Mariah Carey Gets Ready To Illuminate Westfield London This Christmas with A Special Signing For Her New Album - Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel - On Thursday 19th November 2009 At 6pm
Global superstar and multi-Grammy award winner Mariah Carey will officially launch Christmas at Westfield London on Thursday 19th November. The singer/songwriter will help spread some Christmas cheer across the capital by switching on the dazzling Christmas lights to mark the opening of Wonderland – Westfield London’s ultimate Christmas shopping experience. It doesn’t stop there, much to the delight of her fans Mariah Carey will also be holding a special signing for her new album Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel - out on November 23rd.
This exclusive appearance by Mariah who has sold more than 200 million records world-wide, promises to be a first class affair. In true celebrity fashion, Westfield London has decided to make this the most memorable affair with pyrotechnics, VIP carpets, butterfly confetti and hundreds of fans. The Southern Terrace – Westfield’s elegant dining boulevard - will be transformed into a VIP pink carpet, lined with fans and shoppers whilst Mariah makes an entrance under a snowfall of confetti.
“We’re very excited to have Mariah at Westfield London. Her music is timeless and has great appeal to customers of all ages so she’s the perfect star for us. She’s also a big fan of the Christmas season. Our Wonderland offers shoppers a free kids 3D Santa’s Wish Kingdom grotto, a gorgeous Grown Up Grotto, Handsfree shopping, free home delivery for presents and free parking. Westfield London is the ultimate Christmas shopping experience,” says Jill McArdle Head of Marketing, Westfield London
Mariah’s London visit ties into the launch of her eagerly anticipated ‘Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel’, one of the most personal albums of Carey’s career to date, and the release of her forthcoming single, ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’, a cover of the eighties power ballad by Foreigner. The album features 2 discs; Disc 1 contains 17 tracks combining a mixture of instantly memorable wistful ballads with H.A.T.E U and Candy Bling, the up tempo catchy Standing O and the no nonsense Up Out Of My Face to name but a few. Disc 2 features exclusive remixes of the much talked about hit single, Obsessed.
Source:mariahconnection
11 November 2009
10 November 2009
Get Ready ‘Cause Mariah’s Coming!
November 10, 2009
Mimi fans in Europe - now’s your turn to experience the fun as Mariah comes to promote her album Memoirs of an imperfect Angel in Italy, England and France. This mini promotional trip will start with Mariah’s arrival in Italy on November 10th in the afternoon and last a full week. Below is an initial schedule for some of Mimi’s appearances.
Milan, Italy November 11 at 9:00pm - Performance of “I Want To Know What Love Is” on “X Factor” (Italy, airs on RAI2).
London, England November 12 - Various press interviews, performance on “X Factor” (England), GMTV and “This Morning”. Air dates TBA
London, England November 14 at 10:00am - Premiere of T4 Special Mariah Carey (airs on Channel 4)
Paris, France November 16 at 9:00pm - Live interview with Skyrock radio.
Paris, France November 17 - Interviews with NRJ Radio, Cherie FM.
7:00pm - Live TV interview on Le Grand Journal.
London, England November 18 - Taping appearance on the Alan Carr (Channel 4 at 10pm) show including a performance of “I Want To Know What Love Is”. Air date TBA
Source: MariahCarey.com
Mimi fans in Europe - now’s your turn to experience the fun as Mariah comes to promote her album Memoirs of an imperfect Angel in Italy, England and France. This mini promotional trip will start with Mariah’s arrival in Italy on November 10th in the afternoon and last a full week. Below is an initial schedule for some of Mimi’s appearances.
Milan, Italy November 11 at 9:00pm - Performance of “I Want To Know What Love Is” on “X Factor” (Italy, airs on RAI2).
London, England November 12 - Various press interviews, performance on “X Factor” (England), GMTV and “This Morning”. Air dates TBA
London, England November 14 at 10:00am - Premiere of T4 Special Mariah Carey (airs on Channel 4)
Paris, France November 16 at 9:00pm - Live interview with Skyrock radio.
Paris, France November 17 - Interviews with NRJ Radio, Cherie FM.
7:00pm - Live TV interview on Le Grand Journal.
London, England November 18 - Taping appearance on the Alan Carr (Channel 4 at 10pm) show including a performance of “I Want To Know What Love Is”. Air date TBA
Source: MariahCarey.com
09 November 2009
Mariah Carey’s NYC New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve in New York City just got a little more interesting with the announcement that Mariah Carey will ring in 2010 at Madison Square Garden.
Live Nation says fans will get a healthy dose of Carey’s hits as well as songs from her latest album – Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel – that recently debuted at No. 1 on the R&B charts and gave birth to the platinum single “Obsessed” as well as her lastest single, “H.A.T.E.U.”
A Citi Card presale begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. and ends Nov. 13 at 10 p.m. The public onsale begins this Saturday at 11 a.m. All times Eastern Standard.
Tickets for Carey’s New Year’s Eve blowout at the Garden come in a variety of prices ranging from the bargain-basement $20.10 to $175.75. Other ticket prices are $125.75, $99.75 and $65.75. Golden Circle Seats are also available.
Source: PollStar
Live Nation says fans will get a healthy dose of Carey’s hits as well as songs from her latest album – Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel – that recently debuted at No. 1 on the R&B charts and gave birth to the platinum single “Obsessed” as well as her lastest single, “H.A.T.E.U.”
A Citi Card presale begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. and ends Nov. 13 at 10 p.m. The public onsale begins this Saturday at 11 a.m. All times Eastern Standard.
Tickets for Carey’s New Year’s Eve blowout at the Garden come in a variety of prices ranging from the bargain-basement $20.10 to $175.75. Other ticket prices are $125.75, $99.75 and $65.75. Golden Circle Seats are also available.
Source: PollStar
08 November 2009
Precious Stuns With $100K Weekend Average
Lee Daniels' "Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire" has exceeded even the highest of expectations in its opening weekend, according to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier today. The film - which has been the source of much anticipation and buzz since its Sundance debut in January - grossed a stunning $1,800,000 from just 18 theaters over the weekend, averaging an essentially unheard of $100,000. That gives it the third best live action per-theater-average of all time, surpassed only by 2006's "Dreamgirls" and 2005's "Brokeback Mountain." However, those two films had opened on 3 and 5 theaters respectively. "Precious"'s wide-by-comparison 18 theaters make it all the more impressive.
"Precious" was distributed by Lionsgate, who had acquired the film shortly after Sundance in a heated bidding war. The deal, brokered by Cinetic, was said to be worth $5.5 million, and weaved in the support of both Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, who came on board as executive producers. The plan obviously seems to have worked so far, with theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta reporting large crowds and sell out shows for "Precious." The film grossed $587,859 on Friday, and then rose to $699,514 on Saturday (averaging $38,800 per theater on that day alone), and was estimated to take in an additional $512,627 today.
The numbers countered the early expectations that director Lee Daniels says he had for the movie. "It's still a bit premature as all the weekend numbers aren't in yet," Daniels told indieWIRE on Saturday, just as the film passed the $1 million mark. "Remember, I thought 'Push/Precious' was going straight to DVD and I was cool with that. So, when I got this info I was slayed."
