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 High hopes for Mariah's summer tour
Posted by Alison  9 April 2006
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A new Rolling Stone article focuses on the biggest touring acts for summer 2006. Mariah is mentioned twice. Below are excerpts.
Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation -- the country's largest concert promoter (spun off from Clear Channel last year) -- has high hopes for Mariah Carey's first summer tour since 2003. "She's going to be huge," he says. "Her record being Number One in the world just put her back on the pedestal as one of the greats."
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On the Road: What to Expect
First details on eight of the season's hottest tickets
Mariah Carey Touring behind The Emancipation of Mimi, the biggest album of 2005 -- and of her career -- Carey will hit the road for a tour that Live Nation president Michael Rapino says will be "big -- it'll be amphitheaters or arenas."
Source: Rolling Stone
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Wentworth On Mariah
Posted by Alison 9 April 2006
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 In a recent interview with Jo Whiley of BBC’s Radio 1, actor Wentworth Miller (who plays Mariah’s love interest in both the "It’s Like That" and "We Belong Together" videos) spoke candidly about his past experiences working with Mariah. Below is a transcribed excerpt from the interview.
Jo Whiley: So, people know you as the tensive man in "Prison Break," but before that you did the Mariah Carey video.
Wentworth Miller: Yes, that’s right. That’s right. We shot the "Prison Break" pilot in December of 2004. And Brett Ratner, who did the "Rush Hour" movies, directed that pilot. And then he went on and directed Mariah Carey’s first two videos for her latest album, and so, brought me on board.
JW: That was "We Belong Together."
WM: "We Belong Together" and "It’s Like That." And I got more attention off those two videos than anything I’d ever done before. It was incredible.
JW: What did you have to do in them?
WM: I had to steal her away from Eric Roberts, which was, you know, where the fantasy part came in, of course. In the first video, I crashed her party wearing a black mask, and in the second video I crashed her wedding. And she leaves Eric Roberts at the altar and runs into my waiting arms.
JW: Perfect. How would you describe Mariah? `Cause we’ve had her on the show.
WM: She’s lovely, she’s lovely. I mean, she’s someone who is obviously an icon and I’ve admired her for a long time. She’s also got 60-70-some-odd people swirling around her at any given moment, so it’s hard to have a real kind of heart-to-heart, but she did make sure that I was well taken care of and having a good time.
JW: She nearly broke my arm when we did an arm wrestle as well.
WM: Oh, is that right? [laughs]
JW: How tall and strong is she?
WM: She’s a big girl.
JW: She takes no prisoners either.
Source: Radio One
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It Will Be Big
Posted by Alison 9 April 2006
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In Rolling Stone’s new issue with Kiefer Sutherland on the cover, they mention Mariah’s tour as one of summer’s top tours. Here’s what they say:
Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation - the county’s largest concert promoter (spun off from Clear Channel last year) -has high hopes for Mariah Carey’s first summer tour since 2003. "She’s going to be huge," he says. "Her record being Number One in the world just put her back on the pedestal as one of the greats."
On The Road: What To Expect - First details on eight of the season’s hottest tickets Mariah Carey - Touring behind The Emancipation of Mimi, the biggest album of 2005 - and of her career - Carey will hit the road for a tour that Live Nation president Michael Rapino says will be "big - it’ll be amphitheaters or arenas."
Source: Mariah Connection
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Mariah Interviewed on Power 104.1 Today
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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This morning Mariah was interviewed by DJ Big Twigger on Connecticut based station Power 104.1.
During the interview Mariah discussed:
* The Say Something video - on how it was shot in both Paris and LA.
* DJ Twigger also asked her what the biggest difference was between her experience working during the "Fantasy" era and now during the "Emancipation" era. Mariah said that while working with O.D.B was fun, everything else during the "Fantasy" era was "bleak" and how now everything is fan-tab-ulous.
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Open House Party
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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Here’s a way to get "Say Somethin’" played on over 100 radio stations in USA! Request for it on Open House Party show. Open House Party airs every Saturday and Sunday night live from 7pm to midnight Eastern and Mountain time, 6-11 PM Central and Pacific time.
Open House Party is programmed 100% by the listeners of the show. So call 1-800-669-1010 during the show to request. We can now request for a song by email. Send your requests and shout outs to requests@openhouseparty.com.
This show is affiliated with over 100 radio stations in USA. So getting "Say Somethin’" played on the show helps a lot! Check out the full list of stations airing Open House Party @ http://www.openhouseparty.com/stations.html.
Come on guys... We can do it! all we need is just 5 minutes of your time to write a simple email and thats it! it will be heard over 100 stations!!!
Source: Mariah Connection
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News For Miami Lambs
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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If you’ve ever dreamed of sitting down with Bill Clinton, Robert De Niro, Shaq, Mariah Carey, Angelina Jolie or Ben Affleck, you at least can sit in chairs autographed by them and other celebs. Nobu will host a celebrity auction of B&B Italia dining room chairs at a party Sunday. All proceeds go to Hugs and Kisses at Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation. Tickets are $250.
Auditional Information
Date: April 9,2006
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: NOBU Miami Beach, 1901 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Contact: Must reserve by calling 305-695-3232
Source: Miami Herald
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Rolling Stones' Chinese Debut
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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SHANGHAI, China (AP) _ The Rolling Stones make their mainland China debut on Saturday with one slight quirk: Not that many Chinese are expected to attend.
"We like rock music and pop like the Backstreet Boys, Mariah Carey and also Jay Chou and Rain too," said Jamie Liao, a 17-year-old with spiked hair wearing fashionably low-cut jeans and Converse sneakers. Chou, a Taiwanese rapper, and Korean singer Rain are among the biggest foreign stars in China.
"The Rolling Stones," Liao added. "They’re more from the early stage."
Source: AP
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India: Mariah Biggest Selling Female Artist Last Year
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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For hip hop lovers, there’s Hip Hop Hustle, a 60-minute on-air version of the successful property of the same name which saw Vh1 India bring in US hip hop band Flipsyde late last year. With the top selling international records in India last year being from 50 Cents and Mariah Carey respectively, both hip hop artistes, it’s clear that hip hop is having the same kind of success in India as it is in the US and worldwide. Hip Hop Hustle will air every Saturday at 10 pm starting 15 April.
Source: Indian Television
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Rider Requests - Mariah Mention
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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Madge has also reportedly turned in rider requests that would make even Mariah Carey blush.
She will be ferried around the world in a private jet and has insisted she gets an entire floor in any hotel booked out.
She wants oxygen facials every day and has also demanded 15 cases of Kabbalah water for every show. It must be great being a Material Girl...
Source: Daily Record
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InStyle Home: "Hanging With Mariah"
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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 She climbed her way back to the top of the pop charts, but nothing's more satisfying to Mariah Carey than coming home to her penthouse pad in Manhattan.
It would be difficult to describe the past year as anything short of a triumph for Mariah Carey. Her album The Emancipation of Mimi was the best-selling CD of 2005, won her three Grammys (she now has five), and helped the 37-year-old singer tie Elvis for the second most number-one singles (17) of all time. But Carey also staged a miraculous comeback on the domestic front: overhauling her 12,000-square-foot Manhattan triplex after a water tower burst, soaking much of her elaborately hand-painted, antiques-laden, chandelier-strung abode.
"Everything was perfect and then - whammo! Talk about a leak!" says Carey's interior designer, the renowned N.Y.C. decorator Mario Buatta. "All the furniture had to be taken out and put into storage, every wall had to be repainted, the baseboards had to be ripped out - the place had to be completely redone. It was a nightmare."
A garden-variety superstar might have lost her cool, but Carey, who rented a house in Bel-Air while the damage was being repaired, didn't get all worked up over the matter. After a few difficult years she's in a good place - literally and figuratively - and on this balmy March evening she's utterly relaxed in her newly dressed-up digs, despite being more than an hour late for a flight to L.A. The plane isn't going anywhere without her, though: It belongs to movie mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, who sent it to fly her to his Oscar party, at which she has agreed to perform. "Remember, Mariah, it's not your plane," her personal assistant anxiously reminds her. "Oh, right," Carey replies nonchalantly. "I forgot."
