Discuss the singer of songs like "Butterfly" & "Honey".

MARIAH CAREY: FREE AT LAST


This "mulatto" is hardly tragic. There is no haunting semblance to the 1959 movie classic Imitation of Life. And Sarah Jane - the movie's beautiful, self-hating protagonist who abandoned her dark-skinned Black mother and chose to pass for white - does not live here. The woman who does live here in this expansive penthouse in Manhattan's Tribeca is Mariah Carey. She has jokingly described herself as a bit of a "mutt" (the offspring of an Irish-American mom and a half-African-American, half-Venezuelan dad). But she's not tragic. Not tragic at all.
In some ways Mariah Carey, 35, is everything you would expect a pop diva to be who has sold 150,000,000 albums - comes third behind Elvis Presley and the Beatles - for most weeks spent on the Billboard Hot Singles chart and who emerged from her decade-and-a-half career as the best-selling female artist of the 1990's. Her apartment, which spans three floors, comes with a whirlpool bath big enough for four and a freaky chamber whose tiled walls squirt mist. Carey lies there on a big white bed when she needs to humidify her vocal chords. Odd for you or me, but completely appropriate for a woman whose voice does supernatural things like traverse comfortably from pop's smoothed-out terrain into the grittier domains of R&B, hip-hop and soul - all in a five-octave range. But in far more compelling ways Mariah Carey is not what you would expect: She's a natural mimic, effortlessly assuming the accent of whomever she's with. The sex-kitten persona you see in her videos gets turned off with the camera: A self-described "prude", she enjoys Bible study and watches her favorite movie, Mean Girls, with almost Rocky Horror-esque devotion. And contrary to the reports about her "nervous breakdown - suicide attempt" in the summer of 2001, she is not crazy. Not now, not then. However, she does suffer from nightmares, recurring ones about her days as Mrs. Tommy Mottola, a time when she could not be free to live as her true self.
So this isn't a twenty-first-century version of Imitation of Life. Still, race and racial identity have been central themes throughout Carey's career - arguably more so than for any other artist of her generation. It took folks forever to figure out where Carey fit in ethnically despite the fact that she never denied her mixed heritage. In an ideal world it shouldn't matter. But as we all know, America's stance on race matters is far from ideal.

Mariah Carey: MSN's Artist Of The Month

Mariah Carey is MSN's Artist Of The Month as voted by visitors to the website and took part in an interview discussing her new album 'The Emanicapation of Mimi', getting back on top of the album charts, and answered questions submitted by fans. Watch the interview clips here.

Mariah Carey Visits 'The View'

Mariah Carey was photographed arriving at 'The View' on Friday (April 29) on West 66th Street in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage.
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Mariah on CNN's 'People In The News'
"Four years ago, Mariah Carey endured a painful public meltdown that threatened her career even her mental health. It came not long after she had ended a very troubled marriage but she has fought her way back and this month released a comeback CD called "The Emancipation of Mimi" and it is a huge hit. Tonight with an exclusive interview, the spotlight's on Mariah Carey in People In The News," Host Paula Zahn opened the show with this introduction and the exclusive interview with Mariah ensued. Aired Friday, April 29th at 8:00pm on CNN.

Mariah Carey - Broadway Composer?

While speaking to MTV about her latest album, "The Emancipation of Mimi," the singer tells the network that she's hoping to translate an earlier album her 1994 "Merry Christmas" into a family-friendly Broadway show. Aside from the songs already on the album, Carey says she'll be writing two new ones, along with a story to intertwine them all together.
She tells MTV "I'm such a festive person, and I love Christmas. I'm so over the top with it that this is a bit much, but it's perfect for me. I get a chance to live out my Christmastime fantasies vicariously through the show. I think it's going to be fun and something families can go to see."
This isn't the first time she's mentioned this idea, or mentioned it to MTV, noting back in December of 2004 that she hoped to have it ready for Christmas 2005.
With her unique talent and signature vocal abilities, Mariah Carey commanded the world's attention when she made her musical debut in the early nineties. In less than a decade, Mariah Carey emerged as one of the most popular and widely acclaimed talents in music. As a singer and songwriter, Carey has been recognized with the most prestigious accolades in the industry including two 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 and set the standard of excellence within the music industry worldwide.
Carey started singing at the tender age of four and her innate talent quickly progressed. While attending middle school, she began honing her songwriting skills and upon high school graduation she immediately left for New York City to pursue a lifetime ambition - her dream of a musical career.
From the beginning, Carey's luminous talent quickly distinguished her in New York and her vocals were in demand by a variety of artists. Her major break came while singing backup for Brenda K. Starr, who gave Mariah's demo tape to then Sony Music Entertainment Chief Tommy Mottola. Soon afterwards, Mottola signed Mariah to her first recording contract with Columbia Records.
With a fresh-face and angelic allure Mariah exploded on the scene with a signature style that displayed a vocal intensity that had never been seen before. Released in 1990, Carey's self-titled debut was an immense hit, firmly establishing her as one of the most talented artists in the industry. The album which spawned an extraordinary four #1 singles: “Vision of Love,""Love Takes Time,""Someday," and "I Don't Wanna Cry," led to two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist. Carey continued her success with a series of singles from Emotions and MTV Unplugged albums that consistently placed her at the top of the charts.
With the 1993 release of Music Box, which included the chart-topping hit singles "Dreamlover" and "Hero," Carey produced her most commercially successful album to date going an astounding ten-times platinum. Carey soon hit yet another career milestone with the release of her first holiday album Merry Christmas, which contained the instant classic "All I Want for Christmas is You." Over the next two years, Carey continued her relentless chart domination with the album Daydream (1995). Daydream's “Fantasy” single debuted at number one, making Mariah the second artist in history and the first female performer to accomplish that feat. The album's other single, "One Sweet Day" (recorded with Boyz II Men), stayed at the top of the charts for a mind-blowing 16 weeks. Carey followed with the Hip-Hop and R&B infused Butterfly which introduced a new chapter in Mariah's career teaming her with the hottest names in the music business such as Sean Combs and Missy Elliott.
A true testament to her longevity, Carey released #1's, a compilation of her chart-topping hits in 1998. The album also included a new song, "When You Believe" (from the film “The Prince of Egypt”), a duet with Whitney Houston, pairing two of the most successful female recording artists in Pop history.Rainbow, with its chart-topping hit "Heartbreaker," followed in 1999 with startling success.
Always at the top of her game, the ever-thriving Carey sparked the interest of the Universal Music Group's Island Def Jam Records who in May 2002 signed her to an exclusive recording contract. Later that year, Carey made her Island Def Jam debut with the release of the multi-platinum Charmbracelet.
After more than a decade of hits that include the staggering success of 15 #1 singles, Carey released her latest self-penned album The Emancipation of Mimi, in April 2005.

Hits Daily Double Predicts: "Mimi's" 3rd Week Looks Promising

As the sales-report tally continues this morning, it looks as though Bruce Springsteen's Devils & Dust (Columbia) has a solid lead and will make its debut at #1 on this week's chart.
The second-highest chart debut looks like DTP/Def Jam/IDJ crossover comer Bobby Valentino, whose self-titled set is on track to log a first-week of 185k-190k, putting it in contention for #2, depending on how Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi (Island/IDJ), which sold 220k last time and has been showing signs of staying power, does in its third chart week.



Hits Daily Double Updates: "Mimi's" In a 3 Way Battle For #1

As the sales-report tally continues this morning, Bruce Springsteen's Devils & Dust (Columbia) is currently on track to come in at or just shy of 200k, putting it in a three-way battle for #1 with a surging Mariah Carey and crossover comer Bobby Valentino.
The Emancipation of Mimi, Carey's three-week-old Island/IDJ album, got a timely boost from the diva's appearance last week on ABC's The View, and its continued potency provides compelling evidence that the diva has a bona fide smash on her hands. Valentino's self-titled debut album, on sister label DTP/Def Jam/IDJ, has come out of left field to also contend for the top spot on this week's chart. But no matter where Bruce finishes, Devils & Dust, released exclusively in DualDisc format, will give the nascent CD/DVD hybrid one of its best sales weeks yet.
Along with Carey, Rob Thomas' Something to Be is likely to be this week's only other holdover in the Top 5.



Hits Daily Double Update: "Too Close To Call"
While most weeks it is obvious who will wear the crown of the #1 album, this week's battle will go down to the wire between the debuting acoustic set by The Boss and the third week sales boosted by an appearance on The View by Mariah "On Fiah" Carey. This one will be settled around the 200k mark, so place your bets and watch the games continue all the way to the very last reports midday tomorrow.
With 34% of the record stores counted, "Hits" shows Mariah at #1 with 63,544 copies sold so far. Below are the Top 5 albums.
1. MARIAH CAREY (ISLAND/IDJ) - 63,544
THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI
2. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (COLUMBIA/CRG) - 62,967
DEVILS & DUST
3. ROB THOMAS (ATLANTIC/ATL G) - 36,429
SOMETHING TO BE
4. 50 CENT (SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT) - 34,462
THE MASSACRE
5. JO DEE MESSINA (CURB) - 33,324
DELICIOUS SURPRISE

Mariah may be a Diva, but she is a TOTALLY HOT Diva! Her voice range is great!

