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Mariah Daily Poll What are you excited about most for Mariah's upcoming film Tennessee? 1. Her acting as the country girl Krystal Evans 2. Her upcoming duet with Willie Nelson 3. Hearing her southern accent! 4. Mariah playing guitar in the film View Results

"Four years ago, Mariah Carey endured a painful public meltdown that threatened her career even her mental health. It came not long after she had ended a very troubled marriage but she has fought her way back and this month released a comeback CD called "The Emancipation of Mimi" and it is a huge hit. Tonight with an exclusive interview, the spotlight's on Mariah Carey in People In The News," Host Paula Zahn opened the show with this introduction and the exclusive interview with Mariah ensued. Aired Friday, April 29th at 8:00pm on CNN.

Click on the links below to download the video (RAR archives) of this exclusive interview. Big thanks to Vinny of The-Ladies.com for making the file for us.

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

Download Instructions:
--Make sure you have WinRar installed on your computer.
--Download all the RAR files into one folder.
--Right click on one of the downloaded RAR files and click on "Extract Here".

--From Culpeper Star: When did Mariah Carey get so hot? It seems like she has been around forever and she just keeps getting hotter! The songbird, who burst onto the pop scene in the early ’90s, is back - but this time she is full of attitude and oozing with confidence.

--From Baller Status: Speaking of "It's Like That," in a previous Fire, I got on Mariah Carey saying that I thought the single could have been better. Well, it looks like 400,000 plus people strongly disagree as the single helped MC knock 50 off his throne en route to capturing the number one spot. One thing about Mariah is she an outright true artist. Anyone that writes her own songs, and can maintain a voice like that will always be alright, even during hard times. Mariah is doing great.

--From Trident Online: Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"- After I was getting on Will for being soft, I will top him in the "lamest thing ever done category" by saying this, Mariah is on fire. This song is killing it. I'm fine with the criticism, say what you must, but I love the new Mariah.

--From Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: Say what you will about her alleged emotional breakdown and box-office bomb (Glitter), Mariah Carey's pipes are still a powerful force. The themes running through this CD are common: Girl meets boy, girl wants to meet boy, boy couldn't care less about girl. But the beats are memorable.

--From Laramie: Laramie High School’s prom will be “a black tie affair” this year. That’s the prom’s theme, and volunteers are converting the gymnasium into the big city, replete with bright lights and skyscrapers for the Saturday event...A DJ from Denver will provide music and play student requests. The night’s theme song will be Mariah Carey’s “When I Saw You.”

--Below are scans of the Mariah pages in this week's issues (ending May 9, 2005) of InTouch Weekly, Us Weekly, Star and Life & Style Weekly magazines.

Click here to download an audio file (4 minutes, 1.6 MB, MP3 format) of "We Belong Together" performed by Mariah earlier today on "The View".

Click on the thumbnails below to view pictures of Mariah arriving to the show.



Stay tuned for more pictures and video files from Mariah's appearance on "The View".

Here are Mariah's Billboard chart positions for the magazine's issue date May 7, 2005.

The Emancipation of Mimi
Billboard 200: #2 (Last week #1)
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: #2 (Last week #1)
Billboard Top Internet Albums: #6 (Last Week #3)

It's Like That
Billboard Hot 100: #33 (Last week #27)
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #73 (Last week #69)
Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales: #25 (Last Week #30)
Billboard Pop 100: #23 (Last Week #21)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #41 (Last Week #42)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #49 (Last week #46)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #53 (Last week #53)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single Sales: #14 (Last Week #17)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #10 (Last Week #7)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #12 (Last week #10)
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #5 (Last Week #13)
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Sales: #3 (Debut)

We Belong Together
Billboard Hot 100: #12 (Last Week #30)
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #14 (Last Week #28)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #42 (Last week #50)
Billboard Pop 100: #33 (Last week #39)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #15 (Last Week #28)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #15 (Last Week #26)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #13 (Last week #21)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #17 (Last week #27)

Click here to download a video file (7 minutes, 19 MB, WMV format) of Mariah's interview on the Australian TV show "Rove Live". The interview was aired on Tuesday, April 26th, 2005.

Big thanks to Foxy at Nicole Kidman United for making the file for us.

Head over to Mariah's Official Site to listen to Mariah's new voice message.

Transcript
"Yeah, just wanted to say hiii and let you know that I can't even know what to say, I'm just so excited and thankful for all your support and last week was just so incredible with the countdowns at MTV and BET. And I just have to really really thank you from my heart and say keep doing your thing darlings, it's fabulous!(*laughs*)

No seriously, you guys are really really really the best in the world but you already know that. Anyway I'm up late, I gotta get some sleep and go on "The View" later on today so hopefully some of you will be tuning in to see that. And I will be calling you soon but I just wanted to give a quick thank you and send you lots and lots and lots of love and let you know that I love you, appreciate you and enjoy you! Okie dokie smokie, bye bye."

"The Emancipation of Mimi" - Worldwide Positions

Greece - TW: #1 (LW: #2) (Peak: #1)
Phillipines - #2 (LW: #2) (Peak: #2)
USA - #2 (LW: #1) (Peak: #1)
Thailand - #3 (LW: #2) (Peak: #2)
Hong Kong - #4 (LW: #3) (Peak: #3)
Canada - #6 (LW: #2) (Peak: #2)
Singapore - #6 (LW: #2) (Peak: #2)
France - #14 (LW: #9) (Peak: #4)
Switzerland - #15 (LW: #13) (Peak: #9)
UK - #23 (LW: #16) (Peak: #7)
Portugal - #25 (LW: #26) (Peak: #25)
Australia - #27 (LW: #20) (Peak: #13)
Austria - #28 (LW: #24) (Peak: #19)
Italy - #28 (LW: #23) (Peak: #15)
Germany - #30 (LW: #26) (Peak: #14)
Netherlands - #34 (LW: #25) (Peak: #15)
Spain - #50 (LW: #15) (Peak: #15)
Denmark - #55 (LW: #56) (Peak: #44)
Norway - #88 (LW: #68) (Peak: #41)

Note: These positions are for week #16 (Week ending April 23) of 2005.

