later tweeted [ bleep ] happens. at least the puppet was sympathetic. >> mariah, you're bad. >> reporter: the singer was given a malfunctioning ear piece and they complained about it before the performance. the producers of new year's rockin' eve, dick clark productions, said they had no involvement in the challenges associated with mariah's performance. at one point, you could see a dancer struggling with an audio pack and mariah repeatedly feeling around for her ear piece. an ear piece that had some piecing together evidence frame by frame. your face when you realize you are the first meme of 2016. at one point mariah just let the mike drop. ♪ as her prerecorded voice continued on. no wonder this guy thinks he lip-syncs to mariah better than mariah herself. ♪