On November 14, legendary musician and songwriter Mariah Carey stopped by Genius for the latest installment of ‘Genius Level,’ our live conversation series with icons of the music business, including influential artists, songwriters, producers, and executives. During the conversation with Genius’ Head of Artist Relations Rob Markman, the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominee delivered a retrospective on her career just a few days before the release of her 15th studio album, ‘Caution.’
To open the interview, Mariah spoke about the early days of her career before the topic turned to demo versions of her early songs. After revealing that she doesn’t know where to find the “teenage demo version” of “Hypnotized” that she teased in 2015, Mariah addressed the purported demo track of “Vanishing,” which made its way onto the internet a few years ago.