The show will be broadcast live on BBC TV and radio
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Posted on May the 31st.
| Live 8: a potential audience of two billion
people via television and broadband.
You can find all the details about the concerts, tickets, broadcast and the Long Walk for Justice on the official Live 8 site. Please, take a few minutes to also read the goal of the concerts and the Walk for Justice. Every single day 30,000 children die because they live in extreme poverty. Posted on May the 31st. |
| A good month for Mariah
Mariah is #3 in "May's Hottest Searches" on Yahoo! Posted on May the 31st. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/30/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/31/2005 14:37:54 NOW IN: 66.77% 4 MARIAH CAREY THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI DEF JAM/IDJ 133,300 Posted on May the 31st. |
| Please, vote for Mariah on MSN "It List"
Click here. Source for the link: SusanaDalia Posted on May the 31st. |
| The London Live 8 show on TV
The show will be broadcast live on BBC TV and radio .
Posted on May the 31st. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/30/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/31/2005 13:42:39 NOW IN: 38.40% 2 MARIAH CAREY THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI DEF JAM/IDJ 71,335 Posted on May the 31st. |
| Live 8 concerts: The line-up
The Live 8 concerts are taking place on 2 July in London, Paris, Berlin, Rome and Philadelphia. These are the musical acts set to perform at the free events. Hyde Park, London Mariah Carey, Coldplay, Dido, Keane, Sir Elton John, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Muse, Scissor Sisters, Sir Paul McCartney, Joss Stone, Stereophonics, Sting, Robbie Williams, U2, REM, Velvet Revolver, Bob Geldof, The Killers, The Cure, Snow Patrol Museum of Art, Philadelphia Will Smith (host), Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, P Diddy, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, The Dave Matthews Band, Sarah McLachlan, Rob Thomas, Keith Urban, 50 Cent, Kaiser Chiefs Eiffel Tower, Paris Jamiroquai, Craig David, Youssou N'Dour, Yannick Noah, Andrea Bocelli, Calogero, Kyo, Placebo, Axelle Red, Johnny Halliday, Manu Chao, Renaud Brandenburg Gate, Berlin A-ha, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Brian Wilson, Lauryn Hill, Bap, Die Toten Hosen, Peter Maffay Circus Maximus, Rome Duran Duran, Faith Hill, Irene Grandi, Jovanotti, Tim McGraw, Nek, Laura Pasini, Vasco Rossi, Zucchero Source: BBC (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 31st. |
Live 8 - The Official Announcement
Bob Geldof and 95.8 Capital FM announce the biggest gig in the world: Live 8 After weeks of rumour and speculation, we can now confirm that twenty years on from Live Aid, some of the world's biggest stars are coming together to perform again with the aim of Making Poverty History and Capital will be broadcasting the whole thing. Who's confirmed to play? Mariah Carey, Coldplay, Dido, Keane, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Muse, Razorlignt, REM, Scissor Sisters, Snoop Dogg, Sting, Joss Stone, Stereophonics, Robbie Williams, U2. More artists to be announced soon. When is it? Saturday 2nd July 2005 Where is it? London's Hyde Park How can I get a ticket? Tickets will be allocated through a text based competition. The text number will be announced on Capital at 8am on Monday 6th June. Texts will cost text £1.50 plus your usual network text charge and there will be no limit to the amount of times you can text. The text line will remain open for 7 days, and 75,000 pairs of tickets will be randomly chosen by computer. People who are successful will be notified by text. Capital and Live 8 For the last eight years Capital has put on the biggest one day summer concert in Britain, Party in the Park, but this year Bob called Capital to ask if he could borrow our Hyde Park stage to put on a massive event to support the Make Poverty History campaign. Sir Bob spoke to Richard Bacon about the gig and thanked Capital. Listen to the interview here. [Listen] On 2nd July, as the world’s biggest music stars gather in London, Capital will be there to bring it to you. As with Live Aid twenty years ago, there will be similtaneous concerts in Berlin, Paris, Rome and Philadelphia. For more information head to: www.live8live.com www.makepovertyhistory.org Source: Capital FM (All rights reserved) Heroes comment: If you are a regular reader of Heroes of Mariah, you surely noticed I talked about this event since May the 10th., and way before on our forum, I'm really happy I guessed right as the event will serve a great and noble cause, and will normally be seen by millions of people, also 150.000 people will attend the event inside Hyde Park, and a lot outside. Posted on May the 31st. |
| Mariah confirmed at the Live 8 in London
The organisers of Live 8 have announced the performers' names in alphabetical order "because so many stars were taking part" it was impossible to choose a headline act. In London's Hyde Park, those performing include Mariah Carey, Coldplay, Dido, Keane, Sir Elton John, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Muse, the Scissor Sisters, Sir Paul McCartney, Joss Stone, Stereophonics, Sting, Snoop, Robbie Williams, U2 and REM. In Philadelphia, acts performing will include Will Smith, the Dave Matthews Band, Bon Jovi, Stevie Wonder, Puff Daddy and Jay-Z. Among artists scheduled for Berlin are A-Ha, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Lauryn Hill and Brian Wilson. The concert in Rome will feature musicians including Faith Hill and Duran Duran. In Paris, Jamiroquai, Craig David, Youssou N’Dour and Yannick Noah will be among those taking part. Geldof said the concert was not going to be "gloomy and doomy" and was "not for charity but for political justice". He said organisers had “scrambled like crazy to put this together”, adding: “I think we’re almost there.” He said: “The continent in those 20 years … has gone into economic decline by a factor of 25%. The result of that is we see people dying on TV screens every night. This is to finally, as much as as we can, put a stop to that.” He added: “It seemed to me that we could gather again, not for charity but for political justice.” Source: IOL (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 31st. |
| For Mariah Carey, all that isn't 'Glitter'
is gold
by Liz Smith NOBODY CAN have a long career without experiencing the downside: some failure. But you have to remain positive. Because if you don't, your sadness will lead to bitterness and fester into something ugly and unproductive. I think ahead. I never look back." So says Mariah Carey, who emerged from the tarnished dust of Glitter -- the movie and the album -- and the iffy reception of Charmbracelet. She stands today at the pinnacle of her career. Carey's CD, The Emancipation of Mimi, has gone double-platinum. What's more, her latest single, "We Belong Together," is her 16th song to top the Billboard Hot 100. Right this minute, Mariah is the most successful female recording star ever. Only the Beatles and Elvis have had more No. 1 singles. These days Mariah sounds like a woman who has her act together. She is full of bubbly excitement and appreciation, but not frantic, worried, obsessed or over-worked. (The star insists she'll never run her energy into the ground again, as she did a few years back. This despite the fact that almost the minute she got off the phone she was heading for L.A. and then the day after to Japan.) How does it feel to be historic in the music industry? "Pretty, great, I have to admit. But as pleased as I am for myself, that I accomplished what I wanted to on this record, I am happier for my fans. They stuck by me. It's not that I exist for my fans, but I owe them my best. They've given me their best." I suggested that her album should be subtitled, The Vindication of Mariah. She laughed, "Oh, I don't think about it that way, really. What this does mean, is that I have the freedom, the prerogative, if you will, to make the kind of music I want. If I want to do a gospel album, I can. Or whatever. I want to be versatile, always change, always challenge myself." What about movies? "Believe it or not, I want to do more. And that's because aside from Glitter, I also did a little indie, Wise Girls. It got great reviews and made me feel very encouraged about a film career. Anyway, people always forget that Glitter came out on Sept. 11, 2001. Maybe it wouldn't have made a difference, but I don't think it helped." The future? "Well, I'm a right-now kind of girl. So for the very first time, I am really enjoying my career and success. I am in this moment. But I have to say, I attended Oprah's tribute to women of color, and talking to people like Leontyne Price and Tina Turner and Diana Ross . . . it made me know I want to go on and on. And to never be afraid." I told Mariah that her 1994 Christmas album was my favorite, and find her "O Holy Night" one of the great, moving renditions of that song. "Oh, thanks! I am the queen of all festivities, especially Christmas, so recording that had a real significance. I'm also thinking of doing a Broadway revue based around the album. Not this year, but maybe next." (Two of the original songs Carey wrote, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "I Miss You Most at Christmastime" have become new holiday standards.) Mariah gave me a hearty, happy farewell as she
was hustled off to her next gig. (I have literally never heard her sound
so assured.) She performs at the MTV Movie Awards on June 9 and the BET
Awards on June 28. She's on a roll. She's back bigger than ever. And I'm
happy to say I never thought she wouldn't be.
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| Sauza To Run Free Download Promotion
Sauza Tequila launches free music download promotion. Following in the footsteps of Pepsi and McDonald's, tequila brand Sauza is giving away free music downloads from EMI artists including Rob Thomas, Gwen Stefani and Mariah Carey. AdWeek.com reports that Sauza is launching a summer promotion today that includes give-aways like free music downloads, live concert dates and iRiver portable music players. The promotion runs form May 31, 2005 through October 31, 2005, and you must be at least 21-years-old to participate. Source: Net Music Countdown (All rights reserved) Heroes note: Click here to access the download section of Sauza Tequila, you must be over 21. Posted on May the 31st. |
| Mariah in London in July ? part 3
On May the 10th, I already posted the probability of Mariah attending the "Party in the Park", on May the 24th., I posted that this year "Party in the Park" has been cancelled to make way for a possible Live Aid II event. Live Aid II called Live 8 would take place in London's Hyde Park on July the 2nd.. A similar event may also take place on the same day in Washington. Today, there's more news....and line-up details will be revealed in today and in the next days, we all hope Mariah will perform at one of the locations, let's cross the fingers. Live Aid... the sequel By Neil McCormick He said it would never happen but at 2pm today, Sir Bob Geldof will officially announce that a second Live Aid will take place on Saturday July 2, with simultaneous concerts in London, Philadelphia and several other locations around the world. Until recently, Geldof has dismissed any suggestion that there could be a follow-up to his ground-breaking 1985 charity concerts, describing the idea as a "disaster", threatening legal action against anyone who attempted to appropriate the Live Aid trademark and insisting: "I wouldn't do it and I can't see a point to it." The arguments of global debt campaigners, including U2's Bono and Coldplay's Chris Martin, have evidently helped change his mind. Twenty years after the original, a sequel has been approved. It will not, however, be billed as Live Aid II. Instead, it will be Live 8. Its focus is the G8 Summit of world leaders in Edinburgh the following week, July 6-8. Aligning itself with the Make Poverty History campaign, this time around the primary intention is not to raise money, but raise awareness. "We'll have all the biggest names we can find," Geldof said at the Ivor Novello award ceremony last Thursday. "But it's not just about big names, it's about making a point. What we do in the next five weeks is seriously, properly, historically, politically important." The showpiece events will take place in Hyde Park in London (replacing the annual Capital FM Party in the Park event in aid of The Prince's Trust) and at an undisclosed location in Philadelphia (chosen for its city-scape backdrop, after mooted venues in New York and Washington fell through). There are rumours of simultaneous events being staged around the world, including in Scotland, France, Germany and South Africa. The line-up was being worked out in a series of increasingly frantic phone calls over the past few weeks, but is likely to include (in Britain) Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, U2, Oasis, Madonna, Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Sting, Annie Lennox and Joss Stone; and (in the US) Eminem, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey and Prince. Source: Telegraph (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on May the 31st. |
| Tickets for the MTV Movie Awards on sale now
We all know Mariah will perform at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, June 4, 2005 at 5:30 PM. For the lucky ones who are able to attend the show and can afford it, you can still buy tickets. Here are some links where you can buy tickets. - Tickco.com - Tickets To Go - TicketTriangle - Ticketmaster - TeamOne Posted on May the 30th. |
| Mariah thanks the fans!
On the Belgian channel "één" in "De Rode Loper", they talked about Mariah's 16th. number 1 and they aired a little interview recorded in Japan two days ago. Mariah thanked the fans for her number 1. Posted on May the 30th. |
Mariah Carey performs during the MTV Video
Music Awards Japan 2005 on May 29, 2005 in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
   
Source: Getty Images (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 30th. |
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005 - Show,
May 29, 2005 - Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu, Japan
      
Source: WireImage (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 30th. |
| Mariah gets 16th US No 1
Mariah Carey has made US chart history with her 16th Number One single. "We Belong Together" took the top spot from Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, making Carey the biggest-selling female artist of all time. She told a UK tabloid: "I only found out just before I went into a charity dinner on Wednesday night [May 25]. I was in shock for the first half and afterwards Jay-Z threw a surprise party for me at his club, 40/40. There was even a cake with 'Sweet 16' on it." "I was still out and I started getting calls to go and do [US breakfast TV show] "Good Morning America" so I didn't get much sleep!" "We Belong Together" is the second single from Carey's comeback album "The Emancipation of Mimi". Source: Dotmusic - MTV Europe (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 30th. |
| DaBrat workin with Mariah on new cd
They're interviewing all the people on surreal life and they just asked DaBrat what she's up to and she said she's workin on a new album with JD and Mariah. Source for the info: Leo Posted on May the 29th. |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005
Singer Mariah Carey poses in the pressroom during MTV Video Music awards Japan 2005 on May 29, 2005 in Urayasu, Japan.   
