Click here to download Mariah's interview with Kyle and Jackie O. (17MB, in MP3 format) which aired this morning, June 1st on Australia's 104.1 2DayFM.

Big thanks to Ross for making the file for us.

Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof announced on Tuesday that he has organized a star-studded sequel to the landmark 1985 concerts that raised hundreds of millions of dollars for famine relief in Africa. But this time, Geldof said he's interested in raising awareness instead of money.

Instead of two shows, though, Geldof has lined up five shows for the July 2 Live 8 event to shine a spotlight on the issue of poverty in the developing world. Among the stars on board are U2, Mariah Carey, Coldplay and the Dave Matthews Band. The concerts will take place in London's Hyde Park, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, the Circus Maximus in Rome and the Museum of Art in Philadelphia.

The concerts are timed to coincide with the meeting of the G8 in Scotland (July 6-8) at which the leaders of the world's richest countries are gathering to discuss alleviating Third World debt. The concerts will be free and are aimed at raising awareness, not money.

The London show is slated to feature Paul McCartney, U2, Mariah Carey, Coldplay, Madonna, Elton John, Sting, Snoop Dogg, Annie Lennox, Dido, Keane, Muse, Scissor Sisters, Joss Stone, Stereophonics, Robbie Williams and R.E.M., while Philadelphia will host Will Smith, Bon Jovi, Matthews, Stevie Wonder and P. Diddy. Berlin has Crosby, Stills & Nash, Lauryn Hill, A-ha and the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. So far, Jamiroquai, Placebo, Craig David, Youssou N'Dour and tennis-player-turned-singer Yannick Noah are on board in Paris, and Duran Duran and Faith Hill are slated to play Rome.

Other News Links:

With Live 8, Geldof urges G8 to stamp out poverty (Reuters)

DMB, U2 Lead Live 8 Shows (Rolling Stone)

Live 8 Officially Announced (FMQB)

As of Tuesday morning, Audioslave’s Out of Exile (Interscope/ Epic) continued to peel away from the pack, looking like a lock for #1 on this week's chart, with final sales for the album’s debut week expected to come in at 270k-280k.

That a good 70k or so ahead of the expected sales of this week’s #2 album, which at this point still could be either the debuting Common, whose Be (Geffen) is expected to come in at around 200k-210k, or System of a Down’s Mezmerize (Columbia), which is expected to see a second-week number in the same range following the album’s mighty 465k debut last week.

And then there’s Mariah Carey’s The Emancipation of Mimi (Island), which has held its ground for weeks now and isn’t giving any up just yet. The latest projections indicated a showing of 180k-190k for the week, but her appearance on Oprah last week could give her enough of a bounce to put her in contention for #2 as well.

Keep your eyes glued on the chart as it builds to its thrilling conclusion this afternoon to see how this plays out.

"Nobody can have a long career without experiencing the down side; some failure. But you have to remain positive. Because if you don't, your sadness will lead to bitterness and fester into something ugly and unproductive. I think ahead. I never look back."

So says Mariah Carey, who emerged from the tarnished dust of "Glitter" — the movie and the album — and the iffy reception of "Charmbracelet." She stands today at the pinnacle of her career. Carey's CD, "The Emancipation of Mimi," has gone double platinum. What's more, her latest single, "We Belong Together," is her 16th song to top the Billboard Hot 100. Right this minute, Mariah is the most successful female recording star ever. Only The Beatles and Elvis have had more No. 1 singles.

These days Mariah sounds like a woman who has her act together. She is full of bubbly excitement and appreciation, but not frantic, worried, obsessed, overworked. (The star insists she'll never run her energy into the ground again, as she did a few years back. This despite the fact that almost the minute she got off the phone she was heading for L.A. and then, the day after, to Japan.)

How does it feel to be historic in the music industry? "Pretty great, I have to admit. But as pleased as I am for myself, that I accomplished what I wanted to on this record, I am happier for my fans. They stuck by me. It's not that I exist for my fans, but I owe them my best. They've given me their best."

I suggested that her album should be subtitled, "The Vindication of Mariah." She laughed, "Oh, I don't think about it that way, really. What this does mean is that I have the freedom, the prerogative, if you will, to make the kind of music I want. If I want to do a gospel album, I can. Or whatever. I want to be versatile, always change, always challenge myself."

What about movies? "Believe it or not, I want to do more. And that's because, aside from 'Glitter,' I also did a little indie — 'Wise Girls.' It got great reviews, and made me feel very encouraged about a film career. Anyway, people always forget that 'Glitter' came out on September 11, 2001. Maybe it wouldn't have made a difference, but I don't think it helped."

