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August 5, 2014
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Mariah Carey is on to the next one.

The “elusive chanteuse” has parted ways with her manager Jermaine Dupri. The So So Def mogul confirmed the split in a statement to Billboard.

“I’m a very hands-on person when it comes to my work,” said J.D. “I put my all into every project. But when I’m not allowed to do what I do, then I know it’s time for me to move on. Mariah and I enjoy working together and will continue to make great music together in the future.”

Dupri has produced some of Carey’s biggest hits including “We Belong Together” and “Always Be My Baby,” and served as the executive producer of her latest album, Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse.

The announcement comes in the wake of the disappointing sales of Chanteuse. Despite its critical acclaim, the album has only sold 103,000 copies since its May 27 release, and has fallen off the Billboard 200 after just eight weeks.

In an interview with Rap-Up, J.D. defended the sales. “I actually feel like it’s probably one of her best albums she’s ever made,” he said. “I’m excited to see where the album ends up. I tell a lot of people, this era of music and this genre, they don’t understand records that come out small and sell a lot of records.”

According to Billboard, Carey has been working closely with Kevin Liles, who manages Trey Songz and Ty Dolla $ign. While nothing official has been inked, the two recently collaborated on the launch of Go N’Syde’s Carey-branded Butterfly beverage.

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Who is drinking Mariah Carey's beverage lol

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Both of them have been sorta _______ for a while now, maybe this will change that.

103,000?

That's pretty good considering...

SoulAlive said:

I think we all saw this coming

And it won't help her one little bit, Jermaine is not her biggest problem, (assuming she has one),.... Her time is OVA in the mainstream light and time to move on to the next phase of her career, IF she can accept that... That is the more interesting topic --- how she handles/ navigates this time in her musical career.

Broadway diva?

nammie said:

SoulAlive said:

I think we all saw this coming

And it won't help her one little bit, Jermaine is not her biggest problem, (assuming she has one),.... Her time is OVA in the mainstream light and time to move on to the next phase of her career, IF she can accept that... That is the more interesting topic --- how she handles/ navigates this time in her musical career.

exactly

I never understood why someone would choose a music producer to be their manager It makes no sense.Those are two different things.

SoulAlive said:

I never understood why someone would choose a music producer to be their manager It makes no sense.Those are two different things.

You and Nammie are both right. She's basically throwing JD under the bus to save face. Mariah never challenged herself artistically and the whole diva persona has been copied, used and re-used by so many female artists that it's not such a novelty anymore. I said it before and I'll say it again, her career really started to tank when she got with Nick Cannon but HIS career got way better!

So happy she gave JD the boot. Now, I wish she would completely jettison the forced sexpot act and find a producer capable of helping her forge a fresh artistic vision and sound.

Identity said:

So happy she gave JD the boot. Now, I wish she would completely jettison the forced sexpot act and find a producer capable of helping her forge a fresh artistic vision and sound.

Time for her to move on to a new label, too. Obviously, she is not a priority at Def Jam.

kitbradley said:

Time for her to move on to a new label, too. Obviously, she is not a priority at Def Jam.

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If I'm not mistaken, this was her last record she owed Def Jam.

Identity said:

So happy she gave JD the boot. Now, I wish she would completely jettison the forced sexpot act and find a producer capable of helping her forge a fresh artistic vision and sound.

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Who didn't see that coming right?! As far as the unstimulating sexpot/forever teenage girl image (rainbows, charmbracelets & butterflies oh my), maybe she can get a revelation about that not working too while she's on a roll

Identity said:

So happy she gave JD the boot. Now, I wish she would completely jettison the forced sexpot act and find a producer capable of helping her forge a fresh artistic vision and sound.

Words of wisdom, one can only hope Ms. Carey comes to ^ this conclusion very soon.

Glad her album flopped sounds mean... but... she's the antichrist. I'm suprised her sales aren't 66,666.

Gunsnhalen said:

Glad her album flopped sounds mean... but... she's the antichrist. I'm suprised her sales aren't 66,666.

Artistically, it's a good album. You'll mostly hear people criticize her age and presentation above anything else.

I knew something was up when every post she made was about the new drink, not the new album.

It's still new! We're not even out of summer, and it dropped the end of May.

Cinny said:

Artistically, it's a good album. You'll mostly hear people criticize her age and presentation above anything else.

I knew something was up when every post she made was about the new drink, not the new album.

