Looking beautiful with the classic curls, the 1st pic down could be straight out of 1993.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
New Pics of Mariah in Toronto
Looking beautiful with the classic curls, the 1st pic down could be straight out of 1993.
New Memoirs Album Snippets!
This is the album of the year already, just from these clips. check 'em out! Only 15 days and counting...
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/Mariah-Carey-Memoirs-Of-An-Imperfect-Angel/hnum/1435140
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/Mariah-Carey-Memoirs-Of-An-Imperfect-Angel/hnum/1435140
Official Tracklist for Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel
This stuff is starting now!
1. Betcha Gon' Know (the prologue) 4:00
2. Obsessed (Album Version) 4:02
3. H.A.T.E.U. 4:27
4. Candy Bling 4:03
5. Ribbon 4:21
6. Inseparable 3:33
7. Standing O 4:00
8. It's A Wrap 3:58
9. Up Out My Face 3:41
10. Up Out My Face (the reprise) 0:51
11. More Than Just Friends 3:37
12. The Impossible 4:00
13. The Impossible (the reprise) 2:25
14. Angel (the prelude) 1:04
15. Angels Cry 4:01
16. Languishing (the interlude) 2:33
17. I Want To Know What Love Is 3:26
18. Obsessed (Cahill Radio Mix) 3:20
19. Obsessed (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit) 3:12
20. Obsessed (Jump Smokers Radio Edit) 3:19
21. Obsessed (Friscia and Lamboy Radio Mix) 4:11
1. Betcha Gon' Know (the prologue) 4:00
2. Obsessed (Album Version) 4:02
3. H.A.T.E.U. 4:27
4. Candy Bling 4:03
5. Ribbon 4:21
6. Inseparable 3:33
7. Standing O 4:00
8. It's A Wrap 3:58
9. Up Out My Face 3:41
10. Up Out My Face (the reprise) 0:51
11. More Than Just Friends 3:37
12. The Impossible 4:00
13. The Impossible (the reprise) 2:25
14. Angel (the prelude) 1:04
15. Angels Cry 4:01
16. Languishing (the interlude) 2:33
17. I Want To Know What Love Is 3:26
18. Obsessed (Cahill Radio Mix) 3:20
19. Obsessed (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit) 3:12
20. Obsessed (Jump Smokers Radio Edit) 3:19
21. Obsessed (Friscia and Lamboy Radio Mix) 4:11
Catching Up
These next several posts will be news and pictures that have come about over the last few weeks that I didn't get to. Just letting you know, I'm gonna stay on the grind this time, we're getting too close to album time. This album is gonna be the ALBUM OF THE YEAR, I can tell just from the clips.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Live Audio from the Concert in Las Vegas
Here are videos of audio posted on youtube from Mimi's concert in Las Vegas last night. The other concert happening tonight is going on as we speak. I'm still floored by Mariah's vocals from last night, she sounds incredible (especially on Always Be My Baby). Check them out below and enjoy:
My All:
Close My Eyes:
Obsessed:
Shake It Off & Touch My Body:
Always Be My Baby:
It's Like That:
Heartbreaker:
Honey:
Subtle Invitation:
Up Out My Face:
Angels Cry:
My All:
Close My Eyes:
Obsessed:
Shake It Off & Touch My Body:
Always Be My Baby:
It's Like That:
Heartbreaker:
Honey:
Subtle Invitation:
Up Out My Face:
Angels Cry:
Thursday, August 27, 2009
World Premiere of I Wanna Know What Love Is on German Radio TONIGHT
Well technically it's tomorrow but due to time zone differences, US citizens will be able to hear the (radio rip)song tonight. Eastern Time Zone at Midnight, Pacific at 9pm. Stay Tuned can't wait to hear it in full. Go to MariahDaily.com to hear a 10 second clip of the song RIGHT NOW!
Amazon Review of Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel
Imperfections are in the eye of the beholder. You can see them as flaws, or as the very qualities that make us human -- and that make us strive to be better people in search of a perfection that we know we can never fully achieve. In the thirteen songs on her spellbinding new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, Mariah Carey explores those aspects of our shared humanity with a rare depth, honesty and open-heartedness. It's one of the strongest statements in her long, distinguished career.
The subject of Memoirs is love at all its stages in our lives. Experiencing it for the first time. Losing it. Remembering its most painful moments, and also its times of greatest innocence and joy. Yearning for it. Learning from it. Growing as a result of its profound power. Finding it again and being grateful for so great a gift. And, finally, being humbled, filled with wonder and elevated by love's mysterious ways. In that sense and more, Memoirs is a full, immensely satisfying journey.
"Each song is like an intimate conversation or entry in a private diary," Carey says about the album. "A lot of the songs reflect specific, different times in my life. Others were inspired by movies, actual events that happened to me, or the stories of friends who told me about experiences that they've gone through." With just one exception, Carey wrote and produced the entire album in collaboration with The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. The trio clearly shared an inspired sense of what Memoirs should be. Sinuous grooves and instantly memorable melodies flow from track to track, while the wit and intimacy of the lyrics create the feel of one friend talking to another. As well-defined as each song is, Memoirs plays with the beauty and consistency of a classic, start-to-finish album.
"My main goal was to work with people I could collaborate with without it seeming redundant or stale," Carey says. "In my opinion Tricky is one of the most underrated major producers out there right now. I really enjoyed collaborating with him. And I especially liked writing with The-Dream, basically because we both love having fun with lyrics and melodies, and we're also capable of getting more serious on deeper songs. There is a particular sense of freedom I feel when we write together -- even though I make him stay in the studio all night until he is ready to kill me! LOL!"
Memoirs' first single is the hard-hitting "Obsessed," which is accompanied by a video directed by Brett Ratner (the Rush Hour trilogy) in which Carey plays both the glamorous star and her stalker fan. Like the video, the song's lyrics combine devastating putdowns ("Last man on the Earth still couldn't get this") with humor ("See right through you like you're bathin' in Windex"). The no-nonsense "Up Out My Face" captures a similar caustic mood, dismissing a former lover with the send-off, "When I break, I break, boy." "It's a Wrap" delivers a similar message about the end of an affair: "When it's gone, it's gone." "Standing O," with its irresistible chorus, sardonically applauds a faithless ex for his signature achievement: "You played the one that loved you the most." "Betcha Gon' Know" foresees karmic revenge for a wayward lover, but, once again, the clever lyrics ("Oprah Winfrey whole segment for real, for real / 20/20 Barbara Walters for real, for real") encourage a smile amid the pain.
The ballad "H.A.T.E.U.," meanwhile, finds the singer seeing life in the wake of a breakup and longing for the moment when loss and regret transform into a cleansing anger. But the title of the song doesn't necessarily stand for what you think it might. "H.A.T.E.U. is the first song I wrote for the album," Carey says, "and it stands for Having A Typical Emotional Upset."
Always a brilliant technical singer with an extraordinary vocal range, Carey rises to new heights on that track. "I sing a recurring melody in the upper register of my voice; it's not an ad-lib, but an integral part of the song's hook," she says. "That's not something I've done before, and when listening back to it, it reminded me of how Minnie Riperton used her upper register on her hit song `Lovin' You.' I thought how ironic that her song was called `Lovin' You' and my song is called, 'H.A.T.E.U.' - and both use that upper `whistle register' as a major part of the melody. So it's sort of an homage to Minnie Riperton, a tribute to her since she has been so influential in my singing style."
On a tender note, the wistful "Candy Bling" beautifully evokes the blissful realm of young love ("Anklets, name plates that you gave to me/Sweet tarts, ring pops had that candy bling/And you were my world"), while "Inseparable" aches for a love that went wrong for reasons that seem impossible to comprehend. "More Than Just Friends" floats off into a fantasy of what a casual relationship might become ("Permanently paint me in your picture like Picasso/Love me down till I hit the top of my soprano!"). "Ribbon" and "The Impossible" swoon with happiness and thankfulness over redemptive love that has returned to make life rich again. "You did the impossible," Carey sings. "You rescued my love."
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel ends with a spectacularly powerful gospel rendition of Foreigner's gorgeous ballad, "I Want to Know What Love Is." Carey's voice soars into the heavens as a soul-stirring choir makes it clear that the search for love is the closest that any human being ever gets to the divine.
Which brings us back to the angel of the album's title. "I had written a song called 'Imperfect,'" Carey says, "but it didn't make it onto the album. The lyrics of that song address the fact that the world puts so much pressure on us -- especially on women -- to be perfect and look a certain way, and that is impossible because nobody is perfect. Only God is perfect. I know I've tried to be a good person, but I am definitely no angel!"
"But after I put this album together and decided to name it Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," she concludes, "I remembered that the Minnie Riperton album that contained 'Lovin' You' was called Perfect Angel. So I felt in so many ways that it was meant to be."
The subject of Memoirs is love at all its stages in our lives. Experiencing it for the first time. Losing it. Remembering its most painful moments, and also its times of greatest innocence and joy. Yearning for it. Learning from it. Growing as a result of its profound power. Finding it again and being grateful for so great a gift. And, finally, being humbled, filled with wonder and elevated by love's mysterious ways. In that sense and more, Memoirs is a full, immensely satisfying journey.
"Each song is like an intimate conversation or entry in a private diary," Carey says about the album. "A lot of the songs reflect specific, different times in my life. Others were inspired by movies, actual events that happened to me, or the stories of friends who told me about experiences that they've gone through." With just one exception, Carey wrote and produced the entire album in collaboration with The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. The trio clearly shared an inspired sense of what Memoirs should be. Sinuous grooves and instantly memorable melodies flow from track to track, while the wit and intimacy of the lyrics create the feel of one friend talking to another. As well-defined as each song is, Memoirs plays with the beauty and consistency of a classic, start-to-finish album.
"My main goal was to work with people I could collaborate with without it seeming redundant or stale," Carey says. "In my opinion Tricky is one of the most underrated major producers out there right now. I really enjoyed collaborating with him. And I especially liked writing with The-Dream, basically because we both love having fun with lyrics and melodies, and we're also capable of getting more serious on deeper songs. There is a particular sense of freedom I feel when we write together -- even though I make him stay in the studio all night until he is ready to kill me! LOL!"
Memoirs' first single is the hard-hitting "Obsessed," which is accompanied by a video directed by Brett Ratner (the Rush Hour trilogy) in which Carey plays both the glamorous star and her stalker fan. Like the video, the song's lyrics combine devastating putdowns ("Last man on the Earth still couldn't get this") with humor ("See right through you like you're bathin' in Windex"). The no-nonsense "Up Out My Face" captures a similar caustic mood, dismissing a former lover with the send-off, "When I break, I break, boy." "It's a Wrap" delivers a similar message about the end of an affair: "When it's gone, it's gone." "Standing O," with its irresistible chorus, sardonically applauds a faithless ex for his signature achievement: "You played the one that loved you the most." "Betcha Gon' Know" foresees karmic revenge for a wayward lover, but, once again, the clever lyrics ("Oprah Winfrey whole segment for real, for real / 20/20 Barbara Walters for real, for real") encourage a smile amid the pain.
