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Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mariah Carey Confirms Release Date For 16th Album ‘Here For it All'
Mariah Carey has shared the release date for her upcoming 16th album Here For it All, with the pop icon confirming the record will come out September 26. Carey shared the news on her Instagram Monday morning, sharing a brief snippet of her vocals on what seems to be the album's title track. Here For It All marks Carey's first album since 2018's Caution, which released through Sony's Epic Records and debuted at Number 5 on Billboard's 200 Albums chart. More from The Hollywood Reporter Bruce Springsteen Joins Zach Bryan for Surprise Appearance at New Jersey Concert Chris Martin Jokes About Kiss-Cam Scandal at First Coldplay Concert Since Video Went Viral Travis Scott's 'JackBoys 2' Tops Chart, Ends Justin Bieber's Six-Album Streak of No. 1 Debuts Back in June, Carey had disclosed that she signed a multi-album deal with Larry Jackson's independent music company Gamma, and she subsequently released the album's lead single 'Type Dangerous,' which debuted at 95 on Billboard's Hot 100 and marked her first non-holiday single to hit the chart since 2017. She debuted the song at the BET Awards. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey) 'It's a cultural shift, and I'm excited to be part of something that honors legacy while pushing boundaries,' Carey told Forbes of her Gamma partnership and her next album. 'This next chapter is about owning my narrative and creating freely on my own terms.' 'Type Dangerous' was co-written by Anderson .Paak and was accompanied by a Joseph Kahn-directed music video featuring a cameo from Mr. Beast. Best of The Hollywood Reporter From 'Party in the U.S.A.' to 'Born in the U.S.A.': 20 of America's Most Patriotic (and Un-Patriotic) Musical Offerings Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025
Daily Mail
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Mariah Carey flaunts her enviable curves in a glittering mesh gown as she teases her upcoming album at Apple Music 10th anniversary bash
Mariah Carey put on a show-stopping display as she arrived at the Apple Music 10th anniversary celebration in California on Monday night. The music legend, 56, ensured all eyes were on her in a high-neck black mesh gown covered from head-to-toe in shimmering sequins. The semi-sheer number left her fitted bodysuit on full display underneath, which showcased her incredible figure and ample cleavage. Boosting her height with platform heels, Mariah looked younger than ever, with her radiant and taut appearance. She beamed as she posed alongside the vice president of Apple Music, Oliver Schusser and music executive Larry Jackson at the glitzy bash. While the hitmaker then sat down with DJs Ebro Darden and Zane Lowe to chat in front of an audience, where she teased her upcoming sixteenth studio album. It marks her first LP in eight years and first since partnering with new music company Gamma for her comeback, after leaving label Epic Records, who released her last album Caution in 2018. Last month, Mariah released the lead single, Type Dangerous, which debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100. Chatting to Zane and Ebro, she teased: 'What is next? Well it's the album coming out! I don't want tell too much about it because I just don't want to reveal the whole thing.' However, the All I Want For Christmas star confirmed that the album was finished and would be made up of '11 or 12 songs', before adding: 'We got some Mariah ballads' to cheers from the crowd. She continued: 'Second single is coming soon, I've very excited about it. It's very summery, I like the beat as well'. According to Forbes, the songstress, who has 19 number one singles, is aiming to get her 20th chart topper with Type Dangerous. 'She's fighting to stay contemporary,' her longtime producer LA Reid told the publication. And it appears her name still carries much weight in the music industry, after it was reported that fellow superstar Beyoncé 'bowed down' to Mariah and moved out a £25k-a-night penthouse for her. The singer, 43, had booked a 12-night stay at the Corinthia while performing at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last month. However, she reportedly moved out when self-confessed diva Mariah touched down in London, to play at Capital's Summertime Ball. A source told The Sun: 'Superstars as big as Beyoncé and Mariah want to stay in only the best hotels. Beyoncé had been staying in Corinthia's penthouses. 'But when Mariah flew in, Beyoncé packed up so Mariah could take over her suites. It was like Beyoncé was bowing down to another music queen.' And Mariah continued to live up to her diva name at the Summertime Ball, after her extravagant backstage demands were revealed. She took to the stage at Wembley Stadium alongside the likes of Rita Ora and Will Smith for what was her first UK show in a whopping six years. And speaking on the red carpet, Capital Radio's Sian Welby admitted that Mariah was living up to her reputation as she revealed the singer had 'totally changed' her dressing room ahead of her performance. She told The Sun: 'We will do what we're told. When it comes to Mariah, she is the boss. 