Source: Getty Images (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 29th. |
| MTV Video Music Awards In Urayasu
Singer Mariah Carey arrives at the MTV Video Music awards Japan 2005 on May 29, 2005 in Urayasu, Japan.      
   
Source: Getty Images (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 29th. |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan
At the 2005 "Special Awards" Mariah won the "International Video Icon Award". Congrats Mariah  .
Source: MTV Japan Posted on May the 29th. |
| "My family hate me at Christmas"
Pop beauty Mariah Carey falls out with her family and friends every Christmas - because she insists on playing non-stop festive tunes throughout the yuletide period. The Honey singer is currently writing a musical based on her 1994 album Merry Christmas, and she admits her obsession with carols turns the festive holiday into an annual nightmare for those around her. She explains, "It's the most important thing. I go to Aspen (Colorado) with friends and family. We are so festive we're like little kids. "We go on sleigh rides, Santa Claus comes to visit us and, you know, it's just beautiful. It's snowing and it's a winter wonderland. "But I don't let anybody listen to anything but Christmas music for the entire time and they end up really hating me by the end of the trip." Source: Contactmusic (All rights reserved) Heroes comment: A lot of fans are excited with the musical, who wouldn't? But like I already said a few times before, we still don't have an official news confirming Mariah will perform herself in the musical. Every article I read and even Mariah talked about writing. Posted on May the 29th. |
| Go take a look to Shino's site Love
Love Jack to see pictures of Mariah's arrival in Japan, you can also
download nice footages. Arigatou Shino .
Posted on May the 29th. |
| Mariah's Fantasy featured on new CD/DVD
Ol' Dirty Bastard "Defined" On New Anthology CD/DVD Just as Dirt McGirt's posthumous album readies to hit the streets, Rhino Records is slated to drop The Definitive Ol' Dirty Bastard Story this June. The 16-song set also features a bonus DVD including all of Dirty's music videos. The CD features a collection of classic Dirty material like "Brooklyn Zoo" and the Kelis-assisted "Get Your Money" as well as collaborations like "Ghetto Supastar" with Pras and Mya and "Fantasy" remix with Mariah Carey. Meanwhile, the bonus DVD features all three versions of Dirt's "Brooklyn Zoo" videos in addition to "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" and "Got Your Money." The DVD also includes a rare O.D.B. interview that originally aired on The Box's "Box Talk" in 1995. During the interview, the always eccentric O.D.B. gives a tour of his native Brooklyn with his cousin RZA. The set also features liner notes written by Mass Appeal Editorial Director Sacha Jenkins and several tributes to Dirt. "You got artists calling themselves 'ugly' on tracks, or 'dirty.' He wasn't an ugly individual, as far as physical appearance, but he sparked that in a lot of individuals," shared GZA aka The Genius. "You even had Biggie saying, 'Black and ugly as ever.' I remember they had something in The Source about the 'Ten Ugliest MCs,' and they had Dirt in there. If you was to show this to an average MC, he would be mad about it, like, 'They tryin' to play me?!' Dirt was smiling; mad he wasn't number one. He was psyched about being in there." The Definitive Ol' Dirty Bastard Story hits stores June 21. Source: SOHH (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 27th. |
| Nine Inch Nails Drop Out Of MTV Movie Awards
Nine had been scheduled to play the Movie Awards on June 9 along with Eminem and Mariah. To read the reasons, click here. Posted on May the 27th. |
| Do-Re-'Mimi'
Mariah sets record with 16th chart-topper. Her hit ''We Belong Together'' makes her the most successful female singles artist ever and puts her behind just Elvis and the Beatles on the all-time list by Gary Susman 
How complete is Mariah Carey's comeback? Not only has The Emancipation of Mimi sold more than 2 million copies since its release last month (it's currently No. 3 on the Billboard album chart), but the album's ballad ''We Belong Together'' has set a record as her 16th song to top the Billboard Top 100 singles chart. That makes her the most successful female singles artist ever, and the third most-successful singles artist of all time, behind only Elvis (18 No. 1 singles) and the Beatles (20 chart-toppers). Her label, Island Def Jam, claims the ballad has reached an audience of 157 million (by whatever measure the industry uses to measure the impact of singles these days), which would make it the biggest song in history. ''I don't know that it's sunken in yet,'' Carey told the Associated Press on Thursday, a day after label chief Antonio ''L.A.'' Reid threw her a ''Sweet Sixteen'' party at Jay-Z's 40-40 club in New York to celebrate her achievement. ''I look at this moment as an incredible blessing. It's part of my struggle,'' said Carey, noting how far she's come since her megaflop Glitter four years ago. ''It's made me a stronger person and made me appreciate this.'' Pic: Historical figure Carey is da woman Source: Entertainment Weekly (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 27th. |
| Mariah in the Belgian press
Mariah Carey, artiste féminine la plus populaire de l'histoire américaine Mariah Carey est désormais, officiellement, l'artiste féminine la plus populaire de l'histoire des charts américains. Grâce à sa nouvelle chanson, "We Belong Together", la chanteuse a atteint les sommets du hit-parade américain pour la seixième fois. Seuls les Beatles, avec 20 tubes classés "numéro 1", et Elvis Presley, avec 18 "numéro 1", peuvent se vanter de faire mieux que la diva américaine. Le dernier album de Mariah Carey, "The Emancipation of Mimi", a déjà été vendu à plus de 2 millions d'exemplaires deux mois après sa sortie aux Etats-Unis. Source: Skynet (All rights reserved) Mariah Carey succesvolste zangeres ooit in
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| Mariah may enjoy a quick vacation in Capri
next month and talks about a tour that could last up to six months.
Sweet 16 bash for Mariah There's no rest for the comeback queen. Just after Mariah Carey learned her song, "We Belong Together," topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart the other night, Universal head Doug Morris, Def Jam president Jay-Z, Island/Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid, Jermaine Dupri and Patti LaBelle whisked her to 40/40 where they held a surprise "Sweet 16" party to mark the diva's 16th No. 1 hit. "I'm trying to enjoy the moment. I was out very late last night," Carey told Page Six yesterday. She may get a quick vacation in Capri next month. "I can't miss my Capri," she said, but she's focusing on putting together a tour that could last up to six months. "I am spending Memorial Day in Japan — I end up spending all the U.S. holidays in Japan. But I might buy a trinket to celebrate my 16th hit." Source: Page Six (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 27th. |
| Mariah ringtones, including all the songs
of "The Emancipation of Mimi" available on MSN Belgium.
Source: MSN Belgium - mctricke on our forum. Posted on May the 27th. |
| Mariah's Summer Essentials
On MTV.com... Summer Essentials! The diva is back. When you're a busy, busy star like Mariah, you have to try to find some peace and calm wherever and whenever you can. She took a break from her hectic schedule promoting her new album "The Emancipation of Mimi" to tell us her Essentials for getting comfortable. Now, relax. Click here to launch the summer essentials.. a Window will open..click on celebrity picks.. then click on Mariah! Source: MTV - mc4life Posted on May the 27th. |
| Downloads:
- Mariah's Surprise Appearace From "GMA" on LoveMariah - Extra on the set of GMA on ForeverMariah Posted on May the 27th. |
| Mariah told on z100, she's ready to leave
to Japan to attend the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005.
Thanks to Ronda for the info. Posted on May the 26th. |
| Screencaps from German TV
On Honey and Kate's site Butterflies Are Free, you can see 10 caps from the new "MTV Masters" and 6 caps from a RTL "Exclusiv" report on this year's Echo Awards, where they also showed backstage footage of Mariah at the rehearsals. Source: Honey and Kate by e-mail Posted on May the 26th. |
| More pictures of Mariah's Sweet 16th
#1
On WireImage, you can now see a lot of pictures of the party, among the guests were: LA Reid, Patti Labelle, DJ Clue, Jermaine Dupri, Steve Bartels, president of Island Records, Jay-Z , Producer Jovon, DJ Cypha Sounds, Jay Brown, Eric Wong, Karan Kwak, Phil Robinson and Hector Baldonado, entertainment attorney and a few family members. Posted on May the 26th. |
| New Mariah voice message
Yeah, I just had to call... and give you guys a congratulatory message for the sweet 16. And, it's really this is, this is our number one record I can't even... I can't even know what to say seriously this is amazing and I know how hard you guys... worked and and how much, you know time and effort and energy and stuff you put into this moment and I just wanna share it with you 'cause this is our moment and I have to tell you, that I thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, to the depths of my soul (laughs)... seriously this is an awesome day this is amazing, and you guys should be so proud of yourselves and I'm so grateful to you and grateful to God for this moment so, listen we gotta be livin' it up right now because this is, this is seriously... an historic moment and hum... I'm just glad, I'm just glad that I'm sharing it with all of you this for real this is our... moment and I love you appreciate you, and enjoy you much ok? Thank you thank you thank ya, and I'll talk to you soon, yayyyy... bah-byye. It's ok don't think this is not a festive message it's just that I don't have my typical, hum... cohorts partners in crime here to leave a message with me, plus they had a nice party for me last night a surprise party, and I woke up to do "Good Morning America" today so I'm a little sleepy little sleepy, but, hum... I had to call and just give you love and give you thanks as always I love you so much. Bah-byye. Source: Mariah Carey.com Transcript: Heroes of Mariah Posted on May the 26th. |
Mariah Carey Attends The Robin Hood Event
After Hearing News That Her Single "We Belong Together" Became Her 16th
Song To Top The Billboard Hot 100 - May 25, 2005 - Jacob Javitz Center
- New York City
       
Source: WireImage (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 26th. |
| Chart Beat
From Aug. 4,1990, the week she hit No. 1 for the first time on Billboard's Hot 100 (with "Vision of Love"), Mariah Carey occupied the chart's summit for at least one week every year through 2000, when she spent the week of Feb. 19 in pole position with "Thank God I Found You." Carey hasn't visited the zenith since -- until now. More than five years after "Thank God I Found You," Carey earns her 16th No. 1 with "We Belong Together" (Island). This new chart-topper keeps Carey in third place among all artists with the most No. 1s in the rock era, but inches her ever closer to matching and surpassing Elvis Presley's second-place total of 17 No. 1 hits. The Beatles remain in first place with 20. "We Belong Together" is Carey's first No. 1 on the Hot 100 without any featured artists in seven years and one week, since "My All" topped the chart the week of May 23, 1998. A 2-1 rise on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart is good enough to make "We Belong Together" Carey's ninth No. 1 on this survey, and her first since "Loverboy" led the list for two weeks in August 2001. Carey was supported on "Loverboy" by Da Brat and Ludacris. "We Belong Together" is Carey's first No.1 without any guest artists since "Always Be My Baby" captured the top spot in May 1996. Source: Billboard (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 26th. |
| Mariah Nets 16th Hot 100 No. 1
By Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y. 
With the 2-1 ascension of "We Belong Together" in the song's eighth week on Billboard's Hot 100, Mariah Carey notches her 16th No. 1 on the singles chart. In addition, the track, which is also the Hot 100's greatest airplay gainer, moves 2-1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart to become her ninth chart topper there. As Fred Bronson reports in this week's "Chart Beat" column, Carey has not been on top of the Hot 100 since 2000 with "Thank God I Found You." The last time she landed there with a purely solo track (with no other featured artists) was in 1998 with "My All." Carey's move to No. 1 comes as Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" drops to No. 2 after four weeks on top. But Stefani's not done yet, as "Hollaback" remains in the catbird seat on Billboard's Pop 100 chart for a fifth week. Source: Billboard (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 26th. |
| A big congrats to Mariah for her 16th. #1
A big thanks to all the real fans who kept supporting Mariah no matter what .
And for all the haters and fake wool... 
