Mariah Carey Hires Jermaine Dupri As New Manager

Mariah Carey made the surprise announcement that her longtime friend and collaborator Jermaine Dupri is now her manager.

The pair have been making music together since 1996.

The former American Idol judge who recently parted ways with pal/manager Randy Jackson issued a press release with the headline grabbing title “Mariah Carey And Jermaine Dupri Merger Shocks The Industry” where they explained the big move.

The diva who is currently working on her upcoming studio album called “The Art of Letting Go,” said:

“We have a bond that surpasses music. I am super excited about our merger because we have so many innovative ideas that I know will come to fruition.”

Dupri who has worked on hit songs such as “Always Be My Baby,” “Don’t Forget About Us” and “We Belong Together,” with Carey added:

“A multi-talented artist of Mariah’s caliber should be doing everything imaginable. I’m sure others have said this but not the way I intend to do it. For me, it’s about the execution.”

Mariah’s representative, Cindi Berger, went on to confirm that album that gave birth to the Miguel assisted hit #Beautiful will be out soon:

“I’ve never seen Mariah so passionate about what she will be revealing to her fans very, very soon.”

The head of the So So Def label did magic back in 2005 when he cooked up Mariah’s big comeback album “The Emancipation of Mimi” – let us hope that they can reproduce that magic for her forthcoming project.