Mariah Carey may be in full-fledged Christmas mode at the moment, as ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ nears a return to the top of the charts.

But Mimi is also looking beyond the holidays.

And her plans moving forward are likely to evoke a range of responses from fans.

Find out why below…

Speaking with Rolling Stone, the diva supreme was asked whether she’ll be touring in 2022. Her response was:

“I’m so not going on tour ever again in my life.”

When probed about whether she was being serious, Carey expanded:

“I miss my fans and being with them, and that’s the only thing that’s great. But with Covid — and I’m not saying I had it because I’ve never tested positive for it — but I’m just saying it’s a little bit weird right now being around a whole bunch of people or whatever. Sorry. This is controversial.”

The star was quizzed again about touring, specifically about whether she’s keen to see her shows evolve. Again, she made clear that it’s just not on the agenda:

“I don’t care because I’m not going (laughs). I mean, I want to do my own stuff.”

Expanding on the other projects she’s cooking, she more excitedly added:

“I’m working on this thing called the ‘Butterfly Lounge,’ and it’s basically me creating music. So you’re watching me talk to the guitar player, talk to the bass player and tell them, like, ‘Here are the notes I want to hear, blah blah blah.’ We’re writing, and you’re watching the process of me writing. So I think we’ll find whatever streaming service is the best for this.

We’ve been doing this for the whole year because I got my voice back. And we were at home and we didn’t have to run around and do all this nonsense, y’know?

We’re also working on the adaptation of the memoir. But that’s something else.”

One thing folk can always count on Mariah for is to keep it real.

‘The Butterfly Lounge’ reads like a rather exciting concept and perhaps can be paired with a full-fledged companion album. After all, the current climate is about creating circular synergy across multiple mediums.

Your thoughts?