The joke on the internet is that Mariah Carey only springs to life around the holiday season—she is the reigning Queen of Christmas , after all—but it’s shaping up to be quite a busy September for the legendary singer.

Earlier this month, Carey was one of the star performers at the 2025 MTV VMAs , where she received the special Vanguard Award. “I was very happy,” Carey tells Vogue of the honor. “MTV had not yet given me any award at all. Can you believe it?” (We cannot.) And this Friday, she releases her 16th studio album, Here for It All .

Featuring everything from upbeat bops (like her lead single, “ Type Dangerous ”) to powerful ballads, the record taps into a soulful and euphoric mood, with assists from the likes of Anderson .Paak, the Clark Sisters, Kehlani, and Shenseea

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