Downtime is so precious to Carey that it's easy for her to overlook such relative trifles. But as far as her over-the-top image is concerned, she is always ready to have a good laugh at her own expense. "The greatest thing about this apartment is that it's the first place I've owned by myself, so it's all me," she says. "If someone else ever bought it, she'd have to be a total diva!" Plush sofas, taffeta curtains and hallways dripping with glittering sconces make the triplex "art deco-y and Old Hollywoodish, the kind of place I dreamed about having when I was little." After her parents divorced, when she was 3, Carey and her siblings grew up living with their mother in 13 successive houses on Long Island, which left her feeling "like a rug was literally being pulled out from under me. I remember saying to myself, 'I want to have a good life and feel secure,' I had to have faith. That's how I got over every obstacle along the way - by visualizing and believing in something better."
During the early years of her career, Carey married music-industry titan Tommy Mottola and had a taste of the world she once could only imagine, living on a majestic 50-acre estate outside N.Y.C. (the couple later divorced). "Unfortunately this was a time when all I was allowed to do was sit there and pick out sconces," she says. "I can still spend hours talking about door handles." A remnant from that era, which sparked her passion for interior design, now anchors her informal family room: an ornate, hand-carved cherry mantelpiece featuring flowers, hearts and her trademark emblem, a butterfly. "This piece took two and a half years to finish," Carey says. "It's a little garish, but I love it because of what the butterfly represents: freedom."
Both extravagant and comfortable, Carey's apartment reflects her hard-won maturity and independence in almost every corner. Hallmarks include glazed peach walls (they required eight coats of paint), a marble steam room with a waterbed (the humidity is good for her voice), and a brand-new Marrakech-inspired solarium that looks like something out of Arabian Nights. "After my roof garden is finished and I put a hot tub out there, I'm going to call this room Chez Mimi," she says, referring to her nickname. "I won't go to smoky clubs anymore. I'll party with my posse here, and we'll watch the sun rise."
Surprisingly, her biggest indulgence looks anything but: a chipped white baby grand piano, which set her back $662,500 at a Christie's auction of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia. "I could have gotten the 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President' dress or whatever," Carey says, "but that would have represented Marilyn Monroe's stardom, whereas the piano belonged to her mother and was a piece of her childhood." The singer identifies strongly with the often misunderstood icon and has even accessorized one of her bathrooms with photographs of the star and other mementos. "She had such a childlike quality," adds Carey, who tends to embrace her own youthful impulses more often than not. Her fans love to send her stuffed animals, butterfly figurines and Hello Kitty keepsakes; she has created a sort of shrine to the latter in another small bathroom. "Lindsay Lohan, Sean Lennon and I had a jam session in there the other night. They were obsessed with my Hello Kitty bathroom."
If the apartment has a pulsing heart, though, it is most certainly the family room. When Carey's father died of cancer in 2002, he left behind dozens of family photos that she had framed and hung from pink ribbons on the walls. Other inherited pieces include a flag from his stint in the army, cards that she had given him as a young girl, and her grandmother's pink hand mirror, which has a yellow butterfly painted on it. "My father was going to give the mirror to me as a birthday gift, but then he passed away," Carey recalls. "He had saved all kinds of things for me, and I never knew it. I never knew he cared about me like that. This is the stuff that really matters."
Source: InStyle Home, Words & Images: Mariah Daily
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Mariah's make-up artist nominated for 2006 MVPA Awards
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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Congratulations Kristopher!
Nominees for the 2006 MVPA Awards have been announced and Mariah's make-up artist, Kristopher Buckle, received a nomination in the following category:
Make-Up
Fiona Apple “O’ Sailor” (Pamela Neal)
Madonna “Hung Up” (Gina Brooke)
My Chemical Romance “Ghost of You” (Lorena Lopez)
Pink “Stupid Girls” (Billy B)
Mariah Carey “Don’t Forget About Us” (Kristopher Buckle)
The 15th Annual MVPA Awards will take place on Thursday, May 11, 2006, at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California.
Source: MVPA
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Billboard Chart Beat: Impacting in five seconds...four...three...
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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Dear Fred,
What does it mean when a single impacts radio? I heard Mariah Carey's "Say Somethin'" on the radio two weeks before its official April 4 impact date. Just wondering.
Also, why is it if you look on some album covers they say "including the No. 1 single..." when some of the songs they have listed did not reach pole position on the Hot 100? Does that mean they went No. 1 on another chart?
Thank you,
Quentin Wilson
San Diego, Calif.
Dear Quentin,
I know that "impact" sounds like something you would hear on "Star Trek," especially when an object is about to collide with the Enterprise. But it's also an industry term used by labels when they send product to radio. The labels usually pick a date they would like radio to add a particular song. That focuses airplay on a specific date, so they hopefully have the most-added song at radio that day, which they hope will encourage other stations to add the record.
Of course, radio stations are free to add songs whenever they wish. Any station could have been playing "Say Somethin'" from the moment Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi" CD was released. Since it's been known for a few days that the single has gone to radio, a station anxious to add the song might not wait for the "impact date" designated by the record company.
To answer your second question, there are a number of possibilities. In most cases, if the song didn't reach the top of the Hot 100, it was probably No. 1 somewhere else. Remember, the Billboard Information Group compiles dozens of charts every week. A song could be No. 1 on Adult R&B, or Mainstream Top 40 or the Pop 100, and it's fair to call it a No. 1 song.
A song could also be No. 1 on a local radio station, or MTV's "TRL" or on a sales chart in one city. Or a record company might be stretching the truth, but that would only be in extremely rare cases. Right?
Source: Billboard
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Say Somethin' TRL Premiere on Wednesday
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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TRL’s schedule for this week has been released and they announced they will be premiering Say Somethin’ on Wednesday.
Wednesday 4.12
Mariah shows off her new video and heats up Times Square. Plus, the legendary Cipha Sounds is here.
As Mariah Connection announced before, there are currently no plans to air the Making the Video of Say Somethin’ in the United Ststes. It will air tomorrow (Sunday) night in the UK.
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Coldplay Upfront Mariah
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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Coldplay’s latest hit is an ode to the assets of Mariah Carey.
Except you would have had to have been at the China Club on Thursday to hear its one-off performance.
Chris Martin’s band was giving a private concert for winners of a contest sponsored by radio station WPLJ, when he was asked about the competition between Coldplay’s "X&Y" and Carey’s "The Emancipation of Mimi" for biggest-selling album of 2005.
When WPLJ reporter Brad Blanks asked Martin how he felt about having Mariah on his tail, he replied: "She’s not, but one of her boobs is. They do most of her work. Last week I was chased down the street by an enormous boob. I think it was hers."
Martin even made up a song on the spot, sitting at his keyboard: "Man’s been traveling through space and man’s been to the moon and man’s spent most of his intelligence desiring Mariah Carey boobs."
As the crowd laughed, he continued: "Mariah Carey’s boobs are so nice, and she don’t mess around. If she had been aboard the Titanic, there’s no way that ship would have gone down."
Can’t wait for Mariah's response track.
Source: NY Daily News
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Is Mariah Carey Falling?
Posted by Alison 8 April 2006
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With the announcement of Mariah Carey’s licensing agreement with Elizabeth Arden to launch a scent, speculation has arisen as to what the fragrance will be called. Our trademark snoop, Christopher Peterson, may have the answer to that question. Elizabeth Arden has just registered the trademark "Elizabeth Arden Falling" for a new fragrance name.
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Word Mark ELIZABETH ARDEN FALLING Goods and Services IC 003. US 001 004 006 050 051 052. G & S: Fragrance products for personal use, namely, perfume, eau de parfum, eau de toilette, scented body lotions and creams Serial Number 78844058 Filing Date March 23, 2006 Owner (APPLICANT) FD Management, Inc. CORPORATION
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And when is Mariah ever going to get around to using her automatic princess trademark? Which kind of looks like two boobs on hook with a crown.
Source: A Socialite’s Life.
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Mariah Smells So Sweet
Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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Is there no end to Mariah Carey’s talents?
The sexy singer, actress and model is the latest celebrity to announce plans to create her own perfume range.
