| Mariah's stage for the WMA
Here are some pictures of the stage they are setting for Mariah's performance at the 2005 World Music Awards which are at the Kodak Theater in LA. You can notice the big "MIMI" sign. Mariah will perform there tonight, and we could get some more infos by tomorrow as some fans are able to attend.   
Click to enlarge. Source for the pics: Getty Images - Elsi22 at FOMM Posted on August the 31st. |
Summer is almost over, at least for the ones
who need to go back to school in the next few days. To make you smile,
stay tuned for a new Heroes of Mariah contest very soon 
Posted on August the 31st. |
| Please vote for Mariah
Radio Donna will air this weekend their "Classic top 20 - september 1992", Mariah is on the list with "I'll Be There", you can vote everyday. Click here to vote. Source for the info: Cool_x_boyfriend on our forum Posted on August the 31st. |
| Mariah "Marraine de la Star Academy"
Yesterday, it was finally confirmed on the French tv channel TF1, that Mariah will be the "Godmother" (in French "Marraine") of the Star Academy this year. This means Mariah will benefit of a kinda well needed promotion in France as until now nor the album, nor the 2 singles didn't sell very well in France. Source for the tv info: Mamy Posted on August the 31st. |
Mariah nominated at the TMF Belgian Awards Mariah is nominated in the category "BEST FEMALE ARTIST" The other nominees are Britney Spears, Anouk and Gwen Stefani. Calling all Belgian fans to vote, start now!!!!!!! HERE You need to vote in each category. The TMF Awards will take place on October the 1st. in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp. Allé jongens, allemaal voor Mariah. Allez les gars, tous pour Mariah. Source for the info: belgo on our forum. Posted on August the 30th. |
| Mariah's dress at the VMAs
Mariah's and Lil'Kim's oufit were made by Versace. Source for the tidbit in Italian: Anta.it Posted on August the 30th. |
"Get Your Number" video 
According to Videostatic Jake Nava will direct the video. BOOKED: Mariah Carey "Get Your Number" - Jake Nava, director Mariah Carey will toy with a potential lover by slipping him her phone number one numeral at a time. This intriguing club set-up will be mixed in with typically glamorous footage and a guest spot by JD. Artist: Mariah Carey feat. Jermaine Dupri Song: "Get Your Number" Label: Island Def Jam Director(s): Jake Nava Production co: F.M. Rocks Source: Videostatic - MariahLeadsTheWay at FOMM Heroes comment:
Don't forget, Universal Belgium confirmed me that "Get Your Number" is
the next single in Belgium.
Posted on August the 30th. |
| ??????????????????????
At Friday's In Touch party for Mariah at the Raleigh Hotel, the big scene was Miss Carey and Jessica Simpson hugging, chatting and generally becoming the focus of every eye and ear. Producer Jermaine Dupri — he created Carey's Sunday night National Hotel rooftop musical number — was so caught up in the Carey-Simpson gabfest he pulled out his BlackBerry to voice message himself about arranging a possible duet between the two singers, whose clothing-optional fashion sense is as impressive as their octaves. (Dupri also produced Carey's comeback). Source: New York Post (All rights reserved) Heroes comment: 
Posted on August the 30th. |
| Special thoughts to all the people living
in the areas where the hurricane Katrina makes damages and victims.
Also, a lot of Heroes of Mariah members are living in these areas. Hope you guys are all ok. Posted on August the 30th. |
| Mariah Nominated for 2 World Music Awards
World's Best Pop Female Artist Nominees: - Mariah Carey - Jennifer Lopez - Shakira - Kelly Clarkson - Jessica Simpson World's Best R&B Artist: - Mariah Carey - Usher - Alicia Keys - Ciara - R. Kelly Source: Claudia Lang from worldmusicawards.com by e-mail to esettle0 at FOMM Heroes note: It's not posted on the WMAs site yet, but I think we can trust this fan. Also, remember, Mariah is listed as performer at this year's WMAs. Posted on August the 30th. |
Mariah and Eddie Murphy
 OMG,
look at Robert lookin' in the rear view mirror
Click to enlarge Posted on August the 29th. |
| Mariah in Belgian Ciné Télé
Revue
There's a cute big picture of Mariah walking with Jack on the beach this summer. Mariah dans le Ciné Télé Revue de cette semaine Il y a une grande photo de Mariah promenant Jack sur la plage cet été. Posted on August the 29th. |
| MTV Overdrive
You can watch the whole VMA show on MTV Overdrive. Posted on August the 29th. |
| Mariah Carey giving some of the best performances
"Green Day started the evening with a powerful Boulevard of Broken Dreams, the kind of bracing performance the show could have used more of. That moment's antitheses was R. Kelly's soap-orific, poorly lip-synced performance of the abomination Trapped in the Closet. In between was Ludacris' Pimpin' All Over the World: a fantasy, sure, but one with a healthy, worldly perspective; his song featured Brazilian, South African and Trinidadian musicians and dancers, turning the venue into a carnival." "With Green Day and Kelly Clarkson sucking up awards, and they, Coldplay and Mariah Carey giving some of the best performances, the evening belonged as much to rock and pop as hip-hop. Maybe that's why some rappers brought their feuds to the forefront this year, to the historically beef-free VMAs: They were starving for attention. It was a bonehead move." Source: Miami Herald (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on August the 29th. |
| Carey's glass-shattering range
Best Use of a Terrible Setting I'm getting the impression that the Killers and Mariah Carey each did something to upset the suits at MTV. How else to explain why their respective performances were banished to Miami's finest hotel courtyards? Still, the Killers' ''Mr. Brightside'' rocked hard enough to drown out the voice in my head that fretted about those unfortunate hotel guests with Monday-morning wake-up calls. And Carey's glass-shattering range and attention-getting gams (that's how you work a look, Eva) almost made me forget about the weird scene with Jermaine Dupri happening in that nearby cabana. Source: Entertainment Weekly (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on August the 29th. |
| That news was already reported yesterday
(see August the 28th.) by my own spy
Murphy makes merry with Mariah Eddie Murphy and Mariah Carey hooked up Friday night in Miami. The songbird - in town for an appearance at last night's MTV awards - heard her cell phone ring while she was holding a dinner party for friends at the Raleigh Hotel's penthouse. It was newly single Murphy, demanding she come over to Prive, where the $20-million movie man was hanging out with pals Quincy Jones and Ice T and the latter's cantilevering cutie, Coco. Carey did decide to leave her party but may have taken too long at the makeup mirror. By the time she arrived, at 2:30, Murphy had been standing at the top of the stairs for 20 minutes, with his arms folded, saying: "Where the hell is she?" Carey, who's ditched the tube tops and two-sizes-too-small cutoffs for more sophisticaed styles, finally showed up, looking sexy and relaxed, report our spies. Both stars immediately started whispering into one another's ears and nuzzling. Back at a banquette with pals, Murphy, also looking relaxed, "held hands with her under the table," one nearby spywitness adds. By 3:30, the pair had slipped out the back door unnoticed (perhaps driven by a pesky drag queen named Wanda who suddenly snapped at Ice T, "Stay away from my man!"). The were holding hands as they slid into the backseat of a Mercedes, and zipped over to the five-star Hotel Setai. Our helpful spy, who followed them, says: "They were sitting in the car 15, 20 minutes until nobody was on the street and then they went in together." Source: New York Daily News (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 29th. |
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VMA's best and worst moments
You all know by now Mariah didn't win any awards, but in our hearts she's the only winner. Once again, Mariah got screwed by MTV. Best moments: well, except Mariah's performance even if Mariah looked insecure, none. Worst moments: This entire show is getting worse and worse every year. It becomes a circus where fake hip hop wannabes try to please the public the best way they can (see the Fat Joe/G-Unit/50 Cent comments, MTV should give a Beef Award )
and where old songs win the awards.
Disgusting moment: If it was real money, then, see the dollars picture taken during Kayne West and Jamie Foxx's performance of their single "Gold Digger'". Children die everyday from malnutrition, illness, also many Miami families got many damages to their homes, etc... even 5 people died due to the tropical storm Katrina... no comments. Last comment: If you don't wanna be disgusted, avoid message boards and forums today, you'll read comments from some of Mariah's own fans, that you wish you've never read. Posted on August the 29th. |
| Comments from a witness
Mimi! We managed to snag a special invite to The National Hotel to watch Mariah Carey, or Mimi, do her live VMA number. During rehearsals, Mimi stopped to tell the crew "I love you guys, but please, no smoking." She also insisted that everybody up in the balcony where we were had to put their glasses and bottles away in case one should fall on her head. A security guard was sent up to make sure we heeded the demands of Mariah "I'm not a diva, I just play one on TV". An assistant scurried to get her a new pair of shoes because the first pair she was wearing got wet when she practiced that splashy finish, even though she only wore them for about two seconds. There were several rehearsals over the past few days, so imagine how many shoes she went through. Two minutes before the live shot, Mimi made her way to the stage as an assistant held the back of her dress in true bridesmaid fashion. Within minutes, the number was over, Mimi scurried away, Jermaine Dupri and crew disappeared and all that was left were the big flashing MIMIs splayed atop the building. Posted on August the 29th. |
| If the report below is true, it's really too
late for me here in Europe. I'm waiting 15 minutes more and then....
night, night darlings. Posted on August the 28th..... hum, no, August the 29th. already . |
| Latest VMA news
Mariah Carey's singing live from The National at 9 pm tonight and will then be shuttled to the AAA for the broadcast, but don't even try to get in. The hotel's on lockdown. Here's what really went on at Prive, as told to a Miami Herald columnist by the most reliable source. Eddie Murphy, who was hanging out with Nelly and Quincy Jones in Opium Garden, was overheard calling Mariah Carey directly telling her how hot the party was and said “you have to get over here.” He proceeded to wait in the entrance with his arms crossed until she arrived, tapping his foot waiting for her. They were seen holding hands and left together. Heroes comment: Hum, ok, I would like to know who's the reliable source.... Posted on August the 28th. |
| Knight Shooting Casts a Pall Over VMAs
The MTV Video Music Awards escaped the drama and damage of Hurricane Katrina. On Sunday night, they faced being overshadowed by another dangerous name — Suge Knight. The Death Row Records founder, who has been at the center of some of hip-hop's most violent moments, was shot in the leg early Sunday morning at a party thrown by Kanye West and attended by stars including Jessica Alba, Eddie Murphy, Paris Hilton, the Game and The Black Eyed Peas. Although Knight's injuries were not life-threatening, the violence dampened the celebratory vibe of the event. MTV said the shooting would not affect the show. "As with all of our events, MTV has a zero tolerance policy in regards to weapons and we take appropriate security precautions to ensure the safety of our guests," the network said in a statement. Media members were subjected to rigorous security measures, including bomb-sniffing dogs. The show is being hosted by Diddy (the artist formerly known as Sean Combs) with performances by West, Mariah Carey, Green Day, R. Kelly, Shakira, Kelly Clarkson and others, plus appearances by Gwen Stefani, Destiny's Child, Eva Longoria and Jessica Simpson, to name a few. The much-hyped white carpet — one of the Diddy-designed effects — was rolled out in the blazing heat Sunday afternoon, as throngs of media and about 200 fans waited beneath sunny skies for celebrities to arrive by car, limo and boat — a likely pimp-my-yacht spectacle. Source: Yahoo! News (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on August the 28th. |
| Pictures of Mariah's VMA Rehearsal
For the ones who can see them, go to Mariah Daily to see pictures of Mariah's rehearsal. Thanks to Jeb for the info, as I still can't see Mariah Daily Posted on August the 28th. |
| Mariah's party
A party for Mariah Carey (who chatted at the event with Eddie Murphy), had to be hastily relocated from a vulnerable yacht to the Raleigh Hotel. "Mariah was wearing an orange one-piece, which was basically a skirt and a bra top. "She's clearly not using [Vogue editor-at-large] Andre Leon Talley as her stylist anymore." Source: New York Daily News (All rights reserved) (extract) Heroes comment: Thanks to Audra's infos, I was able to keep you guys updated (see yesterday's news) Posted on August the 28th. |
| 7.5 million times!!!!!
