Did Mariah Carey Use AI In Her Spotify Wrapped Video?

Mariah Carey is setting the record straight.

On Dec. 5, Carey took to X to call out social media users who claimed she used artificial intelligence, aka AI, to make her Spotify Wrapped video.

In the 20-second clip, Carey, dressed in a red and white outfit, thanked fans who regularly listen to her music for their support and blew a kiss at the camera. The video dropped Dec. 4 as part of the annual Spotify Wrapped, a roundup of personalized stats for the streaming platform's users.

Some fans thought the video wasn't actually Carey, however, with several X users posting that they thought the clip was an example of AI.

“Bad lighting and a red lip have you all thinking this is AI??” Carey said on X Thursday while re-sharing the clip. "There’s a reason I’m not a fan of either of those things! About to celebrate #Christmastime with my Boston #lambily!"

Lambily is the name that Carey uses to refer to her fans. It's a mixture of the words "lamb" and "family."

Online, people thanked Carey for clearing up the confusion.

"For half a second, I literally thought this was AI earlier lol you just look so perfect!" one X user said.

Another wrote, "I thought it was AI too. But I’m glad you did the message!"

"The real ones knows mother," one fan wrote.

"I got your message on @Spotify and I knew it was you and loved the out of character red lipstick but knew it was for a festive occasion. Loved it and appreciate you and all you do for the lambily!" another added. (In response, Carey shared an emoji of two red hearts.)

Spotify released Spotify Wrapped on Wednesday, Dec. 4. This year, Taylor Swift was crowned the platform’s most-streamed artist for the second year in a row, while Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" was hailed the most-listened-to song on Spotify in 2024.

While Carey says her video was not created via AI, aspects of Spotify Wrapped this year did involve artificial intelligence.

This year's roundup offered features that use generative AI, including the Spotify Wrapped AI podcast, a personalized overview of each user's listening habits, and the Wrapped AI playlist, which can generate playlists based on prompts.

Joyann Jeffrey

Joyann Jeffrey is a trending news reporter based in New York City