Due to be launched next year, Mariah’s perfume will be part of Elizabeth Arden’s celebrity division.
E Scott Beattie, chairman and chief executive of Elizabeth Arden, said: "We are thrilled to begin this partnership with Mariah Carey.
"She is, unquestionably, a star of incredible magnitude. All over the world, people aspire to the values she represents."
"We look forward to launching an inspiring new global fragrance brand with Mariah that will be a timeless classic."
Britney Spears and Hilary Duff also have fragrances with Elizabeth Arden.
Source: The Sun
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Fashion Bites
Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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MARIAH CAREY has signed a deal to develop and market her own line of fragrance products with Elizabeth Arden, the results of which are expected to hit stores in spring 2007.
Source: Vogue Magazine UK
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Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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Mariah Is Latest To Get Her Own Perfume
Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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Elizabeth Arden Inc., which already sells Britney Spears perfumes, will add fragrances endorsed by singer Mariah Carey to its celebrity lineup, the company said on Thursday.
Under a licensing agreement, Carey’s first fragrance will debut in department stores in the spring of 2007. Elizabeth Arden said Grammy Award winner Carey will be involved in all aspects of product development, packaging and marketing.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Elizabeth Arden, based in New York, is no stranger to celebrity-endorsed fragrances. Besides the Britney Spears products, it has also sold the Elizabeth Taylor fragrance brands White Diamonds Elizabeth Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor’s Passions for years.
Source: The Scotsman
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Mariah's New Deal Makes Scents
Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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Mariah Carey has signed a licensing deal with Elizabeth Arden to market a scent of her own.
Her first fragrance will make its debut in upscale department stores in the spring of 2007, Elizabeth Arden said in a statement yesterday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Carey has won five Grammy Awards and has had as many No. 1 songs as Elvis Presley. Now she joins the likes of Donald Trump, Paris Hilton and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs in launching her own fragrance.
Source: New York Post
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Airplay Update: Fly Like A Bird & Say Something
Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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Fly Like a Bird: Has increased to 1,535 spins which divide as follows:
Urban: 741 Spins
Rhythmic: 69 spins
Pop: 1 spin
Urban AC: 721 spins
Hot AC: 3 spins
Total Audience Impressions: 14.487 million
Fly Like a Bird is the second most added track this week at Urban AC with 7 adds. The track already stands in the top 20 of that format, followed by Mariah’s previous single, Don’t Forget About Us which stands at #28. In Urban, Fly Like a Bird enters the Top 40, sitting at #35.
Say Somethin’: Currently has increased to 1,606 spins which divide as follows:
Urban: 5 spins
Rhythmic: 408 spins
Pop: 1,190 spins
Hot AC: 3 spins
Total Audience Impressions: 13.889 million
This week Say Somethin’ is the second most added in CHR/Pop with 24 adds and already stands in the Top 40 of this format. The single is also the most added in CHR/Rhythmic getting 28 new adds this week.
Keep checking Mariah Connection for daily airplay updates!
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Mariah's Swell Smell Deal
Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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Mimi is emancipating yet another product into the world.
Mariah Carey has signed a deal with Elizabeth Arden Inc. to develop and market her own fragrance line, with the first perfume set to hit stores in the spring of 2007.
"We are thrilled to begin this partnership with Mariah Carey," E. Scott Beattie, chairman and CEO of Elizabeth Arden, said in a statement. "She is, unquestionably, a star of incredible magnitude. All over the world, people aspire to the values she represents. We look forward to launching an inspiring new global fragrance brand with Mariah that will be a timeless classic."
Carey’s licensing agreement with the beauty company will have her overseeing the development, marketing, packaging and distribution of the line, with the "We Belong Together" singer promising to be personally involved in the creation of the scents bearing her name.
There’s no word yet on potential names or notes for the line’s various scents, though last month Carey hinted that the first fragrance would be based on white flowers.
The line is set to debut in "prestige department stores" and while no financial terms of the deal have been disclosed, Carey is likely on the receiving end of some pretty prestigious pocket change.
Elizabeth Arden has a history of shelling out for high-profile celebrities for new fragrance lines, in particular, female singers with large, disposable income-flaunting female fan bases.
In March 2004, the company signed a deal with Britney Spears which has resulted in two olfactory hits: Curious Britney Spears, launched in September of the same year, and Fantasy Britney Spears, which debuted last fall.
Other than the partnership with Mrs. Federline, Elizabeth Arden also contracted Hilary Duff last fall, though fruits of that labor have yet to be released, and found an unlikely perfume ambassador in NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon, who has been the face of Halston’s Z-14 brand since May 2004.
News of the Grammy-winner’s deal follows news of another anticipated, if more improbable, celebrity scent. Last month, Coty Inc. announced plans to launch a fragrance based off ABC’s ratings hit Desperate Housewives.
Carey’s perfume deal is the second such branding of the superstar in the past month.
In March, The Emancipation of Mimi singer launched her own line of jewelry and accessories called Glamorized by Mariah Carey. The girl-friendly bobbles, which she claims are high on style and low on price, all bear Carey’s signature butterfly logo, and are available at Claire’s and Icing stores nationwide.
Source: E! Online
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Mariah-Gate Comes To A End
Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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Wine Spectator is reporting that Mariah Carey does not in fact own any portion of Mariah Winery. Rumors had been circulating for a few weeks after she spoke about loving the wine on an episode of MTV’s Cribs. Publicits for Brown Forman, the distributor of Mariah, admit that she is not invested in the winery - but there remain rumors that she is interested in putting some of her money to work in the winey industry, so the saga continues…
So, that leaves Madonna as the lone diva in the wine biz these days.
Source: Wine Fetch
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Much O'Blige
Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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A 5-2 surge for T.I.’s "What You Know" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart isn’t strong enough to depose Mary J. Blige, who rules the chart for a 15th week with the biggest hit of her career, "Be Without You" (Geffen). That means Blige has the longest-running No. 1 song on this chart since it was reintroduced in 1965 after a brief hiatus.
In the last 41 years, two songs had 14-week reigns, and were the longevity champs until "Be Without You" came along. "Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here," a 1998 hit for Deborah Cox, and "We Belong Together," a 2005 hit for Mariah Carey, fall to second place on the list of the longest-running chart-toppers in modern times.
Source: Billboard
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Mariah Wants All Fans To See Here - Even Smell Like Her
Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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Mariah Carey practically reeks of the sweet smell of success, so she’s planning to bottle it — as soon as she has the time between her next video, movie and tour.
The singer’s just signed a licensing agreement with Elizabeth Arden, announced Thursday (April 6), to develop and market her own line of fragrance products to debut in department stores next spring. But she’s still trying to figure out her schedule for this spring.
While her video for "Say Somethin’ " is expected to hit video channels soon, Carey’s got another clip to shoot for the gospel track "Fly Like a Bird," since she sent both singles out simultaneously. Carey’s still figuring out the concept, which she’s hoping to keep basic with the main guest stars being her pastor and church choir.
"We don’t have a lot of time to do it," she said. "It’s not a big-budget thing. But it doesn’t need to be. It just needs to be about the song, capturing the song and the emotion of it."
After that’s taken care of, Carey jets to the film set of the indie drama "Tennessee," which starts shooting in New Mexico and Tennessee this month for five weeks. She’ll play a waitress who joins two brothers on a journey to find their estranged father. "It’s not about my character, but she has an important part of the story without the whole thing resting on my shoulders," Carey said. "Plus, I’ll be able to get up and go to work and be somebody else for the day, and we like that, because sometimes you just need to get away."
When "Tennessee" wraps, Carey will start to rehearse for her summer tour. She’s still mapping out the dates, but don’t worry — she’s planning to keep ticket prices pretty reasonable.
"People ask me, "Why don’t you just go on tour and charge huge amounts of money? Do these small venues, but charge thousands and thousands of dollars to go in," Carey said. "Because I have fans of all different ages and different money ranges, and they can’t afford to go out and spend that kind of money. Not everybody has a budget to go out and go really high-end."
Just because it won§t be high-end doesn’t mean it won’t be high-concept. Carey’s dream scenario would be to feature "every artist I’ve ever worked with."
