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Season 1: About 50 sites took part for Charmbracelet. 
Season 2: About 40 sites took part for The Emancipation of Mimi. 
Season 3: Open now, here.
Posted on June the 23rd.

The Clarkson-Davis spat says a lot about how our entertainment gurus like to package things for consumers in neat little boxes. And when an entertainer tries to push out of that box, the gurus get nervous. They fear that change and growth can't be good, because those variables make it more difficult to predict public acceptance and massive sales. To follow that logic, Kelly Clarkson and the Dixie Chicks would've been better off by staying exactly as they once were, rather than jeopardizing their record companies' profit margins by thinking for themselves. 

In the past, the big labels counted on their biggest hitters, whether U2, Madonna or Mariah Carey, to rack up huge numbers to make up for the rest of the underperforming albums on the roster. With sales down 16 percent industrywide this year, the pressure is on Clarkson to deliver a blockbuster.
Source: Chicago Tribune (All rights reserved) (extract)
Posted on June the 22nd.

What's new:
- A crew of 900 people will prepare all what's needed for the night.
- 15000 clubbers are expected to attend the event.
- Starting at 3am, free bus to return to Paris.
- Mariah could arrive 4 days before the event to attend some radio and tv shows.

The stage will look great, look by yourself 

Click to enlarge
Source for the pics: DLRP (All rights reserved)
Posted on June the 22nd.

But it did have a lasting impression on her. "Honestly, if I'm not working with someone who's a really great makeup artist, or someone who really knows how to  do hair, I'll be like, ';No, you can't do it this way because hair grows from the roots, not the ends, and cutting it isn't going to work...' and quoting all this theory I  learned in beauty school. They'll say, ';How do you know that?' And I'll be like, ';I have 500 hours of beauty school!'"

The fragrance, created by the singer along with perfumers Carlos Benaim and Loc Dong of International Flavors & Fragrances, opens with top notes of marshmallow and sea breeze accord; has a heart of Living Tahitian Tiare flower and gardenia petals, and a drydown of sheer amber, Moroccan incense and patchouli. "I was never a perfume wearer, because some scents would irritate my skin," said Carey. "But this doesn't, and this is the first fragrance I've ever worn."
Each of the ingredients represents something special for her, said Carey. "The inspirations were multiple — places I've been, moments in my life, childhood things like the marshmallow scent in the top note. It's like a subliminal thing — a lightly toasted marshmallow. We were working hard fine-tuning that to the right toast degree, very much like when you sit in front of the fire — which really takes you back to camp, and I'm eternally 12 anyway. Then we have the more sensual bottom note. I went to Morocco a few years ago, and I have a room in my house designed by Mario Buatta which we just extended to the roof — it's like this Moroccan oasis in the middle of New York City. So I burn incense there that I got on the street — I felt really stupid bringing it in to all the bigwigs at Arden, but I really like it. I'm really pretty specific with the things that I like. The Tiare flower has never been a basis for a scent, not the way we've treated it, but I had it around my neck the first time I went to Hawaii, and I never forgot that moment. Creating this [scent] was like creating a song, and that's what I know best. People would ask me how the tour was going, and I'd be like, fine. But the FRAGRANCE...." she laughed. "I don't think people understood that I was really into this, because of the creative scenario. It wasn't like a corporate thing, where it was just like, ';Yeah, put my name on it.' I really got into it."

Butterflies are a trademark of Carey's, and the bottle — a lavender glass orb with a subtle wave design and a butterfly-adorned cap — reflects that passion. "I had an album called Butterfly [which was released in 1997]," said Carey. "It's random, because I was never into butterflies before, but at a certain time in my life, when I was leaving a lifestyle and someone I was married to [record executive Tommy Mottola] — I can't even believe I was married, it's weird to say that! — I was emerging from that world, which had become quite stifling. So I wrote this song ';Butterfly' prior to leaving that house, and on the way out, I saw that my mantel had a butterfly right in the middle. I thought, ';This is ironic!' And I started to wear them.
The bottle was designed by Carey and Arden's Jean Antretter. "The glass stopper; this is my favorite thing. It's sexy to me, to have that little stopper to put the perfume on," said Carey. Eau de parfum spray will be sold in three sizes: 1 oz. for $39.50; 1.7 oz. for $52.50; and 3.3 oz. for $62.50. A 0.5 oz. parfum, $175, and a 6.8 oz. body lotion, $28, will also be sold, added Noreen Dodge, vice president of global fragrance marketing for Elizabeth Arden. 

