Mariah Carey is the queen of Christmas, and it doesn’t really feel like the holidays until a moment from one of her festive concerts goes viral. This year, she got a little help from Rihanna.
Last night, the Bad Gal joined Carey on the final leg of her Christmas Time tour at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Before you get too excited, Rihanna was just a spectator and not making her grand return to the stage.
Rihanna and her partner A$AP Rocky were spotted listening to Carey’s hits like “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and “My All.” About halfway through the show, Carey got closer to the couple, making Rihanna extremely giddy. “Is that her?” Rihanna exclaimed, calling out to Carey, “It’s me! I want an autograph!”
Spotting the very famous concertgoers, Carey returned to where they were and told the crowd, “I never want anyone to call me a diva again.” The singer, dressed in a shimmering silver gown, eventually walked toward Rihanna, forcing her to walk backwards down the stage stairs. “Doing that while walking backwards is a niche feat,” Carey joked.
Rihanna asked those around her, “I need a signature, who has a marker?” adding, “Should I have him sign my shirt or my boob?” After finally making it down the stairs, Carey replied, “What do you want me to write?” Rihanna pulled down her tank top, motioning for Carey to place her signature directly on her chest. “Mariah,” the Fenty entrepreneur said, adding, “What do you think? Whatever you want. Wow, that’s iconic,” she said as Carey inked her name onto the singer’s skin in red ink.
At one point, Rihanna took the stage microphone and addressed the crowd. “Mariah Carey is signing my boobs, y’all,” she exclaimed. “This shit is so epic. Look at this shit! Look at this shit, y’all! I love y’all.”
Carey was also impressed with Rihanna and apparently wanted to keep a memento from her own collection. She asked the mother of two, “Who has the sunglasses? Can I buy them?” referring to the blackout shades the Bad Gal wore throughout the concert. To which Rihanna replied, “Yeah, you can have them for free.”