Mariah Carey to guest as superstar singer on Fox’s ‘Empire’

Mariah Carey will guest star and perform on the upcoming third season of “Empire“.

According to FOX, Mariah Carey will play Kitty, “a mega-superstar who comes to Empire to collaborate with Jamal Lyon (Jussie Smollett) on an explosive new song”. Kitty helps Jamal dig deep when they hit a roadblock, assisting him in overcoming personal difficulties and helping him reach a breakthrough.

Other guest stars confirmed for season three, which debuts September 21, include actor Taye Diggs and rapper French Montana. Mariah Carey’s guest appearance on Empire will be in the episode airing October 5 at 9pm ET/PT.

Not coincidentally, Carey is about to begin the second half of her Las Vegas residency, “Mariah #1 to Infinity”, at Caesars Palace later this month. Unless Carey’s role really turns out to be necessarily for the show, we could get somewhat frustrated since this is the sort of thing that we want to see the series move a little bit away from.

In return for agreeing to grace Empire, Fox called her “Global Icon Mariah Carey” in its announcement, and noted she is the “best-selling female recording artist of all time”. “She always makes a point of coming over and talking about her passion for the show”. Carey also inked a three-picture deal with the Hallmark Channel to develop, executive produce, and star in the network’s original films. The “We Belong Together” and “One Sweet Day” singer, who still ranks as the best-selling female recording artist of all time, is now in the midst of a Las Vegas residency. Chris Rock, Alicia Keys, Marisa Tomei and Rosie O’Donnell were among those who appeared in season two.