Thanks to Felix who posted this great animated gif on the Honey B. Fly message board. Posted on May the 26th. |
MARIAH's SWEET SIXTEEN! MARIAH’s SWEET 16th #1 WITH WE BELONG TOGETHER – SHARES PANTHEON WITH THE BEATLES & ELVIS PRESLEY! THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI CERTIFIED DOUBLE-PLATINUM Performer and songwriter Mariah Carey secures her place as the #1 most successful female artist of all time as We Belong Together becomes her 16th song to top the Billboard Hot 100. This positions Mariah as the only artist in contention to surpass the Beatles (with 20 #1’s) and Elvis Presley (18 #1’s) in the modern era. (With 62 total weeks of #1 hits since 1990, Mariah also ranks 2nd only to Elvis, with 80 weeks.) This monumental achievement comes as Mariah’s brand new Island Def Jam album, the top 5 THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI, crosses the RIAA double-platinum mark of 2 million units, just 6 weeks after its stunning #1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart. “Mariah Carey’s energy and enthusiasm is at an all-time high,” said Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group, “and MIMI is on the verge of becoming one of the most successful albums of her career as a result. It is with a combination of pride and awe that I congratulate Mariah on accomplishing what no other female in modern pop history has been able to do – no one is more deserving than Mariah Carey of sharing the pantheon with the greatest of the greats.” We Belong Together, written by Mariah and co-produced by her with Jermaine Dupri – also #1 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart (the most spins ever by a female at the format), #1 on the Streaming Audio chart for a 6th consecutive week, and #1 overall on the AOL Music Network’s Top 11 – has been named the biggest single in the HISTORY of both Mariah and Island Def Jam as it passes the 157 million audience plateau this week. The videos for We Belong Together and It’s Like That stay in rotation on VH1, MTV and BET – both clips were shot contiguously by famed Hollywood director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, Red Dragon, After the Sunset). Mariah’s 2 month-long television schedule brought her to Los Angeles for performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show – after appearances in New York on Good Morning America, The Late Show with David Letterman, Live with Regis & Kelly, and The View. Mariah performed We Belong Together as Oprah Winfrey’s special lead guest on Tuesday, May 24th, for the finale show of Oprah’s Wildest Dreams season. Also just announced: Mariah will perform We Belong Together at the star-studded annual MTV Movie Awards, airing June 9th at 8:30 p.m./ET. On June 28th, Mariah will perform at the 5th annual BET Awards gala, where she is nominated as Best Female R&B Artist. Mariah Carey is an award-winning superstar with
cumulative total sales of her albums, singles and long-form videos in excess
of 75-times platinum in the U.S. alone and 150 million worldwide, making
her the top-selling female artist in history. With a record 16 #1 singles
– more than any female artist of the past century – two Grammy Awards,
eight American Music Awards, Billboard magazine’s Artist of the Decade
Award, and the World Music Award as World's Best Selling Female Artist
of the Millennium – Mariah Carey’s ongoing career remains an unparalleled
success story in the history of contemporary popular music.
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| Cast Your Vote For Mimi For The 2005 Teen
Choice Awards
Congratulations Mariah for receiving 2 nominations for the 2005 Teen Choice Awards! Mariah was nominated in the following categories: Choice Music: Female Artist & Choice Music: R&B Artist Be sure to CAST YOUR VOTE for Mariah NOW! The 2005 Teen Choice Awards airs on Tuesday, August 16 at 8pm/7c on FOX Source: Mariah Carey.com Posted on May the 25th. |
| Remind!!!!
Today, The Official "Get Mariah Back To #1 on TRL" day All details were posted yesterday, so scroll down a lil. C'mon guys, it's a special day today, let's do it!!!! Posted on May the 25th. |
| Mariah thrilled that opera diva Price knows
who she is
Mariah Carey was stunned when legendary opera star Leontyn Price insisted on meeting her at Oprah Winfrey's recent Legend's Ball - because she felt sure the diva had mistaken her for someone else. Price, 78, was among the African-American women being honoured at the weekend gala, held partly at Winfrey's California estate. And she made a point of telling Carey she was a big fan. A thrilled Carey says, "Leontyn Price actually was telling me that she knew my video... and this is a woman who has made history and paved the way for just everybody. "When Mrs Price was telling me about my video and talking to me about my songs and my life and all these things, I was just so honoured and so shocked that she even knew." Source: Contactmusic (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 25th. |
| For The Record:
Mariah Carey's making plans for her next single, which she's decided will be "Shake It Off," a track produced by Jermaine Dupri. "Jermaine is in such a great place musically," Carey told MTV News recently. "I mean, everything he's done over the past two years, it's just beyond huge, first of all. But second of all, he's just focused. Like he's very much in the space he needs to be in musically. And I feel like I am as well." Carey calls the song "totally one of my favorites," but hasn't decided yet on the director or concept for the video, according to her label rep. ... Source: MTV (All rights reserved) Heroes comment: 
I thought Brett Ratner was directing the video, but, now that I think about
it, we still haven't an official confirmation of who's gonna be the director,
but contrary to MTV or the label rep, I'm sure they know the concept, as
they normally are busy shooting the video.
Posted on May the 25th. |
| Carey keeps her promise to 12-year old singing
sensation
Mariah Carey lived up to the promise she made a 12-year-old Hawaiian fan in March (05) when she helped launch his singing career on pal Oprah Winfrey's TV show yesterday (24May05). The pop superstar thrilled Paul Robbins on his 12th birthday earlier this year when she capped off his appearance on the Oprah show by offering him the chance to record a song she had written especially for him. And the pre-teen wannabe got the chance to show off his amazing voice when Carey and Winfrey invited him back to perform the tune I Pray. Carey says, "I tried to morph myself into the mindset of a kid like Paul. "I just hope that people who hear it (the single) enjoy it and sense the pure heart that he has when he sings. I feel like that's gonna shine through." Source: Contactmusic (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 25th. |
| Wednesday The Official "Get Mariah Back To
#1 on TRL" day
Help Mariah reclaim the #1 spot on TRL tomorrow, Wednesday May 25. MTV's Total Request Live - Monday-Friday at 5:00pm ET/PT Be sure to cast your VOTE ONLINE or CALL 1-800-DIAL-MTV (1-800-342-5688) during the following hours: 4:25pm - 5:00pm Eastern Time 3:25pm - 4:00pm Central Time 2:25pm - 3:00pm Mountain Time 1:25pm - 2:00pm Pacific Time VOTE ONLINE C'mon guys, we can make it .
Posted on May the 24th. |
| Mimi Claims Another #1
We Belong Together moves to the Number 1 spot on the Billboard Radio Monitor Rhythmic Top 40 chart with the most radio spins ever by a female artist at the Rhythmic Top 40 format! Congratulations Mariah! Source: Mariah Carey.com Posted on May the 24th. |
| Mariah to Perform at BET Awards
Mark your calendars and be sure to catch another dazzling performance by Mariah at the 2005 BET Awards live on Tuesday, June 28 from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Mariah is also up for an award this year, receiving a nomination in the category Best Female R&B. Good Luck Mimi!!! For more info visit BET.com Source: Mariah Carey.com Posted on May the 24th. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/23/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/24/2005 14:27:30 NOW IN: FINAL 3 MARIAH CAREY THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI DEF JAM/IDJ 170,663 Posted on May the 24th. |
Mariah Carey Grants a Wildest Dream
Click here to see a little clip. Source: Oprah (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 24th. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/23/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/24/2005 11:32:50 NOW IN: 58.39% 4 MARIAH CAREY THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI DEF JAM/IDJ 90,820 Posted on May the 24th. |
| The Latest "Scoop" On Hip-Hop's Favorite Fatman
by Jesse Gissen Hot 97's Fatman Scoop – one of hip-hop loudest and most rambunctious personalities - has been making some big moves lately, working with Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott and P. Diddy. After coming off a #1 single in Europe last year and a successful run as host of a UK Hip-Hop reality TV show (similar to "Making the Band"), Fatman Scoop is showing no signs of slowing down. He was most recently featured on Mariah Carey's #1 single "It's Like That," featuring Jermaine Dupri. The single helped to secure Mariah's highest 1st week album sales ever. Presently, Scoop is contributing his frenetic energy to Missy Elliot's first single "Lose Control" (also featuring Ciara) off her new album which hits stores June 28th. The video is set to debut in the next couple of weeks. Scoop can also be seen showing off his sexier side in P. Diddy's new Sean John ads "Big Sexy". "It was a blessing to work with Mariah and now Missy. Not only because I'm a fan of theirs, but also because it means lots of radio and video play," Fatman Scoop told SOHH.com. "I'm in the process of transitioning from Mariah's record to Missy's right now. It's hard to follow up a record like Mariah's, but Missy's record is really about to set it off! I'm in a good place in my career right now. One day when it's all said and done I'll be able to tell my grandkids I worked with Mariah and Missy -- two of the most talented and beautiful women in all of music." Expect big things to continue for Fatman Scoop in 2005-2006 as he preps his latest project, www.FatmanScoop.com. The new site will allow him to tend to his loyal and fast growing fan base. Source: SOHH (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 24th. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/23/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/24/2005 08:26:50 NOW IN: 35.26% 3 MARIAH CAREY THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI DEF JAM/IDJ 53,592 Posted on May the 24th. |
| It's hana hou on 'Oprah' for boy from Wai'anae
By Catherine E. Toth Paul Robins hasn't woken up from his wildest dream just yet. The 12-year-old karaoke fan from Wai'anae who was surprised by Oprah Winfrey's crew in February, just wrapped up a recording session with his idol, Mariah Carey, in Los Angeles. He will be singing the song "I Pray" — especially written by Carey for him — on today's "Oprah." The song will debut on WOW Gospel 2005 this fall, said his mother Laurie Robins. "It was really exciting just to work with Mariah again and her backup singers," said Paul Robins. "(The song) is really inspirational. I think once it goes into the market, I think a lot of people will like it." The homeschooled sixth-grader leaped into the national spotlight in February — on his 12th birthday — when his "wildest dream" was fulfilled by Winfrey. He got personal voice-coaching from Carey and the chance to perform live on "Oprah" in front of a worldwide audience. After this experience — recording a single and being on two "Oprah" shows — Paul Robins has modified his career goals just a little. "I still want to be a chef," he said. "But maybe just on the side." Source: The Honolulu Advertiser (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 24th. |
| Mariah in London in July ? part 2
Remember a few weeks ago, I posted a news where I was talking of a possibility for Mariah to perform at this year "Party in the Park". It's now known that this year "Party in the Park" has been cancelled to make way for a possible Live Aid II event. Live Aid II called Live 8 would take place in London's Hyde Park on July the 2nd.. A similar event may also take place on the same day in Washington. Until now, there's no official confirmation Mariah would be there at one of these events. Wait and see. For more infos about these events, click here. Posted on May the 24th. |
| Mariah Carey Says She Looks At Tabloid Stories
As Comedy
In her E! reality special, Mariah Carey: Uncut, the R&B diva revealed she's learned to deal with tabloid stories and rumors about her by laughing at them. She says, "We look at celebrities, we put them on a pedestal and we love to tear them down.. I can't worry about people's rumors and little stories that they make up every day about me. It's comedy at this point." The program went behind the scenes with Mariah Carey as she promoted and launched her current album, The Emancipation Of Mimi. E! will air an encore presentation of the show this Wednesday (May 25) at 10 p.m. Among her revelations: On performing on TV: "I'm super-critical of my performances, so it's really tough. When you're in a TV studio...it's so kind of like you can hear a pin drop. I end up just being a little more inhibited because it's not like being on stage with your fans right there, you're really separated by the cameras and the whole thing. On her nickname, Mimi: "It's really not that deep. It's just a nickname. The people who use the name for me are people who really love and care about me." On struggling on the way up: "My whole life felt like a struggle because I had a lot of situations where I really, really relied on music. It was a saving grace for me. This is going to get me where I need to go. I know what it was like to have only one pair of shoes, I know what it was like to waitress -- although that was a very short very bleak period of my life." On her "breakdown" in 2001: "There was no nervous breakdown. I was exhausted, I was emotionally depleted, I was at the end of my rope in a lot of ways. I did need to take a break. I had good times, I had difficult times and whatever it is, God doesn't put anything in front of us that we can't handle." Mariah will perform on the Oprah show Tuesday (May 24). She's also scheduled to perform on the 2005 MTV Movie Awards on June 9. Mariah's current single, "We Belong Together," is Number One this week on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. The Emancipation Of Mimi is at Number Three on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Source: Yahoo! Music (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 24th. |
| Please guys, request, vote, download (legally
of course) everywhere you can in your area, also ask your family, friends,
neighbours, cats, dogs, birds, turtles to do the same!!!!!
Posted on May the 23rd. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/23/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/23/2005 15:05:45 NOW IN: 35.16% 3 MARIAH CAREY THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI DEF JAM/IDJ 53,490 Posted on May the 23rd. |
| I know some of you are interested in the
music industry as much as I am, it seems a lot of changes will happen in
the next few months, on May the 16th. I already posted an interesting news,
here's another one:
Thompson named EVP Promotion at IDJ Greg Thompson has been appointed Executive Vice President Promotion for the Island Def Jam Music Group, it was announced today by Steve Bartels, President, Island Records and COO Island Def Jam Music Group. In this new position, Thompson will oversee the activities of IDJ’s Promotion (excluding urban promotion), Artist Development and New Media Departments. Thompson will remain based in New York and report directly to Bartels. “Greg is a seasoned music executive whose vast knowledge and talents cross all avenues of the music business,” said Mr. Bartels. “He is a pivotal member of our senior management team and as he returns to the world of promotion, we have every confidence in his ability to bring that same leadership, knowledge and expertise to his new role. Although he will have to work on saying 'hey buddy, you're my guy.'” “I welcome this challenging new opportunity and the vote of confidence from L.A., Jay and Steve,” said Thompson. “It is exciting to be involved again with my first love, promotion, and to continue the great accomplishments the staff has achieved thus far. I look forward to being able to play a significant role in bringing the company to its next level of success. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to pick up L.A.'s new suits at Barney's.” Source: Hits Daily Double (All rights reserved) (extract) Heroes comment: Let's hope Greg Thompson will also make a good work on promotion worldwide .
Posted on May the 23rd. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/23/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/23/2005 13:50:22 NOW IN: 33.71% 3 MARIAH CAREY THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI DEF JAM/IDJ 51,660 Posted on May the 23rd. |
| The Fresh Air Fund's Salute To American Heroes
will take place at Central Park under the tent at Tavern on the Green on
June the 2nd. It's not confirmed yet if Mariah will be able to attend
the Spring Benefit this year, but I almost sure she will.... wait and see.
