Mariah Carey Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === 2010β2014: ''Merry Christmas II You'' and ''Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse'' === Following the cancellation of ''Angels Advocate'', it was announced that Carey would return to the studio to start work on her thirteenth studio album.<ref name="return"/> It was later revealed that it would be her second Christmas album, and follow-up to ''Merry Christmas''.<ref name="mimisales2"/> The release date for the album, titled ''[[Merry Christmas II You]]'', was November 2, 2010;<ref name="4m0RV"/> the track list included six new songs as well as a remix of "All I Want for Christmas Is You".<ref name="ZWpes"/>{{better source|Herald Sun is not a reliable source, especially for BLPs|date=February 2024}} ''Merry Christmas II You'' debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 with sales of 56,000 copies, and number one on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart, making it only the second Christmas album to top this chart.<ref name="0uhZV"/> In February 2011, she recorded a duet with [[Tony Bennett]] for his ''[[Duets II (Tony Bennett album)|Duets II]]'' album, titled "When Do The Bells Ring For Me?",<ref name="6rU9i"/> and re-recorded "All I Want for Christmas Is You" with [[Justin Bieber]] as a duet for his Christmas album, ''[[Under the Mistletoe]]''.<ref name="PUwC1"/><ref name="gB0XL"/> In November that year, Carey was included in the remix to the mixtape single "Warning" by [[Uncle Murda]]; the remix also features [[50 Cent]] and [[Young Jeezy]].<ref name="7H38K"/> Later that month, Carey released a duet with [[John Legend]] titled "[[When Christmas Comes]]", originally part of ''Merry Christmas II You''.<ref name="gF4Fd"/> [[File:MariahGMA.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Carey performing on ''[[Good Morning America]]'' in May 2013]] On March 1, 2012, Carey performed at [[New York City]]'s Gotham Hall; her first time performing since her pregnancy.<ref name="ZTMwo"/><ref name="NkhRe"/> She also performed a three-song set at a special fundraiser for US President [[Barack Obama]] held in New York's Plaza Hotel. A new song titled "Bring It On Home", which Carey wrote for the event to show her support for Obama's re-election campaign, was also performed.<ref name="QHmRC"/> In August 2012, she released a stand-alone single, "[[Triumphant (Get 'Em)]]", featuring rappers [[Rick Ross]] and [[Meek Mill]].<ref name="zlh9a"/> Carey joined the judging panel of the [[American Idol (season 12)|twelfth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]''.<ref name="highestpaid"/><ref name="HGhls"/> Throughout the show there were on-set disagreements between Carey and fellow judge [[Nicki Minaj]].<ref name="iagqS"/><ref name="oK2UH"/> Three years later, Carey did not make an appearance for its original series finale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mariah-carey-says-american-idol-798771|title=Mariah Carey Says 'American Idol' "Was the Worst Experience of My Life"|last=Stone|first=Natalie|date=May 28, 2015|website=The Hollywood Reporter|quote=When questioned if she would return for the upcoming season 15 American Idol series finale on the radio show, Carey declined: "Hell no! Absolutely not. That was the worst experience of my life."|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021080655/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mariah-carey-says-american-idol-798771|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/american-idol-finale-ratings-rent-harmon-la-porsha-renae-1201734105/|title='American Idol' Series Finale Ratings Match Season 15 Debut With Best Result Since 2013 β Update|last=Patten|first=Dominic|date=April 8, 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|quote=Mariah Carey never made an appearance on the American Idol (3.0/10) series finale last night, but a lot of past judges, contestants and it turns out long-absent fans did.|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001170550/https://deadline.com/2016/04/american-idol-finale-ratings-rent-harmon-la-porsha-renae-1201734105/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Carey appeared in [[Lee Daniels]]' film ''[[The Butler]]''<ref name="UXZgN"/> and made [[guest appearance|guest]] [[voice artist|voice]]-star as a [[redneck]] character on the adult animated series ''[[American Dad!]]''.<ref name="6IGLQ"/> In February 2013, Carey recorded and released a song called "[[Almost Home (Mariah Carey song)|Almost Home]]", for the soundtrack of the [[The Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] film ''[[Oz the Great and Powerful]]''. The video was directed by photographer [[David LaChapelle]].<ref name="4KW72"/><ref name="dxIiW"/> For her 14th album, Carey worked with producers including [[DJ Clue?]], [[Randy Jackson]], [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]], [[R. Kelly]], [[David Morales]], Afanasieff, Dupri, [[The-Dream]] and [[Da Brat]]. Carey told ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'': "It's about making sure I have tons of good music, because at the end of the day that's the most important thing... There are a lot more raw ballads than people might expect...there are also uptempo and signature-type songs that represent [my] different facets as an artist."<ref name="OGd7t"/> The lead single, "[[Beautiful (Mariah Carey song)|Beautiful]]", featuring singer [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]], was released on May 6, 2013, and peaked at number 15 on the Hot 100.<ref name="64VX5"/> Carey taped a performance of "Beautiful" along with a medley of her greatest hits on May 15, 2013; the taping aired on the ''American Idol'' finale the following day.<ref name="EY7gS"/> The album, titled ''[[Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse]]'', was released on May 27, 2014.<ref name="hgG0W"/> In October 2014, Carey announced an annual residency show [[All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity]]. Originally performed at the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]] in [[New York City]], the residency began on December 15, 2014, and ended on December 15, 2019, after completing eight legs and fifty-six shows in various countries around the world.<ref name="jTVtt"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page