Gonna buy Springsteens new one too!

Big time she is hot!!!!! I'm part of a few clubs on Yahoo! that send out daily pictures of her and the articles above. I got Emancipation Of Mimi when it came out.

"Hits" Final Album Sales Tally: "Mimi" Maintains #2 Spot
Mariah maintains her sales stronghold, placing at #2 again this week with an additional 199,014 copies of "The Emancipation of Mimi" sold, according to Hits Daily Double, which brings the album's three-week total to 824,000+. Bruce Springsteen's new album Devils & Dust takes the top spot with 203,406 copies, and Bobby Valentino's self-named album comes in at #3 with 183,062.
'Hits' also reports Mariah's album positions on the following retailers' top sellers lists:
Tower Records: #2
Dimple Records: #2
Independent Records: #3
Hasting: #3
Borders: #6
Newbury Comics: #6
Olssons: #8
Although the official sales for the album will be determined by SoundScan, "Hits Daily Double" is regarded to as a good and almost accurate measurement. The SoundScan figures apply to the Billboard charts and will be released later this week.


Bruce Nips Mariah by a Nose
He's The Boss at retail this week, but just barely. Bruce Springsteen, who appeared to have smooth sailing to the top of the album chart this week with his Devils & Dust (Columbia/CRG), did wind up #1, but only after withstanding a furious rally from a surging Mariah Carey.
Springsteen did 203k and change - a testament to his continuing clout considering that the album (released exclusively on DualDisc) is a stripped-down affair. But Carey hung so close to her former labelmate that we were unable to call a winner until the chart closed Tuesday afternoon. The diva's comeback opus, The Emancipation of Mimi (Island/IDJ), is showing real staying power in its third week, finishing at 199k, a drop of only 9%, buoyed by a well-timed appearance last week on ABC's daytime female magnet The View.
"It's amazing to see someone of Bruce's legendary stature be able to top the charts with an acoustic album," marveled Tower's Kevin Hawkins, gunning his Harley. "Just awesome. And Mariah is showing some real staying power."
Another IDJ act, DTP/Def Jam Crossover rookie Bobby Valentino, debuted at an impressive #3 with his self-titled album. The 2-3 finish is yet another indication that IDJ ruler L.A. Reid is really starting to assert himself just over a year into his reign.

Rolling Stone Magazine Declares: Mariah Storms Back

Mimi gives Carey the best first-week sales of her career
"Mariah Carey's new album, The Emancipation of Mimi, sold more than 600,000 copies in its first two weeks and has already yielded a pair of hit singles: the spunky It's Like That and the poignant We Belong Together both produced by Jermain Dupri."
"According to her longtime friend Dupri, the studio sessions were very relaxed, with lots of laughing, joking and Carey writing lyrics on the fly. < real the is this OK, like, was>said Carey."
"Kanye West and the Neptunes added some production flash, the latter's Say Somethin' featuring Snoop Dogg and Carey getting flirtatious, will soon hit the airwaves. We'll be working this record months from now,says Island Def Jam Chairman LA Reid. There's a sense of vindication. People had written Mariah Carey off, how foolish of them.


May 5, 2005
We Belong Together Breaks The TOP 10 On The Billboard Charts
Mimi's smash single We Belong Together is making it's way up the Billboard HOT 100 chart this week, moving up to the #7 spot on the chart.
Billboard writes:
With a 12-7 jump, We Belong Together becomes the 23rd Hot 100 top 10 title of Mariah Carey's career.
We Belong Together is also climbing the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart jumping from # 15 to # 10 on this weeks chart!

MariahCarey.com

MARIAH'S 23RD TOP 10 HIT
With a 12-7 jump, "We Belong Together" becomes the 23rd Hot 100 top 10 title of Mariah Carey's career. As a lead artist, Carey last appeared in the top tier with "Loverboy" in 2001, which peaked at number 2. Yet another Top 10 entry, the song climbs five spots from number 15 to number 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
Hot 97 in NYC is already playing the remix to Mariah's latest hit single, "We Belong Together." The remix is produced by Dj Clue and features guest vocals by rappers Styles P. and Jadakiss and it's been completely re-recorded.
"It's Like That" continues to falter on the Billboard Hot 100. The song places at number 45, down twelve spots from number 33. However, on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play, "It's Like That" climbs 3 spots from number 5 to number 2.




MARIAH CALLS AGAIN
Hey, hey Honey B Fly. Oh my goodness, I don't even know what to say. Seriously I can not believe that the video went back to number 1 on TRL. You guys are really amazing. And on 106 & Park at number 2. Feeling so hot tamale, it very much is. You know, you guys are so incredible. I just want to thank you so much. And tell you that I love you and it was just such an incredible feeling today when everybody was paging me about the videos.
I just want you guys to know that everything you are doing. Really, really. I know you see the pay off when you see it on TV but from me personally it really pays off and it makes me so happy and so grateful to you guys. Thank you so much. Love you, appreciate you and enjoy ya. Bye, bye.

(Honey B Fly)

Taken From mcarchives

MARIAH STORMS BACK


Mimi gives Carey the best first-week sales of her career. Mariah Carey's new album, The Emancipation of Mimi, sold more than 600,000 copies in its first two weeks and has already yielded a pair of hit singles: the spunky It's Like That and the poignant We Belong Together both produced by Jermain Dupri.
According to her longtime friend Dupri, the studio sessions were very relaxed, with lots of laughing, joking and Carey writing lyrics on the fly. said Carey. Kanye West and the Neptunes added some production flash, the latter's Say Somethin' featuring Snoop Dogg and Carey getting flirtatious, will soon hit the airwaves. We'll be working this record months from now,says Island Def Jam Chairman LA Reid. There's a sense of vindication. People had written Mariah Carey off, how foolish of them.


MC BREAKS THE 100 MILLION IMPRESSIONS BARRIER
Perhaps some people had still doubts if Mariah could return to the radio. However, those people are calling this album an impressive comeback. Mariah's latest two singles have received massive impact on radio and on TV.
This week, the hip-hop ballad "We Belong Together" reached 101.301 million impressions. The song recently became Mariah's 23rd top ten title on Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it also reached the top ten in digital download format. The only two songs that have received more impressions are The Game's "Hate It Or Love It", which received 132.746 million impressions and Ciara's "Oh" with 122.026 million impressions.
At this moment, "We Belong Together" is still a new song since we're on its 4th week climbing the charts. The hit single is still being added to new radio stations. For instance, some important radio stations in New York City have just started playing the song.
In related news, Hot 97 in New York City is already playing the remix to Mariah's "We Belong Together". The remix is produced by DJ Clue and features guest vocals by rappers Styles P. and Jadakiss and it's been completely re-recorded. Moreover, the music-video directed by Brett Ratner has reached the #1 spot on MTV's TRL and BET's 106&park. The single is expected to hit Europe in June.
Meanwhile, next week could be as amazing as the past weeks since Mariah is about to perform live during her next TV appearance on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

(Mariah Hero)

Taken From mcarchives.com

Mimi: Around The World
USA
--Video countdown update: "We Belong Together" was #1 again in yesterday's 106 & Park's video countdown and #5 on TRL. Let's keep Mariah on top, vote!
--Billboard Update: Mariah Carey's latest, "We Belong Together" (Island), advances into the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. It's the first non-collaborative top 10 for Carey on both charts in six years. The last time Carey was in the top 10 with a song that didn't feature another artist was in 1999. "I Still Believe" peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100 and No. 3 on the R&B list.
--"We Belong Together" Mediabase update as of 5/5/2005: 101.342M audience impressions, 11,038 spins.
--Mariah tops AOL Songs with "We Belong Together" (991,101 plays, total of 3,965,335 plays to date) and Searches! Click here to view the charts.
--Check out the new "We Belong Together" eCard!
--"We Belong Together" has been added to Power 106's Top 4@4 and Top 7@7 countdowns. Click on the links to vote. Power 106 is a huge radio station in Los Angeles.
--Positive review of the "The Emancipation of Mimi" by Kevin Aeh of Out In San Antonio. Click here to read.
Taiwan
--"The Emancipation of Mimi" in Taiwan still remains at #2 for five weeks on the international charts.
--Universal Music Taiwan is sponsoring a Mariah event titled: "Mariah Carey-The Wonderland" at AXD Taipei on May 14, 2005. Lots of Mariah goodies are in store for the attendees. For more informatiion on how you can be a part of this event, visit the AXD Community.
Philippines
--"We Belong Together" holds strong places on various Philippine radio stations and music video channels. As of May 6th, here's WBT current chart positions.
#1 - Wave 89.1 Soul Review Countdown
#1 - Monster 93.1 RX Daily Survey Chart
#2 - RT 99.5 Top 10 Biggies
#4 - Magic 89.9 ER Countdown
#8 - MYX Daily Countdown
"It's Like That", on the other hand, is still claiming spots. It is the current #1 video on MTV Philippines Diyes Countdown and #8 on RT 99.5 Top Ten Biggies.
Canada
Please take the time to request for Mariah on Much Music Power Shift and MMM Top 10.
Malaysia
Mariah came in at #2 on The 10 Biggest Divas aired last May 5th on Malaysian TV, Channel V. Kylie Minogue took the top spot with Jennifer Lopez coming in at #3. The video to "It's Like That" also premiered on the same show.
Germany
"It's Like That" is #16 on its debut week on the SWR3 chart. SWR3 is one of the biggest radio stations in Germany. Click here to vote.