Boston Herald has an article about the new way young people are watching video's and so far this year, Mariah's video for ``We Belong Together'' has aired more than 7.5 million times online at Yahoo! Posted on August the 28th. |
| After last night events, security reinforced
at the VMA's
Shots Fired At Kanye West Party In Miami - click here. Rap Mogul Suge Knight Shot at MTV Party - click here. Posted on August the 28th. |
Mariah at Pamela Anderson's "Superstar" Book
Launch Hosted By Prive
More pictures at Getty Images. Posted on August the 28th. |
| After hurricane, parties goes on
After Hurricane Katrina, Miami — and its infamous nightlife — bounced back in a big way Friday with Mariah Carey, Lil Jon, Pam Anderson and R. Kelly among the stars who came out to off the storm and shake up VMA week. Katrina and her waves couldn't stop the party Mariah Carey had planned on her yacht, but the weather did make the star move it. Twice. The private event was first scheduled to be sheltered at the Setai, and then finally found a home at the Raleigh Hotel, where revelers could enjoy the view from the penthouse balcony. It was so windy, however, that most chose to stay inside, nibbling on sashimi from Nobu and dancing to the DJ's retro playlist, which included a strange juxtaposition of New Edition's sweet "Candy Girl" with Prince's adults-only "Erotic City." Dressed in a coral Cleopatra-inspired gown, Mariah was instantly swarmed upon arriving, so she went behind the veil — a curtained-off corridor that secluded her from invited guests. Even if they didn't get to party with her, attendees got a parting gift: a bag stuffed to the brim with girlie goodies from Christian Dior, Urban Decay, and Levi's. Source: MTV (All rights reserved) Heroes comment: The infos I posted were right, first, 3 days ago the National Hotel infos and then the party at Raleigh info .
Posted on August the 28th. |
| For the third week in a row
"We Belong Together" #2 (sales, airplay, downloads) in Belgium this week. This is kinda the Belgian Billboard. For all updates, check the promo page. Posted on August the 27th. |
| Mimi in Miami
Mariah milled through Raleigh Hotel yesterday afternoon, making plans for her super private dinner in the penthouse at night. Thanks to Audra Posted on August the 27th. |
| Details About Mariah's VMA Performance
- Mariah has arrived at Miami and checked in at the National Hotel's penthouse suites. - A pool deck is being built to use as a stage for Mariah's performance at the National Hotel. - Mariah has the biggest set among the performers and is the show's headliner. - Mariah will be performing "We Belong Together" with DJ Clue, Jadakiss and Styles P. There will be a 30 seconds break where she'll change clothes and come back to perform "Shake It Off" with Jermaine Dupri. - Mariah will rehearse tomorrow, August 27th at 8:30pm. MTV will be filming the rehearsal. - A helicopter will be filming Mariah from the top and there will be swimmers in the pool. - Mariah is determined to perform at the National Hotel. If the weather is bad, MTV will show the pre-taped rehearsal film during the live awards show. Seating arrangement:  Click
to enlarge.
Source: Jose - xHoSaIdx at Pulse Music Board for the picture - MariahDaily. Heroes comment: See, I already told you on August the 25th. that Mariah was and would perform at the National Hotel .
Posted on August the 27th. |
| Charles Amos will be Mariah's hairdresser
Sunday
You can bet James and Dianna Amos will be watching MTV's Video Music Awards on Sunday. That's because their son, Charles Amos, will be the man behind Mariah Carey's hair. Source: North Adams Transcript Posted on August the 27th. |
| Miami update
All parties cancelled, Hurricane Katrina kills 7, 5 missing Posted on August the 26th. |
| New Mariah voice message
Hello lambs. Yeah, I haven't called with a festive crowd in awhile. I feel like I've been being very bleak, very boring and I just wanted to call. I have Rachel and Tots here and also Tiffany which is Tot's dog. Do you think she'll say hi? She's not being very verbal today. But downstairs we have the ever popular Jack. He's in his own room relaxing. He's recently been nominated for that Relly Award. We all need to vote for him to win this award. Do you know what this means to my dog? No, but aside from all this silliness, I haven't called on my phone in a minute to thank you all so much for everything and just to like have a celebratory moment with you guys. We haven't had a "WHOAAA"! Now we really haven't even had that celebratory moment because every time I call it's been in the middle of vocal rest or quiet time and now, not that I'm not supposed to be doing that, but now I finally have these guys here with me. Only one that's not here right now is Trey and I'm going to try to call back with him so you can get some Big Nasty festitivities, but anyhoo, just wanted to say I love you, appreciate you, and always enjoy you and never, ever forget that you guys are out there making it happen and just sending you my love. And you know we're the cheerleaders, but before this message cuts off again like the last three times I tried to leave a message. I'm going to say bye and again, thank you and for real, I am so grateful to you always. Thank you everybody for all the fan books, all the things you've been doing. I'm going to call you back when I can leave a calm message without all these guys here and just to let you know that I love you, love you, love you. Talk to you later. Bye. Thanks to The Rebirth Experience at FOMM for the transcript Posted on August the 26th. |
| 40... yes 40 pictures of Mariah on Sky.com.
Look at the pictures but don't read the comments, I'm surprised Sky is
now trashing, oh well....
Posted on August the 26th. |
| Miami update, I feel like the weather man.
Katrina slams Fla., puts damper on awards show A diva named Katrina played party pooper yesterday, sinking shindigs planned by Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin and other celebrities gathered in Miami for the MTV Video Music Awards. Hurricane Katrina made landfall in South Florida at about 7:30 p.m. near North Miami Beach, pounding the coast with torrential rain and 80 mph winds, with gusts of up to 92mph. At least two people were killed in Fort Lauderdale as the whirring storm - a category 1 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale - came ashore. One man died when a hot electrical cable came down on his car, and another person was killed by a falling tree, officials said. The hurricane was forecast to dump more than a foot of rain in some parts of South Florida, flooding out a week of parties planned around Sunday night's MTV awards. The Port of Miami and the Port of Everglades were both closed to cruise ships yesterday, forcing Mariah Carey to cancel a party last night on a 120-foot yacht. "Activities were suspended ... and we're monitoring the situation every hour," said MTV spokesman Graham James. But James insisted that the awards show, which is to be hosted by Sean (Diddy) Combs, would go on. But some A-listers might have trouble getting to the MTV soiree. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport was closed last night and the Miami International Airport was reporting major delays. Some gas stations were running out of fuel because of the crush of motorists headed for higher ground. Besides flooding and falling palm trees, officials were also worried about tornadoes. One funnel cloud was spotted just before 6 p.m. near Kennedy Space Center. Source: New York Daily News (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 26th. |
| Mariah at the Mobo Awards?
We know Mariah has been nominated for 2 Mobo Awards. The 10th Mobo Awards, will be held at London’s Royal Albert Hall on September the 22nd. Organisers hope Mariah will attend the anniversary night next month. There will also be a special Mobo tribute to Luther Vandross, who died in July. Posted on August the 26th. |
| Live from Miami
I thought it would be a good idea to keep you updated on what happens in Miami. VMA Parties: Closed For Business Katrina made landfall and wreaked havoc on the VMA party slate. Diddy's Bad Boy South slate -- Chopper, Boyz 'N the Hood and MJG & Eightball- - were here to crunk it up at Crobar tonight. Instead, the Southern crew was holed up in Park Central hotel on Ocean Drive drinking top shelf and eating shrimp pasta. The last holdout in this stormy weather, the groups' publicist finally called the shindig off about 8 p.m., as Katrina battered the beach. "I guess this is not going to happen,'' she said as she wondered how she would get back to her own hotel. The valet had already taken refuge. Katrina Orders More Changes The Stuff Magazine Party, with Kanye West as its tour guide, has been moved to this side of the bridge. The Friday party, at the Moore Building, 4040 NE Second Ave., in the Design District, features performances by Louis XIV and Carmen Electra and the Bombshells. Another casualty of Katrina: the Ocean Drive Magazine Lounge has been cancelled for Friday. It will open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Fab Flight Cancelled Amy Sacco, NYC's biggest nocturnal socialite and proprietress of hot spot Bungalow 8 was to take a chartered flight, known as Bungalow to the Beach, with all her fabby friends, to Miami this weekend for the VMAs. Looks like the Bungalow ain't making it to the beach and will remain in Gotham where there are no hurricanes, just storms of bridge and tunnel types fighting their way past the velvet ropes. Mariah to perform from The National Hotel on Sunday night. We know Mariah will not perform from the American Airlines Arena, she's already at and will perform from The National Hotel, but the reason is still unknown. Posted on August the 26th. |
| Hurricane rains on MTV's parade in Miami
It appears MTV's annual Video Music Awards will go ahead in Miami on Sunday -- but for now the party's off. Hurricane Katrina, which intensified throughout the day Thursday, shut down MTV's run-up to the extravaganza, forcing the cancellation of dozens of outdoor concerts, poolside cocktail parties and promo events. Heavy rains and high winds also prompted the revocation of all location shooting permits, starting the removal of tents, elaborate outdoor sets and camera positions as the precipitation fell harder. Sunday's show, live from the city's waterfront American Airlines Arena for the second consecutive year, was again planned with a heavy outdoor component, featuring stars making their red carpet arrivals by yacht and helicopter. The weather should be almost clear by Sunday, but by late Thursday it was too soon to know how storm damage, flooding or lack of time to re-set the stage would affect production or the many affiliated events. "The show is going on 100% Sunday night," MTV spokesman Graham James said. "We have a tonne of contingency plans in place -- for everything from light rain to lightning to a full-on storm. We're just rolling with it. We're watching it carefully hour by hour." The National Hurricane Centre was predicting 75 mph winds, up to 10-15 inches of rain and issued flood warnings through Saturday. Most offices, public buildings and schools were to remain closed throughout South Florida. MTV's South Beach offices were not expected to be open Friday. The storm made landfall north of Miami on Thursday night, knocking down trees, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity and causing at least two deaths. The weather threw a wrench into the paths of arriving talent, media, producers and such, with major airport closings Thursday -- the day most were to arrive. "It will be a challenge and we'll work on it and we'll try and get everybody to the show," James said. A concert by country superstar Tim McGraw set for Thursday night at the nearby Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Fla., was cancelled. Punk rockers Green Day -- likely to be among the big winners Sunday with a leading eight nominations for their album "American Idiot" -- were standing by to play Friday at the Office Depot Centre near Fort Lauderdale. No sooner had the doors opened Wednesday at The Doubletree Surfcomber Hotel on South Beach -- which MTV bought out and temporarily renamed Hotel MTV for the week -- did the city of Miami Beach step in and shut down the festivities. The network had even crowned the hotel's rooftop with one of its signature "moonmen," but that, too, had to go. MTV had no comment on costs affiliated with nixing such promo events, striking outdoor camera scaffolds and setting it all back up. One Miami Beach official said the majority of the work had been contracted out to local vendors, who were expected to work through the night once the weather cleared. Stars expected at the show and at events in town included Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Pamela Anderson, rappers Big Boi, Kanye West and Snoop Dogg, along with singer-songwriters John Legend, Nelly and Usher. For all the chaos, MTV appeared to be taking a calm approach. "I can't go into hypotheticals," James said. "All we can do is watch the situation carefully, wake up in the morning and see where we are." Source: Reuters (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 26th. |
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"The Emancipation of Mimi" jumps from #41 to #29 in this weeks Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums Wallonie (official sales charts for the French speaking part of Belgium). Last week the album made a re-entered at #41. Posted on August the 25th. |
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Swedish fans, a chance to see Mariah live!!!!!
