Mariah Carey debuted her new album to friends in a hot tub.

The singer, who has been busy working on her first new material since 2005's 'The Emancipation Of Mimi', decided to test the water by playing it to her girlfriends as they soaked together.

She said: "I sat in the hot tub the other night playing some songs for some friends and one of them felt it was a very pro-woman kind of thing. And I was like, 'You know what, I didn't do that intentionally.' But she felt that it was a very empowered-woman moment."

Although Mariah's pals thought the tracks were promoting girl power, she is adamant the LP is not anti-men.

The pop superstar - who has had a colorful love life, including a turbulent marriage to record boss Tommy Mottola and a brief fling with rapper Eminem - explained: "It's not that the songs are male-bashing. It's a fun record. I'm writing with a lot of different people, mainly rappers, and I bring something to the table they don't and vice-versa."

Mariah, 39, feels blessed she is able to sing for a living, and insists she never takes her music career for granted.

She told Interview magazine: "To me, to be able to do what I love for a living is a gift from God. I could be doing something I hate every day, but luckily I'm not."



Mariah sleeps 15 hours a day in a controlled environment to keep her vocal cords in check.

I’d jump in that hot tub in a heart beat!!  Cum all over them tits of hers too!  Hell Yeah!!

Why does she always look like a stuffed sausage ?  And what the heck is that thing coming out of her mouth ?  The pull string to make her talk ?  The guys who are with her are sizzling hotties !

stuffer sausage, lol.

sleeping 15 hours a day isn’t called resting anymore, it’s called depression…i should know

*stuffed

she tries so hard to be sexy that she looks foolish.  She’d be much sexier in age-appropriate clothing that FIT.

she is so over the top she is cute. I think she spoofs herself. I don’t think she is taking herself too seriously when she poses and flouces about. Unlike bouncey knowles. I am sure the guys are gay.

when I’d sleep so much I feel my voice gettin hoarse and my throat feels a bit sore and I drink something hot to fight it!lol

I’m still liking those guys in the pic, let’s see more of them and less of the singing kielbasa.

Well…that’s some controlled environment, I’ll say!

Over the top as usual. I don’t give a fuck about what she does but HELL MARIAH MAKE SOME GOOD MUSIC THIS TIME PLEASE

* I don’t give a fuck about what she does in private

Who gives a flying f*ck?????  And, when IS she going to give up that little girl butterfly shit she’s been wearing and doing for like, forever now?

Mariah looks like the cowardy lion in wizard of oz.  lol

Yeah, this is a very important message ha ha (not really). Sorry, Honey xx

yeah her trying to be cute is annoying but hey, at least she can really sing.

lol she really does look like the cowardly lion from the wizard of oz!!!

shes a big tart always trying to squish into clothing 4 sizes too small for her.

lol at stuffed sausage!!

Seriously, who is she protecting her voice for, NO ONE wants to hear that shit!

Hell Yeah - you are disguisting sweety. consider help. Eww. Have Some Respect For Those More Successful Than You. Ok thx! [[Love you Mariah]]