The ballad "H.A.T.E.U.," meanwhile, finds the singer seeing life in the wake of a breakup and longing for the moment when loss and regret transform into a cleansing anger. But the title of the song doesn't necessarily stand for what you think it might. "H.A.T.E.U. is the first song I wrote for the album," Carey says, "and it stands for Having A Typical Emotional Upset."
Always a brilliant technical singer with an extraordinary vocal range, Carey rises to new heights on that track. "I sing a recurring melody in the upper register of my voice; it's not an ad-lib, but an integral part of the song's hook," she says. "That's not something I've done before, and when listening back to it, it reminded me of how Minnie Riperton used her upper register on her hit song `Lovin' You.' I thought how ironic that her song was called `Lovin' You' and my song is called, 'H.A.T.E.U.' - and both use that upper `whistle register' as a major part of the melody. So it's sort of an homage to Minnie Riperton, a tribute to her since she has been so influential in my singing style."
On a tender note, the wistful "Candy Bling" beautifully evokes the blissful realm of young love ("Anklets, name plates that you gave to me/Sweet tarts, ring pops had that candy bling/And you were my world"), while "Inseparable" aches for a love that went wrong for reasons that seem impossible to comprehend. "More Than Just Friends" floats off into a fantasy of what a casual relationship might become ("Permanently paint me in your picture like Picasso/Love me down till I hit the top of my soprano!"). "Ribbon" and "The Impossible" swoon with happiness and thankfulness over redemptive love that has returned to make life rich again. "You did the impossible," Carey sings. "You rescued my love."
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel ends with a spectacularly powerful gospel rendition of Foreigner's gorgeous ballad, "I Want to Know What Love Is." Carey's voice soars into the heavens as a soul-stirring choir makes it clear that the search for love is the closest that any human being ever gets to the divine.
Which brings us back to the angel of the album's title. "I had written a song called 'Imperfect,'" Carey says, "but it didn't make it onto the album. The lyrics of that song address the fact that the world puts so much pressure on us -- especially on women -- to be perfect and look a certain way, and that is impossible because nobody is perfect. Only God is perfect. I know I've tried to be a good person, but I am definitely no angel!"
"But after I put this album together and decided to name it Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," she concludes, "I remembered that the Minnie Riperton album that contained 'Lovin' You' was called Perfect Angel. So I felt in so many ways that it was meant to be."
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Confirmed: Mariah's 'First' Single Is... (LOADS of NEWS)
Confirmed: Mariah's 'First' Single Is...
Showbiz 411 colunmist Roger Friedman, an extended member of Mariah Carey's PR team, continues to serve up information about to expect from the diva's forthcoming 'Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel' album - today confirming that Foreingers cover 'I Want To Know What Love Is' will be the record's 'first official single' (rolls eyes). Check out the report below:
Foreigner's Mick Jones can start ordering caviar and Champagne again: Mariah Carey is releasing her own gospel-tinged version of his masterwork song, "I Want to Know What Love Is."
It's the first "real" single from her new album following the summer release of the witty "Obsessed," which is also included on "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel." The album and the single hit the world on Sept. 29th.
I heard the Foreigner song yesterday along with all of "Memoirs" and let me tell you: Mariah's got a hit on her hands along the lines of "Emancipation of Mimi "The hour-long CD is ballad-centric. Written and produced with The Dream and Tricky (I know, but these are their stage names), "Memoirs" boasts a lot of singles. Starting with the Foreigner song is a canny move in these uncertain times. By the time its run is over, a new generation will think "I Want to Know What Love Is" is a Mariah Carey song.
Mick Jones, who wrote it, should start picking out some nice new cars thanks to Carey. The money should come rolling in quickly.
The other songs on the album - these are the titles, although the running order is still being finalized: "Betcha," "Obsessed," "H.A.T.E.U.," "Candy Bling," "Ribbon," "Standing O's.," "Impossible," "It's a Wrap," "Inseparable," "Up Out My Face," "More than Just Friends," and "Angels Cry."
Several of these are radio ready. "Angels Cry" is an honest-to-god ballad a la "Vision of Love," and should be a gigantic success. "Standing O's" also has potential, as do "H.A.T.E.U." - which stands for "having a typical emotional upset" - and "Inseparable."
Def Jam's L.A. Reid - who previewed the CD for the first time yesterday with a clutch of staffers - is playing with the order, to get it right. But he really can't go wrong. Carey's album, is, as they used to say, "what the kids want." Plus, it's got stuff for the slightly older crowd. I loved the doo-woppy "It's a Wrap." And the Foreigner track is so powerful, it's going to be everywhere.
Good news, too: no more songs about Eminem. One was plenty.
So, by the end of September we'll have new CDs from Whitney and from Mariah. They're each top notch and different from each other enough that their fans should want them both. Maybe we'll see a return to record stores (we have but a few in Manhattan now) and diva duels on radio if programmers are smart.
Showbiz 411 colunmist Roger Friedman, an extended member of Mariah Carey's PR team, continues to serve up information about to expect from the diva's forthcoming 'Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel' album - today confirming that Foreingers cover 'I Want To Know What Love Is' will be the record's 'first official single' (rolls eyes). Check out the report below:
Foreigner's Mick Jones can start ordering caviar and Champagne again: Mariah Carey is releasing her own gospel-tinged version of his masterwork song, "I Want to Know What Love Is."
It's the first "real" single from her new album following the summer release of the witty "Obsessed," which is also included on "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel." The album and the single hit the world on Sept. 29th.
I heard the Foreigner song yesterday along with all of "Memoirs" and let me tell you: Mariah's got a hit on her hands along the lines of "Emancipation of Mimi "The hour-long CD is ballad-centric. Written and produced with The Dream and Tricky (I know, but these are their stage names), "Memoirs" boasts a lot of singles. Starting with the Foreigner song is a canny move in these uncertain times. By the time its run is over, a new generation will think "I Want to Know What Love Is" is a Mariah Carey song.
Mick Jones, who wrote it, should start picking out some nice new cars thanks to Carey. The money should come rolling in quickly.
The other songs on the album - these are the titles, although the running order is still being finalized: "Betcha," "Obsessed," "H.A.T.E.U.," "Candy Bling," "Ribbon," "Standing O's.," "Impossible," "It's a Wrap," "Inseparable," "Up Out My Face," "More than Just Friends," and "Angels Cry."
Several of these are radio ready. "Angels Cry" is an honest-to-god ballad a la "Vision of Love," and should be a gigantic success. "Standing O's" also has potential, as do "H.A.T.E.U." - which stands for "having a typical emotional upset" - and "Inseparable."
Def Jam's L.A. Reid - who previewed the CD for the first time yesterday with a clutch of staffers - is playing with the order, to get it right. But he really can't go wrong. Carey's album, is, as they used to say, "what the kids want." Plus, it's got stuff for the slightly older crowd. I loved the doo-woppy "It's a Wrap." And the Foreigner track is so powerful, it's going to be everywhere.
Good news, too: no more songs about Eminem. One was plenty.
So, by the end of September we'll have new CDs from Whitney and from Mariah. They're each top notch and different from each other enough that their fans should want them both. Maybe we'll see a return to record stores (we have but a few in Manhattan now) and diva duels on radio if programmers are smart.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel Pushed Back...AGAIN!
Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel Update
Mariah is putting the finishing touches on her newest album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, and we have shifted all of our TV and promo appearances to coincide with the new release date of September 29th. We can't wait for the fans to hear the new album !!
http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/news.php?uid=2543
Sigh...
Mariah is putting the finishing touches on her newest album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, and we have shifted all of our TV and promo appearances to coincide with the new release date of September 29th. We can't wait for the fans to hear the new album !!
http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/news.php?uid=2543
Sigh...
Thursday, August 6, 2009
New Review from UK Listening Party
Spine-tingling, heart-stirring, and just generally awesome are the best three adjectives to describe the six songs I heard from Mariah Carey’s next album Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel - out 14 September.
Putting all conflict with Eminem (the bitter, twisted loser) aside, Mariah showed that talent speaks for itself and she has that in sack-loads. Although I suspect in Mariah’s case it is Hermes Birkin-loads. Limited edition and expensive, dahlings.
Here is what I heard:
(1) Candy Bling - a very slow number that showcases Mariah’s unique vocal range. One to put on the iPod and play when someone is pissing you off on the tube / bus as it totally chills you out.
(2) Obsessed - the first single and my favourite as it’s more of a dancey number. I am OBSESSED with this song and sing along when it’s on the radio
(3) H.A.T.E U - another slow number - very e=mc2- but then if you have a winning formula, why change it.
(4) Standing 0 - what a cool title for a song! By visualisng a standing ovation, Mariah is totally gonna get one.
(5) Impossible - slow but SEXY in homage to Nick Cannon, I think. She sings ‘U did the impossible…’ and ‘I love you Like…’
(6) I want to Know What Love is - cover of The Foreigner’s classic. Mariah makes it sound so beauitful, it makes you dwell on the lyrics differently. And it shows she wants to properly entertain people - nobody would have expected her to do this. I actually cheered in congratulations when this song ended and I wasn’t the only one.
http://www.zoegriffin.co.uk/blog/?p=2231
Can't wait to hear the album myself.
Putting all conflict with Eminem (the bitter, twisted loser) aside, Mariah showed that talent speaks for itself and she has that in sack-loads. Although I suspect in Mariah’s case it is Hermes Birkin-loads. Limited edition and expensive, dahlings.
Here is what I heard:
(1) Candy Bling - a very slow number that showcases Mariah’s unique vocal range. One to put on the iPod and play when someone is pissing you off on the tube / bus as it totally chills you out.
(2) Obsessed - the first single and my favourite as it’s more of a dancey number. I am OBSESSED with this song and sing along when it’s on the radio
(3) H.A.T.E U - another slow number - very e=mc2- but then if you have a winning formula, why change it.
(4) Standing 0 - what a cool title for a song! By visualisng a standing ovation, Mariah is totally gonna get one.
(5) Impossible - slow but SEXY in homage to Nick Cannon, I think. She sings ‘U did the impossible…’ and ‘I love you Like…’
(6) I want to Know What Love is - cover of The Foreigner’s classic. Mariah makes it sound so beauitful, it makes you dwell on the lyrics differently. And it shows she wants to properly entertain people - nobody would have expected her to do this. I actually cheered in congratulations when this song ended and I wasn’t the only one.
http://www.zoegriffin.co.uk/blog/?p=2231
Can't wait to hear the album myself.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
The UK Listening Party is OVER!