The future? "Well, I'm a right-now kind of girl. So for the very first time, I am really enjoying my career and success. I am in this moment. But I have to say, I attended Oprah's tribute to women of color, and talking to people like Leontyne Price and Tina Turner and Diana Ross . . . it made me know I want to go on and on. And to never be afraid."

I told Mariah that her 1994 Christmas album was my favorite, and find her "O Holy Night" one of the great, moving renditions of that song. "Oh, thanks! I am the queen of all festivities, especially Christmas, so recording that had a real significance. I'm also thinking of doing a Broadway revue based around the album. Not this year, but maybe next." (Two of the original songs Carey wrote, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "I Miss You Most at Christmastime" have become new holiday standards.)

Mariah gave me a hearty, happy farewell as she was hustled off to her next gig. (I have literally never heard her sound so assured.) She performs at the MTV Movie Awards on June 9, and the BET Awards on the 29th. She's on a roll. She's back, bigger than ever. And I'm happy to say I never thought she wouldn't be!

--According to Net Music Countdown, tequila brand Sauza is giving away free music downloads from EMI artists including Rob Thomas, Gwen Stefani and Mariah Carey. The promotion runs from May 31, 2005 through October 31, 2005, and you must be at least 21-years-old to participate.

--Mariah is a maybe on next week's MSNBC's The 'It' List (the hottest celebs), she is trailing all the other potentials. Vote for Mariah to be on next week's list by clicking here!

--Download video clips of Mariah's arrival at Japan's Narita International Airport and her appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005 by clicking on the links below. Many thanks to Love Love Jack for the files.

Mariah at the Narita International Airport (The Jyohotsuu TV)

Mariah at the MTV Video Music Awards (Mezamashi TV) .

For decades now, "Today" and "Good Morning America" have gone at each other like the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, tracking each other's performance in the Nielsen ratings as if they were morning box scores (CBS's "The Early Show," the Cleveland Indians of the network morning shows, remains a distant third). But lately, "Good Morning America" has been displaying an aggressive feistiness - both on camera and, judging by a visit last Wednesday, backstage as well -drawn at least partly from a recent rise in its fortunes.

In the battle over "gets" - those interviews or concerts that each program seeks exclusively - "Good Morning America" can point to several in recent weeks that might not have come its way a year ago.

Program's entertainment producer, Mark Bracco landed a longtime "Today" guest, the singer Mariah Carey, who introduced her new album with a concert outside the "Good Morning America" studios in Times Square. Ms. Carey was so pleased - she credits the concert with helping her single reach No. 1 on the pop chart - that last Wednesday night her representatives called Mr. Bracco to seek a walk-on during the next day's program to say thank you. She got her wish.

He said it would never happen but at 2pm today, Sir Bob Geldof will officially announce that a second Live Aid will take place on Saturday July 2, with simultaneous concerts in Hyde Park in London (replacing the annual Capital FM Party in the Park event in aid of The Prince's Trust) and at an undisclosed location in Philadelphia (chosen for its city-scape backdrop, after mooted venues in New York and Washington fell through).

There are rumours of simultaneous events being staged around the world, including in Scotland, France, Germany and South Africa.

The line-up was being worked out in a series of increasingly frantic phone calls over the past few weeks, but is likely to include (in Britain) Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, U2, Oasis, Madonna, Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Sting, Annie Lennox and Joss Stone; and (in the US) Eminem, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey and Prince.

Here are photos of Mariah as she accepts the award for "International Video Icon" at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005 on May 29, 2005 in Urayasu, Japan. Click on each thumbnail for a larger, full-scale view.

From the June 3, 2005 issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine, below are two write-ups about Mariah.

It Ain't Over Till the Phat Lady Sings
Mariah Carey has her own Emancipation proclamation for 2005: She's back - in a big way. The evidence? A career-best No. 1 debut in April for her Emancipation of Mimi CD (404,000 copies sold its first week out), and a No. 2 single, "We Belong Together," poised to become the 35-year-old superstar's 16th chart-topper. That's a long way from the near career implosion that was 2001's Glitter, which prompted EMI to pay the diva a reported $28 million just to sever their ties. And while her first comeback, 2002's Charmbracelet, sold a respectable 1.1 million copies for Island Def Jam, her new disc has outsold her previous two in just five weeks. "I wish I could take credit," says IDJ chairman L.A.Reid. " I absolutely gave guidance to her, but I didn't write the songs."

