Mariah Carey is one busy woman these days. Not only is she preparing for the premiere of her new movie on April 26, but she also has a new album, E=MC² coming out on April 15.

The first single, “Touch My Body,” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart last week, giving Carey her 18th No. 1 single, surpassing Elvis Presley's 17 career No. 1's. With a record 20 No. 1 singles, only the Beatles now have more. It also puts Carey in position as the only active artist with a real opportunity to challenge the Beatles' reign.

The song was released to radio stations worldwide on Feb. 12 and has received largely positive reviews thus far. A Blender blogger calls it “downright subtle — yet effective,” and says it is an example of “a pop genius making genius pop.”

Two of Carey's co-writers on the song, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash are no strangers to musical success — they wrote Rihanna's summer smash-hit “Umbrella.” Let us take a moment to applaud them for not only having incredible musical talent, but incredible taste in artists to write for.

The video for “Touch My Body” premiered Feb. 27 and deservingly reached the top of MTV's TRL countdown March 5.

When asked about the singles record, Carey seemed humbled and genuine: "I really can never put myself in the category of people who have not only revolutionized music but also changed the world … That's a completely different era and time ... I'm just feeling really happy and grateful."

As part of the press for her album's release, Carey will be seen on American Idol during both of the next two weeks: April 9 as part of Idol Gives Back and April 15 as the week's mentor.