Small details have come out so far, but from my understanding the Listening Party has taken place is already over. More details as they become available, until then here's what we have so far (Notes from Twitter):
zoegriffin - Mariah's songs are amazing and cupcakes were served at the playback. Pink cupcakes! Happy days
zoegriffin - I made lots of notes at the playback - in my new pink notebook!!! Gonna blog about the tunes soon. Relive the mariah fabulousness! Out sept
DJBigger - Watch out for Mariah Careys amazing cover of You Know What Loves is
@ArchnaSawjani - loved the pink cupcakes+drinks at mariah playback. Wasn't as sold on the music but not final product only heard 5 new tracks&one was a cover
thisisjamesy - just got back from Mariah playback. Diggin the cakes and what a brilliant Foreigner cover!
sofiaz - Just left mariah careys album launch at the langham.Shes covered i wana kno wot love is.Its quite gud
Today a listening party for Mariah's new album, Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, was held in the UK and this is what DJ Bigger has to say about it:
"Just heard 6 cuts from Mariah Carey's new album the killers are Candy Bling, Impossible and a breathtaking soulful cover version of the Foreigner soft rock classic I Want To Know What Love Is which really has to be heard to be believed it really is jaw dropping. The album's title is "Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel". It is out on September 14th."
zoegriffin - Mariah's songs are amazing and cupcakes were served at the playback. Pink cupcakes! Happy days
zoegriffin - I made lots of notes at the playback - in my new pink notebook!!! Gonna blog about the tunes soon. Relive the mariah fabulousness! Out sept
DJBigger - Watch out for Mariah Careys amazing cover of You Know What Loves is
@ArchnaSawjani - loved the pink cupcakes+drinks at mariah playback. Wasn't as sold on the music but not final product only heard 5 new tracks&one was a cover
thisisjamesy - just got back from Mariah playback. Diggin the cakes and what a brilliant Foreigner cover!
sofiaz - Just left mariah careys album launch at the langham.Shes covered i wana kno wot love is.Its quite gud
Today a listening party for Mariah's new album, Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, was held in the UK and this is what DJ Bigger has to say about it:
"Just heard 6 cuts from Mariah Carey's new album the killers are Candy Bling, Impossible and a breathtaking soulful cover version of the Foreigner soft rock classic I Want To Know What Love Is which really has to be heard to be believed it really is jaw dropping. The album's title is "Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel". It is out on September 14th."
Today Show Performances still on for August 28
According to this promo video from the Today Show, Mariah's appearance on the Today Show Concert Series on August 28th is still on.
I gather from that, that the second single will be released by or a little before that performance.
Source: WiseGuyC on FOMM
I gather from that, that the second single will be released by or a little before that performance.
Source: WiseGuyC on FOMM
For the Nostalgia - We Belong Together (2005 MTV Movie Awards)
First Nostalgia back, this is one of my favorite Mariah performances ever. The whole timeless old-timey feel with everything being in black and white and Mariah alone being in color. Stone Win. Vocals were on point, she sounded confident and there was a lot of clarity in her voice. She looked great, the red dress hit the spot, great hair. The whole thing was CLASS. Hard to believe it's been 4 years since then, but we're bringing it close so we can Relive the Splendor.
Touch My Body is OFFICIALLY a Mariah Carey Classic
As of late I've been playin' the heck out of Touch My Body and as much as I loved it when it dropped last year, it's never sounded better than right now. The bounciness, the playful lyrics, the vocals, I'm head over heels in love with a song that's been out for over a year. I didn't realize it til recently but Touch My Body is a Mariah Carey Classic. I hope she knows that and performs it on Tour. It's up there with Honey, We Belong Together, and Always Be My Baby for me.
VH1 Storytellers Taping, Tribeca Show Postponed
VH1 Storytellers Taping, Tribeca Show Postponed
According to the official Mariah Carey site, the VH1 Storytellers taping, previously scheduled for August 6th, has been postponed to a later date. No new date has been announced. Winners will remain on the list for the re-scheduled taping date.
The Tribeca Power 105.1 concert, originally slated for August 10th, has also been postponed to a later unknown date. Notified winners will be contacted when they have a new date for the show.
Source: MariahCarey.com | MariahDailyJournal
According to the official Mariah Carey site, the VH1 Storytellers taping, previously scheduled for August 6th, has been postponed to a later date. No new date has been announced. Winners will remain on the list for the re-scheduled taping date.
The Tribeca Power 105.1 concert, originally slated for August 10th, has also been postponed to a later unknown date. Notified winners will be contacted when they have a new date for the show.
Source: MariahCarey.com | MariahDailyJournal
Memoirs Listening Party Today in the UK
According to Jasmine Dotiwala on Twitter, there will a new listening party tonight in the UK.
@jasminedotiwala - This afternoon the UK media/ViPs/industry get to hear some of -the biggest selling female musician- Mariahs MOAIA! Let the heat begin!!
I'll post reviews and song details as they become available. Hopefully more songs are played than the ones played at the Hong Kong Listening Party on Monday.
@jasminedotiwala - This afternoon the UK media/ViPs/industry get to hear some of -the biggest selling female musician- Mariahs MOAIA! Let the heat begin!!
I'll post reviews and song details as they become available. Hopefully more songs are played than the ones played at the Hong Kong Listening Party on Monday.
Revitalizing the Blog Again
As we grow closer to the release of Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, I will be doing my best to keep the blog updated and giving it the much needed refreshing that I have neglected to do as of late.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A NEW *FOR THE RECORD MARIAH CAREY NEWS BLOG BANNER* E-MAIL ME AT FORTHERECORDNEWS@YAHOO.COM and we'll do a poll to see which one is most liked and it will be the new banner.
The one I have now is pretty plain. So check back frequently, I'll be updating the blog at least 3 or 4 times daily: In the morning, early afternoon, and Late evening definitely.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A NEW *FOR THE RECORD MARIAH CAREY NEWS BLOG BANNER* E-MAIL ME AT FORTHERECORDNEWS@YAHOO.COM and we'll do a poll to see which one is most liked and it will be the new banner.
The one I have now is pretty plain. So check back frequently, I'll be updating the blog at least 3 or 4 times daily: In the morning, early afternoon, and Late evening definitely.
Mariah performs tonight on America's Got Talent
Mariah will take the stage singing Obsessed on tonight's America's Got Talent on NBC. Tune in at 9PM Eastern. Although the performance has already been taped, we will see it in HQ tonight.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Obsessed is that STONE GROOVE SMASH HIT WONDER!
Sup folks?!? Alright I have one question for you, just one....why are you....all up....in my George Foreman? LOL!!! No, let me get to my review.
Upon first listen, I knew it was a hot record. I was in a rush to get to work, so it really didn't marinate in good. I synced the rip to my mp3 player and ran to work. I listened to the song for two hours straight and I could tell it was catchy and a club-banger. Soon after that it started to hit me how hot the song was. At first, I was thrown off because it's so different for Mariah. The auto-tune and subdued vocals took a bit of getting used to, but NOT much.
The Lyrics are the best part of the song, the clever, genius and wittyness kills Candy dead in his tracks. She cut this dude up and down, left and right, and it was a long time coming. Well deserved. The "napoleon complex" and "bathing in windex" lines take the cake for me. Not to mention the spoken line that starts the song off from the movie - Mean Girls - "And I was like, why are you so Obsessed with me?" That took the song to the next level.
The melody is dark and anthemy, the bass booms and Mariah's vocals ride it all quite well. After hearing the song in high quality, it was taken to the next level where I knew this is most likely Mariah's 19th #1 hit.
Finally, my favorite part of the song at the very end, when Mariah belts, "He's all up in my George Foreman!", it's all about that line. I laughed so hard the first time I released she said that. Overall, everything comes together quite well in this new formula and I'm left satisfied. MC, Dream, and Tricky did their thing. She came hard, don't mess with MC.
I give this song a 9.5/10.
Upon first listen, I knew it was a hot record. I was in a rush to get to work, so it really didn't marinate in good. I synced the rip to my mp3 player and ran to work. I listened to the song for two hours straight and I could tell it was catchy and a club-banger. Soon after that it started to hit me how hot the song was. At first, I was thrown off because it's so different for Mariah. The auto-tune and subdued vocals took a bit of getting used to, but NOT much.
The Lyrics are the best part of the song, the clever, genius and wittyness kills Candy dead in his tracks. She cut this dude up and down, left and right, and it was a long time coming. Well deserved. The "napoleon complex" and "bathing in windex" lines take the cake for me. Not to mention the spoken line that starts the song off from the movie - Mean Girls - "And I was like, why are you so Obsessed with me?" That took the song to the next level.
The melody is dark and anthemy, the bass booms and Mariah's vocals ride it all quite well. After hearing the song in high quality, it was taken to the next level where I knew this is most likely Mariah's 19th #1 hit.
Finally, my favorite part of the song at the very end, when Mariah belts, "He's all up in my George Foreman!", it's all about that line. I laughed so hard the first time I released she said that. Overall, everything comes together quite well in this new formula and I'm left satisfied. MC, Dream, and Tricky did their thing. She came hard, don't mess with MC.
I give this song a 9.5/10.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Obsessed will be played on Chicago radio Station B96 in 30 minutes!
That's right! At 3pm eastern time, the world Premiere of Obsessed will come! Get ready!
B96 RADIO STREAM
B96 RADIO STREAM
OBSESSED will be available on MariahCarey.com
Per Gina (on Twitter) off of MC.com.
MariahCarey
Head over to www.mariahcarey.com today at 4:00pm ET to hear Mariah's new single OBSESSED!! (Gina)3 minutes ago from web
So anyone who wants to hear the song, go to MariahCarey.com in 2 hours.
MariahCarey
Head over to www.mariahcarey.com today at 4:00pm ET to hear Mariah's new single OBSESSED!! (Gina)3 minutes ago from web
So anyone who wants to hear the song, go to MariahCarey.com in 2 hours.
FTR MC NEWS will NOT be posting OBSESSED!
Don't expect any links for OBSESSED on this blog. However if anyone would like contact me about anything, my e-mail address is Fortherecordnews@yahoo.com
OBSESSED SINGLE COVER REVEALED
STONE GROOVE SMASH HIT WONDER! Quite Sexy Mimi! Bring on the song now!
Press Release: New Album Memoirs Drops August 25th
Mariah Carey Puts Finishing Touches on Her New Album, MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, for August 25th Release
"OBSESSED," FIRST NEW SINGLE PICK - GOES TO RADIO ON JUNE 16th - WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY MARIAH, THE-DREAM AND TRICKY STEWART
"The 1st single from my new album MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL is called 'Obsessed' and will be at radio next Tuesday. I'm a lil' exc ... Seriously, this is one of my favorite songs ever. I love the whole album. I'm completely immersed in it. I can't wait for you to hear it. LY"
- Mariah Carey, on Twitter
First came the emancipation, then came energy and power, and now comes MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, the new album by international superstar Mariah Carey, scheduled to arrive on August 25th. The first new single pick from MEMOIRS is "Obsessed," which blasts out to radio today, Tuesday, June 16th. The video for "Obsessed" will be directed by Brett Ratner. "Obsessed" was written and produced by Mariah, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, who are responsible for the majority of tracks on the new album. MEMOIRS was executive-produced by Antonio "L.A." Reid.
