Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is shutting down former collaborator Walter Afanasieff's claims that she is telling an "alternate story" of how the modern holiday classic "All ...

A lawsuit was filed in New Orleans federal court in June on behalf of the creators of the identically titled 1989 song “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” recorded by Vince Vance and the Valiants. “We were holed up in this beautiful home that [Mariah was] renting, and it was the summertime and there was a piano. I’d hit the ball to her, she hits it back to me,” he said. She doesn’t know a diminished chord from a minor seventh chord to a major seventh chord,” Afanasieff said. Afanasieff’s comments weren’t the only controversial moment for the modern Christmas classic in 2022. “I don’t know where it came from, sometimes things just come to me like that,” she continued. “She doesn’t play anything, she doesn’t play keyboard or piano. “Mariah has never claimed to write ‘All I Want for Christmas’ by herself or as a child. And then, I was walking around, and I just went in and I had a little keyboard set up there and I just kind of finished the lyrics and the melody just came pretty quickly.” “That melody just came into my head, the verse melody. “I was up at the farm, upstate where we did the video, and it was nighttime, and I was just walking around, and I got the idea for the song,” she said at the time. [VH1](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmm_t4bhY9m/) to her Instagram story that shows a clip of her from 1994 explaining the behind-the-scenes of the writing of “All I Want for Christmas.”

Carey's Christmas anthem sets a holiday record, Chris Rock teases his new comedy special, and a classic 'Wizard of Oz' prop fetches nearly $500K at auction.

NBC News Correspondent Jacob Soboroff joked that Mariah Carey made all parents look bad when she surprised her kids on Christmas with a sleigh ride with ...

Other than the sweet surprise she planned for her kids, this Christmas has been particularly special for Carey. I’m gonna do that?” she said. ♥️♥️🎄❄️🎅🏼🎄♥️." However, the "Hero" singer's Christmas fun didn't end there. 🦌😍," she captioned the snaps. "Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

When it comes to plays worldwide, though, “a handful” is a severe understatement: On December 24 (Christmas Eve), Spotify listeners worldwide listened to the ...

As for this week’s ranks, due to the holiday, the reveal of the top 10 spots has been [postponed to December 27](https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1607028520408039425). [The previous record holder](https://ew.com/music/adele-easy-on-me-breaks-spotify-record-most-streams-in-one-day/) was [Adele’s](https://uproxx.com/pop/adele-rich-paul-happy-birthday-vegas-residency/) “Easy On Me,” which had [19,749,704 plays on October 15, 2021](https://charts.spotify.com/charts/view/regional-global-daily/2021-10-15), so Carey claimed the throne handily. When it comes to plays worldwide, though, “a handful” is a severe understatement: On December 24 (Christmas Eve), Spotify listeners worldwide listened to the song [21,273,357 times](https://charts.spotify.com/charts/view/regional-global-daily/2022-12-24), which is the new all-time record for the most global Spotify streams for a song in a single day. Let It Snow!” (11.9 million). [Mariah Carey’s](https://uproxx.com/pop/mariah-carey-call-herself-queen-of-christmas-late-show/) “ [All I Want For Christmas Is You](https://uproxx.com/pop/how-much-money-mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-makes/)” at least a handful of times this holiday season. Let It Snow!

In addition to earning a new record, Mariah Carey's ode to the holidays topped Spotify Weekly Top Songs Global chart this week as well, with 48,156,836 streams.

Her live [Merry Christmas To All](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmatak5BwoC/) show at Madison Square Garden was also filmed for a CBS broadcast and is now available to stream on Paramount+. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/17/media/mariah-carey-christmas-money-trnd/index.html) reported the song had earned over $2 million in royalties on Spotify alone. Two years later, the song was believed to have [earned between $3,249,600 and $4,332,800](https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.66689/title.mariah-careys-all-i-want-for-christmas-earnings-broken-down-by-the-millions) just on Spotify streams. Since the streaming platform launched in 2008, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has been streamed over 1.4 billion times. The above numbers also don’t take into account other streams such as on Apple Music. The record was previously held by Adele’s “Easy On Me,” which Spotify users played 19,749,704 on its release date, October 15, 2021.