Posted on May the 23rd. |
Mariah with the Valentine crew and with Valentine
& Bwoods
 
Click to enlarge Source: 96.5 KISS FM - Andy by e-mail. Posted on May the 23rd. |
| Ballerstatus review
The Emancipation of Mimi Artist: Mariah Carey By David Lopez Rating: ***** We've seen some major changes in Mariah Carey's image over the years. Going from a shy and quiet R&B singer with songs like "Hero" and "Dream Lover," to a sexier Mariah thereafter with a brand new diva attitude, she has shown that even though going through setbacks -- like her acting debut in the disappointing film and soundtrack "Glitter," to her much publicized breakdown soon after, then following with a subpar album with Charmbracelet -- she has the willpower and determination to keep on striving for success. After a brief haitus since her last album, it's official Ms. Carey is back -- a new and improved Mariah Carey. There is no denying her place amongst the upper echelon R&B artists, and with her tenth album, The Emancipation of Mimi, she delivers an insightful opus in which she claims her freedom from men on a complete album that delivers a solid punch of soul, hits, romance and sex appeal. Determined to top the charts once again, she releases an album which helps her regain the once prominent position she held throughout the 90's as one of the premier female vocalists. The explosive lead single "It's Like That," is a radio friendly dance hit, which serves as a public reintroduction to Mariah, as she reinvents her self once again. "It's a special occasion, Mimi's emancipation, a cause for celebration, I ain't gonna let nobody's drama bother me," exclaims Mariah. The ever so reflective "We Belong Together," is a passionately sung and spirited entry about the diva's feelings about someone once dear to her, as she sings "When you left I lost a part of me, it's still so hard to believe, come back baby please, cause we belong together." Following is the track "Shake You Off," which is a therapuetical anthem to getting over a false love. The Snoop Dogg assisted and Neptunes produced "Say Something," is a bouncy track in similar fashion to Jodeci's classic hit "Come And Talk to Me", as it incites one to step up and approach the person you like. "Get Your Number," is a party starter that entices head nodding, and "One and Only," featuring Twista and "Circles" add to the relationship themes of the album, with both pertaining to the difficulties of an unfaithful relationship. "Your Girl," adds even more momentum to the album, as she demonstrates in convincing fashion her claim for being your second half. She closes the LP with "Fly Like a Bird," a defining moment on the opus as she asks for God's guidance throughout the harsh times that life offers. The great thing about this album is the song writing, and Mariah's voice. Though this is no big secret, the combination of the both make for one of Mariah's best albums to date. The album's authenticity helps Mariah take the R&B game to new heights, as she manages to put together an LP that everybody will find enjoyable from your biggest 50 Cent fan right down to a Syleena Johnson fan. Mariah successfully bridges the gap between old school, new school, and everything in between. The Emancipation of Mimi is definitely a new beginning for the R&B diva. Source: Ballerstatus (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 23rd. |
| Mariah Carey on Oprah
Mariah makes a fan's dream come true on Oprah, May 24. Mariah Carey is coming to The Oprah Winfrey Show tomorrow, May 24. During the show, "tears will fall and dreams will come true" when Carey teams with Oprah to make a fan's wildest dream a reality. Carey will also be featured in a special performance on the Oprah Winfrey Show that day. Check your local listings for show times. Source: Net Music Countdown (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 23rd. |
| Mariah Carey has vision of No. 1 on pop charts
A one-place jump to No. 2 for Mariah Carey's new single "We Belong Together" pushes the singer to her highest position on Billboard's Hot 100 since she topped the chart in February 2000 with "Thank God I Found You." Carey was last No. 2 in August 2001 with "Loverboy." While she's far enough away from Gwen Stefani's reigning champ "Hollaback Girl" to not be a serious challenger for No. 1 next week, Carey could be looking at her 16th chart-topper as soon as two weeks from now. Stefani logged her fourth week at No. 1 in the period ended May 15. Carey's chart climb had been aided by an abundance of radio spins. On the Hot 100 Airplay chart, "We Belong Together" rises one place to No. 1, becoming Carey's first chart-topper on this survey since "One Sweet Day" ruled for 13 weeks in 1995-96. The Hot 100 is based on both radio airplay and retail sales. Source: Launch (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 23rd. |
| Divas to go
The golden age of R'n'B is over - that much clear. Just don't go blaming the regal figure the much maligned Mariah Carey... by Ben Thompson As music lovers struggle to come to terms with the end of R&B's turn of the century belle époque, the search for scapegoats intensifies. From Missy Elliott's terrible Gap ad, to Pharrell Williams's embarrassing relationship with Jade Jagger, a lot of people who once seemed infallible have let us down badly over the past couple of years. But the one person no one should point the finger at is Mariah Carey. Carey's excellent current album, turns the clock back to the halcyon days of laser-guided digital slink. And critics who harped on about Mariah's newfound resemblance to Beyoncé were putting the cart before the horse. When it comes to big hair and a big voice, it's Carey who wrote the hymnbook that everyone else is singing from. As befits a woman who got her name from Lerner and Loewe's Broadway standard 'They call the wind Mariah', Carey is a scientifically authenticated force of nature. Not only has her spectacular upper register been the single dominant influence on the Pop Idol school of unfettered vocal histrionics, but the 1995 Ol' Dirty Bastard mix of 'Fantasy' was also the rosetta stone of the hip hop/diva crossover. In calling her comeback album The Emancipation
Of Mimi - 'a nickname only used by those closest to her', apparently -
Mariah has tapped into another vital lineage. The honourroll of female
superstar alter-egos stretches from Janet Jackson's 2004 album Damita Jo
(Janet's middle name), through the fun-loving, J-Lo, to Madonna's inner
S&M trollop Dita, with her 1992 mantra 'Only the one that hurts you/Can
make you feel better'. And until we hear from Beyoncé's own backup
persona (a tempestuous 'inner diva' called Sasha), well, as one amateur
reviewer of Mariah's album on Amazon.com put it recently , the idea that
the most successful female recording artist in history needs to imitate
the Destiny's Child frontwoman is 'just laughable ... People, please.'
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| Official Belgian sales chart
Without any promotion, except the Heroes of Mariah street promo with the "It's Like That" chocolates. After 6 weeks in the sales chart, "It's like that" is still #34 in the Ultratop 40 Singles Wallonie. After 7 weeks in the sales chart, "It's Like That" is still # 35 in the Ultratop 50 Singles Vlaanderen I posted the sales charts for Belgium again as our very little country does it not that bad, if we look at the sales of way bigger countries. Posted on May the 22nd. |
| For US fans
On TRL Tuesday 5.24 Mariah's on fire; can 50 hold it down 'Just A Lil' Bit' more? Posted on May the 22nd. |
| Only a few seconds of your time!!!!
Bring Mariah where she belongs - Hello Magazine poll: Most Elegant Woman - click here. Pass the message. Posted on May the 21st. |
| Mariah's album hits platinum
After just four weeks, "The Emancipation of Mimi" is Platinum. Source: The Official Mariah Carey newsring Posted on May the 21st. |
| A little visit at Mariah Lounge
Mariah Lounge got a new update, regarding the gallery, tour and fanlabel (the 'fanlabel' contains reports about some Mariah events the last 3 years, for example the Germany Fan-Bracelet, TEOM Release Party Pics, Berlin-Report from this year is wirtten in english by the way!). The reports can be found on the website under "Fanlabel". Source: Helen from Mariah Lounge by e-mail Posted on May the 21st. |
| "We Belong Together" remix on AOL!!!!!!
For the ones who can't download on iTunes US, there's a way to listen to the "We Belong Together" remix. The track is listed on AOL Music. Click here and select the remix. Enjoy .
Also, "We Belong Together" is #1 in the AOL Music Top 11. Posted on May the 20th. |
| Guyyyyyyyyyys, download and vote, 'cmon do
it right now dahlings!!!!!!!
Posted on May the 20th. |
| "We Belong Together" is MTV's Official Prom
Song!
Thanks to all your votes Mariah's We Belong Together has been crowned the ULTIMATE TRL PROM SONG at MTV.com! Congratulations to our very own Prom Queen, Mimi! Source: Mariah Carey.com Posted on May the 20th. |
| New Mariah voice message
Hello, (laugh) yeah, just callin' to say hey and thank you guys so much for everything... hum... I left a message on the other site as well, but... hum... I heard that today is a special day... hum... I, I was told by little birdie about that and I wanted to say thank you to all you guys for everything that you're doing and just the support with "We Belong Together", 'cause the song really really really means a lot to me, as do all of you. And... hum... we're just sitting here just thinking about you, looking at a couple of different books that I've received lately... hum... and they are ??? about the room, (laugh) (someone says: nice and pretty) nice and festive, I just wanted to tell you that you are the best fans in the entire universe but you already know that, and you make me happy. And... hum.... I love you, appreciate you and enjoy you much as always always always all you guys are amazing the MTV, TRL, BET, 106 & Park... all the moments, darling, moments (someone says: fabulous) (laugh). Anyway, I love you much and I will be calling back soon, thank you so much for everything and I will chat with you soon, bah-byye. Source: Mariah Carey.com Transcript: Heroes of Mariah Heroes note: HBF members, like Mariah said, there's a message for you. Posted on May the 20th. |
| Go on MariahCarey.com
for your iTunes code and please keep downloading, also don't forget to
request everywhere you can in your area.
Posted on May the 20th. |
| "We Belong Together" approved and added on
the playlist of the two "Radio Contact" Belgium (the French and Dutch speaking
part).
Source for the info: Universal Belgium by phone. Posted on May the 20th. |
| As soon as I have a little time , I'll post
some exclusive pictures of Mariah at the party she held in Paris at the
Manray, I met a very nice French fan last week, here in Brussels and he
gave me the pictures he took to post on Heroes of Mariah. Thanks
Marc .
Posted on May the 20th. |
| Mariah Carey Uncut: E! Special
Mariah Breaks the Ties That Bind and Frees Her Mind 
Kick off your shoes and settle in for a fashionably fun ride as we go inside the curvy crooner's comeback campaign in the E! Entertainment Special Mariah Carey Uncut, premiering Sun., May 22, at 10 p.m. Get an inside look at Carey's glittering world when E!'s cameras go behind the scenes of the promotional tour for her new album, The Emancipation of Mimi. We give you a peek at her personal life as she records in studios, makes television appearances and celebrates with friends--including Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Jermaine Dupri and Kanye West. In addition, Mariah sits down and addresses all those crazy rumors of diva behavior and nervous breakdowns. "It's not so interesting to say, 'Mariah Carey woke up and had a normal day,' " says Carey of the media's characterizations. "It's much more interesting for them to make up stories about me demanding red carpets, breaking nails and having breakdowns." Wanna know more? Tune into Mariah Carey Uncut, and find out what it takes to be superstar. Source: E! Entertainment (All rights reserved) Heroes comment: "It's not so interesting to say, 'Mariah Carey woke up and had a normal day" 
Posted on May the 20th. |
| Mariah featured in "Beanie Siegel House Arrest"
There's a show on BET tonight at 7:30 ET called "Beanie Siegel House Arrest" it seems Mariah will appear in it, as they showed her in the commercial for that show. Source: Desiree by e-mail. Posted on May the 20th. |
| Great news
"I Know What You Want" made it!!!!! 2005 BMI Pop Awards Most Performed 50 Songs of the past year. I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT Busta Rhymes Rampage Ensign Music Corporation Ramp Music Tziah Music Busta Rhymes featuring Mariah Carey & the Flipmode Squad J Records Source: BMI - Desiree by e-mail Posted on May the 19th. |
| US fans..