Euro Charts (5/7/2005 Update)
European Top 100 Albums
The Emancipation of Mimi drops from #10 to #13 (3 weeks on the chart)

European Hot 100 Singles
"It's Like That" drops from #13 to #16 (5 weeks on the chart)

Australia
Congratulations to Mariah on her win on Hot30's Ipod Shuffle. "We Belong Together" went up against "MudVayne", But nothing was in the way of Mariah has she won with 14% ahead of "MudVayne".

This now means it's time to vote for "We Belong Together" over at the Hot30, but also support Its Like That, but please pay more attention to "We Belong Together" as it takes a lot more effort to get the song on the actual chart. The general public have taken a liking to "It's Like That", so attention to "It's Like That" isn't as need as much.

On the beginning of Monday, please vote for "We Belong Together" at the Hot30 chart.

El Salvador
On El Salvador's largest radio station La Femenina 102.5, "It's Like That" has risen again, having the biggest jump of the week up from #8 to #4 (peak) on its 4th week on the chart. The DJ commented yesterday on the show that Mariah is getting incredible phone requests.
Request Line: 224-2411

Hungary
"It's Like That" climbs to #3 on the official Hungarian "Single Selling Chart" - Mahasz.

New Zeland
"The Emancipation of Mimi" enters the official New Zealand album sales charts as number 1 on the heatseeker chart, which means that it is just outside
the top 40 and has not entered the top 40 yet.

Taiwan
"The Emancipation of Mimi" has jumped 1 place to #2 on the international charts and still remains #10 on the combined charts in Taiwan.
The album has sold over 25,000 copies and has received a platinum certification (30,000 copies sold).

Indonesia
--Mariah is featured on the cover of the May 2005 issue of the Indonesian FHM magazine.

--Attention Indonesian fans! Indra's Collection is giving away ten "The Emancipation of Mimi" posters. Answer his 'quiz' and get the chance to win an original poster courtesy of Universal Music Indonesia. Visit his site for further contest details.

--Click here to request "We Belong Together" on Indonesian radio.

USA
"We Belong Together" was #3 on TRL yesterday and #2 on 106 & Park. Keep voting!

The song also reaches an incredible airplay peak of 75.344 million audience impressions with 8528 spins (Mediabase). Keep requesting the song on your local radio stations!

Be sure to vote for Mariah on the Vibe magazine polls for sexiest female artist and favorite female R&B artist.

--Be sure to tune in to ABC's The View tomorrow, April 29 at 11:00am EST to catch Mariah performing her hit single, "We Belong Together." To find out when and where The View airs in your area, click here.

--Open House Party's DJ Kane interviews Mariah Carey on Sunday, May 1st. The show is on from 7pm to midnight ET. You can watch Open House Party Live by clicking here. In the meantime, please request "We Belong Together" for Open House Party's Top 10 as many times as you can by calling 1-800-669-1010.

--TV Tome lists Mariah Carey as a musical guest on Nickelodeon's All That in late May. The show stars Chelsea Brummet and Jamie Lynn Spears and airs Saturdays at 9:00pm. This appearance has yet to be confirmed or announced by Mariah's camp.

--From MTV News: Mariah Carey hopes to translate having a hit album into having a hit Broadway musical. The singer is writing a story around the songs on her 1994 album, Merry Christmas, plus two new songs she's planning to write. "I'm such a festive person, and I love Christmas. I'm so over the top with it that this is a bit much, but it's perfect for me," Carey said. "I get a chance to live out my Christmastime fantasies vicariously through the show. I think it's going to be fun and something families can go to see."

--Tennis star Serena Williams was on BET's 106 & Park earlier tonight and gave a shout-out to Mariah. Answering questions regarding her "firsts," Serena said the "first" song she fell in love with was a Mariah song. She went on to praise Mariah and said she's loved her ever since she was a kid. Free asked if she enjoyed the new album and she said yes! Meanwhile, "We Belong Together" moved two spots up to #2 on today's 106 & Park video countdown!

--New York Newsday's Review Crew rates Mariah's new album, "The Emancipation of Mimi." Crew member Brian Frank gives the album an A+. He says, "She sounds awesome on all her tracks and really tears it apart in "Fly Like a Bird." This songstress is back and better than ever!" Read the other reviews here.

--From EurWeb: The writing was on the wall when “Good Morning America” snagged Mariah Carey earlier this month to perform in a closed-down Times Square. Usually, this kind of big-name talent would go directly to “The Today Show” without passing Go – but now that “GMA” is nipping at “Today’s heels in the ratings, music acts are more willing to grace ABC with their presence. NBC’s “Today” answered Mariah Carey with the recent airing of a Bruce Springsteen concert taped last week in New Jersey.

--From Reuters: Universal Music Group reported a 14% first-quarter revenue gain. The company cited "growing sales in North America, Europe and Australia." UMG's U.S. album sales rose 10 percent year-over-year, compared with an 8 percent decline for the broader music market, the firm said. Quarterly best-sellers included albums by 50 Cent, 3 Doors Down and Mariah Carey.

--Filipino singing sensation Rachel Ann Go is set to prove her worth when she takes center stage Friday night for her first major concert. Go, grand winner of last year's "Search for a Star" contest with her rendition of Mariah's song "Through The Rain" said her audience will be treated to a Mariah Carey medley. More on her concert here.

--Singer/Actor Eric West spoke nice words about Mariah on his website. He said, "I saw Mariah Carey recently, she's really nice and hilarious! She makes the best out of every situation. Hopefully, I'll be her opening act for her tour! We'll get on the phone and makes a few calls. Her new album is really good, so make sure you check it out. Who said she would never have another hit?"

--Below is a message from the "Lambs Incorporated Group" about their new project:

"We all know Mariah Loves the fan books, we also know how much she loves meeting her fans. So lets combine the 2 into a VIDEO FAN BOOK. All you have to do is get a video camera, set it up or have someone record for you.

