Mariah Carey forced to cancel two more Christmas shows due to flu: ‘I’m really devastated about it’

Mariah Carey He was forced to cancel two more shows on his Christmas Time tour after contracting the flu.

On Friday, the 55-year-old singer announced that she felt too sick to perform and canceled her shows this weekend at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and the UBS Arena in Belmont, New York.

“Newark and Belmont – I wish I had better news but unfortunately I’m still sick and have to cancel tonight’s and Sunday’s shows. I’m truly devastated about this and grateful for your support. Love, MC,” Carey wrote. Post shared on X, formerly Twitter.

five times on wednesday Grammy Award winner He canceled his concert at PPG Paints Arena in Pittburgh, Pennsylvania, hours before he was due to take the stage.

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Carey, known as the “Queen of Christmas,” said, “Pittsburgh, I’m sorry to say, I have the flu. Unfortunately, it breaks my heart to have to cancel tonight’s show. I love you all so much.” ” he wrote in X.

Carey’s next concert will be at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on December 17, and will be the last stop of her concert tour. It has not been announced yet whether this show will also be canceled or not.

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The latest cancellations come after Carey’s smash hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” regained the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a 15th week overall this year. Released in 1994, the iconic Christmas anthem has topped the chart every year since 2019 and sold more than 10 million copies.

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last week one a fight broke out Louis was among fans as he sang “All I Want for Christmas Is You” during his show at Missori. In the video, two men were seen fighting while a woman tried to hold one of them.

However, Carey appeared unaffected by the controversy and closed the show by continuing to sing the song.

In August, Carey officially announced that she would embark on a 20-city nationwide tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her “Merry Christmas” album, which featured “All I Want for Christmas.” The tour kicked off on November 6 at the Yaamava Theater in Highland, California.

In an interview with People Magazine in April, Carey shared details about her tour plans, saying, “I’ve been working day and night on this.”

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“I worked with incredible people like Ms. Debbie Allen on this,” he added. Allen, who won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his work on the 1980s TV show “Fame,” served as creative director and choreographer for the national tour of Christmas Time.

“I’ll be doing songs I’ve never done before, I’ll be doing some duets,” Carey said while speaking to People. “I need to save some surprises.”