"I’ve worked with so many big names, it’d be so much fun, just for one show. That would be hot," Carey said. "You never know."
Source: MTV
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For The Record
Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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Janet Jackson has titled her upcoming album 20 Years Old, a reference to the 20th anniversary of Control. "I just got to top the last two albums that came out from Usher and Mariah, and this is going to be the icing on the cake," said Jermaine Dupri, who is producing the LP with longtime collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Janet’s album is due in September, and a single is expected this summer. Dupri, meanwhile, has several other big projects lined up. "We got Monica, Usher is about to go back in the studio, Mariah is going back in the studio, Bow Wow going back," he said. "It’s grind season for me." ...
Source: MTV News
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Chart Stalker
Posted by Alison 7 April 2006
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Official Japanese Chart
The Emancipation of Mimi (Platinum Edition)
195. Official Japanese Combined Albums Chart (down 12)
Sales This Week: 1,155 units
Total Sales: 32,585 units
Official Canadian Charts
The Emancipation of Mimi
Official Albums Chart: #88 (down 4)
Official R&B Albums Chart: #12 (up 1)
We Belong Together
Official Airplay Chart: #77 (down 1)
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Learn To Cook With Mariah?
Posted by Alison 6 April 2006
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Chef Marc Cummings wants to teach others how to cook.
"I want to demystify the secrets of cooking and get people to feel empowered and go home and make recipes," Cummings said in a recent telephone interview.
Cummings, a San Diego resident, is scheduled to showcase his talents at 3 p.m. April 23 at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert.
Cummings, a former tennis pro, is scheduled to have his own MTV cooking show in May. Celebrities, including Will Smith and Mariah Carey, are scheduled to be on the show. The two-hour show will highlight travel, food, music and fashion, he said.
Cummings is known for taking 3½-hour recipes and shortening them to about 20 minutes.
Source: Press Enterprise
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Say Somethin' Impacts Galaxy Radio UK
Posted by Alison 6 April 2006
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"Say Something" has started getting spins on the Galaxy Radio Network. Help the track along by requesting it at your local one:
Galaxy Radio: Manachester
Studio Line: 0161 832 0102
Studio Fax: 0161 832 1102
Studio Text Messages: 82200
Galaxy Radio: Yorkshire
Studio Line: 0870 45 88220
Studio Text Messages: 82200
Galaxy Radio: North East
Studio Line: 0845 090 1056
Studio Text Messages: 82200
Galaxy Radio: Birmingham
Studio Line: 0121 606 5454
Studio Text Messages: 82200
Galaxy Radio: Digital
Studio Text Messages: 82200
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Mixed Messages From MTV Base
Posted by Alison 6 April 2006
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Today, Mariah is featured on the main page of MTV Base. The text in the picture which you can find on their site says the new video, with its Making Of, will be airing on MTV Base this Sunday @ 8:00 P.M. Yet in the schedule it still appears for Sunday @ 7. Keep checking Mariah Connection for more updates on the actual airing time.
Source: MTV Base
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Elizabeth Arden Enters Exclusive Licensing Deal With Mariah
Posted by Alison 6 April 2006
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Elizabeth Arden Inc. (Nasdaq: RDEN), a global prestige beauty products company, has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with Mariah Carey, the internationally acclaimed music star, to develop and market her own line of fragrance products.
The licensing agreement includes the development, marketing, and distribution of fragrances with Mariah Carey's exclusive endorsement. The first fragrance will debut in prestige department stores in the spring of 2007. Mariah will be personally involved in all aspects of product development, packaging and marketing.
"We are thrilled to begin this partnership with Mariah Carey," said E. Scott Beattie, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Elizabeth Arden. "She is, unquestionably, a star of incredible magnitude. All over the world, people aspire to the values she represents. We look forward to launching an inspiring new global fragrance brand with Mariah that will be a timeless classic".
With her unique talent and signature vocal abilities, Mariah Carey is one of the most popular and widely acclaimed talents in music. As a singer, writer, producer and artist, Carey has been recognized with the most prestigious accolades in the industry including five Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, Billboard's "Artist of the Decade" Award and the World Music Award for "World's Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium" to name a few. As the best-selling female performer of all time, Mariah Carey has continuously raised the bar with over 160 million records sold. She has had 17 #1's, tying her with Elvis Presley, and sets the standard of excellence within the music industry. As an artist revered worldwide, her boundless talent and success is unmatched across the globe.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
About Elizabeth Arden:
Elizabeth Arden is a global prestige fragrance and beauty products company. The Company's portfolio of leading brands includes the Elizabeth Arden fragrance brands Red Door, Red Door Revealed, Elizabeth Arden Green Tea, Elizabeth Arden 5th avenue, Elizabeth Arden Provocative Woman; the Elizabeth Taylor fragrance brands White Diamonds Elizabeth Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor's Passion, the fragrance brands of Britney Spears, curious BRITNEY SPEARS(TM), IN CONTROL curious BRITNEY SPEARS(TM), and fantasy BRITNEY SPEARS(TM); the Daytona 500® and GANT adventure men's fragrances, White Shoulders; Geoffrey Beene's Grey Flannel; Halston® and Halston Z-14(TM), PS® Fine Cologne for Men, Design(TM); Wings; the Elizabeth Arden skincare lines, including Ceramides, Prevage(TM) Anti-Aging Treatment and Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream; and the Elizabeth Arden color cosmetics line.
Source: PR Newswire (Press Release)
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Billboard Updates (Issue Date: April 15, 2006)
Posted by Alison 6 April 2006
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Here are Mariah's Billboard chart positions for the magazine's issue date April 15, 2006.
The Emancipation of Mimi
Billboard Comprehensive Albums: #57 (Last Week #52)
Billboard 200: #56 (Last Week #51)
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: #26 (Last Week #25)
Sales this week: 16,799 (-13%)
Total sales: 5,515,407
Say Somethin' featuring Snoop Dogg
Billboard Pop 100: #58 (Last Week #82)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #37 (Last Week #40)
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #40 (Hot Shot Debut, Last Week #53)
Billboard Top 40 Mainstream: #38 (Debut)
Fly Like a Bird
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #38 (Last Week #40)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #37 (Last Week #40)
Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay: #16 (Last Week #21, Airpower)
Don't Forget About Us
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Recurrent: #21 (Last Week #15)
Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay: #4 (Last Week #4)
Billboard Pop 100: #56 (Last Week #57)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #39 (Last Week #37)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent: #3 (Debut)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay: #3 (Debut)
Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay: #24 (Last Week #24)
Shake It Off
Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay: #17 (Last Week #14)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent: #9 (Last Week #4)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay: #9 (Last Week #4)
We Belong Together
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Recurrent: #7 (Last Week #9)
Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay: #2 (Last Week #3)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent: #2 (Last Week #2)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay: #2 (Last Week #2)
Billboard Adult Contemporary Recurrents: #2 (Last Week #2)
Billboard Hot Ringtones: #39 (Last Week #29)
This week, "Say Somethin'" debuts at #38 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart (#34 ranked by audience impressions, 821 spins, +403). This is the first time that Mariah has charted with so many singles from the same album. Mariah and the Black Eyed Peas are the third and fourth acts this year, following Kelly Clarkson and Gwen Stefani, to enter the Mainstream Top 40 list with at least the fifth single from an album. "Say Somethin'" has 16 airplay adds this week, tied as the #6 most added track on Top 40 Mainstream radios. 76 out of the total 119 radios under this format have played this song.
Also, "Say Somethin'" is #48 on Rhythmic Top 40 this week (275 spins, +112). It's likely to debut on this chart next week. It has 4 adds this week. 20 out of the 65 monitored radios under this format have played this song. It's also this week's "Hot Shot Debut" on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (#40). Although it was actually #53 last week, this chart only publishes the top 50 positions.
This week, "Fly Like a Bird" is #21 on the Adult R&B chart and wins the "Airpower" title. 48 out of the total 63 radios in this genre have played this song (7 new adds this week).
Also, "Fly Like a Bird" is #47 on the R&B/Hop-hop chart (from Billboard Radio Monitor, ranked by spins). It received 655 spins this week (+55 from previous week). A total of 48 stations under this format have played this song (3 new adds this week).