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, the 12th studio album of Mariah's career, is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her RIAA platinum-selling album E=MC² (released April 15, 2008), and her worldwide 10 million selling The Emancipation Of Mimi (released April 12, 2005). Both were Soundscan #1 debut albums that made chart history for Mariah in the U.S. and numerous territories around the globe.
The Emancipation Of Mimi generated three Grammy awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), two #1 singles, and countless more honors during its 18-month chart stay. The album debuted at #1 on first week sales of 404,000 copies, Mariah's highest first week sales total (until E=MC²). Soundscan's biggest-selling album of 2005, Mimi featured "We Belong Together" (Grammy winner for Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song) and "Don't Forget About Us," Mariah's 16th and 17th #1 career singles respectively. They tied one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley's 17 #1's.
Three years later, E=MC² debuted at #1 on first week sales of 463,000 copies, which now stands as the highest first week sales total of Mariah's career. The album's success brought total sales of Mariah's albums, singles and videos to more than 160 million worldwide, distancing her even further from the pack as the top-selling female recording artist in history.
E=MC² spun off four singles: "Touch My Body," "Bye Bye," "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time," and "I Stay In Love." Of these, "Touch My Body" made history when it became Mariah's 18th #1 Hot 100 hit, thus surpassing Elvis Presley. "Touch My Body"'s two weeks at the top also marked Mariah's 78th and 79th cumulative career weeks at #1, which tied Elvis' long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at #1, as calculated in Billboard.com. At the same time, Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles' all-time high of 20 #1 hits.
Source: MariahCarey.com | MariahDailyJournal
"OBSESSED," FIRST NEW SINGLE PICK - GOES TO RADIO ON JUNE 16th - WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY MARIAH, THE-DREAM AND TRICKY STEWART
"The 1st single from my new album MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL is called 'Obsessed' and will be at radio next Tuesday. I'm a lil' exc ... Seriously, this is one of my favorite songs ever. I love the whole album. I'm completely immersed in it. I can't wait for you to hear it. LY"
- Mariah Carey, on Twitter
First came the emancipation, then came energy and power, and now comes MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, the new album by international superstar Mariah Carey, scheduled to arrive on August 25th. The first new single pick from MEMOIRS is "Obsessed," which blasts out to radio today, Tuesday, June 16th. The video for "Obsessed" will be directed by Brett Ratner. "Obsessed" was written and produced by Mariah, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, who are responsible for the majority of tracks on the new album. MEMOIRS was executive-produced by Antonio "L.A." Reid.
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL, the 12th studio album of Mariah's career, is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her RIAA platinum-selling album E=MC² (released April 15, 2008), and her worldwide 10 million selling The Emancipation Of Mimi (released April 12, 2005). Both were Soundscan #1 debut albums that made chart history for Mariah in the U.S. and numerous territories around the globe.
The Emancipation Of Mimi generated three Grammy awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), two #1 singles, and countless more honors during its 18-month chart stay. The album debuted at #1 on first week sales of 404,000 copies, Mariah's highest first week sales total (until E=MC²). Soundscan's biggest-selling album of 2005, Mimi featured "We Belong Together" (Grammy winner for Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song) and "Don't Forget About Us," Mariah's 16th and 17th #1 career singles respectively. They tied one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley's 17 #1's.
Three years later, E=MC² debuted at #1 on first week sales of 463,000 copies, which now stands as the highest first week sales total of Mariah's career. The album's success brought total sales of Mariah's albums, singles and videos to more than 160 million worldwide, distancing her even further from the pack as the top-selling female recording artist in history.
E=MC² spun off four singles: "Touch My Body," "Bye Bye," "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time," and "I Stay In Love." Of these, "Touch My Body" made history when it became Mariah's 18th #1 Hot 100 hit, thus surpassing Elvis Presley. "Touch My Body"'s two weeks at the top also marked Mariah's 78th and 79th cumulative career weeks at #1, which tied Elvis' long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at #1, as calculated in Billboard.com. At the same time, Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles' all-time high of 20 #1 hits.
Source: MariahCarey.com | MariahDailyJournal
Exclusive News!!! Mariah to shoot OBSESSED VIDEO this weekend!
A source tells me, Mariah will be shooting the video for Obsessed this weekend and she is in great shape. A few more hours until we hear the single!!!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
EXCLUSIVE NEWS on OBSESSED and H.A.T.E.U.
Hey good folks, I have some exclusive info about the new songs from an "inside" source. Here goes:
* The OBSESSED Remix features Gucci Mane (that's not exclusive, we all knew that)
* The OBSESSED Remix was produced by Bangladesh.
* H.A.T.E. U. has a timeless sound.
* The H.A.T.E. U. remix "...has a synthy-section that emulates the Can't Let Go hook melody.."
* H.A.T.E. U. is described as:
"Obscure - original - classic high pitch whistle that rides with the chorus, poppy, but with this certain knock that at times its dark... This certain "knock" in the song is brought (even) harder in the remix."
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, make sure to credit this blog and RECORDMAN. More news later.
* The OBSESSED Remix features Gucci Mane (that's not exclusive, we all knew that)
* The OBSESSED Remix was produced by Bangladesh.
* H.A.T.E. U. has a timeless sound.
* The H.A.T.E. U. remix "...has a synthy-section that emulates the Can't Let Go hook melody.."
* H.A.T.E. U. is described as:
"Obscure - original - classic high pitch whistle that rides with the chorus, poppy, but with this certain knock that at times its dark... This certain "knock" in the song is brought (even) harder in the remix."
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, make sure to credit this blog and RECORDMAN. More news later.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Lots of Snippets of News
Time for another MCC news update:
* Mariah is currently in London for Prince Azim of Brunei's Birthday Party.
* Mariah let us know via Twitter that she has recorded REMIXES for both Obsessed and H.A.T.E.U. and the one for H.A.T.E.U. is resung with a POW rap within it.
* The chorus of H.A.T.E.U. starts with "I can't wait to hate you, make you pain like I do.." (via Mariah). She also says H.A.T.E.U. stands for something.
* Jasmine, Mariah's friend, tweeted that her and Mariah are in the car listening to the Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel album, which I gather as THE ALBUM IS DONE.
* According to a tweet received by a fan from Mariah, there are NO RAPPERS on the album..(yet).
I'll bring more news to you as it becomes available stay tuned.
* Mariah is currently in London for Prince Azim of Brunei's Birthday Party.
* Mariah let us know via Twitter that she has recorded REMIXES for both Obsessed and H.A.T.E.U. and the one for H.A.T.E.U. is resung with a POW rap within it.
* The chorus of H.A.T.E.U. starts with "I can't wait to hate you, make you pain like I do.." (via Mariah). She also says H.A.T.E.U. stands for something.
* Jasmine, Mariah's friend, tweeted that her and Mariah are in the car listening to the Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel album, which I gather as THE ALBUM IS DONE.
* According to a tweet received by a fan from Mariah, there are NO RAPPERS on the album..(yet).
I'll bring more news to you as it becomes available stay tuned.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Obsessed is an "Uptempo Fun Summer Record"!!
So"Obsessed" is an uptempo fun summer record. We were gonna go w/the ballad 1st but don't worry,its coming. I tried to make something(cont)
about 15 hours ago from TwitterBerry
.. For all who love Butterfly, and even older albums,but"Obsessed" has to come out 1st, asap!! Its different for me,but clearly,its SO me!about
15 hours ago from TwitterBerry
Per Mariah on Twitter
That's right, folks. Obsessed is an uptempo record! We're within 6 days, I can't wait to hear the song and I hope this week goes fast. I'll have a new poll and a new "For the Nostalgia" up tonight after work. Have a good day!
about 15 hours ago from TwitterBerry
.. For all who love Butterfly, and even older albums,but"Obsessed" has to come out 1st, asap!! Its different for me,but clearly,its SO me!about
15 hours ago from TwitterBerry
Per Mariah on Twitter
That's right, folks. Obsessed is an uptempo record! We're within 6 days, I can't wait to hear the song and I hope this week goes fast. I'll have a new poll and a new "For the Nostalgia" up tonight after work. Have a good day!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Mariah's New Single OBSESSED hits the airwaves next Tuesday!
That's right, peeps. The new single has come quickly this time. Mariah confirmed this morning on twitter that her new single 'Obsessed' will hit radio next Tuesday. According to the insiders, this song will be the smash of the summer. I'm sure it's stone groove smash hit wonder. I'll do a bigger update later as I've been working and haven't updated as frequently as I would like to.
MariahCarey - Seriously, this is one of my favorite songs ever. I love the whole album. I'm completely immersed in it. I can't wait for you to hear it. LY
about 4 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey - The 1st single from my new album "Memoirs of an imperfect angel" is called "Obsessed" and will be at radio next tuesday. I'm a lil' exc ...
about 4 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey - Seriously, this is one of my favorite songs ever. I love the whole album. I'm completely immersed in it. I can't wait for you to hear it. LY
about 4 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey - The 1st single from my new album "Memoirs of an imperfect angel" is called "Obsessed" and will be at radio next tuesday. I'm a lil' exc ...
about 4 hours ago from TwitterBerry
Thursday, May 21, 2009
BIG NEWS BREAK
*Loads of news for you, guys. I'm sure most have already heard, we got the new album title and it is: Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. I think it's quite different but I love it, one of her strongest album titles yet.
*The album is supposed to drop in Late Summer (August) according to LA Reid. So with that being said, we should hear the new single in the next few weeks.
*In the LATEST news, there was a listening party this evening for IDJ artists and one of Mariah's song was played. It's apparently the new single and it's called H.A.T.E.U.
Everything sounds very different this time around, can't wait to hear the music and see the album cover for an album title like that. Be excited, everyone. This is all happening so fast.
*The album is supposed to drop in Late Summer (August) according to LA Reid. So with that being said, we should hear the new single in the next few weeks.
*In the LATEST news, there was a listening party this evening for IDJ artists and one of Mariah's song was played. It's apparently the new single and it's called H.A.T.E.U.
Everything sounds very different this time around, can't wait to hear the music and see the album cover for an album title like that. Be excited, everyone. This is all happening so fast.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Mariah to make EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT today on TWITTER @ 3:27pm eastern
Mariah's Twitter Announcement... Coming at 3:27pm ET!
