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Star Rating: 4 stars
The last time Mariah Carey performed at the Royal Albert Hall, in 1994, she was the biggest superstar on the planet, with each new album redefining sales records and – thanks to a five-octave vocal range – audible frequencies. In 2019, after a tumultuous, diva-cementing career that’s taken in commercial lows (2001’s Glitter), Phoenix-like comebacks (2005’s The Emancipation of Mimi), and Christmas-themed tours that made regional pantomimes look like Chekov, Carey’s keen to remind people of her legacy, one that stretches from TV talent show melisma to modern pop and R&B via the likes of Ariana Grande.
While this latest world tour is named after last year’s excellent Caution album, it rightfully places the hits front and centre, with Carey acting as our bedazzled compere. Undeniable classics like the...