Mariah Carey shares her favorite Billboard Music Awards moment, her upcoming Merry Christmas One and All tour, how she felt when her hit “Vision of Love” became her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and more at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy.

What is your favorite BBMAs memory?

Mariah Carey
Okay, well my favorite BBMAs memory is when I won Artist of the Decade and I gave this kind of like off the cuff speech that it was just one of my favorite times at any award show anywhere ever. That was a good one.

What can fans expect from your upcoming tour?

Mariah Carey
I’m mainly performing holiday songs, but I am also performing non-holiday songs because we have to be festive all throughout the year. So I’m excited. I got rehearsal tomorrow and everybody’s getting ready and we’re off.

“Vision of Love” was your first #1 on the Hot 100. Do you remember when it went to #1 and how did you celebrate?

Mariah Carey
Yes, “Vision of Love” was my first No. 1 on the Hot 100. And I think I didn’t really understand the magnitude of that. At that time. I’m pretty sure I celebrated. It’s a little bit blurry. Yeah, it was a it was an amazing moment because I never thought that song would be a big hit at all. That was not to me that wasn’t what was popular. That’s just something very different. And so yay, “Vision of Love.”