"Precious" will expand considerably this Friday, November 13th, both within the markets it debuted in and in the Philadelphia, Dallas, Washington, San Francisco, and Houston areas.
Source: indieWIRE
"Precious" was distributed by Lionsgate, who had acquired the film shortly after Sundance in a heated bidding war. The deal, brokered by Cinetic, was said to be worth $5.5 million, and weaved in the support of both Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, who came on board as executive producers. The plan obviously seems to have worked so far, with theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta reporting large crowds and sell out shows for "Precious." The film grossed $587,859 on Friday, and then rose to $699,514 on Saturday (averaging $38,800 per theater on that day alone), and was estimated to take in an additional $512,627 today.
The numbers countered the early expectations that director Lee Daniels says he had for the movie. "It's still a bit premature as all the weekend numbers aren't in yet," Daniels told indieWIRE on Saturday, just as the film passed the $1 million mark. "Remember, I thought 'Push/Precious' was going straight to DVD and I was cool with that. So, when I got this info I was slayed."
"Precious" will expand considerably this Friday, November 13th, both within the markets it debuted in and in the Philadelphia, Dallas, Washington, San Francisco, and Houston areas.
Source: indieWIRE
UK's T4 Special: Mariah Carey
BBC 1Xtra radio DJ Invisible or Vis for short was invited to the screening of the new Mariah Carey T4 special. Below is his review.
Not knowing what to expect, I was pleasantly surprised. The special showed the multi-Grammy award winning, 200 million album selling superstar as a down to earth, up for a laugh woman who really does deserve the title as Pops' hardest working woman!
Hosted by T4's Rick Edwards the show offers an insight into the world of Mariah, following Mariah and her 'Carey Cam' at the Toronto Film festival promoting her new film Precious, interviews, photo shoots, press conferences, shows, red carpet, private jets. Mariah also demonstrates her pretty impressive British accent, how she controls her mating puppies and how to survive whilst not speaking for five days... and much more.
The T4 Special on Mariah Carey will be shown on UK's Channel 4 on Saturday, November 14 at 10:05am.
Source: Vis | Jasmine Dotiwala
Not knowing what to expect, I was pleasantly surprised. The special showed the multi-Grammy award winning, 200 million album selling superstar as a down to earth, up for a laugh woman who really does deserve the title as Pops' hardest working woman!
Hosted by T4's Rick Edwards the show offers an insight into the world of Mariah, following Mariah and her 'Carey Cam' at the Toronto Film festival promoting her new film Precious, interviews, photo shoots, press conferences, shows, red carpet, private jets. Mariah also demonstrates her pretty impressive British accent, how she controls her mating puppies and how to survive whilst not speaking for five days... and much more.
The T4 Special on Mariah Carey will be shown on UK's Channel 4 on Saturday, November 14 at 10:05am.
Source: Vis | Jasmine Dotiwala
06 November 2009
Mariah Carey To Perform on David Letterman Show!
It’s MC TV!
Don’t miss Mariah Carey on the Late Show with David Letterman on Friday, November 13th at 11:35pmET/PT. Mariah will perform new music from her #1 R&B album, Memoirs of an imperfect Angel and chat with Dave about her new film, album and much more.
You won’t want to miss it! Click HERE for David Letterman show info.
Source: MariahCarey.Com
Don’t miss Mariah Carey on the Late Show with David Letterman on Friday, November 13th at 11:35pmET/PT. Mariah will perform new music from her #1 R&B album, Memoirs of an imperfect Angel and chat with Dave about her new film, album and much more.
You won’t want to miss it! Click HERE for David Letterman show info.
Source: MariahCarey.Com
05 November 2009
See what Mariah Carey looks like in a swimsuit
Mariah Carey may have recently admitted she is not in the best shape, but she isn't afraid to strut around in a swimsuit. The singer, 40, sported a satin leotard with plunging neckline while shooting a video for her next single, H.A.T.E.U, Wednesday in Malibu, Calif.Carey recently denied rumors that she and husband Nick Cannon are expecting their first baby together. Asked on Wednesday's Larry King Live if she is expecting, the singer said: "Right now? I'm going to take a swig of my scotch and let you know."
Carey said being pregnant "would be the happiest thing in my life, but what I'm saying is right now with this movie (Precious) coming out, with the next few singles from the album and those things that I'm doing, I need to focus on that because I cannot do the having-a-child thing halfway."
Source:Us Magazine
New "all i want for christmas" remix coming soon
David Morales has remixed Mariah's "all i want for christmas is you" and it will be released as a digital single around Nov 24th. the new remix include some additional adlibbing from Mariah.
Source: Heroesofmariah
Source: Heroesofmariah
"H.A.T.E.U." Music Video finished!
Director Brett Ratner posted a picture of him and Mariah on the set of the "H.A.T.E.U." video shoot in Los Angeles, and announced on his Twitter page:
BrettRatner: Just wrapped on Mariahs new video H.A.T.E.U!!!
Source: Brett Ratner / Picture Sweetmariah
04 November 2009
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Mariah Carey!
Mariah Carey, the #1 most successful female recording artist of all time will be live at New York’s famous Madison Square Garden for a special New Year’s Eve performance! Join Mariah as she bids farewell to 2009 in superstar style, and gets ready to ring in 2010! Mariah at MSG on New Year’s Eve is the concert event of the year and one you won’t want to miss!!Mariah will perform a selection of her hits including songs from Memoirs of an imperfect Angel, her latest album which debuted at #1 on the R&B charts and features the platinum single “Obsessed” and her newest single “H.A.T.E.U” Mariah is the best-selling recording artist of today with cumulative sales of over 175 million worldwide. With 18 # 1 singles, Mariah is the only active recording artist with the potential to surpass the Beatles’ all-time high of 20 # 1 hits. Don’t miss this must-see performance!!!
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Members only pre-sale for this show will start on Monday, November 9th at 10amET for Legacy members, and at Noon ET for new members.
Members only pre-sale - enter here for a chance to win a pair of FRONT ROW tickets to this incredible show! You must be a Honey B. Fly Member to participate!
Source: MariahCarey.com
Brett Ratner to Direct "H.A.T.E.U." Video
Mariah is scheduled to film the music video for "H.A.T.E.U." her third single off Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel this week in an undisclosed, private location in Los Angeles, California.
Brett Ratner will be directing the "H.A.T.E.U." music video and it will be his and Mariah's 8th time to work together. As we all know, Brett recently directed the Platinum hit "Obsessed" earlier this year. Other Mariah music videos he has helmed include "I Still Believe" (1998), "Heartbreaker" (1999), "Thank God I Found You" (2000), "It's Like That" (2005), "We Belong Together" (2005) and "Touch My Body" (2008) music videos.
Dustin Robertson, better known in Music Videoland as AVIDDIVA, has once again been tasked to cut the new music video. He previously worked on the original and remix versions of "Obsessed;" and "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" in 2005. All of next week, Dustin will be working hard on editing "H.A.T.E.U." and will be posting daily updates on his progress and any new information about the video on his theAVIDDIVA Twitter page.