Mimi is #1 on the Billboard Club Play Chart!!
It's official! Mariah Carey now has the #1 track on the Billboard Club Play Chart with "It's Like That"!!!! Now go hit the clubs and celebrate Mimi being #1!

Mariah Carey Update On The World Album Charts
webanging writes "This week Mariah's 'Emancipation of Mimi' drops 10 spots in the UK to #33 after 4 weeks. Also in its 4th week on the French album chart 'Mimi' slides 9 positions to #23 and in Italy comes in at #30 after dipping just 2 spots. In Australia it holds on to #27 for a second week. 'Mimi' plunges 12 spots in Germany to #26 in only its second week and has dropped in the Netherlands from #25-34. Mariah makes her debut on the Brazilian album chart at #16."




IT'S ABOUT MARIAH
It's official. Mariah Carey now has the #1 track on the Billboard Club Play Chart with "It's Like That". Now go hit the clubs and celebrate Mimi being #1. Mariah's former #1 hit on this chart was "Through The Rain" in 2003. In 1999, "I Still Believe" also reached the highest spot. Overall, Mariah has reached the #1 spot in this chart nine times. The other hits that reached the #1 spot at Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart are: "Honey", "Fantasy", "Anytime You Need A Friend", "Dreamlover", "Emotions" and "Someday".
Moreover, if you want to know more about Mimi and the new album, go and check out the Ask Mariah section of mariahcarey.com. You can hear Mariah answer the questions many of her fans are asking. Mariah Carey's official site has this new outstanding feature. Some of the questions are "Are you going to tour for this album?", "What were your goals for the new album?" and "How did the collaboration with Snoop come about?", among others.




DOUBLE DAILY PREDICTS MIMI AT #2 AGAIN
The calm before the chart. Based on mid-week retail reports, Nine Inch Nails' new album might top the chart with 260.000 copies. Mariah wil stay at number 2 with 180.000 copies and Rob Thomas will climb one place to number 3 with 120.000 copies.
Last week's number one, Bruce Springsteen's Devils & Dust will fall to number 6 with 90.000 copies and last week's number 3, Bobby Valentino, will fall to number 7 with 80.000 copies. Other debuts in the top 10 might be the new Star Wars soundtrack at number 4 with 110.000 copies and Fall Out Boy at number 9 with 75.000 copies.
If Mariah will indeed sell another 180.000 copies next week, this means that she had passed the 1 million mark in just 4 weeks. Remember, Charmbracelet only sold 1.1 million altogether.

watch mimi on tv this week!

Mariah rules the tube this week as she performs her hit single, "We Belong Together" on these shows:

* Wednesday, May 11th - The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno on NBC (11:35pm EST/PST)

* Friday, May 13th - The Ellen Degeneres Show on NBC (Check local airtime/channel)


Exclusive "WBT" remix coming to itunes - May 17th

On the morning of May 17th, all Lambs can log-on and go directly to iTunes to download a new, exclusive "We Belong Together" remix that features Jadakiss & Styles P. This hot new remix was produced by DJ Clue and Honey B. Fly members have a sneak preview clip of this remix available to them now!

And after you've downloaded the new remix, head over to mariahcarey.com to find out how that new remix can be your ticket to see Mariah perform live!

- mariahcarey.com



Mariah's marriage counselling
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US singer Mariah Carey arrives to attend the World Music Awards ceremony in Monte Carlo. (Photo: Reuters)


Marriage nightmares!!

LONDON: Mariah Carey feels her marriage counselling failed because she couldn't get herself to talk about her issues from childhood.

According to her, former hubby Sony boss Tommy Mottola agreed to the sessions after she told him she felt stifled in their relationship.

"They did nothing for me because I couldn't talk about myself and my own issues from childhood. It was all just a tool to get into my head," Internet portal Femalefirst quoted the pop diva as saying.

Carey admits her home life was hell because she felt all the staff she and Mottola employed hated her. She found out later that he had apparently told them all not to look the mistress of the house directly in the eyes.

"It was like, every time I came around, somehow everyone was about their business. It wasn't until I left that I found out that they were told not to look me in the eye," she said....

CAREY'S GUM-CHUM
Pop queen MARIAH CAREY's demanding behaviour has reached new heights - she's employed a servant whose job is to dispose of her used chewing gum.

The MY ALL beauty shocked onlookers on the set of British television breakfast show GM:TV when she took her chewing gum out of her mouth and promptly planted it into the hand of a member of her entourage - which Scottish presenter LORRAINE KELLY jokingly described as "a cast of thousands".

An incredulous Kelly says, "When Mariah wanted to get rid of her chewing gum, somebody put their hand out to take it - and that appeared to be their only job."


"MIMI" HITS 1,000,000
According to Hits Daily Double, "The Emancipation of Mimi" sells an incredible amount of 195,929 copies this week which brings the album's sales total to over one million copies in only four weeks. This is Mariah's 3rd straight week at #2, falling behind a strong debut from Nine Inch Nails whose album "With Teeth" sells over 270,000 copies this week.
Although the official sales for the album will be determined by SoundScan, Hits Daily Double is regarded to as a good and almost accurate measurement. The SoundScan figures apply to the Billboard charts and will be released later this week.
Here is the complete top 10:
01 (--) With teeth - Nine Inch Nails
02 (02) The emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey
03 (04) Something to be - Rob Thomas
04 (06) The massacre - 50 Cent
05 (--) Star Wars III soundtrack
06 (01) Devils & dust - Bruce Springsteen
07 (09) Love, angel, music, baby - Gwen Stefani
08 (10) Il Divo - Il Divo
09 (--) From under the cork tree - Fall Out Boy
10 (08) Who is Mike Jones? - Mike Jones

(Hits Daily Double - Mariah Daily)

HBF CHAT
On May 15th Honey B. Fly will be holding a monthly members live chat. The members only, members moderated chat takes place the third Sunday every month (unless otherwise noted) from 4 PM to 7 PM. The May chat it will take place at 4:00 PM New York Time, 9:00 PM London Time.
During the chat you'll have a chance to talk with other lambs in our chat room to discuss Mariah, her music, the fan club and make new friends. There will be opportunities to play games and participate in prize giveaways. The chat transcripts will be saved and sent to Mariah so make sure you pop-up to show your love. Don't miss this chance of interacting more with everyone at Honey B. Fly.




Seattle Weekly Review: "Mimi" is worth our while
Much of Emancipation-which, for those unfamiliar with the word, is handily defined over a photo in the booklet of Mariah posed as a gauzy butterfly-is a lot like the tongue-tripping rap-hopping that characterizes lead single "It's Like That," which packages the massive breadth of Carey's voice into a piercing little stone that she and her co- producers send skipping off over funky grooves.
The wails and whistles that made her name are often squashed and multitracked or used as foundation for the many guest artists to shuffle across, which isn't entirely a negative-when the familiar screeching pops up again (and, sure, it does), an emancipated Mariah doesn't sound like such a bad idea after all.
Whenever she finds the middle ground between her old histrionics and her new attitude, the album has a smooth, seductive old-school shimmer and is a lot more fun than her many detractors will want to admit. There are effective ex-lover laments like "Mine Again" set against the undeniable hooks of hot summer day come-ons: the I'm- gonna-put-those-naughty- thoughts-into-your-mind promise of "Your Girl"; "Get Your Number," where Jermaine Dupri is informed that Mimi's "gotta pip penthouse with a sick hot tub"; "To the Floor," with Nelly angling for a piece of her; and, best of all, "Say Somethin'," in which Carey breezily instructs Snoop Dog, "If it's worth your while/Say something good to me."
Well, here's something good, Mariah: This is worth our while.




