As many of you are probably already aware, Mariah Carey had a rough performance for New Years Eve. What is bugging me though is that all the posts on here have been saying it was her fault that the performance was awful and that she "can't even lip sync right". People. She was supposed to be singing there. That's why the audio track didn't have the main vocals. The reason she didn't is because her in-ear monitors weren't working. When you are performing live in a loud environment these monitors allow the performers to hear the music so they actually stay on beat and sing the song correctly. "But what about listening to the giant speakers that are next to her???" First off, the speakers weren't faced towards her so it would be tough to really hear what she sounds like. Even if she could hear herself, the sound would be slightly delayed which would throw her off. So she was stuck with the tough decision of either not singing or to just attempt singing and sound horrendous the entire time, and of the two she probably picked the better option. So rant over, just felt like trying to inform some people.