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Baby!
(does anyone really know the words?)
January
Jan 1
- 2013: Mariah heads down under for the first time since the Butterfly Tour in 1998! The Triumphant Tour was a three-date mini tour across Australia with the first show at Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia.
Jan 2
- 2010: Angels Advocate Tour kicks off in North America with the first of twenty-two shows at The Borgata Events Center in Atlantic City, NJ.
Jan 3
- 2013: The Triumphant Tour at Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia.
Jan 4
- YEAR: MariahMariahMariah
Jan 5
- 2010: Mariah is honored with the Breakthrough Actress Performance Award at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival for her role as a social worker in Precious. The film’s director, Lee Daniels, presents the award to her.
- 2013: The Triumphant Tour at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
Jan 6
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Jan 7
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Jan 8
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Jan 9
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Jan 10
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Jan 11
- 1998: Mariah kicks off the Butterfly Tour with the first of four shows at Japan's Tokyo Dome. One of the shows was later broadcast on Japanese television on April 18, 1998. Footage from the tour was included on the Around The World TV special, which aired on UPN on December 15, 1998, and would later be released on VHS and DVD.
Jan 12
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Jan 13
- 2002: Mariah attends the 2002 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT with Mira Sorvino to promote their independent crime drama Wisegirls. Mariah stars as Raychel, a waitress entangled with the mob, and earns critical praise for her performance at the film’s premiere.
Jan 14
- 1998: The Butterfly Tour at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Jan 15
- 2010: Angels Advocate Tour heads to MGM Grand Theatre in Mashantucket, CT for the first of two shows.
Jan 16
- 2010: Angels Advocate Tour at MGM Grand Theatre in Mashantucket, CT.
Jan 17
- 1998: The Butterfly Tour at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Jan 18
- YEAR: MariahMariahMariah
Jan 19
- 2010: Angels Advocate Tour at Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA.
Jan 20
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Jan 21
- 1998: The Butterfly Tour at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
- 2010: Angels Advocate Tour at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL.
Jan 22
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Jan 23
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Jan 24
- 1998: The Butterfly Tour at Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan.
Jan 25
- 2010: Angels Advocate Tour at Fox Theatre in Detroit, MI.
Jan 26
- YEAR: MariahMariahMariah
Jan 27
- 2010: Angels Advocate Tour at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC.
Jan 28
- 1991: Mariah makes her debut at the 18th Annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. She performs her latest single from her debut album, "Someday", which would top the Billboard charts less than two months later.
Jan 29
- 1996: Mariah opens the 23rd Annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles with a performance of her hit single “Fantasy,” and goes on to win two honors that night: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.
Jan 30
- 1995: Mariah wins Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist at the 22nd American Music Awards. Although she was nominated for four awards that evening, she did not attend the ceremony.
- 1999: Mariah and Whitney Houston's duet, "When You Believe" from the Prince of Egypt soundtrack, peaks at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song would later go on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
- 2010: Angels Advocate Tour at Wang Theatre in Boston, MA.
- 2026: Mariah receives the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year award in recognition of her iconic music career and philanthropic efforts. The 35th annual benefit gala, held in Los Angeles, CA, features tribute performances by Chante Moore, Jennifer Hudson, Busta Rhymes, Foo Fighters, Kesha, and others.
Jan 31
- 1998: The Butterfly Tour brings Mariah to Australia for the first time for five shows starting at Entertainment Center in Brisbane.