You can put anything you want on this video. Tape your collection, read a letter or poem, tell Mariah how she has influenced you. Anything you would like to do. The only limitation is, it cant be longer than 10 min. Then send it to me so I can dub it, and add some music to it. Then it will be sent to Mariah.

You can send a VHS, DVD, or if you would like you can upload it onto the computer and email it to me. I will need all videos no later than June 15th.

If you would like anymore info or where to send it, Fell free to email me at SwtestHangOverMC@aol.com."

--From Banding Together Project: Win autographed Mariah items! If you purchase the most bracelets, you will receive your choice of a Signed Blender Poster or a Signed Charmbracelet Vinyl! On top of that, you will get the first page in our Project Book that is being given to MC! Good Luck! Thanks to George Flint for donating these items to our project! Contest will start as of Tuesday, April 26th. We will announce the winner May 3rd, 2005.

Mariah's playlist is the new addition to iTunes 'Celebrity Playlist'. Here's what Mariah had to say about the songs she picked for her playlist:

“This is a pretty eclectic group of songs that I wanted to showcase. Basically I have a lot of different playlists on my iPod depending on the mood/moment I’m in. Whether it’s trying to relax or getting ready to go out for the night, somehow these songs find their way back onto my ‘recently played’ list. Anyways, these songs are a little taste of the music and artists that inspire me. .. each in their own special way.”

“It’s Like That” – Mariah Carey (Track 1): “A fun, party record, just a glimpse from The Emancipation of Mimi.”

“Outstanding” – The Gap Band (Track 2): “Complete & total classic!”

“Ain’t No Way” – Aretha Franklin (Track 3): “The Queen of Soul doing what she does best, nothing more needs to be said!”

“I Wanna Be Your Lover” – Prince (Track 4): “Prince in just one of his many stellar moments”

“Eric B. Is President” – Eric B. & Rakim (Track 5): “Takes me down memory lane. A turning point in hip-hop.”

“Perfect” – Snoop Dogg & Charlie Wilson (Track 6): “They wrote this song about me. That’s just what I heard though…Ha, Ha”

“At Your Best (You Are Love)” – Aaliyah (Track 7): “An angelic vocal performance by Aaliyah. Truly did the original record justice, God bless her soul.”

“Da Mystery of Chessboxin’” – Wu-Tang Clan (Track 8): “Cause, ‘Rap styles vary and…’”

“Fantasy (Remix) – Mariah Carey & Old Dirty Bastard (Track 9): “In memory of my friend, may he R.I.P.”

“Jesus Children of America” – Stevie Wonder (Track 10): “It’s hard to choose from a body of work of a true genius, but in my opinion this is one of his best songs. I love this record.”

“I Need You To Survive” – Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Choir (Track 11): “Powerful & moving. An extremely uplifting song.”

“Shook Ones, Pt. 2” – Mobb Deep (Track 12): “A stone winner, a must have, a timeless New York classic.”

“This Can’t Be Life” – Beanie Sigel, Jay-Z & Scarface (Track 13): “This track was never a single but I always loved it off the album. Hov has always been my favorite.”

“Glorious (Make The Praise)” – Karen Clark-Sheard (Track 14): “An inspirational song with an incredible vocal performance by one of the world’s greatest singers. (Listen to the background vocals and the modulations, they’re amazing).”

“La Di Da Di (Live)” – Slick Rick & Doug. E. Fresh (Track 15): “An all time favorite that will always make me happy and a reminder of carefree moments growing up.”

“We Belong Together” – Mariah Carey (Track 16): “This is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever recorded…It’s brand new from The Emancipation of Mimi.”


"We Belong Together," "It's Like That" and the other songs on Mariah's playlist are available for download at iTunes. Log on here and start downloading now!

Yesterday's video countdown results had "We Belong Together" moving up two spots from #6 to #4 on 106 & Park while slipping a notch to #2 on TRL. Let's keep on voting and make it #1!

MTV's Total Request Live
Vote online here or call 1-800-DIAL-MTV (1-800-342-5688) during the following hours:
4:25pm - 5:00pm Eastern Time
3:25pm - 4:00pm Central Time
2:25pm - 3:00pm Mountain Time
1:25pm - 2:00pm Pacific Time
TRL airs Monday-Friday at 5:00pm ET/PT.

BET's 106 & Park
Click here to vote online or call 1-800-617-LIVE (5483) between 5:30 and 6:00pm ET. BET's 106 & Park airs Monday-Friday, 6:00pm-7:30pm ET/PT; Saturday, 3:00pm-4:00pm ET/PT.

VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown
Post your vote online in the Top 20 Video Countdown Message Board. You can also request Mariah's video at VH1 by sending an e-mail to videorequest@vh1mail.com. Don't forget to watch the Top 20 Countdown on VH1 every week! Check out your local listings by clicking here.

On merely its fourth week on the chart, "We Belong Together" takes a huge jump of 18 places from No. 30 to No. 12 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

The song also jumps from No. 28 to No. 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

The video to "We Belong Together" continues doing great and was #2 today on MTV's TRL and #4 on BET's 106 & Park. Keep voting for the video by clicking the buttons to your right.

"It's Like That" drops 6 places from No. 27 to No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.

A week after debuting #1 with her new CD The Emancipation Of Mimi, Mariah Carey’s second single, "We Belong Together" lands in the top 10 at Rhythm and is showing no signs of slowing down with over 3,330 spins (+748). Another strong week at retail (over 200,000 scanned) combined with the fact that the record is performing well in research is an indication that MC could be headed to the top of the charts, but she still must pass by Ciara and The Game which both post spin increases. MC’s media blitz has paid off as the press has hailed this CD as one of MC’s best to date. There’s no doubt that MC and Island Def Jam head LA Reid are pleased with not only the sales, but the overwhelmingly positive response MC’s latest effort has received, and there’s more Mariah hits yet to come.

Related News:
FMQB CHR: The exclusive MSN online premiere of MC's "We Belong Together" video was the biggest video premiere MSN has had to date. Over 1.1 Million video streams in 10 days! For the second week MC remains at the Top of the AOL Music Top 11 Song Chart with 2,974,234 Million plays! New CD scans another 200,000 units. New reports include KISS 108, KHKS, KRQQ & WKSC.

