Equally comfortable belting out big power ballads and crafting slinky R&B hits, crossover master Mariah Carey began her reign atop the pop and R&B charts at the start of the ‘90s. Her versatility is the secret to her longevity: Never afraid to embrace the zeitgeist, she's recorded straight-ahead pop, R&B, hip-hop and more. Though her five-octave vocal range makes her a vocal phenomenon, her ability to communicate intimacy and emotional honesty is what makes her music connect, from the openhearted yearning of “Dreamlover” to her hot ‘n' heavy duet with Miguel on “#Beautiful".