Aaron Carter's Twin Sister Angel to Release Posthumous Album from Late Singer: 'Fans Have Been Asking for the Music'
Angel opened up about the decision to share music in an interview with 'CBS Mornings' on Tuesday, April 23
Angel Carter is honoring her late brother Aaron in a very special way.
In an interview with Gayle King on CBS This Morning on Tuesday, April 23, Angel — whose late twin brother died unexpectedly in November 2022 — announced plans to release never-before-heard music from Aaron alongside his team.
"The fans have been asking for the music, and after Aaron passed away we put together a benefit concert to honor him called 'The Songs for Tomorrow Concert,' and we had played 'Recovery' during this show. And fans were just reaching out to Aaron Pierce and I — who is the producer of the album — and begging us to release this music. So, here we are today," the mental health advocate, 36, told King, 69.
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Angel Carter on 'CBS This Morning'The album — which features music the late artist was working on over 10 years ago — will include a swelling anthem called "Recovery," which is due Friday, April 26 and the host/journalist previewed on the morning show.
Angel, 36, also discussed how fame affected the Carter family dynamic and the issues that arose.
"I think it changed everything, honestly," Angel said. "Nick has been in Backstreet Boys since I was 4 or 5 years old, so a really long time. Once money started coming in...I mean, we were a family who had no money. We were from upstate New York. My parents were poor, and they had never seen anything like this before," she explained.
Angel added: "So, once the money started coming in, it really changed the dynamic because money became the moving force."
While she said that for years she "always had hope" her late brother would turn his life around, in his final years, she was "waiting for him to snap out of it."
"And sadly, he never did," Angel admitted. "Sadly, I did lose hope."
Aaron Carter died in 2022 after struggling with addiction and mental health.
Now, his team and his sister, Angel Carter Conrad, are releasing his previously unheard music. Angel tells @GayleKing why they're taking this step and how she is putting mental health first. pic.twitter.com/7kdPe33RkP— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) April 23, 2024
Recovery, Aaron's posthumous album, is due Friday, May 24. Proceeds will go to "On Our Sleeves," a non-profit that provides mental health resources for children.
In August 2023, Angel opened up to PEOPLE about how her parents abused alcohol and created a toxic family dynamic that deteriorated when her brothers Nick and Aaron were launched into stardom as kids.
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Aaron Carter arrives at the "Kings of Hustler" male revue at Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in February 2022 in Las Vegas“Fame and money took over our family,” said Angel, noting that the pressure took a toll on Aaron until he fell into addiction.
The "I'm All About You" performer's arrests for driving under the influence and drug possession were exacerbated by the 2012 overdose death of his 25-year-old sister, Leslie, who struggled with a range of mental health issues, and his dad Robert Carter’s sudden death from an apparent heart attack in 2017 at age 65.
“I always felt like that was the beginning of the end,” added Angel. “Aaron was already in a bad place, but it was like a domino effect."
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