Muni Long responds to the critics after performing a Mariah Carey tribute at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Mariah Carey also speaks out.

Our columnist writes Vega's catalog has been blossoming for decades with excellent songwriting in alternative-folk styles.

Her fourth award was bestowed in 2023 for "California ... trailing Rihanna (seven). Perry's "Teenage Dream" is also the first and only album in history with four diamond songs on its tracklist.