Mariah's Triumphant VMAs Return: Vanguard Honor, Brazil Activism & Vegas Reign

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Mariah Carey has dominated headlines this past week with a string of high-profile events and news. According to ABC News, the icon brought dazzling nostalgia and show-stopping vocals to the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on September 7 at New York’s UBS Arena, marking her first VMA performance and presentation in two decades. Dressed in a sparkling gold bodysuit, she thrilled fans with a medley of hits including Sugar Sweet, Fantasy, Honey, Obsessed, and It's Like That. Introduced by Ariana Grande, Carey was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, a career-defining recognition given to her by MTV in acknowledgment of her profound influence on pop music and the music video art form. In her emotional acceptance speech, Carey not only thanked her dedicated Lambily—the nickname for her fanbase—but announced her forthcoming album Here For It All, which is set to release in two weeks, on September 26.

Earlier that night, she also picked up her first-ever Moon Person trophy, winning Best R&B Video for Type Dangerous. Notably, this sparks a recent trend for Carey receiving prestigious accolades for her body of work and remaining musically relevant into her fourth decade. Elle Magazine highlighted Carey's reflection on her career journey, noting how she once felt boxed in by the industry, but ultimately pioneered the crossover of R&B into mainstream pop.

While the performance drew praise for its vocal prowess and glittering production, outlets like Ok Magazine and Cyber News reported that some fans and social media users critiqued her stage movement as stiff and less energetic than expected, reigniting age-old debates about diva performances in pop. TMZ, with its characteristic irreverence, noted that Busta Rhymes made waves at an after-party by grabbing the mic and delivering a tongue-in-cheek proposal to Mariah, igniting a brief, meme-worthy frenzy across entertainment blogs and Twitter.

Beyond US arenas, Mariah is gearing up for a unique headline set at Amazônia Live—Today and Always, a spectacle staged on a floating platform on the Guamá River in Belém, Brazil, on September 17. As reported by Dork and ABC Audio, this concert aims to raise awareness for rainforest preservation and will feature local Brazilian talent; it’s set to be filmed for a television special—a potentially watershed moment of global advocacy and musical diplomacy just weeks before Belém hosts COP30.

Businesswise, Mariah is booked for upcoming Las Vegas residency dates as she extends her lucrative Celebration of Mimi run at Park MGM into 2025, according to announcements on iHeartRadio and Mix 98.7. She’s also slated to return to the iHeartRadio Music Festival mainstage in Las Vegas on September 19 and 20, further cementing a September packed with career-defining moments.

On social media, discussion of her VMAs performance and upcoming activism has trended consistently. Her team has leveraged the momentum, teasing the new album and resharing fan tributes, while the online discourse has ranged from celebrity praise to the usual celebrity spectacle commentary.

In summary, Mariah Carey’s recent public appearances solidify her legacy as both a musical powerhouse and a resilient pop icon who remains at the center of global music news and pop culture conversation.

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Episode Transcript

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Mariah Carey has dominated headlines this past week with a
string of high profile events and news. According to a
b C News, the Icon brought dazzling nostalgia and show
stopping vocals to the two thousand, twenty five MTV Video
Music Awards on September seventh at New York's Ubs Arena,
marking her first vm A performance and presentation in two decades.

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Dressed in a sparkling gold body suit, she thrilled fans
with a medley of hits including Sugar Sweet, Fantasy, Honey Obsessed,
and It's Like That, introduced by Arianna Grande. Carrie was
honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, a career
defining recognition given to her by MTV in acknowledgment of
her profound influence on pop music and the music video

(00:46):
art form. In her emotional acceptance speech, Carrie not only
thanked her dedicated Lambilli, the nickname for her fan beasts,
but announced her forthcoming album Herefore at All, with a
set to release in two weeks on September twenty sixth.
Earlier that night, she also picked up her first ever
Moon Person Trophy, winning Best R and B Video for

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type dangerous. Notably, this sparks a recent trend for Carrie,
receiving prestigious accolades for her body of work and remaining
musically relevant into her fourth decade. L Magazine highlighted Carrie's
reflection on her career journey, noting how she once felt
boxed in by the industry but ultimately pioneered the crossover

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of R and B into mainstream pop. While the performance
drew praise for its vocal prowess and glittering production, outlets
like OK Magazine and cyber News reported that some fans
and social media users critiqued her stage movement as stiff
and less energetic than expected, reignating age old debates about

(01:52):
diva performances in pop. TMZ with its characteristic Irreverence noted
that Busta Rhymes made waves at an after party by
grabbing the mic and delivering a tongue in cheek proposal
to Mariah, igniting a brief, memorthy frenzy across entertainment blogs
in Twitter beyond Us arenas Mariah is gearing up for

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a unique headline set at Amazonia Live Today in Always
a spectacle staged on a floating platform on the Glomma
River in Belem, Brazil, on September seventeenth. As reported by
Dork and ABC Audio, this concert aims to raise awareness

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for rainforest preservation and will feature local Brazilian talent. It's
set to be filmed for a television special, a potentially
watershed moment of global advocacy and musical diplomacy, just weeks
before Belem hosts Cup thirty. Business Wise, Mariah is booked

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for upcoming Las Vegas residency dates as she extends her
lucrative celebration of Mimi Run at Park MGM into twenty
twenty five. According to announcements on iHeartRadio and Mixed ninety
eight point seven. She's also slated to return to the
iHeartRadio Music Festival main stage in Las Vegas on September

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nineteenth and twentieth, further cementing a September pact with career
defining moments. On social media, discussion of her VMA's performance
and upcoming activism has trended consistently. Her team has leveraged
the momentum, teasing the new album and re sharing fan tributes,
while the online discourse has ranged from celebrity praise to

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the usual celebrity spectacle commentary. In summary, Mariah Carey's recent
public appearances solidify her legacy as both a musical powerhouse
and a resilient pop icon who remains at a center
of global music news and pop culture conversation. And that
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