Mariah Carey Re-Records ‘Hero’ For Her New Album ‘The Ballads’

A new 'Hero' for a new generation
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Here is the official artwork for Mariah Carey’s new collection of songs titled The Ballads which features 18 of Mimi’s greatest slow jam hits — 9 of them are #1 songs!


In celebration of this new collection of ballads, Mariah re-recorded one of her biggest #1 hit songs Hero for inclusion in this collection. Additionally, a new music video has been shot that shows Mariah in the studio as she sings this new version of the song. After the jump, check out the video in full …

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Mariah Carey Promotes ‘The Ballads’ With A New Body

Picture perfect
Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Mariah Carey may’ve gotten the shaft from the Grammy Awards yesterday when it was revealed that she received NO NOMINATIONS but that doesn’t mean her life will grind to a halt as a result. Mimi is about to release a new album of slow jams titled The Ballads and has released a couple of new promo pics for publicity:


With her glossy hair, perfect skin and tiny waist Mariah Carey looks truly sensational in the promotional shots for her new album The Ballads. So sensational in fact that it has led to questions about whether she has had a little help from an airbrush achieving the perfect look. The diva is known for her glamorous image, but in the newest photos she appears even more toned and slim than usual. Mariah has been criticised in the past for her heavily doctored album covers, including The Emancipation of Mimi. When the singer appeared on the front cover of Allure magazine in March it led to widespread discussion of the photo, and whether it had been digitally manipulated. However, despite the criticisms, it cannot be denied that at the age of 38 Mariah is looking better than ever before.

Retouched or not, Mimi looks hawt as hell! She rules, y’all. I think it totally sucks that Mariah got the shaft from the Grammy Awards but she’ll be just fine. She already beat Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most #1 songs (18 to Elvis’s 17) and will, most likely, beat the record set by the Beatles for the most #1’s ever (she only needs 3 more #1 songs to set the new record). It won’t be long before folks begin to sing her praises again.

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