Let’s take a break in the Mariah Carey/Nicki Minaj drama to listen to Mimi’s new single. The tune “#Beautiful” (Mariah loves her hashtags) is a duet with R&B sensation, Miguel and is really a pleasant surprise.
It’s current sounding, with enough of a throwback feel to keep Mariah fans happy. She even flaunts her astonishing whisper register near the end. Rumor has it Mariah will perform the song on the finale.
In the meantime, the video will premiere on Wednesday’s American Idol.
On working with Miguel, Mariah tells Ryan Seacrest during an interview on his morning radio show: “I’m a huge fan of his music and I think everybody is so blown away by him right now … We got together, he had starting writing this song with just the guitar riff… and I have to say this about him as a collaborator, sometimes when you haven’t worked with somebody you don’t know really what they do in the studio …and if they have the same kind of love for music that I have … and he’s the truth. We just wanted to do something different that has a texture that feels fresh.”
Check it out below: