Mariah Carey‘s “new era” now has a name. Carey’s July 23 album release has been dubbed The Art of Letting Go.
That album title was confirmed by the former “American Idol” judge’s longtime producer Jermaine Dupri on Twitter late Monday night. The Art of Letting Go is MC’s 11th studio album and her first since 2009’s Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. In addition to teaming up with Dupri, she’s also worked with Bryan-Michael Cox (who produced 2012’s “Triumphant (Get ‘Em)”), Hit-Boy and The-Dream on the studio release.
Carey kicked off her Letting Go era in May with the Miguel-assisted lead single, which currently sits at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
When MTV News spoke to Miguel last month, he revealed why the twosome decided to include the social media-friendly hashtag in the song’s title. “The hashtag in the title of this song is particularly fitting because the word that comes before ‘beautiful’ when I sing the chorus is an expletive that I can’t say on air,” he said, referring to the F-word he sings on song’s hook. “But the hashtag is particularly fitting for that expletive, if you just kind of pay a little bit of attention.”
Weeks after she released the song, Carey announced she would be leaving “American Idol” after one season to put the focus back on her music. In addition to the Miguel collaboration, Carey has also teased potential appearances from “Idol” contestants Candice Glover, Kree Harrison and Angie Miller, as well as her daughter, Monroe, on the release.
“It’s about making sure I have tons of good music, because at the end of the day, that’s the most important thing,” the singer explained in an interview with Billboard back in March. “Wherever we go with this project, I’ve tried to keep the soul and heart in it, with me obviously as the through-line.”
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