Key Takeaways:

• Mariah the Scientist addressed her obvious Grammy snub on the 2025 Give Her FlowHERS Gala, saying she had no expectations.
• Her followers have been vocal on-line, pointing to her sold-out tour and chart success as causes she ought to have been nominated.
• Her latest album, HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY, and hit single, “Burning Blue,” have been ignored of all 2026 Grammy Award classes.

Despite “Burning Blue” being one of many greatest hits of her profession, Mariah the Scientist’s followers have been understandably dissatisfied to see the track not up for any nominations on the 2026 Grammy Awards. At Femme It Forward’s fourth annual Give Her FlowHERS Gala on Friday (Nov. 21) night time, the R&B singer defined why she wasn’t fully upset about being ignored.

On the carpet, Fashion Bomb Daily requested Mariah how she felt about her followers being outraged over the snub — “now that the dust has settled a bit.” She responded, “To my fans, honestly, I’m sorry. I know y’all probably really wanted that, and I know that you have tried so hard in getting me all the recognition and all of the noticings that I could possibly have.”

“I’m not saying that I was happy about it, but I didn’t want to make any expectations to begin with,” the To Be Eaten Alive artist continued. “I’m just vibing anyway. We still good.” She later famous that her “HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY TOUR” is “sold out,” giving her one thing else thrilling to stay up for in 2026.

“I will see y’all soon. It’ll be a good ol’ time … maybe next time,” Mariah added. Watch the video beneath.

The 2026 Grammy nominations arrived on Nov. 7 with information like Kehlani’s “Folded,” Chris Brown’s “It Depends” and Summer Walker’s “Heart Of A Woman” all competing for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance.

Unfortunately, Mariah’s HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY additionally missed the Best R&B Album class, the place it may’ve doubtlessly gone up in opposition to Coco Jones’ Why Not More? and Teyana Taylor’s Escape Room, amongst different initiatives.

HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY got here with a lone feature from Kali Uchis on “Is It a Crime,” and fan favorites like “Rainy Days” and “Sacrifice.” Since its August launch, the Atlanta singer has appeared on two tracks from Young Thug’s UY SCUTI and, extra not too long ago, Summer Walker’s “Robbed You.”