Mariah Carey may have just nabbed her 19th #1 single with ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You,’ but she’s already looking to her next musical adventure.
And it looks like she’s roping in exciting collaborators.
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During a YouTube Q&A with Nessa, Mimi revealed that she’s working on the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Caution.’ She shared:
“I’m thinking about some new music and I have a few ideas. Yes, yes, yes. And I have spoken to some very interesting collaborators. I can’t get into it now. But I think you would be like “Oh, ok! It’ll be really good.”
When probed on the gender of the mystery partners, she said:
“Things [can] change dahling, but the one person I’m referring to: he’s a guy. But that’s all I’m gonna say. Two different guys, actually. The more the merrier, I always say (laughs).”
We’re buzzed.
It’d be super smart for Mariah to harness this momentum towards the release of a new project. Ideally within the next 6 months. Because, why not?
As for these secret collaborators, she has us interested.
In being in the fine wine season of her career, we’re not anticipating that she’ll court the obvious, omnipresent chart titans of the now. That said, sonically she’d make for a great fit with the likes of Drake and/or The Weeknd. So we’re open to the possibilities. Heck, throw in Ariana Grande for good measure too.
Ultimately, music need not be so political. She’s a whole legend who is thankfully being given her flowers while she’s here to smell them. So, rather than the masses dream of such iconic pairings (as tends to be the case), why not feed us with them?!
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I hope it’s someone vocally inspiring that will push mariah to make some really great music. I hope it’s not some current t***/20 something act who sings in autotune like Tye Dolla or a rapper who really is uninspiring And won’t push Mariah to her limits. Although I doubt it, although her best collaboration in the last 20 years was “beautiful” with Miguel. Real Mariah fans want more “make it last forever remix”, “how much”, “want you” etc and MUCH LESS “I dont”…. some real classic, r&b, moody Mariah music, heavy on the vocals is truly what Mariah needs. No more trendy albums, chasing the charts(which isn’t even working for her anymore). Just timeless and vocally amazing (at least in studio), just like other legends like Aretha, Stevie, PAtti Barbara, Janet and lots of others did once their Primes were over.
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These are acceptable male collaborators Mariah should be working with as a 50 year old, mature musician, that will challenge her vocally and push her: Bruno Mars, Tank, Sam Smith, Usher, John Legend, Shawn Mendes, Luke James, Avery Wilson, Jamie Fox, Miguel, T-Pain (minus the auto tune), Tyrese, Stevie Wonder… just to name a few. It’s time mariah made a grown and s*** album. We deserve that, as fans AMD we deserve a Jazz standard album where she sings in her natural tenor/alto range so she can do a full acoustic concert and not lip sync. I want that too
Chile please. Your sense of entitlement is real.
Let this legend make exactly the kind of music she wants to make.
She’s paid her dues. You don’t like it, don’t support it. Simple.
I’m just keeping it real. As with any product, as a consumer I’m allowed to express what I want from my products I consume. If you don’t like my point of view- sounds like a personal issue. Most mariah die hards feel the exact same way. And by die hards I don’t mean delusional stans, I mean real fans. So… deal with it
But why does she have to follow the format of others? And why does she have to make the music you want? Listen to the others after their prime then.
No one wants her to do a duet with Shawn Mendes or Sam Smith. And she has worked with Usher and John Legend.
Stevie Wonder and Bruno Mars yes.
Ed Sheeran would be good (it got Beyonce a number one right)
I didn´t expect this kind of great and huge roll-out to be honest. The fun fact is the #1 came BEFORE most of the roll-out. The song and the legendary status of it all was enough by itself.
Hopefully not Shawn Mendes.
It’ll be Ed Sheeran I bet. Shawn Mendes I doubt it.
I want a Mariah/Toni duet ugh.
Something in the line of « Long As I Live » I’d love that.
Everything Mariah does will just help extend her lead as the most successful female artist of all time .. doesn’t matter if she flops, her flops will give her more points to stay in the lead. This Christmas season just cemented her status FOREVER
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Her status was already cemented over a decade ago. Stop showing your extreme insecurity by trying to validate a legend who has been validated since Bush was in office. This Christmas didn’t validate anything. AIWFCIY has been a classic, been a staple, been a hit, been a wonderful song. Whether or not it hit number 1 is irrelevant because it’s real impact hit decades before it hit number 1. It’s just a great song.
Yes I agree in a way but it got number one this year which is closer to the Beatles record she know needs one more number one now and she is at 20 numbers ones
She needs a ballad with es Sheeran like Beyonce did go get to number one
Exactly, the fact that this song – and others – haven’t aged at all, that’s better than any #1. It’s just the cherry on the cake.
Oh please, it will flop. Like Santa Claus, nobody cares about Mariah Carey until the day after Thanksgiving.