Christmas is canceled — not less than tonight in Pittsburgh.
Mariah Carey was compelled to cancel her Christmas live performance at PPG Paints Enviornment on Wednesday, simply hours earlier than she was set to hit the stage.
The “All I Want for Christmas Is You” singer, 55, introduced the information on X (previously Twitter), revealing she’s too sick to carry out.
“Pittsburgh, I am sorry to say, I’ve come down with the flu,” Carey advised her followers. “It breaks my heart that I unfortunately have to cancel tonight’s show. I love you all so much.”
The present was half Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time tour, which kicked off on Nov. 6 in Highland, Calif., and can conclude on Dec. 17 in New York.
Ticketmaster knowledgeable Pittsburg ticket holders {that a} full refund can be issued, per its web site. On the time of this put up, she has not rescheduled the present.
Carey’s subsequent efficiency is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 13, on the Prudential Middle in Newark, N.J. It’s unclear if her well being will enhance by then.
Her sickness comes simply days after she celebrated her vacation basic, “All I Want for Christmas You,” dominating Billboard’s Sizzling 100 chart once more this week.
Carey’s 13-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan, whom she shares with ex-husband Nick Cannon, joined the celebration by presenting their famous person mother with flowers at her Raleigh, N.C., live performance on Monday.
The Grammy winner expressed her gratitude on social media, paying tribute to the second by posting a video of the candy gesture.
“Last night on stage in Raleigh, North Carolina, I found out that All I Want For Christmas Is You returned to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100,” Carey captioned the clip.
“I couldn’t have dreamed of a better time or place to celebrate the news than on stage with my amazing fans, my kids and my #Christmastime tour family. I love you and am so grateful to you all ❤️❤️❤️ M.”
The festive tune — initially launched on her “Merry Christmas” album in Nov. 1994 — hit the Sizzling 100’s high 10 listing for the primary time in Dec. 2017, in line with Billboard.
“All I Want For Christmas” additionally made the highest 5 for the primary time in 2018.
Whereas others — like Jason Kelce and Stevie Nicks — have tried to dethrone Carey because the “Queen of Christmas,” it’s led the vacation charts for the previous 5 seasons, together with for 3 weeks in 2019, two weeks in 2020, three weeks in 2021, 4 weeks in 2022 and two weeks in 2023, Billboard reviews.