'She's changed the whole dressing room to just be called Mimi's World. Doesn't even have Capital branding anymore. It's all her zone'. While in comparison, co-host Chris Stark added: 'Will Smith by the way is the most chilled, like he's just wandering around. He was in catering, he just went and sat himself down and got himself some food'. Last year MailOnline revealed how Mariah had been on extra diva form during her Christmas Time tour, according to sources who claimed she was 'being so extra.' Members of production were been 'asked not to speak or take photos with her' - while the star reportedly decreed that she would not embark on the tour with any 'unattractive dancers.' 'Mariah is just being so extra this year,' an insider told 'She is getting paid an insane amount of money. Rehearsals started at the end of September as she wants it to be the grandest tour yet. 'One of her requests was that her main backup dancers are all "hot" men. She did not want any unattractive dancers.' Elsewhere, the star made it clear that she doesn't care about costs after demanding a full glam squad for early rehearsals. The insider continued: 'She also requested hair and makeup for the rehearsals. Everyone who is directly involved in the production has been asked not to speak to Mariah or take photos with her.' Mariah closed the ball, and kicked off her setlist with her 1995 hit Fantasy, before Emotions and Hero. The diva then serenaded the crowd with Always Be My Baby as well as Type Dangerous, Touch My Body and It's Like That. The talented singer brought the Summertime Ball to a close with her 2005 single We Belong Together. Reacting to her live performance, Mariah was showered in praise by fans who claimed it was her 'best vocals in years'. Taking to social media, one concert-goer said: 'Mariah at the #SummerTimeBall - best live vocals from her in years…and hit after hit after hit. Bring on Brighton Pride.' A second posted: 'Mariah killed it at the #Summertimeball looking and sounding incredible.'
News.com.au
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Mariah Carey signs huge new multi-album deal
The 56-year-old music icon has been teasing her upcoming 16th studio album and last week unleashed the lead single, Type Dangerous. Now fans can rejoice in the news that this is just the beginning of a whole new music chapter from the chart-topping icon. Forbes has reported that the star has entered into a partnership with Larry Jackson's independent music company, Gamma, in a multi-album deal. The label has already signed other major stars including Usher and Snoop Dogg, and it will be the label under which Carey releases her new record.
Forbes
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
How Former Apple Music Mastermind Larry Jackson Signed Mariah Carey To His $400 Million Startup
Around midnight, the day after Halloween, Mariah Carey was sitting in the lavish Bel Air mansion of music producer Antonio 'L.A.' Reid. The 56-year-old Carey may be one of the top-selling recording artists of all-time—with five Grammy awards and 19 number-one hits (the most by any solo artist)—but she still solicits the opinion of Reid, a friend of more than 20 years, and the man who shaped the careers of Usher, TLC, Pink and other artists as the chairman of Epic, Arista, and Island Def Jam record labels. Also in the attendance was Larry Jackson, the 44-year-old CEO of the two-year-old music startup, Gamma. As Carey played tracks to from her upcoming 16th album, Jackson, who has been in the business for more than 30 years, was awestruck by the moment. 'Why am I in this room?' he recalls thinking. But as Carey told him, 'I know who you are. I know what you've done. And I think you're the right person to take me to new heights.' With the midnight release of Carey's new single, 'Type Dangerous,' the ultimate challenge begins. Among the heights Carey wants to reach is having a 20th number-one single—which would tie her with the Beatles—and then a 21st. It's the music equivalent of LeBron James breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA all-time scoring record. And Carey is counting on Jackson to put her on top of music's Mount Olympus 'I think that Larry might be downplaying his popularity,' Reid tells Forbes. 'Mariah Carey knows who Larry Jackson is.' A cofounder of Beats Music with Dr. Dre and producer Jimmy Iovine, and one of the masterminds behind Apple Music, Jackson started the industry at 11, as an intern at KMEL radio station in San Francisco and became music director at 16. 'It would be unthinkable today,' he says of the gig. 'But these were more unregulated times.' Jackson soon began being mentored by Clive Davis, the legendary founder and CEO of Arista Records, who launched the career of Whitney Houston, among many other artists. Throughout his career, Jackson produced the late Luther Vandross, once managed Kanye West and produced Houston's last studio album. He eventually moved to Interscope records to work with Iovine, who later co-founded Beats with Dr. Dre. In 2014, the company sold to Apple for more than $3 billion., which is how Jackson became the creative force behind Apple Music. 'I didn't graduate high school and didn't go to college,' Jackson told Billboard about his career trajectory in 2023. 