It's still new! We're not even out of summer, and it dropped the end of May.

Maybe she could land a role in the Expendables 3. Oh, wait. They don't hire women over 27 to be there with the 60 year old guys!

Well, He did better 4 Her than He did 4 Janet!!!! The Emancipation Of Mimi was CRACKIN"!!!! And Folks were saying She was done back then!!!!! My take on the whole subject- get some POP Writers like Diane Warren or try something different..........Linda Perry!!!!! No one believes the "Hood Hoochie" routine, especially when U been wearing Jessica rabbit dresses lately!!!!! See what Jam & Lewis can do as well. And then...........hit the "Casino Circuit"!!!!!

woogiebear said:

get some POP Writers like Diane Warren

or maybe work with David Foster...perhaps Babyface again? Instead of all these hip-hop producers? She's gone as far she can go with that.Time to get back to basics.

woogiebear said:

Well, He did better 4 Her than He did 4 Janet!!!! The Emancipation Of Mimi was CRACKIN"!!!! And Folks were saying She was done back then!!!!! My take on the whole subject- get some POP Writers like Diane Warren or try something different..........Linda Perry!!!!! No one believes the "Hood Hoochie" routine, especially when U been wearing Jessica rabbit dresses lately!!!!! See what Jam & Lewis can do as well. And then...........hit the "Casino Circuit"!!!!!

Great post, woogiebear

nammie said:

SoulAlive said:

woogiebear said:

get some POP Writers like Diane Warren

or maybe work with David Foster...perhaps Babyface again? Instead of all these hip-hop producers? She's gone as far she can go with that.Time to get back to basics.

That, and she's trying to contend with the Beyonces and Rihannas in the industry, when in reality she's superior to them. Perhaps this hugely embarrassing disaster of an album is the wake-up call she needs to break free of complacency and stagnation.

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You know, I've NEVER thought I say this, but Mariah's music career was a lot better when Tommy Mottola was her handler. And this is coming from the same TVD that ranks Tommy at second runner-up behind Jimmy Iovine & Clive Davis for most dangerous record label CEO ever!

TonyVanDam said:

You know, I've NEVER thought I say this, but Mariah's music career was a lot better when Tommy Mottola was her handler. And this is coming from the same TVD that ranks Tommy at second runner-up behind Jimmy Iovine & Clive Davis for most dangerous record label CEO ever!

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TonyVanDam said:

You know, I've NEVER thought I say this, but Mariah's music career was a lot better when Tommy Mottola was her handler. And this is coming from the same TVD that ranks Tommy at second runner-up behind Jimmy Iovine & Clive Davis for most dangerous record label CEO ever!

I had the same thought a while back, Tony. Seems like Mottola knew exactly how to market Mariah and it worked. But, her early 90s stuff was pretty repetitive and predictable but she was more of a commercial success.

SeventeenDayze said:

woogiebear said:

Well, He did better 4 Her than He did 4 Janet!!!! The Emancipation Of Mimi was CRACKIN"!!!! And Folks were saying She was done back then!!!!! My take on the whole subject- get some POP Writers like Diane Warren or try something different..........Linda Perry!!!!! No one believes the "Hood Hoochie" routine, especially when U been wearing Jessica rabbit dresses lately!!!!! See what Jam & Lewis can do as well. And then...........hit the "Casino Circuit"!!!!!

Great post, woogiebear

Mariah Carey wrote her songs in the Tommy Motolla era, and she writes them now.

I don't think she is the kind of person that needs new writers, but I like when she works with certain producers that don't do hip hop, like James "Big Jim" Wright (who is on Elusive Chanteuse, if you guys would ever listen to the album ) and Walter Afanasieff (who did her earliest albums but also stuff as recent as 2010's Merry Christmas II You).

Cinny said:

SeventeenDayze said:

Great post, woogiebear

Mariah Carey wrote her songs in the Tommy Motolla era, and she writes them now.

I don't think she is the kind of person that needs new writers, but I like when she works with certain producers that don't do hip hop, like James "Big Jim" Wright (who is on Elusive Chanteuse, if you guys would ever listen to the album ) and Walter Afanasieff (who did her earliest albums but also stuff as recent as 2010's Merry Christmas II You).

I tell people that all the time. They don't realize that Mariah has always written her songs. And this is a great album! I hate how the promotion was jacked up.