Official Soundscan Numbers For Mariah

"The Emancipation of Mimi" has sold 197,448 copies this week (slight increase from last week's 196,637 figure) and stays at #2 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Total album sales: 1,025,459.
"We Belong Together" moves up from #12 to #11 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 20,464 copies (22% increase from last week.) The total sales for the album is: 1,025,459. Total single downloads: 66,808.
"We Belong Together" also moves up the airplay charts (#3 on the Mediabase chart with 123.277 million audience impressions) and is expected to jump a few spots on the Billboard Hot 100.
"It's Like That" climbs 7 places to #19 on the Hot Digital Songs chart despite a decrease of 11% from last week, selling 12,031 copies for a total of 179,715.

CAREY'S VOICE CONTROLS GARAGE DOOR
MARIAH CAREY has realised the true power of her voice, after learning a young girl was able to control her house's garage door by playing one of her tracks.

The HONEY singer, who holds the world record for hitting the highest note ever recorded, is delighted about the versatility of her records' uses.

She says, "It was told to me that there was a little girl who was playing one of my records over and over... and her mother didn't realise that she was doing this and she saw the garage door kept opening up every time the high note would hit.

"She thought somebody was playing a trick on her but it turned out that it was the note that was activating something."




CAREY CAREFUL WHEN PETTING DOLPHINS
MARIAH CAREY practices extra caution when she pets dolphins on her trips around the world - because she's scared of getting the sea creatures sexually aroused.

The GLITTER star enjoys getting into the water with dolphins as often as she can, but she's very careful about where she puts her hands.

She says, "I love swimming with the dolphins, that's like my favourite. First time I did it was in Perth, Australia. It was fabulous. I try to go all over the world (and swim with them) wherever I can...

"They say that you have to be very careful when you pet the dolphins because, like all beings, they reproduce and you have to be careful where you put your hands."

CAREY CAUGHT IN BIZARRE TATTOO BATTLE
MARIAH CAREY recently found her name caught in the midst of a bizarre battle, when a man filed a lawsuit over his tattoo of the singing superstar.

On US TV show THE PEOPLE'S COURT, a man who had Carey's image tattooed onto his body felt the artist didn't do justice to her and was suing because the tattoo wasn't as beautiful as the GLITTER star.

And Carey was so shocked when pals told her about the episode, she made a special request to see it.

She says, "Somebody taped it for me because I didn't believe them. It was interesting.

"It's an honour that somebody would do that, but then I couldn't believe it made it to The People's Court. When I was growing up I watched The People's Court, and I'm like, 'I'm on The People's Court as a tattoo!'"


MARIAH CAREY VISITS "THE TONIGHT SHOW"
Mariah Carey was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday to promote her new album The Emancipation Of Mimi and perform her new single We Belong Together. Mariah and Jay talked about Carey's "cocktail dress", swimming with dolphins in Australia, Mariah-isms, and fans getting tattoos of her - including one who appeared on People's Court. Read on for a transcript.

Jay: My first guest the biggest selling female vocalist in pop music. [screams and applause] Here's her new cd right here. "The emancipation of Mimi" debuted recently at number one. We'll talk to her first and then she'll perform later. Please welcome, Mariah Carey. [screams and applause]

Jay: Wow, great dress. You look great. [cheers and applause]
Mariah: Amazing. [cheers and applause]

Jay: Guys have two reasons to applaud. That's nice.
Mariah: Very nice. Amazing crowd. [cheers and applause]

Jay: Would that be, a cocktail dress?
Mariah: I don't know. I heard you serve cocktails here.

Jay: We do have cocktails. But I always hear women are looking for the perfect little black cocktail dress.
Mariah: This is an alia.

Jay: Not sure what that means but it works.
Mariah: A designer who makes it. And I guess it's a cocktail dress. I don't know.

Jay: It looks...
Mariah: If I have a cocktail later I guess. [cheers]

Jay: Hey, you know, I found this out. You're in the guinness book of records. This is pretty amazing. Explain.
Mariah: There's a couple of different...

Jay: I know one is...
Mariah: No, no. I'm like, I don't even know, because it changes every year.

Jay: For the highest note ever recorded.
Mariah: That was for the performance in the super bowl.

Jay: Okay.
Mariah: That's amazing. I'm just honored to be... [cheers and applause]

Jay: Wow. Were you consciously going for that record?
Mariah: No, no. I had no idea what the record was. But it was like you know you can, you're doing a performance and it's like I can either the last note of the star spangle banner that's always that... the free note. I might as well go up a little bit.

Jay: Yeah. [cheers and applause] Here's a really dumb question. This shows how little I know about music. They say you always, like, watch these movies though go "ah!" And the glass would break. Does that really happen?
Mariah: Oh, I don't know. There was a story, though, about this girl and this was told to me. So I wasn't there. So I can't say if it's true or not. But it was told to me that there's a little girl who was playing one of my records over and over. And this actually would be interesting for you, because I know you have. I don't know how many cars is it?

Jay: A few cars.
Mariah: A couple cars. So, a few cars. Anyway this was a regular garage maybe two-car garage. The girl was... kept playing the record over and over. And her mother didn't realize she was doing this and saw the garage door kept opening up every time the high note would hit. She thought somebody was playing a trick on her. But it turned out the note was activating something in the thing. I don't know. [cheers and applause]

Jay: And any guys with pacemakers.
Mariah: I would hope not.

Jay: The only other... only a dolphin can hit that note?
Mariah: That's what they said.

Jay: Ever think of swimming with the dolphins and...
Mariah: I love swimming with the dolphins. That's my favorite.

Jay: Have you done that?
Mariah: I have. First time I did it was in Perth, Australia. It was fabulous. I try to go all over the world wherever I can. I didn't realize that about the note with the dolphins or I would have been trying to...

Jay: You could have been talking. Are the male dolphins more friendly than the female dolphins?
Mariah: They say you have to be very careful when you pet the dolphins because, you know, like all beings, they reproduce. And you have to be careful where you put your hand...

Jay: Like all guys, you mean?
Mariah: Well, okay. You know.

Jay: They get excited.
Mariah: A little, yeah. [Jay imitates dolphin, laughter]

Jay: Now, let me ask you about this. You're on the cover of "FHM" magazine. [cheers and applause]
Mariah: I like the pictures on the inside better than the cover. I love the people. They were very nice. It's just not my favorite shot. You know how you cannot like certain shots of yourself. [woman in audience: "You look beautiful", cheers and applause]

Jay: This one over here.
Mariah: I like that one.

Jay: This one here, this is your communion... [cheers]
Mariah: Well, it wasn't my communion. But it...

Jay: Your first communion shot.
Mariah: It's for the guys you know. This is a subscription to the... [Jay imitates dolphin] It was laying down, you know, moment that's more relaxing.

Jay: More relaxed.
Mariah: Yeah.

Jay: Now this one here, this one I know, see... both straight guys and gay guys like this one. [cheers] Straight guys like the pose. And gay guys like the outfit.
Mariah: Yeah, the ensemble, right.

Jay: There's one more. Oh, this one here. Now, apparently you have a lot of... is that moths in your closet?
Mariah: Could be the moths. Could be the moths. I don't know.

Jay: They're all beautiful pictures. Look, I tell you what. We'll take a little break and we'll talk right after this. More Mariah right after this. [screams and applause]

Jay: Welcome back. Talking with Mariah Carey. I was reading, you know, I was reading the article here, and in the article, you said, well, you did these pictures because you thought you had, like, a... what was it? A Mary Poppins kind of image?
Mariah: No, I don't know. They just told me do the pictures, so I did the pictures. No, but I did I have said that about Mary Poppins, which is more just about me in terms of, I'm not really... I mean, I do take a little sexy pictures and stuff like that. But my friends make fun of me because I'm very much Mary Poppins when it comes to, like, you know, little topics of conversation. I'm kind of a prude, believe it or not.

Jay: Really? Wow. You know, you really could have fooled me. [laughter]
Mariah: I know, I fooled them all. Whatever. It is what it is. [cheers and applause]

Jay: So basically very innocent?
Mariah: Well, I guess. I guess so.

Jay: 'Cause you also said in here you always have to teach men how to kiss? What is that?
Mariah: I haven't read the article yet, so I know that I did say that.

Jay: Okay.
Mariah: But I know that I said it because people have told me that I said it. [light laughter] But what I really... more than teaching men how to kiss, it's more like a social thing, where... let's say you're at a party.

Jay: Okay.
Mariah: And you know, you're a a female and you've gotten yourself together. You know, you're dressed, you got your makeup on and stuff. And then, like, some guy who's hanging out dancing, sweating, drinking, comes up, and he'll give you, like, a huge kiss on the cheek and your makeup is completely a wreck.

