It can’t be a good feeling when your own boss doesn’t have confidence in your work.
Mariah Carey returned to the stage of the Billboard Music Awards Sunday for the first time in 15 years, but her label boss, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, is already expressing his skepticism about the potential success of her new single, “Infinity.”
Talking to Billboard magazine in an interview released Monday, the Epic Records CEO did not speak highly of Carey, or really anyone who would be considered a “music legend.”
He insisted that she should be proud just to hear herself on the airwaves. “To even be on the radio at this point in her career is a huge accomplishment, because radio doesn’t cater to veteran artists or legends,” he explained. “Radio caters to in-the-moment stars.” he added. “Would we like to have a No. 1? F– yeah, I’m greedy. But it’s not realistic.”