Source: Dustin | MariahDailyJournal
Brett Ratner will be directing the "H.A.T.E.U." music video and it will be his and Mariah's 8th time to work together. As we all know, Brett recently directed the Platinum hit "Obsessed" earlier this year. Other Mariah music videos he has helmed include "I Still Believe" (1998), "Heartbreaker" (1999), "Thank God I Found You" (2000), "It's Like That" (2005), "We Belong Together" (2005) and "Touch My Body" (2008) music videos.
Dustin Robertson, better known in Music Videoland as AVIDDIVA, has once again been tasked to cut the new music video. He previously worked on the original and remix versions of "Obsessed;" and "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" in 2005. All of next week, Dustin will be working hard on editing "H.A.T.E.U." and will be posting daily updates on his progress and any new information about the video on his theAVIDDIVA Twitter page.
Source: Dustin | MariahDailyJournal
Carey to turn on Christmas lights
Mariah Carey is to switch on the Christmas lights at Westfield Shopping Centre in London, it has been announced.
The US pop diva will walk down a pink carpet, while butterfly confetti falls from above, to flick the switch later this month.
Grammy-winner Carey will be accompanied by eight children from the Help A London Child charity at the festive event, which organisers said would include pyrotechnics.
Source: The Press Association
The US pop diva will walk down a pink carpet, while butterfly confetti falls from above, to flick the switch later this month.
Grammy-winner Carey will be accompanied by eight children from the Help A London Child charity at the festive event, which organisers said would include pyrotechnics.
Source: The Press Association
Jasmine Dotiwala Mentions Mariah in BizAsia Interview
Jasmine Dotiwala is the current senior producer at MTV Base. She contributes to various publications and has been involved in numerous music specials for MTV, Sky and Channel 4. As a music gossip columnist, blogger, radio host on Choice FM and close friend of Mariah Carey, BizAsia.co.uk speaks to Jasmine about her 12 year career and what it takes to succeed in the music industry.
You are a good friend of Mariah Carey, how did you meet?
We met at work, my boss couldn't do the interview and I got flown to Italy to do it. In the back of my mind I am thinking she is going to be a diva, but to my amazement, we had a similar sense of humor, exchanged numbers and just clicked as friends.
Mariah is known for doing extravagant things. Have you ever had a moment where you were amazed by the situation that you were in and had to pinch yourself?
Every moment of her life out in public is extravagant.
She is a legend thinking about how much she has sold, how long she has been around, still to be this popular and to look this great, is mad. I have so many memories, watching Mariah on the Grammy Awards, when she was singing with Pavarotti and many other events, I'm just thinking to myself, 'Wow, that's my mate!' It can all be very strange.
One of my most surreal experiences when I first met her was when we were on the top deck of her yacht and she was playing her new album at the time, she would sing parts of it to me, singing and looking at me. I'm thinking, "Mariah is singing to me! This is the most weird, amazing moment." There have been lots of moments like that but this is a particular one that stands out.
How do you plan to develop your career. What is next for you?
I have been offered a lot of opportunities in the past and haven't taken them as I was happy with MTV, but what I have come to think of is that if I don't take these opportunities, they may never come back and I may regret it.
A couple of the opportunities that have come are just too big to say no to. I think I may have hit the glass ceiling at MTV and so this is the time to branch out.
My first Channel 4 project is funnily enough an off the wall documentary on Mariah Carey which is out on the 14th November on T4. I will also be doing lots more music projects like that with Channel 4 and BBC 3.
I would also really like to continue opening doors for new talent as I feel that is a huge achievement for myself.
Source: BizAsia
You are a good friend of Mariah Carey, how did you meet?
We met at work, my boss couldn't do the interview and I got flown to Italy to do it. In the back of my mind I am thinking she is going to be a diva, but to my amazement, we had a similar sense of humor, exchanged numbers and just clicked as friends.
Mariah is known for doing extravagant things. Have you ever had a moment where you were amazed by the situation that you were in and had to pinch yourself?
Every moment of her life out in public is extravagant.
She is a legend thinking about how much she has sold, how long she has been around, still to be this popular and to look this great, is mad. I have so many memories, watching Mariah on the Grammy Awards, when she was singing with Pavarotti and many other events, I'm just thinking to myself, 'Wow, that's my mate!' It can all be very strange.
One of my most surreal experiences when I first met her was when we were on the top deck of her yacht and she was playing her new album at the time, she would sing parts of it to me, singing and looking at me. I'm thinking, "Mariah is singing to me! This is the most weird, amazing moment." There have been lots of moments like that but this is a particular one that stands out.
How do you plan to develop your career. What is next for you?
I have been offered a lot of opportunities in the past and haven't taken them as I was happy with MTV, but what I have come to think of is that if I don't take these opportunities, they may never come back and I may regret it.
A couple of the opportunities that have come are just too big to say no to. I think I may have hit the glass ceiling at MTV and so this is the time to branch out.
My first Channel 4 project is funnily enough an off the wall documentary on Mariah Carey which is out on the 14th November on T4. I will also be doing lots more music projects like that with Channel 4 and BBC 3.
I would also really like to continue opening doors for new talent as I feel that is a huge achievement for myself.
Source: BizAsia
Mariah to Perform on Letterman Nov. 13?
DirectTV lists a new episode of the Late Show with David Letterman with a performance by Mariah Carey on Friday, November 13, 2009.
The Letterman Show broadcasts from the Ed Sullivan Theater (57th and Broadway) in Midtown New York City weeknights 11:35pm ET/PT on CBS.
Source: DirectTV
The Letterman Show broadcasts from the Ed Sullivan Theater (57th and Broadway) in Midtown New York City weeknights 11:35pm ET/PT on CBS.
Source: DirectTV
02 November 2009
Carey is Christmas Queen
Mariah Carey is preparing to pull on her Santa suit a month early - she is set to switch on London’s glittering Christmas lights.
The singer will flick the switch at the U.K. capital’s Westfield Shopping Centre later this month (Nov09) - and is looking at videos from her festive hits All I Want For Christmas and Santa Baby to stage a dramatic entrance.
A source tells Britain’s News Of The World newspaper, “It’s going to be Christmas themed. She’s been looking back at her Santa Baby video for inspiration. She wants to make it a big deal.”
Source: Contact Music
The singer will flick the switch at the U.K. capital’s Westfield Shopping Centre later this month (Nov09) - and is looking at videos from her festive hits All I Want For Christmas and Santa Baby to stage a dramatic entrance.
A source tells Britain’s News Of The World newspaper, “It’s going to be Christmas themed. She’s been looking back at her Santa Baby video for inspiration. She wants to make it a big deal.”
Source: Contact Music
Mariah Carey: 'Music is Always Where My Heart Is'
Mariah Carey has scored five Grammys as a singer and songwriter, but she's not ignoring her career as an actress. Carey has a pivotal role in the emotionally wrenching Precious.
She plays a social worker who is tough and tender but sticks to the rules for an obese teenage single mom battling a system that ignores her. Mariah told Parade.com's Jeanne Wolf why she was willing to look shockingly different for the role.
Already a fan.
"I had read the book by Sapphire a few times and it really changed my life. It's very strong and powerful. And I communicated that to Lee Daniels, the director, when he was considering me for the role after Helen Mirren dropped out. So it was just serendipitous that I ended up being a part of the movie since I cared about it so much."
