Grammy winner Mariah Carey will take the 2023 Billboard Music Awards stage and perform “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” Billboard and Dick Clark Productions describe Carey’s performance of the song as “Aspen-inspired” and note that the upcoming BBMAs will mark the first time the song’s been performed on an awards show.
David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, Karol G, NewJeans, Peso Pluma, and Stray Kids were previously announced to perform on the BBMAs. The final performer is scheduled to be revealed on November 16, 2023.
Billboard will recognize Carey with the Billboard Chart Achievement Award for holiday-themed fan favorite song during this year’s show. “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has hit the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 every year, beginning in 2019. The only other holiday song to hit the #1 spot is “The Chipmunk Song” released back in 1958.
Mariah Carey is currently the record-holder for the most weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 as well as the most weeks in the top spot on the Radio Songs chart. Carey also holds the record as the female songwriter with the most Hot 100 hits.
Carey is scheduled to wrap up her “Merry Christmas One and All!” tour on December 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
This year’s awards show will be available to view via BBMAs.watch on Sunday, November 19th at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Taylor Swift tops the list of nominees with 20 nominations, followed by Morgan Wallen and SZA with 17 each. The Weeknd earned 16 nominations, and Drake and Zach Bryan each picked up 14 nominations.
