Mariah's unwanted leakage
Although Mariah Carey has been relatively mum about giving away information about her upcoming album, any plans of secrecy have been thwarted by eager journalists and fans alike. The title of Carey's forthcoming release, "The Emancipation of Mimi", was prematurely announced earlier in the week by Billboard Magazine - a move that didn't sit too well with Carey, who wrote on her official website, "It leaked out way before I intended. I had a whole explanation of the title to go along with the press release which was supposed to come out in February, but basically that got foiled."
Seeing how upset the singer was over the album title being disclosed, she probably won't be too thrilled to learn that the record's lead single was illegally distributed onto the internet yesterday morning - weeks before its scheduled radio impact. The song in question is the Neptunes-produced "Say Something".
Initial plans called for the single to be shipped to radio later this month, but everything was reportedly shifted when rapper Snoop Dogg, who appears on the track as a featured vocalist, was too busy promoting his own album to film the music video or partake in any other promotional events. As a result, the revised release schedule placed the single for release in January, which would also allocate time for Carey to properly finish the album, her first since 2002's "Charmbracelet", in time for release in March.
But have plans changed now that the tune has been leaked early, purportedly by a fan who obtained a sample clearance-only copy of the single. Messages left with Island/Def Jam representatives hadn't been returned at press time, but those familiar with the record industry say the incident could have a major impact on Carey's comeback.
"Now isn't a very good time to be launching a new record. It's hard to get a song added at radio during the Holiday season with all the seasonal songs and year-end countdowns going. If the single does start to receive radio play, however, it will force the label to hastily move forward with their plans; and by the time a video has been shot and distributed to outlets, it could potentially bypass the run of the single."
We'll just have to wait and see how Carey and her new team, which includes record executive L.A. Reid, manager Benny Medina and publicist Marvet Britto, will handle the situation. In the mean time, you can hear Carey - legally - on Jadakiss's new single "U Make Me Wanna". (Nuage9.net)
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