The power that lingers.
"I guess the button that the story pushed in me would be just empathy. I mean your heart has to go out to Precious because she is going through so much. It touched me as a woman. It touched me just as a person. It's like you think, 'Maybe I've walked past someone who is a girl like this and not really focused on them or just totally ignored them.' You know what I mean? And it's also one of those things where you relate something in yourself, your own feelings of doubt and negativity. And while you haven't suffered nearly as much, you know what you've gone through is similar."
Leaving Mariah Carey in the make-up trailer.
"They totally changed me. I didn't want to look in the mirror. It was beyond dressing down because Lee Daniels loved to torture me. He really wanted me to not just look plain, he wanted me to look homely. That was his goal. He wanted a mustache and an under the eye thing and the bad hair. Now I see why he wanted it because people didn't recognize me and he didn't want me to take people out of the movie because they were seeing Mariah Carey."
As for her husband Nick Cannon.
"I actually did the film before Nick and I were married so he didn't know exactly what to expect. But when he saw me on the screen he actually loved it. He was totally into the movie."
Reaching out to the 'Precious' girls of the world.
"There are a lot of girls that I see at my shows that may fit the description of what people might think a 'Precious' girl is. When I sing certain songs, you really see that it brings out emotions in them. I see tears of gratitude or joy because they relate to the message. So that's why I continue to do songs that I feel will be uplifting."
What lifted up her own life.
"I dreamed huge dreams growing up. My mother was an opera singer and she also sang jazz and different kinds of music. My mother used to say, 'Don't say if I make it, Say when I make it.' She knew I wanted to do this for a living. A lot of my teachers were like, 'You'll never make it. It's one in a million. You've got to do your math homework,' which I still can't do. My mother said, 'Don't say if, say when.' I believed her. She was just always telling everyone, 'Mariah is going to be a star.'"
Growing up early.
"I joined that club when I was like five-years-old. My mother used to say I was five going on 20. She was just like, 'Mariah's already an adult.' I used to sit around the table with all the grown-ups and they'd be smoking and drinking and I would just hang out and pretend I was smoking and drinking, all of those things that I shouldn't have been doing."
Feeling good about her new album.
"I am really a perfectionist when it comes to music. I've always been the type of person that would hear a thousand good things and one negative thing and focus on that negative thing. But this album I'm loving because I took chances. I did a lot of different interludes. I did a lot of things that are different for me. And in terms of just living with an album, when I listen to it now, this is one of those ones where everyday I notice something different. I really love this album."
And also acting.
"I used to study acting as a little girl. I was in a lot of different theater workshops and things. Now I'm trying to do my best to be the best actress and the best artist I can be. I'm pursuing things that I want to do a little bit more. I guess the main thing is that acting is going to be a creative outlet that allows me to express myself in another way aside from my music because I'm loving it. But the music is always where my heart is."
What keeps her on track.
"I have always been a firm believer in the fact that if you don't believe in yourself, no one else is going to believe in you. No matter what happens, no matter who tries to keep you down, you just have to keep on going."
Source: Parade Magazine
She plays a social worker who is tough and tender but sticks to the rules for an obese teenage single mom battling a system that ignores her. Mariah told Parade.com's Jeanne Wolf why she was willing to look shockingly different for the role.
Already a fan.
"I had read the book by Sapphire a few times and it really changed my life. It's very strong and powerful. And I communicated that to Lee Daniels, the director, when he was considering me for the role after Helen Mirren dropped out. So it was just serendipitous that I ended up being a part of the movie since I cared about it so much."
The power that lingers.
"I guess the button that the story pushed in me would be just empathy. I mean your heart has to go out to Precious because she is going through so much. It touched me as a woman. It touched me just as a person. It's like you think, 'Maybe I've walked past someone who is a girl like this and not really focused on them or just totally ignored them.' You know what I mean? And it's also one of those things where you relate something in yourself, your own feelings of doubt and negativity. And while you haven't suffered nearly as much, you know what you've gone through is similar."
Leaving Mariah Carey in the make-up trailer.
"They totally changed me. I didn't want to look in the mirror. It was beyond dressing down because Lee Daniels loved to torture me. He really wanted me to not just look plain, he wanted me to look homely. That was his goal. He wanted a mustache and an under the eye thing and the bad hair. Now I see why he wanted it because people didn't recognize me and he didn't want me to take people out of the movie because they were seeing Mariah Carey."
As for her husband Nick Cannon.
"I actually did the film before Nick and I were married so he didn't know exactly what to expect. But when he saw me on the screen he actually loved it. He was totally into the movie."
Reaching out to the 'Precious' girls of the world.
"There are a lot of girls that I see at my shows that may fit the description of what people might think a 'Precious' girl is. When I sing certain songs, you really see that it brings out emotions in them. I see tears of gratitude or joy because they relate to the message. So that's why I continue to do songs that I feel will be uplifting."
What lifted up her own life.
"I dreamed huge dreams growing up. My mother was an opera singer and she also sang jazz and different kinds of music. My mother used to say, 'Don't say if I make it, Say when I make it.' She knew I wanted to do this for a living. A lot of my teachers were like, 'You'll never make it. It's one in a million. You've got to do your math homework,' which I still can't do. My mother said, 'Don't say if, say when.' I believed her. She was just always telling everyone, 'Mariah is going to be a star.'"
Growing up early.
"I joined that club when I was like five-years-old. My mother used to say I was five going on 20. She was just like, 'Mariah's already an adult.' I used to sit around the table with all the grown-ups and they'd be smoking and drinking and I would just hang out and pretend I was smoking and drinking, all of those things that I shouldn't have been doing."
Feeling good about her new album.
"I am really a perfectionist when it comes to music. I've always been the type of person that would hear a thousand good things and one negative thing and focus on that negative thing. But this album I'm loving because I took chances. I did a lot of different interludes. I did a lot of things that are different for me. And in terms of just living with an album, when I listen to it now, this is one of those ones where everyday I notice something different. I really love this album."
And also acting.
"I used to study acting as a little girl. I was in a lot of different theater workshops and things. Now I'm trying to do my best to be the best actress and the best artist I can be. I'm pursuing things that I want to do a little bit more. I guess the main thing is that acting is going to be a creative outlet that allows me to express myself in another way aside from my music because I'm loving it. But the music is always where my heart is."
What keeps her on track.
"I have always been a firm believer in the fact that if you don't believe in yourself, no one else is going to believe in you. No matter what happens, no matter who tries to keep you down, you just have to keep on going."
Source: Parade Magazine
01 November 2009
Mariah: ‘I’ve got big hair and wear tight dresses, but I’m not nasty’
The singer with the biggest voice of them all on finding love again, ugly-ing up for her art, stepping into Helen Mirren’s shoes, and that diva tag.
It’s 8.30pm on a humid autumn evening in New York and the traffic’s ground to a halt. The gridlock is worse than usual – apparently President Obama is in town.
So it’s ironic, but I think I’m going to be late for my interview with Mariah Carey, a woman who has a reputation for being rather late herself.
