A leaked audio from the singer's live performance at the 82nd annual tree lighting ceremony in NYC shows her having troubles hitting the high notes of her 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'.
- December 5, 2014
AceShowbiz -
Mariah Carey might have disappointed her fans again after she finally showed up to sing her holiday classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at the 82nd annual tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, December 3. An audio of isolated, unedited vocals from her live performance at the Rockefeller Center in New York City has just leaked online, revealing that the diva struggled to hit the high notes she was famous for.
The audio footage was first posted online on a site called The Concourse. She sounds fine singing most of the lines without the musical accompaniment and the help of her backing vocalists. However, her voice cracks as she tries to belt out the higher octaves of the track.
The night before, Carey already upset her fans when she chose not to show up to pre-tape her performance. A source then told Confidenti@l that the singer thought NBC had anything to do with the leak, suggesting that the network wanted revenge.
"It's really hard to leak 'just' audio," the source said. "Mariah is blaming producers for leaking her audio track. She believes they did it to punish her for not showing up to taping the day before the live event!"
A rep for Carey, however, has denied the story. The rep said that those in attendance could've recorded the isolated track because she used a wireless mic. A rep for NBC, meanwhile, hasn't replied to a request for comment.
