Mariah Carey Addresses Rumors Her 2024 Spotify Wrapped Video Was AI
Chalk it up to bad lighting.
Mariah Carey performs onstage during Mariah Carey's Christmas Time Tour Kick Off at Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel on Nov. 6, 2024 in Highland, California.
There’s nothing artificial about Mariah Carey, who has addressed rumors that her 2024 Spotify Wrapped video message to fans was AI-generated.
“Bad lighting and a red lip have you all thinking this is AI??” the vocalist tweeted Thursday (Dec. 5), reposting the video in question from a fan account on X. “There’s a reason I’m not a fan of either of those things!”
In the video, Carey thanks her top listeners on the streaming service, addressing the camera in a Santa-inspired dress with white trim and festive crimson lipstick. “Your support through the years is the greatest gift I could ask for,” she says in the clip. “This year, we’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of my album Merry Christmas. I hope you enjoy listening to it, and I can’t wait to share new music with you soon.”
In the comments of the fan account’s original post, people were debating the video’s authenticity before Carey stepped in. “i can’t tell if this is ai,” one viewer wrote, while another person commented, “It must be hard being so gorgeous that nobody believes you’re real.”
The Songbird Supreme was one of many artists to record thank-you messages for their fans as part of 2024’s Spotify Wrapped, which rolled out Wednesday (Dec. 4). In addition to showing individual users their own personal top-streamed artists and songs, the platform also revealed its most popular musicians and tracks overall this past year. Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Bad Bunny were among the most-listened artists, while Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” and Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” garnered the most plays among songs.
Carey is currently finishing out her 2024 holiday tour, with her next show slated for Saturday (Dec. 7) in Baltimore. The limited trek will end Dec. 17 with a performance in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The superstar’s evergreen holiday smash “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has also returned to the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 this week, jumping to No. 10 on the chart dated Dec. 7.
See Carey’s tweet below.