Jay: Like I just did when you walked in?
Mariah: No, you were good. Because you know, you're a pro. [laughter] But most of them you have to teach them... [cheers] No, but it's true. I mean, the guests would be upset. So you have to teach them, just a little simple, the air kiss, like we did. Like of the little... [cheers and applause] Like that. And then we save the makeup, but we get the closeness. You get familiarity. You know, it works.

Jay: So that's SK, safe kissing.
Mariah: SK, ooh, we like that.

Jay: Safe kissing.
Mariah: SK.

Jay: Well, that's like... 'cause I know you have your own slang. Don't you? You have a whole lot of, like, Mariah slang.
Mariah: Kind of. Well, it's just like, you know, I'm sure you and the guys here have, I've heard about it, notorious actually.

Jay: Well, guys always have...
Mariah: Hand signals.

Jay: Yeah, guys always have some kind of, you know, for example...
[laughter] Even men. Like, a guy from Ethiopia could walk in here, who doesn't even speak English, and he would go... [laughter] And it just...
Mariah: Exactly. Those would be jayisms.

Jay: Those... no.
Mariah: Manisms.

Jay: Mariahisms, we call them.
Mariah: Right.

Jay: So what are some of yours? What are some of yours?
Mariah: Oh, dear. Well, that's one of them, the "oh, dear". They make fun of me because I say the "oh, dear". But it happens when it's like, you're at a loss for words. And then I think there was... I said, you sort of throw a a little bravado at the end of it just to really emphasize it when you're really feeling like, you know, sort of against the world, like I'm feeling right now. You just need to let it out and just go, "oh, dear". [laughter]

Jay: Kind of like... more like aunt bea or something from "Mayberry".
[laughter] "Oh, deary." So you have one, like, let's suppose you're talking with a girlfriend and, like, just the cutest guy in the room walks in.
Mariah: Right.

Jay: And you want her to know but you don't want him to know. Is there any word that...
Mariah: Yeah.

Jay: Like, what would that be?
Mariah: You would say hot tamale. [cheers and applause]

Jay: Even I would know what that means. That doesn't...
Mariah: Or we could just say HT.

Jay: Or, HT. Well, sure, sure. Okay. And, you know, you have some dedicated fans. I met some earlier today.
Mariah: Yes. [screams and applause] I do.

Jay: A lot of people... a lot of your fans have you tattooed on their body.
Mariah: It's amazing. I really have the world's best fans.

Jay: Show this one here. What is this first one? That guy, all right, there you go.
Mariah: Oh, it's in color, too.

Jay: Yeah, that's not bad, okay.
Mariah: But can people really tell that's on a guy's arm, though?

Jay: I hope that's his arm. [laughter]
Mariah: Oh, dear.

Jay: Better be his arm or we're in a lot of trouble. [laughter]
Mariah: Exactly.

Jay: No, some of them have gone overboard, haven't they?
Mariah: Um...

Jay: I'll tell you, did you ever see an episode of "people's court"? There was a guy who had apparently, he had you tattooed on his body.
Mariah: Yes.

Jay: And he felt the tattoo artist didn't do justice to you and was suing because his tattoo was not as beautiful, do you know this story?
Mariah: I saw it. Somebody taped it for me because I didn't believe them.

Jay: Right, right. [laughter]
Mariah: And so I saw it. And it was just... it was interesting.

Jay: Yeah, it was odd.
Mariah: No, it's an honor that somebody would do that, but I couldn't believe it made it to "the people's court". [laughter] Growing up, I watched "the people's court", and I'm like, I'm on "people's court" as a a tattoo. [laughter]

Jay: Now, look, I know you're going to go change and do something, and then you're going to sing for us when you come back.
Mariah: Yeah. [cheers and applause]

Jay: Mariah, thanks a lot. Be back with Mariah Carey, right after this.

IT'S ABOUT MARIAH
It's official. Mariah Carey now has the #1 track on the Billboard Club Play Chart with "It's Like That". Now go hit the clubs and celebrate Mimi being #1. Mariah's former #1 hit on this chart was "Through The Rain" in 2003. In 1999, "I Still Believe" also reached the highest spot. Overall, Mariah has reached the #1 spot in this chart nine times. The other hits that reached the #1 spot at Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart are: "Honey", "Fantasy", "Anytime You Need A Friend", "Dreamlover", "Emotions" and "Someday".
Moreover, if you want to know more about Mimi and the new album, go and check out the Ask Mariah section of mariahcarey.com. You can hear Mariah answer the questions many of her fans are asking. Mariah Carey's official site has this new outstanding feature. Some of the questions are "Are you going to tour for this album?", "What were your goals for the new album?" and "How did the collaboration with Snoop come about?", among others.

"Mimi" generation
Those weaned on Mariah Carey should feel emancipated by her return to form -- and her escape from Whitney's sad fate.
Before I moved to New York City in 1997 and gave up my car, I was one of those people who cherished commercial radio. My high school years were spent chauffeuring friends around in my Chevy Blazer, compulsively changing the dial between Baltimore's pop station B104 and Washington's unmatched alternative channel, 99.1 WHFS. In college, even as DJs were formatted out of existence, I tuned in to the Albany rock channels in that same trusty truck whenever our campus station got too earnest or obscure (which was often). I was always a sucker for the hits -- my last year with the radio left me indelibly marked by the Wallflowers' "One Headlight" and Third Eye Blind's "Semi-Charmed Life" -- even as I mail-ordered records from Teenbeat, Simple Machines and other tiny labels. To my friends I was a walking contradiction, a devotee to manufactured pop and indie rock in equal measure. And, to quote Whitney Houston, they didn't even know about my greatest love of all: Mariah Carey.
I haven't stayed in great touch with Mariah -- like I said, I pretty much stopped listening to commercial radio eight years ago -- but the memory of her from the early '90s has haunted the entire decade that has made up my 20s. As a teenager I spent countless afternoons after school, alone in my parents' living room, belting out "Vision of Love" as the video played on VH1. (As a little, little girl riding in the "way-back" of my parents' station wagon, I dreamt of being discovered by a radio executive because I knew every word to every song in the top 10 of Casey Kasem's weekly top 40. As a 16-year-old with a decent voice, I subconsciously believed that hollering along to "Vision of Love" was going to get me somewhere -- if not a record contract, then a boyfriend enchanted by my somewhat agile voice.) "Someday," Mariah's incredibly upbeat revenge hit that played on B104 at least once every hour of my junior year of high school, summed up my teenage angst and anger better than any Cure song could. And "Love Takes Time" -- has any breakup ballad ever put it better?

Around then, my true loves were probably Jane's Addiction, New Order and the Beastie Boys' "Check Your Head." But Mariah, she got to me. "But the catsuit!" exclaims a friend, recalling her outfit in the "Vision of Love" video. OK, sure. But compared with other manufactured divas of that era, Mariah was the real deal. She wrote her own songs! She could really, really sing!
For most of the late '90s, I watched from afar as Mariah coasted along, putting out more and more ballads and, eventually, a collection of greatest hits. Her outfits got worse and worse but, I must admit, I loved seeing her defiantly busting out of her clothes all the time on billboards around downtown. (Mariah is no Kate Moss.) However, when she suffered a very public breakdown in 2001, following her disastrous screen debut in "Glitter" and the tanking of the film's '80s-throwback soundtrack, I quickly snapped to, and rushed back to her side.
The press (and most of the public, it seemed) didn't have much sympathy for Mariah. I understood why. The year before, she had signed a record-setting $80 million, five-year contract with Virgin records. (The deal was later dissolved.) She had been the bestselling female performer of the 1990s, with 13 No.1 singles and more weeks spent at the top of the Hot 100 singles chart than any other artist in history. She was famous and beautiful; she was, obviously, rich; she dated Yankees shortstop cutie Derek Jeter. It was easy to think that 2001 had brought Mariah's day of reckoning: a 10-year run was enough; it was her turn to crash and burn and fade. Months later, when she finally spoke about the breakdown, she attributed her bizarre behavior -- performing an impromptu striptease on MTV, writing rambling, suicidal messages on her Web site -- to exhaustion. But it was fair to wonder, as many people did: Can someone as wealthy and successful as Mariah Carey really be more exhausted than your average fan?
I caught Mariah on "Oprah" doing damage control post-breakdown, around the time that her rebound record "Charmbracelet" came out. I was with Oprah: I felt sorry for the girl. On the show, she was surprisingly articulate and credible; when she described shuttling back and forth between L.A. and New York while making "Glitter" -- and suffering from insomnia to boot -- her breakdown seemed inevitable. Poor Mariah, I thought, spending all those nights in the studio and on red-eye flights. As she sang her inspirational hymn "Through the Rain," and explained that it was all about her personal struggle to keep going, to survive, I teared up a little. She's just a hard-working woman with a dream, I thought. She gives so much money to the Fresh Air Fund that they named an entire campsite after her. She doesn't have a husband and spends most of her time with her mom. Why do people so love to hate her?