Swedish HipHop and RnB radio "The Voice" makes a contest for his listeners to win tickets to see Mariah live. 1. Listen to radio The Voice on 105,9 2. Be sure to have a phone near you 3. Listen at 7, 14, 16, 18 and 20 4. When you hear Mariah, call 08-667 105 9. 5. You can win the new Mariah cd "The Emancipation of Mimi" and be qualified to see Mariah live. The Voice All-Star Mariah Carey live... An exclusivity from the #1 radio station The voice of HipHop & RnB Source for the info: Ingmar by e-mail. Good luck
Posted on August the 25th. |
| No Budging Mariah's 'Together' At No. 1
Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" continues its summer domination, as it begins its 13th non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a 14th straight in control of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. But as was the case last week, Carey may prove to be her own best challenger for those chart thrones. Her track "Shake It Off" jumps 6-4 on the Hot 100 and 10-3 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and is the greatest airplay gainer on both tallies. On the Pop 100, "Together" holds at No. 3, while "Shake It Off" inches up 15-13. Source: Billboard (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 25th. |
| Mariah to perform from The National Hotel
on Sunday night.
We know Mariah will not perform from the American Airlines Arena, it's rumored she is already and will perform from The National Hotel, but the reason is still unknown. Storms won’t stop MTV VMA parties Well let's hope so. Tropical Storm Katrina may cause some troubles as many outdoor events are scheduled around the hotel’s pool area that was spruced up for the awards. Other parties tied to the awards but not directly sponsored by MTV could also be affected. We also know Mariah will host the In Touch magazine party on a yacht. The white-carpet arrivals in luxury yachts or tricked-out cars are still planned until now. There's also an Island Def Jam Music Group party hosted by rapper-turned-record-label-executive Jay Z and attended by Mariah Carey, Kanye West and The Killers at South Beach's Mansion nightclub the evening of the show. Click here to access a list of parties. Source: compilation of infos found on the net Posted on August the 25th. |
| Remind (posted on August the 19th.)
Fans francophones - TF1 - Jeudi 25 Août - 20h55 à 22h55 - Sagas (Les vacances des stars , Mariah Carey à Amsterdam) For French speaking fans and French fans or others who receive the following TV channel - TF1 - Thursday August 25 - 20h55 à 22h55 -Sagas (Les vacances des stars , Mariah Carey à Amsterdam) Posted on August the 24th. |
| Mariah nominated at the MOBO Awards
Mariah receives 2 nominations for the 2005 Music Of Black Origin Awards: - Best Album - Best R&B Act Click here to vote. Source for the info: BBC News - MOBO Heroes comment: You can only vote by text message and messages are charged at £1.50 per text. Posted on August the 24th. |
| Carey again shows she belongs
Hitting the top of the music charts again can be sweeter than the first time. Mariah Carey is living proof. As a sign of her resurgence with the album "The Emancipation of Mimi" and the single "We Belong Together," the high-note-hitting singer will be among the performers at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. The music channel televises the event Sunday from Miami's American Airlines Arena at 8 p.m Carey enters this year's VMAs with two bids for "We Belong Together" (best female video and best R&B video). However she may fare at the 2005 VMAs, Carey feels great these days, and why not? Her trademark sound on "We Belong Together," her 16th song to hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, has made it the most successful single in the history of the Island Def Jam Music Group. And "The Emancipation of Mimi" has gone triple-platinum in sales since its release in April. Add her much-noted showcase with an African children's chorus at the recent Live 8 concert in London, and it has been quite a summer and year for Carey. "It is a complete and total thrill," she says from Germany while on a concert and promotion tour. "The first week [of the album's release], I was like, 'Wow, OK, this is my biggest first week ever,' and that was amazing. You know that you'll usually go right from No. 1 to No. 22, and that would have been all right. "It still would have been a triumph for me, and I would have been ecstatic with what had happened, but the consistency [of the album's sales] is what's really been making me feel proud. This record really represents who I am. I feel like I took a lot of flack for a long time for doing this or that, but it was all what's in my heart." Back at MTV After performing earlier this summer at the MTV Movie Awards, Carey is glad to return to the channel. "With the people who work there, it's not like dealing with people who aren't young and creative and innovative," she reflects. "They deal with visuals constantly, and it was my manager Benny Medina's idea to do a 'Sin City'-esque color scheme for 'We Belong Together' on the movie awards. I got a lot of compliments on it, even though I can't really take any credit for it." However, Carey does accept credit for the hugely romantic post-breakup tune "We Belong Together," despite being amused when people deem it to be in the tradition of many other Carey hits. "It's funny, because 'Always Be My Baby' was the first song I ever wrote with Jermaine Dupri [also a 'We Belong Together' co-author], who is primarily a hip-hop producer. It became one of my biggest records, and this song has totally eclipsed that. I had hopes for it, but never did I think it would become the biggest song of my career. It's a very huge blessing, and I'm very happy it's with Jermaine. He understands and knows me as a friend as well as an artist." Shaking it off To have such a level of success again, Carey attests, "makes you appreciate that much more when you go through difficult times. You embrace the fact you're having that kind of moment, and you accept it and deal with it and center yourself. That's what I did, and it felt like I was getting back to that spiritual place where I was before I ever put a record out, the faith that I had in myself. "I had to put aside losing all the fanfare and the hype and whatever negative things people had to say. Not to use the title of one of my songs, but I had to 'Shake It Off' literally and fully get into the music." The approach clearly paid off for Carey, who stresses, "The fact that people have embraced the record means that much more to me. It's a wonderful feeling of validation. The first time I had success, of course, it was amazing whenever I'd hear one of my songs on the radio. I didn't really experience it fully, though. "Even that first year when I went to the Grammys and won," Carey says, "it was like living somebody else's life. It was all so surreal and it all happened so fast, but now, I know to take things in and enjoy them and be grateful." Source: Newsday (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 24th. |
| Help needed in Portugal
The EMA's are taking place in Portugal this year and it would be awesome if due to a high request, Mariah could attend the show, the Europe Music Awards are important and "We Belong Together" is/was #1 several times on MTV's Top 10, in Portugal the song is currently #1 too. Portuguese fans need your help, all u have to do is just write an email to: europemusicawards2005@mtv.pt in topic write «Anfitrião 2005» in the text just write Mariah Carey or something like... "Eu queria ver a Mariah Carey nos EMA's" (I want to see Mariah Carey on EMA's) Source for the info: rc_cardoso on our forum. Posted on August the 24th. |
| "Get Your Number" already a hit in Belgian
clubs
This afternoon, I went to meet some DJs for the promotion of Damizza's track "My Life" feat. Mariah and Knoc-Turn'Al, we talked about some stuffs and...
they told me "Get Your Number" is already a hit in the Belgian clubs .
Belgium be ready, "Get Your Number" is comin' .
Posted on August the 24th. |
| Leipzig's "Walk of Fame" ("Die Straße
der Stars")
A few weeks ago (see July the 28th. news), I told you about the opening of a kind of "Walk of Fame" in Leipzig called "Die Straße der Stars". It's now open and you can see the first pictures of Mariah's 3D handprint and her shoes.  
Click to enlarge. Credit for the first pic: Photographer Andreas Schmidt. Credit for the second pic: Photographer Jörg Hartwig. Posted on August the 24th. |
| "Shake It Off" has been removed in a hurry
from the Belgian music TV channel TMF as it will not be the next single
in Belgium, so please Belgian fans, continue to vote every day for "We
Belong Together" by clicking here.
Also, very important this week, Belgian fans, vote for "We Belong Together" here as it's the last week of that radio show. Posted on August the 24th. |
| Mariah intends to arrive in a 120-foot yacht
By Liz Smith Mariah Carey, riding the crest of a sensational come back, will perform at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday in Miami. As befitting her status as the woman with the most No. 1 singles ever, Mariah intends to arrive in a 120-foot yacht. Very Cleopatra's progress down the Nile. She'll probably perch herself on the prow! Then it's on to the American Airlines Arena to do the VMA red-carpet bit. She'll dash off to a so-far "secret" location in South Beach to perform her musical number, then back again to the arena, where she hopes to pick up an award or two. Miss Carey is enjoying her second act! Source: New York Post (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 24th. |
| Tickets to attend the 2005 MTV VMA
If you can afford it, you can still attend the VMA ceremony and even private parties with the stars on August 28, 2005 at 8:00 PM at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. But, you have to spend a lot of money .
Tickets goes from $480 to $ 6.360 .
Hum, I think I'm gonna stay at home.... .
Posted on August the 24th. |
| MTV's VMA Performers, presenters to get $26K
gift basket
The performers, presenters and Diddy will each receive a $26,000 gift basket courtesy of the network. Included in the goody bag: an iPod shuffle, a two-night stay at The Inn at Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina courtesy of Auberge Resorts, a two-year VIP Blockbuster Online membership, a Dooney & Bourke travel bag, Jose Cuervo limited-edition tequila and an Americana Couture T-shirt bejeweled with Swarovski crystals. Source: CNN (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on August the 24th. |
| Radio fever - Sussing out a summer jam for
’05
Admit it: Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” is the jam of summer 2005. The second single from Emancipation of Mimi climbed steadily at Billboard, just like Mariah’s singles used to do, and as of Aug. 18th it was number one on the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts. You obviously agree that it’s a great song, but if radio’s a non-factor then the charts are irrelevant. We all know it’s the intangibles that make a summer single anyway, those untraceable currents that grab the heart and feet, and despite not being an anthem, “We Belong Together” is that rousing. It’s straightforward, heartfelt and classy. Mariah pleads with her departed lover — “When you left I lost a part of me/It’s still so hard to believe” — and the song’s gentle R&B roll is perfectly understated, built from a few piano chords and a slowed-down So So Def rhythm. (It was co-written and produced by Jermaine Dupri.) It has a homebody quality, almost like an autumn song would — you can imagine a split-up couple singing it quietly, separately, as the world goes on around them. She’s on a porch with tea; he’s stuck in traffic when he finds Mariah on the radio. It even cleverly references that feel, with Mariah finding the Bobby Womack and Babyface songs on her radio just too tough to hear. There’s no tired “I tried to 2-way you” retorts, no trash-technology love affair “I was at the grocery store and this guy had the same ring tone as you, and I cried.” No, there’s a classic sensibility to the lyrics and sound of “We Belong Together” that makes for perfect — and perfectly universal — pop/R&B songwriting. In other words, it’s the jam. And there’s probably a happy ending, too: Mariah’s triumphant octave shift finale makes the song’s title an emphatic. Besides, in the video she decides against marrying old-ass Eric Roberts, and that’s a huge plus. No one would’ve danced at that reception. Source: Metro Times Detroit (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on August the 24th. |
| Mariah ends at #3 with 108.919 "The Emancipation
of Mimi" sold in the US this week.
