigne and lil mama’ girlfriend was certified 3xplatinum in Guam ya’ll!
Wait wasn’t this guy dating Rihanna during the early stages of her career?
Chile…he gay
He has a daughter…..
He dated her briefly but he also kept his true sexuality from Rihanna. I guess she found out because their dating was very very brief (less than a month).
So what if he has a daughter? The man is gay gay gay. I’m not just saying that based on rumors, I’m saying because I know. He’s gay! I know so many of his friends. He’s gayyyyyy.
Mariah’s excuse train is getting more and more pathetic with each passing day.
so sad she is blaming her creative director… its so obvious she wasnt able to deliver live vocals without the voice playback… sad sad
Well she sang live at the O2 arena in London and she was amazing. I guess Sam wasn’t invited to see her
Didn’t like his ass anyways he thought he was the s*** and tried to live vicariously through Mariah in a sick annoying way trying to be the star. BYE! You are not the star
I always hate all her dancer are blacks.. we need more colors.. why all black ? I’m happy with this.
Wow