--- title: Mariah Carey Addresses New Year's Eve Performance INTERVIEW description: Mariah Carey shared her opinion on the technical difficulties that plagued her Saturday appearance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. canonical: https://time.com/4621333/mariah-carey-new-years-eve-dick-clark/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-03T23:04:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:39:52.053Z og:title: Mariah Carey Weighs in on New Year's Eve Performance Snafu og:description: "Dick Clark would not have let an artist go through that" og:url: https://time.com/4621333/mariah-carey-new-years-eve-dick-clark/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt18369d0713db6908/6988b451cf40a819e6c45f5f/mariah-carey-new-years-eve.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: New Year's Eve 2017 In Times Square og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mariah Carey Weighs in on New Year's Eve Performance Snafu twitter:description: "Dick Clark would not have let an artist go through that" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt18369d0713db6908/6988b451cf40a819e6c45f5f/mariah-carey-new-years-eve.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mariah Carey Addresses New Year's Eve Snafu: 'Dick Clark Would Not Have Let an Artist Go Through That'  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 3, 2017 11:04 PM UTC  Singer Mariah Carey performs during New Year's Eve 2017 in Times Square on December 31, 2016 in New York City. Singer Mariah Carey performs during New Year's Eve 2017 in Times Square on December 31, 2016 in New York City.Noam Galai/FilmMagic  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 3, 2017 11:04 PM UTC With the exception of a [single tweet](https://twitter.com/MariahCarey/status/815452528238358529) early Sunday morning, [Mariah Carey](http://time.com/4620059/mariah-carey-new-year-lip-sync-snafu/) had yet to break her silence on her [New Year’s Eve performance](http://time.com/4620015/mariah-carey-new-years-eve-performance/) that was plagued by technical difficulties. That is, until a Tuesday interview with [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://ew.com/music/2017/01/03/mariah-carey-new-years-eve-interview/). The 46-year-old singer shared her opinion on the Saturday night appearance on ABC’s _Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest_, explaining that she feels the late Clark would have supported her throughout the ordeal. “All I can say is Dick Clark was an incredible person and I was lucky enough to work with him when I first started in the music business,” she told _EW_. “I’m of the opinion that Dick Clark would not have let an artist go through that and he would have been as mortified as I was in real time.” Carey went on to express her gratitude for those who have stuck by her. “My true fans have been so supportive and I am so appreciative of them and everybody in the media that came out to support me after the fact because it really was an incredible holiday season that turned into a horrible New Year’s Eve,” she said. 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