Mariah Carey fansite Mariah Daily Journal have shed light on the status of the singer's forthcoming album:

As we all know, Mariah has been hard at work on her upcoming album which is reportedly set for release later this year. In her latest message on Twitter, she writes:
MariahHBF: Hey! Getting ready to go to the studio in Miami. Very excited cos I haven't worked w/"Big" Jim Wright in a while..remember "fly like a bird"
Big Jim Wright has worked with Mariah for years. Most recently, he co-wrote and co-produced "Fly Like A Bird," the Gospel-drenched song on Mariah's best-selling 2005 album, The Emancipation of Mimi. The collaboration also produced two other tracks on the album, "Circles" and "I Wish You Knew."

Both Mariah and Big Jim had worked together previously on tracks "Petals," "Can't Take That Away," "Bliss" from Rainbow (1999); "Lead The Way," "Twister," "Want You," "Reflections" from the Glitter soundtrack (2001); and "Through The Rain," "Yours" from Charmbracelet (2002).

Meanwhile, in other album news, Jermaine Dupri (Y'all know who this is!) and Bryan-Michael Cox ("I Stay In Love," "For The Record," "We Belong Together," "Shake It Off," "How Much," "The One") in their recent posts on Twitter have revealed some information about a new Mariah song called "100 Percent."

Jermaine Dupri: im on my to the studio to work on this new mariah record i no yall lambs wanna hear that

Bryan-Michael Cox: Still in with Adrienne in NY & JD is working on our joint with Mariah in ATL "100 Percent". The General & The Ranger stay working!!!!

Jermaine Dupri: YO THIS MARIAH RECORD IS CRAZY

Bryan-Michael Cox: **** it was crazy when we did it!!!! I know it sounds crazy now!! Let's get these damn Grammys like we always do...LOL!