Mariah On Oprah Mariah will be on Tuesday May 24. If you live in NYC you can catch Mariah on Oprah at 4 PM on WABC CH 7. Again at 7 PM on WLNY CH 55 and again at 1AM on WABC CH 7. Source for the info: Carlos Posted on May the 19th. |
| Guys, please, download ... download.... download,
go on MariahCarey.com for the
details, and please DOWNLOAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on May the 19th. |
| Official Belgian sales chart
Without any promotion: After 6 weeks in the sales chart, "It's like that" is still #34 in the Ultratop 40 Singles Wallonie. After 7 weeks in the sales chart, "It's Like That" is still # 35 in the Ultratop 50 Singles Vlaanderen. Heroes note: These are our Belgian official sales charts, I know non Belgians will ask"why 2 charts?", well our little country has 1 chart for the French speaking part of Belgium and 1 chart for the Dutch speaking part of Belgium, weird huh... but that's Belgium. Posted on May the 19th. |
| The "Shake It Off" video will be directed
by Brett Ratner
This info was given by Shayne and is not officially confirmed yet. Posted on May the 19th. |
| Top videos of the week
On MYX, the Filipino music channel, the top videos of the week are: We Belong Together by Mariah Carey; Same Ground by Kitchie Nadal; Can This Be Love by Sarah Geronimo; I’ll Never Go by Erik Santos; Hold You Down by Jennifer Lopez; Incomplete by the Backstreet Boys; She’s No You by Jesse McCartney; Over by Lindsay Lohan; Not That Kind of Girl by Jojo; Love Moves in Mysterious Ways by Nina; Holiday by Greenday; Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani; Untitled by Simple Plan; Mockingbird by Eminem; Signs by Snoop Dogg; and You and Me by Lifehouse. Source: Philstar (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 19th. |
| Mariah sales helps Universal Music Group profits
Universal Music Group also returned to profit from a year- earlier loss, as sales by artists including 50 Cent and Mariah Carey helped lift earnings from operations to 36 million euros from a shortfall of 4 million euros a year earlier. Source: Bloomberg (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on May the 19th. |
| Mariah not in LA
According to Kathy who met Trey otside the Harpo studios after the Oprah taping, he didn't say Mariah was going to LA, but to New York. So, latest news are: Mariah is in New York to shoot the video for "Shake It Off". Posted on May the 19th. |
| "We Belong Together" Climbs to #2 on Billboard
Yet another congratulations is in store for Mariah's second single, "We Belong Together", for it has jumped from last week's #3 to #2 on Billboard. With digital single sales from the remix contributing to next week's Billboard update and with increased airplay, "We Belong Together" has a great chance of taking #1 by next week. Please make sure to request "We Belong Together" and the remix at your local radio station! Source: LoveMariah Heroes note: Please guys, go on MariahCarey.com for all details about the iTunes download. Posted on May the 19th. |
| "Say Somethin'" or " Shake it Off"???
I posted the news below, as Trey told to the Chicago fans that they were leaving to LA to shoot the video of "Shake It Off", but now MTV posted the following: "Snoop Gushes About Mariah: 'She's Soft As A Cotton Swab!' Over the years we've heard Mariah Carey work with the gulliest of MCs, from Ol' Dirty Bastard to Jadakiss to Mobb Deep. But after listening to Snoop Dogg sing her praises, it's difficult to imagine any rapper being more excited about collaborating with M.C. than the king of Cali. "She's so soft," Snoop said in a light, pimpish voice while recollecting working with Mariah. "She's beautiful too. I always tell her this story: When I was locked up in jail, that song 'Vision of Love' was the hottest song in the world. I used to always say, 'Man, if I could meet her!' So I worked with her, then Pharrell hooked it up for me to work with her again this time." Snoop has similar praise for the song they collaborated on, "Say Somethin'." "The beat was just sick and it was bangin'," he said. "I was like, 'All right, give me that, M.C.' I took [the song] down to my studio and flipped my style to it. "When I played [the finished version] for her, she was like, 'Oh, I love it!' I said, 'OK, give me a hug, baby.' She was just as soft as a cotton swab! Lord have mercy! Jesus, M.C.! What I wouldn't ... " he paused. "Let me stop." Mariah's label was so enamored with the record, they initially wanted the song to be the first single from The Emancipation of Mimi, instead of "It's Like That." "[Island Def Jam head L.A. Reid] was totally into that as the first single," Carey said in March. "Everybody was really happy and ready to go. I was like, 'It's great, but I don't know. It's very different for me structurally' — not to get technical or whatever, but in terms of the chord changes and the feeling, it's very Pharrell. He very much goes in that jazzy kind of direction, which is great. I can go there with him, but it's just not where I would naturally go." M.C. and the D-O-double-G are getting back together next week in L.A. to shoot the video for "Say Somethin'," and Snoop promises that he'll be extra sharp for the clip. "I gotta get real slick and sly, get my face real smooth like a baby's butt," he said. "Get my nails filed, get my hair did. I don't know what I'm gonna do for you, M.C., but I'm gonna do something real fly that's gonna be memorable. It's gonna be so we can go down in history and look real fly doing it." Source for the article: MTV (All rights reserved) Heroes comment: Maybe they are gonna shoot the two videos, 'cause due to Mariah's schedule they wont be able to shoot one later, or..... Trey said they were gonna shoot the video for "Shake It Off", but didn't said it was the next single and the fans misunderstood, or... it will not be the same single for the US as for the other countries, or.... I dunno. Posted on May the 18th. |
| Mariah on her way to shoot the video of "Shake
it Off"
According to several fans who waited outside the Harpo Studios today at the Oprah taping, the next single is "Shake It Off". The news has been confirmed by Trey who told it to the fans. Mariah was in a hurry 'cause she needed to take a plane to California (probably Los Angeles), to shoot the new video, but she took time to let the fans take some pictures (in the car). Thanks to Magda, Kathy, Dan, Frank, Alex and all the Chicago gang. Posted on May the 18th. |
| It's confirmed!!!!!
Mariah To Perform At MTV Movie Awards Mariah Carey has just been added to the performance roster for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, airing June 9. The singer will share the stage with previously announced acts Eminem and Nine Inch Nails. Source: MTV (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 18th. |
| Mariah performing at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards?
According to the Canadian (Québec) site "Le Matinternet", Mariah will perform at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards on June the 9th. I searched for more infos about that and until now Mariah is not mentioned on the official 2005 MTV Movie Awards site. The taping will take place in Los Angeles on June the 4th. and will be broadcast on June the 9th. If this is true, that would be a great promotion for Mariah, as The 2005 MTV Movie Awards will be seen in 166 countries/territories via 42 music programming services, and in 18 languages in over 401.8 million households. Also, "Mean Girls" is nominated for 4 Awards, isn't that fetch?
Wait and see. Posted on May the 18th. |
| Smartvideo, your fav video on your mobile
Smartvideo, in partnership with the Digital Music Video Network, will in early June begin offering mobile phone-enabled music videos from the top artists--including U2, Eminem, Mariah Carey, and 50 Cent--in a free, ad-supported format. For more info, click here. Source: MediaPost Publications (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 18th. |
| MTV's Making the video for "It's Like That"
re-air on MTV Europe
Tomorrow, May the 19th., MTV Europe is showing Making the video for "It's Like That" at 7h30 CET .
Posted on May the 18th. |
| Mariah Carey Musicbox Biographical Collection
DVD
Paul finally got the copy he ordered from HMV a long time ago, anyway the quality is not that good, it's style of "Home Video edited" and mainly contains a long interview and shots of fans from the Daydream ear. This item is of course unofficial. Source for the info: Paul Posted on May the 18th. |
| Mariah at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan
2005
According to Sanspo, Mariah is gonna be back in Japan on May 28th, she will attend MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005 which will be held on May 29th, Sanspo also tells that she will perform We Belong Together. Source: Sanspo - Kotaro from GoldenPetals by e-mail. Posted on May the 18th. |
| Mariah #3
Hits Daily Double update. CHART DATE: 05/16/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/17/2005 13:45:55 NOW IN: FINAL 3 MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/IDJ 170,111 Posted on May the 17th. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/16/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/17/2005 12:13:55 NOW IN: 69.60% 3 MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/IDJ 131,638 Heroes note: From where comes Weezer suddenly at the second place? Posted on May the 17th. |
| A mall tour of the US ????
Mariah Carey's It's Like That dances its way to the top Mariah Carey's comeback single It's Like That from her latest album The Emancipation of Mimi is number one on Billboard's Dance Music Club Play chart this week. This is Carey's 10th single to reach number one on that chart. Her ride on the dance chart began in 1991 when the title track from her second album Emotions, spent two weeks on top. Her other number one dance hits include Someday, Dream Lover, Anytime You Need A Friend, Fantasy, Honey, I Still Believe, and Through The Rain. Carey's new single, the ballad We Belong Together, has marched its way into the number three spot on the Hot 100 chart. Carey is also expected to commence a mall tour of the US in support of her new album. Source: JamaicaObserver - Andy by e-mail. Heroes comment: Nothing has been officially confirmed about a mall tour and the Jamaica Observer doesn't give a source for this info. So, wait and see. Posted on May the 17th. |
| "It's Like That" #26 out of 100 on iTunes
Belgium.
It seems people begins to buy on iTunes, which makes sense considering the single costs 4.99 Euro ( +/- $6.30), when will Belgium understand it's way too much for a 2 titles cardboard sleeve single? Unfortunately, until now iTunes Belgium doesn't add the sales in the charts. Posted on May the 17th. |
| "Mariah, we about to have the new Number One
record in the country!"
Songwriter/producer Jermaine Dupri took home the Golden Note Award. Two of Dupri's disciples, pop diva Mariah Carey and R&B star Usher, presented the award, with Usher touting his longtime collaborator as "an extraordinary individual, my mentor, my confidante, my best friend." Carey added, "He's the truth when it comes to songwriting." Dupri apparently failed to prepare for his time on stage. "I ain't wrote nothing down," he said, "'cause that ain't how I do my records." With much hooting from the audience, Dupri finally turned to Carey: "Mariah, we about to have the new Number One record in the country!" Source: RollingStone (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on May the 17th. |
| Fashion dud Mariah shapes up
Mariah Carey, who is regularly mocked for her got-it-flaunt-it fashion sense, is getting a style makeover from her new best friend — Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley. Pals of Carey's are hoping Talley can do what he did for Melania Trump and turn her into a style icon, possibly landing her on the cover of Vogue, as Melania was when she married Donald Trump. Talley escorted Carey to Karl Lagerfeld's dinner at Matsuri last week, took her to Oprah Winfrey's celebration of African-American legends over the weekend near Santa Barbara, and hung out with the songbird yesterday in L.A. According to Carey's rep and pal Marvet Britto: "I introduced them two months ago because Mariah needed guidance. She has an incredible sense of style — but then she went out in outfits like cutoff shorts and tank tops. It was her old team of people telling her to wear that. "Mariah always said she would love Andre's guidance and wisdom, and when I called him to help her, he was thrilled and said, 'I would be honored!' " "Andre is there to help Mariah's broken relationships with fashion houses. No one wanted to lend clothes to her because when she wore them the clothes would be different — shorter or not worn right — and it wouldn't complete their vision of the clothing . . . "We don't want people to say things like 'skanky' . . . But that is changing . . ." And how! For the big Winfrey weekend bash at the TV superstar's Montecito home, Talley got couturier Alexander McQueen to make Carey a one-of-a-kind dress. The singer was one of 24 "legends," also including Halle Berry, Angela Bassett, Beverly Johnson, Diana Ross, Iman and Cecily Tyson, who received either diamond drop earrings or 5-carat solitaire earrings — worth $200,000 per pair. An insider said, "This weekend must have cost Oprah at least $10 million." The weekend started with luncheon at Winfrey's home Friday afternoon, followed on Saturday by a white-tie ball at the Baccara resort. The festivities ended with a Sunday brunch at Winfrey's house that turned into a jam when such other honorees as Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Carey and Shirley Cesar joined the gospel choir. Source: PageSix (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 17th. |
| "The Emancipation of Mimi" special Japanese
edition with DVD postponed
Just received an e-mail from cdjapan to tell this: "The release of the item has been postponed and the new release date has not been determined yet." Posted on May the 17th. |
22nd Annual Ascap Awards pictures
 
Pic1: Singers Usher (L) and Mariah Carey (R) pose with music producer Jermaine Dupri (C) after he received the ASCAP Golden Note Award at the 22nd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California May 16, 2005. Pic2: Singers Usher (L) and Mariah Carey (C) laugh at a joke made by music producer Jermaine Dupri during the 22nd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California May 16, 2005. Both Usher and Carey paid tribute to Dupri before the producer received the ASCAP Golden Note Award. Source: Yahoo! News (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 17th. |
| On April the 5th., I posted the news about
the ASCAP Awards and was wondering if Mariah would attend the ceremony,
well I was right .
