The Mariah Carey and Anderson .Paak dating rumors aren’t about to die down any time soon following the release of their new “Play This Song” music video.
Arriving on YouTube on Friday (Sept. 26) — the same day Mimi’s new album Here for It All dropped — the black-and-white visual shows Carey and the Silk Sonic musician looking glamorous in chic blazers while singing to one another inside a luxurious mansion. Appearing absolutely enamored with one another, the pair can’t stop smiling as the Songbird Supreme caresses .Paak’s face and he kisses her fingers.
“And I know you miss me, babe/ Ain’t it hard when things don’t go your way?” they sing together. “I’m not the same baby, I promise/ All I can say is that I’m sorry.”
At the end of the video, .Paak wraps Carey in a hug and kisses her on the cheek, both musicians giggling as they walk away together.
The singer-rapper was one of several collaborators Mimi tapped for Here for It All, which also features Kehlani, Shenseea and the Clark Sisters — but .Paak is the only one who fans believe might be dating Carey. The two stars spent Christmastime together in 2024, with pictures emerging at the time of them holding hands in Aspen.
In a recent interview with CBS Mornings‘ Gayle King, Carey played coy about her relationship status with .Paak, whom she called a “brilliant” musician. “He just likes to hold my hand,” she said of the photos from December.
“He just grabs my hand — I don’t know what he’s doing,” Carey continued, declining to confirm the nature of her dynamic with .Paak other than, “It’s something special.”
Watch the “Play This Song” music video above.