"Charmbracelet," unfortunately, was a throwaway -- a record rushed into production with the hopes that it would erase "Glitter" and the breakdown from minds of her fans. It bombed (though not quite as badly as "Glitter") and, in its wake, things continued to look grim for Mariah's future. So news earlier this year of a second comeback, one saddled with the improbable title "The Emancipation of Mimi" (after a nickname used by those closest to Mariah), was greeted with a groan by many, including me. A few weeks ago, when "Mimi" was hitting the stores, I held my breath and said a little prayer for Mariah, expecting the worst. And when the record debuted at No. 1, I quickly exhaled. The songstress of redemption and healing had done it. As she hopefully sang a few years ago, she "made it through the rain." Mariah was back on top.
"Mimi" had a very strong first week of sales, moving 404,000 copies, and it's currently sitting at No. 2 (behind the Boss) as it approaches its first million sold. The critics, by and large, are liking it (and I am, too). The first single, "It's Like That," didn't get too far up the charts, maybe because the song is a fun but bland hip-hop throwaway that could have been sung by anyone. Indeed, Mariah's voice here, and on a few other tracks, is barely recognizable as her own. The second single, a slow jam called "We Belong Together" that cuts a bit closer to the classic Mariah mold, is faring better, hanging in at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
"Mimi" makes it clear that Mariah's voice is not what it used to be. The record holds a few signature Mariah flourishes, but mostly the diva is subdued here, playing it safe by avoiding the highest of her five octaves and staying within a tighter vocal range. It's a little mean to say, but I honestly cringe at the thought of the woman on "Mimi" attempting the feats Mariah pulled off on songs like her 1992 MTV Unplugged cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll be There," or the triumphant pop love song "Emotions." As she ages, perhaps this is the formula for success. At 35, less of Mariah is actually more. It's a sad fact of aging, but I'm very grateful she and her smart producers (including Jermaine Dupri and the Neptunes) recognized it.
I'm impressed. Just a year ago it looked as though Mariah was destined to be the next Whitney Houston. Remember her? Mariah's soul sister, with her ex-star husband and her drug problems? Thanks to the tabloids and 10 o'clock news, an entire generation knows Whitney as a supposed crack addict instead of the girl in the tank dress singing into the telephone "How will I know if he really loves me?" or the poised young woman who covered millions with goose bumps when she covered Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" for her movie "The Bodyguard," which seemed destined to make her a major movie star. Although she's got an active contract with Arista and put out a full-length record in the late '90s -- one that garnered modest critical and commercial success -- it seems unlikely that she'll ever reclaim her former glory. Should she even try? The public is unforgiving; to most of us, Whitney Houston seems like a lost cause.
Mariah, on the other hand, appears to have been found, yet again. Scoff as you like at the title of her new record, but Mimi has indeed been emancipated. And I, for one, am delighted.

CAREY'S PROM DREAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY BOYFRIEND'S PARTY FAVOUR
MARIAH CAREY was so desperate to be the belle of the ball at her high school prom she staged a keg party at her boyfriend's home to raise funds to make her dreams come true.

But the pop superstar still feels guilty about charging friends and schoolmates to come to her party, where the single keg of beer she provided ran out in minutes.

She admits her then-bouncer boyfriend helped her stump up a small fortune, which allowed her to realise her prom dreams.

She recalls, "He was charging people like how he liked them - if he liked them, they could get in for cheaper; if he didn't like them, they had top pay like $10. "We raised like $1,000-something, so we paid for our limo and my dress, which I had specially made by a lovely woman... and my prom dress was a scandal - it was like a one-shoulder number, white, with the midriff open... with a slit towards the bottom."

But Carey wasn't crowned prom queen, which left her devastated at the time, but now she accepts she would have made a bad school royal.

She explains, "It really wouldn't have been appropriate for me to win because I didn't participate much in class."


MARIAH TRIES ON ELLEN'S SUIT FOR TV APPEARANCE
Comedienne ELLEN DEGENERES saved MARIAH CAREY a few blushes on US TV on Friday (13MAY05) when she offered her her pinstriped suit when the singer's dress plans fell apart.

The pop star had planned to wear her prom dress for the interview part of her appearance on DeGeneres' daytime show, but decided it didn't look right and had no other outfit to wear.

So when DeGeneres offered to loan her one of her suits, Carey decided to try another style.

She says, "I knocked on Ellen's door. I didn't know if she was gonna say, `Get out of here, whatever,' and I said, `Can I really borrow this suit?'

"She was so nice and let me look through a bunch of different options... Thankyou to Ellen, stylist to the singers."

Lesbian DeGeneres was stunned by her guest's pinstriped look she wore the suit without a shirt underneath.

The host quipped, "I didn't know it could be worn like that."

Mariah's style makeover
Mariah Carey is to get a style makeover from Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley. The sexy diva, famed for her raunchy outfits, recently met the fashion guru at a party and after striking up a close friendship begged Leon - who works for the American edition of the fashion bible - to overhaul her old look.

Carey's representative Marvet Britto is quoted by America's New York Post newspaper as saying: "Mariah needed guidance. She has an incredible sense of style, but then she went out in outfits like cut-off shorts and tank tops. It was her old team of people telling her to wear that. "Mariah always said she would love Andre's guidance, and he was thrilled to help."

It is also hoped the respected magazine guru will help to repair Carey's fractured relationships with the major fashion houses. The 'Butterfly' singer infuriated many major labels after they lent her outfits to wear to public events and she modified them to suit her own taste -prompting them to snub her.

Britto added: "Andre is also there to help Mariah's broken relationships with fashion houses. No one wanted to lend clothes to her because when she wore them the clothes would be different - shorter or not worn right - and it wouldn't complete their vision of the clothing."

CAREY GETS VOGUE MAKE-OVER
MARIAH CAREY is destined for a major style overhaul - courtesy of VOGUE magazine editor ANDRE LEON TALLEY.

The pop beauty's passion for low-cut tops and short skirts has come under frenzied media scrutiny recently, defying her past status as a style icon.

And now the HONEY hitmaker is desperate to regain her reputation for modelling the latest in cutting edge designs.

Carey's representative MARVET BRITTO tells website PAGESIX.COM, "I introduced them two months ago (MAR05) because Mariah needed guidance. She has an incredible sense of style - but then she went out in outfits like cutoff shorts and tank tops. It was her old team of people telling her to wear that.

"Mariah always said she would love Andre's guidance and wisdom, and when I called him to help her, he was thrilled and said, 'I would be honoured!' Andre is there to help Mariah's broken relationships with fashion houses. No one wanted to lend clothes to her because when she wore them the clothes would be different - shorter or not worn right - and it wouldn't complete their vision of the clothing.

"We don't want people to say things like 'skanky'. But that is changing."

Mariah: Trashy to Classy?
Mimi's makeover; Plus, Paris vs. Nick, Gwyneth's Apple diet, Eva's Darth encounter, and more ...

May 18, 2005

Mariah Carey has finally had enough of cleavage-baring, clingy clothes seemingly fashioned out of sequined sausage casing. The New York Post says the diva is ditching her trashtastic togs and undergoing a makeover.

"We don't want people to say things like 'skanky,'" Carey's rep, Marvet Britto, tells the paper.

To that end, the self-dubbed Mimi has befriended Vogue editor André Leon Talley, who previously worked his transforming touch on Donald Trump's model wife, Melania. He's reportedly lending a well-manicured hand to get the Grammy winner out of her rainbow- and butterfly-festooned ensembles and into classy couture.

"Mariah always said she would love André's guidance and wisdom," says Britto, "and when I called him to help her, he was thrilled and said, 'I would be honored.'"

But Talley is quick to point out that he and Carey are just friends who "inspire" one another -- he's not working for her nor is he trying to mold her into a "style icon."

"I take no credit in having anything to do with Mariah's next role as a fashion diva," he defensively tells the Post. "I am not a fashion steward. I am not there making fashion decisions for Mariah."

Still, it was the towering Talley who secured the body-hugging, décolletage-heavy black Alexander McQueen gown with a flared white hemline Carey donned for Oprah's Legends Ball in Santa Barbara over the weekend (he also accompanied her to the fete).

Fashion mavens may have noticed the frock bore an uncanny resemblance to the one worn by Mrs. Trump to the Costume Institute bash earlier this month and on the front of Vogue in February. That wasn't a coincidence.

"She saw the [Vogue] cover I did with Melania and she said, 'I want the same dress,'" Talley recounts. "I made the phone call and it happened and Mariah paid for the dress."