Interestingly, this week, "Mine Again" is #48 on the Adult R&B chart. It's a mentioned track in chart bound and received 48 spins this week (+18). A total of 22 stations under this format have played this song (1 add).
Source: Billboard
New Photos: Mariah in the Z100 studio
Posted by Alison 6 April 2006
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Below are photos of Mariah in the Z100 studio this morning with Elvis Duran and the Z Morning Zoo. Click on the thumbnails to view large-scale versions of the photos.
Source: Z100
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Chart Stalker
Posted by Alison 6 April 2006
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Official French Charts
Official French Compilations Chart
12. The Greatest Hits (down 9)
Official French Combined Albums Chart
37. The Grestest Hits (down 21)
Switzerland
Official Singles Chart: Get Your Number - #90 (down 15)
Australia
Official Singles Chart: Get Your Number - #29 (down 3)
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Download: Shining Through The Rain (Audio)
Posted by Alison 5 April 2006
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Shining Through The Rain
01 - Boy (I Need You)
02 - Heartbreaker (Remix)
03 - Make It Happen
04 - The One
05 - Through The Rain
06 - Vision of Love
07 - Yours
Format: mp3
Size: 27.30 mb
Download | Megaupload link | YouSendIt Link
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Mariah On The Cover Of InStyle
Posted by Alison 5 April 2006
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Mariah is on the cover of the upcoming issue of "InStyle Home" with exclusive pictures of Mariah inside her home. Check out the cover and scans below!
Source: Honour Mariah
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Download: Mariah's Interview on Z100
Posted by Alison 5 April 2006
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Mariah has been interviewed live on Z100 morning show and now you can ddownload her interview from these links:
YouSendIt Link |
MegaUpload Link
Mariah talked on the show about the following issues:
*Say Something single
*Broadway project
*Mariah’s weight
*Grammys 2006
*Tour (she said it will be shorter and she’s currently working on the setlist)
*Snoop Dogg / Paul McCartney
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Billboards Hot 200 Albums Chart
Posted by Alison 5 April 2006
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Sales for Mariah’s current album break the 5.5million barrier:
56. The Emancipation of Mimi (down 4)
Weekly Sales: 16,799 (down 13%)
Sales To Date: 5,515,407
Source: Billboard
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Airplay Update: Fly Like A Bird & Say Somethin'
Posted by Alison 5 April 2006
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Now that both tracks have been officially sent for adds at their respective formats on American radio, we will be presenting, regularly, airplay figures for these songs.
Fly Like a Bird: Currently has 1,445 spins which divide as follows:
Urban: 719 Spins
Rhythmic: 59 spins
Pop: 1 spin
Urban AC: 663 spins
Hot AC: 3 spins
Total Audience Impressions: 13.273 million
Say Somethin’: Currently has 1,397 spins which divide as follows:
Urban: 4 spins
Rhythmic: 332 spins
Pop: 1,058 spins
Hot AC: 3 spins
Total Audience Impressions: 12.939 million
The reason we follow impressions is because they allow us to see how a certain track is performing on American radio. These are also used when compiling data to create Billboard’s Hot 100 every week. Impressions and digital sales are the main components used to determine the chart positions. Currently tracks require approximately 25 million audience impressions to debut in the Hot 100.
Keep checking for up to date reports as we follow both these singles.
Source: Mediabase
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Say Somethin' Remix On and Off Itunes
Posted by Alison 5 April 2006
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The radio edit of the Morales Mix of Say Somethin’ was briefly released to iTunes USA today, before it was made unavailable again.
As soon as we know the date of when the track will be released again to digital outlets, we’ll let you know.
Source: Mariah Connection
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Delays With Say Somethin' In Europe
Posted by Alison 5 April 2006
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MTV Europe has revealed to Mariah Connection that for unknown reasons beyond their control there has been delays on the release of the Say Somethin’ video. They are yet to receive it from satelight feed. Once they do, it will go straight to air. In the meantime, and due to this, they can’t give an exact date or time now as to when it will air.
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Mariah Nominated To Almas Awards
Posted by Alison 5 April 2006
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Mariah has been nominated in the category of "Best Female Performance" at this year’s 11th Annual Alma’s Awards Ceremony, which will be held at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles on 7 May, 2006.
These awards are given to the artists of latin origin.
Other artists nominated in this category are Shakira and Jennifer Lopez.
This show is currently scheduled to air on June 5, 2006 on ABC.
Source: El Universal
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Fly Like A Bird In The Mix
Posted by Alison 5 April 2006
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According to DJ Rico, "Fly Like A Bird" is offically being remixed by Richard Vission & David Harness.
David Harness is known for his house mixes for R&B artists. Fans claim that one of his many great works was a deeply funky house remix of Aretha Franklin’s "Wonderful" from 2005.
A recent popular work by Richard Vission was the remix to The Killers’ "Mr. Brightside."
Source: Mariah Daily
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Billboard Chart Tidbit
Posted by Alison 5 April 2006
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Billboard Mainstream Top 40 Chart (Radio Airplay)
Debut: #38 - Say Somethin’ - Mariah Carey Featuring Snoop Dogg
Billboard Adult R&B Chart (Radio Airplay)
Airpower: #16 - Fly Like A Bird - Mariah Carey (up 5)
* According to Billboard, "Say Somethin’" went for ads on "Mainstream Top 40" & "Rhythmic Top 40" radio stations across America today.
Source: Billboard
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Mariah On V Cast List
Posted by Alison 5 April 2006
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Available to more than 150 million Americans from coast to coast, V CAST Music runs on Verizon Wireless’ broadband network, the most robust, award-winning wireless broadband network in the nation.
Ranging from classical to rock, inspirational to country, folk to pop and world music, the top 10 songs in each V CAST Music genre are:
R&B Soul*
9. "Don’t Forget About Us" - Mariah Carey (Don’t Forget About US )
Pop*
4. "We Belong Together" - Mariah Carey (The Emancipation of Mimi)
Dance*
8. "Always Be My Baby" - Mariah Carey (#1’s)
Source: PRNewswire
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Mariah Live on Z100 Tomorrow!
Posted by Alison 4 April 2006
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Z100, one of the most important radio stations in the United States will be talking to Mariah live tomorrow morning as part of their morning show. They are currently running an ad announcing it. You can hear Z100 online on their website.
Mariah is also featured on the homepage of Z100 as part of "Music on Demand". There you can watch some recent Mariah videos and also listen to the latest two singles from The Emancipation of Mimi, Fly Like a Bird and Say Somethin’.
Source: Z100
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New Fly Like A Bird Cover?
Posted by Alison 4 April 2006
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This is the latest cover that has been posted on the Official Site for "Fly Like A Bird:"
Source: mariahcarey.com
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Say Something Video Add Date
Posted by Alison 4 April 2006
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According to Universal Music UK’s release schedule, the video for `Say Something’ will also go for TV adds on 10 April, 2005.
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Actin Up
Posted by Alison 4 April 2006
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Admit it — you’d do it if you were that famous, if you could have anything you wanted, anytime, anywhere. It’s common knowledge in Hollywood that the bigger the diva, the bigger the demand.
Apart from their pure envy value, diva demands, being limitless in their very nature and circumstance, tend to give us lowly fans an intriguing glimpse into the characters of our favourite stars.
The diva is only as big as the demand
Mariah Carey, on the other hand, continues to shock and impress. Her demands all seem to hinge around cleanliness and security: not wanting to step on a dirty pavement, Carey insists that a thick-pile red carpet lit by large white candles be rolled out when she arrives anywhere – when staff at the Baglioni hotel in Kensington, London did not oblige, Carey circled the block in an army of limos until they had made the necessary arrangements – despite it being 3am.
Carey also demands antiseptic hand wipes – "It’s really essential," Carey told Capital FM DJ Johnny Vaughn. "I could get germs, because I’ve touched a lot of fans outside."
Carey also "doesn’t do stairs", and requires a special attendant to be at her side at all times (even to take disposal of her used chewing gum).