Lambs, behold! Mariah has a special message to her fans, and she's going to announce it today, May 20, on her Official Twitter Page!
The announcement will be made at 3:27pm EST (That's 12:27pm PST, 7:27pm GMT, 9:27pm CET).
Be sure to follow Mariah via twitter.com/MariahCarey and be the first to hear the exciting news!
http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/news.php?uid=2475
Lambs, behold! Mariah has a special message to her fans, and she's going to announce it today, May 20, on her Official Twitter Page!
The announcement will be made at 3:27pm EST (That's 12:27pm PST, 7:27pm GMT, 9:27pm CET).
Be sure to follow Mariah via twitter.com/MariahCarey and be the first to hear the exciting news!
http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/news.php?uid=2475
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Mariah in the studio with TIMBALAND!
This is straight from Mariah's twitter...
MariahCarey In the studio w/Timbaland.. S.G.S.H.W.!!! : )
22 minutes ago from TwitterBerry
We're getting a stone groove smash hit wonder by way of Timbaland from Mariah! Be excited, be VERY EXCITED!
MariahCarey In the studio w/Timbaland.. S.G.S.H.W.!!! : )
22 minutes ago from TwitterBerry
We're getting a stone groove smash hit wonder by way of Timbaland from Mariah! Be excited, be VERY EXCITED!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Rumor Mill - New Song called "New Chapter"
Here's the rumored info from "Jasmine", take this with a grain of salt:
Basically a ballad with a rnb groove, vocals very raw vocals, verses apparently done in whisper voice mixed with mid-range, ending has high belting ala DFAU/WBT but more raspy. Lyrics are a "dedication" to Nick and a subtle diss to her exes. According to him produced by The Dream sounds like a mix of "My Love" and "DFAU" according to him though he isn't the biggest MC fan. He has heard a snippit but he has insiders so his description is very accurate.
and
Apparent lyrics according to him of what he could remember:
"Cause this is a new chapter in my life, I know how it feels to be so cold on the outside, ______ ______ clearing up my mind, it's a new chapter in my life, so I turn the pages and read the mistakes I've done, but now I know that you're my only one, I'm so glad that I ______ ______, I'm glad that you're _______ ______ I'm so happy to be your wife, the new chapter in my life".
Plus according to him, the belting notes at the end although raspy are really high and strong, plus she hits a big whistle note too. She apparently holds a big note at the end, sorta like the one on Bye Bye but a bit longer.
Basically a ballad with a rnb groove, vocals very raw vocals, verses apparently done in whisper voice mixed with mid-range, ending has high belting ala DFAU/WBT but more raspy. Lyrics are a "dedication" to Nick and a subtle diss to her exes. According to him produced by The Dream sounds like a mix of "My Love" and "DFAU" according to him though he isn't the biggest MC fan. He has heard a snippit but he has insiders so his description is very accurate.
and
Apparent lyrics according to him of what he could remember:
"Cause this is a new chapter in my life, I know how it feels to be so cold on the outside, ______ ______ clearing up my mind, it's a new chapter in my life, so I turn the pages and read the mistakes I've done, but now I know that you're my only one, I'm so glad that I ______ ______, I'm glad that you're _______ ______ I'm so happy to be your wife, the new chapter in my life".
Plus according to him, the belting notes at the end although raspy are really high and strong, plus she hits a big whistle note too. She apparently holds a big note at the end, sorta like the one on Bye Bye but a bit longer.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Breaking Exclusive News! Mariah to Work With Timbaland on New Album
Thanks to my Buddy, "the Prophet" for this exclusive news. According to him, Mariah will be working with Timbaland on the new album. Here's the story:
Thanks to my girl Jasmine I can exclusively reveal that Mariah Carey is working with Timbaland for her upcoming 12th studio album.
Not much is known about the collaboration yet, but Nick Cannon did say of it "trust me, this album is going to be fire!"
Carey has also worked with James 'Big Jim' Wright, The-Dream, and Tricky Stewart. Around 10 tracks have been finished so far, and Mariah was recently seen telling a fan on Twitter that she hopes something will be out by August.
Sounds like a stone groove smash hit wonder to me!
Thanks to my girl Jasmine I can exclusively reveal that Mariah Carey is working with Timbaland for her upcoming 12th studio album.
Not much is known about the collaboration yet, but Nick Cannon did say of it "trust me, this album is going to be fire!"
Carey has also worked with James 'Big Jim' Wright, The-Dream, and Tricky Stewart. Around 10 tracks have been finished so far, and Mariah was recently seen telling a fan on Twitter that she hopes something will be out by August.
Sounds like a stone groove smash hit wonder to me!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
The Official Love Story Video (from the Anniversary) in HQ
Here is the Anniversary video of Love Story of Mariah and Nick, enjoy!
Thanks to the Prophet for this video.
Thanks to the Prophet for this video.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
For the Nostalgia - Make It Happen (GMA 2005)
Hey good folks, I haven't forgotten about ya, just very busy with work. Working 10 hour days now, FUN! LOL Anyway here's some stone winning FTN for yall. This was on the day "The Emancipation of Mimi" came out, one of the best days of life and the beginning of argubly the best Mariah era ever. Her vocals were incredible on this, lots of grit and soul, she still is THE VOICE. Enjoy this one, it's a stone winner and as always relive the Splendor.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Love Story Video Tribute from Nick to Mariah
Here's the video that Nick surprised Mariah with at the Anniversary Party that moved her to tears. I still think this song could have been a more successful single than Bye-Bye, but leaving the past in the past, here you are. Thanks to MDJ for the video as well.
Mariah and Nick's Anniversary Party
Where has the time gone? With smiles on their faces, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated one year of wedded bliss Thursday in Las Vegas at the Palms Casino Resort.
"It's a very special occasion," Cannon told the crowd at Moon Nightclub, where he was deejaying, "toast to everyone."
After a very private wedding a year ago, the couple decided to do the opposite for their anniversary, celebrating with a nightclub full of people. The couple did, however, dine in a private room at Simon beforehand.
Once inside the club, the couple were greeted with a four-foot birthday cake. And the surprises kept coming - at least for Carey. Unbeknownst to her, Cannon produced a video of the couple's last year, including video of intimate moments.
After the video was shown, Carey was seen crying.
"This is the most amazing person in the world," Cannon said into the microphone about his wife. "I dedicate my life to her daily, and together this union is gonna last forever. She is my rock."
Carey replied: "I have the best man in the whole wide world."
The gushfest continued after a balloon drop and a clubwide toast, which Cannon dedicated to his wife.
Mariah, Nick Celebrate One-Year Wedding Anniversary in Vegas (Us Weekly)
The couple - who said "I Do" in a surprise ceremony in the Bahamas last April - arrived at the Palms Casino Resort's Palms Place Thursday night for dinner with 50 pals, including L.A. Reid, Tyrese Gibson, Sanaa Lathan and Floyd Mayweather.
The venue was decorated with candle-lit tables and a sign that read, "Happy Anniversary Mariah and Nick!" Guests snacked on surf & turf, macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes. For dessert, they had Creme Brulee and chocolate chip cookies.
Following dinner, the group moved over to the Moon Nightclub, where Cannon surprised his wife with a video presentation of the best moments from their first year of marriage. Then, 1,000 balloons were released into the sky when the Moon roof opened as partiers toasted them.
After the couple cut into a giant pink and white five-tiered Duncan Hines Yellow cake, Cannon hit the turntables and spun tunes.
Thanks to Lynn over at MariahDailyJournal for this article.
Sounds like it was an awesome, wish I could have been there in person.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
New Poll - It's Been a Year...
Alrighty folks the new poll is up now and it concerns the marriage of Mariah and Nick. I remember alot of disdain when she first married Nick, alot of shock and confusion. Then lots of fans voiced their bad feelings about the whole thing. So now after a year, how do you feel? Vote in the poll.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Slowness
Hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates, there's not really anything to report. I will however post a new poll and "For the Nostalgia" tonight. I may even start the "Mariah Inspiration Spotlight".
Monday, April 27, 2009
Poll Results - Mariah's Sexiest Video is...
According to you all, Mariah's sexiest video is Honey. I think it's hot too but I think her sexiest video is Don't Forget About Us. Here's the video you chose. The next poll will be up shortly.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
For the Nostalgia - I'm That Chick (Live @ The Hills Premiere)
Everyone says most of the performances from the E=MC² era crashed and burned but not all of them. This one is actually great, she looks incredible, sounds great, her confidence was high, she's moving. I remember after I saw this I was hyped for the album to do big things. The live sound to this song is great too, everything about this was right, it was a great time in a MC fan's life. TMB went #1 on iTunes and went #1 on the Hot 100 the next week for the 18th number one! This was definitely a moment. Anyway, watch and enjoy this stone groove and most of all: relive the splendor.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
My Obsession with Last Kiss
Now most people can't stand this song especially Mariah's fans but I'm crazy over it. Last Kiss has made every one of my favorite music of the moment playlists since April of 2008 when E=MC² came out. I mean, everything from the background vocals to the music to the lead vocals, it's all full of emotion. I think everybody should give this song a second chance (who claimed it was the worst song on the album). I can honestly say I've listened to this song about 10,000 times lol. I told Mariah on Twitter this song is the love child of Always Be My Baby and Don't Forget About Us. She sent me a personal response to that and said "that's cute, I never thought it that way." It's become one of my favorite Mariah songs ever, a true stone classic. It makes me excited for the next album.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Divas Live returns in 2009 on VH1!
I'm sure you remember, the first ever Divas Live in '98 with Aretha Franklin and our girl, Mariah Carey. Well they are coming this year and VH1 wants our input on who should be on the show. Go to the link below and make sure you vote for Mariah to appear at this year's Divas Live. In case some of you aren't familar with the show, here are two clips of Mariah's appearances at the 1998 and 2000 shows.
REQUEST FOR MARIAH TO BE ON DIVAS LIVE 2009 HERE
My All @ Divas Live '98
Love Hangover/Heartbreaker @ Divas 2000
REQUEST FOR MARIAH TO BE ON DIVAS LIVE 2009 HERE
My All @ Divas Live '98
Love Hangover/Heartbreaker @ Divas 2000
Other Artist News: Christina Milian (New Song Snippet) - Zipper
Obviously with the six degrees from Mariah, Christina Milian is the ex of Mariah's husband, Nick Cannon. So only 2 degrees. Anyway, Christina has a blazin' new snippet of a song called Zipper and I wanted you guys to hear it. It just helps us anticipate Mariah's new music because this song is produced by The-Dream, who has done several songs from Mimi's new CD. So here it is, let me know if you dig it.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Breaking News on the Album!
From Jasmines Dotiwala's Blog
The early part of April was hectic! The G20 leaders dinner at Downing Street was legendary - a night full of historic memories. Next, we had Mrs Mariah Carey-Cannon's birthday celebrations in Barbados. Then, it was off to Miami where she was working on tracks for her next album, which is due out in the next few months.