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- 10 - SHOP WITH SCOUTED “She started to hint at the fact that, ‘Oh, I wrote that song when I was a little girl.’ But why weren’t you saying that for 12 or 13 or 15 years prior to that?

According to The Post, Carey's former co-producer and co-writer Walter Afanasieff told the podcast “Hot Takes & Deep Dives with Jess Rothschild” recently that ...

“We were holed up in this beautiful home that [Mariah was] renting, and it was the summertime and there was a piano. I’d hit the ball to her, she hits it back to me,” he said. “She started to hint at the fact that, ‘Oh, I wrote that song when I was a little girl’. “She doesn’t play anything,” he told the podcast. “I don’t know where it came from, sometimes things just come to me like that,” she continued. She has always credited Walter, as he is cited as a writer on the song, so that would be ridiculous.

Mariah Carey took her twins to Aspen, Colorado, for a holiday weekend away after begging ex-husband Nick Cannon to 'carve out' more time for their kids.

Earlier that day, Carey posted a snap with Monroe showing them holding up Prada bags from their "shopping spree" before watching the holiday special on CBS. [currently expecting his twelfth child](https://radaronline.com/p/nick-cannon-mariah-carey-divorce-details-baby-10/) with Alyssa Scott. [Home](https://radaronline.com/)> [News](https://radaronline.com/news/)> [Mariah Carey](https://radaronline.com/t/mariah-carey/) [RadarOnline.com](https://radaronline.com/) exclusively learned the performer recently asked the Wild 'n Out host to " [carve out](https://radaronline.com/p/mariah-carey-wants-nick-cannon-more-time-twins/)" more time for their twins. [the same vibe as Santa Clause](https://radaronline.com/p/mariah-carey-trashed-co-writer-all-i-want-for-christmas-accused-taking-credit/)" this year, quipping that he would be "traveling all night" to see his little ones. [Mariah Carey](https://radaronline.com/t/mariah-carey/) got into the holiday spirit during a fun-filled weekend away with her 11-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe, just weeks after ex-husband [Nick Cannon](https://radaronline.com/t/nick-cannon/) welcomed his eleventh child.

Mariah Carey dropped in on Instagram Monday to share a new post with boyfriend Bryan Tanaka, 39, and her kids Moroccan and Monroe, 11, who she shares with ...

Stunner: Mariah wore her sleek honey-blonde hair in an updo with a tastefully towering fountain ponytail Mariah wore her sleek honey-blonde hair in an updo with a tastefully towering fountain ponytail. [Mariah Carey](/tvshowbiz/mariah-carey/index.html) dropped in [on Instagram](/tvshowbiz/instagram/index.html) Monday to share a new post with her following of 11.5 million.

NBC News Correspondent Jacob Soboroff joked that Mariah Carey made all parents look bad when she surprised her kids on Christmas with a sleigh ride with ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Old Spanish Days flamenco dancer Timo Nuñez performed with Mariah Carey in her Christmas special entitled 'Mariah Carey: Merry.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Old Spanish Days flamenco dancer Timo Nuñez performed with Mariah Carey in her Christmas special entitled 'Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas To All!' on CBS and Paramount +. The dancer, choreographer, actor and Vogue model has ties to Santa Barbara and returns regularly to perform during Old Spanish Day also known as Fiesta. Old Spanish Day’s flamenco dancer Timo Nuñez performs with Mariah Carey

The frontmen of six prolific deathcore outfits – including Lorna Shore, Infant Annihilator and Fit For An Autopsy – have teamed up to form a “boy band” ...

The band’s cover of ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ arrived on Christmas Eve (December 24), and was followed yesterday (December 26) by a teaser for the aforementioned EP. [challenged her story about when she wrote the track](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-co-writer-challenges-mariah-carey-story-when-wrote-3371502). The band only revealed their existence last week, posting on Instagram what appeared to be the cover art for their (as-yet-untitled) debut EP.