Ever the animal lover, Carey has been known to demand litters of puppies and kittens to play with. And it`s not unusual for this diva to fork out over £2000 to fly her Jack Russell first class with her wherever she goes.
Carey insists that she be accompanied by as many as 11 bodyguards who are all required to watch over her when she eats.
Source: iAfrica
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Janet Jackson's New Album
Posted by Alison 4 April 2006
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Super hot producer Jermaine "JD" Dupri and legendary hitmakers Jimmy "Jam" Harris & Terry Lewis are joining their extraordinary talents to produce music icon Janet Jackson’s upcoming release, tentatively titled "20 Years Old."
Together, Dupri, Jam & Lewis have worked with a who’s who list of music superstars from Mariah, Usher, Aretha Franklin, Gwen Stefani...
Source: Market Wire
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U.S. Say Somethin' News
Posted by Alison 4 April 2006
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Wednesday, April 12th
Direct Effect -- "Collabos Day" (7pm-8pm ET/PT) -- We hook it up a notch with a show dedicated to the tightest collabos in the country. G-Unit takes over with Mobb Deep and Olivia rolling through and 50 Cent checking in to premiere his latest. We’ll also serve up the crazy new link up between Mariah, Snoop and Pharrell and a top five of the flyest collaboration videos.
Source: Yahoo! Business
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Available Now...
Posted by Alison 4 April 2006
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In compilation news, "Now That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 21" is available today. The latest installment of the popular "Now!" series includes 20 chart-topping tunes by artists such as Mariah Carey, Nelly, Nickelback, Pussycat Dolls, Natasha Bedingfield, T-Pain, Fall Out Boy, Cascada, the Gorillaz, and many more.
Source: Net Music Countdown
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Download: Various Files
Posted by Alison 3 April 2006
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YouSendIt Links: Part One Part Two Part Three
MegaUpload Links: Part One Part Two Part Three
 Intimate Portrait
Part OneDownload | You Send It Link
Part TwoDownload | You Send It Link
Part ThreeDownload | You Send It Link
Part FourDownload | You Send It Link
Part FiveDownload | You Send It Link
Source: dear-mariah.com
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"Say Something" Ready To Air in Europe
Posted by Alison 3 April 2006
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Mariah’s latest video, Say Somethin’, which features Snoop Dogg and Pharell is ready to air in European video stations this week. Keep your eyes opened as the video could be airing as early as today! If you do see any previews or the video itself please e-mail us and let us know.
Additionally, there are currently no plans to air the Making Of the video in the United States, unless fans ask MTV to do so.
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Vote For Mariah
Posted by Alison 3 April 2006
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* "Get Your Number" needs your help in Australia, we are asking everyone to help get the track more airplay. All you need to do is request just once on the Hot 30 Countdown:
[Request Here]
* Australian MTV:TRL is back and guess what they have added "Get Your Number" on their request page. You all know what you have got to do:
[Vote Here]
Cosmogirl has a poll about Mariah. They ask:
Mariah Carey
-Hate her
-Love her
Mariah is currently losing the poll and it would be great if you could vote for her today to show your support.
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Notes From All Over
Posted by Alison 3 April 2006
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Speaking of Hatcher, 71 percent of the public believes that her breasts are real, while 60 percent of the public believes that Jessica Simpson had a little surgical help in that department. Those are but a few of the earth-shattering revelations culled from a highly unscientific survey of 11,000 gamblers conducted by BetUS.com. In other results, 96 percent believe Tara Reid got breast implants; 88 percent said Mariah Carey did, 72 percent say Tori Spelling, did, and 98 percent believe Natalie Portman did not.
Source: MSNBC
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For HBF Members
Posted by Alison 3 April 2006
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Get ready for the next members only chat of 2006.
On Sunday April 23rd at 12:00pm (EST) & 5:00pm (BST) show up at the Honey B Fly live chat page to take part in the chat. A cool new contest and more are part of the chat. Don’t miss it!
See you there!!!
Source: Honey B. Fly
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The Fabulous Life
Posted by Alison 3 April 2006
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Each episode of the VH1 series, The Fabulous Life, focuses on one particular person or subject and can be summed up as a lighthearted blend of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and the Forbes 400 list. The resurgence of Mariah, as well as other celebrities, will be the subject of a new episode titled "The Fabulous Life Presents: Hollywood’s Most Amazing Comebacks." Below is a more detailed description of the episode.
What’s that old saying about "things are better the second time around?" Oh, how true... and nobody knows that better than celebrities. In our "what have you done for me lately world" if you’re not today’s hottest thing you’re quickly yesterday’s news. Yet for some celebs hitting rock bottom means there’s only one place to go- straight back to the top. Teri Hatcher, Paula Abdul, Kate Moss, Patrick Dempsey, and Ellen are among those who fell from the mountaintop, only to climb to even more fabulous heights. The Fabulous Life Presents: Hollywood’s Most Amazing Comebacks reveals the incredible stories of those who’ve reached the pinnacle of success, twice. In the 1990s, Mariah Carey seemed to be living every little girl’s dream. She was the biggest selling female artist of the decade, got married wearing a $25,000 Vera Wang dress in a ceremony that included 50 flower girls, and was living in a $10 million dollar mega-mansion. It was a Cinderella story, but then the clock struck midnight. Practically overnight, she went from beautiful songstress to just a plain mess. But with her 2005 smash album The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey is back on top of the charts and having her best year yet. Weaving expert interviews, field segments and candid footage, The Fabulous Life Presents: Hollywood’s Most Amazing Comebacks will give viewers a rare glimpse into the lives of celebrities given a second chance to live large.
Source: Rock On TV
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Mariah Mentioned In Book
Posted by Alison 3 April 2006
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Today I was reading the book "Key Terms in Popular Music Culture" (Published by Blackwell Publisher in 1999) and found Mariah mentioned twice in the chapter "Images" by Cynthia Fuchs. Here are those mentions:
"In expressing this tension - in clothing, demeanor, manners of speaking, language, metaphors, painting, movie-making, and video imaging - hip-hop has transformed the surrounding culture. The "mainstream" has absorbed baggy jeans and the booming jeeps and hummer, the jewelry, the hairstyles, and the swaggers, turned alluring by Tommy Hilfiger and any brand of SUN, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, FAO Schwartz and Disney."
"Mariah Carey smiles with sexy confidence on the cover of Cosmpolitan to demonstrate her new, post-marriage freedom... These are images that portray, articulate, enhance, and help to engender popular music today."
Source: Key Terms in Popular Culture
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Public Image
Posted by Alison 2 April 2006
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What better way to dispel that diva image than to hop on a fair ride. Look! Mariah Carey sitting next to normal people, having normal fun.
Source: Sunday Observer
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Magazine Tidbits
Posted by Alison 2 April 2006
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National Enquirer UK includes a large photo of Mariah on the Say Something video set in which she’s described as a "vision in red".
Closer Magazine includes a small piece entitled "The Emancipation of Mariah the actress", talking about her hope that she can "reignite her flagging movie career" in Tennessee "despite her performance in the flop movie Glitter, which was universlly panned by the critics"
Best Magazine show you how to recreate a Mariah outfit for less than £60.
While Sneak magazine include Mariah pictures in features on "bikini blunders" and weave/wig disasters.
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Worst Albums of All Time
Posted by Alison 2 April 2006
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The new edition of Q Magazine includes the results of a poll conducted amongst UK music industry figures to name the Worst Albums of All Time and sadly Glitter made 20th place.
The piece suggests that the standout worst track is lead The Way, describes as possibly the least enjoyable Mariah ballad ever and the magazine also includes a still of Mariah from the film.
Source: Q Magazine
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Star Dress Sizes Revealed
Posted by Alison 2 April 2006
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Not for the first time this month, Now Magazine have included a picture of Mariah on their cover as part of an article about celebrity body shapes.
This time the piece promises to reveal celebrity dress sizes. The piece about Mariah says:
Size 14- Because Mariah stands tall at 5ft 11in she hides her weight well. The singer is naturally curvy, which means she wears a bigger dress sizes than her tiny waist would suggest. She admits: "my weight goes up and down quickly because I’m a muscular person. I don’t want to be a skinny twig".
