As a result of the lackluster reception of ‘Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel’ and Mariah Carey’s indignation with the handling of the record, Mimi may be ready for a new label. There is reliable word that Carey has been at logger-heads with label-head LA Reid for several months now.
The 39-year old diva has been signed to the Island Def Jam Music Group since 2002. The terms of the singer’s deal entail a minimum of 3 albums for the grand total of 22.5 million dollars, with her being named a joint partner with the Universal Music Group.
Carey’s first LP released under the agreement was 2002’s ‘Charmbracelet’ which was followed by the 6x platinum ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’, ‘E=MC²’ and ‘Memoirs…’, which was released on September 29th 2009.
The promotional efforts behind ‘Memoirs…’ reflect less than half of the energy that the label placed into the ‘Emancipation’ project. Add that to Carey’s criticism’s of “I Want To Know What Love Is” being chosen as a single in place of “H.A.T.E.U.,” and it’s easy to understand why she might be preparing to ditch the label.
It is no secret that several labels have been itching to sign Carey since she left Virgin Records in 2001. Clive Davis (Whitney Houston, Leona Lewis, Jennifer Hudson) at J Records, for instance, tried to get her to join his team.
I really think it’s about time to leave the label after two messed up album era although the albums (especially “Memoirs”) had mad potential.