All Access: MARIAH CAREY/We Belong Together (Island) - "Did you see those sales?!? This is pulling Top 5 phones and is a definite smash!" - WWYL PD KJ Bryant

Mariah Carey
The Emancipation of Mimi
By Dan Leroy

Full (and damning) disclosure: This correspondent and Mariah's publicist were the only two people to publicly claim the universally reviled Glitter soundtrack was the best thing Ms. Carey had ever done. I was the only one who meant it and still insist that collection of '80s-inspired froth and naked confessionals marked Mimi's real emancipation. But as a follow-up (discounting 2002's play-it-safe Charmbracelet, which tried to control Glitter's damage and only made things worse), her eighth release is fine indeed, offering the ideal balance of cutting-edge hip-pop and organic R&B that has so often eluded Carey.

Of course, part of Emancipation's appeal is contextual; true Mariah peers such as Whitney Houston have disappeared, replaced by a manufactured rivalry with J.Lo and lip-synching teens. Yet these songs seldom try too hard to make her case (the grating bling of "Get Your Number" is an exception) and are sometimes lovely, new Philly soul gems -- "I Wish You Knew" and "Stay the Night" being the best of a solid lot. Forget the alleged revelations: What will you learn about Mariah from brokenhearted tunes like "One and Only"? Less than what the music itself will tell you: Mimi is free of the unfortunate, partly unfair stigma of Glitter, at last.

According to the latest SoundScan figures, Something To Be, Thomas' first batch of fresh-baked tracks as a solo artist, netted opening-week sales of nearly 252,000, and will bring Mariah Carey's tenure as Billboard's pack leader to an early end. But Thomas' first-week conquest was not a blowout.

Carey's new one, The Emancipation of Mimi, closed out its second week in the retail realm with sales of little more than 226,000, bringing the album's two-week total to 631,000 plus. So while Thomas manages to bump Mariah from the chart's top spot, it wasn't exactly an overwhelming defeat. A 44 percent slip in Mimi scans undoubtedly helped his cause.

Related News Links:

Rob Thomas Bumps Mariah (Rolling Stone)

Don't Cry For Mariah (Entertainment Weekly)

No Doubting Thomas at #1 (Hits Daily Double)

USA
--Be sure to catch Mariah on the cover of the April 22, 2005 issue of HITS magazine. Stay tuned for larger scans from the magazine.

--According to SoundScan, "The Emancipation of Mimi" has sold 226,169 copies on its second week for a total of 631,374 copies sold.

The album took a 44% drop from last week's figures and slipped one spot to #2 on the Billboard 200. The album also dropped one spot to #2, behind Mike Jones's new album on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums.

--On the Hot Digital Songs chart, "We Belong Together" jumps from No. 27 to No. 17 with a 37% gain, selling 16,377 copies this week (for a total of 29,533).

With a current figure of 69.078 million audience impressions and 7861 spins (Mediabase), "We Belong Together" is expected to take another leap on the Billboard Hot 100 this week.

"It's Like That" drops two spots this week to No. 12 after being downloaded 21,100 times (for a total of 154,132).

--Peter Rauhofer lists the remix he did for "We Belong Together" (Rauhofer Re-Construction Mix) as #10 on his current favorite remixes list.

--Be sure to check out the official website of Kiss 95.7fm in CT to listen to the interview they conducted with Mariah recently.

--Please vote for Mariah on the polls at Star Magazines and Vibe.com.

--From Hits Daily Double: One Day Sales: The most likely Top 5 holdover is resurgent Island/IDJ diva Mariah Carey, who continues to show surprising strength entering her third week at retail.

--"We Belong Together" was #1 yesterday on TRL and #6 on 106 & Park. Please continue voting for the video!

France
On the official French charts:
"The Emancipation of Mimi": #14 (Last week #9)
"It's Like That": #90 (New Entry)

Germany
--"We Belong Together" will be released in Germany on June 13th.

--A tour to support "The Emancipation of Mimi" is scheduled for the autumn although no exact dates have been given out yet.

--Mariah can be seen on the June issue of the German FHM magazine (comes out at the beginning of May).

--"It's Like That" is #18 this week on the German charts (issue date April 29th) after dropping 3 places from #15.

Greece
--"The Emancipation of Mimi" has debuted on the Greek IFPI Charts at #2.

--"It's Like That" jumps three places from #19 to #16 on Kiss FM and one place from #7 to #6 on Athens Radio Deejay.

--On Saturday, April 30th at 6:00pm, MAD TV's show "Mad X-Rays" will be dedicated to Mariah. Her short interview will be reaired along with information about her career highlights, personal life, videos and more.

Hungary
"It's Like That" enters the official Hungarian "Single Selling Chart", Mahasz at #5.

Italy
--On the official Italian charts:
"The Emancipation of Mimi": #28 (Last week #23)
"It's Like That": #27 (Last week #15)

--"We Belong Together" will be officially released to Italian Radio stations on May 6th and the video will premiere on MTV during this week.

Japan
On the official Japanese charts (Oricon):
"The Emancipation of Mimi" is #6 (Last Week #4) and #1 on the international albums chart for a fourth week in a row with 23,744 copies sold (for a total of 135,887).

Portugal
"The Emancipation of Mimi" jumps one spot up to #25 on its second week on the chart.

Singapore
--"The Emancipation of Mimi" is #1 on Tower Records and HMV's best sellers lists but falls to #6 on its 3rd week at the RIAS official charts.

--"It's Like That" continues to do well in radio and is up three places to #11 on Perfect10 and up one spot to #8 on Power98.

MTV Asia
"It's Like That" climbs two spots to #3 this week on the MTV Asia Hitlist.

Switzerland
On the official Swiss charts:
"The Emancipation of Mimi": #15 (Last week #13)
"It's Like That": #16 (Last week #10)

UK
Click here to see a scan of The Guardian's review for "The Emancipation of Mimi".

