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Defending Her Legacy! Mariah Carey Set To Perform On TV For First Time Since NYE Disaster
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Feb. 14 2017, Updated 8:10 p.m. ET
New Year's Eve 2017 In Times Square
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Mariah Carey’s making her TV comeback and she wants everyone to know about it!
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After the debacle that was her New Year's Eve performance – the five-time Grammy winner literally pranced around the stage for almost five minutes as she complained about sound issues – Mariah is ready to defend her musical legacy.
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"Going to perform my new song #IDont on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday! See you soon @jimmykimmel," she tweeted on Monday.
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The singer’s performance will be her first since her Dec. 31st disaster and also the first time she’ll be performing her new break-up single, “I Don’t.”
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The James Packer diss track, which is also Mariah’s latest single, is in reference to the singer’s decision to call off her engagement to the billionaire businessman.
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Ironically enough, Mariah’s Jimmy Kimmel announcement comes on the heels of reports that ticket sales for her upcoming tour with Lionel Richie are tanking due to her last public performance.
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Will you be watching Mariah on Kimmel? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section!