LAS VEGAS — Mariah Carey is still “Mimi” to her worldwide following
Having released “The Emancipation of Mimi” 20 years ago, Carey returns to the Strip for eight shows in April at Dolby Live. “The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas” runs April 12-27 at the Park MGM Venue.
Tickets will go on sale to the public Saturday at 10 a.m. The release notes that Carey is the bestselling female artist of all time with more than 200 million records sold.
This is Carey’s third Strip residency, but first at the Park Theater venue. She’s also starred in two residencies at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, “#1 to Infinity” from 2015-2017 and “The Butterfly Returns” from 2018-2020. “Infinity” was a conveyor belt of Carey’s 18 No. 1-charting hits from 1990-2008. “Butterfly” was a rollout of fan favorites and Carey’s own favored selections.
The show is a celebration of “Emancipation,” what was deemed a comeback album in 2005. At the time, she told Rolling Stone the project was “the real essence of who I am.”
“‘Mimi’ is a nickname that my friends and loved ones call me, so I wanted to think about that and make it representative of where I’m at as an artist,” she told the magazine.