Korean actress Kim Yoon-jin will interview pop singer Mariah Carey when she hosts the popular ABC talk show “The View” to be aired on Thursday. [Mariah Daily: "The View" with Mariah as guest is on Friday, April 29th. Check our Important Dates for Mariah's updated TV appearances.]

The show, a 2003 Emmy Award winner, is broadcast across the U.S. every morning. It has five regular emcees in different age brackets, but celebrities are often invited as emcee of the day, with Kim taking the microphone on April 28.

Kim will interview Mariah Carey, who recently released her new album “The Emancipation of Mimi.” Kim says she wants to use the opportunity to make herself known to American viewers.

After signing an exclusive contract with a U.S. agency, Kim made her debut in the country by playing the role of Sun in the popular ABC miniseries "Lost.”

She was recently interviewed by fashion magazine Vogue and says she is being flooded with offers for work. Her next project is the female lead opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the movie “Georgia Heat” to start shooting in August.

Mariah Carey ignited a minidrama at hip-hop radio yesterday morning when she apparently stood up Hot-97 for a long chat with Star over at rival Power-105.

Miss Jones and the WQHT (97.1 FM) team, unsurprisingly, were furious, calling Carey and her people unprofessional along with a number of less complimentary names.

The drama started a little after 6 a.m., when Miss Jones and her team said Carey would be coming on the show live.

Over on WWPR (105.1 FM), meanwhile, Star was saying that he and his team don't need guests, that they have enough to say without them.

Around 8 a.m., though, Carey came on with Star, kicking off an extended, cordial chat during which Carey seemed to enjoy sparring as Star periodically tried to coax her into saying indiscreet things.

She declined, for instance, to flat-out say whether she would sing a duet with Jennifer Lopez.

She said she had been "counted out" enough times that she feels she needs to be "more generous" toward others.

There was no official explanation why Carey went to Power. The team at Hot first said she had been delayed, then finally acknowledged she wasn't showing.

Hits Daily Double's final album sales figures for week ending April 29, 2005 show Mariah's "The Emancipation of Mimi" at #2 delivering respectable sales of 219,215 copies, a 46% drop from its smashing opening week sales of 406,330. Rob Thomas's debut solo album "Something To Be" takes the top spot with 244,955 copies sold, and "Who Is Mike Jones?" by Mike Jones comes in at #3 with 186,221 copies.

'Hits' also reports the album's positions on the following retailers' top sellers lists:

Virgin Megastore: #1
Tower Records: #1
Dimple Records: #2
Independent Records: #2
Hasting: #4
Borders: #5
Newbury Comics: #5

Although the official sales for the album will be determined by SoundScan, "Hits Daily Double" is regarded to as a good and almost accurate measurement. The SoundScan figures apply to the Billboard charts and will be released later this week.

The exclusive MSN online premiere of Mariah's We Belong Together video, the second single from her new album The Emancipation of Mimi was the BIGGEST video premiere MSN has ever had to date. Over 1.1 Million video streams in 10 days!

Mariah Tops the AOL Music Chart
For the second week Mariah remains at the Top of the AOL Music Top 11 Song Chart with 2,974,234 Million Plays!

You can download the audio of Mariah's April 26th satellite interview with Rove McManus on the 'Rove Live' show.

Among other things, Mariah mentioned how she would love to return to Australia but, it all depends on the success of the new album, 'The Emancipation Of Mimi'.

If successful enough, the record company would feel compelled to bring her Down Under for a tour - which should kick off towards the end of the year.

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--From New York Post: Next, it was over to Cipriani's 23rd Street for a party celebrating Mariah Carey and her new record. Mimi digs both Capri and Aspen. "I worked on my record [in Capri] last summer," she said. "It's festive, fabulous and the water is gorgeous."

--NBC 4 on "The Emancipation of Mimi": The Diva is back, and from the opening seconds, it's clear that Carey's been listening to the radio. But more important, what she's done is applied modern R&B touches to what she does best, rather than the other way around. The first song is killer and then the ballads begin. Fans will not be disappointed.

--New British talent Lucie Silvas cites Mariah as an influence in an interview with Guardian Unlimited: "I was obsessed. I remember the moment I first heard Vision of Love," says Silvas. "Then I saw this white girl with a black voice on television, and everything about her bowled me over. You could relate to her and yet she was a magical icon, and throughout my school days all I dreamed of was being like Mariah Carey. She sang with a gospel choir around her, which was always my dream. I just wanted to be her."

--Check out Robert's redesigned and improved website, Eternally Mariah.

--Last Saturday April 23rd, Mimi On The Move, MariahCareyUK's first fan event of 2005, took place in central London. A group of 30 UK fans travelled outside record stores to distribute promotional postcards. Below are photos from the event.


--The Banding Together Project 2005 is still offering bracelets for sale. Visit their site, devoted.to/bandingtogether for more information.

Be sure to tune in this morning to catch Mariah LIVE on New York's:

Power 105 @ 7:30am with Star & Buc Wild

Hot 97 @ 9:00am with Ms Jones & Ebro

Times are subject to change.

With the sales week tally in full swing, early indications for this week’s album chart are that Matchbox 20 leader-gone-solo Rob Thomas will come out on top with a first-week total of around 230k-240k for Something to Be (Atlantic).

At this point, that looks like it’ll be plenty to outpace Mariah Carey’s The Emancipation of Mimi (Island), which appears to be seeing the typical 50% second-week drop-off following her spectacular 400k-plus debut. Those doing the number crunching say Mimi should come in at around 205k or so this time around.

Following Mariah should be the second Warner Music Group act to debut in the Top Five this week: Houston rapper Mike Jones, whose Who Is Mike Jones is on track to come in at #3 on sales of around 180k or better. Along with Thomas, Jones will give WMG one of its best weeks in recent memory.

The following CD singles were released today in France:

"It's Like That"
Standard Edition
Catalogue #: 0602498810583
01. It's Like That
02. It's Like That - David Morales Radio Remix (3:24)
Order here.