Jermaine Dupri, who co-produced Mimi's first two singles, believes Carey is hot again because she's adjusted her business and creative priorities. "The last two records, she had to worry about too much as an artist, making managerial decisions," he says. With Benny Medina (the man who transformed J. Lo into a pop superpower) in her corner, Carey can "focus on her talent."

Ah yes, the Voice, the return of which was pluckily promoted in the marketing campaign. "[On 'We Belong Together'] I wanted her to sing the song in full voice," says Dupri. "I wanted people to feel the old essence." The strategy worked: According to Nielsen SoundScan, the ablum's 1.37 million sales pace is 410,000 copies ahead of the six-week total of Beyonce's 2003 solo disc. "I've worked with some very hardworking artists before," says Reid. "Now Usher has to share the top of that list with Mariah because she works hard." Usher, you have been warned.

Note: As we know, "We Belong Together" has since become Mariah's 16th # 1 single.

Music section under "Download This"
Now that Mariah Carey has experienced Emancipation, she's free to commission all the remixes she desires - including this exclusive spin on her radio hit "We Belong Together." iTunes.com

USA
--"We Belong Together" Mediabase update as of 5/28/2005: 191.7M audience impressions, 19,118 spins.

--"We Belong Together" iTunes update: #16 / #89 (album), #58 (Remix).

--Mariah's album launch party video is now available to watch at MSN. The party was held at Cipriani, New York on April 21, 2005.

--On the TV show "Surreal Life," Da Brat was asked what she was up to and said she's working on a new album with Mariah and Jermaine Dupri.

--Twenty-three of Mariah's pictures are featured in a slideshow on Comcast. Click here to view.

--Head over to Honey B. Fly and visit the Music section - there are two brand new remixes of "We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Vocal and Paul Rauhofer Club Mix) available now to registered members!

--After several ups and downs, "We Belong Together" finally made it to #1 on the internet radio station HitzRadio.com's Top 7@7! The song had made a huge leap 6-2 after Mariah's performance on The Oprah Winfrey Show but could never surpass Gwen Stefani’s hit. It finally got the push atop! Continue to vote online here (dropdown menu on the left). HitzRadio's Top 7@7 can be heard weekdays at 7pm EST.

--Mariah is still #1 on Cleveland, Ohio's Kiss FM 96.5's High Noon Countdown and Interactive 7@7. It has held the top spots for about 2 weeks now!

--"It's Like That" is being played every hour on Dallas, Texas' Kiss Fm 106.1 KHKS and 106.7 The Hot Latin Station for R&B and Hip Hop. On top of that, the gay community has fallen in love with Mariah once again, the clubs play all her dance mixes, hands up to Station 4 for listing "It's Like That" as the #1 played song in the clubs, you can find this information on Caven.com under Music.

--The "We Belong Together" Remix is taking off in the Southwest! It is played more than the original on Z90, 98.9 and Channel 933. The remix is also hot in El Paso, Texas. It was #2 the last three days on Hit FM 104.3's Top 7 at 7. It's also top five on Power 102's Phat 8@8.

Australia
"It's Like That" falls three spots from #16 to #19 while the album "The Emancipation of Mimi" jumps a notch from #31 to #30.

Canada
--"We Belong Together" is the 2nd Most Requested Song on Canada's largest urban radio station FLOW 93.5's Vibes Top 20.

--On Chum FM 104.5, MuchMusic's radio sector, "We Belong Together" rises three spots from #20 to #17. Continue to vote online or request the song here.

--"The Emancipation of Mimi" is currently sitting at #13 on the Top 100 Albums. See chart here.

France
Please keep supporting Mariah in France and vote for "It's Like That" on Hit Skyrock and Hit MCM.

Germany
--German charts this week: "It's Like That: #43 (#31 last week), "The Emancipation of Mimi": #76 (#60 last week). More chart data are available at MariahLounge.

--MariahLounge is working on a Fan Project called "What It's Like - Germany". The concept of this project is to show Mariah what it's like in Germany in terms of customs, interesting and important places, history, etc. All these will be included in this fanbook project. All German, Austrian and Swiss fans are urged to take part. Submit your entries to mariahlounge@web.de by June 23rd, 6pm CET. Visit the site for more details.

--Check out Butterflies Are Free for some new Mariah screen captures from German TV shows, "MTV Masters" special (10 images) and RTL "Exclusiv" report on this year's Echo Awards (6 images), where they also showed backstage footage of Mariah at the rehearsals.

Spain
Mariah is one of the choices on "Who should have the number one song next week?" in Spain. Click here (a pop up will appear) and vote for Mariah!

Taiwan
"The Emancipation of Mimi" drops 4 places from #8 to #12 in the International charts in Taiwan.