Yes, Mariah is known as the Head Girl of prima donnas – and then some. Even now, as I sit impatiently in my yellow cab, Mariah Carey could be making outrageous demands: the cushions should match her nail varnish; the temperature of her iced tea should be monitored. And what’s that, glinting on the table? It’s a goldfish, wearing a lilac tiara, just like the singer’s own.
That’s the sort of thing I’m expecting. I’d read the stories, but could they really be true?
‘What say you we speed things up?’ the cab driver suggests, springing into action with a sharp right turn. I lurch across the seat, but it looks like I’m not going to be late after all. I’ll arrive with a bruised shoulder – but I’ll be on time.
And so is Mariah Carey. That’s my first surprise. In fact, she’s been at the hotel most of the day giving interviews to promote her sultry new album, Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel.
The second surprise is how relaxed everyone around her appears to be. There’s none of the edgy nervousness that vibrates around a room when a difficult star is present – everyone seems calm and good-humoured. I’m informed Mariah will be available in five minutes, as she needs to record a TV message for a programme celebrating her friend Simon Cowell’s birthday.
On cue, the door opens, and Mariah Carey gallops into the room. Tall as a supermodel (5ft 9) she’s all legs and hair, with the latter cascading in tawny curls over her shoulders. Dressed in black, she looks like she’s been poured into her tight trousers, and her shirt is unbuttoned just enough to reveal a substantial cleavage and an elegant necklace that spells out ‘Angel’. The look is simple, but effortlessly glamorous.
Reclining on a sofa, the singer waits patiently for her make-up to be retouched, then, looking into the camera, she starts to sing Happy Birthday to Simon. [The video was shown at his birthday last month.] She stops abruptly. ‘I can’t sing!’ she exclaims. ‘I’ve been talking for 50 hours today and my voice won’t be good enough for Simon!’ Suddenly she’s more like a nervous X Factor wannabe than what she really is: the biggest-selling female artist of all time (200 million records worldwide and counting) and – let’s not forget – the possessor of an extraordinary vocal range. Even so, Mariah decides to speak to camera instead, in her seductive Long Island drawl. If that doesn’t make the music mogul sit up, nothing will.
Later, when everyone’s left the room, I speak to Mariah, 39, alone. There’s no agitated publicist sitting in the corner censoring every question. It’s just me and Mariah, who has her legs curled up under a rug. ‘I hope you don’t mind, but this is cosier,’ explains the singer.
Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel is her twelfth studio album, and it has the sexy, loved-up feel of a woman fulfilled. Its themes are love, at all its stages. Eighteen months into a happy second marriage, was it healing for Mariah to look back at her own journey of the heart? ‘Yes, because I was able to build humour into some of the lyrics,’ she discloses, ‘and that helped. I’ve spent so much of my life feeling like I had to be a “good girl” when it came to guys. I had to be careful who I got involved with in case they bragged, but when you finally find the right person, you don’t feel angry you went through some unhappy experiences. It all suddenly makes sense.’
The ‘right person’ in this case is actor, rapper, TV host, millionaire and current presenter of America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon. They announced their marriage after a whirlwind, two-month courtship in April last year. One track on her album, The Impossible, is dedicated to Nick. ‘You rescued my love/You did the impossible/See, I had almost given up,’ she sings. So what makes him different from all the other guys? ‘He’s giving and loving,’ she smiles. ‘He’s also witty and fun. We have a good time together, like big kids. I adore him. He’s a special person in every way. It can be a little tough, having a relationship when you’re under such public scrutiny. But I like it better than being alone.’ And the sexiest thing about him? Mariah hesitates, looking politely shocked. ‘That’s sort of private,’ she says coyly, glancing down. ‘OK, he’s great-looking with a good six-pack.’
Mariah’s in pretty good shape herself. What’s her secret? ‘I have to be careful with my diet,’ she admits. ‘Fortunately I’m quite muscular, so I can lose fat quickly when I try. At the moment I’m on this bleak pak choi diet. Ugh! I can hardly stand it, but I’m trying to lose a few pounds.’ I try and work out from where these few pounds need removing. Her ankles, perhaps?
Diet aside, Mariah Carey seems happy. Fulfilled in her personal life and with a stellar 20-year music career to look back on, she’s now also experiencing an about-turn in her acting ambitions. In her most recent film, Precious, she is almost unrecognisable in the small, but hard-hitting part of a social worker. The role earned her a 15-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival this spring, and there’s even speculation she could grab the Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She’s come a long way since being panned for her 2001 performance in the film Glitter, so it must be quite satisfying.
‘Well I’ve been doing independent films people don’t know about and learning my trade that way,’ she reveals. ‘Someone told me Helen Mirren had been offered the role of the social worker, but had to pull out. So it was daunting to try and fill the shoes of this great Academy Award-winning actress. But then I decided to snap myself out of that mind-set and figure out what I could bring to the role.’
Almost as daunting for Mariah – a woman whose name is synonymous with glamour – was the make-under she had for the part. It left her unrecognisable, even to friends. ‘It was hideous!’ she screams, in mock horror. ‘I had dark circles added under my eyes, a moustache. The hair was disgusting, the clothes horrible. But I’m willing to do anything for a role, to make it authentic. I’m proud of that part, and I want to do more films – especially independent ones. I’d love to work with Woody Allen.’
Mariah is glad, too, that she is at last receiving recognition for her song-writing and producing skills, even though she’s been doing both since her teens. She co-wrote and co-produced all the songs (bar one) on her latest album. In fact it was Simon Cowell, who pointed out to last year’s X Factor audience that Mariah’s song-writing abilities were rarely given due credit.
‘That was very nice of Simon,’ concedes the star, who was mentoring the contestants during Mariah Carey Week. ‘The problem is, unless you’re behind a piano or a guitar, you’re looked on as a diva.’
Ah, the ‘d’ word. ‘Diva’ has practically become Mariah Carey’s middle name. But what’s behind this reputation, and how does she feel about it? Philosophical, it would seem. ‘At its heart, I think it’s lazy journalism,’ she offers. ‘I was on the first Divas Live show (in the States) and that seemed to kick the whole thing off. You know, my mother – who was an opera singer – used to use the term as a compliment; it meant a very talented singer. But I looked it up in the dictionary recently and now it also means a difficult and demanding woman. I guess people like to put you in a little box, and that box fits me because I have the big hair, and I wear the tight dresses on stage. But that doesn’t mean I’m difficult or nasty,’ she says earnestly. ‘I remember a story in the British press, saying I’d demanded rose petals be scattered on the carpet of a London hotel when I arrived. The truth is, we’d just landed, it was 3am and all I wanted to do was go straight to my room. The back entrance would have been fine, never mind rose petals! I’d never ask for anything like that. But that sort of stuff is written about me, so I’ve just learnt to shake it off.’
In fact, Mariah still has the same friends since her school days, and a management team who’ve lasted 15 years. Hardly the track record of a diva. ‘I think one of the most down-to-earth things about me is that I value my friendships,’ she says simply. ‘My friends know MC keeps her word. I’m very loyal and never divulge their secrets.’
