Album Teaser From Mariah Carey Builds Major Hypeoriginally appeared onParade. Mariah Carey just dropped the long-awaited album that fans have been patiently waiting for. The music legend, who has been teasing her followers about an upcoming album, is officially back with a big surprise. On Sunday, the 54-year-old icon took to Instagram to share a sneak peek of her 16th studio album, marking her return after a seven-year hiatus. Fans were treated to a montage of her album covers, beginning with her 1990 debut,Mariah Carey—labeled as MC1. The video ended with the text "MC16," teasing her highly anticipated upcoming release. "#MC16," she wrote, along with an emoji of a blue butterfly, the singer's iconic symbol. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey) Besides her Instagram post, Carey also shared the exciting news on X, along with the title "MC16 – Announcement Tomorrow," hinting that the album details would be revealed Monday. With this, fans expressed their excitement for the much-awaited return. "THE MOMENT has finally arrived!! Oh wow. I love everything about the #MC16 era, and I'm so excited to see all you have in store for us!!" afollower said on X. "Yessss the queen is back!!!" acommenter noted. "WE ARE SO READY, MOTHER," athird user said. "We're getting the album cover??? A generous queen,"another fan added. Afifth commenterechoed the same sentiment, saying, "Omg Omg Omg - THE QUEEN IS COMING!!!! My 16th Mariah Carey Era.. I could literally CRY!" "And just like that...I'm looking forward to something again. Thanks queen. Always coming at the right time," afan wrote. It's worth noting that before her recent announcement, the award-winning singer had previously confirmed a new album was in the works but kept the details under wraps to surprise her fans. "What is next? The album coming out. I don't wanna tell too much about it because I just don't want to reveal the whole thing. It's finished," she mentioned during theApple Musicinterview in June. Related: Jennifer Lopez Answers If She'd Get Married for the Fifth Time Album Teaser From Mariah Carey Builds Major Hypefirst appeared on Parade on Jul 20, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
