“I can’t hear you, haters!”

During the last few weeks, Mariah Carey has dealt with numerous allegations of lip-syncing following a string of obviously mimed performances. However, when the Macy’s 4th of July Spectacular special aired this evening, any such questions regarding her standing as the industry’s top songbird were shut down!

At the Macy’s show, Carey sang renditions of “America the Beautiful” and “#Beautiful” with Miguel that left some of her critics still uncertain if she was singing completely live or if the footage was dubbed. Yet, when she stepped to the mic to belt “Hero” as a flawless tribute to American heroes, there was no doubt in any logical thinking person’s mind that she was in fine form.

Other performers who hit the stage at the annual Macy’s event included Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Cher, the last of whom lip-synced liked a true grand diva who could care less about our lowly opinions. Of couse, you just want to watch Carey in action, so check out her performances below:

“American the Beautiful”

“Beautiful (Ft. Miguel)”

“Hero”

After watching Carey at the Macy’s show, it is safe to saw that she outclasses almost every other singer in the game on a good day. Her voice in “Hero” was in phenomenal and she adjusted the song in just the right ways to ensure that she could handle all the big moments. All Carey needs to do now is abandon “#Beautiful” and sing more ballads like those in her earlier catalogue that show off the best facets of her voice. Roll on to single #2!

Thoughts?