Then my time’s up. ‘It was nice to meet you,’ says the singer, uncurling herself and hugging me warmly. Diva? All I found was a sweet woman. And her voice isn’t bad, either…
The single, I Want To Know What Love Is is out 14 November. The album Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel is out 16 November. Precious is released in the UK in February 2010.
Source: Sunday Mirror
It’s 8.30pm on a humid autumn evening in New York and the traffic’s ground to a halt. The gridlock is worse than usual – apparently President Obama is in town.
So it’s ironic, but I think I’m going to be late for my interview with Mariah Carey, a woman who has a reputation for being rather late herself.
Yes, Mariah is known as the Head Girl of prima donnas – and then some. Even now, as I sit impatiently in my yellow cab, Mariah Carey could be making outrageous demands: the cushions should match her nail varnish; the temperature of her iced tea should be monitored. And what’s that, glinting on the table? It’s a goldfish, wearing a lilac tiara, just like the singer’s own.
That’s the sort of thing I’m expecting. I’d read the stories, but could they really be true?
‘What say you we speed things up?’ the cab driver suggests, springing into action with a sharp right turn. I lurch across the seat, but it looks like I’m not going to be late after all. I’ll arrive with a bruised shoulder – but I’ll be on time.
And so is Mariah Carey. That’s my first surprise. In fact, she’s been at the hotel most of the day giving interviews to promote her sultry new album, Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel.
The second surprise is how relaxed everyone around her appears to be. There’s none of the edgy nervousness that vibrates around a room when a difficult star is present – everyone seems calm and good-humoured. I’m informed Mariah will be available in five minutes, as she needs to record a TV message for a programme celebrating her friend Simon Cowell’s birthday.
On cue, the door opens, and Mariah Carey gallops into the room. Tall as a supermodel (5ft 9) she’s all legs and hair, with the latter cascading in tawny curls over her shoulders. Dressed in black, she looks like she’s been poured into her tight trousers, and her shirt is unbuttoned just enough to reveal a substantial cleavage and an elegant necklace that spells out ‘Angel’. The look is simple, but effortlessly glamorous.
Reclining on a sofa, the singer waits patiently for her make-up to be retouched, then, looking into the camera, she starts to sing Happy Birthday to Simon. [The video was shown at his birthday last month.] She stops abruptly. ‘I can’t sing!’ she exclaims. ‘I’ve been talking for 50 hours today and my voice won’t be good enough for Simon!’ Suddenly she’s more like a nervous X Factor wannabe than what she really is: the biggest-selling female artist of all time (200 million records worldwide and counting) and – let’s not forget – the possessor of an extraordinary vocal range. Even so, Mariah decides to speak to camera instead, in her seductive Long Island drawl. If that doesn’t make the music mogul sit up, nothing will.
Later, when everyone’s left the room, I speak to Mariah, 39, alone. There’s no agitated publicist sitting in the corner censoring every question. It’s just me and Mariah, who has her legs curled up under a rug. ‘I hope you don’t mind, but this is cosier,’ explains the singer.
Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel is her twelfth studio album, and it has the sexy, loved-up feel of a woman fulfilled. Its themes are love, at all its stages. Eighteen months into a happy second marriage, was it healing for Mariah to look back at her own journey of the heart? ‘Yes, because I was able to build humour into some of the lyrics,’ she discloses, ‘and that helped. I’ve spent so much of my life feeling like I had to be a “good girl” when it came to guys. I had to be careful who I got involved with in case they bragged, but when you finally find the right person, you don’t feel angry you went through some unhappy experiences. It all suddenly makes sense.’
The ‘right person’ in this case is actor, rapper, TV host, millionaire and current presenter of America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon. They announced their marriage after a whirlwind, two-month courtship in April last year. One track on her album, The Impossible, is dedicated to Nick. ‘You rescued my love/You did the impossible/See, I had almost given up,’ she sings. So what makes him different from all the other guys? ‘He’s giving and loving,’ she smiles. ‘He’s also witty and fun. We have a good time together, like big kids. I adore him. He’s a special person in every way. It can be a little tough, having a relationship when you’re under such public scrutiny. But I like it better than being alone.’ And the sexiest thing about him? Mariah hesitates, looking politely shocked. ‘That’s sort of private,’ she says coyly, glancing down. ‘OK, he’s great-looking with a good six-pack.’
Mariah’s in pretty good shape herself. What’s her secret? ‘I have to be careful with my diet,’ she admits. ‘Fortunately I’m quite muscular, so I can lose fat quickly when I try. At the moment I’m on this bleak pak choi diet. Ugh! I can hardly stand it, but I’m trying to lose a few pounds.’ I try and work out from where these few pounds need removing. Her ankles, perhaps?
Diet aside, Mariah Carey seems happy. Fulfilled in her personal life and with a stellar 20-year music career to look back on, she’s now also experiencing an about-turn in her acting ambitions. In her most recent film, Precious, she is almost unrecognisable in the small, but hard-hitting part of a social worker. The role earned her a 15-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival this spring, and there’s even speculation she could grab the Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She’s come a long way since being panned for her 2001 performance in the film Glitter, so it must be quite satisfying.
‘Well I’ve been doing independent films people don’t know about and learning my trade that way,’ she reveals. ‘Someone told me Helen Mirren had been offered the role of the social worker, but had to pull out. So it was daunting to try and fill the shoes of this great Academy Award-winning actress. But then I decided to snap myself out of that mind-set and figure out what I could bring to the role.’
Almost as daunting for Mariah – a woman whose name is synonymous with glamour – was the make-under she had for the part. It left her unrecognisable, even to friends. ‘It was hideous!’ she screams, in mock horror. ‘I had dark circles added under my eyes, a moustache. The hair was disgusting, the clothes horrible. But I’m willing to do anything for a role, to make it authentic. I’m proud of that part, and I want to do more films – especially independent ones. I’d love to work with Woody Allen.’
Mariah is glad, too, that she is at last receiving recognition for her song-writing and producing skills, even though she’s been doing both since her teens. She co-wrote and co-produced all the songs (bar one) on her latest album. In fact it was Simon Cowell, who pointed out to last year’s X Factor audience that Mariah’s song-writing abilities were rarely given due credit.
‘That was very nice of Simon,’ concedes the star, who was mentoring the contestants during Mariah Carey Week. ‘The problem is, unless you’re behind a piano or a guitar, you’re looked on as a diva.’
Ah, the ‘d’ word. ‘Diva’ has practically become Mariah Carey’s middle name. But what’s behind this reputation, and how does she feel about it? Philosophical, it would seem. ‘At its heart, I think it’s lazy journalism,’ she offers. ‘I was on the first Divas Live show (in the States) and that seemed to kick the whole thing off. You know, my mother – who was an opera singer – used to use the term as a compliment; it meant a very talented singer. But I looked it up in the dictionary recently and now it also means a difficult and demanding woman. I guess people like to put you in a little box, and that box fits me because I have the big hair, and I wear the tight dresses on stage. But that doesn’t mean I’m difficult or nasty,’ she says earnestly. ‘I remember a story in the British press, saying I’d demanded rose petals be scattered on the carpet of a London hotel when I arrived. The truth is, we’d just landed, it was 3am and all I wanted to do was go straight to my room. The back entrance would have been fine, never mind rose petals! I’d never ask for anything like that. But that sort of stuff is written about me, so I’ve just learnt to shake it off.’
