Music: Mariah Carey Announces New Album 'Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse'

Poor Mariah Carey's latest album campaign hasn't been going as well as she'd hoped recently. After her amazing stint on the USA's favourite sinking-ship, American Idol, was tarred due to a well-publicised frosty relationship with Nicky Minaj, as well as four poorly performing singles (Triumphant (Get 'Em), Almost Home, The Art of Letting Go and You're Mine) - it seemed the singer's upcoming LP would forever be in limbo. Well, that was until today.

The world's most fabulously decadent vocal supremo has flipped this entire campaign around with a staggeringly magnificent album title and promising tracklist. Blessed with the title 'Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse' (seriously) - Mother Mariah's latest magnum opus features collaborations with Nas, Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Wale and Fabolous - as well as last summer's iconic jam #Beautiful ft. Miguel.

The full tracklist is as follows:

Standard Tracks

1. Cry.
2. Faded
3. Dedicated (feat. Nas)
4. #Beautiful
5. Thirsty
6. Make It Look Good
7. You’re Mine
8. You Don’t Know What to Do (feat. Wale)
9. Supernatural
10. Meteorite
11. Camouflage
12. Money ($ * / …) [feat. Fabolous]
13. One More Try
14. Heavenly (No Ways Tired/Can’t Give Up Now)

Deluxe Tracks
15. It’s a Wrap (feat. Mary J. Blige)
16. Betcha Gon Know (feat. R. Kelly)
17. The Art of Letting Go
18. Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse

The Elusive Chanteuse releases her album on May 26 in the UK and the following day in the US. We're sure it will be a tour de force, darlings. A. tour. de. force.

Standard LP cover

Deluxe LP cover