Posted on August the 24th. |
| Funkmaster Flex Embarking On Car Show Tour
Funk Master Flex, will kick off a 10-city celebrity car tour September 3, 2005 at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida. Flex founded Team Baurtwell, a high profile custom-car club with elite members such as Shaquille O'Neil, Busta Rhymes, and others. Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Missy Elliot, Mariah Carey, Ashanti and more will present their customized vehicles to the traveling car show. The car show will also feature several exhibits and the best of the show will compete and the winner will take $2,000 cash prize. The event will also feature live performances from Mike Jones,Trina, Pitbull, T.I., Young Jeezy, Webbie and Paul Wall. The live event will be hosted by Fat Joe and Trick Daddy. For more information log on to: http://www.funkmasterflex.com Source: AllHipHop (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 24th. |
| "Get Your Number" officialy confirmed as next
single in Belgium
No radio date yet as "We Belong Together" is still a hit over here. Source for the info: Universal Music Belgium by phone. Posted on August the 23rd. |
| Ringtones and video ringtone available in
Belgium
Here's what you can get at the moment in Belgium, the most beautiful one is the video ringtone of "We Belong Together", if you plan to buy some, be sure to check the compatibility with your cell phone. Available in real music: "It's Like That" - "Say Somethin'" - "Shake It Off" - "To The Floor" - "We Belong Together". Available in polyphonic: "It's Like That" - "Say Somethin'" - "We Belong Together" Available in video: "We Belong Together",
click here
to
look at that one
Check Jamba.be to eventually make your choice. Posted on August the 23rd. |
| Highlights from The Boston Globe article
Mariah Carey has the No. 1 single in the country. Ten years ago, this wouldn't have been big news; now it's nothing short of a miracle. ''We Belong Together" has been Billboard's top single for a staggering 12 weeks, making it not only one of Carey's biggest hits, but the biggest song -- so far -- of the year. And it's all the more remarkable since Carey's career was supposed to be over. After spending the 1990s becoming one of the best-selling female artists in pop music history, Carey, it seemed, couldn't do anything right by the start of the 21st century. Her once-unstoppable career became a punchline as she suffered professional and personal misfires. Hence, few expected Carey to return to chart-topping form when her latest CD, ''The Emancipation of Mimi," was released in April. Yet, not only did Carey's album, her first studio effort in three years, drop-kick 50 Cent's ''The Massacre" out of the top spot, it garnered the best first week sales -- 404,000 -- of Carey's career. Not many performers achieve landmarks so deep into their careers. Carey, what with all her issues and antics, certainly seemed an unlikely candidate. Still, she did what few entertainers do when their careers are flailing -- she returned to what made her a star. Whatever problems Carey has endured, her voice has remained pure, a stunning instrument. "She's back to hip-hop influenced R&B, and the collaborations here with Snoop Dogg and the Neptunes don't sound forced since Carey has been doing this sort of thing for a decade." Even as the singer was trying to sort it out, contemporary R&B was being overrun by younger women who certainly didn't have Carey's voice, but were equipped with the kind of video-primed looks that can just as reliably launch a career. But there's nothing like a hit record to chase those blues -- and poseurs -- away. Perhaps finally understanding that she has nothing left to prove, she was free to make the right album at the right time. Even if you aren't a Carey fan, there's something reassuring about a 35-year-old singer experiencing a career resurrection at a time when women too young to drink are dominating modern R&B. Adding to what's already been a spectacular year, Carey will vie for best female video for ''We Belong Together" at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, and expect her album and single to get major attention when the Grammy nominations are announced later this year. Her latest single, ''Shake It Off" is already in the top 10, while ''Mimi" remains near the top of the Billboard 200 album chart. This from a singer who was all but declared professionally dead. Instead, Carey is having the last laugh, with a hot album and a hot single as a diva risen from the ashes. Somewhere out there, Whitney Houston had better be taking notes Source: The Boston Globe (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on August the 23rd. |
| "Get Your Number" next single in Germany
Universal Germany updated their site today..... and.... "Get Your Number" will be the next single instead of "Say Somethin'". I'll keep you guys updated for Belgium, as soon as I can reach my contact person at Universal Belgium. Source for the info: Chris Posted on August the 22nd. |
| Important: Fan job vote every day!!!!!
This week is the very last time you can vote for the Prima Donna as this Belgian radio show will disappear, "We Belong Together" was #3 last Saturday, please vote as hell to bring the video where it belongs .
If we can hold Mariah in the top 3, she will stay there forever, and that
would be great .
Please, click here to vote every day and do your fan job for Mariah. Allé jongens, het is nu of nooit, we kunnen het doen al tesamen. Allez les gars, même si vous êtes francophones, allez votez pour Mariah. Thanks, Merci, Bedankt!!!!! Posted on August the 22nd. |
| Mariah gave us 15 years, Belgian fans give
her 10 minutes each day
Please request and vote for "We Belong Together"on all radio stations and TV Channels. The most important links are posted in the "We Belong Together" promo page. Allez les gars, demandez "We Belong Together" tous les jours aux radios belges. Allé jongens, "We Belong Together" iedere dag aanvragen aan Belgische radios. Posted on August the 22nd. |
| Eric Roberts talks about Mariah
On MTV.com, there's an entire article about Eric Roberts talking about the videos he's featured in, his actor career, the VMAs and when he met Mariah for the "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" videos, here are the parts where he talks about Mariah. "So I go up this winding staircase in this trailer, and I get up there and I see her on the bed having her feet rubbed," Roberts recently remembered of his first meeting with Mariah Carey. "And she motions for me to come on over, and I walk down the length of this trailer, which is basically — the upstairs is all bedroom. I walk down the length of her bedroom; she pats the bed. I sit down, and she sends her little foot masseuse away, and we talked about the video. And she says how she saw me in the Killers video. She was very complimentary. For anybody unhappily married, it would have been a fantasy come true." Roberts, if you haven't already figured it out, is the grim-faced millionaire staring down Mariah and subsequently being left at the altar in the two-part miniseries of "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together". "The Mariah Carey video guy was also a very wealthy man, probably much more wealthy than the Killers guy, and probably through mostly legitimate means. He also felt the presence of another man, but he thought he could overcome it by being a gentleman, but he couldn't. Which just goes to show you," he laughed. The other videos were "a whole other beast, because Mariah is a superstar," he added. "Mariah came and talked to me about marriage and things, and about the video itself, and about my lovely wife, and about her three-story trailer." Source: MTV (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on August the 22nd. |
 |
VMA Mariah picture on main page of MTV.com
The beautiful picture of Mariah to promote the VMA is on the main page of MTV.com Did you know the picture was shot by the German photographer Matthias Clamer. Great job Matthias. Posted on August the 21st. |
| For the second week in a row
"We Belong Together" #2 (sales, airplay, downloads) in Belgium this week. This is kinda the Belgian Billboard. For all updates, check the promo pages. Posted on August the 21st. |
| Mariah mentioned in the liner notes of Patti
Labelle's "Classic Moments"
In the thank you's in Patti's new album "Classic Moments", Mariah is mentioned under the section titled My Def Soul Classics/Def Jam Family: "Mariah...you shut it down for real and you deserve every moment of shine baby!" Source for the info: butterfly221 Posted on August the 21st. |
| More chances to see Mariah at promo events
across the world
Kinou and I didn't check forums in several languages since a long time (except the HBF one and ours), we did today and....awesome news, real fans will have more chance to see Mariah outside hotels or studios at the upcoming promo events. A lot of "fans" critisize Mariah's voice, Mariah's weight, Mariah's hair, Mariah's clothes, Mariah's way to talk, Mariah's way to pose in pictures, etc... and this in words I would not even post in a gangta rap forum. Well, the good news is that these people will certainly not wait outside hotels or studios to see Mariah anymore, why should they? If they don't like the voice, the clothes, the hair, the person, what do they like? 
Posted on August the 20th. |
| This is not a joke, Jack has been nominated!!!!!!
The nominees in the 3rd Annual Relly Awards have been announced! All nominees will air on "Live with Regis and Kelly" the week of August 29th. Be sure to tune in Monday-Friday and then vote for your favorites in each day's categories right here at www.RellyAwards.com. Voting will close for that day's categories each night at midnight PT. Don't forget to watch each day since you cannot vote on the previous day's categories. Best Non-Human Guest Chewbacca - A SIMO - Albino two headed rat snake - Barney - Miss Piggy - Philly Fanatic - Mariah Carey's dog "Jack". Vote for Jack on September the 1st. at the following link: www.RellyAwards.com Source: BV Entertainment "Live with Regis and Kelly" - enchanting5955 Posted on August the 20th. |
| Morales: Mariah's no diva
Ibiza revellers could be in for a treat this summer if David Morales gets his way. The DJing, remixing and producing legend is hoping that his singing pal Mariah Carey will make it over to the White Isle for an exclusive guest appearance. He said: "She wants to do it. We're discussing right now the possibility of her performing with me in Ibiza this summer. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we can make it happen. She's brilliant." "Mariah's a great woman. I remixed her last single It's Like That and we've been working together for 12 years." As for claims Mariah's a diva, David's not so sure. "Is she a snob? No. Is she someone that likes things the way she does, cause she can afford to? Why not?" he said. "What woman isn't a diva? "You don’t have to be famous to be a diva. You can be a diva in your own house. "She might have flowers, candy, honey in her dressing room ... I'm sure she never started that way. But it's no different to when I work in a club and people ask what I want and I say food, soda, bottle of champagne. "Being a diva means mistreating people and being nasty and treaing people like slaves. That's what a diva is." After working with the superstar for years David revealed that she's a wonder to work with. He said: "I've never seen Mariah be unkind to anyone. She's the best person I’ve worked with on remixes. She's the one that I’ve spent the most time with." Source: The Sun (All rights reserved) (extract) Heroes comment:Mariah, sweetheart, if you plan to go in the Ibiza clubs, ask P. Diddy... oops, Diddy to tell you his adventures in the Ibiza clubs, you might change your mind. Posted on August the 20th. |
| Fans francophones
- MCM Belgique - Samedi 20 Août - 23h00 à 00h00 - Ultra RnB: Special Divas vs Lovers - TF1 - Jeudi 25 Août - 20h55 à 22h55 - Sagas (Les vacances des stars , Mariah Carey à Amsterdam) For French speaking fans and French fans or others who receive the following TV channels - MCM Belgium - Saturday August 20 - 23h00 to 00h00 - Ultra RnB: Special Divas vs Lovers - TF1 - Thursday August 25 - 20h55 à 22h55 -Sagas (Les vacances des stars , Mariah Carey à Amsterdam) Posted on August the 19th. |
| Mariah in France early September???
