Mariah Carey is opening up about the 2001 album Glitter.
The Here For It All diva recently discussed the album, which has just marked its 25th anniversary and has recently been removed from streaming platforms.
She also talked about her much-discussed lost grunge album, as well as new music that is on the way.
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In a conversation with Variety, Mariah was asked if she has any plans to celebrate Glitter.
“Plans for a deluxe edition and a reissue, or maybe just one, I don’t know. We’re getting on top of it. I’m excited about it,” she revealed, agreeing that music videos like “Don’t Stop (Funkin’ 4 Jamaica)” should be remastered.
“Actually, it really would. No, we were just talking about it today. I really think it could be a moment,” she said.
Mariah then shared her true feelings about Glitter.
Mariah starred in Glitter as Billie Frank, a young singer who dates a disc jockey who helps her enter the music industry, but their relationship becomes complicated as she rises to superstardom.
The film and soundtrack were released simultaneously with the September 11 attacks in 2001. The movie grossed just over $5 million against a budget of $22 million.
“I used to hate it. I used to be so like, why did I do that? And then, you know, it became something that I really loved and it just sort of took on its own thing.”
When asked why she felt that way, she laughed: “Because it was a disastrous flop.”
While she acknowledged that it gained appreciation over time, she admitted “it was just a tough time for me.”
Mariah also discussed her lost grunge album (“I just literally have to wait a minute and put it out. And I’m going to do it…it’s just, you know, a whole thing,” she said), as well as potential new music.
“I’m definitely recording new music and I’m very excited about it. And yeah, I’m kind of like always recording new music, but I hope it will do well and people will like it. But yeah, new music,” she said, declining to specify whether it’s for an album.
“When I say that people get upset with me,” she laughed. For more information, visit Variety.com.
