(UPDATED) Mariah Carey’s NYE performance disaster was a sabotage??? Hit the link
2017 is finally here and whether you was at a bar or nightclub or just at home with families and friends, you might have happen to catch the NYE performance disaster by Mariah Carey. Well as of today reports from Billboard have obtained statements from Mariah’s manager, Stella Bulochnikov and also from the Dick Clark Productions camp about what really happened on NYE. Bulochnikov made claims that DCP wanted more ratings at any expense while DCP claims that is totally absurd. Below are the video and statements:
wow mariah carey is so talented she can have a conversation with her dancers while she's hitting high notes ??? pic.twitter.com/Oa5rDygFzu
— soccer mom (@morganextdoor) January 1, 2017
Stella Bulochnikov:
“We told them [the stage managers] that the in-ears were not working 10 minutes before the performance. They then changed the battery pack, and they were still not working on the frequency four minutes before the show. We let them know again, and they just kept counting her down and reassuring her that they will work as soon as they go live, which never happened — at which point she pulled them out but could not hear the music over the crowd.”
After the show, I called [Dick Clark Productions’] Mark Shimmel and I said, ‘What the fuck happened?’ He said, ‘Let me call you back,’ then called me back and confirmed the in-ears were not working and asked if I would make a joint statement. I said, ‘No way.’ I asked him to cut the West Coast feed. He said he could not do that. I asked him why would they want to run a performance with mechanical glitches unless they just want eyeballs at any expense … It’s not artist friendly, especially when the artist cut her vacation short as a New Year’s Eve gift to them.”
Dick Clark Productions:
“As the premier producer of live television events for nearly 50 years, we pride ourselves on our reputation and long-standing relationships with artists. To suggest that DCP, as producer of music shows including the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve and Academy of Country Music Awards, would ever intentionally compromise the success of any artist is defamatory, outrageous and frankly absurd. In very rare instances there are of course technical errors that can occur with live television, however, an initial investigation has indicated that DCP had no involvement in the challenges associated with Ms. Carey’s New Year’s Eve performance. We want to be clear that we have the utmost respect for Ms. Carey as an artist and acknowledge her tremendous accomplishments in the industry.”
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