Rihanna Got a Very Special, Personal Gift At Mariah Carey’s Final Christmas Concert in Brooklyn: Watch
Rihanna was just a regular ol’ member of the Lambily on Tuesday night (Dec. 17) when she was spotted freaking out during Mariah Carey‘s final Christmas Time tour show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The “Love on the Brain” singer was filmed having the time of her life at the gig where MC returned to the stage after missing a trio of holiday gigs while battling the flu.
The two had a mid-show superstar summit when Carey came down off stage to greet Rih Rih, who, naturally, invited Mariah to sign her breast with a marker. “I need a signature, who has a sharpie?” Rihanna asked as Carey — dressed in a glittering silver gown — made her way over and asked if she could have, or buy, Rih’s stylish black sunglasses. “What do you want me to write?,” Carey asked, as Rihanna pulled down her white top to make room for the autograph. “Mariah,” Rihanna responded. “What the f–k do you think? Whatever you want. Wow, this iconic.”
As if the whole surreal spectacle wasn’t hard enough to believe, Rihanna then grabbed MC’s sparkly microphone and narrated the scene, informing the sold-out crowd: “Mariah Carey is signing my t-t y’all. This s–t is f–king epic!… Look at that s–t y’all!” The unexpected moment ended with Rihanna expressing her love for Mariah and the two women hugging it out to wild cheers from the arena crowd.
In another video of the moment, Rihanna said that her longtime love, rapper A$AP Rocky, suggested she make her way to the front of the arena floor. “Should I have her sign my shirt or my t-t?” she asked her friend as Carey slowly made her way over.
The special moment came as Carey wrapped up her Christmas Time tour after cancelling the previous three shows in Newark, N.J., Belmont Park, N.Y. and Pittsburgh due to illness. Earlier this week, though, MC promised Lambs that she would close out the tour at Barclays. “Lambs, thank you for making my #Christmastime so special,” Carey wrote in a post on Monday (Dec. 16) featuring photos and videos from previous stops on the tour. “I’ve loved singing with you every night, and I can’t wait to see you all tomorrow in Brooklyn for the last show of the tour.”
Watch the whole signing scene below.
Gil Kaufman
Billboard
