At least she showed up, guys. And, at moments, she sparkled (though somewhat literally).
Diva extrodinaire Mariah Carey made her first appearance on the Billboard Music Awards stage in 17 years Sunday night, performing "Infinity."
In true Mariah fashion, she wore a dazzling dress, which help distract the audience from her backup singers hitting more of the big notes than the singer herself.
But at one point, Mariah got transported to the '90s and pulled off a few high notes that made her the idol we all love and admire. Then it was back to this:
When you realize Mariah is singing live pic.twitter.com/VtyadBcg0A— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) May 18, 2015
remember when mariah was a good singer without having to force her vocals to do things they can't do as well anymore pic.twitter.com/dXsV26e0CC— M (@mickeyatnight) May 18, 2015
mariah made the same sounds as planes pushing back from the gate before takeoff https://t.co/8EMvBSCROj— Desus Nice (@desusnice) May 18, 2015
me at Mariah trying to hit them high notes pic.twitter.com/2JPxWcXqfn— anal girl (@benadryI) May 18, 2015
Me after Mariah’s performance!! #BBMAs pic.twitter.com/NQVlhOPpOs— OITNB | BEYOND (@OITNB_Beyond) May 18, 2015
ariana grande stole mariah carey's talent— zach (@theKarNashians) May 18, 2015
Mariah Carey just screamed like she was in the woods trying to find Bigfoot. I know a Squatch call when I hear one.— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) May 18, 2015
Mariah should only sing Christmas music— owEeeeeEEeeEn (@ow333n) May 18, 2015
Mariah really just recreated the siren noise from "commas". i'm out— Desus Nice (@desusnice) May 18, 2015
Nick Cannon took Mariah Carey's vocals with him as a part of the divorce hearing.— Melech E. M. Thomas (@MelechT) May 18, 2015