Limited Edition
Catalogue #: 0602498817599
01. It's Like That
02. Sprung
03. It's Like That - Video
Order here.

U Make Me Wanna
Order here.

Below are scans from the 5" European promo CD single of "We Belong Together".

Catalogue #: MARIAHCDP6
Tracklist
1. We Belong Together (Main Version)
2. Mariah Radio ID

"The Emancipation of Mimi" - Worldwide Positions

Thailand: #1 (New Entry)
United States: #1 (NE)
Canada: #2 (NE)
Greece: #2 (NE)
Phillipines: #2 (NE)
Taiwan: #2 (Last Week: #2)
Hong Kong: #3 (LW: #3)
Japan: #4 (LW: #3)
Mexico: #8 (NE)
France: #9 (LW: #4)
Switzerland: #13 (LW: #9)
Spain: #15 (NE)
United Kingdom: #16 (LW: #7)
Australia: #20 (LW: #13)
Italy: #23 (LW: #15)
Austria: #24 (LW: #19)
Netherlands: #25 (LW: #15)
Germany: #26 (LW: #14)
Portugal: #26 (LW: #49)
Sweden: #32 (NE)
Denmark: #56 (LW: #44)
Norway: #68 (LW: #41)

Note: These positions are for week #15 (Week ending April 16) of 2005. Although some countries' charts have already been updated (as listed below), the new positions will be counted into week #16.

Australia
--Below are the ARIA Chart Updates for "It's Like That" and "The Emancipation of Mimi":

Top 40 singles chart:
"It's Like That" moves up one spot to number 9, this was the song's debut and is currently still the peak position of it.

Top 40 Albums chart:
"The Emancipation of Mimi" drops 7 places to number 27. A rise is expected next week due to the Rove [Live] interview which will air on Tuesday at 9.30 on the ten network.

Urban Charts:
"It's Like That" remains at number 4 whereas "The Emancipation Of Mimi" drops 2 places to number 6.

Club Chart:
In its 8th week, "It's Like That" drops 4 places to number 24 on the Club chart.

--MariahOz.com Competition:
Can you come up with something creative to promote 'The Emancipation of Mimi'? MariahOZ.com wants you and your creative talent for our new competition.

The Rules:
- Option 1:
Come up with a flyer or street poster to promote the album and single.
- Option 2:
Come up with a promotional plan for a promo tour for Mariah in your capital city for one day. It must include promotional ideas on the album and single (i.e. it may include radio interviews, television spots etc.)

Just choose one option and send in your entrees before Saturday, 30th of April. The most creative ideas will win!Enter a maximum of 2 times. Send your entries here.

The prizes include:
- 1 x 'The Emancipation of Mimi' Australian Street Poster!
- 1 x 'The Return of The Voice' United States promo Street poster!
- 1 x "It's Like That" Australian single
- 1 x "The Emancipation of Mimi" A3 sized laminated poster!

ANYONE CAN ENTER - EVEN INTERNATIONAL FANS!

Denmark
"It’s Like That" is currently #23 on the Official Danish Singles Chart; this week it jumped two places from #25 and the week before it jumped 24 places from #49!
The track also peaked at #8 on the Official Danish Dance chart and is currently sitting at #12.

"The Emancipation Of Mimi" debuted on the Official Danish Album Chart at #44 (a vast improvement from "Charmbracelet's" #76 entry) and is now at #56. The album is expected to go higher this week, since ads have started running on national TV.
The reviews have been mixed, but the majority are above average, and all leading Danish newspapers and magazines are happily welcoming Mariah Carey back onto the pop scene.

El Salvador
"It's Like That" has risen on El Salvador's largest radio station, La Femenina 102.5, moving up from #10 to #8 (peak) on the station's chart (las 11 del 11).
Request Line: 224-2411

Germany
On the official German charts:
"It's Like That": #15 (LW: #14)
"The Emancipation of Mimi": #26 (LW: #14)
Be sure to check out scans from the German Amica magazine (April issue) on Butterfly-MC.

Hong Kong
In its second week, "The Emancipation of Mimi" is #2 on the HK HMV International Pop Album Chart and English Album Chart. The accumulated sales figure is about 400 copies.

Indonesia
According to Universal Music Indonesia, "The Emancipation of Mimi" has sold approximately 17,000 copies in Indonesia.

Italy
"It's Like That" is up 24 places to #12 on "Top of the Pops" Italy. The TOTP chart in Italy is compiled from the song's sales and airplay.

Mexico
"The Emancipation of Mimi" has debuted at #8 on Mexico's top 10 album chart.

South Africa
Metro FM: For the second consecutive week, "It's Like That" is on Top of the Metro FM International Top 40.

East Coast Radio: On East Coast Radio's Global Hot Hits, "It's Like That" is a non mover and
remains steady at Number 6.
"It's Like That" jumps 2 places and moves into the No. 6 on East Coast Radio's Top 20.

Good Hope FM: "It's Like That" drops 8 spots to the Number 11 position on the chart.

5Fm: "It's Like That" holds onto the Top Spot for the second week on the High 5 @ 5.
In it's fourth week on the chart, "It's Like That" climbs 4 places to the No. 17 position on 5Fm's Top 40.

Spain
Like each Saturday, Mariah Carey continues climbing on Cadena 100's top songs. This week, "It's Like That" gains 4 positions and is #5. It's the 7th week of the song in this chart. Keep voting with your mobile phone by sending "100 TUNOMBRE TUPROVINCIA MARIAH CAREY" to 5211.

UK
"The Emancipation of Mimi" drops to #23 (Last week #16) and "It's Like That" drops only 3 places to #11 (Last week #8).

USA
--The official SoundScan figures for "The Emancipation of Mimi" are 403,755 copies sold in its first week of release (total of 405,205 copies due to street violations).

--Please continue to request for Mariah on TRL and 106 & Park. Vote online by using the links provided on the right hand side of this page or phone in, 1-800-DIAL-MTV (1-800-342-5688) for TRL and 1-800-617-LIVE (5483), 106 & Park.

