Mariah Carey was nominated to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, but unfortunately for her, she was snubbed by the institution. Her lawyer, however, Allen Grubman, was one of this year's inductees alongside Cher, Ozzy Osbourne and Kool & The Gang.
In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, the multiple Grammy winner was asked what her thoughts were on being nominated.
"My thoughts are: I didn’t get in," Carey replied.
Grubman, whose clientele has included Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna and U2, has been called "perhaps the music industry's wealthiest and most powerful attorney" by Newsweek, so he certainly deserved the honour. However, Carey has some feelings about him making it in before her.
"Everybody was calling me going, “I think you’re getting in!” and so I was excited about it," Carey explained. "But then it didn’t happen. My lawyer [Allen Grubman] got into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before me."
Elsewhere in the interview, Carey is asked if recording her 1997 hit "Honey" with Sean "Diddy" Combs (then "Puffy"), who is currently facing trial on multiple counts of federal sex trafficking and racketeering, tainted her experience of that song.
"That’s hard not to happen when stuff goes on and you hear somebody’s voice on a record," Carey answered. "You’re like, 'Hmmm. It’s weird, you know?' But honestly, 'Honey' was more a representation of me than anybody else, and I know that. The other people that were involved — or maybe the other person that we’re talking about — wasn’t really that involved."
Nice dis.
Carey also discusses the 30th anniversary deluxe reissue of her classic album, Merry Christmas and reveals that she is currently working on a new album, for which she has "nine or 10 songs" written.
Read the full interview here.
In other Mariah news, today she revealed her new festive decor collection, available exclusively on Amazon, which you can see below.