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Mariah Carey talks new album, family loss and resilience: “I don’t know how I processed it”
Music icon Mariah Carey is ending her seven-year break from releasing a new album with her 16th studio release, “Here for It All,” a deeply personal project born out of grief, healing and creative renewal.
The Grammy winner, one of the best-selling artists of all time, worked on the album while mourning the simultaneous deaths of her mother, Patricia Carey, and estranged sister, Alison, who both passed away on the same day last year.
“I don’t know how I processed it. I just know that it was extremely difficult for me to navigate,” Carey said. “It was tough because I have always had an interesting relationship with my mother.”
In her 2020 memoir, Carey wrote about her complicated history with her mother. Even so, Carey found comfort in their final days together.
“Towards the end, I was with her the whole time,” she said. “She said a couple of things to me that were very healing for what I needed. And I felt that that was the right thing to do.”
The loss of her sister also lingers heavily for Carey.
“My sister, I hadn’t seen in years, and I feel really badly about that as well,” Carey said. “But that’s ’cause I tend to have a guilt complex about everything. But it’s tough. My sister had an extremely hard life.”
Carey has long acknowledged her mother’s influence as an opera singer, while also noting their relationship was often fraught. A recent moment with a fan in London highlighted that connection when a young girl asked her to sign Patricia Carey’s 1970s album.
“She gave it to me,” Carey said of her mother’s album.
Mariah Carey on the sound of her new album
Musically, Carey describes her new album, “Here for It All,” as both classic and fresh.
“I would say it’s new Mariah, but still sounds like Mariah, but there’s a little twist to it that makes it a little bit different,” she said.
She also knew from the start what the final track would be.
“The last song on the album I decided first,” Carey said. “I was like, okay, first of all, we’re gonna do the last song’s going to be ‘Here for It All.’ And I’m gonna make it the title track. It’s just something that feels good to me and I didn’t wanna people to miss it.”
Carey collaborated with Grammy-winning artist Anderson .Paak, who appears on several tracks including her next single, “Play This Song.”
“I reached out to him. He’s brilliant,” she said. “He’s really a great artist.”
Their partnership has stirred dating rumors, which the pair have brushed off.
Carey joked, “He just likes to hold my hand. He just grabs my hand. I don’t know what he’s doing.” She called their bond “the handholding club.”
When asked about photos showing .Paak joining her during her famously festive Christmas season, Carey left it playful: “Well, they better know that it’s something special. It’s Christmas. He enjoyed it. I did. There’s a hot tub there. It was nice.”
“I would say it’s new Mariah, but still sounds like Mariah, but there’s a little twist to it that makes it a little bit different,” she said.
The album also showcases Carey’s resilience, especially in “Nothing Is Impossible,” a song she says reflects surviving “a gruesome fall.”
For her, the message is simple but powerful. “I mean, nothing is impossible. That one hits me at the heart,” she said.
Adam Peaty’s estranged brother James has broken his silence with a post said to carry a ‘dark hidden meaning’ aimed at his sibling, after being uninvited from his wedding.
Adam Peaty was moved to tears when Holly Ramsay walked down the aisle at their wedding ceremony on December, 27, at Bath Abbey.
According to reports, majority of the groom’s family were not in attendance.
Further reports claim that Adam’s father, Mark was the only person invited to their big day, however he was allegedly told he’d have to sit at the back ‘behind the plus ones.’
Now, James posted an old photograph with their mother, Caroline Peaty, standing outside of the wedding venue.
The poignant photo was deleted just 15 minutes after it was shared on his Instagram Story, perhaps signalling regret at how bitter the feud has become.
Notably, James – who was arrested for allegedly sending threatening messages to the athlete during his stag do – used a telling song alongside the image.J
James’s song of choice was a remix of Speak Softly, Love, which appears several times in the iconic Mafia film, The Godfather.
Most his family stayed at home 150 miles away while the couple tied the knot in front of 200 guests in Somerset.
A family source told The Sun on Sunday: ‘Frankly, it’s disgusting that it went ahead without Adam reaching out to his mum and dad beforehand.’
According to the publication, Mark was told by Adam’s sister Beth he was allowed to attend the ceremony but he had to sit at the back.
The source added: ‘For him to turn around and tell Beth that his dad could come and sit at the back of the church is awful.
‘Mark was told he could sit behind plus-ones — who Adam has probably never even seen or spoken to.’
The insider also claimed that Caroline became emotional as soon as she saw the photos released following the big day.
Adam Peaty was moved to tears when Holly Ramsay walked down the aisle at their wedding ceremony on December, 27, at Bath Abbey, his close friend and showbiz friend Sara Davies has revealed.
The Olympic swimmer, 30, and his blushing bride, 25, appeared in high spirits as they made a grand exit after their lavish wedding, which reportedly sparked nasty feud and tore Adam’s family apart.
Among the star-studded guest list which includes 200 attendees, was Sir David, 50, his wife, Victoria Beckham, 51, as well as their children, Romeo, 23, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 14.
Dragon’s Den star Sara, 41, was among the celebrity guests, having formed a friendship with Adam when they both appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2021.
While Sara has yet to upload any pictures of the couple, she did post a sweet message to Adam on Instagram on Sunday and shared photos of the pair together.
She sweetly said: ‘Yesterday I had the privilege of being at this amazing man’s wedding – and it also gave me a moment to reflect on how lucky I’ve been to have him in my life over the past four years.
‘From the first day we met on Strictly, we’ve been firm friends, and it was a real honour to sit in Bath Abbey and watch him get emotional as the love of his life walked down the aisle.
‘It was such a special day. Simon and I had the best time, the service was beautiful – and I’m sure you’ll not be surprised to hear me say, it was hands down the best wedding food I’ve ever had.
‘Wishing my wonderful friend and his gorgeous bride a lifetime of happiness together.’
She also shared a series of snaps from their Strictly days together.
She posted additional pictures from the ceremony to her Instagram Stories, where she reunited with fellow Strictly star Dan Walker.
She was joined by her husband Simon and wore a blue and black flower patterned dress.
Adam Peaty’s heartbroken mother, Caroline, was seen for the first time since her son married his wife Holly Ramsay without her in attendance.
The couple, who became engaged in September, 12, 2024, said ‘I do’ on December, 27 at Bath Abbey.
After deciding against attending the ceremony uninvited, Caroline was seen visiting her own mother, Mavis, on Sunday.
It comes after Caroline revealed to the DailyMail that she has been left shattered over missing her son’s big day, saying the couple have hurt her deeply.
Caroline looked downcast as she left her family home in Staffordshire, hours after her husband Mark was also seen out and about.
Her appearance came after it was revealed that Mark had been invited to the wedding on one condition: he would have to sit it in the back row.
From Adam’s side, his younger sister Bethany is the only member who believed to have remain close following the family fallout.
Bethany joined Holly’s sisters, Tilly and Megan, as they led the bridal party at the couple’s wedding on Saturday.
A family source told The Sun on Sunday: ‘Frankly, it’s disgusting that it went ahead without Adam reaching out to his mum and dad beforehand.’
The insider continued: ‘It was a difficult day for Caroline and Mark, so the family spent the evening together. Caroline got upset as soon as she saw the photographs from the wedding.
‘For him to turn around and tell Beth that his dad could come and sit at the back of the church is awful. Mark was told he could sit behind plus-ones — who Adam has probably never even seen or spoken to.’
Meanwhile Adam’s mum Caroline said she is trying to stay upbeat and positive but, in truth, her heart is breaking.
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