Straight from Miami, Mr and Mrs C's jet plane landed at Heathrow, where the paps (who were waiting for politicians at the airport), bum-rushed her and asked her about whether she was happy about Obama's trip to the UK. Oh how we laughed. What do journalists expect someone to reply to such a redundant question?
"Um yeah...it's fabulous!" Mrs C had time for just three hours sleep before she got up to play me the songs she's made so far for the new album. We listened to the new music in a manner that I have never been treated to before. It was different, slightly naughty and millions of her fans would've loved to see through my eyes at that moment. But if I revealed what we did, there would be a worldwide scandal! What happens in a London hotel room, stays in a London hotel room!
I heard a variety of tracks, and there were big ballads, catchy melodic hooks, hilarious and witty wordplay, and clever lines galore.
I had a few favourite tracks: some that talk from the heartbroken lover's point of view; some representing the proud and stubborn dumper; and of course beautiful love songs, inspired by Mr C. On one song in particular, she wears her heart on her sleeve, and it's very touching to hear her pouring her heart out so publicly. Mrs C also told me about her dog JJ's new puppy playmate, that's been named Cha Cha. I then proceeded to inform her that me and my girls used to call a certain part of the female anatomy our 'cha cha'. She laughed and said: "I might've guessed - there's always some American-British language exchange humour when it comes to us!"
Then, we decided to play an April fools joke on MC's fans (otherwise known as 'lambs'): She encouraged me to tell my Twitter following that she'd had her hair cut short and died dark brown. Within seconds, her Twitter planet of fans hit me back with: "Nice try Jas, but we know it's an April fool." They're just too quick for me! I should've said she was shopping in Top Shop with me instead! They know her too well.
After catching up on things, Mrs C slipped her curves into a long, black designer dress and went out to the car - and paparazzi - waiting outside Claridge's Hotel. She was taken to her jet, which took her to South Africa where she and Mr C attended an event for a certain Mr Mandela. Mr Mandela is so full of life at 91 years of age. What an absolute living legend.
Can you imagine the requests of the VIP guests at an event like this? A thousand bottles of every spirit, wine and champagne, loads of healthy foods, plenty of Fiji water, masseuse ladies, white flowers, candles, etc. It makes the things I've put on MTV expenses in the past look lame!
Thanks to Whitney70 from FOMM for this info
The early part of April was hectic! The G20 leaders dinner at Downing Street was legendary - a night full of historic memories. Next, we had Mrs Mariah Carey-Cannon's birthday celebrations in Barbados. Then, it was off to Miami where she was working on tracks for her next album, which is due out in the next few months.
Straight from Miami, Mr and Mrs C's jet plane landed at Heathrow, where the paps (who were waiting for politicians at the airport), bum-rushed her and asked her about whether she was happy about Obama's trip to the UK. Oh how we laughed. What do journalists expect someone to reply to such a redundant question?
"Um yeah...it's fabulous!" Mrs C had time for just three hours sleep before she got up to play me the songs she's made so far for the new album. We listened to the new music in a manner that I have never been treated to before. It was different, slightly naughty and millions of her fans would've loved to see through my eyes at that moment. But if I revealed what we did, there would be a worldwide scandal! What happens in a London hotel room, stays in a London hotel room!
I heard a variety of tracks, and there were big ballads, catchy melodic hooks, hilarious and witty wordplay, and clever lines galore.
I had a few favourite tracks: some that talk from the heartbroken lover's point of view; some representing the proud and stubborn dumper; and of course beautiful love songs, inspired by Mr C. On one song in particular, she wears her heart on her sleeve, and it's very touching to hear her pouring her heart out so publicly. Mrs C also told me about her dog JJ's new puppy playmate, that's been named Cha Cha. I then proceeded to inform her that me and my girls used to call a certain part of the female anatomy our 'cha cha'. She laughed and said: "I might've guessed - there's always some American-British language exchange humour when it comes to us!"
Then, we decided to play an April fools joke on MC's fans (otherwise known as 'lambs'): She encouraged me to tell my Twitter following that she'd had her hair cut short and died dark brown. Within seconds, her Twitter planet of fans hit me back with: "Nice try Jas, but we know it's an April fool." They're just too quick for me! I should've said she was shopping in Top Shop with me instead! They know her too well.
After catching up on things, Mrs C slipped her curves into a long, black designer dress and went out to the car - and paparazzi - waiting outside Claridge's Hotel. She was taken to her jet, which took her to South Africa where she and Mr C attended an event for a certain Mr Mandela. Mr Mandela is so full of life at 91 years of age. What an absolute living legend.
Can you imagine the requests of the VIP guests at an event like this? A thousand bottles of every spirit, wine and champagne, loads of healthy foods, plenty of Fiji water, masseuse ladies, white flowers, candles, etc. It makes the things I've put on MTV expenses in the past look lame!
Thanks to Whitney70 from FOMM for this info
Another Slow Day
Here we go again, the slowness is bleak. Welcome to all the new viewers coming on the blog, wish there was more to tell you right now. We do know that Mariah had a photoshoot last week, not sure what for but hopefully we'll find out soon. Have a great day guys. If any news drops during the day I'll post it via my cell phone, I'm heading to work now. There will be a new "For the Nostalgia" video tonight. God bless.
Do me a favor and bookmark the blog and come back again, thanks.
Do me a favor and bookmark the blog and come back again, thanks.
Looking for Awesome Mariah Covers on Youtube
What goes on, guys? Alright I'm looking for really good Mariah song covers by up and coming artists and singers on youtube. I wanna shine some light on people who Mariah has inspired. So if you know of any really good ones, leave me the artist name and the link to the video in the comments box. I'm gonna do a new thing called the Mariah Inspiration Spotlight. On the offchance that Mariah ever gets on this site, she'll be able to see how much she's inspired and influenced us all over the last 20 years. Thanks in advance guys, God bless.
For the Nostalgia - Dreamlover (Tokyo - Butterfly Tour)
Now somehow this is my first time seeing this performance, but I feel the nostalgia just the same. Mimi does the darn thing in it, with dancing and great vocals all the same. She also does both while looking quite good if I must say so myself. She should move around the stage more often like this. We all know she's most renowned for her INCREDIBLE DANCING Lol. Anyway this video is a stone winner and I hope you guys enjoy it and as always: relive the splendor.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Not Too Much Going On Today
Hey Good Folks, not alot happening today so I'll post a "For the Nostalgia" video in a little bit, maybe a few more things. I had a great church service that's always good. If you wanna follow me on Twitter, my Twitter account is www.twitter.com/Recordman7 I'm always willing to talk to some new friends.
Mariah hit up Twitter last night
Hey guys, just hittin' up the blog before church. MCC was on twitter last night, I personally missed it being sleep and all lol. She didn't get on til the middle of the night. Here are the tweets:
MariahCarey Yaaay to all who guessed "underneath the stars" (Daydream album) love you guys! Ok,I'm going to sleep.. I hope: ) I enjoyed ya much..g' ...
about 4 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey One last name that tune as per your requests.."And the feeling was so heady and sublime"...ntt!!!
about 4 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey Yes to all who said "fly like a bird" from "The emancipation of Mimi" (not a single) Good job but I will do one "for the nostalgia": )
about 4 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey "In this harsh reality.. sometimes I'm so despondent that I feel the need to..." NTT(I know..to the experts that's easy too but let's g ...
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey "But inevidibly,you'll be back again..cause you know in your heart,our love will never end.." NTT!
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey Since I'm getting a LOT of requests for an NTT, I'll do an easy one 4 everybody and one for the experts!: )
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey Ok.. For the new twitter friends. Once again..a NTT is a "name that tune" that we play/tweet but if u don't know my songs it'll be too ...
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey FYI.. I love twitter bcuz I don't feel quite as bleak being the only one awake at these hours..I think its almost 5am..anyone want a ntt?
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey I'm pretty sure my spell check is broken cos I know I MUSTVE spelled Chihuwawa wrong. No, I cannot spell..its almost as bad as I am at math!
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey Goodmerrnting people! Whyyyy is it almost 5am and I'm up w/a sore tooth watching that movie abot the chihuahwawa?? How is everybody?
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
And there you have, gotta go to church now. Talk to yall soon, God bless
MariahCarey Yaaay to all who guessed "underneath the stars" (Daydream album) love you guys! Ok,I'm going to sleep.. I hope: ) I enjoyed ya much..g' ...
about 4 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey One last name that tune as per your requests.."And the feeling was so heady and sublime"...ntt!!!
about 4 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey Yes to all who said "fly like a bird" from "The emancipation of Mimi" (not a single) Good job but I will do one "for the nostalgia": )
about 4 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey "In this harsh reality.. sometimes I'm so despondent that I feel the need to..." NTT(I know..to the experts that's easy too but let's g ...
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey "But inevidibly,you'll be back again..cause you know in your heart,our love will never end.." NTT!
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey Since I'm getting a LOT of requests for an NTT, I'll do an easy one 4 everybody and one for the experts!: )
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey Ok.. For the new twitter friends. Once again..a NTT is a "name that tune" that we play/tweet but if u don't know my songs it'll be too ...
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey FYI.. I love twitter bcuz I don't feel quite as bleak being the only one awake at these hours..I think its almost 5am..anyone want a ntt?
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey I'm pretty sure my spell check is broken cos I know I MUSTVE spelled Chihuwawa wrong. No, I cannot spell..its almost as bad as I am at math!
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
MariahCarey Goodmerrnting people! Whyyyy is it almost 5am and I'm up w/a sore tooth watching that movie abot the chihuahwawa?? How is everybody?
about 5 hours ago from TwitterBerry
And there you have, gotta go to church now. Talk to yall soon, God bless
Six Degrees of Seperation to Mariah
Here's how I'm gonna deal with other news outside of Mariah, that's important enough to post and still in a way be connected Mariah. Most of the other artists I like or would update on are within 6 degrees of being directly linked with her. For example, Brandy. Brandy worked in Cinderella with Whitney Houston who dueted with Mariah. I'll only do the 6 degrees thing once for every artist outside of her. The topics of other artists will be marked under Other Artist News.
New Poll/Blog Purpose
I'm adding a new poll to the blog as we speak. Get on that as in VOTE. LOL
As for the blog purpose, I mean, as far as news is concerned I will update the important and needed news concerning Mariah and the new album. However, I'm not trying to compete with MariahDailyJournal or anyone else doing MC news, it's all love with them. The purpose of this blog is to appreciate Mariah, discuss, have some news, enjoy the music, and have fun most of all.
I'd really appreciate all the feedback you guys can give. Like post comments, participate in the polls because by seeing that it keeps me motivated in doing the blog. No one wants to do a blog and it goes without notice, you know? Alright guys, few more new posts tonight then I'm heading to bed, Church in the AM. God bless.