'My university was working with Clive. Graduate school was working with Jimmy.' After seven years at Apple, Jackson did what few executives in Cupertino ever do—he left to start his own venture. He launched Gamma in 2023 with backing from billionaire Todd Boehly's Eldridge Capital, the independent film studio A24, and Apple itself. Gamma soon acquired Vydia, the New Jersey-based digital distribution company that serves as its technology platform, signed deals with Usher and Rick Ross, and took a stake in the Death Row records archive, which Snoop Dogg purchased the previous year. Late last year, Gamma also partnered with Snoop and jewelry entrepreneur Carolyn Rafaelian, the founder of Metal Alchemist and Alex and Ani, to launch Snoop's jewelry brand, Lovechild. 'He's as a straight shooter as it gets,' Boehly says of Jackson. 'And he cares more about the artists and wants them to build their businesses and think differently about what the opportunities are, and not just go down the traditional [label] path. I see entrepreneurs backing entrepreneurs in a world that's becoming more entrepreneurial. And you've got great artists like Snoop and Usher and now Mariah Carey coming to Larry because they're becoming more entrepreneurial.' Solid Gold: One of Jackson's Gamma ventures is Lovechild, a new jewelry brand by Snoop Dogg. 'What Larry Jackson is building at Gamma,' Carey tells Forbes, 'is beyond music. It's a cultural shift, and I'm excited to be part of something that honors legacy while pushing boundaries. This next chapter is about owning my narrative and creating freely on my own terms.' Adds Reid, who will executive-produce Carey's album under his new company, Mega, 'It is a game-changing moment because it's one of our premier stars who has made a decision to join forces with an independent, self-contained company that is not associated with any of the major labels. It's a game changer for both Gamma and Mariah.' Jackson and Carey chose June, which is Black Music Month, to make their partnership official. The parties tell Forbes they agreed to a multi-album deal as she aims for music history. 'I don't have a crystal ball,' Reid says. 'But my intuition tells me that this one works. She's fighting to stay contemporary. He's fighting to stay contemporary, to be contemporary. I think it's a win-win.' Born in San Francisco in 1980, Jackson is the son of a college instructor and technology engineer. His father worked for years at publicly traded Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) before meeting Jackson's mom and becoming a professor. 'I came from a very strong-rooted house,' says Jackson, says of his parents, who are still married after more than 50 years. 'I learned what not to do more than what to do.' By eight, a young Larry fell in love with music by watching the Showtime at the Apollo on Saturday nights. The program fine-tuned Jackson's ear for music, and by 17 he had dropped out of high school to focus on his job as the music director of KMEL. The first station to fully embrace hip-hop and R&B culture on the West Coast, KMEL gave afternoon airplay time to the likes of MC Hammer, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Digital Underground, and E-40. 'I remember seeing Green Day play [the] Bottom of the Hill [club] in San Francisco for 50 people before they blew up,' Jackson recalls. 'These were all the things that I was exposed to very early on. These were all the people that came through the radio station that I saw.' In 2000, Jackson's mentor at KMEL, Keith Naftaly joined Davis at the newly launched J Records after the duo's ouster at Arista. Expanding their A&R staff, Davis called Jackson who was playing records at KMEL that turned into hits. 'I took the meeting and came with a hit,' Jackson says. The song was Vandross' Take You Out. 'I got the job right on the spot.' 'I didn't just come here by accident,' he continues. 'You really don't understand the journey and the sacrifice and the hard work of how someone got to where they are. So, you realize when you hear someone's story that there are levels to this.' With a clear decline in the number of Black executives who shape music, following the deaths of towering figures like Quincy Jones and Clarence Avant, Jackson sees an opportunity for disruption with Gamma—much like how Berry Gordy changed music with Motown in the 1960s. (Gordy sold the groundbreaking label in 1988 for $61 million, or about $167 million today.) 'If you look around the [music] business in terms of leadership,' he says, 'there's nobody who looks like me.' In many ways, Jackson's career is coming full circle this week. On Wednesday, he was in New York to present Davis with a Lifetime Achievement award at the same Apollo Theater he once dreamed about as a kid. Back in his hotel room, he wants to enjoy the moment and also prepare for Carey's single release. Music Men: Jackson presented his mentor, Clive Davis, with the Legacy Award at the Apollo Theater in Harlem this week. The teaser video for 'Type Dangerous,' Jackson says, had more than six million views, 'and that's just between Instagram and X.' He sees that as a healthy sign there is pent-up demand for a new Carey album. Only this time, Gamma can control its own algorithm with the help of Apple to make sure Carey gets maximum exposure. 'She's been a part of the machine for her entire career,' he says. 'It's about unfinished business and it's about independence,' Jackson adds. 'A lot of companies are really focused on frothy, viral, trendy, TikTok hits versus really understanding the art form of artist development and what it takes to work with a diva. And it takes having a different kind of master's degree or a PhD to really understand exactly how to guide a career of that particular nature at this particular time.'
