Key Takeaways:

• Mariah Carey addressed courting rumors with Anderson .Paak throughout a “CBS Mornings” interview.
• The pair’s public appearances since December 2024, together with the iHeartRadio music Awards, have fueled hypothesis.
• Carey confirmed that Anderson .Paak seems on her forthcoming album, Here For It All, contributing vocals and songwriting.

Anderson .Paak is within the “hand-holding club” with Mariah Carey, or no less than that’s how she humorously put it throughout her sit-down on “CBS Mornings.” On Wednesday (Sept. 24), the Grammy Award winner chatted with co-host Gayle King about her forthcoming album, Here For It All, and, in fact, her rumored relationship with the Silk Sonic artist.

Rumors concerning the two started in December 2024, after they had been photographed holding palms in Aspen. “He was there at Christmas, and everybody knows what Christmas means to you,” King mentioned. “So, when they saw him with Mariah at Christmas, then people thought, ‘Oh this must be something serious.’”

“Well, they better know that it’s something special — it’s Christmas,” the “We Belong Together” singer mentioned in response. “He enjoyed it,” she added, earlier than King requested if she did too. Carey answered, “I did.”

Speaking on the courting rumors, Carey advised King, “He just likes to hold my hand. He just grabs my hand — I don’t know what he’s doing.” See the complete clip beneath.

In March, Anderson .Paak helped Carey on stage on the iHeartRadio music Awards, the place she was honored with the celebrated Icon Award. Just every week later, the 2 had been music-awards-11702282″>seen holding palms once more whereas leaving Birds Street Cafe in Los Angeles.

Fast ahead to May, the Malibu creator revealed that he and Carey had been engaged on “some music” collectively. Fans will lastly hear the outcomes when Here For It All arrives on Friday (Sept. 26). She confirmed that they collaborated on “Play This Song,” which options his vocals, and that he’s additionally credited as a author on “Type Dangerous.”

Carey’s sixteenth studio album can even embrace the pre-release single “Sugar Sweet” that includes Kehlani and Shenseea. The solely different visitor look — exterior of Anderson .Paak — comes courtesy of gospel icons The Clark Sisters.