A French TV guide announces Mariah will attend the "Prime" at the new "Star Academy" edition. The show starts Friday September 2 at 20h55. (Thanks to Mamy for the info). Universal France just denied the news the TV guide posted, they said there could maybe be a possibility but nothing is done or officially confirmed yet. (Thanks to Universal France for the infos). Posted on August the 19th. |
| Yayyyyyyyyyyyy, Mariah will perform at the
World Music Awards
Carey, Ross Lead World Music Awards Lineup Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child and Diana Ross are the first confirmed performers for the 2005 World Music Awards. Bon Jovi and Carlos Santana, who will be honored with special awards, will also perform during the Aug. 31 show. A two-hour taped stateside broadcast is scheduled for Sept. 13 on ABC; 160 countries will air the event. The ceremony will be staged at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, marking the second time the event has taken place in the United States since it was inaugurated in 1989. Last year's ceremony was held in Las Vegas. Winners of the World Music Awards are determined by sales figures as certified by the European-based International Federation of the Phonography Industry (IFPI). The event benefits the Monaco Aide and Presence Foundation, which constructs orphanages, schools and hospitals for underprivileged children in third world countries. Among the projects underway is a clinic and orphanage in Cameroon. Source: Billboard (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 19th. |
| TMF, the Belgian music TV channel added "Shake
It Off" on their "Dag
Top 5" , as "We Belong Together" is still in the choices, it's gonna
be hard to choose, but I would say, let's stay "We Belong Together" a lil'
longer.
Posted on August the 18th. |
| MTV's VMA: Mariah will perform, Gwen is mad
According to the New York Daily News, Gwen Stefani wants to boycott the VMA's on August 28, 'cause MTV refuses to let her perform at the show. The performing spots are occupied by Coldplay, Shakira, Ludacris, the Killers, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Green Day and Mariah .
Oh, by the way, I read yesterday it's not P.Diddy who will host the show anymore, it's..... Diddy, he changed his name once again and this time he thought that without the P. he will be more closer to his fans. Also, will Eminem attend the show? I have a doubt, when you have a breakdown, it doesn't only count for your Tour, it also counts for the nice events.... and Pow!!! Posted on August the 18th. |
| We all have a special though for Louise,
be strong, we love you.
B’ville man to get jail term A 24-year-old Campbell Road man will be sentenced next month to two years in jail for supplying morphine that killed Connor McNally and seriously sickened another during a June 2003 party. To read the entire article, click here. Posted on August the 18th. |
| Carey's 'Together' Notches 12 No. 1 Weeks
Of the 20 weeks Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" has been on the Billboard Hot 100, a dozen have now been spent in the No. 1 position. The track's reign was interrupted for just one frame, thanks to the strong entry of Carrie Underwood's "Inside Your Heaven" in June, but it has otherwise ruled the roost all summer. On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, the cut enters its 13th straight week on top, while the title is also No. 1 on the Hot Ringtones tally for a fourth. After holding off various challengers, the strongest competition for “Together” may come from another Carey single. On the Hot 100, her "Shake It Off" advances 12-6 in its fifth week and is the chart's greatest airplay gainer. On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop list, it jumps 14-10, while on the Pop 100, where former No. 1 "Together" holds at No. 3, "Shake" rattles 21-15. "Shake" is also bounding up the Hot Digital Tracks chart, advancing 36-23 in its second week. Source: Billboard (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 18th. |
| The "Shake It Off" video hits Belgium
It's now a week that the "Shake It Off" video has hit Belgium on the Belgian music TV channel TMF. It was rated by the viewers on "Rate The Video" and you can only rate when the video is broadcast, so basically you have 3 minutes to react by text message (sms), it ended #7 out of 11 (why 11? )
this week.
Posted on August the 18th. |
| Please, please, please, vote for "We Belong
Together" on TMF Belgium
It's the "Dag Top 5" which means the most popular videos of the day. You can vote until 16h00 CET. Pleeeeaaaaase. Posted on August the 18th. |
| N.O.R.E's "1 Fan A Day" released October the
11th.
The album has finally a release date, we will be able to buy N.O.R.E's album in October. The album features "Friendz" with Mariah, productions by Lil Jon, The Neptunes, DJ Green Lantern, Timberland, Scott Storch and guests such as Kanye West, Beanie Sigel, Big Pun, Ashanti and Daddy Yankee. A must have for HipHop, RnB and real Rap fans. Posted on August the 17th. |
| DJ Clue is working on a remix with Mariah
TONIGHT.
ON TRL, they said that DJ Clue was backstage and he said that him and Mariah were getting together later in the day to do a remix for shake it off. Source for the info: gh3394 Posted on August the 17th. |
| "Get Your Number" video!!!!!!!!
Mariah Connection UK has just been informed by Universal Records that there will be a video for "Get Your Number." The video is currently scheduled to be shot in the next two weeks. I still have no news for the upcoming single in Belgium as my contact person at Universal Belgium is not available at the moment, as soon as I have news I'll keep you updated for the Belgian release. Posted on August the 17th. |
| Mariah gave us 15 years, Belgian fans give
her 10 minutes each day
Please request and vote for "We Belong Together"on all radio stations and TV Channels. The most important links are posted in the "We Belong Together" promo page. Allez les gars, demandez "We Belong Together" tous les jours aux radios belges. Allé jongens, "We Belong Together" iedere dag aanvragen aan Belgische radios. Posted on August the 17th. |
| Mariah's Teen Award acceptance speech
Go take a look at superhq.diva-mariah.com or http://pipandpow.55street.net/
Source for the second link: Ayako from PIP and POW by e-mail Posted on August the 17th. |
| Answers about Damizza and Mariah
You were a lot to e-mail me to have some additional infos about Damizza and Mariah - BabyRee is the name of Damizza's label, he named it after his grand'ma. Mariah knows Damizza's grandma very well as they cooked together in BabyRee's house and they even burned the dinner
- It's Mariah who gave its name to Damizza, one day they were searching an artist name for Damizza, his real name is Damion Young, they kept searching and Mariah suddenly said: "Dam... Dam..., ....Damizza - The song "Mizza" sang by Mariah and Damizza was made on a day they were hanging in the studio and had some time to spend and have fun. They came up with Jay-Z's song "Jigga My Nigga" and started to record "Mizza" for the fun. - There are 2 versions of "What Would You Do", one with Shade Sheist and one with Butch Cassidy. The first one was the one with Shade Sheist, after a beef between Damizza and Shade, they re-recorded the song replacing Shade by Butch. - And yes, definitely, there are still unreleased tracks/ remixes by Mariah and Damizza, like I said a few days ago, with a little chance ALL the tracks Mariah and Damizza recorded together will be heard one day (even the "lost" ones for "The Emancipation of Mimi"). Posted on August the 17th. |
| Mariah and 112 Tour rumored
Sources say that Mariah Carey is gearing up for her next tour, and early buzz is that R&B quartet 112 will join her on the bill. Pop music's comeback kid and her Island Def Jam label mates are hoping to head out later this fall, but for now, details are sketchy... Source: Black Voices - gymns411 Heroes comment: This need of course to be officially confirmed, but 112 would indeed be an interesting opening act and could attract many people too. Wait and see. Posted on August the 17th. |
| On August the 10th., I already posted Em's
lil game during his concerts....
Eminem act enrages Mariah By Richard Johnson with Paula Froelich and Chris Wilson Mariah Carey is angry and hurt that Eminem has been playing private voice-mail messages she left for him in 2001 to audiences of his "Anger Management" tour. During one "scene" in his concerts, Eminem is talking to the audience when Carey's song, "We Belong Together," comes on. Eminem berates the deejay and then Carey's messages start to play. "I heard you were getting back with your ex-wife," she says. "Why won't you see me? Why won't you call me? You're not calling me . . ." As the messages play, Eminem pretends to vomit into a prop toilet and then launches into his song, "Puke," which has lines like, "You make me sick." Pals of Carey say Eminem's anger toward the beautiful diva stems from the winter of 2001, when she asked for his help on her "Charmbracelet" album. Eminem claims they had an affair, which she denies. Eminem was annoyed when Carey wrote a song about their relationship on the album which noted: "You should have never intimated we were lovers. I gotta break it to you delicately — who's gonna love you when it's over? Who's gonna care?" Eminem hit back in 2002, telling Rolling Stone the two had a brief affair and added: "On the whole personal level, I'm not really feeling it. I just don't like her as a person." A friend of the diva fumed to us yesterday: "First of all, that is not her voice on the 'messages' played in the concert — it is an imposter! She is considering suing him for defamation. They did hang out, but it was Eminem who followed her around. "He became obsessed with her," Carey's pal continued, "showing up everywhere . . . She thought he was a friend. She thought hanging out with him was fun, but then he wanted to take it further, and she said no. She never slept with him and he felt rejected and scorned and got very angry." Carey's manager, Benny Medina, said: "While we appreciate Eminem as an artist, lately his work has seemed tasteless and unnecessarily mean-spirited. The public seems to agree — just look at his declining record and concert ticket sales." Eminem's rep declined comment, but we won't be surprised if he makes his own statement at the Video Music Awards on Aug. 28. Source: PageSix (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 16th. |
| Second step of "My Life" featuring Mariah
and "Guilty By Association" promotion
Like I did for "What Would You Do" and a few other Damizza productions, I promote "My Life" and "Guilty By Association" in Europe. You can already see the first step below at the August the 3rd date. Now, time has come for the second step. Press packs are made and ready to be spread across Europe to radios and some DJs. The press pack contains the following: - "Guilty" press release. - "Guilty" pre-order press release. - "My Life" promo cd. - "Guilty" magnet.    
Click to enlarge. Posted on August the 16th. |
| MTV Video Music Awards tickets
MTV announces only Florida residents will be able to buy tickets for the show. Tickets will go on sale only by Ticketmaster.com and his promo associate Comcast starting Saturday 20 August at 10am. According to Cristina Norman, President of MTV, the 2005 VMA's will have an original and awesome decoration with hydraulic effects. Subscribers of cable company Comcast in Sud Florida will have a pre-sale of 1.500 tickets on Friday 19 August at 10am through Ticketmaster. Tickets will go on sale only via internet and only 2 per person. There will be 10.000 seated places but only 2.000 will go on sale for Florida residents as the other places are reserved for MTV contest winners from across the world. The price is between $100 and $200. The 2005 VMA's will take place on Sunday 28 August at 8 pm in the American Airlines Arena. Source: compilation of infos. Posted on August the 16th. |
| RIAA's president about piracy
RIAA's president and chief executive Mitch Bainwol told music retailers Friday that burning and ripping is a greater threat to the industry. Speaking at the National Association of Record Merchandisers convention in San Diego, Bainwol said 12% of all households are burning CDs and 17% are burning more than ten CDs per month. He cited data from the New York-based market research group NPD that stated more than 7 million 50 Cent songs have been burned this year. Mariah Carey, the Beatles, Green Day, Metallica, the Game and Eminem have each had more than 2 million of their songs burned. Source: Forbes (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on August the 16th. |
| Mariah's Mansion pictures up on B96
B96 updated their site with more than 400 pictures, you need to register to see them, but I think you may stop at 40 as I checked until 150 and most of them are drunk people at the party .
