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Mariah Carey Teases ’90s Grunge Project on Fallon as Release Questions Center on Who Owns It

Carey previewed new clips from Someone's Ugly Daughter; ownership remains unresolved with no release scheduled.

Overview

  • On The Tonight Show, Carey let Jimmy Fallon play a snippet of Prom Queen and described drawing the lipstick-scrawled cover featuring a real cockroach.
  • At an Apple Music conversation, SZA played Hermit, and on Fallon, Questlove called the unreleased album her “best record,” boosting interest in the material.
  • Carey said she always regretted not releasing the project, adding that Sony blocked it in the 1990s when she was recording Daydream.
  • Previously issued versions credited Chick with Clarissa Dane on lead vocals while Carey sang backing parts as D. Sue; Carey has said a version with her lead vocals exists.
  • Carey told Fallon she does not know which label controls the recordings, and no release date or distribution plan has been announced despite public previews.