Continuing the current obsession with Mariah’s body shape, Reveal have this small piece:
Mariah Carey (or Moo-riah as we love calling her) might be the most successful female singer of all time but she’s no skinny minny. Her people told us she’s shrunk to a UK Size 8- and while she looks great, 8 is more like her shoe size surely!
Source: Now Magazine
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Mariah Praises Rockford Native
Posted by Alison 2 April 2006
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Grammy Award-winning songbird Mariah Carey sent a shout out to Jimmy Wright this week during her interview on Steve Harvey’s syndicated radio show.
Rockford native “Big Jim” Wright, as the successful producer is known, co-wrote “Fly Like A Bird,” the gospel song on Carey’s best-selling 2005 album, “The Emancipation of Mimi.”
The song has Wright’s soulful vibe and opens with one of my favorite Scripture-based sayings: “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning light.”
Wright has worked with Carey for years, writing and producing songs, as well as playing music for the singer famous for her five-octave vocal range. He also has worked with Janet Jackson, Sting and Usher, just to name a few.
Before hitting the big time with Sounds of Blackness and superproducers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Wright played organ for several local churches, including Bethel Baptist and Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal.
He returns to Rockford several times a year for various occasions. He and Destiny’s Child star Michelle Williams made appearances at the ‘70s Landmark Gospel Concert Lori Flemming organized in March.
It’s great to see hometown folks become superstars and remember their roots.
Source: Rockford Register Star
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Burkes Best Bet
Posted by Alison 2 April 2006
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"Say Somethin’ (Island/IDJMG)
It seems like only yesterday that we heard this track and knew something special was about to happen with Mariah’s career. It was the first taste from the soon to be multi-platinum CD, The Emancipation Of Mimi, that we had heard. But word of Snoop Dogg’s unavailability put aside plans for it to be the lead track.
It seems only fitting that the single is now ready for radio airplay, complete with a D-O-Double G video appearance. We told you back in September of 2004 that you would soon be hearing a lot of hits from this album for well over a year, and we were right.
We even believe another track, "Be Mine," is still one of the Mariah’s finest performances to date and it’s great to see that song get some commercial exposure…literally, in the Intel TV spots! MC has definitely proved somethin’ this time out. She’s a true superstar artist who has the ability on any given record to deliver multiple #1 hits to radio and her fans. BET ON IT!
Source: Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc.
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Awards Update
Posted by Alison 2 April 2006
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International Dance Music Awards
Mariah failed to pick up an award at this years "International Dance Music Awards."
"We Belong Together" lost out to the "Don’t Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls (Best R&B/Urban Dance Track Category) & Madonna beat Mariah, to pick up the Best Dance Artist Solo Award.
Kids' Choice Awards
Mariah failed to pick up an award at this years "Kids’ Choice Awards."
"We Belong Together" lost out to Green Day’s "Wake Me Up When September Ends,"(The Favorite Song Category) & Kelly Clarkson beat Mariah, to pick up the Favorite Female Singer Award.
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Dog House
Posted by Alison 2 April 2006
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Stories about Mariah opening a hotel in London have been talked about for a while now but now it seems that this will not be the only hotel Mariah is going to open. We all know MC loves her wonder dog Jack and thanks to "Ipos For All" now we know how he and other celebrity dogs might get pampered soon when their owners are traveling the world:
Hollywood loves dogs - four-legged friend or fashion item, dogs are part of many hollywood homes and one clever lady came up with a new plan to make money out of this puppy love. Mariah Carey is planning to open a dog house, an insider told us.
Dog House as in castle not as in your typical shag, a hotel for Hollywood’s quadruped. Carey, known for her love for animals especially her Jack Russell Terrier Jack (he has three websites dedicated to him, and she didn’t do it), reportedly is in talks with dog trainers to offer their services to the hotel’s guests. Dog House will also include a spa and other luxury features.
Potential customers might include Paris Hilton’s Tinkerbell, Britney Spears§ Bit-Bit and Oprah Winfrey’s numerous dogs.
While these are just plans in the making Carey teams up with another Dogg for her newest single: "Say Somethin’" features Pharrel Williams (of the Neptunes) and Snoop Dogg.
Source: Ipos For All
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Last Years Hit Albums
Posted by Alison 1 April 2006
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British band Coldplay had the world’s best-selling album of 2005, according to figures out today show.
The band’s third album X&Y sold 8.3 million copies around the globe.
Mariah Carey’s The Emancipation of Mimi sold 7.7 million copies, and rapper 50 Cent’s The Massacre shifted 7.5 million.
Source: Irish Evening Echo
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White Label Remix of Dreamlover
Posted by Alison 1 April 2006
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If you live in the South East of the United Kingdom you would have heard a new remix of "Dreamlover" doing the rounds. This white label remix is called Dreamlover Mayhem Musaphia 2006 Anthem Dub/Mix.
Download | Rapidshare Link | Download | YouSendIt
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Mariah Plans For Her Fans
Posted by Alison 1 April 2006
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The American songbird has been spotted in London two months ago to buy her own hotel and is reportedly in talks with Double Decker Living. "Mariah wants the fans who are travelling to greet her from outside London—and even the country—, to have a safe and affordable stay. She’s in talks with Double Decker living to buy at least six buses, the transaction has not been completed yet".
Every bus has a communal ‘family’ type area where occupants interact and socialise. Audio and visual facilities are provided so that quality time together is of whatever nature the residents choose.
The provision of ‘private space’ is also crucial and to this end each bedroom is a comfortable, ventilated and heated space with its own window to provide light levels far beyond that which most of us experience within a more conventional dwelling.
On the outside they look like ordinary London double-deckers, but inside they have been transformed to provide five lockable private sleeping berths upstairs, living space downstairs, a shower and a toilet.
Source: AA Property Services
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Mariah Nominated for 1st Ever Stylus DJ Awards
Posted by Alison 1 April 2006
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The nominees for the inaugural Sony Ericsson Stylus DJ Awards, which take place on May 29 at Toronto’s York Event Theatre, have been announced. Nominees were selected by a group of industry experts via a national online voting system, and the voting committee will determine the winners.
Mariah is nominated in the following category:
International R&B Single
Dwele — "I Think I Love You"
John Legend — "So High"
Mariah Carey — "Shake It Off"
Ne-Yo — "Stay"
Rihanna — "Pon De Replay"
T-Pain — "I’m Sprung"
Good luck Mariah!
Source: Chart Attack
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Billboard Single Review: "Say Somethin'"
Posted by Alison 1 April 2006
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Say Somethin'
MARIAH CAREY
Producer(s): The Neptunes
Genre: POP
Label: Island (album track)
Just as we are singing mighty praises over Mariah Carey's sterling new gospel ballad release, "Fly Like a Bird"—in which the re-crowned diva delivers a consummate vocal—Island Def Jam distracts radio with a second, simultaneous single intended for rhythmic top 40. "Say Somethin' " is apparently meant to be an event record, a collaboration with Pharrell Williams and Snoop Dogg, accompanied by a glam videoclip that follows a Louis Vuitton-draped Carey traipsing across Paris. But underneath the surface, the scantly produced drum'n'bass album track is simply a series of gimmicks, the kind employed to boost lesser artists' careers. The melody line is palpable and Carey's vocal is appreciable, but "Somethin' " is mostly a reminder of a time when Carey required others to boost her chart heft. Those days are over. "Fly Like a Bird" is a classic; why muddy the water with this release?
Source: Billboard
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Mariah's "Tennessee" character to experience domestic violence
Posted by Alison 1 April 2006
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As previously reported, Mariah will co-star in the upcoming film, "Tennessee," as Krystal Evans, a waitress in Texas who dreams of being a country star in Nashville. Filmmaker Lee Daniels discusses the film, Mariah's involvement, and reveals more details about her character in a new article for AOL Black Voices. Below is an excerpt from the article.
In May, principal photography will begin for Daniels' next big project; a family drama titled 'Tennessee' with pop diva Mariah Carey attached as a waitress with singing aspirations, experiencing domestic violence. "It's my version of 'Terms of Endearment," Daniels says of what he considers "lighter" fare. "Mariah is very complex and she has had a very interesting career and she brings all of those complexities to this film. She's on it. Just like Halle Berry, just like Kevin Bacon and just like Cuba Gooding, Jr, she is hungry for this and that’s when superb-ness and brilliance comes."
