It’s official: Mariah Carey has signed a new deal with Epic Records, after departing from Def Jam recently.
Mariah will be reuniting with old partner and friend Antonio “L.A.” Reid at the new home which includes a multi album deal. The first release will be a greatest hits album titled #1s to coincide with her upcoming residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. MC is already recording new music in L.A., according to Billboard.
They also have a brief history of her relationship with Epic/Sony:
Although Carey left Sony some 15 years ago on tumultuous terms, there are plenty of reasons why rejoining makes sense now. Doug Morris, current chairman/CEO of Sony Music, brought Carey to Island Def Jam in 2003 when he was running Universal Music Group. It was there that Reid, then head of IDJ, oversaw her 2005 comeback, The Emancipation of Mimi. Finally, Joey Arbagey, a collaborator of Carey’s during the making of the six-times platinum Mimi, is now executive vp A&R at Epic.
With 54 million albums sold, Mariah Carey is the best-selling female album artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking U.S. sales in 1991.