In a first for Arden, Carey's fragrance will be launched globally nearly simultaneously, said Ron Rolleston, executive vice president of Arden. It will be released in about 2,000 U.S. department and specialty store doors, including Macy's, Belk and Dillard's in September, followed closely by door openings in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the U.K., Scandinavia and Spain — for a total of 15,000 doors worldwide.

And if Carey's musical prowess extends to her fragrance, Arden will have a hit on its hands. While none of the executives would discuss sales projections or advertising and promotional spending, industry sources estimated that the scent could do $75 million at retail globally in its first year, with as much as $45 million of that figure to come from the U.S. market. Advertising and promotional spending is estimated at $20 million. 

Carey's passion will prove to be a key success point for the fragrance, E. Scott Beattie, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Arden, believes. "If the celebrity is passionate about doing it, if they like the project, they like working on it, [it will do well]," he said. "[Mariah's] loved working on it. She's spent hours, endless hours, designing the bottle and testing the fragrance." 

While none of the executives would comment, Carey is said to be reaping a royalty of 5 to 6 percent, with a guaranteed payday of $10 million over the next three years.

"We have long-range plans with Mariah," added Rolleston. "It's our attitude that this is the first of what we think is an opportunity to do a couple of different interesting things with her. What's great is that Mariah has a very broad audience, from 18 to 45, with a median age of 32. What we will make sure that we do in our media mix is target her audience with vehicles which work for them. That doesn't necessarily mean we will follow the same marketing mix that we would with, say, Hilary Duff or Britney Spears. We focus on each of them individually."
While new media has been somewhat the order of the day for Arden's latest celebrity launches, M will have a more traditional media mix, said Rolleston, with national print advertising in fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazines slated to begin in September books. "That works for her audience," he said. The ad was created by advertising guru David Lipman in St. Barth's, said Rolleston. A TV campaign will run at holiday time and on cable TV, he added. 

Carey isn't planning to stop with fragrance either: She is also in early stages of developing a lingerie line, and has a self-branded costume jewelry line with Claire's. She's also got an eye on the hair, color cosmetics and skin care categories. "We've been talking about a few different ideas," said Carey. "Anything that's creative. In the beauty world, skin, makeup — I will sit there and do people's hair and makeup. The minute someone gets a new haircut, I'm focused on it. I'm focused on the scent of the skin and I really take care of it. And I'm really excited because I love lingerie, and I've been looking at doing something with that — but that's a whole different story," she said with a smile. 
Source: WWD (All rights reserved)
Posted on June the 22nd.

"R&B is definitely making a comeback," he says. "People are (again) realizing the power of R&B music. It has the power to cheer you up when you're feeling bad, or to make you cry. People are realizing the beauty of real music."

Ne-Yo credits Usher's "Confessions" and Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi," the biggest-selling R&B CDs of recent memory, with bringing the genre back after it was shunted aside by hip-hop. 

"They proved there's definitely a hunger for R&B out there," Ne-Yo says.

Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Carey, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Usher and Blige are among those with whom he's working this year. They're all looking for that special touch from the man who was initially stumped when asked what makes a great song.

"If I had to make a guess, I'd say a relatable subject matter, clever lyrics and catchy, infectious melodies," says Ne-Yo, who likes writing for others as much as assuming the lead-artist role. "At the end of the day, it's all about the music. Whether it's for myself or someone else, it's still my vision."
Source: STLToday (All rights reserved) (extract)
Posted on June the 21st.

But it will be hoping make a quick killing with research predicting the celebrity endorsed perfume bubble is about to burst.

British shoppers will soon have the opportunity to purchase new lines from celebrities including Kylie Minogue, Kate Moss, Gwen Stefani, Mariah Carey, Coleen McLoughlin, Christina Aguilera, Sean John and David and Victoria Beckham.

The majority of these new launches are taking place in advance of the lucrative Christmas market, with celebrities hoping to create a deeper brand relationship with the public.
Source: UTalk Marketing (All rights reserved)
Posted on June the 19th.

