Watch Mariah Carey Be Totally Adorable in Her Appearance on Empire

Multi-platinum artist, chanteuse, vixen, Hello Kitty enthusiast, gigantic engagement ring owner and soon-to-be TV star Mariah Carey appears on Empire this week -- the fulfillment of a promise made what seems like ages ago.

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In her role, she'll be playing Kitty, a megastar singer recruited by Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) to duet with Jamal (Jussie Smollett) to help get him excited about making music again. This clip shows one of a few scenes she's in, Mariah playing Mariah to the hilt. She's wearing a bustier/leotard thingy in the daytime in the studio (oh, that's not what you wear to work?), rocking a fully beat face and cooing seductively in that way only Mimi can. Check it out and get your life.

Empire airs Wednesday at 9/8 on Fox.