Source: AOL Black Voices
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Multimedia Cafe
Posted by Alison 31 March 2006
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The new multimedia section is now open - ahead of schedule! So far, I've added more than 60 new wallpapers. I've also re uploaded all the old AIM/MSN icons as well as
a few other things. The audio and visual sections are also there. I've been uploading media all week so I have loads to add over the weekend. Enjoy!
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Chart Stalker
Posted by Alison 31 March 2006
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Official Canadian Charts
The Emancipation of Mimi
Official Albums Chart: #84 (down 3)
Official R&B Albums Chart: #13 (down 2)
We Belong Together
Official Airplay Chart: #76 (down 11)
Official Japanese Charts
The Emancipation of Mimi (Platinum Edition)
183. Official Japanese Combined Albums Chart (down 33)
Sales This Week: 1,336 units
Total Sales: 31,430 units
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Cox, Carey & Blige
Posted by Alison 31 March 2006
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Mary J. Blige holds off all challengers on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as her “Be Without You” (Geffen) retains pole position for the 14th week.
That mans “Be Without You” is tied with “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here” by Deborah Cox and “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey as the longest-running No. 1 songs since this chart was reactivated in 1965 after a brief hiatus.
If Blige is still on top next week, she will hit the 15-week mark and will have first place all to herself.
Source: Billboard
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Mariah Gets Two MTV Japan Nominations
Posted by Alison 31 March 2006
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Congratulations to Mariah... She gets two nominations for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards Japan:
Best Female Video
* Madonna - Hung Up
* Kouda Kumi - Butterfly
* Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
* Namie Amuro - WoWa
* Mika Nakashima - Glamorous Sky
Best R&B Video
* AI - Story
* Craig David - All The Way
* Crystal Kay - Kirakuni
* Destiny’s Child - Stand Up For Love
* Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
The award ceremony will take place at the National Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo on 27 May, 2006.
Source: dear-mariah.com
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2005 Biggest Sellers
Posted by Alison 31 March 2006
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Coldplay’s "X&Y" was the top-selling album of the year with more than 8 million copies sold, followed by Mariah Carey’s "The Emancipation of Mimi" and rapper 50 Cent’s "The Massacre".
Source: Reuters
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Heading Towards Broadway
Posted by Alison 31 March 2006
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Mariah Carey has announced intentions to create, produce and star in a new Broadway musical.
Songs will be drawn from her back catalouge, including 1994’s Christmas album, and new compositions will be specially written. The singer is quoted by MTV:
"I don’t want to mention anything definitive until things are signed, but there’s a very big company that just signed on to develop the project with me."
But, theatre fans, whatever stage version of the project eventually emerges will probably be preceded by a movie. Did the girl learn nothing from Glitter?
"It’s probably going to be a movie first," says the 36-year-old. "I don’t want to say a television movie, because it’s not like a cheesy network movie, but then it’s going to be made for the Broadway production."
Cheese. Mmmmmmmm...
Source: Drowned In Sound
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Say Somethin' Single Covers
Posted by Alison 31 March 2006
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Here are the official single covers to "Say Somethin'", Mariah's new single featuring Pharrell & Snoop Dogg.
Source: Radio & Redcords
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Kids' Choice Awards
Posted by Alison 31 March 2006
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The Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards show takes place this Saturday, April 1st, and Green Day, Mariah Carey and Nelly are among this year's nominees.
Battling it out for Favorite Music Group are Green Day, Destiny's Child, the Black Eyed Peas and Backstreet Boys. Alicia Keys, Hilary Duff, Kelly Clarkson and Mariah Carey are up for Favorite Female Singer, while Nelly, Bow Wow, Will Smith and Jesse McCartney will compete for Favorite Male Singer.
The Favorite Song category looks like a toss up between Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends," Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together," Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" and Ciara's "1,2 Step."
The Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards show takes place on April Fool's Day and features performances by Pink, Chris Brown and Bow Wow. Other celebrities scheduled to appear include Avril Lavigne, Ludacris, Hilary Duff, Justin Timberlake, Eve, Nick Cannon, Jesse McCartney, and many more.
Actor and comedian Jack Black hosts the event, which airs live from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
To see who wins and who gets slimed, tune in to Nickelodeon this Saturday, April 1st, at 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT for the Kids' Choice Awards show.
Source: Net Music Countdown
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Mimi's Sailing
Posted by Alison 30 March 2006
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Happy Birthday Mariah Carey who turned 36 this week.
With 9 million copies of her album The Emancipation of Mimi sold worldwide, she’s far from past it.
A source said : " She has a new admirer. He’s in the Music industry and gave her a yacht for her birthday."
It was supposed to stay secret, but I can’t help myself. Mariah the yacht was from me. Sorry I didn’t call you back that time.
Source: Daily Star
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Whitney's Financial Problems
Posted by Alison 30 March 2006
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Houston’s financial problems are simple, and they were easy to predict. She is a singer, not a songwriter. Unlike Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Madonna, Houston does not write her own material. Or, to be more exact, she never attached her name to her hits and took a cut of the publishing. She has only five song credits on ASCAP’s Web site.
This is rare among modern singers: Almost all of them including Barbra Streisand, were smart enough to write some hits of their own. And if they didn’t, like Bette Midler and Cher, they made their stage show a central source of income. One reason Mariah Carey has not had to tour extensively is that she has her name on dozens of hits.
Source: Fox News
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Divorce
Posted by Alison 30 March 2006
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United States - It is possible for Americans to travel abroad for quickie divorces; it takes just four weeks to become legal in the Dominican Republic, one to two weeks in Nevada and only 24 hours in Haiti! Celebrities such as Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor have all taken advantage of this
Source: The Mirror
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New Say Something pic
Posted by Alison 30 March 2006
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A new photo (left) from the "Say Somethin’" video shoot is used for an advertisement on AllAccess.com. The photo features Mariah presumably wearing Snoop Dogg’s hat.
Source: Mariah Daily
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Notes From All Over
Posted by Alison 30 March 2006
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Producer Jermaine Dupri, who helped engineer Mariah Carey’s comeback, claims that she was not only snubbed by the Grammys, she was disrespected by the cops, who broke up a Grammys afterparty thrown by Carey and Dupri. "It was a beautiful party,” Dupri told Blender. “The guest list was incredible: Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Britney, Eddie Murphy, Chris Tucker, Stevie Wonder. And the cops gonna come? [Bleep]!”
Source: MSNBC
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FHM's 100 Sexiest Women
Posted by Alison 30 March 2006
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Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and Mariah Carey earned spots on FHM’s seventh annual "100 Sexiest Women" list.
Actress Scarlett Johansson topped the list, which is compiled from votes by the magazine’s readers.
Singer/actress Beyonce was No. 18 on the list, and Mariah Carey landed at No. 28. Original American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson came in at No. 50, moving up 42 spots from last year.
The full list is included in FHM’s April 2006 issue.
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Chart Stalker
Posted by Alison 30 March 2006
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Switzerland
Official Singles Chart: Get Your Number - #75 (up 5)
Holland
Official Top 100 Singles Chart: Don’t Forget About Us - #82 (down 8)
Source: dear-mariah.com
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Carey invests in her namesake wine
Posted by Alison 30 March 2006
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Mariah Carey is so impressed with the California wine that bears her name, she has invested in the vineyard that produces the tipple.
The pop superstar decided to try the Mendocino County winery's Mariah Zinfandel after learning about its existence - and now it's her favourite drink.
Her rep tells American magazine In Touch: "Mariah enjoys this wine very much. She serves it often."
In fact she endorses the wine whenever she can - on a recent edition of MTV Cribs, Carey cooed about the quality of the drink while relaxing at Richard Branson's paradise island Necker.
Source: Irish Examiner
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Billboard Updates (Issue Date: April 8, 2006)
Posted by Alison 30 March 2006
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Here are Mariah's Billboard chart positions for the magazine's issue date April 8, 2006.
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