The Meaning of Mariah Carey review – fascinating memoir by a misunderstood star

Mariah Carey released her first memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, to critical acclaim. The artist recounts details from her award-winning career, her tumultuous childhood in the '70s and '80s, and her experiences with racism within her family and the industry, as a biracial daughter of divorced parents.

Mariah Carey is continuing to dish on the good, the bad, and the ugly of her life.

Mariah Carey mentioned many relationships in her new memoir, but her ex-fiancé James Packer didn’t make the pages. In a recent interview, the singer gave a harshly honest reason for why the Australian billionaire wasn’t discussed in “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.” Packer, 53, proposed to Carey, 50, in January 2016 after six months of dating.The couple reportedly split in October that same year.

While you may not find Mariah Carey shading James Packer in her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, Mimi made her stance on her ex-fiancé perfectly clear in a new interview with The Guardian on October 5. In case you were wondering why the “Always Be My Baby” singer, 50, didn’t include her relationship with the Australian billionaire, 53, anywhere in her book, it’s because Carey doesn’t think their engagement “mattered.”

Mariah Carey is getting candid about why she chose not to include her 2016 engagement to billionaire businessman James Packer in her new memoir, .The 50-year-old chart topper was asked in a new interview with about the fact that she didn't divulge any details about her engagement to Packer in her book, and it's clear she doesn't even want to waste any interview time on the topic either. “If it was a relationship that mattered, it’s in the book.

James Packer? Mariah Carey doesn’t know him. Since the release of her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, there has been much chatter online regarding what the Grammy winner chose to write about and which major life events she glossed over — including her short-lived engagement to the businessman.“If it was a relationship that mattered, it’s in the book.

Mariah Carey surprised readers of her memoir The Meaning of Mariah when she excluded her romance with Australian billionaire James Packer.

Ryan Reynolds is helping Mariah Carey promote her new book!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMariah Carey has always been about control: over her career, sure, but also over her extraordinary voice, which is her greatest asset as a performer. And that voice is in full bloom on “The Rarities,” her new compilation of previously unreleased and low-profile B-sides.Although releasing an album of rarities and outtakes can be like sharing baby pictures with the world, based on the evidence presented here, Mariah never really had much of an awkward stage.

Mariah Carey’s boyfriend, Bryan Tanaka, joined her in celebrating the release of her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, on Tuesday, September 29.“The world gets to know you a lot more today. Witnessing you write, record, and create this masterpiece was magical,” the choreographer, 37, wrote via Instagram alongside a selfie with the Grammy winner, 50, and a photo of himself reading the book.

Now this all makes sense! Several times over the past two decades, Mariah Carey has thrown shade at Jennifer Lopez, claiming she “doesn’t know her.” In her new memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey, the 50-year-old singing icon manages to lay out how her ex-husband, then Sony Music boss Tommy Mottola was trying to allegedly derail her career, and tried to use a sample Mimi had on her 2001 hit “Loverboy” to give to “another female entertainer on their label (whom I don’t know).” WHO SHE DOESN’T

Mariah Carey is opening up like never before.

Mariah Carey's new memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, offers a deep dive into the moments and memories that shaped the mega star's life and career. A revealing tell-all, it also unearths personal interactions with some of her greatest influences—including the late Princess Diana.

her much-anticipated memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” out on Tuesday. It’s the first release of a big Mimi week: She’ll also drop a new album, “The Rarities” — a collection of previously unreleased recordings — on Friday.But by then, loyal Lambs — as Carey’s faithful fans are called — will know a lot more secrets about the star from reading her book.