--FOLLOWS UP ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHE WILL JOIN JUDGES PANEL OF FOX's
AMERICAN IDOL FOR 2013 SEASON --"TRIUMPHANT (GET 'EM)" IS FIRST ADVANCE
SINGLE FROM UPCOMING NEW STUDIO ALBUM, DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER
THIS YEAR
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Just days after the earth-shaking announcement that she will join the
judges' panel of FOX's American Idol when the series returns in 2013,
multi-platinum global superstar Mariah Carey announces the release of
her first new single in more than two years, as "Triumphant (Get 'Em)"
featuring [fellow Island Def Jam artist] Rick Ross and Meek Mill goes to
radio Thursday, August 2nd, and goes up for sale at iTunes next
Tuesday, August 7th.
As tweeted from @MariahCarey: "I wrote
TRIUMPHANT when I was going through a difficult time & it helped me
get through it. When u hear it, pay attention 2 the lyrics #WIN."
"Triumphant (Get 'Em)" is the first advance single from five-time Grammy
Award®-winner Mariah's 14th studio album, whose release will be
announced in the months ahead.
Mariah, who boasts an unparalleled
music catalog with #1 hits in multiple formats on the Billboard charts,
will follow the original version of "Triumphant" with a set of
exclusive, re-sung dance remixes produced by some of the hottest names
in the dance world. Mariah, who continues a long-time tradition of
re-inventing her songs in the format, said: "I've always had so much fun
re-singing my songs for the club/dance mixes. It gives me the freedom
to sing as powerfully as I want and to rewrite the songs specifically
for the genre." Mariah has 15 #1 hits on Billboard's Dance Music/Club
Play chart, including "Dreamlover," "Fantasy" and "Obsessed."
Her
upcoming new album follows up Mariah's worldwide multi-million-selling
Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel (released September 2009), her
multi-platinum E=MC² (2008), and worldwide 10 million selling The
Emancipation Of Mimi (2005).
The Emancipation Of Mimi generated
three Grammy awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), two #1
singles, and countless more honors during its 18-month chart stay.
Soundscan's biggest-selling album of 2005, Mimi featured "We Belong
Together" (Grammy winner for Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B
Song) and "Don't Forget About Us," Mariah's 16th and 17th #1 career
singles respectively. They tied one of the most enduring chart records
in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley's 17 #1's.
Three
years later, Mariah surpassed Elvis when "Touch My Body" (from E=MC²)
became her 18th #1 Hot 100 hit. "Touch My Body" spent two weeks at the
top, Mariah's 78th and 79th cumulative career weeks at #1, which tied
Elvis' long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at #1, as calculated by
Billboard. Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist
in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential
to surpass the Beatles' all-time high of 20 #1 hits. The success of
E=MC² brought total sales of Mariah's albums, singles and videos to more
than 200 million worldwide, distancing her even further from the pack
as the top-selling female recording artist in history.
With a
distinct five-octave vocal range, prolific songwriting and producing
talent, Mariah has defined the modern pop performance. As a
singer/songwriter/producer, she has been honored with five Grammy
Awards®, nine American Music Awards, Billboard's Artist of the Decade
Award, the World Music Award for World's Best Selling Female Artist of
the Millennium, and BMI's Icon Award, to name a few.
She has two
consecutive and unparalleled Billboard Song of the Decade titles: "One
Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men, 1995); and "We Belong Together" (2005),
further marking her massive presence on the charts since her 1990 song
debut "Vision of Love." Mariah's original holiday classic, "All I Want
For Christmas is You," redefined its place in pop culture as one of the
greatest holiday hits of all time when it reached #1 on the Billboard
charts in 2011, 17 years after its debut. Mariah's influential and
stellar contribution to music spans multiple genres and is showcased
through her multifaceted hit catalog and a long list of diverse
collaborations.
Mariah's ongoing impact transcends the music
industry and has left an indelible imprint upon the world at large. In
2009, she made a substantial mark in film with her critically acclaimed
role as a social worker in Precious, based on the novel Push by
Sapphire. A Congressional Award recipient, Mariah has generously donated
time and energy to a range of domestic and international philanthropic
causes near to her heart, including the Fresh Air Fund/Camp Mariah (a
retreat where inner-city children explore career development), Save the
Music Foundation, and Make-a-Wish Foundation, among several others.
It's official! Mariah Carey will be in good company at the American Idol judges' table.
