In preparation for the countdown to 2023, let's take a look back at these embarrassing and gasp-inducing moments of all time during the live broadcast of New Year's Eve.
- Jan 1, 2023
AceShowbiz - Mariah Carey had a ball dropped on her on New Year's Eve in the middle of New York City's Times Square. Though it wasn't in the way most would expect. The "All I Want For Christmas Is You" hitmaker fumbled her way through awkward performances, closing out Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest and 2016, on a sour note.
Sound problems plagued Mariah's appearance, beginning with her take on the New Year's Eve classic "Auld Lang Syne". It didn't get better as Mariah paused her performance to tell the audience, "We didn't have a [sound] check for this song, so we'll just say it went to No. 1 and that's what it is, okay?" before adding, "Well, Happy New Year! We can't hear, but I'll just get through the moment." Visibly frustrated, she walked around the stage, pausing and motioning for her earpiece. "Put these monitors on, please," she pleaded with the production crew.