   
Click to enlarge. Click here to access B96's site. Posted on August the 15th. |
| UK news
The next single is currently scheduled for release Mid-September, however the release date is is not set in stone. The third single is indeed a Double A side, but the two tracks have changed to: - Shake It Off - Get Your Number Get Your Number is going for adds on radio next week. Source: Ashes from MariahConnection UK by e-mail. Heroes note: Let's hope it will be the same in Belgium .
Posted on August the 15th. |
| The Emancipation of Mimi Spanish contest open
to international fans
Click here, here and here to check the details. Source for the info: Mini from MariahConnection Spain by e-mail. Posted on August the 15th. |
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"We Belong Together" #2 (sales, airplay, downloads and popularity polls) in Belgium this week. This is kinda the Belgian Billboard. It was well worth a second "Holla" today. This just made my day, happpppppppy .
Source for the info: FreakyDavid on our forum Posted on August the 15th. |
| Mariah And Green Day Were Supposed To Fail,
Weren't They?
If we told you a year ago that Snoop Dogg would regain his crown in 2005, Green Day would release one of the biggest rock albums of the decade and Mariah Carey would bounce back from "Glitter" to get her groove back, you'd have thought we were high. But all of them did just that. Along with fellow MTV Video Music Award nominees Gwen Stefani, My Chemical Romance and Coldplay, they've all undergone major transformations in the past year, beaten some serious odds, and come up with hit songs and albums that have redefined their careers. Here's how these artists pulled it off ... Mariah Carey Problem: Where do we start? From "Glitter" to hospitalization, bizarre Web postings and an embarrassing divorce from her former label — which paid her tens of millions to just go away — the one-time megastar was threatening to become her generation's Liza Minnelli. The R&B diva looked like a butterfly whose wings had been clipped. Solution: Enter Mimi. We're not sure what was freed, but with The Emancipation of Mimi, Carey returned to what she does best: mixing sexy, airy pop hits with the occasional rap cameo. A big part of the success goes to the personal attention of new label boss Antonio "L.A." Reid, but the real clincher was Mariah getting lost. "It was something difficult for her to do, which is stay away for a while," said Geoff Mayfield, director of charts for Billboard magazine. "She was very prolific, especially at the point where she was getting lots of negative publicity. She needed to disappear and come back with an appealing album, and she accomplished both missions." The moment everything started to change: Unexpectedly, the breathy ballad "We Belong Together" was Carey's biggest top 40 hit in a decade, becoming the summer jam and topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 weeks as it set a record for the largest radio audience ever on the chart. Source: MTV (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 15th. |
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Best friends
Damizza share some of his personal pics, look at this one, Mariah and Mizza sooooo cute .
You can see more great, HQ pics on Damizza's MySpace. Click to enlarge. Source for the pic: Damizza by e-mail. Posted on August the 15th. |
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Mariah wins 2 Awards at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards - Love Song - Mariah Carey ("We Belong Together") - R&B Artist - Mariah Carey  
Click to enlarge. The awards show, hosted by Rob Schneider and Hilary Duff at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, will be broadcast at 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday on Fox. Source: Yahoo! News (All rights reserved) Pics: Music recording artiste Mariah Carey accepts the award for Choice Music R&B Artist at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California, August 14, 2005. Posted on August the 15th. |
| Confirmed: "Say Somethin'" for the Philippines
and Asia
MCA Universal Philippines has officially confirmed to the Philippine Mariah Carey Fanclub (PMCF) that the 3rd single from "The Emancipation of Mimi" album to be released in the country is "Say Somethin' " and not "Shake It Off". The confirmation came after several confusions from Filipino fans who reported of hearing "Shake It Off" being played on some local FM radio stations and even topping their countdowns while others plays "Say Somethin' ". Fans also noted the promotional banners of "Emanciaption" on all record stores where instead of "Shake It Off", "Say Somethin' " is the one printed along "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together". MCA Universal representative added that the release of "Say Somethin' " is not only here in the Philippines but on Asia and Europe as well. In related news, MCA Universal also confirmed the release of a repackaged album of "Emanciaption" but it will be delayed due to some undisclosed reasons. "The Emancipation of Mimi" currently holds #3 and #6 positions on Oddysey Record Bar and Tower Records' Top 10 Foreign Albums of the week, respectively. Source: PMCF - Anto Heroes comment: As posted below, the "Shake It Off" video debuted on MTV Holland, I will try to have more infos from Universal Belgium in the next few days (not tomorrow, as August the 15th. is a public holiday). Posted on August the 14th. |
| "We Belong Together" - Belgian charts
Official Belgian sales charts: August the 13th. - Ultratop 50 Singles Vlaanderen (Dutch speaking part of Belgium) -17(17) - Ultratop 40 Singles Wallonie (French speaking part of Belgium) -31(28) - Downloads Free Record Shop: French speaking part: 9 - Dutch speaking part: 28 Belgian airplay charts: August the 13th. - Hit Contact - 10 (10) - Prima Donna -2 (3) - Contact Super50 - 7 (15) - Radio2 Top30 - 10 (10) - Radio Canteclaer - 3 (6) A big thanks to the Heroes of Mariah voting team to make this happen. Posted on August the 14th. |
| The "Shake It Off" video hits The Netherlands
The video was broadcast on MTV Holland. So, logically, it seems Europe will have the same single as in the UK, which is a 2 track single with "Say Something" and "Shake It Off". I will try to have more infos from Universal Belgium in the next few days (not tomorrow, as August the 15th. is a public holiday) Source for the info: Umbrae on our forum. Posted on August the 14th. |
| Music Industry Worried About CD-Burning
Music labels will extend the anti copy protection technology to albums to try to stop piracy. Click here to read more. Posted on August the 14th. |
Live 8 Concert Book
The official Live 8 book is now available. You can buy the book at Amazon UK for £15.99. Product Details: Paperback 208 pages (August 1, 2005 - Available) Publisher: Century Language: English ISBN: 1846050391 Note: For every Live 8 concert book sold, £5 will go to Live 8. With a foreword by Bob Geldof and over 300 color photographs, this is the only official Live 8 book to be published. The Live 8 concert book will also contain backstage images, exclusive photographs from the concerts around the world, reflections and quotes from the many performers. A DVD will be released in November of 2005, CDs are also expected to be released soon. Heroes note: The book costs £15.99, only £5 will go to Live 8..... WHY??? Posted on August the 13th. |
| Mariah added to presenters at the Teen Choice
Awards
The Black Eyed Peas and the Pussycat Dolls have been added as performers for the Teen Choice Awards, joining Gwen Stefani and Simple Plan on the bill. The ceremony will take place at the Gibson Theater in Universal City, California, and will air Tuesday on FOX at 8 p.m. ET. Mariah Carey, Ashton Kutcher, Chingy, Nick Cannon, Ryan Cabrera and Frankie J, among others, have been added as presenters. Source: MTV (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 13th. |
Allure September 2005 issue pictures
  
Click to enlarge. Source: MTV - MariahCarey.cc Posted on August the 13th. |
| B96 will stream from the Mansion Party!
The radio station will stream from the party and will also have a full hour of Mariah's Music on the "traffic jam" so if you want to listen just go to B96 and register to stream live and hear the remixes. Start listening at 5:00PM CST ( 6:00PM EST - 3:00PM PST - 00h00 CET) Source for the info: Alex Heroes note: They will also post pics next week .
Posted on August the 12th. |
| Shake It Off added to UK music channels!!
The Shake It Off video has been added to UK Music channels! This is fabulous news as we weren't sure if Europe was going to get this video! Rumours of a double A side with Say Something are now looking ever more solid! To request the video visit: The Box (channel 449) - SIO song number 122, Kiss (channel 450) - SIO song number 135 and MTV Base (channel 443) - vote for SIO on the Base Chart by clicking here. Source: Charli from Mariahcareyuk.com by e-mail. Posted on August the 12th. |
| Tonight!!!!! Mariah Mansion Party in Chicago
It's tonight and it will be big. We will probably have a lot of stories and with a little luck, pictures too, as a lot of fans won entries to the party through the radio contests and Mariah's Fan Club, Honey B. Fly. To all the fans who will attend: have a great night and show mad love to Mariah .
Posted on August the 12th. |
| Shooting stars night (part 2)
If you don't know the part 1, scroll down to read it. Yes, yes, yes, last night, I SAW ONE..... the heaven was dark (of course it was 2 am ),
a lot of stars and ..... a shooting star, probably the most beautiful one
I saw in years. Now, I'm happy, I made my wish for Mariah and tonight
I can go to bed at a normal time... mmmm.... maybe, maybe not, we can still
see shooting stars tonight, soooo who knows.... .
Posted on August the 12th. |
| Mariah gave us 15 years, Belgian fans give
her 10 minutes each day
Please request and vote for "We Belong Together"on all radio stations and TV Channels. The most important links are posted in the "We Belong Together" promo page. Allez les gars, demandez "We Belong Together" tous les jours aux radios belges. Allé jongens, "We Belong Together" iedere dag aanvragen aan Belgische radios. Posted on August the 11th. |
| Please guys, keep requesting "Shake It Off"
on TRL, the track droped to #7 today.
Posted on August the 11th. |
| When will Belgium count the download sales
in the official sales chart?
Some people still buy singles, some others buy the digital single (download), to me they both are official sales, but Belgium doesn't count the digital sales in the official charts, what a pitty.... "We Belong Together" is # 9 on the download charts for the French speaking part of Belgium, while in the singles chart, it's at #31. Apparently the Dutch speaking part of Belgium buy more singles than downloads, the song is # 28 on the download charts, while it's # 17 on the singles chart. A sale is a sale dammit!!!!! Source for the download chart info: FreakyDavid on our forum. Posted on August the 11th. |
| Def Jam Records has made history by placing
three albums on the Billboard 200's Top 5 this week.
In its 17th week on the charts, Mariah Carey's The Emancipation Of Mimi has landed at #3 with 99,000 units sold; according to Nielsen's Soundscan. The CD is quickly approaching the 3 million mark and is nearly five times platinum worldwide. Right behind, Young Jeezy's Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 has sold 85,288 CDs to earn the #4 spot in its second week. Lastly, newcomer Teairra Mari debuted in the #5 position with Roca-A-Fella Presents…Teairra Mari. According to Soundscan, the album sold 68,777 copies in its first week. Source: SOHH (All rights reserved) August the 11th. |
| Carey still got it 'Together' on singles chart
Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" topped the U.S. pop singles chart for an 11th consecutive week Thursday, while her new tune "Shake It Off" jumped seven places to No. 12 in only its fourth week. Source: Yahoo! News (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on August the 11th. |
| Mariah Carey UK.com's 3rd fan fest
The mariahcareyuk.com's team plans a fan fest for Saturday 24 September in London. You can check all the details at their site. Click here to access. Source: Matte from mariahcareyuk.com by e-mail. Posted on August the 11th. |
| Important: Please vote for Mariah on the AOL
Battle of the Bands
Click here to vote. Posted on August the 11th. |
| Shooting stars night
The best time of the year to see some is starting this night for 3 nights. Every year, I stay up at night, going outside on the terrace to see them and make a wish. Ok, tonight, it's already messed up, it's cloudy and a bird couldn't find his way home .
Hope to see some tomorrow night and make my wish for Mariah .
Nite, nite darlings. Posted on August the 10th.....oops, no, already August the 11th. |
| A lot of HipHop, Street, Urban and Rap sites
were posting reviews of the NYC Anger Management concert.