Miss Jackson will apparently be working on this new disc with her honey Jermaine Dupri once again. However, JD didn't accompany JJ down to MIA. Instead, Def Jam big dog L.A. Reid went for the ride, further fueling speculation that Janet is headed over to Def Jam. Hey, if they can turn Mariah Carey's once down-the-toilet-bound career around, maybe they can work the same magic for Janet?
Source: Vibe
Posted on June the 19th.

Carey unveiled her scent to beauty editors at a cocktail party in SoHo Monday night, which she hosted with Elizabeth Arden, her fragrance licensee. And if Carey's musical prowess extends to her fragrance, Arden will have a hit on its hands: She is the best-selling female musical artist of all time, with 17 number-one singles - not to mention a five-octave range - to her credit. Carey also has won five Grammy Awards, nine American Music Awards and Billboard's "Artist of the Decade" award for her singing and songwriting talents. She is recording a new album.

The M by Mariah Carey scent, which the singer created with perfumer Carlos Benaim of International Flavors & Fragrances, is a floriental. It has top notes of marshmallow and sea breeze accord, a heart of Living Tahitian Tiare and gardenia and a drydown of sheer amber, patchouli and Moroccan incense. 

An eau de parfum spray, M by Mariah Carey will be available in three sizes: 1 oz. for $38, 1.7 oz. for $48 and 3.3 oz. for $58. A 0.5-oz. parfum, $175, and a 6.7-oz. body lotion, $28, also will be sold. 

The bottle, created by Arden's Jean Antretter, is a lavender glass orb with a subtle wave design and a silver rope-patterned neck. The cap is topped by Carey's signature butterfly. The outer carton features fluttering butterflies, with a front panel that opens to reveal the fragrance. 
Source: Women's Wear Daily  - 
Additional infos and pic: Jennifer from NPD Group - MariahDailyJournal - Alan by e-mail
Posted on June the 19th.

- "Lil' L.OV.E. will be released as a physical single in Belgium.   Radio and Street date TBA. 
- You can download it on iTunes Belgium and now on Free Record Shop Belgium for only 0,99 Euro.
Posted on June the 16th.

Click here to see the map of Disneyland resort Paris
Posted on June the 15th.

Moral contract - United Fans Against Piracy 
Season 1: About 50 sites took part for Charmbracelet. 
Season 2: About 40 sites took part for The Emancipation of Mimi. 
Season 3: Open now, here.
Posted on June the 14th.

"There is more than one track that goes into really specific, intimate detail about what went on between Em and Mariah," an insider tells OK! magazine.
The source claims Carey has asked the head of her Island Def Jam label, L.A. Reid, to intervene.
"Mariah wishes she could sue Eminem for slander," says the snitch. "But it's his freedom of speech."

Ill will has continued to simmer between the recording stars, even though they seem to have had the briefest of affairs in 2001.
Eminem mocked Carey by releasing voice messages, said to be from her, of a woman pleading: "Why won't you see me? Why won't you call me?"

Eminem has confirmed the fling, although Carey denies it. She told Playboy earlier this year: "Something is clearly askew with him. I'm curious as to why he's so obsessed with me."
Source: NYDailyNews (All rights reserved)
Heroes comment: Someone needs to stop the clown right now, get over it dude, will you write 120 years about that rumor, how creative....
Posted on June the 13th.

Heidi Klum and Mariah Carey brought some glamour to the bash which combines well-known portraits with more intimate photos from his family's collection.

The exhibition, called Muhammad Ali, My Father, My Friend, was curated by the boxer's daughter Maryam and his close family friend Gene Kilroy.

And it is all for a good cause too - with proceeds for the exhibition going towards the Michael J Fox foundation for Parkinson's.

Muhammad Ali suffers from Parkinson's Syndrome though many of the pictures are from his younger years before the degenerative disease took hold.
Source: The Sun Online (All rights reserved)
Posted on June the 13th.

Carey’s exclusive performance will celebrate the European debut of the party Chisholm made famous as an annual event at The Walt Disney World® Resort
Orlando, which benefits the Elton John AIDS Foundation each year.

Carey will perform six dance floor remixes taken from her catalogue of hits which have seen her achieve 17 number-one singles – more than any other female
artist - selling over 160 million records world wide, become a five-time GRAMMY® award winner and earn 16 World Music Awards, exceeding any other
performer. 

