The 'Infinity' singer will take a break from her Las Vegas residency to perform at the BMAs for the first time in 17 years at the MGM Grand on May 17.
- May 6, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Mariah Carey is another name announced as a performer for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. Between her shows at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace, the diva will be taking the BMA stage at the MGM Grand on May 17.
This will be Carey's first time to appear at the annual event in 17 years. She joins previously-announced performers including Britney Spears, Iggy Azalea, Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, Wiz Khalifa and Sam Smith.
Carey's residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace starts on May 6 and will run through July 26. "#1 to Infinity", a compilation album to accompany her shows, is coming out on May 18 via Epic Records.
The set includes her 18 singles that have all hit No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. There'll also be an original song called "Infinity" which was debuted last month and has been rumored to be a diss aimed at her soon-to-be-ex-husband Nick Cannon.
However, the 45-year-old songbird has explained that it's actually a song about "loving yourself first." She recently told EXTRA, "There's a section of the song where it's like a chant - 'You're leaving, you're leaving, you're out the door infinity loving me more and more' - meaning you have to love yourself first, it can't be all about somebody else's thing or their issues, it has to be you and then you can deal with the rest of the things in your life."
