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Post-Partum Pop Stars: Now That She’s A Mom, Can Mariah Carey Retain Her Edge?
As much as I’d love to think that she’ll continue lusting up her performances (nobody works a fan and airtight dress like Ms. Mariah), the safest bet is that Carey is headed for a much softer sound and image reinvention. In fact, I’d say her next album/look/tour is pretty much mapped out already. Expect a lot more ballads, down-tempo covers, candlelit stages and closets filled with looser-fitting clothes. The 90s “Vision of Love†Carey fans will undoubtedly love her leap to the subtle side. However, Millennial Mariah fans — who grew up with her tantalizing choruses and skin-tight skankery — will loathe it.
Regardless of who loves what, this hypothetical move — which will steer Ms. Glitter away from the lusty stuff she’s known for representing (seriously, the lyrics to her #1 hit “Honey†sweat up your thighs) — places Carey closer to Patti Labelle’s adult contempo oeuvre rather than Beyonce’s butt-shaking body of work. Pop history has proven that when top female singers have children, they consciously choose to domesticate their career, as well. There are, however, a few exceptions to the rule.
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