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I still remember that hazy September ...
September
Sept. 1
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour at Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour at Pepsi Arena in Albany, NY.
- 2017: All The Hits Tour with Lionel Richie at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada.
- 2018: The Butterfly Returns at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
Sept. 2
- 2018: The Butterfly Returns at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
Sept. 3
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour at The Tampa Bay in Tampa, FL.
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour at Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh, NY
- 2016: #1 To Infinity at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
- 2017: All The Hits tour with Lionel Richie at Rogers Arenain Vancouver.
Sept. 4
- 1996: Mariah presents "Best Group Video" at the MTV Video Music Awards. During the pre-show, Mariah is interviewed live by MTV News' Tabitha Soren and reveals that she has recorded a remix of "Underneath The Stars" with the Track Masters.
- 1997: Mariah presents the Video Vanguard Award to LL Cool J at the MTV Video Music Awards. During the pre-show, pre-taped segments from a much anticipated interview about "Butterfly" with Tabitha Soren premiere. An extended version of the interview would later broadcast as a 30-minute MTV Raw feature.
- 2016: #1 To Infinity at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
Sept. 5
- 1990: Mariah performs "Love Takes Time" at Pop Formule in the Netherlands.
- 1991: Mariah performs "Emotions" at the MTV Video Music Awards.
- 1997: Mariah performs "Honey (Bad Boy Remix)" on Top of the Pops with Mase.
- 2006:The Adventures of Mimi Tour at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY.
- 2012: Mariah appears on NFL Kickoff Show at Rockefeller Center in New York. Part of a one-hour telecast prior to the New York Giants vs. the Dallas Cowboys, Mariah performs her latest single, "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" along with Rick Ross and Meek Mill. In rehearsal, Mariah performed "Touch My Body", "Always Be My Baby" and "We Belong Together" for fans in the crowd, though these songs were not broadcast.
- 2017: All The Hits Tour with Lionel Richie at KeyArena in Seattle, WA.
- 2018: The Butterfly Returns at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
Sept. 6
- 1990: Mariah attends the MTV Video Music Awards, though she does not appear nor perform on the show.
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Manshantucket, CT.
Sept. 7
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour at Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
- 2012: Mariah is honored as a BMI Icon at the BMI Urban Awards in Beverly Hills, The award celebrates Mariah being "one of the most prolifically successful songwriters of the last several decades in any genre of music." A press release further goes on to say that Mariah "defined the modern pop performance, delivering the songs she wrote with awe-inspiring grace and power."
- 2016: #1 To Infinity at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
- 2025: Mariah performs a medley of her hits, opening with her latest sing "Sugar Sweet" at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. After the performance, Mariah is presented with the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Ariana Grande introduced Mariah by saying, "As a vocalist, there's ONLY one Queen, and that's Mariah." Ariana also presented the award to Mariah. After handing her the Moonman, Ariana bowed to Mariah showing her the utmost respect. Prior to the show, Mariah was presented her FIRST VMA for Best R&B Song for "Type Dangerous."
Sept. 8
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour at the Wang Center in Boston, MA.
Sept. 9
- 1993: Mariah appears on Arsenio Hall to promote her new album "Music Box." She performs "Dreamlover" and "Hero."
- 2005: Mariah performs "Fly Like a Bird" at "Shelter From the Storm", a benefit concert television special that was simulcast worldwide from New York City and Los Angeles. All proceeds went to the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army to benefit the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina .
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI.
- 2008: CBS airs the 5th annual Fashion Rocks. Taped a few days prior, Mariah performs "I'm That Chick."
- 2018: The Butterfly Returns at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
Sept. 10
- 1990: Mariah returns to Arsenio Hall to perform her new single "Love Takes Time" and "Vision of Love."
- 1998: Mariah and Whitney Houston present the award for "Best Male Video" at the MTV Video Music Awards.
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour at Tower Theatre in Upper Darby Township, PA.
- 2005: Mariah becomes the first female artist to hold the top 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 with "We Belong Together" and "Shake it Off."
- 2008: Mariah appears on Canadian Idol, where she performs "I'm That Chick" and "We Belong Together."
- 2016: #1 To Infinity at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
- 2018: Mariah closes out the first leg of The Butterfly Returns at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
Sept. 11
- 1993: "Dreamlover" begins an 8 week run at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- 2001: "Glitter" soundtrack is released in the USA.
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour at United Center in Chicago, IL.
