Premiere: Mariah Carey - The Art of Letting Go

Wow, Mariah Carey gets all heavy duty on her new single The Art of Letting Go. When we saw the single artwork a few weeks ago we didn't know what to expect. Club banger? Soulful ballad? Well, the opening is a vinyl record crackle and a voice cracking slightly at the edges. Powerful! The drama builds with the strings and the simplicity and rawness is startling. This is an MC production with the help of 90's R&B hero Rodney Jerkins after all! We like the blues feeling of the overall vibe. The choir kicks in, Mariah starts to really belt (of course) and you can her the pain in her voice. This track, from a first few spins, is not a huge single like We Belong Together, but it's refreshing to hear a new sound from her. Listen below! This single also serves as the title track to her album released sometime next year.