According to Britto, André is helping the big-lunged chanteuse mend "broken relationships with fashion houses," who were apparently ticked off that the designs they'd loan her would end up "shorter or not worn right." (Perhaps if Carey avoids making skin-revealing alterations in the future, she won't have to cough up her own cash for the couture.)

"She has an incredible sense of style, but then she went out in outfits like cutoff shorts and tank tops," explains her publicist, who fingers Mariah's former minions for her endlessly mocked fashion foibles. "It was her old team of people telling her to wear that."

"We Belong Together" - #1 Most Played Song In The U.S.!!!
Congratulations Mariah and fans! "We Belong Together" jumps to #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay Chart. The last Mariah song that held the top position on this chart was "One Sweet Day" in 1996.
"We Belong Together" has increased its airplay by 26.7 million audience impressions and gained 2,286 spins since last week. The total audience for the song is: 132,070,900.
On the Hot Digital Songs chart, "We Belong Together" jumps from #11 to #9 with a 10% sales increase. It's sold 22,471 copies this week for a total of 89,279 copies sold.
As you know, the Billboard Hot 100 combines digital downloads and airplay. Despite the #1 position on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and due to the relatively low downloads, "We Belong Together" is still behind Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl". Here is the breakdown of the gap between the two songs:
BDS Airplay
"Hollaback Girl" - 97,668,500
"We Belong Together" - 132,070,900
Digital Download
"Hollaback Girl" - 61,497
"We Belong Together" - 22,471
Combined
"Hollaback Girl" - 220,662,500
"We Belong Together" - 177,012,900
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Gap - 43,649,600
"It's Like That" drops 6 places to #34 on the Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 10,139 copies this week (16% decrease from last week) for a total of 189,854.
Weezer's entry ends the three-week second-place stint of Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi" (Island/Def Jam), which dips to No. 3 on a 13% decrease to sales of 173,000 copies (and a total of 1,198,128 copies sold.)
Interesting Facts:
* "We Belong Together" becomes Mariah's 11th #1 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. Mariah's other #1 songs on the chart are:
Vision Of Love
Love Takes Time
Someday
I Don't Wanna Cry
Emotions
I"ll Be There
Dreamlover
Hero
Fantasy
One Sweet Day
All the above songs have reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.
* "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together," Mariah's two chart hits in 2005 complete Mariah's run of 16 consecutive years on the Billboard Hot 100.

Mariah Tapes Oprah, Confirms "Shake It Off" As 3rd Single
Earlier today, Mariah has taped her appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show in Chicago. The episode doesn't have an air date yet but is presumed to air as the show's season finale.
Mariah wore a blue dress as she performed "We Belong Together" for an enthusiastic crowd of fans.
For the short interview, Mariah wore a short black dress and introduced the song she wrote for Paul, the young boy whom she surprised last month in a special "Dreams Come True" show. Paul then performed the song titled "When I Pray".
Below are pictures that Alex and Dan took of Mariah leaving the taping. Alex managed to hand Mariah a fanbook with appreciation notes from fans regarding the new album.
Mariah and her background singer Trey Lorenz have also confirmed that "Shake It Off" is the 3rd single to come out from "The Emancipation of Mimi" and the music video for it will be shot next week in Los Angeles, California.

Mariah Carey Set To Perform At The 2005 MTV Movie Awards
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Mariah Carey Set To Perform At The 2005 MTV Movie Awards
Tom Cruise, Samuel L. Jackson, Cast Of Fantastic Four, Rob Schneider, Ice Cube, And The Rock Join The Star Studded List Of Presenters At The 2005 MTV Movie Awards

2005 MTV Movie Awards to Air June 9 at 8:30 PM (ET/PT)

May 18, 2005, New York, NY -- MTV: Music Television today announced that Mariah Carey has joined Eminem and Nine Inch Nails to complete the line-up of performers for 2005 MTV MOVIE AWARDS. In addition, Tom Cruise, The Rock, Iaon Gruffard, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Chiklis, Rob Schneider, and Julian McMahon have joined the star studded list of presenters. Previously announced presenters include Hilary Swank, Vin Diesel, Jessica Simpson, Johnny Knoxville, Jessica Alba, Hilary Duff, Zach Braff, Sean William Scott, Rob Schneider, Lindsay Lohan, Ziyi Zhang, Paul Walker, Jessica Biel, Billy Bob Thornton, Salma Hayek, and Katie Holmes. Hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the fourteenth annual awards show will air on June 9th at 8:30PM (ET/PT). The ceremony will tape on June 4th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. More presenters, special guest appearances and award tributes will be announced shortly.

Performer and songwriter Mariah Carey exploded back onto the U.S. charts with her brand new Island Def Jam album, THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI, and achieved the greatest first week sales of her career - at 403,755 units - earning a #1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart. THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI is Mariah's 10th studio album and has already spawned two hit singles with "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together."

The nominees for the 2005 MTV MOVIE AWARDS are chosen through a national poll of MTV and MTV2 viewers. The winners will be determined by MTV and MTV2 viewers, and only Virgin Mobile USA customers can cast their vote wirelessly through "*MTV" found under "VirginXtras" or “VirginXL” for 3G-enabled phones. In addition, votes can be cast from May 4 through May 27 online by visiting MTV.com or by telephone at 900-562-2300 at 99 cents per call (must be 18 years or older to call). Tickets are on-sale via Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster outlets for this show. For more information on tickets, call the Ticketmaster hotline number, 213-480-3232 or visit Ticketmaster.com.

The 2005 MTV MOVIE AWARDS will be seen in 164 countries/territories via 42 music programming services, and in 18 languages in over 418.8 million households.

Joel Gallen of Tenth Planet Productions will serve as Executive Producer for the 2005 MTV MOVIE AWARDS with Salli Frattini serving as Executive Producer for MTV. Rick Austin and Josh Greenberg will co-produce the show. Kathy Flynn will serve as Event Producer.

Official sponsors of “The 2005 MTV Movie Awards” are Taco Bell, Dr. Pepper and your local Dr. Pepper Bottlers, Neutrogena, Virgin Mobile USA, Pontiac, L'oreal Paris, and Dentyne Fire.

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And it's another good week on the chart for MARIAH CAREY - her WE BELONG TOGETHER becomes her 23rd Hot 100 top 10 title. The comeback queen last appeared in the top 10 in 2001 with LOVERBOY.

Billboard Updates
Here are Mariah's Billboard chart positions for the magazine's issue date May 28, 2005.
The Emancipation of Mimi
Billboard 200: #3 (Last week #2)
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: #1 (Last week #1)
We Belong Together

Billboard Hot 100: #2 (Last Week #3)
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #1 (Last Week #2)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #9 (Last week #20)
Billboard Pop 100: #9 (Last week #16)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #2 (Last Week #4)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #2 (Last Week #3)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #8 (Last week #9)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #9 (Last week #11)
It's Like That
Billboard Hot 100: #53 (Last week #51)
Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales: #20 (Last Week #19)
Billboard Pop 100: #35 (Last Week #37)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #35 (Last Week #41)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #57 (Last week #58)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #61 (Last week #63)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single Sales: #17 (Last Week #14)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #31 (Last Week #23)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #34 (Last week #26)
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #7 (Last Week #1)
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Sales: #4 (Last Week #5)
--From Billboard Daily Music News: Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback" has again fended off all comers to remain the No. 1 single in the United States. For a fourth consecutive week, the cut tops Billboard's Hot 100, as well as the Pop 100 (four weeks) and the Hot Digital Songs (five) charts.
A former threat in Ciara's "Oh" featuring Ludacris is starting to fade, but Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" is picking up steam across several Billboard charts.
As "Oh" falls 2-3 on the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts and 1-2 on the Hot 100 Airplay tally, "Together" surges 3-2 on the Hot 100 and is the chart's greatest airplay gainer. The song also takes over the No. 1 post on the Hot 100 Airplay list and pushes 4-2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where Bobby Valentino's "Slow Down" is on top for a fourth week.
--From Billboard Music Chart News: WHERE SHE BELONGS: A 3-2 move for "We Belong Together" (Island) pushes Mariah Carey to her highest position on Billboard's Hot 100 since she topped the chart in February 2000 with "Thank God I Found You." Carey was last No. 2 in August 2001 with "Loverboy." While she's far enough away from Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" (Interscope) to not be a serious challenger for No. 1 next week, Carey could be looking at her 16th chart-topper as soon as two weeks from now.
Carey's chart climb had been aided by an abundance of radio spins. On the Hot 100 Airplay chart, "We Belong Together" rises 2-1, becoming Carey's first chart-topper on this survey since "One Sweet Day" ruled for 13 weeks in 1995-96.
--From Chart Beat Chat: Looking at this week's Adult Top 40 chart, the top 10 songs that have been on the chart the shortest amount of time are Rob Thomas' "Lonely No More" and Lifehouse's "You and Me" at 14 weeks. After that, the range is from 21 weeks (Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone") to 41 weeks (Howie Day's "Collide"). That does seem long compared to the Hot 100, where the top 10 occupant with the smallest number of weeks on the chart is Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" at six weeks, and only one song has been on the chart longer than 20 weeks (Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" at 23 weeks).

