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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.
Adele, otherwise known for her strong, soulful voice, is set to take a new step in her career: toward acting.
Reports say that her big-screen acting debut will be in the Tom Ford-directed film Cry to Heaven, which he also wrote.
Based on Anne Rice’s 1982 novel, the movie’s plot follows “a Venetian noble and a maestro castrato, with both attempting to succeed in the opera world in the 18th Century.”
The shooting of the movie is set to begin in January, as it’s already in pre-production in London and Rome, with the makers reportedly eyeing a 2026 release.
This move comes on the heels of a report that revealed Adele is taking a break from her public life for “living like a hermit” for a while.
“This break isn’t like the others,” a source told RadarOnline. “She’s deliberately distancing herself from the public.”
“Her life right now is very private – almost reclusive. She’s careful about what anyone gets to see, even people who’ve known her for years,” the insider added.
It is worth noting Adele made her last key public appearance in 2024 during her performance in Las Vegas.
Queen Camilla , Patron, English National Ballet, on Wednesday hosted a reception to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary, said a statement issued by Buckingham Palace.
The royal family’s Instagram account shared multiple pictures and videos from the event hosted by the Queen.
The statement said, “During the event, Her Majesty met staff, dancers, and supporters to recognise the company’s celebrated heritage, its innovative creation of new works, and its learning and engagement programme. “
It said, “The Queen became Royal Patron of English National Ballet in June 2024, and visited their East London home, the Mulryan Centre for Dance, in September 2024.”
The wife of King Charles III hosted the reception in the Centre Room at Buckingham Palace, during which Aaron S. Watkin, the Artistic Director of English National Ballet and Sir Rupert Gavin, the Chairperson, said a few words before Lead Principal Ballerina Sangeun Lee performed the ‘The Dying Swan’.
The palace said, “Her Majesty met Sangeun Lee along with dance advocate and former chairperson of English National Ballet, Angela Rippon and Dame Arlene Phillips before meeting guests including from the Company’s Dance for Parkinson’s and ENBYouthCo programmes.”
It said, “The Company was founded in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, with a pioneering ambition to take ballet beyond opera houses.”
The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board on Wednesday confirmed that the ongoing Pakistan tour will continue as scheduled after several players expressed desire to return home over security concerns.
In a statement, the SLC clarified that if any player wants to return to Sri Lanka despite the assurance, he will be replaced in a bid to ensure the continuation of the ongoing series without interruption, but the player would have to undergo a formal assessment by the cricket board over his actions.
The statement comes after at least eight Sri Lankan cricketers expressed reluctance to continue playing the ongoing three-match ODI series, followed by a T20I tri-series against Pakistan and Zimbabwe, due to security concerns, a Sri Lankan official told AFP.
The players have expressed fears for their safety following Tuesday’s suicide bombing in Islamabad, which killed 12 and wounded 27 outside a court. The victims included lawyers and petitioners who came to the court.
The Sri Lankan cricket board, in the statement, said the team management had informed the board earlier in the day that some members of the national squad had requested to leave Pakistan.
The board said it had immediately engaged with the players, assuring them that all safety concerns were being addressed in close coordination with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and relevant authorities.
The board directed all players, support staff, and team management to remain in Pakistan and proceed with the tour as planned.
However, SLC clarified that if any player or team member still chose to return home, replacements would be sent promptly to ensure the series continues without disruption.
The cricket board also warned that any player or staff member who defies the directive would face a formal review after the tour’s conclusion, with disciplinary action to be decided accordingly.
Following the reservations expressed by the Sri Lankan cricketer, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said security around the visiting team had been increased following the attack.
To addresses the concerns, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the Interior Minister, is meeting the Sri Lankan team to brief them about the security arrangements in place, sources revealed.
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by six runs in the opening one-day international in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, a game that went ahead despite the suicide attack in the twin city of Islamabad.
The remaining matches are scheduled to take place on Thursday and Saturday, also in Rawalpindi.
PCB chief meets Sri Lankan envoy
The development came hours after the Sri Lankan High Commissioner expressed satisfaction over the security of its national men’s team following a meeting with Naqvi in Islamabad.
The satisfaction was expressed during his meeting with Interior Minister and PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, the cricket board said in a statement on Wednesday.
Both team managers, PCB Chief Operating Officer Sameer Ahmed, the Islamabad chief commissioner and the Islamabad police chief were also present on the occasion, according to the statement.
During the meeting, the chief commissioner and the IGP Islamabad gave a detailed briefing on the security being provided to the Sri Lankan team.
Speaking on the occasion, Naqvi said that the players of the Sri Lankan cricket team are “our state guests and all necessary measures have been ensured for their foolproof security.”
He emphasised that providing a safe environment to the visiting players is the top priority of the government.
The Sri Lankan high commissioner, in response, expressed solidarity with the government over the attack and conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. He also expressed satisfaction over the security arrangements made for the team.
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