- 2009: Mariah performs the first of four special shows at The Pearl Concert Theatre in Las Vegas. The first show features the live debut of "Angels Cry" and "Up Out My Face" from the forthcoming album "Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel."
- 2016: Mariah closes out the fifth leg of #1 To Infinity at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
Sept. 12
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour at Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT.
- 2009: Mariah performs the second of four special shows at The Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas. These first two shows were professionally filmed, and 10 performances were later broadcast by Iviago on the first of its kind simulcast to mobile phones and other internet devices worldwide. In 2014, an unofficial audio albu, of these performances were released to iTunes.
- 2013: Mariah attends Nas' 40th birthday party at Avenue in New York City.
Sept. 13
- 1994: Mariah makes a special appearance at Luther Vandross' An Evening of Songs Tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London. During an extended instrumental, Luther enthusiastically introduces Mariah as "a major diva waiting for me (in a dream)." After a monstrous applause, the two perform "Endless Love." The performance would later be released on the DVD "From Luther With Love: The Videos." In 2019, Mariah would pay homage to this moment by performing "Endless Love" live with Trey Lorenz at Royal Albert Hall during the Caution World Tour.
- 1997: "Honey" debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it will reign for three weeks at the top spot.
- 2005: The World Music Awards, previously taped in Hollywood in August, airs in the USA on ABC. Mariah performs "Shake It Off".
- 2018: "GTFO" is released by Epic Records. In a press release published on the same day, the label describes the song as a "tempting first helping" from Mariah's upcoming 15th studio album.
Sept. 14
- 1995: Mariah perfoms "Fantasy" via satellite for Top of the Pops.
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH.
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour at Toyota Center in Houston, TX.
- 2018: The music video for "GTFO", directed by Sarah McColgan, premieres.
Sept. 15
- 1990: Mariah's second single, "Love Takes Time," debuts at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- 1994: Mariah performs "Endless Love" with Luther Vandross live on Top of the Pops.
- 1997: Mariah is the only guest on the season premiere of The Oprah Winfrey Show, where she performs "Hero" and "Butterfly." A pre-taped segment about Camp Mariah is also featured.
- 2024: Mariah performs the first of two The Celebration of Mimi concerts at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China. This is the first time that this show is performed outside of Las Vegas.
Sept. 16
- 1995: Mariah performs "Fantasy" via satellite for Hey Hey it's Saturday, a long-running Australian variety program.
- 1997: "Butterfly" album is released in the USA. Album release party is held in New York City.
- 2005: Mariah appears on the French television show Star Academy, where she performs "We Belong Together" and "Hero," along with the Star Academy Finalists.
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TX.
- 2024: Mariah performs the second of two The Celebration of Mimi concerts at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China.
Sept. 17
- 1991: Mariah's second studio album "Emotions" is released in the USA.
- 1997: Mariah promotes "Butterfly" at Tower Records in New York City.
Sept. 18
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
- 2005: Mariah perfomrs "Get Your Number" on Top of the Pops.
- 2009: Mariah performs "I Want To Know What Love Is" on a special episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show from New York's Central Park.
- 2017: Mariah appears at the 9th annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors. She performs a mashup of the So So Def and Bad Boy remixes of "Honey," along with Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Jadakiss, Styles P, and Mase.
Sept. 19
- 2005: Mariah performs "Get Your Number" on The Paul O'Grady Show in London.
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi at Tour at MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Canada.
- 2009: "Obsessed" peaks at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sept. 20
- 2001: Mariah attends the premiere of Glitter at the Village Theatre in Los Angeles.
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ.
- 2007: Mariah appears at the VH1 Save The Music Foundation's 10th Anniversary Gala at Lincoln Center in New York City.
- 2024: Mariah performs The Celebration of Mimi in front of nearly 50,000 fans at Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This concert marks her much anticipated return to the country after 14 years. As an encore, Mariah returns to the stage barefoot to sing "I Want To Know What Love Is."
- 2025: Mariah graces the stage at the 14th annual iHeart Music Festival at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the first time since 2018. She opens her set with "Fantasy (Remix)" decked out in a sleeveless leather Balmian dress with her signature curls flowing. Also included in her setlist are her latest singles, "Type Dangerous" and "Sugar Sweet" from her upcoming 16th studio album, Here For It All.
Sept. 21
- 2001: Mariah performs "Hero" at America: A Tribute To Heroes, a primetime benefit concert which raised over $150 million for 9/11 victims and their families.
