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Post by nikkib on Sept 2, 2013 14:45:46 GMT 1
Ariana Grande: ‘Mariah Carey Is Queen’With a career that now spans almost thirty years, Mariah Carey‘s influence on the music industry is no doubt immeasurable- birthing the vocal stylings of acts who have now risen to become her very own contemporaries.
Now, as word of drama surrounding the release of her new LP ‘The Art of Letting Go’ begin to part from industry lips, the icon may be pleased to learn that she’s found a fan in Urban Pop upstart, Ariana Grande.
Grande’s take on the ‘Honey’ beauty?
Watch below…
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Post by nikkib on Sept 11, 2013 3:49:08 GMT 1
Mariah posts new pics of Roc on TwitterRoc: "Mommy, what does it take to be Roc Starr?"Mommy: "Rocky, just treat it as reality!"How cute is he? His hair has grown a lot.Lipstick Alley
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Post by nikkib on Sept 12, 2013 21:35:39 GMT 1
Hot Shot: Mariah Carey Hits Studio With Jermaine Dupri, Darkchild, Hit-Boy & Mike Will
We almost sent out a search party for Mariah Carey‘s new album, however it appears the diva is still hard at work on the much-delayed set.
Initially due last year (ushered in by ‘Triumphant’), the LP was bumped to July of this year in a bid to capitalize on Spring’s hit ‘#Beautiful’. Yet, after the latest date was scrapped, Mimi vanished, as did any trace of the project.
However, in a new Instagram snap, the 43-year-old resurfaces and has brought the cavalry with her.
The shot above shows Carey posing alongside some of music’s most noted hitmakers – Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins, Hit-Boy, Mike Will, and longtime collaborator Jermaine Dupri.
Will the all-star cast be able to revive a project most folk forgot about? Time will tell.
Kudos are due to Ms. Carey, though. Who else could assemble all the kings horses and all the kings men? Let’s just hope they can put her (apparently finished) album back together again.
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Post by nikkib on Sept 16, 2013 17:12:36 GMT 1
Mariah Carey Shares Family Snuggle Snapshotmariahcarey Watching "The Croods" while anxiously awaiting Daddy's arrival!Lipstick Alley
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Post by nikkib on Sept 16, 2013 22:03:57 GMT 1
Report: ‘X Factor UK’ Ready Lady GaGa, Katy Perry & Mariah Carey PerformancesNeed an incentive to tune into this season of ‘X Factor UK’?
Well, you may just find one in news that’s emerged today…..the kind of news, that sees the likes of Lady GaGa, Katy Perry & Mariah Carey named as three acts gearing up to perform on the hit show.
Details below…
Scheduled to rock the series’ a number of this season’s Sunday night result show, GaGa and Perry have inked deals to perform their brand new singles- ‘Applause’ & ‘Roar‘ - while Mariah has reportedly signed onto perform a number from her new album ‘The Art of Letting Go’.
If true, her decision to do so will go a long way to revealing when fans can expect to get their hands on the album. That is, if the slot isn’t wasted on a serving of her Christmas hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ and used to promote her new material.
As if that wasn’t enough to secure your viewership, Season 9 winner James Arthur will return as a performer- scheduled to perform his brand new single ‘You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You’, pulled from his debut album, set for release in November.
Boasting material penned by Emeli Sande and Elijah Blake, the album will hit stores on November 4th with ‘Nobody’ set for launch on October 20th- 10 months after he was crowned the show’s 9th winner.
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Post by nikkib on Sept 23, 2013 3:08:08 GMT 1
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Post by nikkib on Sept 28, 2013 20:47:51 GMT 1
Mariah Carey - Instagram Pics''No Mommy, I feed you!!"
mariahcarey How long is this going to take...jk
mariahcarey This album.......!
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Post by nikkib on Oct 6, 2013 22:10:13 GMT 1
Mariah Carey Parts Ways Randy Jackson / Hires Jermaine Dupri As Manager
After watching her latest single ‘Beautiful’ soar to Platinum heights earlier this year, Mariah Carey has made a bold step towards a new direction this month.