“ Mariah Carey is a worldwide musical superstar and we are thrilled to host her at our party, ” said Chisholm. “We anticipate this event will sell out quickly, so we encourage everyone to buy tickets as soon as possible to secure your place at Europe’s first One Mighty Party. ”

Over the past 14 years, Chisholm’s annual One Mighty Weekend at The Walt Disney World Resort Orlando has grown to become America’s largest gay and
lesbian celebration. The event also has generated sizeable contributions to its beneficiary organization, the nonprofit Elton John AIDS Foundation (www.ejaf.org).

This year One Mighty Party Paris will transform The Disneyland Resort Paris at 9pm with two large dance floors in Discoveryland and Frontierland. Attractions
will be open throughout the entire Disneyland Resort Paris. The Gay Days Paris event will also feature other special performances and four world-class DJs,
along with a special fireworks display over the Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant.

The evening will continue with a second event, Magic Journeys, located at the Disney Pavilion in Discoveryland from 2 AM until 6 AM. Two additional 
world-class DJs will provide entertainment for Magic Journeys.

Tickets go on sale June 13.
See www.onemightyweekend.com and www.onemightyweekendparis.com for more details.
Source: Elton John AIDS Foundation - MariahCarey.com - Mariah Connection.
Posted on June the 12th.

In the US:
-- The track was # 5 on Hot 93.3 (Austin, Texas) Friday, June 08, on their countdwown 8 @ 8 
-- Q104-7 (Ventura CA), Straight 8 @ 8:00, Every monday- thursday at 8pm
# 5 on Monday June 4th
not in the top on Tuesday June 5th: not in the top
# 7 on Wendsday June 6th:
-- KS 107.5
KS 107.5 Web Poll
Make your requests here for the 4 Play at 4 with Dreena! Cast your vote then click "Submit Vote" at the bottom of this page. All results will be final at 2pm each day! If it's after 2pm we'll count your vote for tomorrow's 4-Play at 4!
Today: #1 with 28.3%
Everyone can request at this link.

In Belgium: 
- FM Brussels added the track to their playlist, only Belgian fans can request it for the fm15 which airs every Sunday from 11.00 to 12.00
Please Belgian fans, request it now: fm15@fmbrussel.be
- The track encounters a great success in RnB clubs in Brussels.

In France:
- Radio ECN 98,1 in Mulhouse (Alsace) added the track to their playlist and made it # 4 in their "Hits" section, French fans, request here.
-Keep requesting on Ado FM, enter "Lil' L.OV.E. in the TOP 5 on the right side of the page, only French fans.

In The Netherlands:
- Juize Radio will play the track tomorrow Sunday June10 between 21.00 and 22.00 
Posted on June the 9th.

From: DANJAHANDZ 
Date: Jun 7, 2007 12:47 AM 
Subject yoooooooooo!!!! 
Body: hey people!!! welcome to all new friends you are now family!!! 
im sorry i havent been around but of course i been grinding!! me and ms lago in with ms mariah carey and of course we got somethin stupid!!! 
STREET POWER 2 in the makin!! also a couple of surprises 
anyway thx for all the love its really appreciated! ill check back when i get home!

Marcella Lago is his engineer. 
Source: bigmac2098 - get2nomey - Gawain 
Posted on June the 8th.

More pics of Mariah at Kanye's birthday party last night
Click here, here, here, here, here and here.
Source: Lisa by e-mail.
Posted on June the 8th.

Is there any inside dish you want to share about your new movie Tennessee, starring Mariah Carey?
- The dish is that Mariah Carey is wonderful. I just decided that I love her to bits. I wasn't expecting to love her as much as I did. She's a diva, in the greatest sense of the word. 
Sometimes you equate diva with bitch. But she makes fun of it all. The movie was a party working with her from beginning to end. 

So she's your new favorite diva now? 
- For the moment. (laughs) No, no... she's my good friend and I love her. 

Who's your favorite diva of all time?
- I think my favorite diva of all time would be the psychotic Sylvia Miles. She is the one. Then there is Patti LaBelle, Mariah Carey and Catherine Bell. 

