Mariah Carey, Usher Reveal New Album Names

 
 
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  • Mariah Carey attends the Precious Red Carpet held at the Palais des Festivals during the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2009 in Cannes
  • Mariah Carey attends the Precious Photocall held at the Hotel 314 during the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2009 in Cannes
  • Usher and Tameka Foster at the 2007 NAACP Theater Awards in LA
  • Usher attends the GQ Gentlemen’s Ball, Oct. 15, 2008

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    Mariah Carey attends the Precious Red Carpet held at the Palais des Festivals during the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2009 in Cannes

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    Mariah Carey attends the Precious Photocall held at the Hotel 314 during the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2009 in Cannes

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    Usher and Tameka Foster at the 2007 NAACP Theater Awards in LA

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    Usher attends the GQ Gentlemen’s Ball, Oct. 15, 2008

 
 

FIRST PUBLISHED: May 20, 2009 7:45 PM EDT
LAST UPDATED: May 20, 2009 7:57 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

Mariah Carey announced the title of her next album on Twitter on Wednesday.

“Bcuz I Love U, I want u to be the first to know the title of my new album ‘Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,’” she wrote. “It’s very personal & dedicated to u.”

The star also promised a “special announcement” at 3:27 PM, though her Twitter page had yet to deliver as of 4 PM PST.

On Tuesday, she Tweeted that she was “in the studio w/Timbaland” just days after a trip to Cannes with husband Nick Cannon to support her new film, “Precious.”

“Memoirs” will be the diva’s twelfth studio album, following 2007’s “E=MC2,” which spawned “Touch My Body” – her eighteenth No. 1 single, putting her second only to the Beatles, who had 20 No. 1 hits.

In a separate announcement, Usher revealed the name of his next release – “Monster,” due this fall, according to a rep for the R&B singer.

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