Mariah attended the 22nd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards Scott Storch Named Songwriter of the Year at 22nd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards; Neil Young and Jermaine Dupri Receive Special Honors; ``Hey Ya!'' Named Song of the Year; EMI Music Publishing Takes Publisher Of The Year Honors. Scott Storch was named Songwriter of the Year at the 22nd Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards celebration held tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California. OutKast's smash hit single 'Hey Ya!' received Song of the Year honors, and EMI Music Publishing picked up the Publisher of the Year award. Special awards were handed out to Neil Young who received the ASCAP Founders Award, and to Jermaine 'JD' Dupri who was honored with the ASCAP Golden Note Award. Hosted by ASCAP President & Chairman Marilyn Bergman, over 700 leading songwriters, recording artists and music industry leaders gathered at the creative black tie gala to salute the songwriters behind some of today's most popular music as awards were presented to the songwriters and publishers of the most performed ASCAP songs of 2004. Among the honorees and notables in attendance were Neil Young, Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Mariah Carey, Scott Storch, Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, Ashlee Simpson, Big Boi of OutKast, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson, Ashford & Simpson, Maya Angelou, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Indigo Girls, Twista, Mo Ostin, Clay Aiken, J-Kwon, The Matrix's Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards & Scott Spock, Rick Nowels, John Shanks, Swizz Beatz, and Youngbloodz J-Bo & Sean Paul. Another highlight of the evening was the presentation of the ASCAP Golden Note Award to multi-talented songwriter, producer, artist and record label owner Jermaine 'JD' Dupri in recognition of his groundbreaking achievements influencing the direction of American popular music and impacting the heart, soul and sound of pop music worldwide. Superstars Mariah Carey and Usher joined Marilyn Bergman on stage to pay tribute to their musical collaborator. Dupri has worked with Carey on a number of albums and has four songs on her current album The Emancipation of Mimi, which is tearing up the Billboard charts. Dupri's work on Usher's multi-platinum album, Confessions, garnered four 2005 Grammy nominations for his songwriting and production work on chart-toppers, 'Burn,' 'Confessions Part II,' and 'My Boo.' Dupri and Usher picked up awards during the ceremony for their winning songs 'Burn,' and 'Confessions Part II.' Click here to read the entire article. Source: dBusinessNews (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on May the 17th. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/16/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/16/2005 18:59:44 NOW IN: 33.81% 2 MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/IDJ 54,807 Posted on May the 17th. |
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HipHop and Rap manifesto to boycott all artists on Universal Music Group labels A Cali friend of mine, just gave me this info by phone. Here's the message from The Rap Manifesto: Universal Music Group (UMG) is the target of our national boycott because they are the leading company in the rap industry. They are a colossal recording company that owns about one-fourth of the global music market. This company owns three of the top five rap labels: Island Def Jam, Interscope, and Universal Music. In 1999, UMG pledged to ban sexually graphic and violent images in their music as a result of pressure from concerned citizens. The company quickly went back on this promise when it added Def Jam to its holdings, and has since actively promoted explicit sex and violence in its rap music and videos. We are also boycotting UMG because we believe that this company is headed in the wrong direction when it comes to rap. It is currently working with an adult video company to further exploit Black men and women in rap with a new music video channel featuring uncensored and uncut videos from artists. How low will this company go in its exploitation of Black Americans to make a buck? We are boycotting all UMG artists to pressure this company to take the lead in moving the rap industry forward. While it might seem unfair to boycott unrelated artists who are not responsible for UMG’s poor judgment, an all-out boycott is necessary to send a strong economic message to the company. Why should UMG artists in other genres enjoy a vast diversity of images in their music while rap artists are pigeonholed into damaging racial stereotypes? They ask to boycott the following artists: Bryan Adams - Ashanti - Audioslave - Cecilia Bartoli - Beck - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Black Eyed Peas - Mary J. Blige - blink-182 - Blues Traveler - Andrea Bocelli - Bon Jovi - Busta Rhymes - Mariah Carey - Elvis Costello - Sheryl Crow - D-12 - Dr. Dre - Eminem - Melissa Etheridge - Eve - 50 Cent - Renée Fleming - G-Unit - Vince Gill - Godsmack - Amy Grant - Hoobastank - Enrique Iglesias - Ja Rule - Jay-Z - Elton John - Toby Keith - The Killers - Diana Krall - Limp Bizkit - Ludacris - Reba McEntire - Brian McKnight - Nelly - No Doubt - Jessye Norman - Luciano Pavarotti - Puddle of Mudd - Ashlee Simpson - Snoop Dogg - Gwen Stefani - George Strait - Shania Twain - Sting - The Cardigans - The Hives - 3 Doors Down - U2 Heroes note: I really hope this will not affect too much the sales of Mariah's album. Here's a link if you want to know more, just click. Posted on May the 16th. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/16/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/16/2005 14:28:18 NOW IN: 20.34% 3 MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/IDJ 20,864 Heroes note: *bites my nails again* Posted on May the 16th. |
| I know some of you are interested in the
music industry as much as I am, so here it is:
UMG set to restructure international operations Financial Times Report Says New Chairman/CEO Ready to Make Changes Following last week’s announcement that Universal Music Group is selling its U.S. and European CD and DVD manufacturing businesses to U.S. company Glenayre Technologies, the Financial Times reports this morning that UMG is now preparing to revamp the entire structure of its international operations. The restructuring would be the first move by newly promoted UMG International Chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge, who recently took over for Jorgen Larsen, who has been head of International since UMG merged with PolyGram in 1998. Larsen is stepping down after a 30-year career. Grainge was previously UMG’s UK head, where, in addition to successfully marketing acts such as the Scissor Sisters and Keane, he implemented cost-cutting measures that reduced operational overhead by about $63 million. He is now likely to roll out a similar program across UMG’s entire International division, according to the FT. “He will look at the structure and organisation and make changes quite quickly,” a source told the paper. Expected changes include the formation of regional hubs to consolidate operations in certain groups of countries, and a revamping of the division’s management board structure. According to IFPI data, European record sales fell 5.4 per cent to $12.3 billion last year, while sales in Asia fell 1.8 per cent to $6.2 billion. UMG as a whole has engaged in heavy cost-cutting already, resulting in higher operating income. The upcoming restructuring of International is seen as an extension of that mandate. UMG has made no official announcement about the International restructuring as of yet. Last month, new Vivendi Universal Chairman/CEO Jean-Bernard Levy told shareholders that the company intends to hold onto the music company. Source: Hits Daily Double (All rights reserved) Heroes comment: Let's hope this restructuring will work in favor of promotion for some artists  .
Posted on May the 16th. |
| DualDisc and DVD
You can now pre-order two new items at CD Universe - "The Emancipation of Mimi" Available: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Sale Price: $13.96 CDU Part# 6869049 DualDisc Click here. - "Mariah Carey - Music Video Box Documentary" Available: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 Sale Price: $10.04 CDU Part# 6872168 DVD Click here. Posted on May the 16th. |
| Let's Make "We Belong Together" TRL's Official
Prom Song
MTV wants to know what should be TRL's official Prom Song and Mariah's We Belong Together is in the running so CLICK HERE to cast your vote today! Source: Mariah Carey.com Posted on May the 16th. |
| Mariah to perform at the 2005 BET Awards
Young Diva Ciara Grabs Four Nominations for Star-Studded BET AWARDS Hosted by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Televising Live From Hollywood's Kodak Theatre on June 28 at 8 p.m. ET Featured Performers Include Destiny's Child, Mariah Carey, Ludacris, Missy Elliott and The Game. Heart-pounding performances are a staple of the BET AWARDS, and 2005 promises to be extra hot as Destiny's Child, Mariah Carey, Ludacris, Missy Elliott and The Game are set to perform for the anticipated sell-out crowd inside the Kodak Theatre and the millions watching in prime time. Wrapped around the sizzling performances, celebrity presenters and emotional awards acceptances will be stirring tributes to Gladys Knight for an impressive body of work that transcends almost 50 years; and to Denzel and Pauletta Washington for their tireless commitment to improving the human condition through medical research, opportunities for treatment and children's welfare both in the U.S. and Africa. Mariah is nominated for Best Female R&B. For more info, click here and also take a look at BET's site. Source: Yahoo! News (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on May the 16th. |
| Fan job
Please guys, keep voting and requesting "It's Like That" everywhere in Belgium, check the Heroes of Mariah promo page for the request links and nummers. 
Posted on May the 15th. |
| Yesterday night Radio Contact (French speaking
part of Belgium) played the "We Belong Together" remix
Source for the info: OkiDoki on our forum. Posted on May the 15th. |
| Oprah pays tribute to pioneering black women
at lavish Santa Barbara gala
Oprah Winfrey rolled out the silver carpet for a lavish tribute to pioneering black women, then strolled it herself in a red Vera Wang ball gown. Guests including Usher, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were on hand for the ball Saturday night at the seaside Bacara Resort and Spa. The talk show host joked with friends at the resort's entrance and praised the 25 honorees, including Coretta Scott King, Diana Ross, Maya Angelou and Cicely Tyson. "These are women who, when I was growing up, made a difference for me," Winfrey told reporters, who weren't allowed inside the event. "The first time I saw Diana Ross and the Supremes on the Ed Sullivan Show, it changed my life." Winfrey also linked the older black stars with their younger counterparts in a more intimate meeting Friday night at her Montecito home. "There was nobody hating on nobody," said singer Patti LaBelle, who attended that party along with Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys. Others at Saturday's bash included Gladys Knight, Halle Berry, Ashanti and California First Lady Maria Shriver. Winfrey said it was a no-brainer to host her tribute in Santa Barbara. "If you're going to have it, it might as well be in paradise," she said, laughing. Source: MyrtleBeachOnline (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 15th. |
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Collector cd with French magazine
Fortunately, Desiree, a US fan found out that in the issue 19 of the French magazine "Soul R&B magazine", there's a free cd with the magazine featuring an unreleased Mariah Carey medley mix. You can order it here. There are also two other magazines with articles in French, click here and here. Source for the infos: Desiree by e-mail. Posted on May the 14th. |
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Mariah Carey arrives at the Legends Ball, an
award ceremony hosted by Oprah Winfrey honoring women who paved the way
in arts, entertainment and civil rights, Saturday, May 14, 2005 in Santa
Barbara, Calif.
Oprah invited more than 80 luminaries of the entertainment and political worlds to Bacara Resort and Spa to honor remarkable women. Source: Yahoo! News (All rights reserved) Click on the pictures to enlarge Posted on May the 15th. |
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Look at this eBay auction 
" This auction is for the contents of the Suitcase pictured above which Mariah Carey left at a London hotel during her visit in early 2005. The contents were never reclaimed so legally the hotel could forward them on to someone else. It is full of clothing that Mariah took to London with her during her stay. If you win this auction you will receive: Five tank tops - Two pairs of Jeans - Five pairs of underwear (thong etc) - Two bras. This auction is 100% authentic and has been valued at $2000."
Click here if you wanna bid, warning you'll need to hurry as Mariah will surely bid to have her suitcase back .
Also, take a look at the guys' feedbacks, he already sold 9 pairs of jeans worn by Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson's authographed bra , etc....
what's funny (or should I say sad), is that people believe this, bid and
pay.
Posted on May the 14th. |
| Random news from Belgium
- "We Belong Together" added in high rotation on the first Urban radio, Radio Vibration (Brussels). - "We Belong Together" added on BRF1 (German speaking part of Belgium) - "We Belong Together" added on the music TV channel TMF (Dutch speaking part of Belgium) - "Shake It Off" played on Fun Radio Belgium in "Groove Station" - "It's Like That" holds a good position on sales charts and airplay charts since 5 weeks. See the promo page. The album is played a lot in several non musical stores in Brussels (shoe store, clothes store, jewelry store, etc...) Posted on May the 14th. |
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Mariah is on the cover of French magazine GENERATION
R&B which is actually a special issue on Mariah Carey only.
It features 4 pull out posters + 2 giant ones that are really beautiful. There are also exclusive pictures of Mariah when she was in Paris in March. It gives a very positive image of Mariah. You can order it online here. Source: Sylvain from Mariahfanclub by e-mail. Posted on May the 14th. |
| "We Belong Together" in Japan
Catalog No.: UICL-5019 Format: CD Number of discs (or other units): 1 Release Date: 2005/06/15 Price: 476yen (US$ 4.50/ 500yen Tax incl.) Source: CD Japan Posted on May the 14th. |
| Download the Ellen Degeneres' show
Interview and performance are now up on Katie and Casey's great site, Forever Mariah. Thanks guys. Posted on May the 14th. |
Pics of Mariah outside the Ellen DeGeneres'
studios
  
Click to enlarge. Source: Liz. Posted on May the 13th. |
| Mimi Is Blazing Up The Billboard Chart!
We Belong Together is blazing up the Billboard Hot 100 Chart claiming the #3 position in its 6th week on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. We Belong Together is also this weeks greatest gainer in radio airplay jumping from #6 to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. Source: MariahCarey.com Posted on May the 13th. |
| Mariah on Extra
Mariah and Randy: Who's Quizzing Who? Click here, to watch the video and read a transcript.   
Source: Extra TV (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 13th. |
| Mariah in Germany in July?
I just received the Universal Germany newsletter, and according to them, they try to have Mariah back in Germany in July. Also, the German commercial release of "We Belong Together" is planned for June the 20th. The show "Kulturreport" on ARD which was planned on May the 8th. is scheduled for June the 6th. Source for the infos: Universal Germany by newsletter. Posted on May the 12th. |
| Gwen holds off Ciara, Mariah on singles chart
Gwen Stefani held onto the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart crown for a third week Thursday with "Hollaback Girl" despite a strong contender in Ciara's "Oh" featuring Ludacris, which rose one place to No. 2. Both Stefani and Ciara need to watch out for Mariah Carey, whose "We Belong Together" jumped four to No. 3, thanks to strong radio airplay. Source: Yahoo! News (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on May the 12th. |
| "We Belong Together" in Belgium
Radio - Radio Vibration (number 1 Urban radio French spealing part of Belgium): added - BRF1 (German speaking part of Belgium): added TV - TMF (Dutch speaking part of Belgium): added Posted on May the 11th. |
| "It's Like That" in Belgium update, after
5 weeks, the track is still in the charts of our little country.
- Ultratop VL (sales chart): #31 (week 5) - Ultratop FR (sales chart): #33 (week 4) - Radio Contact Super 50 VL : #22 - Radio Contact FR Hit Contact : #18 - Prima Donna VL: #15 - De Radio 2 Top 30 : #23 - Radio Canteclaer: #17 You can check the charts since day 1 on the promo page. Posted on May the 11th. |
| "We Belong Together" across the world
- Kenya: Kiss 100 FM: #7 Posted on May the 11th. |
| "It's Like That" across the world, I thought
it was a good idea to post countries nobody never talks about.
