Mariah Carey explains why she has won only 5 Grammys in her career despite receiving 34 major nominations

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Mariah Carey should have won more Grammys over her career, host Matt Rogers said in the most recent episode of the 'Las Culturistas' podcast, which aired on Wednesday, October 16.

Carey has only won five Grammys while receiving an incredible 34 nominations, reported Entertainment Weekly.

During the podcast, the 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' singer claimed that the Recording Academy officials "toy" with her over the Grammy Awards. She exclaimed, "They scammed me. They toy with me."

Mariah Carey talks about her five Grammys

Mariah Carey sat down with hosts Bowen Yang and Lamb Matt Rogers on the most recent episode of 'Las Culturistas' and shared the details about the Grammys shading her over the years.

The Grammy breakdown began with Rogers telling Carey, "You don't have enough of those, by the way." To which, Carey snarled, "They scammed me. They toy with me."

Carey was nominated for five Grammy Awards when she first appeared on the scene in 1990, including five for Album of the Year, and she won two of them -- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for her first single 'Vision of Love' and Best New Artist.

The remaining 1990s witnessed Carey go trophy-less despite 11 straight Number 1s, huge sales, and timeless hits. Moreover, she lost all six of the awards she was nominated for in 1996 for 'Fantasy'.

Carey said she was particularly shocked to learn that her 1997 album 'Butterfly' failed to bring home a significant honor at the esteemed ceremony. "It definitely has very special significance to me. I think it's probably my best album," Carey, 55, said.

She added in jest, "It has zero accolades, I think. I love that album. It has a certain feeling when you listen to it. It's just got a lot of diversity. You go from Breakdown to Butterfly to My All."

For her song 'Honey', 'Butterfly' received three Grammy nominations: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Not a Best R&B Album, not an Album of the Year, and nothing for 'My All', 'The Roof', or 'Breakdown'.

In 2006, Carey had eight nominations for  'Emancipation of Mimi' followed in 2006.

Carey took home three awards that evening but lost the major ones to Green Day's 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' as Record of the Year and U2 for Album of the Year.

Since then, the Grammys have largely forgotten about Mariah Carey, who was nominated for Best Gospel Performance in 2009.

Mariah Carey received Global Impact Award from Recording Academy

Besides her five Grammys, Mariah Carey received the Global Impact Award from the Recording Academy's Black Music Collective in February.

The Black Music Collective recognized Carey as a "Black music creator whose dedication to the art form has greatly influenced the industry and whose legacy of service inspires countless individuals worldwide."

The singer became serious during her address, stating that she had to struggle to write and perform the songs she was most passionate about.

Moreover, Carey delivered a dose of her trademark comedic shade, considering it has been over two decades since her last Grammy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

She remarked, holding her award, "Is this a real Grammy? I haven’t seen one in soooooo long. It’s weird. I don’t know."

Chuckling as the Fairmont Century Plaza crowd applauded her, Carey added. "We’ll figure out what this is later."

"I accept this award on behalf of every person who has ever felt silenced or marginalized, who has ever been told their voice doesn’t matter. Your truth matters," she continued.

"We will continue to pave the way together for a future where authenticity is celebrated, diversity is embraced, and music has the power to change the world," Carey added.