As you probably know by now, Eminem spit his stupidity in all the concerts he has done until now. At the Madison Square Garden concert, yesterday, he dissed Mariah again, at a moment you can hear "We Belong Together" and a so said Mariah phone call, he then pukes and fakes vomiting in a toilet  .
Poor Eminem, he's so full of himself that he's sure "We Belong Together"
is about him .
The show has been taped for Showtime special. Posted on August the 10th. |
| On August the 4th., I told you about the
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, and today .....
Mariah nominated for 2 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards Best Solo R&B/Soul Single: - "Karma," Alicia Keys - "I Thing," Amerie - "Truth Is," Fantasia - "We Belong Together," Mariah Carey Best R&B/Soul Album, Solo - Goodies, Ciara - Free Yourself, Fantasia - Beautifully Human, Jill Scott - The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey Source: Yahoo! News - E! Online Heroes note: For more details, scroll down to August the 4th news. Posted on August the 10th. |
| Jasmine's Juice
By Jasmine Dotiwala 
I have sea legs. Yep. How? I’ve just spent a week on Mariah Carey’s 200-foot long yacht (with helipad) in the ocean off the coasts of Capri and Sardinia. You may already know about this trip as last Sunday a tabloid newspaper showed a lovely pic of MC in her pink bikini and sarong as I, like any nice friend, was holding a towel for her as she got onto the boat out of the ocean. I was captioned as “an employee”. Hee hee! Hilariously they’ll never show a pic of MC handing me my towel. That’s the British press for ya! Anyway here’s the real deally… With military precision I jumped into my bikini
and reported for daily tanning duty – but under MC’s strict instructions,
used factor 60 on my skin to stop it ever getting leathery. MC also braided
my hair, gave me water aerobics classes and a manicure lesson (she did
500 hours of beauty school once upon a time, you know!) Not sure if I’ve
mentioned it before but MC doubles up as my beautician for all beauty advice
and spurs my confidence in the ocean, ’cos before I hung out with her I
would never take off my life vest in the choppy seas. The most fantastic
thing about MC’s boat, apart from the fact that it towered over the other
boats, was it had a huge bubbling hot tub on the top deck filled with rose
petals that we sat in every night watching shooting stars from, and get
this… the boat’s crew ran around all night refilling it with limited edition
Evian water! Think that’s funny? MC had her pole dance instructor teach
us moves which got our neighbouring boats really excited. And I watched
as MC’s acupuncturist got excited as needles of scary looking proportions
were poked into her daily – but it obviously works ’cos this insomniac
was sleeping!
Apparently, as we needed a jet ski licence, the po-po chased us around the island – we never saw them behind us – and when we finally did they made us flip our jet-ski upside down in the ocean. After we got up on it again they “accompanied us back to our boat” where they scared us by confiscating our passports for an hour. It was cops ‘n’ robbers but on jet skis with bikinis! Around the way I spotted Liz Hurley and her boyfriend Arun Nayer shopping, Denzel Washington invited us to his boat, as did a million other rich folk (like a Saudi prince) but we were having so much fun relaxing having BBQs on our boat, watching The Wiz and Meet The Parents on our in-boat cinema that we only accepted one invite on the spur of the moment. We were invited onto the hugest boat ever which turned out to be owned by one of the partners of Topshop and other billion-dollar businesses. The big thing was that he offered to close down Topshop for us anytime we like so we can have a private shop! So it was a week of pleasure and pleasure for this west London chick. I feel like the luckiest girl alive! I’m in New York writing this to you as I flew straight here for a Destiny’s Child moment which I’ll tell y’all about next week. In the meantime I’m getting strange looks from people as – after a week on water – I’m swaying about as I walk, even when I’m sitting! MC – you didn’t mention this bit! Folkz think I’m drunk! And I guess I am – on the joy of life!
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| Mariah is artist of the month on Sacramento's
KSFM
So, fans from that area, it should be great to request Mariah at that station. 
Posted on August the 9th. |
| Mariah's Mansion in Chicago will be a big
party
The party which will be held in Chicago on August the 12th. will probably be a big publicity event. I was surfing the net to see if I could find any infos about the Mariah's Mansion event and not only Chicago's B96 was offering tickets to attend the party, I found at least 2 other stations who did the same, West coast's 98.5 KLUC and Sacramento's 102.5 KSMF. There are probably more stations across the US who offered tickets, but I don't have time to search them and in any case it's too late as the party is in 3 days. It will certainly not be an intimate event, but it will be a great publicity .
Click to enlarge. Posted on August the 9th. |
| Piracy and new music formats result in a bad
business year for the retailers.
So far this year, the market for physical product has declined by nearly 8%. There are always multiple factors that contribute to that. Piracy is still a significant problem that needs to be curtailed and addressed. Clearly there have not been as many hits this year as there were last year. There hasn't been an Usher or a Norah Jones or an Eminem. I think there were three (albums with) million-plus (first-week sales) last year. So you're competing with that year over year. That's clearly a factor as well. It's no one thing; it's a combination of things. It's continually a balancing act for retail. Virtually every retailer today has diversified in the types of entertainment products that they provide to their customers. They continue to work that balancing act with music and video products and ancillary products -- all the things they want to offer to create an exciting shopping experience. We're going to talk about how retailers want to bring the digital experience into the store. We've had the success of DualDisc, which we very much hope will be a foundation that will be built upon in the year ahead. There's a consumer profile that continues to shift as well. The adult consumers -- the consumers who have the discretionary income -- if they can be engaged, they can certainly put the numbers on the table to get No. 1 records. Witness the success of a Bruce Springsteen DualDisc coming in at No. 1.,Mariah Carey has had enormous success this year and clearly is having support from those fans who were fans of hers 13, 14 or 15 years ago, and she's also attracting new consumers. To read more, click here. Source: Yahoo!News (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 9th. |
| WVAZ in Chicago's audience like and request
"Mine Again"
VoodooVox sells automated telephone-answering services to radio stations--allowing them, among other benefits, to make an accurate log of what callers are requesting--the stations won't rely on the system. Armando Rivera, an assistant programming director at WVAZ in Chicago, says the VoodooVox gives him a much better sense of what listeners are asking for. Prior to using it, he says, "You’d require jocks to take requests. What would happen is that jocks would mark down their favorite songs." But Rivera says that even though that his new logs show that his audience--or at least the portion that calls in--likes Mariah Carey's new song "Mine Again," he won't increase its play until the station, owned by Clear Channel, conducts traditional research. "We're a heavily researched company," he notes. Maybe Clear Channel--and the rest of the business--should rethink their research. Source: Forbes (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on August the 9th. |
| Mariah gave us 15 years, Belgian fans give
her 10 minutes each day
Please request and vote for "We Belong Together"on all radio stations and TV Channels. The most important links are posted in the "We Belong Together" promo page. Allez les gars, demandez "We Belong Together" tous les jours aux radios belges. Allé jongens, "We Belong Together" iedere dag aanvragen aan Belgische radios. Posted on August the 8th. |
| Vote for "We Belong Together" on UK's Teen
Today
Mariah's "We Belong Together" is currently leading with 494 out of 656 votes. The video is rated as HOT. Click here to vote. Posted on August the 8th. |
| On August the 5th., I posted Darren was
battling his disease, today....
HIT-MAKER to the stars Darren Dowlut has lost his battle with cancer. Dowlut, 27, was an award-winning producer and singer-songwriter who worked with American Mariah Carey. He died at the Monash Medical Centre on Saturday, six weeks after doctors found a tumour in his chest. Dowlut, of St Kilda, fell ill while preparing to move to Los Angeles to capitalise on his career breakthrough. His brother Dennis flew to LA earlier to set up shop, but aborted their US mission after doctors found the tumour. Tributes flowed yesterday. Carey sent condolences when told of the grim diagnosis a few weeks ago. Darren and Dennis Dowlut were first known as a performance duo Kaylan. Then they became a studio project called Disco Montego, and the hits flowed. Artists including Katie Underwood, Danielle and Autumn Breeze fronted Dowlut's songs all the way to No. 1. Underwood turned Beautiful and Magic into top 5 hits. Soon after, Mariah Carey ordered a Dowlut remix of her hit Boy I Need You. Source: Entertainment News (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 8th. |
| "We Belong Together" #1 on MTV's Euro Top
20
Source for the info: Luis by e-mail. Posted on August the 8th. |
| UK News
The 3rd single release off "The Emancipation of Mimi" in the UK is a double A-side of Say Somethin' and Shake It off. Source: Ashes from RPN Group by e-mail Posted on August the 8th. |
| Nor Mariah, nor Withney as American Idol Judge
Latest news is that Paula Abdul will stay as judge, so, they don't need replacements anymore. Anyway, Mariah was not interested as for her it's too cruel to judge. Posted on August the 8th. |
| Pour ceux qui captent E!
Mariah Carey : une émission spéciale E! Entertainment Lundi 08/08 15:00 - Mercredi 10/08 03:00 - Mercredi 10/08 21:00 - Jeudi 11/08 11:00 - Jeudi 11/08 17:00 Samedi 13/08 00:00 - Mercredi 17/08 15:00 Hollywood Story Jeudi 11/08 à 12h Source for the info: FreakyDavid on our forum Posted on august the 8th. |
| Today, Mariah is #1 with "It's Like
That" on MTV Europe's Top 10 at Ten "Comebacks"
Remember MTV Europe is only for the following countries: Belgium (only Brussels area), Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Israel, Malta, Portugal, Poland, Switzerland (Tele Genève), Slovak Republic (UPC). Note: Luis let me know Portugal no longer receives MTV Europe as they now have an MTV Portugal. Posted on August the 8th. |
| Tour in spring 2006?
According to Celebrity Living (August 15th issue), after relaxing with family and friends on a boat for a week, Mariah will be back in the US and back to work as gearing up for a Spring 2006 world tour kicking off in Asia. Source: Celebrity Living - Ayako from PIP and POW by e-mail. Posted on August the 8th. |
| Mariah gave us 15 years, Belgian fans give
her 10 minutes each day
Please request and vote for "We Belong Together"on all radio stations and TV Channels. The most important links are posted in the "We Belong Together" promo page. Allez les gars, demandez "We Belong Together" tous les jours aux radios belges. Allé jongens, "We Belong Together" iedere dag aanvragen aan Belgische radios. Posted on August the 7th. |
Mariah on first page of BMI
Click on the picture to read the article. Posted on August the 7th. |
| Vote for Mariah! - BET 25 years of Female
Celebrities
BET is celebrating it's 25th anniversary and want to know who are your favorite female celebrities. Click here. Source for the info: Magda Posted on August the 7th. |
| Correction
The pictures below were not taken by Kat, but by Robbie who posted them on FOMM. Please guys, when you copy news or pictures, give the credit where it's due. Thanks. The same goes for the Heroes of Mariah news you copy on message boards, give the credit dammit .
Huh, why am I laughing? It's not funny. Webmasters accross
the world do their best to keep ya'll updated, so, don't act like you found
the news yourself by posting it without credit on messageboards.
Don't be a J. Lo .
Posted on August the 6th. |
| Video Music Awards posters
Some posters can now be seen in a few US cities, these pictures were taken by Kat  
Click to enlarge Posted on August the 6th. |
| Team Mariah members, check your mail .
Mariah left a lil' voice message. Posted on August the 5th. |
| "We Belong Together", a HIT in Belgium.
