The Foo Fighters teamed up with Taylor Momsen to revive Mariah Carey’s lost grunge songs.
Dave Grohl’s band took to the stage at the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year gala in Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday (31.01.26) to honour Carey – who received the top honour – and they brought out The Pretty Reckless singer to cover two tracks from Carey’s secret record, Someone’s Ugly Daughter, which she recorded in 1995.
They played the songs Hermit and Love Is a Scam during the annual fundraising event. The performance also marked the return of Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear, who was forced to sit out a number of gigs on the band’s tour after injuring his foot.
Recent reports suggested Carey’s record label is planning to re-release Someone’s Ugly Daughter in the second half of 2026.
A source told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “Ever since she let slip about the existence of the album, fans have been desperate for it to be officially released and put on streaming.
“After years of casual talks about what to do, everyone has now agreed the album will be released in the second half of 2026.
“It’s been a long time coming, but hopefully fans think it’s worth the wait. It’s certainly Mariah as you’ve never heard her before.”
The All I Want For Christmas Is You hitmaker previously opened up about the buried album in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 in 2020 revealing music executives banned her from releasing it under her name.
She explained: “I got kind of in trouble for making this album – the alternative album – because back then, everything was super-controlled by the powers that be.
“I never really was like, ‘Oh, we’re going to release it.’ But then I was like, I should release it. I should do it under an alias. Let people discover it and whatever, but that got squashed.”
The album did get a release under the band name Chick with Carey’s pal Clarissa Dane taking over lead vocals. Carey’s singing was heard only as backing vocals and she was credited as D. Sue.
The singer opened up about the project in her 2020 memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey, writing: “I was playing with the style of the breezy-grunge, punk-light white female singers who were popular at the time.
“You know the ones who seemed to be so carefree with their feelings and their image. They could be angry, angsty, and messy, with old shoes, wrinkled slips, and unruly eyebrows, while every move I made was so calculated and manicured.
“I wanted to break free, let loose, and express my misery – but I also wanted to laugh.”