The singer released the track with her first holiday album in 1994. It ultimately became her most popular Christmas song, although she dropped more related ...

"It blows my mind that 'All I Want for Christmas is You' has endured different eras of the music industry." "Okay, so the idea of me doing a Christmas album at all came from the record company," she said. It includes worldwide data, including statistics from the US. Per the singer, she did not want the music to feel specific and offer a classic and timeless feeling to everyone instead. The singer released the track with her first holiday album in 1994. "Charlie Brown Christmas," "When Christmas Comes," "Joy To The World," and "O Holy Night," among others.

The song, which was originally released back in 1994, now ranks the all-time records for the biggest single-day streams in Spotify chart history. According to ...

“All I Want For Christmas Is You” was released as part of Carey’s first-holiday album “Merry Christmas” back in 1994. It is estimated that “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has sold over 14 million copies worldwide, and is the best-selling holiday song by a female artist, as well as one of the best-selling physical singles in music history. Mariah Carey has made history again with her Christmas classic, “All I Want For Christmas Is You”.

The superstar recorded the song for her first holiday album, Merry Christmas, in 1994. Since then, All I Want for Christmas Is You has become a festive ...

Mariah Carey's classic song continues to break records, but the singer's longtime collaborator has thrown cold water over its origin story.

“Mariah has never claimed to write All I Want for Christmas by herself or as a child. “But she doesn’t play anything. staying power to be the Christmas Queen every year,” he said.

Mariah Carey looked beautiful in a plaid dress during the family celebration.

[“Away in a Manger”](https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/12/10/mariah-carey-daughter-monroe-sings-away-in-a-manger-toronto-video/) in an outfit nearly matching her mom. Both [her kids](https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/nick-cannon-kids-4504364/), who she shares with her ex [Nick Cannon,](https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/nick-cannon) [danced behind her in gift boxes](https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/11/24/mariah-carey-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-performance/) for a sweet family performance. Monroe also joined her mom for the song during her [Merry Christmas To All special ](https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/12/20/mariah-carey-daughter-monroe-duet-christmas-special-video/)on CBS later in the month. Even though Mariah is the “Queen of Christmas,” her daughter Monroe has shown that she must be the princess! [Mariah Carey](https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/mariah-carey) isn’t done celebrating! “Happy Boxing Day,” she wrote in the

Plus, Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" takes over as the most-heard song on radio.

[first six weeks](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-anti-hero-atop-hot-100-sixth-week-six-holiday-classics-top-10-1235181147/) on the Hot 100 at No. 1](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sza-sos-tops-billboard-200-for-second-week-1235191372/) on the Billboard 200. 3 hits “Freedom” and “I’m Your Man”; and the No. The song’s latest week in the top 10 extends the late singer’s record for the longest span of an act appearing in the tier to 63 years, two months and three weeks, dating to his first week in the top 10 with “Lonely Street,” in October 1959. Longest span atop the Hot 100: Carey’s “Christmas” extends the longest span from a song’s first week at No. appears in the Hot 100’s top five for the first time since the Feb. Wham!’s “Last Christmas” dashes to a new best Hot 100 rank, rising 6-5, after the 1984 release first reached the top 10 during the 2020 holidays and, until this holiday season, hit a prior No. Carey’s record 90th week atop Hot 100: With “Christmas,” Carey adds her record-extending 90th week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 to its latest, to over three years and a week (Dec. Streams, airplay & sales: “Christmas” drew 48.7 million streams (up 18%) and 39.5 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 19%) and sold 11,000 downloads (up 3%) in the U.S. 5, and [Taylor Swift](https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/)’s former leader “Anti-Hero,” at No. [Wham!](https://www.billboard.com/artist/wham/)’s fellow Yuletide classic “Last Christmas” reaches the Hot 100’s top five for the first time, rising from No.

Plus, holiday hits by José Feliciano and Ariana Grande, among others, make further worldwide gains, while SZA's “Kill Bill” surges in its second week on the ...

