Wednesday 2 November 2022 02:28 AM Mariah Carey reveals she 'owns all' of her master recordings while teasing TV ... trends now
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Unlike pop star Taylor Swift, five-time Grammy winner Mariah Carey actually owns all of her master recordings, including 86 singles and 15 studio albums dating back to 1990.
The 53-year-old R&B diva made the revelation while discussing what actress could portray her in the upcoming small-screen adaptation of her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.
'I'm here to do anything we need to do. I own all my old masters,' Mariah — who has sold over 220 million records globally — told USA Today on Tuesday.
'I own all my old masters': Unlike pop star Taylor Swift, five-time Grammy winner Mariah Carey actually owns all of her master recordings including 86 singles and 15 studio albums dating back to 1990 (pictured in 2021)
'I don't think it's about "cast the girl who sings the Mariah Carey style" - whatever that is. It's about casting a great actress with a somewhat similar look and just making sure the acting is there. Because we have the music – they can sing along to it.'
Carey's miniseries will be helmed by her good friend, two-time Oscar nominee Lee Daniels, who previously directed her in his gritty dramas The Butler (2013) and Precious (2009).
The native New Yorker's literary debut — co-written by author Michaela Angela Davis — detailed her meteoric rise to fame and
