Mariah Carey<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s reaction during a musical tribute at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards<\/a> has already become a wildly popular meme after she was shown in a cutaway looking unimpressed.<\/p>\n The pop icon, 55, was seated in the front row at the ceremony on Monday, March 17, as singer Muni Long<\/strong> was performing Mariah\u2019s 2005 smash \u201cWe Belong Together\u201d ahead of her receiving the evening\u2019s Icon Award.<\/p>\n When the camera cut away to Mariah in the audience, she appeared less than enthusiastic then turned to a man sitting next to her jamming out with his hands and gave him a serious case of side eye.<\/p>\n Fans went wild over Mariah\u2019s reaction on X, with many reposting the video<\/a> from the Fox telecast.<\/p>\n \u201cMariah Carey is not feeling these performances and is not hiding that fact. Lol,\u201d one person wrote, while another added, \u201cMariah Carey\u2019s reaction to Muni Long singing her song just SENT ME OMFG\u201d with laughing emojis.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way Mariah Carey can\u2019t help but show her disinterest on her face, but I get it I\u2019m the same my face tells everything. She cracks me up. Personally, I thought Tori killed it though!\u201d a third fan commented along with the meme. Tori Kelly<\/strong>, 32, kicked off the tribute to Mariah by performing her 1995 smash \u201cAlways Be My Baby.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis gif of Mariah Carey will go down in history,\u201d a fourth fan predicted, as the \u201cDreamlover\u201d songstress began trending on X for her epic reaction shot.<\/p>\n When it was time for Mariah to go onstage and accept her award, she adorably proved her diva status once again by asking the show\u2019s host LL Cool J<\/strong>, \u201cI just want to ask you a question \u2014 is the lighting OK? Because I don\u2019t like bad lighting.\u201d<\/p>\n The New York native went on to tell the audience, \u201cEven now, I still get excited when I hear one of my songs playing on the radio. It never stops being magical.\u201d<\/p>\n Mariah continued, \u201cI appreciate you all more than you know. And to my fans, my family, you\u2019ve been with me through every step of this journey. Your love and loyalty are the greatest gift, and I\u2019m endlessly thankful for each one of you.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Mariah](\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mariah-Carey-Goes-Viral-for-Brutal-Reaction-During-iHeart-Radio-Awards-Icon-Tribute-4.jpg?fit=400%2C332&quality=86&strip=all\"){kind=icon}
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