- Latvia: Capital FM - #1 - Czech Republic: Radio Faktor - added - Luxemburg: Eldoradio: #27 - Malta: 89.7 BAY Top 40: #38 - Malta: 89.7 BAY RnB 20: #2 - Ukraine: Gala-Radio: #5 - Faroe Islands: Radio Faroe Islands: #14 - Romania: Radio Mix FM: #3 - Romania: Mix FM 89.3: #9 - Bulgaria: Radio Veliko Trnovo: #1 - Kenya: Kiss 100 FM: #30 Posted on May the 11th. |
| Help "It's Like That" in France
"It’s Like That" is currently #2 on an important chart in France and it’s now or never that it could make it #1. Click here to vote. Source: Sylvain from Mariahfanclub by e-mail Posted on May the 11th. |
| "Friendz", a master piece!
At first N.O.R.E's new album was called " Norminacle" and previewed for a commercial release back in November 2004. Due to some label problems (remember the "Rock A Fella" venture), the album was pushed back and also the title changed to "1 Fan A Day". The album is now previewed for fall 2005. This album will be a must have for N.O.R.E's fans but also for Mariah fans, as the track "Friendz" features Mariah and Big Pun and produced by Green Lantern (who is no more Eminem's DJ due to some beef with 50 Cent). "Oye Mi Canto" doesn't feature Tego Calderon 'cause it seems from what I was told, Tego wanted $25K for his verse being on the song. Back to "Friendz", the track is absolutely faboulous and promises a major hit. The beat is outstanding and Mariah's part is a mix of the best Rap, Rnb joints I've heard with an incredible sensual voice. The part where she goes : "Touch my body, feel my body" is really hot, and there's also an high note. As soon as I have all the legal and written authorizations from N.O.R.E and Dame Dash, the track will be added on Go 4 Hit Radio. And I'm sure it will be a "most requested" title in the playlist. I know it's only a matter of time before the track illegally leak on the internet, but like a producer good friend of mine says: "unauthorized duplication will get yo ass blasted!" .
Posted on May the 11th. |
| Mariah #2
Hits Daily Double update CHART DATE: 05/09/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/10/2005 13:49:49 NOW IN: FINAL 2 MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/IDJ 195,929 Posted on May the 10th. |
| "Party in the Park" in London..... and if....
Remember, on April the 6th. I posted a contest from T-Mobile for UK fans and the prize was a Meet and Greet with Mariah in London in July. As we now know that Mariah will visit Europe in June/July, I wanted to share an idea I had since day one... and if Mariah would perform at "Party in The Park" in London in July? This would be a very, very good promotion as we know that last year 100.000 visitors attended this concert and hundred thousands saw the concert on TV. Also, "Party in the Park" is a charity event which's president is The Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) who setted up The Prince's Trust in goal of helping young people fulfil their potential and helping the ones being excluded from society because of barriers they faced. Wouldn't that be great? Posted on May the 10th. |
| Mariah's Millions Mystifies
By Roger Friedman If you had told anyone in the music biz two years ago that Mariah Carey would have a runaway hit album in 2005, they'd probably have collapsed in hysterics. But "The Emancipation of Mimi" looks as if it will finish the current week at No. 1 again, with another 200,000 or so copies in the hands of fans. "Mimi" is probably going to be Mariah's biggest hit album in over a decade. It's already spawned two hit singles, and there are several more on the way. Go figure. Credit has to go to manager Benny Medina, who spirited Mariah away from another manager and a label deal. Remember the short-lived MonarC Records? He also jumped sides, leaving former client Jennifer Lopez in the dust. It's poetic justice, since Lopez and Carey have had an old-fashioned feud going for several years, thanks to Lopez poaching some music Carey had planned on using for the movie "Glitter." After a nervous breakdown, a huge public divorce and bombs of both a movie and its soundtrack, Carey is back and bigger than ever. Source: FOXNews (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 10th. |
| Hits Daily Double update
CHART DATE: 05/09/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/10/2005 12:02:29 NOW IN: 71.23% 2 MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/IDJ 138,832 Posted on May the 10th. |
| "We Belong Together" won "Rate The Video"
on TMF today (TMF is a Belgian music channel for the Dutch speaking part
of Belgium).
Source: belgo on our forum. Posted on May the 10th. |
| "We Belong Together" on pre-order in The Netherlands
On the site of Free Record Shop NL you can pre-order "We Belong Together" for 4,99 Euro. The announced release date is May the 30th. Source: HoneyBeeFly1981 on our forum. Posted on May the 10th. |
| "We Belong Together" in Belgium
Still no official release date at the moment, but could probably be around June the 13th. Source for the info: Universal Belgium by phone. Posted on May the 10th. |
| Exclusive "WBT" remix coming to itunes - May
17th
On the morning of May 17th, all Lambs can log-on and go directly to iTunes to download a new, exclusive "We Belong Together" remix that features Jadakiss & Styles P. This hot new remix was produced by DJ Clue and Honey B. Fly members have a sneak preview clip of this remix available to them now! And after you've downloaded the new remix, head over to mariahcarey.com to find out how that new remix can be your ticket to see Mariah perform live! Source: mariahcarey.com's newsletter Posted on May the 10th. |
| Hits Daily Double update, Mariah still #1
this morning
CHART DATE: 05/09/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/09/2005 18:58:09 NOW IN: 35.17% 1 MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/IDJ 68,860 Posted on May the 10th. |
| Mariah in Europe
According to Universal France, Mariah will come to Europe in June or July, they don't know yet at the moment if Mariah will visit France. Source: Mariahfanclub 's newsletter Posted on May the 10th. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/09/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/09/2005 15:12:15 NOW IN: 27.38% 1 MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/IDJ 64,800 Heroes note: Time to go to bed for me, I'll see what happened tomorrow morning. *bites my nails again* Posted on May the 2nd. |
| Great Mariah review
In the new UK edition of Blues and Soul magazine (available tomorrow - Common on the cover) mariah receives a very favourable review, here it is: Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi By Bill Buckley I think I was the only person in the Cosmos to like Mariah Carey's 'Glitter' LP, and after the mauling she got for it I've always had a soft spot for her. So maybe I'm a little too biased to review this, but, believe me, it is surprisingly good. Forget who she is, or rather who the media tell us she is, and instead concentrate on the songs and the performances - there's some great ones here. "I wish you knew", for instance, is cut from the same cloth as Alicia Keys' "You don't know my name" and features some superb back up vocals from Trey Lorenz. Equally enjoyable is "Fly Like a Bird", which in places reminds me of the late Minnie Riperton. There's a great gospel chorus on that one too and it forms a remarkable contrast to the commercial, pop R&B which the album also peddles. Best example of this is the Nelly collaboration, "To The Floor" - it's exactly as you'd expect, as is the Twista duet "One and Only". Snoop Dogg's "Say Somethin'" is classily very much of the moment too. Even the lead single, "Its Like That" has much to recommend it. If you can get past the edgy chorus the verses have a wonderful frothy melody which Mariah delivers perfectly. It's easy for purists to dismiss albums like this - especially with it's pretentious title and sleeve sentiments. But when Mariah delivers an invitation like "Stay The Night" (built on Ramsey Lewis' version on "Betcha by golly wow") I, for one, would volunteer a 'Yes'!...and admit it - wouldn't you? Four stars out of five - Serious check out status. Source: Simon by e-mail. Heroes comment: Thank ya much Bill, we love ya daaaling .
Posted on May the 9th. |
| Official download day to make "We Belong Together"
#1
A sure way to get to #1 is to have one official download day for the song "We Belong Together". But everyone has to participate. And the timing has be just right. We know that she will be on the Tonight show on May 11 and then on Ellen on May 13. And we know that she's singing on both shows, which will naturally increase the downloads of the song. But if the fans participate the song could go to #1 easily. I say Official download day on May 12, (in between her two television appearances). 50 Cent and Ciara are going to be tough competition but they never met face to face with a Mariah fan! OFFICIAL DOWNLOAD DAY MAY 12! Source: Stefanie by e-mail. Posted on May the 9th. |
| "We Belong Together" on Belgian TV
The "We Belong Together" video has been added to the TMF playlist. (TMF is a Belgian music channel for the Dutch speaking part of Belgium). Source for the info: belgo on our forum. Posted on May the 8th. |
| Deal him in
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs celebrated the 50/50 joint venture deal between his Bad Boy Records and Warner Music Group with a blow-out at the Cabanas atop the Maritime Hotel the other night. His Diddyness whooped it up with Jay-Z, Beyonce Knowles, Zac Posen, Russell Simmons, Tommy Hilfiger, Naomi Campbell, Damon Dash, Andre Harrell, Lyor Cohen and Star Jones. From there the party moved on to Glo nightclub, where Combs, Usher and a posse of pals drained 12 bottles of Cristal. Unfortunately, cops shut the club's doors at 1 a.m., leaving the likes of Denzel Washington and Mariah Carey out in the cold. Source: New York Post (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 8th. |
| Uncut: (#103) Mariah Carey
Our cameras follow Mariah as she goes from public appearances and performances to her very private, very exclusive pajama party with her closest girlfriends. Show: Uncut Episode: (#103) Mariah Carey Network: (ETV) E! Entertainment Television Date: Sunday - May 22, 2005 Time: 10/9c PM Duration: 1:00 Source: VH1 RockOnTV - Cori Posted on May the 8th. |
| Last day to enter the Heroes of Mariah and
our forum contests
Scroll down until April the 25th. on this page to see the offered prizes. Good luck .
Posted on May the 8th. |
| Happy Mothers Day to all the moms and especially
to all the lambs who are mom, to all the moms of lambs and to Pat, Mariah's
mom.
Joyeuse Fête des Mères à
toutes les mamans et spécialement à toutes les lambs qui
sont maman, à toutes les mamans de lambs et à Pat, la maman
de Mariah. Gelukkige Moedertjes Dag aan alle mama's en
in het bijzonder aan alle lambs die mama zijn, aan alle mama's van lambs
en aan Pat, Mariah's mama. |
| Mariah at the Ellen DeGeneres' show
Friday, May 13 MARIAH CAREY MARIAH CAREY is here for the first time, talking with Ellen and singing her new hit! TAYE DIGGS (“Kevin Hill”) joins the fun. And Ellen reunites with her prom date!!! Source: Ellen DeGeneres show Posted on May the 7th. |
| Mariah at Jay Leno's "Tonight show"
Wednesday, May 11: The Emancipation of Mimi marks the 'Return of the Voice.' MARIAH CAREY sings the fantastic "We Belong Together." Source: NBC Posted on May the 7th. |
| "The Emancipation of Mimi" and "The Emancipation
of Jack"
We all know Shino's great site Love Love Jack , if you don't know it yet, go take a look at all the cute and funny Jack related stuffs. Shino surprised me again with the following.  
How cute is that?
Posted on May the 7th. |
| New Audio Q&A on the ASK MARIAH page!
Want to know more about Mimi and the new album? Go check out the ASK MARIAH section of mariahcarey.com and you can hear Mariah answer the questions many of her fans are asking! Source: MariahCarey.com Posted on May the 7th. |
| Good news
On "Radio Vibration", the Belgian number 1 Urban radio, "It's Like That" (radio edit and remix) is in high rotation and "We Belong Together" is now added to their playlist too. This means 3 Mariah tracks bangin' in the Brussels area. Thanks guys, DJMan, Psar, MP Family, you rule!!!! Posted on May the 6th. |
| Team Mariah members, you've got mail
Check your e-mail, Mariah left a nice message for the Team members. Keep voting !!!!!!! Keep voting !!!!!!! Posted on May the 6th. |
| "It's Like That" # 9 on MTV Europe
MTV Europe : Belgium (Brussels only), Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Israel, Malta, Portugal, Poland, Slovak Republic, Switzerland (Tele Geneve) Posted on May the 6th. |
| Tomorrow Saturday May the 7th on MTV Europe
TOP 10 AT TEN Theme: MARIAH CAREY An hour-long themed Top 10 countdown. MTV Europe: Belgium (Brussels only), Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Israel, Malta, Portugal, Poland, Slovak Republic, Switzerland (Tele Geneve) Posted on May the 6th. |
| Canadian fans, help needed for the videos
Much Music Power Shift: click here. MMM Top 10s: click here. Source: Stephanie by e-mail Posted on May the 6th. |
| Surveillance
Def Jam President Jay-Z will present his boss, Island Def Jam Chairman L.A. Reid, with Pratt Institute's Creative Spirit Award tonight at Lincoln Center. Expect L.A.'s comeback kid, Mariah Carey, to be there cheering him on. Source: New York Daily News Posted on May the 6th. |
| Music Minutes: John Pareles on Mariah Carey
The New York Times's Jon Pareles discusses Mariah Carey's new release, "The Emancipation of Mimi." Click here to watch the lil' video. Source: Desiree by e-mail. Posted on May the 6th. |
| Honey B. Fly has a new design
Check it out and if you're not a member yet, you can subscribe at only $20US, click here to access. Posted on May the 5th. |
|
Thanks to the amazing little team who voted every day on Prima Donna (important chart for the Dutch speaking part of Belgium), "It's like That" jumped from 26 to 15 in this week's chart. Thanks guys, you rule!!!! Source for the info: Cool_x_boyfriend on our forum. Posted on May the 5th. |
| Carey's car park coup
Hollywood big-hitter Nicole Kidman and mad music munchkin Mariah Carey have come to blows over a carpark space. But sadly it wasn't a case of fisticuffs over the last slot near the trolleys at Asda. The space envy occurred at the swanky Karl Largerfield dinner at New York's Maritime Hotel. According to a spy at the New York Post, professional twig Kidman rolled up to he front door of the hotel and tried to give the parking attendant $20 to allow her to park by the hotel's entrance. However, canny Carey had got in first and already reserved the spot for her grand arrival in her whopping Maybach. Nic subsequently had to suffer the indignity of tottering down the street to the hotel in her ridiculous heels. Though Nicole is meant to be the first lady of Hollywood, it's good to see Mariah still tops the charts of diva-ish demands, innit? Source: MegaStar (All rights reserved) Heroes comment: When Nicole Kidman asks for a carpark space it's ok, when Mariah does the same it's called "diva-ish demands"
Posted on May the 5th. |
| Parking power
OH, the irony! Hollywood's favorite fashion plate, Nicole Kidman, was upstaged at a dinner for Karl Lagerfeld by skanky-chic icon Mariah Carey. It happened when Kidman's driver tried to slip an attendant $20 to park in front of the Maritime Hotel, but was told the space was reserved for Carey, who eventually arrived in a Maybach with Vogue's jolly giant, Andre Leon Talley. Our spy spotted poor Kidman tottering down the street in high heels to the hotel's Matsuri restaurant the other night, where she nibbled sushi with Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen, Miuccia Prada and Allegra Versace. Source: New York Post (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 5th. |
| FAN JOB
Request Mariah everywhere you can in your country, you know where you live so you know where to request .
