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Emancipating Visuals: Mariah breaks free with “Butterfly” and “Honey”

September 24, 2014

1997·Featured·In Depth·Mariah Carey·Music·Then

When Mariah Carey divorced Tommy Mottola in 1997, she felt free to do a lot of things that she couldn’t do when married. Mariah has said she felt stifled in her marriage with Tommy, and her 1997 album Butterfly chronicles a lot of what Mariah was going through at the time. Not coincidentally, the videos from the album seem to be her

1997·In Depth·Mariah Carey·Music·Then

The Many Forms of Metamorphosis: A review of Mariah Carey’s “Honey” remixes

Starting with 1995’s “Fantasy,” Mariah Carey began to transform her more pop-leaning singles to become full-fledged hip-hop recreations. In addition, she would also re-imagine the songs in fully re-sung house remixes, which began with 1993’s “Dreamlover.” Mariah continued this practice with the lead single from Butterfly, “Honey.” While the original