Mariah Carey was back last night on Jimmy Kimmel cheerfully promoting her annual Christmas assault.
Mariah’s song — which was written by Walter Afanasieff — something she omits from the story — is her cash cow.
This year to date, Mariah has sold just 47,410 albums and singles in CDs and downloads. Her total is up around 650,000 — but that’s almost all streaming, which doesn’t keep a girl in tiaras!
So Christmas has become a big business for Carey. She brings back her hit record, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and goes on a short tour where she can bounce around in a Santa suit and spread tinsel over the town.
Last night Kimmel asked her if she knew there was a new Beatles record out. She did not. He also alluded to the fact that Mariah had made the audience wait a long time before she arrived. There was a discussion about her famous lateness to all events. Kimmel said he’d gotten very friendly with the audience until Mariah finally showed up.
Mariah did the whole Diva thing, and her fans no doubt ate it up.
When she got Afanasieff to write “All I Want” that was the genius move. It will serve Mariah and her children well into the century, and then some!
PS Mariah did not sing on Kimmel, because that takes a village to put together. I was instead gripped by Allison Russell, who should have been a major star already. She was amazing. Watch below. This woman is incredibly talented!
