Mariah Carey Reveals 'All-at-Once Digital Release' for New Album on Billboard Magazine
Mariah Carey will 'Beyoncé' her 14th studio album. Wait, is 'to Beyoncé' now a verb? Yes, it is. It means to unexpectedly release your new much-anticipated album on iTunes. And that's what Mariah will do next. However, hasn't her genius team realized this won't be a surprise anymore as MiMi has already spilled the beans?
The music diva is featured on the latest issue of 'Billboard' magazine, available now in newsstands across the U.S. Mariah pulls back her hair in the black and white cover.
Mariah's full magazine spread hasn't surfaced yet, but the headlines about the singer's 'feature' shown on Billboard's shop website already gives much information:
After waiting five years between albums, Mariah Carey finally explains the personal struggle behind her all-at-once digital release, from that Idol debacle ('bamboozled') to a need for 'uplifting' music: 'It's all been a blur'
Don't Mariah's team know the key part of Beyoncé's much-successful surprise iTunes release was to not talk about it at all. Now that we know Mariah plans to do it, there's no hype anymore. Plus, how is this going to be an 'all-at-once digital release' if we have already heard three tracks from the album? *cringes*
"#Beautiful" was a moderate hit, but the follow-ups 'The Art of Letting Go' and 'You're Mine' were complete chart disasters. Mariah better have recorded super great tracks during this 'delays' period. Her career just won't take a major album flop.
Update
Billboard.com is sharing more info about Mariah's Billboard magazine feature.
SHE'S ASSEMBLED A DREAM-TEAM OF COLLABORATORS. Frequent collaborators Rodney Jerkins and Dupri are back for Album No. 14, but so is a surprisingly diverse roster that ranges from of-the-moment producers like Hit-Boy and Mike Will Made It, guest features from Wale, Nas and Trey Songz and even contributions from veteran arranger Larry Gold and the Love Unlimited Orchestra. There's also "a special guest star that I'm not allowed to reveal," Carey teases.
EXPECT BIG BALLADS AND UPTEMPO BANGERS. After immersing herself in her own catalog ("a friend of mine made me a playlist with 1,000 of my songs on it called 'The Ultimate MC Audio Collection,'" she says), Carey explored her feel-good, hip-hop/R&B side as well as her more introspective moments that could give her fans the best of all worlds.
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