For, after partying ways with Randy Jackson and enlisting Red Light Management to direct her career, she has now cut ties with them- calling on Jermaine Dupri to serve as her manager.
Full story below…
As long time fans of Dupri we too can’t wait to see what comes of this new arrangement. However, let’s hope Jermaine and Mariah are ready to take on the challenge they’re faced with.
For, while ‘Beautiful’ is Platinum, there’s no doubt that it did so by way of its support from radio, not Mariah herself.
Indeed, while it’s uncomfortable for many a Lamb to admit, it’ll take more than a whole lot more than a one single Clear Channel deal to shift the kind of units Mimi needs to avoid having a commercial bomb on her hands.
It’s for this reason we hope the new LP won’t drop until the end of the next year, as to give Mariah an entire year to collect sun kissed Adult Contemporary jams akin to ‘Beautiful’ and Gabrielle‘s ‘Sunshine/ Dreams’ and work alongside vocal producers who mission it’d be to make the most of her voice…as it is today.
More importantly, with her live performances growing increasingly uncomfortable to watch (see stiff finger wagging), it’d be great to see Kim Burse called in to work on Mariah’s visuals (in videos and on stage), as to strike healthy balance between the glamour she currently evokes and the Emeli Sande like honesty her current showings are lacking.
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Post by nikkib on Oct 10, 2013 0:01:59 GMT 1
Lawd Mariah can't wait to knock boots w/ Nick! Happy Birthday to my Hubby @nickcannon..."my baby I'm waiting on youuuu"hahaha! KKLB! GHL!!!! Mwah !!!!!Lipstick Alley
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Post by nikkib on Oct 11, 2013 19:42:29 GMT 1
Mariah Carey at Disneyland with her Twins 10/10Lipstick Alley
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Post by nikkib on Oct 13, 2013 13:21:24 GMT 1
Mariah Carey Pens Letter To Fans: ‘The Last Three Months Of My Life Have Not Been Easy’
‘The Wind’ performer Mariah Carey has penned an open letter to her fans today, updating them on the status of her recent arm injury and the release of her hotly anticipated new album ‘The Art of Letting Go‘.
Published to her official Facebook the account, the candid piece houses details on what the world can expect from the release, and why it stands as one of the most important projects she has embarked on to date.
Her words below…
“Hiiii lambs!!
I’m so happy to be able to catch up with everybody here on Facebook. The last three months of my life have not been easy. Getting through this injury has been the toughest experience of my life. It took me three months to get to this point but thank God I was able to recover and get my arm back. It’s a huge deal, it should have taken eight months and even my doctors can’t believe it. It’s been a long journey, the physical therapists have been incredible and I am very grateful to all of them for helping me.
When people expected me to go “Here I am, I’m back and everything’s great!”, it didn’t happen because my hand was still in tremendous pain and it took this long for it to heal. I’ve been working day and night, and it took a lot of rest (though I did sneak in to the studio a couple o’ times!) but I can finally say that I am on my way to a full recovery.
There’s a lot of excitement that I’m going to reveal to you very soon, and sooner than you know it, you’re going to understand why but more than that, you’re going to feel what I’ve been feeling for the past- not three months- but three years.
This is, to me, one of the most important albums I’ve ever made in my life. If you’re a lamb, a fan, or just a human being that needs to feel good, happy, sad, miserable, joyous… “I gotcha” (said like Roc- you haven’t heard how he says it yet but you will soon, it’s a complete+total classic!)
LYM!!!! –MC”
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Post by nikkib on Oct 15, 2013 4:14:00 GMT 1
Mariah Carey Announces New Single ‘The Art Of Letting Go’It didn’t come when you wanted it, but oh is it right on time.
Mariah Carey‘s long-awaited follow-up to Spring hit ‘#Beautiful’ has been long-overdue. So much so, that we wondered whether the track or its parent album ‘The Art Of Letting Go’ would ever see the light of day.
