Mariah Carey has some ideas about how she’s been handled by the Recording Academy, the group liable for the Grammy Awards.

Believe it or not, the 55-year-old chanteuse has solely acquired 5 awards on the ceremony through the years.

During a current interview, she opened up in regards to the comparatively minimal recognition that she’s acquired contemplating her prolonged and historic profession. She additionally mentioned that her “best album” was ignored.

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While on the Las Culturistas podcast, Mariah was advised that she didn’t “have enough” wins on the ceremony.

“They scaaaaammed me,” she agreed, through EW, including, “They toy with me.”

Mariah additionally referred to her 1997 album Butterfly as being “probably [her] best album.” She famous that it received “zero accolades.” At the Grammys that 12 months, her singles “Honey” and “Butterfly” had been each nominated however didn’t win.

What Grammys has she received?

Mariah received her first two Grammys on the 1991 ceremony, the place she was named Best New Artist and was awarded Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for “Vision of Love.” Her subsequent and closing wins got here in 2006 for her album The Emancipation of Mimi (Best Contemporary R&B Album) and her track “We Belong Together” (Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance).

Her final nomination on the Grammys was in 2009, when she snatched a nod within the Best Gospel Performance class for her track “I Understand.”

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