In fact, Mariah still has the same friends since her school days, and a management team who’ve lasted 15 years. Hardly the track record of a diva. ‘I think one of the most down-to-earth things about me is that I value my friendships,’ she says simply. ‘My friends know MC keeps her word. I’m very loyal and never divulge their secrets.’
Then my time’s up. ‘It was nice to meet you,’ says the singer, uncurling herself and hugging me warmly. Diva? All I found was a sweet woman. And her voice isn’t bad, either…
The single, I Want To Know What Love Is is out 14 November. The album Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel is out 16 November. Precious is released in the UK in February 2010.
Source: Sunday Mirror
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon: Halloween Angels
Costuming up as a match made in heaven, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon were in the holiday spirit at their annual Halloween bash in New York City on Saturday night (October 31).Dressed as a pair of angels, the couple happily posed for pictures in the arrivals area before playing hosts at the M2 Ultra Lounge fete.
During the course of the evening, guests including Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Ice-T and Coco, and DJ Clue got the party in full gear as DJ Sexy Fingers provided the musical entertainment.
Meanwhile, Nick had quite the busy day - as he spent the morning alongside Amy Robach and Lester Holt at the Halloween Weekend Today Show at Rockefeller Center.
Source: The Gossip Girls
29 October 2009
28 October 2009
Mariah Carey USA TV Appearances Update
Mariah Carey is currently scheduled to be appearing on the following USA TV shows next week:
* Monday, November 2 - Jay Lenno
* Tuesday, November 3 - The Ellen DeGeneres Show
* Wednesday, November 4 - Larry King Live
* Monday, November 2 - Jay Lenno
* Tuesday, November 3 - The Ellen DeGeneres Show
* Wednesday, November 4 - Larry King Live
27 October 2009
Mariah on Larry King Live Next Week
Last night, Larry King announced that Mariah Carey will be a special guest on his show, Larry King Live, next week. He, however, did not say which day next week. We will keep you posted!
Larry King Live airs weekdays, 9:00pm-10:00pm PT/ET on CNN.
Source: Mariahdaily
Larry King Live airs weekdays, 9:00pm-10:00pm PT/ET on CNN.
Source: Mariahdaily
Goodbye to Brasil
Here’s fan shot video of Mariah leaving the Copacabana Palace in Brasil the day after her Oi Fashion Rocks performance.
25 October 2009
24 October 2009
23 October 2009
Mariah to Appear on Ellen Show
Mariah is scheduled to tape an appearance for The Ellen DeGeneres Show in Stage 1 at Warner Bros. Studios (4301 W. Olive Avenue) in Burbank, California on Tuesday, November 3rd.
Source:Maiahdaily
Source:Maiahdaily
22 October 2009
21 October 2009
Mariah Carey To Headline Fashion Rocks in Brazil
FASHION ROCKS 2009 arrives in Brazil and Mariah Carey will be there to headline it!
Held for the first time in a Latin American country, Oi Fashion Rocks will take place in the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on October 23 and October 24.
Mariah Carey will perform at the event, while the Calvin Klein Collection will be showcased. Other participants will include Grace Jones with Marc Jacobs, Diddy with Versace and Ciara with Givenchy.
This extravagant event will take place in a huge arena, built especially for Fashion Rocks. The 2-hour show will be broadcast in over 120 countries.
Tickets for the event can be purchased here.
Source: MariahCarey.Com
Held for the first time in a Latin American country, Oi Fashion Rocks will take place in the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on October 23 and October 24.
Mariah Carey will perform at the event, while the Calvin Klein Collection will be showcased. Other participants will include Grace Jones with Marc Jacobs, Diddy with Versace and Ciara with Givenchy.
This extravagant event will take place in a huge arena, built especially for Fashion Rocks. The 2-hour show will be broadcast in over 120 countries.
Tickets for the event can be purchased here.
Source: MariahCarey.Com
Memoirs to the masses
Fall typically isn’t the season for love, but with Mariah Carey’s latest album, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,” you get 56 hot burning minutes of it to keep you warm whatever the weather may be. Having dropped last month to strong reviews, the 17-track record sees the R&B super-songstress back in the driver’s seat of the heart with a collection of laid back slow-jams, power ballads (what else?) and booty-bouncing first single Obsessed, which has been making the dance floor rounds since July.Catching up with the diva as she makes her busy publicity rounds in New York City, Carey is exceedingly candid about her motives, but keeps it classy when we press for parallels between the songs and her more public splits, spats and smooches.
“Yes, there are very many specific moments of my life in this album, especially the ones that are kind of cutting and filled with sarcasm,” Carey demures. “At the end of the day, I’m a jokester. I don’t take stuff that seriously. Some people are like ‘I’m gonna get you!’ They’re angry. I’m not like that. I’ll give you a funny little lyric and then laugh. I feel like there are so many little jokes and comedic moments put in there.”
And especially for her gay fans, behind the playfulness lies a deeper, more serious message that she’s trying to impart. (And not only for the track More Than Just Friends, a wistful pop fantasy of what a casual relationship could be if it got serious, a.k.a. our gal pals’ new anthem.)
She explains: “I had written a song called Imperfect. It was mainly for those of us who get stuck on trying to compete with an unrealistic image. We look at magazines and this and that and a third that are totally not reality, even those men and women in them have trouble living up. Nobody is perfect. None of us are really angels, but some of us try.” The song didn’t make the cut, but the name and theme stuck.
Referring to her “Butterfly” album standout Outside, Carey continues, “For me that was about being multi-racial, bi-racial, but a lot of gay people have told me it’s an anthem of theirs because it’s how they felt. So last night a guy, I don’t want to say gay guy because he didn’t tell me, said ‘Hi, I’m gay.’ I don’t really like to put people into boxes because that’s been done to me my whole life. He showed me he had a lyric from the song tattooed on his arm. I see that and can only say, “Wow …”
“I’m grateful I’ve been able to help people through those dark moments of not knowing whom you can relate to, whom you can be honest with. If you could just be yourself that would be great. That’s the imperfect angel thing. There are still a lot of things that are painful to me that I wish I could change that I can’t. But I can try.”
Conceived as a tribute to love at all its stages – from the twittering days of first kisses to trauma-strewn dissolution and all the profundity and enveloping goodness in between – “Memoirs” sees Carey flexing both her writing and producing talents, in addition to her well-established vocal prowess. With the exception of a soaring gospel rendition of Foreigner’s I Want to Know What Love Is, a song chosen with the help of hubby Nick Cannon (“If you ask him it was his idea, but if you ask me, it was mine!” she laughs), every track was the product of a three-way collaboration with Terius “The-Dream” Nash and C. “Tricky” Stewart, the duo behind Rihanna’s “Umbrella.” Their unified mission: give each song a diary feel, like a conversation between friends, blunt, intimate and revealing, with a riding humor throughout.
Carey points to The Impossible, an especially sultry track fronting a two-minute plus reprise that’s pure mattress jams. “[It’s] just a completely sensual ballad, but it’s still got humor in the lyrics: ‘Love you like sugar daddies, love you like a pimp caddy,’” she says. “It’s a love song but hot! It hits a certain demographic of people who don’t want to hear corny lyrics but still want to feel like it’s a sexy song.”