Fret not, Lambs. For, the diva extreme has revealed the LP’s title track is the latest single to be lifted from the serially delayed set; with its release coming sooner than one might think.
Details after the jump…
Writing on Facebook, Carey announced:
Hi everyone!!
I couldn’t be more thrilled to announce that my brand new single “THE ART OF LETTING GO”, will be released here exclusively on my Facebook page on 11.11.2013!!
This song is so personal to me and I’m very excited to share this experience with you in such an intimate way.
“I can’t even know what to say”!!! We’re less than a month away and I can’t wait to answer all your questions and share this experience with you. Be sure to check back here every day for updates and all there is to know about “THE ART OF LETTING GO”.
LYM!! –MC #LettingGo
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As much of a mess as the campaign has been since ‘Beautiful’ peaked, we’d be lying if we said we weren’t amped for this.
For all her misgivings these days (see: live performances, so-so material, and the like), Mimi remains a legend; one we feel has at least one big record left in her. Here’s hoping it’s ‘The Art Of Letting Go’.
Randomness: Given that November 11th also brings with it the release of Lady GaGa’s ‘ARTPOP’ album, it’ll be interesting to see which way media attention sways.
It’ll also be interesting to see if Team Mimi are gearing up to release her LP this year too – to cash in on those Holiday sales? If so, it’d be a super smart move as she has not got the corporate scaffolding ‘American Idol’ gave ‘Beautiful’, nor will another Clear Channel deal sell an entire album. Needless to say, it’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.
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Post by nikkib on Oct 16, 2013 0:37:10 GMT 1
Mariah Carey's Official Website Gets New Look! Mariah Carey's official website has been updated with a new look in anticipation of "The Art Of Letting Go." Visitors to the site are greeted with a countdown to the Facebook listening party taking place on 11/11/2013.
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Post by nikkib on Oct 18, 2013 19:56:31 GMT 1
Mariah Carey Pens New Letter On ‘The Art Of Letting Go’: ‘I Went Down A More Organic Path’
With sales of her smash hit single ‘Beautiful’ make their way to the 2 million mark, Mariah Carey pens a fresh letter on its supporting album ‘The Art of Letting Go‘ today, explaining the honest and organic path she took craft it and its single of the same name.
Why the icon felt goosebumps during the recording process?
Mimi’s words below…
Yes!
Kudos to Mariah for keeping her fans in the loop with regards to the release, building anticipation for the project while humanizing herself in the process.
Our only concern is this. While we’re sure the material will be stellar, there’s no denying that its the star’s live performances that need the most work, especially with her cause still feeling the sting from her BET Awards performance and the ‘aged diva’ act she pulled at ‘Good Morning America‘ during ‘Beautiful’s promo run.
While it’s at endearing at times, it does build a wall that separates the world from her more endearing / ‘down to earth’ qualities. The very qualities, that Jennifer Lopez plays on to keep her brand young, fresh and inviting despite being the same age as Mariah.
How can she rectify this problem?
Well, with much of today’s generation unaware of Mariah’s layered story, a brand spanking new ‘VH1: Behind the Music‘ special pushing a ‘rags to riches’ agenda would do the trick.
For, how many know of today’s music lovers truly know about her formative years- the struggle to find acceptance as a biracial girl living in a black and white world- her stints as a waitress- how her parents’ divorce shaped the woman/mother she is today.
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Post by nikkib on Oct 23, 2013 14:15:55 GMT 1
Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Tops Holiday Songs The holiday music season kicks off with Mariah Carey once again topping the charts!
In the chart dated October 26, 2013, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" leads Billboard's Holiday Digital Songs. Congratulations, Mariah!
In other Mimi news, a Nas interview published today in the Huffington Post talks about his recent Mariah collabo:
"That's on her album, and it's a banger! I was excited to get back in the studio with her. She’s one of the greatest voices of our generation. She's on another level.
"Just working with an artist that big really shows me how much further I can go. I've been inspired just sitting there talking to her. She’s very smart and extremely talented. And I’m just happy to work with her again."
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