Your Recordman²
As for the blog purpose, I mean, as far as news is concerned I will update the important and needed news concerning Mariah and the new album. However, I'm not trying to compete with MariahDailyJournal or anyone else doing MC news, it's all love with them. The purpose of this blog is to appreciate Mariah, discuss, have some news, enjoy the music, and have fun most of all.
I'd really appreciate all the feedback you guys can give. Like post comments, participate in the polls because by seeing that it keeps me motivated in doing the blog. No one wants to do a blog and it goes without notice, you know? Alright guys, few more new posts tonight then I'm heading to bed, Church in the AM. God bless.
Your Recordman²
Brand New Design!
We're changin' it up a bit, hope you guys like the change. The plain blog title is just temporary until I design or have someone else design a heading type picture.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Back In Action!
Hey folks, sorry for my downtime again. I had to reinspire myself to do this blog again. It's important to me though, as we embark upon another extraordinary journey to the next smash hit wonder album from our girl MCC, we gotta go for the ride together. Are yall ready? This is sure to be a STONE CLASSIC ALBUM.
Of course, I'm sure most of you have heard by now, Mariah HERSELF is on Twitter and posting as much as she can and giving us updates herself. I've personally received personal messages from her and I think that's amazing. God bless her for speaking with us. Her Twitter address is www.twitter.com/MariahCarey
ALRIGHT GOOD FOLKS let's do it big!
Of course, I'm sure most of you have heard by now, Mariah HERSELF is on Twitter and posting as much as she can and giving us updates herself. I've personally received personal messages from her and I think that's amazing. God bless her for speaking with us. Her Twitter address is www.twitter.com/MariahCarey
ALRIGHT GOOD FOLKS let's do it big!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
My Thought on the My Love Video
Well let's see, I laughed at the beginning acting part, so if that was the intention, mission accomplished, I'm not sure if it took many takes but it makes me think they were laughing in other takes of it. I'm not sure if I got the concept fully going with the lyrics of the song. Mariah did look great, and the whole tennis shoe thing was definitely uhh..new. LOL Being that Mariah is a Diva O'the day, I think that was a one time thing (as far as videos are concerned).
But yeah I mean, while it wasn't a bad video, I don't know if does the song justice. Don't get why a Grammy was present either. Only other thing that had me spinning was Mariah's hair, it was...different LOL. I liked it though, very early Alicia Keys maybe. Not bad, Nick....not super amazing stellar either but all the same, I'm glad the video is out and now the song can continue to rise on the charts leading into MC's new album.
What did everyone else think?
But yeah I mean, while it wasn't a bad video, I don't know if does the song justice. Don't get why a Grammy was present either. Only other thing that had me spinning was Mariah's hair, it was...different LOL. I liked it though, very early Alicia Keys maybe. Not bad, Nick....not super amazing stellar either but all the same, I'm glad the video is out and now the song can continue to rise on the charts leading into MC's new album.
What did everyone else think?
Monday, March 9, 2009
My Love Video to Premiere LATER TODAY on MTV
That's right, you heard it here first, straight from MariahCarey.com:
Don't miss the world video premiere of The-Dream's "My Love" featuring Mariah TODAY on MTV!
Be sure to tune in to MTV all day TODAY to catch their exclusive video premiere of My Love! The video which was shot last month in Los Angeles and directed by Nick Cannon will premiere exclusively throughout the day on MTV, MTV2, MTV Hits, MTV Jams, MTVU and MTV.com.
This hot collaboration which Billboard Magazine called the "sumptuous love anthem for couples this spring" is from The-Dream's sophomore album Love vs. Money and available to download on iTunes now!
The-Dream and Mariah previously collaborated on Mariah's # 1 his single "Touch My Body" and are currently working together again on new songs for Mariah's next album.
Don't miss the world video premiere of The-Dream's "My Love" featuring Mariah TODAY on MTV!
Be sure to tune in to MTV all day TODAY to catch their exclusive video premiere of My Love! The video which was shot last month in Los Angeles and directed by Nick Cannon will premiere exclusively throughout the day on MTV, MTV2, MTV Hits, MTV Jams, MTVU and MTV.com.
This hot collaboration which Billboard Magazine called the "sumptuous love anthem for couples this spring" is from The-Dream's sophomore album Love vs. Money and available to download on iTunes now!
The-Dream and Mariah previously collaborated on Mariah's # 1 his single "Touch My Body" and are currently working together again on new songs for Mariah's next album.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
For the Nostalgia - My All (Divas Live '98)
What it is, good folks? The time has come for the nostalgia. LOL Alright this performance right here has always stood out to me. I remember when this first aired, I was captivated. It's a very emotional performance and the remix added at the end was the cherry on the top. The only thing I didn't understand was her hair LOL. This is definitely one of her best My All performances, probably my favorite one of all. Anyway, sit back, take it in, and relive the Splendor.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
FTR News Break
For the Record, you oughta know...
*Some updates are coming soon for the blog, I apologize for the shortage, I've been working 11 hour days, it's been taking it out of me.
*For the Nostalgia will be up some time tonight.
*New poll will be up shortly.
*I heard My Love on the radio for the first time yesterday, it sounded great.
*I've been considering adding another artist to this blog, how would you all feel about that? Let me know.
For the Record, now you know.
*Some updates are coming soon for the blog, I apologize for the shortage, I've been working 11 hour days, it's been taking it out of me.
*For the Nostalgia will be up some time tonight.
*New poll will be up shortly.
*I heard My Love on the radio for the first time yesterday, it sounded great.
*I've been considering adding another artist to this blog, how would you all feel about that? Let me know.
For the Record, now you know.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Video on the Set of the "My Love" Music Video
Here's exclusive video footage from MariahDailyJournal of My Love, the Dream's new single featuring Mariah. As you can see Mariah looks great in her appearance, the video should be out in the near future, keep checking back. Special thanks to Lynn and the crew over at MariahDailyJournal.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Billboard: The Ballads lands at #10 with 29,000 copies sold
Mariah Carey's "Ballads" is the Billboard 200's highest debut, arriving at No. 10, while another romantic effort, Frank Sinatra's "Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love," also makes a good start . . . It's a great week for indie rock acts, as Andrew Bird, Animal Collective and Bon Iver all debut in the top 20 of the big chart . . . Kelly Clarkson makes big news with her new single "My Life Would Suck Without You" . . . And in Progress Reports, we've got updates on Coldplay, Blake Shelton and U2.
FLASH POINTS
• Love is in the air and on the Billboard 200 as Mariah Carey's "Ballads" compilation is the chart's Hot Shot Debut at No. 10 with 29,000. It's the diva's 16th charting set and 14th top 10. Released through Columbia/Legacy, the new collection boasts downtempo hits and album cuts. It's the fourth best-of set that Carey has charted, following "#1's" (No. 4 in 1998), "Greatest Hits" (No. 52 in 2001) and "The Remixes" (No. 26 in 2003). You have to figure "Ballads" will keep singing on the chart as we get closer to Valentine's Day, as it seems like a natural gift purchase.
Source: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_d....4b515ace5d25d9f
FLASH POINTS
• Love is in the air and on the Billboard 200 as Mariah Carey's "Ballads" compilation is the chart's Hot Shot Debut at No. 10 with 29,000. It's the diva's 16th charting set and 14th top 10. Released through Columbia/Legacy, the new collection boasts downtempo hits and album cuts. It's the fourth best-of set that Carey has charted, following "#1's" (No. 4 in 1998), "Greatest Hits" (No. 52 in 2001) and "The Remixes" (No. 26 in 2003). You have to figure "Ballads" will keep singing on the chart as we get closer to Valentine's Day, as it seems like a natural gift purchase.
