Mariah Carey will usher in the holiday season next week at the Billboard Music Awards when she performs her perennial wintertime anthem All I Want For Christmas Is You.
The 54-year-old superstar diva’s performance will be the first time she ever performed the hit single at an awards show, according to Billboard.
The publication adds that the song — which has earned Carey over $70 million since its 1994 debut — will have a production designed by the iconic actress, dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, 73.
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards will be held on Sunday, November 19, and unlike previous years it won’t feature a single television home.
Instead, the show will be available on Billboard’s website, and performances and awards speeches will also be shared on the organization’s social media channels.
Mariah’s All I Want For Christmas Is You performance is described as Aspen-inspired, though it’s unclear if she’ll be shooting it at the popular Colorado ski town.
The new disjointed format of the Billboard Music Awards will allow artists to perform at various locations.
The evening won’t just mark the first awards-show performance of the Christmas stand, but will also feature an award for Carey.
The songstress will be honored with the Billboard Chart Achievement Award in honor of the song.
It has shown remarkable staying power, and it has topped the Hot 100 singles chart every year in the holiday season since 2019, for a total of 12 weeks at number one.
All I Want For Christmas stands with only two other Carey songs to have stayed at number one for more than 10 weeks.
Her other hits with longevity include We Belong Together from 2005 and her Boyz II Men collaboration One Sweet Day.
That 1996 single spent 16 weeks at number one — a record at the time — while We Belong Together was at number one for 14 weeks.
Considering that All I Want For Christmas has had such longevity, the song could easily surpass those other singles in upcoming years.
Billboard also noted that Carey has had 19 number one hits, the most of any solo artist. She has also spent the most weeks at number one (91), and she has the most hits for a female songwriter with 18.
During an appearance on ITV’s This Morning, Mariah admitted she never expected All I Want For Christmas Is You to become the mega hit it now is.
‘No, I didn’t [expect that] and normally when people ask me the “did you know” type thing, I pretty much say, “Yeah I had an idea or I knew,” but with this, I didn’t know.
‘It was the first Christmas song I’d ever written and I just wanted it to be real to me. To my little girls’ self… like, what are the things I think about Christmas, what did I want, what did I wish for?’
She continued: ‘When I first wrote it, I wanted it to be timeless. I didn’t want it to be something that felt like a specific year — I wanted it to be something that I could have heard as a little kid growing up.
‘I don’t know what version of Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer I heard as a kid, or Walking in a Winter Wonderland, but I just know that I loved those songs.
‘So I wasn’t thinking “oh my song is going to be as big as those songs” but I was like, “Let me do something that makes me feel like I’m getting the experience of listening to a classic.”‘
Other artists scheduled to sing their hits at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards include David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, KAROL G, NewJeans, Peso Pluma, Stray Kids and the controversial country artist Morgan Wallen.
Wallen was temporarily banned from some radio stations due to his racist behavior after he was caught on camera in 2021 drunkenly shouting at someone and calling them the n-word.
Taylor Swift topped the nominees for the upcoming show with an impressive 20 nods, after already winning 29 Billboard Music Awards in the past.
The Billboard Music Awards will be viewable this year on the organization’s website, BBMAs.watch.
Fans can also catch performances and acceptance speeches on the publication’s social media channels, starting at 8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT.
2023 Billboard Music Award Nominations
Top Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
Top New Artist
Bailey Zimmerman
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Peso Pluma
Zach Bryan
Top Male Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
The Weeknd
Zach Bryan
Top Female Artist
Beyoncé
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
SZA
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fifty Fifty
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Metallica
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
Ashley Gorley
Jack Antonoff
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Hot 100 Producer
Jack Antonoff
Joey Moi
Metro Boomin
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Drake
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Radio Songs Artist
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist
Jason Aldean
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
Oliver Anthony Music
Taylor Swift
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Bad Bunny
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist
Bad Bunny
Ed Sheeran
NewJeans
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Rihanna
SZA
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
Chris Brown
Miguel
The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist
Beyoncé
Rihanna
SZA
Top R&B Touring Artist
Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist
21 Savage
Drake
Lil Baby
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist
21 Savage
Drake
Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist
Doja Cat
Ice Spice
Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Touring Artist
50 Cent
Drake
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
Top Country Artist
Bailey Zimmerman
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Country Male Artist
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Zach Bryan
Top Country Female Artist
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Taylor Swift
Top Country Duo/Group
Old Dominion
Parmalee
Zac Brown Band
Top Country Touring Artist
George Strait
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Top Rock Artist
Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Stephen Sanchez
