Muni Long appears to have responded to Mariah Carey after the latter seemed uncomfortable when Long performed one of her songs. For those unfamiliar, Long sang her version of Carey's We Belong Together at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, where Carey received the Icon Award.Pictures showing Mariah Carey looking seemingly uncomfortable during Long's performance went viral online, prompting Carey to clarify during a GQ Magazine interview in September that she didn't appreciate other artists covering her songs.On November 24, 2025, Muni Long took to social media to share multiple clips seemingly teasing her upcoming music video for her new single Delulu. For her latest skits, she brought in a Mariah Carey impersonator. One skit featured the impersonator singing Long's Delulu while offering tips on how Long could improve her song.Near the end of the skit, Long gazes directly into the camera and says, "I just … don’t like when other people sing my songs.” The Instagram post was captioned:"THE DIVA!?!!!! My cute lil number? and maybe…I can come around to people singing my songs if this who singing it!" View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe second skit showed the Carey impersonator pushing Muni Long off a ledge, and the caption read, "AND YOU KNOW WHAT!? She could push me off every ledge in sight." According to Billboard, Muni Long clarified that the skits were not meant to be disrespectful to Mariah Carey, posting on her Instagram Story on November 24 to say:“Y’all don’t be delulu. I would never disrespect Queen Mariah!!!!!!”In another Instagram Story, she mentioned that she was "Forever a Lamb," which is the name of Carey's fanbase.What did Mariah Carey say about Muni Long singing We Belong Together?After Mariah Carey's viral reaction to Muni Long's performance at the iHeart Radio Music Awards, Long went on TikTok Live to claim that Carey asked her to sing the song."The people that's got a lot to say, you don't understand how this paying homage and having respect for people...She asked me to do it. You thought I chose to get on TV and sing a Mariah Carey song? You thought that was my choice? Why would I do that? Nobody can sing Mariah's songs like Mariah. Nobody."Additionally, Carey thanked Muni Long and Tori Kelly, who performed a cover of Carey's Always Be My Baby at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, for their tribute performances. The Obsessed singer took to her Instagram Story to post a picture of herself with Long and Kelly, calling them "two gorgeous, uber-talented, kind, incredible musicians" and appreciating their performances. Later, Mariah Carey discussed her viral reaction to Muni Long's performance of We Belong Together during an interview with GQ in September 2025. The conversation arose after Carey recalled Prince telling her he didn't like other people covering his song. For context, Carey covered Prince's The Beautiful Ones in her 1997 album Butterfly. When asked whether she liked artists covering her songs, Carey replied, "Not really." She was further asked about her reaction to Muni Long's performance of We Belong Together, to which she responded:“I didn’t even hear the cover. I didn’t know it happened. No one told me...I just didn’t know that she had done We Belong Together [as a cover] ‘cause her song was so similar to ‘We Belong Together.’ I had no idea that she did We Belong Together...I’m very honored and flattered that she did it. I love Muni Long, she’s a great person, umm, but I just don’t like people doing my songs."Muni Long and Mariah Carey have frequently collaborated in the past, with their latest collaboration being on the latter's 2024 single, Made for Me.