CAREY JOINS MTV AWARDS LINE UP

MARIAH CAREY has joined EMINEM and NINE INCH NAILS in the list of stars set to perform at the 2005 MTV MOVIE AWARDS.

Hosted by JIMMY FALLON, the 14th annual awards show will take place on 4 June (05) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

TOM CRUISE, SAMUEL L JACKSON and ROB SCHNEIDER have been added to the list of presenters, which also includes Cruise's girlfriend KATIE HOLMES, LINDSAY LOHAN, JESSICA SIMPSON and JOHNNY KNOXVILLE.

KILL BILL: VOL 2, THE INCREDIBLES, SPIDER-MAN 2, RAY and NAPOLEON DYNAMITE are the nominees for best movie. Other categories include best male and best female performances, best fight, best kiss and best frightened performance.


Don't miss The Oprah Winfrey Show Wildest Dreams Finale featuring a special performance by Mariah on Tuesday, May 24.

MARIAH TO PERFORM ON THE MTV MOVIE AWARDS
The 2005 MTV Movie Awards will feature a stellar performance by Mariah and you can catch all the MTV fun on Thursday, June 9th at 8:30pm.

Mariah Carey's husband hell
May 23, 2005, 5:16:22

Mariah Carey has admitted life with her ex husband Tommy Mottola was hell - because she was convinced her domestic staff hated her.

She confessed to Britain's Evening Standard magazine: "It was like every time I came around, somehow everyone was about their business.

"It wasn't until I left that I found out they were told not to look me in the eye." Earlier this year, Mariah confessed her marriage to the Sony record boss almost killed her.

The pop babe, who wed Tommy in 1994, revealed the shackles of being married to the millionaire almost pushed her over the edge, saying: "People think I've had this fairy-tale life, that I met this rich prince who put me in a mansion and made me a star.
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It wasn't that way.

In fact, it almost killed me" The diva said although she lived in the lap of luxury the relationship was emotionally abusive She added in an interview with Britain's Essence magazine: "I was in a beautiful house, surrounded by beautiful things, but I couldn't be who I really was"

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MARIAH THRILLED THAT OPERA DIVA PRICE KNOWS WHO SHE IS

MARIAH CAREY was stunned when legendary opera star LEONTYN (corr) PRICE insisted on meeting her at OPRAH WINFREY's recent LEGEND'S BALL - because she felt sure the diva had mistaken her for someone else.

Price, 78, was among the African-American women being honoured at the weekend gala, held partly at Winfrey's California estate.

And she made a point of telling Carey she was a big fan.

A thrilled Carey says, "Leontyn Price actually was telling me that she knew my video... and this is a woman who has made history and paved the way for just everybody.

"When Mr Price was telling me about my video and talking to me about my songs and my life and all these things, I was just so honoured and so shocked that she even knew."




CAREY KEEPS HER PROMISE TO 12-YEAR-OLD SINGING SENSATION

LATEST: MARIAH CAREY lived up to the promise she made a 12-year-old Hawaiian fan in March (05) when she helped launch his singing career on pal OPRAH WINFREY's TV show yesterday (24MAY05).

The pop superstar thrilled PAUL ROBBINS on his 12th birthday earlier this year when she capped off his appearance on the Oprah show by offering him the chance to record a song she had written especially for him.

And the pre-teen wannabe got the chance to show off his amazing voice when Carey and Winfrey invited him back to perform the tune I PRAY.

Carey says, "I tried to morph myself into the mindset of a kid like Paul.

"I just hope that people who hear it (the single) enjoy it and sense the pure heart that he has when he sings. I feel like that's gonna shine through."

BALLERSTATUS REVIEW
We've seen some major changes in Mariah Carey's image over the years. Going from a shy and quiet R&B singer with songs like "Hero" and "Dream Lover", to a sexier Mariah thereafter. With a brand new diva attitude, she has shown that even though going through setbacks - like her acting debut in the disappointing film and soundtrack "Glitter", to her much publicized breakdown soon after, then following with a subpar album with Charmbracelet - she has the willpower and determination to keep on striving for success.
After a brief haitus since her last album, it's official Ms. Carey is back - a new and improved Mariah Carey. There is no denying her place amongst the upper echelon R&B artists, and with her tenth album, The Emancipation of Mimi, she delivers an insightful opus in which she claims her freedom from men on a complete album that delivers a solid punch of soul, hits, romance and sex appeal. Determined to top the charts once again, she releases an album which helps her regain the once prominent position she held throughout the 90's as one of the premier female vocalists.
The explosive lead single "It's Like That" is a radio friendly dance hit, which serves as a public reintroduction to Mariah, as she reinvents her self once again. "It's a special occasion, Mimi's emancipation, a cause for celebration, I ain't gonna let nobody's drama bother me," exclaims Mariah.
The ever so reflective "We Belong Together" is a passionately sung and spirited entry about the diva's feelings about someone once dear to her, as she sings "When you left I lost a part of me, it's still so hard to believe, come back baby please, cause we belong together." Following is the track "Shake You Off", which is a therapuetical anthem to getting over a false love.
The Snoop Dogg assisted and Neptunes produced "Say Something" is a bouncy track in similar fashion to Jodeci's classic hit "Come And Talk to Me", as it incites one to step up and approach the person you like. "Get Your Number" is a party starter that entices head nodding, and "One and Only", featuring Twista, and "Circles" add to the relationship themes of the album, with both pertaining to the difficulties of an unfaithful relationship. "Your Girl" adds even more momentum to the album, as she demonstrates in convincing fashion her claim for being your second half.
She closes the LP with "Fly Like a Bird", a defining moment on the opus as she asks for God's guidance throughout the harsh times that life offers. The great thing about this album is the song writing, and Mariah's voice. Though this is no big secret, the combination of the both make for one of Mariah's best albums to date. The album's authenticity helps Mariah take the R&B game to new heights, as she manages to put together an LP that everybody will find enjoyable from your biggest 50 Cent fan right down to a Syleena Johnson fan. Mariah successfully bridges the gap between old school, new school, and everything in between. The Emancipation of Mimi is definitely a new beginning for the R&B diva.

MARIAH CAREY UNCUT
Yesterday, the E! Entertainment special "Mariah Carey Uncut" premiered on TV. E! got behind the scenes of Mariah's promotional tour for her new album, The Emancipation of Mimi. You could have a peek at her personal life as she recorded in studios, made television appearances and celebrated with friends - including Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Jermaine Dupri and Kanye West.
If you missed the show, you can always watch it on May 24 at 6:00pm ET, May 25 at 10:00pm ET, May 28 at 5:00pm ET, and May 29 at7:00pm ET.




MARIAH CAREY SAYS SHE LOOKS AT TABLOID STORIES AS COMEDY
In her E! reality special, Mariah Carey: Uncut, the R&B diva revealed she's learned to deal with tabloid stories and rumors about her by laughing at them. She says, "We look at celebrities, we put them on a pedestal and we love to tear them down. I can't worry about people's rumors and little stories that they make up every day about me. It's comedy at this point." The program went behind the scenes with Mariah Carey as she promoted and launched her current album, The Emancipation Of Mimi. E! will air an encore presentation of the show this Wednesday (May 25) at 10 p.m.

Among her revelations:
On performing on TV: "I'm super-critical of my performances, so it's really tough. When you're in a TV studio... it's so kind of like you can hear a pin drop. I end up just being a little more inhibited because it's not like being on stage with your fans right there, you're really separated by the cameras and the whole thing."
On her nickname, Mimi: "It's really not that deep. It's just a nickname. The people who use the name for me are people who really love and care about me."
On struggling on the way up: "My whole life felt like a struggle because I had a lot of situations where I really, really relied on music. It was a saving grace for me. This is going to get me where I need to go. I know what it was like to have only one pair of shoes, I know what it was like to waitress - although that was a very short very bleak period of my life."
On her "breakdown" in 2001: "There was no nervous breakdown. I was exhausted, I was emotionally depleted, I was at the end of my rope in a lot of ways. I did need to take a break. I had good times, I had difficult times and whatever it is, God doesn't put anything in front of us that we can't handle."

Mariah will perform on the Oprah show Tuesday (May 24). She's also scheduled to perform on the 2005 MTV Movie Awards on June 9. Mariah's current single, "We Belong Together", is Number One this week on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. The Emancipation Of Mimi is at Number Three on the Billboard 200 albums chart.