According to Universal Belgium, "We Belong Together" is officially a HIT in Belgium. Posted on August the 5th. |
| Hitmaker's cancer fight
Darren Dowlut, has been diagnosed with cancer. At just 27, the music world is in shock after hearing the award-winning producer and singer-songwriter is battling the disease. His short career has already seen him working with the industry greats such as Mariah Carey and he is in the history books for having three songs in the Australian top 20 pop singles chart at the one time. That feat is matched only by the Bee Gees, who dominated the charts during the Saturday Night Fever and Grease era. Doctors found a tumour in Dowlut's chest just as the Melbourne-based talent was to relocate to Los Angeles to capitalise on his career breakthrough with Carey. Source: The Daily Telegraph (All rights reserved) Heroes comment: Darren Dowlut and brother Dennis are writing and production team of Dico Montego. They remixed "Boy I Need You". I wish him strenght in his battle. Posted on August the 5th. |
| Mariah to present an Award at the The 10th
Annual (2005) Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards ?
Andy let me know rumors are flying around (even on some radios) that Mariah would present an Award at The 10th Annual (2005) Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards on Saturday, September 7, 2005, 5pm PST at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA. I checked the Soul Train official site and until now they only announce: Co-Hosts: Brian McKnight, Toni Braxton, Ciara •Special Award Recipients: THE 2005 LENA HORNE AWARD - for Outstanding Career Achievements in the Field of Entertainment: Aretha Franklin • THE 2005 ARETHA FRANKLIN AWARD - as "Entertainer of the Year" For Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Entertainment During the Past Year: Amerie • Musical Performances by - TBA • Celebrity Presenters of Awards - TBA Guys, we should keep an eye on this. Posted on August the 4th. |
| "We Belong Together" Belgian official sales
charts
- Ultratop 50 Singles Vlaanderen (Dutch speaking part of Belgium) -#17 (last week, #19) - Ultratop 40 Singles Wallonie (French speaking part of Belgium) -#28 (last week, #30) Remember that in Belgium they only released the cardboard sleeve 2 tracks single and at an expensive price (around 5 Euros = $6US) and there's no promotion for the song, so it's a good chart .
Posted on August the 4th. |
| Mariah will attend the Island Def Jam party
in Miami
The VMAs won't be the only event generating musical energy around South Florida this month. BMI, a performing rights organization that represents more than 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers worldwide, will host its 5th annual BMI Urban Awards on Aug. 26 at the Fontainebleau. The Urban Awards will feature some of the same artists in town for the VMAs, among them Kanye West, Fat Joe and the The Game. BMI, which honors an influential musician each year with an ''Icon'' award, has selected The Gap Band as this year's recipient. With an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 out-of-town guests flying in for the VMAs and the Urban Awards, said Miami Beach tourism director Michael Aller, nightclubs, hotels, restaurants and promoters have been busy cobbling together a social calendar of ostentatious celebrations. Among the A-list bashes will be an Island Def Jam Music Group party hosted by rapper-turned-record-label-executive Jay Z (nee Shawn Carter) and attended by Mariah Carey, Kanye West and The Killers at South Beach's Mansion nightclub the evening of the show, said Brian Gordon, a partner in Miami Marketing Group, which is organizing the event in tandem with the Opium Group. Sean ''P.Diddy'' Combs, Pamela Anderson and Usher also are planning parties at Opium Group nightclubs Privé and Opium Garden. Source: The Miami Herald (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on August the 4th. |
| Please someone, tell the "I always know it
all" O Fuxico,
who's the mysterious young guy who spent vacation with her in Italy .
Awwwww, poor O Fuxico people, they don't know it this time .
Posted on August the 4th. |
| "All I Want For Christmas Is You" cover
Kaiser Chiefs & Bloc Party Team Up For Christmas Single UK indie newcomers Bloc Party and the Kaiser Chiefs are joining forces to record a Christmas single. They plan to do a tongue-in-cheek cover of Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You', reports The Sun newspaper. Nick Baines from Kaiser Chiefs said: "We talked about doing a festive single with Bloc Party, like a sort of limited-edition cover. Source: Stereoboard (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 4th. |
| Mariah gave us 15 years, Belgian fans give
her 10 minutes each day
Please request and vote for "We Belong Together"on all radio stations and TV Channels. The most important links are posted in the "We Belong Together" promo page. Posted on August the 3rd. |
| First step of "My Life" featuring Mariah and
"Guilty by Association" promotion
Like I did for "What Would You Do" and a few other Damizza productions, I'll promote "My Life" and "Guilty By Association" in Europe. Damizza gave me his own shirt and I wore it today for my first photoshoot. You'll notice I'm a lot tiner than my friend Mizza, but I'm always tiner than everyone .
It worked, people noticed the shirt
and during the photoshoot, my personal photographer needed to push away
my groupies.
    
If you wanna see me better, click to enlarge. Don't forget you can now pre-order "Guilty By Association" on http://www.myspace.com/damizza1 Support the real!!!! With a little chance ALL the tracks Mariah and Damizza recorded together or remixes will be heard one day (even the "lost" ones for "The Emancipation of Mimi")
Posted on August the 3rd. |
Mariah wearing an 'Ed Hardy' hat
  
If you like it, you can check and eventually buy it at Ed Hardy's site. Source for the first picture: Christina from Ed Hardy Vintage Tatoo Wear by e-mail. Source for the 2 other pictures: Ed Hardy Vintage Tatoo. Posted on August the 3rd. |
| AOL Music's Battle Of The Bands
Can Mariah's sex appeal overpower the raw rage of Green Day? Click here to vote. Posted on August the 3rd. |
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'STAR'-BOARD
Mariah Carey flaunts her bikini bod while sailing the Mediterranean on Sunday. The singer is reportedly living on a $230,000 yacht for a month while her New York City home is being renovated. Click to enlarge. Heroes comment: Wait a minute, I'm confused, the pictures from Isifa I posted, were taken on Sunday in Heathrow Airport (London) on Mariah's way back to the US.
Mariah has a clone .
Source: People (All rights reserved) Posted on August the 3rd. |
| Go on Mariah's official site
Cast Your Vote for SHAKE IT OFF! Mimi has delivered another HOT video for her third single Shake It Off be sure to cast your vote for the video each day on all the countdowns! MTV's Total Request Live - Monday-Friday at 2:00pm ET/PT Be sure to cast you VOTE ONLINE or CALL 1-800-DIAL-MTV (1-800-342-5688) during the following hours: 1:30pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time 12:30pm - 1:00pm Central Time 11:30am - 12:00pm Mountain Time 10:30am - 11:00am Pacific Time BET's 106 & Park - Monday-Friday, 6:00pm-7:30pm
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| CNN People In The News
Those of you receiving CNN Europe should tune in on Saturday (August 06) at 1.30pm CET and/or on Sunday (August 09) at 1.30am and 1.30pm CET. CNN Europe will then show their "People in the News" special on Mariah. In the interview Mariah talks about her marriage to Tommy Mottola (who proves he has a sense of humor saying he's glad Mariah got a good use out of her wedding dress), the new album, the breakdown and much more. The special also features interviews with L.A. Reid, Randy Jackson, Mariah's nephew Shawn, Brenda K.Starr (yes, and nothing but good words for Mariah...) and others. The show will also talk about Whitney Houston. Source: CNN Europe - Butterflies Are Free Heroes comment: Thanks girls, I recorded it last week just in case, and it was Bono .
Posted on August the 3rd. |
| Mariah in Blues & Soul
Mariah appears in the current edition of the U.K Blues and Soul Magazine (Destiny's Child on the cover). The article is titled 'The Bigger Issues' in the urban news section and the picture featured is Mariah in the Remix-Album shoot. "Question: what on earth has Mariah Carey got to do to get the sick UK gutter press off her back? I have just skimmed through about 12 tabloid newspapers looking for reviews of her live8 performance and do you know what mention she gets? 'Her dress was too short', 'the dress looked two sizes too small', 'Mariah must have slimmed down to get into 'that' dress'...how disgusting, when people are starving. It continues: 'she showed her true diva style by asking for a microphone stand' (how silly, a singer asking for a microphone stand). Errrm, hello...how about her performance? Errrm, hello...how about the fact she wiped the floor with all the other performers?! This wasn't Mariah being anything other than the true meaning of the word 'diva'. A bloody awesome vocalist. She sung her heart out on 'Make It Happen' (the perfect song for live8), 'Hero' and of course her monster hit 'We Belong Together'. This performance was nothing short of 10 out of 10! When are the press gonna give this f**king awesome talent a break?! The record buying public believe in her - look at where they put 'We Belong Together'. And they are the people buying the newspapers. These journalists are playing a bloody dodgy game. They're slagging off an artist, who their readers believe in. Hopefully this might be rectified in the none too distant future. Hopefully someone in the gutter press will actually write something remotely constructive about Mariah. And here is a little footnote: this is how much a diva Mariah is.. when most artists had drifted away, she stayed for over four hours to do the finale! That had nothing to do with wanting to increase album or single sales. Nothing to do with being a diva. Mariah did that because she felt it was right. How do I know? Because I know Mariah for what she really is - not what the gutter press want us to believe!" I'm sure you'll agree, B&S magazine always show much love to Mariah. Those that want to respond to this article can email editorial@bluesandsoul.com. you can also show your support of this magazine by buying a copy! They have bits about Mariah in most editions (it comes out fortnightly). Source: Simon by e-mail. Posted on August the 3rd. |
| Mariah is back in the US
Mariah left Heathrow Airport (London) to go back to the US, on July The 31st.    
Source for the pics: Isifa Posted on August the 2nd. |
| Mariah gave us 15 years, Belgian fans give
her 10 minutes each day
Please request and vote for "We Belong Together"on all radio stations and TV Channels. The most important links are posted in the "We Belong Together" promo page. Posted on August the 1st. |
| "We Belong Together" is up to #2 in MTV Europe
"Euro Top 20"
Source for the info: Luis and Daniel Posted on August the 1st. |
| Vote for Mariah on CNN's poll
Click here to vote, Mariah is at 38% behind Withney 44% Source for the info: Jonathan Posted on August the 1st. |
| Mariah isn't nominated in the MTV's Viewer
Choice
We still don't know why MTV re-opened the poll, it's just wrong. Oh well, at least we tried and after all, Mariah is already nominated 2 times .
Posted on August the 1st. |
| Very URGENT, calling all fans
Roland and Luis let me know that for some unknown reason, MTV has decided to RE-OPEN the Viewers Choice Battle poll. This poll is the deciding factor on whether Mariah will be nominated for the Viewers Choice Awards at this years MTV VMA's. Click here to fight again. Please pass the word to every fan and post it on every Mariah forum or messageboard you know. Posted on August the 1st. |
| Damizza's interview on Lambs Radio
So, Damizza went on Lambs Radio and answered a lot of questions. There are really cute, funny and tender moments Mizza shared with us. I think the cutest one is when he answered the question " If you were stuck on an island and you could only bring one person and one item, what would that person be and what would that item be and why?" Listen to the answer in part 1, it's too cute. Once again, my friend Mizza showed his love for Mariah, for the lambs (he call us that way too), and for all real people. Nakkas .
Luv.
Download the interview now. Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 Source for the download links: MariahzMyAngel (big thanks )
Posted on August the 1st. |
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