Mariah Carey will spend one sweet day in the Lyons den on Empire Season 3.
Never mind the Glitter, Mariah Carey will act and perform on Empire season 3. Fox announced that the R&B mega-superstar will play Kitty, a mega-superstar who taps Jamal Lyon (Jussie Smollett) to collaborate on an "explosive" new song.
Carey was rumored to appear on Empire last season, but couldn’t fit it into her schedule, according to Variety. Showrunner Ilene Chaiken told the magazine that the idea of getting Carey to guest star is a “really exciting proposition” at the beginning of Empire season 2.
In August 2015, Empire creator Lee Daniels teased about a possible appearance on Twitter. "Watch her on Empire, you guys," he tweeted. "She's coming on Empire."
In May, Carey told Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen that she would agree to appear on the music industry show, if her role was “amazing.”
"They had this one idea and I was like, 'Look, if I'm not going to have an amazing character arc, then why would we go on Empire to be basically a version of myself?'" Carey said.
Taking a cue from the life of an entertainer, during the studio sessions on the series, Kitty and Jamal will hit a wall. The superstar will help Jamal dig deep inside himself to get over his personal baggage and reach a musical breakthrough.
"I was in the studio last night and one of the things I had to do was get a song together," Carey ET's Carly Steel. She also teased that Kitty will be "pretty glamorous."
Carey will also star in her E! docu-series, Mariah's World. The 47-year-old singer is also about to start the second half of her Las Vegas residency, Mariah #1 to Infinity, at Caesar's Palace.
Taye Diggs, Sierra McClain, rapper French Montana will also appear on Empire season 3. Music mogul Birdman will play himself.
Empire season 3 premieres on Sept. 21 on Fox. Carey will appear on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
SOURCE: VARIETY
