Mariah Carey's 'Memoirs' Album Delayed Again
August 13, 2009



Originally scheduled for an August 25th release date and then September 15th, Mariah Carey's upcoming 12th studio album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," has been delayed yet again. "Memoirs" will now arrive two weeks later on September 29th.

The singer has also pulled out of a string of appearances surrounding the album's release, including "VH1 Storytellers," the "Today" Show concert series, 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and her Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony.

According to a source at Def Jam, the label Carey is signed to, the reason for the delay is that the singer hasn't completed the album and needs to return to the studio to record additional songs.

This afternoon, Carey's website was updated with this message: "Mariah is putting the finishing touches on her newest album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," and we have shifted all of our TV and promo appearances to coincide with the new release date of September 29th. We can't wait for the fans to hear the new album!!"

Carey's latest single, "Obsessed," reached No. 11 on the Hot 100 chart and No. 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

As previously reported, "Memoirs" has already stirred up controversey with the label's decision to include advertising in the CD packaging, in the form of a mini-Elle magazine featuring Carey-related content.



http://www.billboard.com/...3047.story

Copycat said:

Damn, lol... I hope things are really fine in Mariah-land.

Copycat said:

so she WAS going to be up against Whitney's comeback album. and instead, she's now going up against Madonna's definitive career-spanning greatest hits collection.

boy, who are the geniuses that come up with these release schedules?

errant said:

L.A. Reid

Next thing you'll know it'll be delayed and be set for release around the time of Mary J. Blige's album release.
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bboy87 said:

Too bad you ain't in Dallas cuz your girl is hosting a party here tomorrow night. This heffa is going by "aka Miss Halle Berry"

SCNDLS said:

Copycat said:

I'm a mariah fan but hmmm trouble in paradise lol ..might need to get rid of nick

Copycat said:

Guess that's code for "after MJ's memorial, she realized her voice just isn't up to it..."

Why Is Mariah Carey Canceling Events?
By Joey Bartolomeo
Aug 15


Reports that Mariah Carey has rescheduled several upcoming appearances has left many fans wondering if something might be wrong with the singer.

Carey, 40, had been tentatively set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Aug. 25, perform on Today Aug. 28, and also tape an episode of VH1's Storytellers.

But the singer's publicist Cindi Berger says there is no reason for concern: "These dates have been postponed and not cancelled," she said Friday.

A source says the singer is completing her new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, the release of which has been pushed to Sept. 29.

"Record release dates change all the time," Berger confirms. "It's nothing unusual and it doesn't signal anything. There are a lot of moving parts to Mariah's professional life … She's making sure the record is how she wants it to be and its no big deal."

In addition to working on her album, Carey is launching another perfume line and promoting her upcoming film, Precious, which is produced by Oprah Winfrey and opens in November.

The reason for the calendar re-jiggering is explained further on Carey's official Website: "Mariah is putting the finishing touches on her newest album, and we have shifted all of our TV and promo appearances to coincide with the new release date of September 29th. We can't wait for the fans to hear the new album!!"




http://www.people.com/peo...51,00.html

Cindi Berger?

40

Mariah Carey–despite idiotic postings elsewhere–is gearing up for her big new CD release.

Mariah feels so strongly about "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" that she's even re-hired the PR powerhouse that made her second-stage career such a success. She's back with Cindi Berger of PMK HBH. It was Berger who made her "Emancipation of Mimi" the biggest hit of Mariah's career. Smart move.

Of course, that means both Mariah and Whitney Houston are now being repped by the same PR company. PMK's Kristen Foster is handling Whitney with my old pal, Jill Fritzo.

"Memoirs" was scheduled for an August 25th release, then moved to September 15th. Now it's set for September 29th. If the regular Grammy deadline had been in place–September 30th–Mariah would have made it. But the unfortunate early deadline of August 31st cut her off. So she has some slack time to get "Memoirs" just right.

The first single from Mariah's CD will not be "Obsessed"–that was just a summer trifle, and it was a lot of fun. The real first official single is said to be a powerhouse ballad along the lines of "Vision of Love."

Babydubistzuschnell said:

huh? cindi wasn't even around during that era!

and i see they're trying to give Obsessed the It's Like That treatment, aka it was just a warm up.

Babydubistzuschnell said:

an australian review stated the remake of Foreigner's song is going to be the next international single, i wonder if that's true.

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PricelessHo said:

oh jeeze, so they're going to lead off with 2 perfect examples of everything that's been wrong with her material in the last 10 years for this "return to my roots" album?

way to go!

^

it's not confirmed. my guess is they're releasing that remake in Europe/UK.

PricelessHo said:

That shit HAS to be photoshopped to hell and back

Imago said:

look at the boobs shadow

PricelessHo said:

Timmy84 said:

Its all just bullshit! Meaning that its nothing but business and the fact that they are worried that the shit will tank, and they cant afford it. Times are different, back in the day YOU WANTED COMPETITION. Whitney,Mariah,Madonna and others should have albums out at the same time, maybe then there will be some sort of competition and these artists will push each other to greater heights, this goes for everyone, not just them. Its fucking bullshit that the public cant concentrate on more than album at once. SHIT Michael,Janet,Prince,Madonna,George Michael,Bruce Springsteen,Richard Marx,Taylor Dayne,Expose,Guns N Roses and Paula Abdul ALL had BLOCKBUSTER cds out at the same time with 4-5 singles on each, and they were all good albums, now we have artists "CONCENTRATING" more, so they say,. and we get SHIT

lastdecember said:

yes, those are valid points. actually, they're not, because you seem a bit unhinged about the whole thing.

anyway, they never scheduled albums for release the SAME DAY as the next closest competition.

errant said:

Todays competition is all HYPE and bullshit, anyone that says their is comp. today is smoking crack, there isnt even competition today in friggin sports, why would there be in the music industry. And for the record the entire fourth quarter of releases, are meant to be released that way, you used to put albums out at the same time becuase people would be in the stores buying thats the RIGHT way to do things, thats why todays business model is in the toilet and its all crashing and people have to go back in and record their already shit albums

:madonna:

Alej said:

Her smash CD "The Emancipation of Mimi" was delayed in 2005, and there were as many doom and gloom predictions for its sales as there are now for her upcoming effort.

SCNDLS said:

she was on Twitter talkin' about it

bboy87 said:

That sista on the right is BEAUTIFUL!