Source: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_d....4b515ace5d25d9f
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Ballads places in the Top 10 according to HDD
Unbelievable but true, according to Hits Daily Double, Mariah's latest album compilation, The Ballads will land at #10 on the Billboard 200 this week with nearly 27,000 copies sold. That's pretty impressive, if I say so myself and proves once more that Mariah is still the Queen of Sales and Hits. Here's the HDD List in final:
CHART DATE: 01/26/2009
LAST UPDATE: 01/27/2009 12:50:51
NOW IN: FINAL
LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 61,897 -2%
FEARLESS
2 2 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 47,358 -7%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
3 3 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 44,439 -8%
DARK HORSE
5 4 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 36,595 -6%
808S & HEARTBREAK
4 5 NOTORIOUS BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 33,875 -13%
SOUNDTRACK
6 6 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 31,799 -18%
SOUNDTRACK
9 7 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 30,569 -4%
A DIFFERENT ME
8 8 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 30,009 -8%
INTUITION
7 9 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 28,583 -16%
CIRCUS
-- 10 MARIAH CAREY LEGACY 26,932 --
BALLADS
11 11 NOW 29 UME 26,215 -3%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
13 12 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 23,264 +6%
FUNHOUSE
10 13 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 22,958 -24%
DAVID COOK
16 14 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 21,013 +4%
PAPER TRAIL
12 15 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 20,658 -10%
FREEDOM
19 16 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE N.E.E.T./INTERSCOPE 20,441 +13%
SOUNDTRACK
18 17 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 18,332 0%
FAME
38 18 SEAL WARNER BROS. 17,919 +50%
SOUL
15 19 MAMMA MIA! DECCA 17,455 -18%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 20 FRANK SINATRA RHINO 16,898 --
SEDUCTION: SINATRA SINGS OF LOVE
20 21 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 16,805 -1%
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
17 22 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 16,653 -10%
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
32 23 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 15,401 +12%
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
22 24 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 14,909 -3%
THA CARTER III
27 25 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 14,703 +2%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
30 26 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 14,424 +2%
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
28 27 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS DGC/INTERSCOPE 14,111 -1%
WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN
24 28 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 14,081 -6%
TAYLOR SWIFT
14 29 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MOTOWN UME 13,598 -37%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 30 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE DOMINO 13,420 --
MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILLION
37 31 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 13,047 +8%
VIVA LA VIDA
43 32 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 12,987 +19%
ONE OF THE BOYS
34 33 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 12,862 0%
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
23 34 KILLERS ISLAND/IDJMG 12,859 -15%
DAY & AGE
36 35 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 12,697 +3%
FOUNDATION
-- 36 ANDREW BIRD FAT POSSUM 12,634 --
NOBLE BEAST
31 37 ANTHONY HAMILTON LAFACE/JLG 12,586 -10%
POINT OF IT ALL
26 38 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 12,450 -15%
THEATER OF THE MIND
42 39 PLIES ATLANTIC 11,896 +8%
DA REALIST
44 40 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,360 +10%
LEARN TO LIVE
40 41 AC/DC COLUMBIA 11,302 -2%
BLACK ICE
35 42 METALLICA WARNER BROS. 10,868 -13%
DEATH MAGNETIC
25 43 JOHN LEGEND COLUMBIA 10,663 -28%
EVOLVER
47 44 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD A&M/OCTONE 10,349 +9%
SWAN SONGS
33 45 TOTAL CLUB HITS 2 THRIVE 9,876 -24%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
39 46 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 9,609 -17%
GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1
45 47 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 9,520 -3%
SPIRIT
-- 48 MUSIQ SOULCHILD ATLANTIC 9,442 --
ONMYRADIO
50 49 DAVID ARCHULETA 19/JIVE/ZLG 9,289 +3%
DAVID ARCHULETA
-- 50 FLEET FOXES SUB POP 9,278 --
FLEET FOXES
CHART DATE: 01/26/2009
LAST UPDATE: 01/27/2009 12:50:51
NOW IN: FINAL
LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 61,897 -2%
FEARLESS
2 2 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 47,358 -7%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
3 3 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 44,439 -8%
DARK HORSE
5 4 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 36,595 -6%
808S & HEARTBREAK
4 5 NOTORIOUS BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 33,875 -13%
SOUNDTRACK
6 6 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 31,799 -18%
SOUNDTRACK
9 7 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 30,569 -4%
A DIFFERENT ME
8 8 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 30,009 -8%
INTUITION
7 9 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 28,583 -16%
CIRCUS
-- 10 MARIAH CAREY LEGACY 26,932 --
BALLADS
11 11 NOW 29 UME 26,215 -3%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
13 12 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 23,264 +6%
FUNHOUSE
10 13 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 22,958 -24%
DAVID COOK
16 14 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 21,013 +4%
PAPER TRAIL
12 15 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 20,658 -10%
FREEDOM
19 16 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE N.E.E.T./INTERSCOPE 20,441 +13%
SOUNDTRACK
18 17 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 18,332 0%
FAME
38 18 SEAL WARNER BROS. 17,919 +50%
SOUL
15 19 MAMMA MIA! DECCA 17,455 -18%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 20 FRANK SINATRA RHINO 16,898 --
SEDUCTION: SINATRA SINGS OF LOVE
20 21 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 16,805 -1%
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
17 22 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 16,653 -10%
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
32 23 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 15,401 +12%
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
22 24 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 14,909 -3%
THA CARTER III
27 25 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 14,703 +2%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
30 26 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 14,424 +2%
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
28 27 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS DGC/INTERSCOPE 14,111 -1%
WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN
24 28 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 14,081 -6%
TAYLOR SWIFT
14 29 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MOTOWN UME 13,598 -37%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 30 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE DOMINO 13,420 --
MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILLION
37 31 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 13,047 +8%
VIVA LA VIDA
43 32 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 12,987 +19%
ONE OF THE BOYS
34 33 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 12,862 0%
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
23 34 KILLERS ISLAND/IDJMG 12,859 -15%
DAY & AGE
36 35 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 12,697 +3%
FOUNDATION
-- 36 ANDREW BIRD FAT POSSUM 12,634 --
NOBLE BEAST
31 37 ANTHONY HAMILTON LAFACE/JLG 12,586 -10%
POINT OF IT ALL
26 38 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 12,450 -15%
THEATER OF THE MIND
42 39 PLIES ATLANTIC 11,896 +8%
DA REALIST
44 40 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,360 +10%
LEARN TO LIVE
40 41 AC/DC COLUMBIA 11,302 -2%
BLACK ICE
35 42 METALLICA WARNER BROS. 10,868 -13%
DEATH MAGNETIC
25 43 JOHN LEGEND COLUMBIA 10,663 -28%
EVOLVER
47 44 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD A&M/OCTONE 10,349 +9%
SWAN SONGS
33 45 TOTAL CLUB HITS 2 THRIVE 9,876 -24%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
39 46 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 9,609 -17%
GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1
45 47 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 9,520 -3%
SPIRIT
-- 48 MUSIQ SOULCHILD ATLANTIC 9,442 --
ONMYRADIO
50 49 DAVID ARCHULETA 19/JIVE/ZLG 9,289 +3%
DAVID ARCHULETA
-- 50 FLEET FOXES SUB POP 9,278 --
FLEET FOXES
Monday, January 26, 2009
The Dream talks about Mariah's New Album
This is a video from a radio interview of the-Dream's. He talks about Mariah's new album, how he's rushing her to get it out and no waste no time with delay between albums. Also the possible album title, which I personally hope is not true. Watch the video for yourself:
Poll Results
Here are the poll results for the poll:
If only one more single was to be released from E=MC², what would you want it to be?
4 (26%) For the Record
5 (33%) Migrate
3 (20%) Side Effects
3(20%) Thanx 4 Nothin'
0 (0%) Cruise Control
If only one more single was to be released from E=MC², what would you want it to be?
4 (26%) For the Record
5 (33%) Migrate
3 (20%) Side Effects
3(20%) Thanx 4 Nothin'
0 (0%) Cruise Control
FTR News Break
For the Record, you oughta know...
*The reason for the lack of updates is that I'm sick at the moment, but I'm getting back on it now.
*There will be a new For the Nostalgia very soon.
*Also a new poll will be up shortly.
*I wanna get your opinions on the best Mariah videos of all times and then do a countdown, so that will be a large poll where you can choose more than one that will last for two weeks, then we'll countdown the top 10 most fan loved MC videos of all time.
*A little news should be up soon too.
For the Record, now you know.
*The reason for the lack of updates is that I'm sick at the moment, but I'm getting back on it now.
*There will be a new For the Nostalgia very soon.
*Also a new poll will be up shortly.
*I wanna get your opinions on the best Mariah videos of all times and then do a countdown, so that will be a large poll where you can choose more than one that will last for two weeks, then we'll countdown the top 10 most fan loved MC videos of all time.
*A little news should be up soon too.
For the Record, now you know.
Friday, January 23, 2009
HITS Predicts 20k for The Ballads
Country ingenue Taylor Swift will once more top the HITS Album Sales chart next week, with sales landing in the 60-65k range, which will still top the previous low of 59k set by the Dreamgirls soundtrack in 2007. It will mark the sixth straight week she's been #1 on our holiday-interrupted tally.
The only two releases of note this week are Mariah Carey's The Ballads, a best-of on Sony Legacy and Frank Sinatra's Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love on WMG's Rhino label, each looking at about 20k, which would place them solidly in the Top 20, based on last week's results.
Source: MariahDailyJournal
The only two releases of note this week are Mariah Carey's The Ballads, a best-of on Sony Legacy and Frank Sinatra's Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love on WMG's Rhino label, each looking at about 20k, which would place them solidly in the Top 20, based on last week's results.
Source: MariahDailyJournal
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Hero Performance from the Neighborhood Ball Tonight
Mariah really gave a great performance. One of the best of this era, she looked stunning and was more comfortable on stage than I've seen her since the beginning of this era. She continued to retread her past hairstyles, tonight it was reminiscent of the Forever video and the Daydream Tour. Check out the performance for yourself.
Inauguration Day Tribute
This is such a huge day in American History. A day for change, a day for hope, a day to believe that all things are possible. You can feel it in the air, the heart of America is beating in unison this day. Thank God for this opportunity, and I have to believe, had we not gone down the way we did, we wouldn't have had the chance to experience this great day. It feels so good to be an American. I am so proud. God bless you all, God bless and keep Barack Obama. It won't be easy but with our prayers and God's help, change will come.
Here are some patriotic performances from our lady, Mariah in honor and tribute to the United States and to our 44th President, Barack Obama.
Star Spangled Banner
America the Beautiful
Star Spangled Banner
Here are some patriotic performances from our lady, Mariah in honor and tribute to the United States and to our 44th President, Barack Obama.
Star Spangled Banner
America the Beautiful
Star Spangled Banner
Monday, January 19, 2009
For the Nostalgia - Vision of Love (The View '98)
We are back to the NOSTALGIA! Welcome back folks. To start things off again we're gonna go back to the beginning with a beginning song performed in 1998 on the View. None other than Vision of Love. This was a soulful performance with a different twist at the end, check it out for yourself and as always, relive the SPLENDOR.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
FTR News Break
For the Record, you oughta know.....
*There's a new poll up (Final E=MC² Single if there was one), VOTE!
* Mariah will be performing HERO Tuesday Night @ Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration.
*There will be a FOR THE NOSTALGIA up much sooner than later.
* I have lots of new ideas for the blog, so come around as much as possible to remain updated.
That is all for now, this has been a FTR News Break....
For the Record, now you know.....
*There's a new poll up (Final E=MC² Single if there was one), VOTE!
* Mariah will be performing HERO Tuesday Night @ Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration.
*There will be a FOR THE NOSTALGIA up much sooner than later.
* I have lots of new ideas for the blog, so come around as much as possible to remain updated.
That is all for now, this has been a FTR News Break....
For the Record, now you know.....
"The Ballads" in stores NOW in the US
Apparently, the Ballads CD was shipped out early. I just purchased my copy tonight and am listening as we speak. So everyone make sure to go out and pick it up. Support our lady, if you can. I know times are hard.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Mariah Already Working On New Album
The-Dream just dropped his new single "My Love," which features Mariah Carey, but that's not all the two have been up to lately.
The-Dream stopped by L.A.'s Power 106 with Big Boy In The Morning, and talked about his new album and the fact that he hadn't gone to sleep yet because he was up all night with Mariah working on new material for her.
According to The-Dream, Mariah is already working on a new album and he's been producing some hot new tracks for her.
As you may already know, The-Dream is responsible for producing Mariah's huge hit "Touch My Body" off her current album E=MC².
Source: MariahDailyJournal
The-Dream stopped by L.A.'s Power 106 with Big Boy In The Morning, and talked about his new album and the fact that he hadn't gone to sleep yet because he was up all night with Mariah working on new material for her.
According to The-Dream, Mariah is already working on a new album and he's been producing some hot new tracks for her.
As you may already know, The-Dream is responsible for producing Mariah's huge hit "Touch My Body" off her current album E=MC².
Source: MariahDailyJournal
The Return of the Best MC Blog on the net!
We're back and better than ever! Welcome back to the Mariahland lol. Naw, I had to take time off to grieve, you know. Then I started a new job that consumed my whole life for a while and now I'm better and ready to bring the blog back.
The blog will be a year old in a week or so. I wanna thank those that still came in spite of my absence and got this blog over 12,000 views. THANK YOU, I love, appreciate, and enjoy ya. Now let's make it better and do big things in 2009. God bless everyone.
The blog will be a year old in a week or so. I wanna thank those that still came in spite of my absence and got this blog over 12,000 views. THANK YOU, I love, appreciate, and enjoy ya. Now let's make it better and do big things in 2009. God bless everyone.
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