That wit, catchier the more ridiculous it gets, can be traced to the easy sense of creative freedom she had working with Tricky and The-Dream, casting their shared vision for “Memoirs” as less an emotional rollercoaster and more a complete journey. Songs segue from one emotion to another with an easy grace and a few unexpected interludes and connecting twists, such as the drum line reprise to Up Out My Face, adding sonic spice to already caustically clever rhymes of the saucy flippin’-the-bird main track.
“We were cracking up when we said, ‘Not even a nail technician with a whole lotta/Gel and acrylic can fix this when I break, I break’ – especially with me being a beauty school dropout!” Carey laughs. “On the demo when The-Dream sang, ‘If we were two Lego blocks even the Harvard University/Graduating class of 2010 couldn’t put us back together again/When I break,” he laughed so hard. I saved it and you can hear it if you listen really closely.”
Her 12th studio album, Carey hesitates to classify it as her most personal, but she is quick to count it amongst her proudest, considering it her most cohesive body of work as producer. Already the top-selling female recording artist in history, her fans agreed and pushed Carey to the top of the No.1 heap. Her last album, “E=MC2,” had her surpassing Elvis’ record of No.1 hits (as scored on Billboard’s Hot 100); only two more and she’ll tie with The Beatles’ all-time high of 20.
“You know what, it’s just weird,” she says, contemplating her legendary status. “I’m so thankful. I have so much faith, and I’m so grateful to God for everything I have, but I’m just a regular person sitting here under a comforter talking to you on the phone, having a glass of wine, being like, okay, cool… Ya know what I mean?”
Music industry accolades or not, Carey can be secure knowing that her second career as an actress. Her latest project Precious, a soul-gutting and fortifying tearjerker of a film based on the novel Push by Sapphire, in which she plays a pivotal role as a social worker to an abused Harlem teen, is already getting major response. Backed by Tyler Perry and Queen Oprah herself, film festival buzz has Oscar contender written all over it. So can we see more IMDB entries in her future?
“I can’t even tell you! It’s another side of my creativity that I am so thankful for,” she effuses. “I love singing. I love writing. I love producing. But I only am a creative person. That other side of the brain like where you’re scientific doesn’t exist for me. So out of the two sides of my creative self I get to use this other side and it’s amazing. It allows me to let out emotions I don’t even know if I knew I ever had.”
“Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” (Island Records) is out now. Visit www.MariahCarey.com for more information.
Source:Gaychicago
Mariah & Nick to Host Halloween Party in NY
Don your best costume and party with Mariah and Nick on Halloween night at New York's M2 Ultra Lounge.
M2 Ultra Lounge formerly Mansion (530 West 28th Street, New York)
Halloween 2009
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 10PM - 4AM
Hosted by Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon!
Featuring a World-Renowned live DJ performance Halloween Party Favors Chance to Win Top Costume Prizes & Giveaways General Admission $35
Click here for ticketing information.
Source: CMEG
20 October 2009
Mariah Preps Memoirs Features Album
It's hard to please everyone, but Mariah Carey is setting out to do just that with a retooled version of her latest album, and she's brought along some famous friends. After Rap-Up broke the news of the songbird's plans to remix Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, Tricky Stewart filled in on a few more details.
The "Obsessed" producer wouldn't quite categorize the work in progress as a remix album. "They've said that it's a remix album, but really what it is is a features album. [The songs] won't necessarily be remixed. It's just an album of features, really cool features on the exact same album."
According to Tricky, 90 percent of the record will contain a featured guest, while there's a small possibility of one or two all-new tracks. The as-yet-untitled project will go by the Memoirs title. "It will be the same name, but it will probably have something to it. I'm not sure what they're going to call it, but it's the same album."
The goal is to appeal to all of Carey's fans. "We wanted to do an album that was really personal, and if you love Mariah Carey, you can put it on and listen to it all day," began Tricky, "but at the same time, if you like the hot Mariah when she's doing the features, we want to give people that option too, so that they can put on whichever one they choose."
So far the lineup looks promising with T-Pain Auto-Tuning on "Candy Bling," the Southern hip-hop trio of Big Boi, Gucci Mane, and OJ Da Juiceman rapping on "H.A.T.E.U.," and Trey Songz crooning on "Inseparable." Tricky also revealed that R. Kelly appears on the opening cut "Betcha Gon' Know."
No release date has been set for the project.
Source: Rap-Up
The "Obsessed" producer wouldn't quite categorize the work in progress as a remix album. "They've said that it's a remix album, but really what it is is a features album. [The songs] won't necessarily be remixed. It's just an album of features, really cool features on the exact same album."
According to Tricky, 90 percent of the record will contain a featured guest, while there's a small possibility of one or two all-new tracks. The as-yet-untitled project will go by the Memoirs title. "It will be the same name, but it will probably have something to it. I'm not sure what they're going to call it, but it's the same album."
The goal is to appeal to all of Carey's fans. "We wanted to do an album that was really personal, and if you love Mariah Carey, you can put it on and listen to it all day," began Tricky, "but at the same time, if you like the hot Mariah when she's doing the features, we want to give people that option too, so that they can put on whichever one they choose."
So far the lineup looks promising with T-Pain Auto-Tuning on "Candy Bling," the Southern hip-hop trio of Big Boi, Gucci Mane, and OJ Da Juiceman rapping on "H.A.T.E.U.," and Trey Songz crooning on "Inseparable." Tricky also revealed that R. Kelly appears on the opening cut "Betcha Gon' Know."
No release date has been set for the project.
Source: Rap-Up
19 October 2009
Watch Mariah Carey’s Clear Channel ‘Stripped’ Concert
Power 105.1 in New York is bringing you a broadcast of Mariah Carey’s intimate concert for Clear Channel “Stripped” that took place earlier this month.
Click here to listen to DJ Clue’s pre-concert interview with Mariah, view photos from the show and read a fabulous review from Free (co-host of the Ed Lover show). The show will be broadcast online tomorrow, October 20.
Source: MariahCarey.Com
Click here to listen to DJ Clue’s pre-concert interview with Mariah, view photos from the show and read a fabulous review from Free (co-host of the Ed Lover show). The show will be broadcast online tomorrow, October 20.
Source: MariahCarey.Com
Get Plush JJ Doll with Mariah Carey’s Luscious Pink Fragrance
This Luscious Pink gift set comes with your very own JJ doll! Now available exclusively at Walmart, the gift set is priced at $ 15.00 and can also be purchased online at Walmart.com.This sparkling and intoxicating new fragrance captures the pure radiance of Mariah Carey. Luminous and sensual, Luscious Pink embraces Mariah’s ever-captivating presence and playfully seductive personality, translating these qualities into an exquisite and effervescent fragrance. An ethereal harmony of sparkling Bellini accords, velvety pink peony and warm sun-kissed wood, the fragrance is a luscious blend of accords as enveloping as Mariah’s voice.
Contains: .5 oz Mariah Carey Pink Eau De Parfum Spray and Plush Puppy JJ.
Source: MariahCarey.Com
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