Mariah was among the artists chosen to pay tribute to Patti LaBelle during the 1998 Essence Awards. Mariah performed a medley of “If Only You Knew” and “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” during the ceremony, which was held on April 10, 1998, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
During the 1999 Essence Awards, Mariah presented an award for activist Hydeia Broadbent, a passionate advocate of HIV-awareness. The ceremony, which aired on FOX, took place on April 30 at New York City's Madison Square Garden.
