Find Out The Meaning Of Mariah Carey In The Pop Icon's Debut Memoir

Mariah Carey is, without a doubt, a titanic talent in the music industry, having damaged numerous records at the end of 2019 before being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame earlier this year. And while her narrative has, in several ways, been shaped by the media's telling, Carey is finally willing to tell her story — in her own words, and with her own voice.


On Thursday (July 9), it was reported that Carey will release her first memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, on September 29. Written in group effort with Michaela Angela Davis, the book will arrive in a physical package, published by Andy Cohen Books, and also an audiobook, released exclusively by way of the Audible, performed by Carey herself and dusted with special musical components. It will "tell the unfiltered story of her life in a way only she may and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of Carey's self-titled debut album.


"Carey's story is an improbable and inspiring journey of survival and resilience as she struggles through intricate issues of race, identity, class, childhood, and family member trauma while in her meteoric rise to music superstardom," a statement read, per Entertainment Weekly, announcing the book's release date. "By pulling back the curtain on perceptions often told by way of the filtered lens of media, Carey bravely and beautifully walks through her battles with gender and power dynamics, emotional abuse, public embarrassments, personalized failures, and phenomenal victories. In her own words and song lyrics, Carey reveals innumerable moments and intimate experiences and also anecdotes of sacred moments with iconic figures to craft a straightforward, unique, and vivid portrait of her extraordinary life."


On Wednesday (July 8), prior to the announcement of the memoir's official release date, Carey shared a open letter on social media that perplexing the completion of The Meaning of Mariah Carey. "This book is composed of my memories, my mishaps, my struggles, my survivals, and my songs. Unfiltered," she wrote. "Writing this memoir was incredibly hard, humbling and healing. My truthful hope is that you are moved to a new understanding, not only about me although also about the resilience of the human spirit.”