Article: POP MAKING SENSE

Uber-diva Mariah Carey keeps her comeback afire with her latest, E=MC2. What a clever use of an equation. This certainly is not suggesting her artistic works are formulaic. Or is it? Let's do the math. Carey's album cover is a perfect shot of the Touch My Body singer from her good angle. (See also Music Box and Butterfly.) The record's title is something one of my gradeschool nieces could come up with. (See also Charmbracelet and Rainbow.) The lead single is an uptempo piece where Carey acts out, proving she is a liberated, single woman. (See "Honey" and "Heartbreaker".) This chart-topping album also includes ballads where the Grammy winner must be strong enough to carry on, like Bye Bye ...

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