- 2001: Glitter is released to movie theatres across the USA.
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Canada.
- 2018: Mariah performs a set at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where she sings her new single "GTFO" live for the first time ever.
Sept. 22
- 2024: Mariah performs at the 40th Anniversary of Rock in Rio. The show is simulcast live on Brazil's Globo/Multishow, This special concert includes Mariah on stage in a green dress featuring the Brazilian flag, and a closing performance of "I Want To Know What Love Is."
Sept. 23
- 1991: Mariah performs "Emotions" and "Can't Let Go" live at Arsenio Hall.
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour concludes the North American leg at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH .
- 2004: Mariah shoots the music video for "U Make Me Wanna" with Jadakiss in Los Angeles.
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour at General Motors Place in Vancouver, Canada.
Sept. 24
- 2020: Mariah opens up to Oprah Winfrey on Apple TV's The Oprah Conversation. The special interview focuses on Mariah's upcoming memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, and includes discussion about growing up biracial and finding freedom.
- 2022: Mariah performs at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York City, her first live performance since the Covid pandemic. Her set features a performance of the "We Belong Together" remix with special guests Jadakiss and Styles P.
- 2025: SZA interviews Mariah Carey at The Appel Room in NYC as part of Apple Music x gamma.'s new series, Flowers. At the event, Mariah teased new music, played Chick records, and revealed she and SZA were in the studio together the night before.
Sept. 25
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour at Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Canada.
- 2025: Mariah appears as the very first guest on the premiere of Apple Music's series, Flowers: Mariah & Sza in Conversation at The Appel Room in New York City hosted and livestreamed by Apple Music. Mariah and Sza reveal that they got together in the studio the previous night and tease an upcoming collabo. Mariah plays snippets from Here For It All and Someone's Ugly Daughter with her own vocals (Previously released by Chick).
Sept. 26
- 1993: Mariah appears on the Swedish show Sondagsoppet, performing "Dreamlover" and "Hero."
- 1995: "Daydream" is first released in Taiwan, kicking off a week of worldwide release dates until the USA release on October 3.
- 2000: Mariah is spotted filming Glitter in New York City.
- 2010: Mariah performs at the Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix. This is Mariah's first live show after announcing her pregnancy.
- 2025: Mariah releases her 16th studio album, HERE FOR IT ALL, the first with her imprint, MARIAH under exclusive license to gamma. The album debuts at #1 on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart and later climbs to the top spot on the U.S. iTunes Album Chart.
Sept. 27
- 2002: "Through The Rain," the first single from Mariah's forthcoming album Charmbracelet, is serviced to US radio, after first streaming exclusively through MTV and BET's websites for 24 hours.
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour heads back to Europe for the third leg with the first of two shows at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia.
- 2006: The Adventure of Mimi Tour at Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA.
- 2025: Mariah hosts an in-store signing event for fans to celebrate the release of her latest album, Here For It All, at Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York City.
Sept. 28
- 2009: "Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel" is released first in the Philippines and Hong Kong.*
Sept. 29
- 1993: Mariah performs "Dreamlover" and "Hero" at Grand Gala Du Disc in the Netherlands.
- 1998: A CD single for "Sweetheart" was originally intended for release on this day. It was cancelled at the last minute, and instead the units would be given away for free with the purchase of "#1's" album.
- 2003: Charmbracelet Tour at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia.
- 2009: "Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel" is released in the USA. Mariah appears at Macy's Herald Square, NYC, to launch her latest fragrance, "Forever Mariah Carey." Lucky fans receive a photo op with Mariah, in addition to an autographed copy of Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel.
- 2020: Mariah’s memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, is released. In a candid moment at a Las Vegas concert earlier in the year, Mariah announced the project to the audience, hinting that some people might not be happy to find out about it, to which she responded “Sorry, I never told you… I was gonna write this book!” Co-written with Michaela Angela Davis, the book will becomes an instant New York Times bestseller..
Sept. 30
- 1993: Mariah performs "Dreamlover" at Le monde est a vous in Paris, France.
- 1995: “Fantasy” debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Mariah the first female artist with the distinction of doing so.
- 1997: Mariah attends the grand opening of Sean "Puffy" Combs' restaurant, "Justin's" in New York City.
- 2006: The Adventures of Mimi Tour at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV.
- 2025: Mariah returns to her hometown of Long Island and hosts an in-store signing event to celebrate the release of Here For It All at Looney Tunes record store in West Babylon, New York.