Already the longest running holiday No.1 song of all time, Carey's classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You" managed to set yet another record on Christmas ...

[Carey explained](https://www.papermag.com/mariah-carey-christmas-childhood-trauma-2658792435.html), adding that its one of the reasons why she wants to show her twins that they can have everything they can. Already the longest running holiday No.1 song of all time, Carey's classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You" managed to set another record on Christmas Eve as the song with the most single-day streams on Spotify’s global chart. [exclusive rights to call herself the "Queen of Christmas,"](https://www.papermag.com/mariah-carey-2658670825.html) Carey showed no willingness to give up her seasonal crown this year. The singer had the [internet practically beside itself ](https://www.papermag.com/mariah-carey-thanksgiving-parade-2658780410.html)as she returned to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in seven years with her twin sons, Moroccan and Monroe Cannon, in tow. "When you grow up with a messed-up life and then you’re able to have this transformation where you can make your life what you want it to be? In comparison, the last holiday track to hit the top spot on the charts was "The Chipmunk Song” which was first recorded back in 1958.

The drama started when the song's co-writer, Walter Afanasieff, appeared on the Hot Takes & Deep Dives With Jess Rothschild podcast, claiming that she didn't ...

She has always credited Walter, as he is cited as a writer on the song, so that would be ridiculous,” the rep shared. “Not sure where that rumor came from, but Mariah is very respectful of writers and the craft, as she is a songwriter herself.” “She doesn’t understand music, she doesn’t know chord changes and music theory or anything like that.

Mariah Carey celebrated the end of the Christmas season with her 11-year-old twins and boyfriend Bryan Tanaka.

[Mariah Carey's Cowriter Claims Singer 'Doesn't Understand Music' Well Enough To Have Written 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' By Herself](https://okmagazine.com/p/cowriter-claims-mariah-carey-doesnt-understand-music/) [Princesses Of Christmas! [MARIAH CAREY DECLARES SHE WANTS HER 2 KIDS TO HAVE 'EVERYTHING THEY WANT' FOR CHRISTMAS](https://okmagazine.com/p/mariah-carey-two-kids-have-everything-christmas/) "I went into this small room, and there was a little keyboard in there," she stated in the 2019 documentary, Mariah Carey Is Christmas: The Story of 'All I Want for Christmas Is You.' "And I started playing. "When she started to hint at the fact that, ‘Oh, I wrote that song when I was a little girl!’ But why weren’t you saying that for 12 or 13 or 15 years prior to that? She doesn’t know a diminished chord from a minor seventh chord to a major seventh chord." 🎉🎉🎁)," Carey, 52, captioned her

Mariah Carey wore a pair of Dolce and Gabbana combat boots with a Prada puffer jacket and miniskirt with boyfriend Bryan Tanaka in Aspen.

