The singer returns to the Sony fold and reunites
with Antonio "L.A." Reid.
The ink is dry on Mariah Carey 's new recording
contract with Epic Records, a spokesperson for
the Sony label confirms.
As first reported by Billboard on Jan. 30, the
singer is reteaming with Antonio "L.A." Reid for a
multi-album deal that would begin with a
greatest-hits set to coincide with her upcoming
residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in
Las Vegas.
Dubbed "#1's," the concert series booked by
Creative Artists Agency begins May 6 and will
include all 18 of Carey's Billboard Hot 100 chart-
toppers, from 1990's "Vision of Love" to 2008's
"Touch My Body." Likewise, her forthcoming
album for Epic is expected to feature updates and
possibly duets of her classic songs.
Although Carey left Sony some 15 years ago on
tumultuous terms, there are plenty of reasons
why rejoining makes sense now. Doug Morris ,
current chairman/CEO of Sony Music, brought
Carey to Island Def Jam in 2003 when he was
running Universal Music Group. It was there that
Reid, then head of IDJ, oversaw her 2005
comeback, The Emancipation of Mimi. Finally ,
Joey Arbagey, a collaborator of Carey's during the
making of the six-times platinum Mimi, is now
executive vp A&R at Epic. Indeed, Carey is
already recording new music in Los Angeles, says
a source.
No word yet on a potential release date for her
first Epic effort.
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