Mariah Carey reacts to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snub

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Mariah Carey considered one of the most gifted singers of their generationbut somehow that didn’t get her into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. The 55-year-old superstar was awarded her first nomination, but somehow failed to win when it came time to vote.

Carey discussed the award with her dry sense of humor on full display. Los Angeles Times interview dated October 30. Journalist Mikael Wood asked if she had “thoughts” about the nomination.

“My thoughts are: I didn’t get in,” she said wryly, then added a small twist to the situation.

Mariah Carey attends LA Pride in the Park held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 10, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images) — Mariah Carey attends LA Pride in the Park held at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 10, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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“Everyone called me and said: “I think you’ll get in!” and so I was excited about it. But that didn’t happen then,” Carey admitted. My lawyer (Allen Grubman) got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before me.” Carey first qualified for the award in 2016, but it took her eight years to even the score. get nominated.

Her longtime entertainment attorney, who has also worked with Madonna and Elton John, was hired in 2022. That should sting a little, considering she has 19 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart—only The Beatles have surpassed her with 20 top songs. . Carey will get another chance to be nominated in 2025, but her exclusion from the music industry is not a one-time snub.

On Wednesday, October 16, Carey opened up about herself. five Grammy wins on Las Culturistas podcast with Bowen Young and Matt Rogers.

Rogers remarked, “By the way, you don’t have enough of them.”

“They deceived me. They are playing with me,” she replied. Her first two Grammy wins came in 1991 for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Vision of Love,” but it would be another 16 years before she won another one. From 1991 to 2006, she was “0 for 17,” according to the data. Us weekly although she considers her 1997 work a work of art, Butterflyas “probably my best album.”

The Queen of Christmas deserves more respect, especially since it’s her season and Carey has made quite a bit of money in the music industry.

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