[Aquazzura](https://footwearnews.com/2022/fashion/designers/aquazzuras-edgardo-osorio-on-carrie-bradshaws-new-platforms-fall-2022s-glitzy-heels-and-the-brands-10-year-anniversary-1203249934/), Sophia Webster, [Christian Louboutin](https://footwearnews.com/2022/influencers/awards/fnaa-2022-winners-christian-louboutin-nike-louis-vuitton-1203359433/) and Jimmy Choo. [PHOTOS: Discover Mariah Carey’s most glamorous concert moments over the years in the gallery.](https://footwearnews.com/gallery/mariah-carey-concerts-style-photos/mariah-carey-best-performance-looks09/) Her [$957 (previously $1,595) style](https://prf.hn/click/camref:1011liuTL/pubref:FN--/destination:https://www.farfetch.com/shopping/women/dolce-gabbana-90mm-lace-up-trekking-boots-item-16658625.aspx?fsb=1&size=22&storeid=13097&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_keywordid=119358544&utm_shoppingproductid=16658625-22&pid=google_search&af_channel=Search&c=2069190620&af_c_id=2069190620&af_siteid=&af_keywords=pla-384855391828&af_adset_id=81772948532&af_ad_id=277393252541&af_sub1=119358544&af_sub5=16658625-22&is_retargeting=true&shopping=yes&gclid=CjwKCAiAzKqdBhAnEiwAePEjkmmPJjNGRXGZZ4WzUTDHAi03Xvw-RW5QEG7XaZ_MRsAzRCNY_vNxYxoCF_YQAvD_BwE) by Dolce and Gabbana featured paneled black leather and rubber uppers, complete with thick ridged soles and 3.5-inch block heels. Her ensemble featured sheer black tights, layered beneath Prada’s [$1,590 Re-Nylon miniskirt](https://www.prada.com/us/en/women/ready_to_wear/skirts/products.Pleated_Re_Nylon_miniskirt.21H922_1WQ8_F0002_S_222.html?utm_campaign=GoogleShopping_US&utm_medium=CPC&utm_source=Google&utm_content=PMax&s_kwcid=AL!8549!3!!!!x!!&gclid=CjwKCAiAzKqdBhAnEiwAePEjkgkQiHAdHXOlsveYc9_yKemkHGtKQWAEGVrvwAt7LUNW1CPkCqEzrBoCwxgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds). The set gave Carey a utilitarian height boost while out and about, which was further given a dynamic finish with glittering gold laces. The pleated nylon piece, cinched on its side with a black buckled strap, was paired with a matching quilted gabardine down jacket — a cropped [$3,750 Re-Nylon style](https://www.prada.com/us/en/women/ready_to_wear/outerwear/products.Re_Nylon_Gabardine_cropped_down_jacket.291947_1WQ8_F0002_S_202.html?utm_campaign=GoogleShopping_US&utm_medium=CPC&utm_source=Google&utm_content=PMax&s_kwcid=AL!8549!3!!!!x!!&gclid=CjwKCAiAzKqdBhAnEiwAePEjksNTComblGX9uIVBZZQRNsJwLyVWOyovWJR-EsAYiID4dUslQgUdWxoCMx0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds), also by Prada.

Mariah Carey might not officially hold the title of the Queen of Christmas after a fierce trademark battle, but her performance on the Billboard charts ...

Mariah Carey's former co-producer and co-writer, Walter Afanasieff, told the “Hot Takes & Deep Dives” podcast that stories of the singer writing her hit ...

“She started to hint at the fact that, ‘Oh, I wrote that song when I was a little girl.’ But why weren’t you saying that for 12 or 13, or 15 years prior to that? The clip shows her explaining the behind-the-scenes of the writing of “All I Want for Christmas.” “She doesn’t play anything; she doesn’t play keyboard or piano. “Not sure where that rumor came from, but Mariah is very respectful of writers and the craft, as she is a songwriter herself.” “I don’t know where it came from; sometimes things just come to me like that,” she explained. “Mariah has never claimed to write ‘All I Want for Christmas’ by herself or as a child.

Christmas 2022 may be over, but Pop icon Mariah Carey is still unwrapping gifts thanks to her perennial hit, 'All I Want for Christmas.' The song, already.

Among all acts, her closest competition comes from Elvis Presley (79 career weeks at #1), Rihanna (60 career weeks at #1), The Beatles (59 career weeks at #1), and Drake (54 career weeks at #1). Already the artist with the most cumulative weeks atop the Hot 100 thanks to her 19 #1 hits (the most of any solo act), the festive tune’s endured tenancy at the top gives Mimi her 90th career week in such placement (a first for the hitlist). [#1 hit across four different decades](https://thatgrapejuice.net/2019/12/mariah-carey-becomes-first-artist-ever-four-decades-want-charts/), recently made history when it [topped the tally for a fourth time](https://thatgrapejuice.net/2022/12/hot-100-mariah-carey-makes-history-want-for-christmas-you-returns-1/) – a triumph that made her the first female act to own three songs that have spent [at least 10 weeks](https://thatgrapejuice.net/2022/12/mariah-carey-becomes-first-woman-have-three-songs-reign-over-the-hot-100-for-10-weeks/) at the chart’s summit respectively.