Posted on May the 5th. |
| For US fans
Jay Leno Taping The taping of the show will take place on the actual scheduled day. May 11th at 4:30 pm. Tickets are available for same day shows. Which means there will be a chance to obtain tickets for the show. Tickets are distributed at the ticket box office which opens at 8:00 am. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 3000 W. Alameda Ave. Burbank, CA 91523 If you want to gather in front of the studios, send an e-mail to LambsIncProject@aol.com Source for the info: LambsIncProject Posted on May the 5th. |
| Keep checking MariahCareyUK
for pictures of Mariah in London.
Posted on May the 5th. |
I Gotta Be Mimi! On The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey flaunts seven octaves, three races, a bundle of nerves, and one king-hell identity crisis by Cintra Wilson The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey’s new album, just premiered at number one on the Billboard Top 200. It is ostensibly an “I am finally free to let my freak-flag fly” manifesto. Mimi used to be the name of Carey’s “other” personality, the one she used to blame her weird behavior on — i.e., That wasn’t me that had an incoherent meltdown in that hotel lobby, during the whole Glitter debacle. That was Mimi. In this self-improvement-oriented culture, most people would spend years in therapy trying to integrate or exorcise their inner Mimis, but with this album, Carey seems to be saying, “Fuck it — everyone already thinks I’m crazy. I may as well inhabit my disruptive personality full time; it’s more fun.” Carey’s re-invention is particularly fascinating because of her whole new ethnicity — she is one-quarter black but has amplified this and declared her True Self to be African-American. Carey is also one-quarter Venezuelan, and half Irish, so the question is begged: If this is her “true self,” why didn’t she go Gaelic? If Beyoncé had a panpipe, would Carey be picking up the shillelagh and releasing The Emancipation of Muirgheal? But Mimi is a clear illustration of a form of schizophrenia that seems to hound burned-out superstars: Famous people, like abused wives, have sacrificed and abandoned so much of their original selves that they can forget who they are; if they have no legible roadmap back to who they used to be, they can end up like hermit crabs, scuttling around in other people’s iconography. We’ve seen Madonna switch personae countless times: from cushy club slut to Marilyn Monroe in diamonds, from sadomasochistic bisexual Weimar exhibitionist to lamp-eyed yoga cowgirl, sleek children’s author to mystical Jewish Brit, etc. Carey has likewise seen some changes in her day, from the demure Mrs. Mottola to Madame Butterfly in long-sleeve leotard and Jet Ski, to images yet more pornographic and puzzling. On her new album, Carey has become a composite: She is all your favorite black recording artists tossed into a chipper, filled with resin and pressurized into one big medium-density fiberboard artist — strong and serviceable but with no organic wood grain. And the worse is to come, click here if you want to read this piece of crap. LA area fans, if you want to react, click here to contact LA Weekly. Source: LA Weekly (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on May the 5th. |
| Gem Carey
Just in time for Mariah Carey's ''Emancipation of Mimi,'' here are our picks for her all-time essential tracks. Think we missed some? Then post your own list. by Michael Slezak Who's your favorite: Disco Mariah, Hip-Hop Mariah, or Ballad Mariah? It's debatable which version of the diva reigns supreme, but one thing is without question: In the 14 years since she released her self-titled debut, Mariah Carey has been one of pop music's most prolific hitmakers. As her latest, The Emancipation of Mimi, hits stores, EW.com attempts to whittle down her huge catalog to a few choice gems. (Make sure to post your own picks below.) Click here to read more. Source: Entertainment Weekly (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on May the 4th. |
| Springsteen's Latest Leaves Mariah, Rob Thomas
In The Dust
Bruce Springsteen's newest release, Devils & Dust — the stripped-down follow-up to 2002's September 11-inspired The Rising — will enter Billboard's albums chart at #1, with first-week sales of over 222,000, according to the latest SoundScan totals. The second straight Springsteen opus produced by Brendan O'Brien (Train, Pearl Jam) and the Boss' 13th studio LP, Devils & Dust soared past recent chart-toppers Mariah Carey and Matchbox Twenty's Rob Thomas, proving once again why New Jersey's favorite son is a bona fide rock legend. Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi clings to the chart's #2 spot with an impressive third-week total of close to 197,000 scans. Even though the pop diva's comeback disc experienced a 13 percent sales plunge, Mimi still managed to outperform the self-titled first crack from Bobby Valentino — the R&B crooner signed to Ludacris' Disturbing Tha Peace label — who opens at #3 with first-week sales of nearly 180,000 and scores the week's biggest debut album. Source: MTV (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on May the 4th. |
| MTV Networks Upfront - Show
Singer Mariah Carey performs onstage at the MTV Networks Upfront at the Paramount Theater May 3, 2005 In New York City.        
  
Click to enlarge. Source: Getty Images (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 4th. |
| MTV rolls out big guns to promote new shows
With a pitch aimed at Main Street America, both coasts and everywhere in between, MTV Networks told Madison Avenue Tuesday that it touched everyone, everywhere, every way. The Viacom cable division's third annual "upfront" presentation at the Madison Square Garden Theatre was another star-filled affair, mixing celebrities, humor, music and a blend of subtle (and not-so-subtle) attempts to gain a greater share of marketing dollars for the white-hot young adult demographic. The two-hour-plus presentation included performances by the Black Eyed Peas, Willie Nelson and Jessica Simpson and, to conclude the show, recent chat-toper Mariah Carey. Also appearing were Halle Berry, Paul Reiser, Goldie Hawn, Roseanne Barr and Don Cheadle. Source: Yahoo! News (All rights reserved) (extract) Posted on May the 4th. |
| Mariah on MTV?
Yesterday, Randy Jackson was on KISS FM and Jojo wanted to get Mariah on the phone, but Randy said she was busy doing something for MTV. Source: Andy by e-mail Posted on May the 4th. |
| Mariah
Carey.com has a new design, check it out now
Posted on May the 3rd. |
| "The Emancipation of Mimi" #2
Hits Daily Double update CHART DATE: 05/02/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/03/2005 14:09:29 NOW IN: FINAL 2 MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/IDJ 199,014 Posted on May the 3rd. |
| Hits Daily Double update.
CHART DATE: 05/02/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/03/2005 12:18:46 NOW IN: 81.01% 3 MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/IDJ 164,588 At this moment the chart leader is Bobby Valentino and the second place goes to Bruce Springsteen. Look
at the post I made yesterday!
Posted on May the 3rd. |
| Fan job
Please guys, vote and request "It's Like That" everywhere in Belgium, check the Heroes of Mariah promo page for the request links and nummers.
Posted on May the 2nd. |
| Thanks to the fans who keep voting Mariah
was #1 on TRL
Posted on May the 2nd. |
| Hits Daily Double update, Mariah #1 again
at the moment
CHART DATE: 05/02/2005 LAST UPDATE: 05/02/2005 14:24:28 NOW IN: 33.62% 1 MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/IDJ 63,513 Heroes note: The "dangerous" men this week could be Bruce Springsteen (the boss) and Bobby Valentino. Posted on May the 2nd. |
| Listen to a clip of N.O.R.E's "Friendz" feat.
Mariah
We knew since months that N.O.R.E's new album "1 fan a day" will feature the song "Friendz" with Mariah. Kelly from Mariah Central found a UK vinyl store who sell a "so called" promo vinyl and which offers a preview clip of the track. N.O.R.E's album will be sold later this year. Click here to download the clip. Click here to access Juno Records which sells the vinyl. Posted on May the 2nd. |
| "the roof"and Dame go for Mariah
Friday night on the show called "the roof" which airs on cable channel mun2 in the US, they were interviewing Dame Dash and they showed the scene of his movie with Mariah in it (State Property 2). He also held up a copy of the America magazine with Mariah on it. Source for the info: Desiree by e-mail Posted on May the 1st. |
| "She is so smooth"
Siren Mariah Carey showed how "smooth" she can be at the annual ANDY advertising awards Thursday night at Capitale, where marketing execs gathered to do the self-congratulatory thing. Event chairman Alex Bogusky, who, as Bull's Eye has duly noted, is the ad industry's resident heartthrob, gushed to the audience that he got to touch the pop star during a photo op. "Just her arm — and she is so smooth," Bogusky said. "Seriously, she is by far the smoothest person I have ever felt in my life." For the record, we're sure Bogusky's wife is just as soft skinned, but there should be some warning signs if his ad agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, suddenly comes up with a plan to launch a body cream commercial starring one sexy songbird. Source: New York Post (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 1st. |
| CNN People in the news transcript
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR, PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Hi, welcome to PEOPLE IN THE NEWS. I'm Paula Zahn. If ever an artist owned the '90s it was Mariah Carey. "Billboard" named her the artist of the decade, but after slumping sales, a tumultuous relationship and personal lows, Mariah had a very public meltdown. Now, she's back on top. Her new album, "The Emancipation of Mimi" debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 chart, announcing the return of one of music's most overwhelming vocal talents. I recently sat down with Mariah for a rare and candid interview about her music, her marriage and her comeback. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ZAHN: Mariah, you once said that you had a desire to make music because it healed you and that you had a desire to become famous because it made you feel worthy and accepted. MARIAH CAREY: Because I thought it would make me feel worthy and accepted and that was the big surprise. ZAHN: She's the biggest selling female recording artist of all time. RANDY JACKSON, CAREY'S LONGTIME PRODUCER: This woman has sold 150 million records. This will never happen again in our lifetime probably. ZAHN: Right behind Elvis, just beyond the Beatles, there she sits, a super diva with pipes of steel. Oh what is that voice? ANTONIO "L.A." REID, CHAIRMAN, ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP: I don't know, man. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? I don't know. ZAHN: (INAUDIBLE) CAREY: I doubt that it's any -- I have no idea. I really don't. It depends on how much sleep I get that day. Click here for the entire transcript Source: CNN (All rights reserved) Posted on May the 1st. |
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My annual May the 1st. post
I don't know in other countries, but here in Belgium, we offer lily of the valley on May the 1st. to bring happiness until the next May the 1st. So today, Mariah, my dear little sweetheart, I offer you one year of happiness.
Je ne sais pas dans les autres pays, mais ici
en Belgique, nous offrons du muguet le 1 mai pour porter bonheur jusqu'au
1 mai prochain. Donc aujourd'hui, Mariah, mon cher petit coeur,
je t'offre un an de bonheur. Ik weet niet in andere landen, maar hier in
België, geven we meiklokjes op 1 mei om vreugde te geven tot de volgende
1ste mei. Dus vandaag, Mariah, mijn klein schatje, geef ik je een
jaar vreugde. |
| Mariah is calling Tucson
Larry informs me that Mariah will be calling in to 93.7KRQ in TUCSON ARIZONA on May 2, @ 7:00am for the morning show! *the comercials are announcing* "Mimi (The Dj says: "I can call her that cuz we are homies") Mariah Carey will be calling in to talk to us and discuss her new album" Thanks to Larry for the info. Heroes note: "We Belong Together" has just been added to their playlist, so, Tucson fans, time to request with moderation. Posted on May the 1st. |
| Mariah is on the cover of the FHM Spain edition
Source for the info: Miguel from MariahMariah Posted on May the 1st. |
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