Mariah Carey is grieving the death of both her mother and her sister.

Mariah Carey
 Honoree Mariah Carey performs onstage during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 01, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp

According to 'TMZ,' the pop icon's mother, Patricia, and her sister, Alison, died on the same day over the weekend.

The "We Belong Together" singer told 'TMZ' in a statement, "My heart is broken that I've lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day."

Carey added how she feels "blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed."

The cause of Patricia and Alison's death are not known at this time.

This is a developing story.

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Mariah Carey, Celebrity death