What's Lee Daniels like on set?
- My director was interviewed by somebody while we were on the set of Tennessee. All three of us were there—me, Mariah and the director and the interviewer asked Aaron Woodley what it was like working with a diva. And he said, 'Well, Lee Daniels is not as difficult as as they say that he is.' I laughed so hard. Mariah and I were on the floor. I'm such a diva on the set.

If you had your chance to build your own gay pride float what would it look like?
- It would be leather and sprinkled with nice big chains dangling from the alter. It would have two very hot, hot, hot men dancing to the song in my new film Tennessee.

And what song is that?
- I can't tell you yet, but Mariah Carey is in the movie. 
Posted on June the 8th.

- "Lil' L.OV.E. will be released as a physical single in Belgium.   Radio and Street date TBA. 
- You can download it on iTunes Belgium and now on Free Record Shop Belgium for only 0,99 Euro.
Posted on June the 7th.

- "Lil' L.OV.E. will be released as a physical single in Belgium.   Radio and Street date TBA. 
- You can download it on iTunes Belgium and now on Free Record Shop Belgium for only 0,99 Euro.
Posted on June the 5th.

Gilles: When did you met Mariah Carey for the first time? 
Flip: The 1st time we met Mariah was at The Hit Factory in 1997

Gilles: You made some cameos in Mariah's videos, what's your best memory? Any details or funny stuffs? 
Flip: The best cameo memory was the Sweetheart Video.  I was on the plane from NY to Spain and the flight was so long I decided to drink as much as possible.. The funny part was I was so sick when I landed I couldn't do the video.  So MC came to my room and said they are about to go on the air and find a model to take my place. I took a look at her and said fuck that, got my shit together and got on that bike....

Gilles: You were formerly known as Negrow League, are you still in contact with the other members? 
Flip:  We all grew up together except for maybe one of us so yes we do still keep in contact with the other members

Gilles:  Back in time, you released a mixtape with dj Enuff and Ron G, what was it like? 
Flip: Mixtapes with enuff and Ron G were great..In those days the game wasnt over saturated so we got alot of recognition for it...Now we have KaySlay Hosting our cd ..It just shows to say that a spot on a mixtape now days will go unrecognized as opposed to a hosting.

Gilles: A new era is starting for you right now, do you plan one day working with Mariah again and are you still in contact with her? 
Flip: We are still in contact with MC she is a lovely individual...and we will definitly love to work with her.

The League worked with Kay Slay, Big Mike, Dj Gooch and Boy Wonder, they never stop, it's a movement. 
Their mixtape out now and hosted by DJ Kay Slay is called LIIR.
You can listen to great joints and buy the mixtape on their MySpace: myspace.com/Lcrookedi
Posted on June the 4th.

More than five years after the military began its war against terrorism, it’s debatable whether Orbach’s campaign to win hearts and minds was more effective. In his book “Live From Jordan: Letters Home From My Journey Through the Middle East,” Orbach details his trip through Jordan, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, the Palestinian territories and Israel just after Sept. 11 and through the early months of the Iraq war. 

From July of 2002 until August 2003, Orbach absorbed Mideast culture and America’s impact on it and spoke to a broad spectrum of people about their lives, cultures and commonalities between themselves and the American people. 

Now working for the State Department as part of its Middle East Partnership Initiative, Orbach says the separation of people from policy is the best hope of creating understanding and, possibly, peace in the region.

The overwhelming theme in your book is the lack of fear as you travel from place to place despite the turbulent political environment. Are these societies receptive to having Americans around?
Yes. This is the most important point in my book: People make an absolute distinction between U.S. foreign policy — which they are adamantly against not just for idealistic reasons but because it has an impact on their everyday lives — and the American people. Things like Mariah Carey, Mark Twain, Martin Luther King, Michael Jordan, our Democratic processes, minimum wage, our rags-to-riches stories — these are all things that provide hope and are the picture of American people. When Americans come and bring these things in the form of the Peace Corps or Doctors Without Borders or other groups, it humanizes Americans. ... Americans are welcome, but I don’t know for how much longer.
Source: Metro (All rights reserved) (extract)
Posted on June the 4th.

- "Lil' L.OV.E. will be released as a physical single in Belgium, I'll post the radio and street date asap. The Heroes of Mariah promo page will be up soon and a street promo will be planned. Don't forget you can also legally download the track on iTunes Belgium, 
Posted on June the 1st.