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\n\tLooking back on her career, Carey is no stranger to the rock genre, having released covers of Foreigner\u2019s \u201cI Want to Know What Love Is\u201d (which became one of her biggest hits in South America), Journey\u2019s \u201cOpen Arms\u201d and Def Leppard\u2019s \u201cBringing On the Heartbreak,\u201d which became a fan favorite from her 2002 album Charmbracelet. But what does the songwriter feel is her most rocking release?<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cChick, that was a rock moment,\u201d she asserts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tShe\u2019s referring to Someone\u2019s Ugly Daughter, the alternative rock \u202falbum she secretly recorded in 1995 under the pseudonym Chick (which was ultimately released with another artist singing lead vocals). When Mariah was honored as this year\u2019s MusiCares Person of the Year during Grammys week in Los Angeles, attendees saw the project come to life \u2014 thanks to performances from Foo Fighters and Taylor Momsen, who covered \u201cHermit\u201d and \u201cLove Is a Scam,\u201d respectively, from the sole Chick release. Mariah was beaming.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThat was amazing,\u201d Carey reflects. \u201cJust to feel that whole thing, I don\u2019t even know how to express it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tAs for whether fans will ever get to hear Carey herself on those tracks, she says, \u201cI want to give people a taste of Someone\u2019s Ugly Daughter\u2026 I think it is pretty funny, because I created this thing and what do you do? It\u2019s just there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tShe says she\u2019s always wanted to showcase more of her rocker side, yet says during her rise she was always told, \u201cStay in your lane.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tThankfully, for fans, she never has. At the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, Carey performed a medley of \u201cVolare\u201d and \u201cNothing Is Impossible\u201d \u2013 singing both in Italian. \u201cIt was exciting to add that to my repertoire \u2014 because, I mean, \u2018Volare\u2019 was just a moment. I couldn\u2019t even believe that that was happening.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tThe performance came on the heels of Carey\u2019s latest album, Here for It All, her 16th album that arrived last September. The album delivered another No. 1 to her tally, with \u201cIn Your Feelings\u201d topping the Adult R&B Airplay chart.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tHer historic count of chart-topping hits is exactly why she believes why the Rock Hall induction should be in her future. in April. When asked why she deserves to be welcomed into the Hall of Fame, she answers with a laugh, \u201cI would say they should check out the 19 [Billboard Hot 100] No. 1s\u2026 not everybody has those<\/a> to their name.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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