--- title: Mariah Carey Proves She's a Diva With Bottle Cap Challenge description: Mariah Carey confirmed she's the ultimate diva when she used her five octave range to claim the bottle cap challenge canonical: https://time.com/5622047/mariah-carey-bottle-cap-challenge/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-07-08T16:46:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T22:40:46.000Z og:title: Mariah Carey Proves She's a Diva With Bottle Cap Challenge og:description: The power of her five octave range was on full display og:url: https://time.com/5622047/mariah-carey-bottle-cap-challenge/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16316541c1c20887/6989ffab929fad42f7bf4916/mariah-carey-bottlecap-challenge.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Mariah Carey Performs At Royal Albert Hall In London og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mariah Carey Proves She's a Diva With Bottle Cap Challenge twitter:description: The power of her five octave range was on full display twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16316541c1c20887/6989ffab929fad42f7bf4916/mariah-carey-bottlecap-challenge.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mariah Carey Proves She's the Ultimate Diva With Her #BottleCapChallenge > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ## Video: These Celebrities Insured Different Parts of Their Bodies For Work [Watch (HLS stream): These Celebrities Insured Different Parts of Their Bodies For Work](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/q9rNlwyS.m3u8) (1:15)  _Published 2019-04-29. You wouldn't believe what some of the policies cost._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Dec 12, 2023 10:40 PM UTCPublished: Jul 8, 2019 4:46 PM UTC  LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 26: Mariah Carey performs as part of her Caution World Tour at Royal Albert Hall on May 26, 2019 in London, England. The three night residency marks the first time the singer has performed at the iconic venue in 25 years. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 26: Mariah Carey performs as part of her Caution World Tour at Royal Albert Hall on May 26, 2019 in London, England. The three night residency marks the first time the singer has performed at the iconic venue in 25 years. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) Samir Hussein—Samir Hussein/WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Dec 12, 2023 10:40 PM UTCPublished: Jul 8, 2019 4:46 PM UTC [Mariah Carey,](https://time.com/5582061/mariah-carey-throws-tissue-billboard-music-awards/) the ever-elusive chanteuse and [high priestess of shade](https://time.com/4604675/mariah-carey-on-demi-lovato/), confirmed that she is the ultimate diva when she took on the latest [viral sensation to hit the Internet](https://time.com/5333612/in-my-feelings-challenge/), the [Bottle Cap Challenge.](https://time.com/5618930/bottle-cap-challenge/) The challenge, which has amused the likes of [John Mayer, Diplo and Justin Bieber](https://people.com/music/diplo-john-mayer-viral-bottle-cap-challenge/) while [provoking the ire of Snoop Dogg](https://www.instagram.com/p/BzoUZFgHYz1/), generally consists of participants using a roundhouse kick to unscrew the top of a bottle. For the inimitable Mimi, however, an icon known for being carried into her concerts and refusing anything but good light, undue physical exertion was clearly not an option. Instead, she opted to use her famous five vocal range to release a note that knocked the cap off of her bottle. In a video posted to Carey’s Instagram account, Lambs (her avid fan base) and casual viewers alike can witness the black crystal corset-clad songbird prepare for her feat with an elegant karate chop before she launches into one of her signature whistle register notes, sending the bottle cap flying. To all those attempting to challenge Mariah’s #BottleCapChallenge prowess: [we don’t know you.](https://time.com/4340106/mariah/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5622047/mariah-carey-bottle-cap-challenge/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5622047/mariah-carey-bottle-cap-challenge/"},"headline":"Mariah Carey Proves She's the Ultimate Diva With Her #BottleCapChallenge","datePublished":"2019-07-08T16:46:51.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T22:40:46.000Z","description":"Mariah Carey confirmed she's the ultimate diva when she used her five octave range to claim the bottle cap challenge","url":"https://time.com/5622047/mariah-carey-bottle-cap-challenge/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16316541c1c20887/6989ffab929fad42f7bf4916/mariah-carey-bottlecap-challenge.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16316541c1c20887/6989ffab929fad42f7bf4916/mariah-carey-bottlecap-challenge.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Mariah Carey Performs At Royal Albert Hall In London","caption":"Mariah Carey Performs At Royal Albert Hall In London","creditText":"Samir Hussein—Samir Hussein/WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5622047/mariah-carey-bottle-cap-challenge/","name":"Mariah Carey Proves She's the Ultimate Diva With Her #BottleCapChallenge"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"These Celebrities Insured Different Parts of Their Bodies For Work","description":"You wouldn't believe what some of the policies cost.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/q9rNlwyS/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2019-04-29T17:50:24.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/q9rNlwyS.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5622047/mariah-carey-bottle-cap-challenge/","duration":"PT1M15S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5622047/mariah-carey-bottle-cap-challenge/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```