--A huge "The Emancipation of Mimi" banner dominates the facade of ABC Studios in New York! Click here to view.

--LetsSingIt.com ranks "We Belong Together" as the #1 Most Requested Song, "The Emancipation of Mimi" - the #1 Most Requested Album, and Mariah - the #2 Most Requested Artist.

Euro Charts (04/30/2005 Update)
European Top 100 Albums
"The Emancipation of Mimi" drops from #4 to #10 on its second week.

European Hot 100 Singles
"It's Like That" drops from #8 to #13 on its fourth week (charting in 11 territories).

Global Charts
"The Emancipation of Mimi" is #1 on the Worldwide Albums Chart and "It's Like That" is #8 on the Worldwide Singles Chart.
The positions on these charts are determined according to 21 countries around the world.

United World Chart / Mediatraffic
"The Emancipation of Mimi" is #1 on the Worldwide Albums Chart and "It's Like That" is #6 on the Worldwide Tracks Chart. The positions on these charts are determined according to 24 countries around the world.

Top Hits Online
"It's Like That" is #1 on the Top Hits Online weekly top 100.

Mariah in Magazines
Below are scans of Mariah gracing the pages of the April/May issue of the Latin magazine, Para Todos; and the May 2nd issues of Star and InTouch Weekly magazines.


Mariah's Debt to Society
Mariah Carey totally hearts you - yes, you - for taking her back to No. 1. She told me so herself.

"I'm just excited, and you know what? I owe it all to the fans," she said at a party for her blockbuster comeback, "The Emancipation of Mimi," on Thursday night. "Because they stuck with me and they are feeling this album, so it's an exciting thing.

"I just want to say thank you and they always know how much I appreciate them, but it's so nice to have such incredible fans that never let me down, and they encourage me and inspire me."

Awww.

Mariah was accompanied on the beige rug (that was weird: the Tribeca Film Festival must have booked all the red carpet) by venti-sized Vogue editor at large, Andre Leon Talley.

I asked him if they were dating, but his response was drowned out by the photographers. (God bless Andre. He's always head-to-toe in a designer suit, but you know in his heart he's wearing a pink Speedo and a tiara.)

Source: New York Daily News

Photo Update: Mariah's Album Release Parties

Mariah Carey celebrates the release of her album "The Emancipation of Mimi" and its debut at #1 at Cipriani, New York City, New York on April 21, 2005. Click each thumbnail below for a larger, full-scale view of these MariahDaily.com exclusives!

Trendslife & S.C.L.A.S.S hosted the Official Mariah Carey Album Release Party last Saturday, April 16th at The City, New York. Mariah Carey was in the place and was joined by Jay-Z & Jamal Crawford from the NY Knicks, among other guests. Below are photos from the party.



Did #1 Take Mariah by Surprise?
Head over to MTV to see a short clip of an interview with Mariah where she talks about her album sales.

Transcript
"Even if this album, you know, were to have however many number one hits, right? It could never be as big as "Music Box" which is my biggest worldwide album ("Daydream" is my biggest album in America) because records don't sell like that anymore, you know what I mean? So I'm kind of lucky that I started so young and I did make all those records and I did get to have like those 30 million albums sold, but people just... you really can't do that anymore."

Billboard Updates
Here are Mariah's Billboard chart positions for the magazine's issue date April 30, 2005.

The Emancipation of Mimi
Billboard 200: #1 (Debut)
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: #1 (Debut)
Billboard Top Internet Albums: #3 (Last Week #18)

It's Like That
Billboard Hot 100: #27 (Last week #36)
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #69 (Last week #61)
Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales: #30 (Last Week #17)
Billboard Pop 100: #21 (Last Week #29)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #42 (Last Week #39)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #46 (Last week #42)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #53 (Last week #36)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single Sales: #17 (Last Week #10)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #7 (Last Week #12)
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #13 (Last Week #20)

We Belong Together
Billboard Hot 100: #30 (Last Week #61)
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #28 (Last Week #36)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #50 (Debut)
Billboard Pop 100: #39 (Debut)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #28 (Last Week #33)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #26 (Last Week #32)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #21 (Debut)

"It's Like That" Remixes on Vinyl

Exclusive "It's Like That" remixes by David Morales and Scott Storch are being made available to purchase on Vinyl so be sure to pick up your copy on April 26!

Commercial Dance 12" of It's Like That
Tracklisting:
A1. David Morales Club Mix 8:27
B1. Stereo Experience 10:45

Commercial Urban 12" of It's Like That - Remix By Scott Storch
Tracklisting:
A1. Album Version
A2. Instrumental
B1. Remix featuring Fat Joe
B2. Remix Instrumental

Mariah Carey - On Her Past, Present & Future In Music

Jet Magazine, April 25, 2005
By: Melody K. Hoffman


Mariah Carey’s past has taught her how to live in the present and what to hope for in the future. With the release of her 10th studio album in her 15-year career, The Emancipation of Mimi, the R&B songstress now shares this liberation and her inner self with fans.

"Mimi is just one of those nicknames that I have that mainly my friends and family use for me, people really close to me," Carey explains to Jet. "When I was naming the album, I was going back and forth with concepts with (Island Def Jam chairman) L.A. Reid and he had heard somebody call me Mimi and he felt that was really a cute name and that kind of represented the spirit that he was hearing on this record. I felt ‘emancipation of Mimi’ was cool because it is like a free-spirit type thing."

The multimillion-selling, two-time Grammy winner is confident and upbeat about this latest project. Carey worked with superstar producer Jermaine Dupri for many of the album's tracks, including It's Like That and We belong Together. She also worked with the Neptunes, Kanye West and hip-hop stars Snoop, Nelly, and Twista. "There are a lot of ballads, but the main vibe is very up-tempo, fun songs."

It’s been 15 years since the start of Carey’s rise to the top-selling female artist of all time. Her debut album in 1990 tore up the charts with the string of hit singles Vision of Love, Love Takes Time, I Don’t Wanna Cry, and Someday. Her 15 no. 1 singles rank more than any female artist, a feat that has rendered a No.1 hit in every year for 11 consecutive years (1990-2000).

