Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige clear separate lanes
Despite rumors, R&B diva Mariah Carey and "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" Mary J. Blige will not have a SoundScan showdown next month when their albums drop. A label rep for Carey, who is signed to Island/Def Jam, has confirmed to SOHH that the songstress' eleventh studio album will drop on November 20, while Blige's Growing Pains is scheduled for release on November 27 via Geffen. Both Def Jam and Geffen are under the Universal Music umbrella.
Growing Pains, Blige's eighth studio album, is the follow up to 2005's triple-platinum, Grammy-winning CD The Breakthrough. Carey, whose last album was the 2005 smash The Emancipation of Mimi, has been busy developing her own perfume line, "M", in tandem with cosmetics giant Elizabeth Arden. A commercial for the fragrance features a scantily-clad Mimi, dabbing perfume on herself amidst clouds, pools of water, and airy background vocals. (SOHH)
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