Steve Lacy
Zach Bryan
Top Rock Duo/Group
Arctic Monkeys
Foo Fighters
Metallica
Top Rock Touring Artist
Coldplay
Depeche Mode
Elton John
Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
KAROL G
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Top Latin Female Artist
KAROL G
ROSALÍA
Shakira
Top Latin Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Top Latin Touring Artist
Daddy Yankee
Karol G
RBD
Top Global K-Pop Artist
Jimin
NewJeans
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TWICE
Top K-Pop Touring Artist
BLACKPINK
SUGA
TWICE
Top Afrobeats Artist
Burna Boy
Libianca
Rema
Tems
Wizkid
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Beyoncé
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Drake
Tiësto
Top Christian Artist
Brandon Lake
Elevation Worship
for KING & COUNTRY
Lauren Daigle
Phil Wickham
Top Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kanye West
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Top Billboard 200 Album
Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss
Metro Boomin, HEROES & VILLAINS
Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time
SZA, SOS
Taylor Swift, Midnights
Top Soundtrack
Barbie: The Album
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By
ELVIS
Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
Top Gun: Maverick
Top R&B Album
Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE
Brent Faiyaz, WASTELAND
Drake, Honestly, Nevermind
Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights
SZA, SOS
Top Rap Album
Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss
Future, I Never Liked You
Lil Baby, It’s Only Me
Metro Boomin, HEROES & VILLAINS
Travis Scott, UTOPIA
Top Country Album
Luke Combs, Gettin’ Old
Luke Combs, Growin’ Up
Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time
Taylor Swift, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak
Top Rock Album
HARDY, the mockingbird & THE CROW
Jelly Roll, Whitsitt Chapel
Noah Kahan, Stick Season
Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights
Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak
Top Latin Album
Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti
Eslabon Armado, DESVELADO
Ivan Cornejo, Dañado
KAROL G, MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO
Peso Pluma, GÉNESIS
Top K-Pop Album
Jimin, FACE
NewJeans, 2nd EP ‘Get Up’
Stray Kids, 5-STAR
TOMORROW X TOGETHER, The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION
TWICE, READY TO BE: 12th Mini Album
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE
Drake, Honestly, Nevermind
ILLENIUM, ILLENIUM
Kim Petras, Feed the Beast
Tiësto, DRIVE
Top Christian Album
Anne Wilson, My Jesus
Brandon Lake, House of Miracles
CAIN, Rise Up
Elevation Worship, LION
Lauren Daigle, Lauren Daigle
Top Gospel Album
Jonathan McReynolds, My Truth
Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin, Kingdom Book One
Tye Tribbett, All Things New
Whitney Houston, I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Zacardi Cortez, Imprint (Live in Memphis)
Top Hot 100 Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, Creepin’
Miley Cyrus, Flowers
Morgan Wallen, Last Night
SZA, Kill Bill
Taylor Swift, Anti-Hero
Top Streaming Song
Miley Cyrus, Flowers
Morgan Wallen, Last Night
SZA, Kill Bill
Taylor Swift, Anti-Hero
Zach Bryan, Something in the Orange
Top Radio Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, Creepin’
Miley Cyrus, Flowers
Rema & Selena Gomez, Calm Down
Taylor Swift, Anti-Hero
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Die for You
Top Selling Song
Jason Aldean, Try That in a Small Town
Jimin, Like Crazy
Miley Cyrus, Flowers
Oliver Anthony Music, Rich Men North of Richmond
Taylor Swift, Anti-Hero
Top Collaboration
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, I’m Good (Blue)
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, Creepin’
Rema & Selena Gomez, Calm Down
Sam Smith & Kim Petras, Unholy
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Die for You
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, I’m Good (Blue)
Harry Styles, As It Was
Miley Cyrus, Flowers
Rema & Selena Gomez, Calm Down
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Die for You
Top R&B Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, Creepin’
Miguel, Sure Thing
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Die for You
SZA, Kill Bill
SZA, Snooze
Top Rap Song
Coi Leray, Players”
Drake & 21 Savage, Rich Flex
Gunna, fukumean
Lil Durk ft. J. Cole, All My Life
Toosii, Favorite Song
Top Country Song
Bailey Zimmerman, Rock and a Hard Place
Luke Combs, Fast Car
Morgan Wallen, Last Night
Morgan Wallen, You Proof
Zach Bryan, Something in the Orange
Top Rock Song
Jelly Roll, Need A Favor
Stephen Sanchez, Until I Found You
Steve Lacy, Bad Habit
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves, I Remember Everything
Zach Bryan, Something in the Orange
Top Latin Song
Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma, Ella Baila Sola
Fuerza Regida x Grupo Frontera, Bebe Dame
Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny, un x100to
KAROL G & Shakira, TQG
Yng Lvcas x Peso Pluma, La Bebe
Top Global K-Pop Song
Fifty Fifty, Cupid
Jimin, Like Crazy
Jungkook ft. Latto, Seven
NewJeans, Ditto
NewJeans, OMG
Top Afrobeats Song
Ayra Starr, Rush
Libianca, People
Oxlade, KU LO SA
Rema & Selena Gomez, Calm Down
Victony, Rema, & Tempoe ft. Don Toliver, Soweto
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Bizarrap & Shakira, Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53
David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray, Baby Don’t Hurt Me
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, I’m Good (Blue)
Elton John & Britney Spears, Hold Me Closer
Tiësto ft. Tate McRae, 10:35
Top Christian Song
Brandon Lake, Gratitude
Chris Tomlin, Holy Forever
for KING & COUNTRY with Jordin Sparks, Love Me Like I Am
Lauren Daigle, Thank God I Do
Phil Wickham, This Is Our God
Top Gospel Song
CeCe Winans, Goodness of God
Crowder & Dante Bowe ft. Maverick City Music, God Really Loves Us
Elevation Worship ft. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson, More Than Able
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin ft. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, Fear is Not My Future
Zacardi Cortez, Lord Do It for Me (Live in Memphis)