However, everything that glitters isn't gold. As her star was rising, Carey says she was struggling with issues in her life that caused her to make some self-destructive decisions, namely her 1993 marriage to then Sony Music president Tommy Mottola, who was 20 years her senior. The power couple divorced four years later. Carey says if it was not for her faith in God, there would not have been a present or future in music for her. "My faith has really carried me through the entirety of my career. God puts you through really intense struggles to test your faith, to make you a stronger person and bring you closer to God," the 35-year-old singer says. "From early childhood I have had to deal with the fact that my parents got divorced when I was 3 and that I grew up in a biracial household-the whole situation was just very difficult for me. I had an inside ear to two different worlds and now realize how much racism is still a big part of the world today.

"It’s a constant learning experience, and the more I grow the more I understand how it’s shaped me. It made me insecure in a lot of ways-which made me make certain decisions to get into certain relationships because they felt safe. It felt safe to be with an older man because I really didn’t have that type of situation when I was growing up. I made a lot of decisions to try to feel secure. I think that was part one of my lesson. Then I had the struggle of trying to get out of a really difficult relationship I got into when I was very, very young. That taught me a big lesson in control-when you’re in a relationship that’s not healthy, it’s difficult to maintain who you are."

Carey says, "Once I got out of that, I had a whole bunch of other struggles to go through, business-wise-pitfalls and things that I encountered-I feel like I encountered them because I lost touch with those private moments of prayer. I was dealing more with the issues of this world as opposed to really doing the best thing for me-just turn to God to say 'I need you to handle this for me.' That's the point I’m at now. There’s always drama-I’ve just learned to be centered enough to deal with it."

From pressure of filming her first movie, Glitter, and recording the soundtrack album by the same name, Carey checked herself into a treatment facility for exhaustion in 2001. Though the incident was chronicled as an emotional breakdown, Carey feels it was blown out of proportion and it was just a case of her needing some rest. She was known for working days at a time without taking a break. " I think I’ve learned how to treat myself with more respect as opposed to letting people run my life. I don’t think those people really understood I needed my space, my time, my rest, my moments of going to church and just having moment to have down time. Before I was treated like someone who isn’t human, who doesn’t require sleep. They forget those things because they see you smile for the camera and they think you’re OK."

Carey, a talented songwriter who has written or co-written virtually every one of her songs, takes pride in the control she has over her music and her career now. Her stardom began with a wholesome image and soaring ballads that highlighted her multioctave voice. Now she has a sexier image in her videos and concerts and switched musically by collaborating with more hip-hop artists.

Asked if she felt that she’s ever slipped away from the Black Community Carey says, "I feel like early on, the record company marketed me. I signed record deals at 18 years old; I didn’t know about marketing strategy," Carey explains. " I feel like they intentionally didn’t want people to understand the full picture of who I am. I didn’t even know the White side of my family. My mother’s side disowned her when she married my father because he was Black. They didn’t acknowledge the kids or the marriage."

The famed New Yorker is currently working on various projects, including a Broadway play. She says it’s still in the making, but producers are going to be writing around her Christmas album, Merry Christmas.

Deep down inside, Carey genuinely values her fans. A stronger person who feels she has come full circle, she says fans can look forward to a future filled with music from Mariah Carey. " I know I’ll always be an optimistic, eternal 12-year-old at heart, very much all about having fun. Nothing has ever broken that side of my spirit. Things may have gotten me down for a minute, but I’ve never really fully lost that side of myself. After everything I’ve been through, I’m in a really great place with my career right now, and really happy as a person."

Emancipated
For the first time in seven-and-a-half years, Mariah Carey is sitting in pole position on The Billboard 200. "The Emancipation of Mimi" is her first album to reach No. 1 since "Butterfly" debuted at the summit the week of Oct. 4, 1997.

"Mimi" marks the first time a solo female has had a No. 1 album on the Island imprint. Actually, this is the first No. 1 album on Island for any solo act, or any woman. The only other act on the Island roster to top the Billboard album chart until now is U2. The Irish rockers had five consecutive No. 1 albums on Island, beginning with "The Joshua Tree," which went to the top eight years ago this week.

"Mimi" is Carey's fifth No. 1 album on The Billboard 200. Her self-titled debut spent 11 weeks on top in 1991. Two years later, her "Music Box" CD had an eight-week reign. In 1995, "Daydream" ruled for six weeks. Adding in the one week "Butterfly" spent at No. 1, and this is Carey's 27th week on top of the album chart.

"Mimi" also debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, where it is Carey's first chart-topper in almost 10 years. "Daydream" spent one lone week on top in October 1995. Carey's only other No. 1 R&B album was "Music Box," with two weeks at the head of the list in 1993.

It's also a good chart week for Carey on the Billboard Hot 100, where the first hit from "Mimi," "It's Like That," rebounds 36-27 and the follow-up, "We Belong Together," rockets 61-30.

Mariah Carey to Celebrate the Release of The Emancipation of Mimi and Her All-Time Career-High First Week Sales

Music Industry Elite and Tastemakers Commemorate the Return of "The Voice" and Celebrate Her Musical Achievements .

Island Def Jam recording artist and songwriter Mariah Carey will host an exclusive celebration honoring the release of her explosive 10th studio album The Emancipation of Mimi and its phenomenal debut at #1 on the Billboard chart. This marks Mariah's first time debuting at #1 with first week sales reaching above 403K. New York City's sexiest elite will be in attendance as well as arrivals from the hottest names in entertainment, including Sean Combs, Andre Leon Talley, Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Jermaine Dupri, Lindsey Lohan, Stephon Marbury, Donald Trump, Terrell Owens, Vince Carter, Russell Simmons, Kimora Lee Simmons, Jay-Z, Kanye West, among others.

What: A Private Celebration of the Release of Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi and Its Debut at #1.

When: Thursday, April 21, 2005, 9pm
Press set-up, 8pm

Where: Cipriani, 200 Fifth Avenue, bet. 23rd and 24th (press ent