An untimely illness has forced Janet Jackson to cancel an upcoming appearance on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live.  (It was reported that the singer made a trip to the emergency room earlier this week due to a case of the flu.) 

Luckily for Lorne Michaels, the show was able to able to book someone with an equally high profile:  Mariah Carey.

The gig is actually a win-win situation for the two parties.  Not only does the diva have an upcoming album to promote (E=MC2 comes out on April 15), the program has been trying to get the artist back on their stage for over 10 years.