Thailand
--Mariah is on the covers of two popular Thai music magazines, "Pop" and "On Air." The "On Air" magazine (front and back covers shown) features five pages of Mariah's full discography. Click on the thumbnails to view the full-sized scans.


UK
--Mariah soars in the UK charts! "The Emancipation of Mimi" moves up nine spots from #30 to #21! The album was on the verge of dropping out of the charts two weeks ago but has had a sudden surge.

--In week three, "We Belong Together" slips three places on the Official UK TV Airplay Chart to #8. Please keep requesting "We Belong Together" video as it is greatly helping album sales in the UK:

MTV Base Chart Show. Click here to request.
MTV Base: For everyday requests, email mtvbase@mtvne.com
MTV TRL: Send an email to trl@mtv.co.uk or a text message to 86188 (UK) or 53688 (Ireland).
The Box: Call 09050 171 717 (£1), Video Number: 164
Kiss TV: Call 09056 525 222 (£1), Video Number: 141
The Hits: Call 09056 525 777, Video Number: 156

Here are photos of Mariah as she arrives, performs "We Belong Together," poses with her "International Video Icon" award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005 on May 29, 2005 in Urayasu, Japan. Click on each thumbnail for a larger, full-scale view.

Mariah Carey poses with members of the 10th Marine Regiment, United States Marine Corps, on the set of Good Morning America May 26, 2005 in New York City.

May 2005 marks the 7th anniversary of Mariah Daily!

We want to express our appreciation to everyone who is involved with the site; whether it's sending in information, writing comments to us or just visiting and supporting the site.

We are grateful to all of you and hope you stick around for many more years to come!

To celebrate our anniversary, we have an exclusive, never-before-aired performance of "We Belong Together" that Mariah has taped for an upcoming "Top of The Pops" show in the UK. Click on the links below to view screen captures from the show and download the video. Thanks Johny for all your help with the video!

"We Belong Together" - Live on Top Of The Pops
    Part One
    Part Two

Please make sure you have WinRAR installed on your computer. Download both files into the same folder, right-click on one of them and choose "Extract here..." for the video to appear.

For this special occasion, Mariah Daily would also like to hand its "Loyalty Award" to one dedicated person who has been a great support to the site. Aladerri, we chose you! As a token of our appreciation, we're happy to send you an autographed "The Emancipation of Mimi" poster by Mariah! Congratulations!

The diva is back. When you're a busy, busy star like Mariah, you have to try to find some peace and calm wherever and whenever you can. She took a break from her hectic schedule promoting her new album "The Emancipation of Mimi" to tell us her Essentials for getting comfortable. Now, relax.

Getaways
"Capri for numerous reasons. I filmed the "Honey" video in Puerto Rico, and I wrote the majority of my new album in Anguila."

Boxer Shorts
"Great comfortable moments because when you wear jeans all day you go home and immediately put on the wife beater and boxers."

Comforter and Pillow
"I have favorite floral ones that I carry around with me wherever I go."

Spa
"In my house, I have a steam room with a water bed and everything is made of terrycloth. It's great for when I'm resting my voice."

Foods
"My father's linguine with white clam sauce is the best. The red sauce gets the heave ho, I can't take it."

Car
"I don't drive because it's better for the general population that I don't. Right now my car is a stretch Mercedes s600 with a bed and a flat screen."

Candles
"There's too much abusive overhead lighting in the world. Lavender always works for me."

Music
"I sleep with music on. I listen to a lot of gospel like Karen Clark and Stevie Wonder is also very comforting."

Mariah arrived safely in Japan and was already on the English-teaching program called SmaSTATION a few minutes ago! The short interview with SmaSTATION had her talking about the Japanese men being handsome, the fabulous Japanese culture and of course, her 16th #1 song! As reported, Mariah is in Japan for the 2005 MTV Japan Video Music Awards tomorrow, May 29th at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall where she is set to perform "We Belong Together".

Head over to Love Love Jack to view photos and video clips of Mariah's arrival at the airport and her appearance at SmaSTATION.

PICTURE THIS: In the latest retail snapshot heading into Memorial Day weekend, Audioslave is pulling away from the pack and is a lock for #1 at 270k-280k. The fight is now for #2, pitting Common, presently looking to debut at 200k-210k, against System of a Down, who are falling toward the same numerical range in week two. Askers are asking whether Mariah Carey, who’s bouncing toward 180k-190k, will get enough of a bump from her Oprah appearance to get into the mix for #2 as well. Yes, kids, Mimi is a monster, with “We Belong Together” at #1 and more upcoming singles than Carter has liver pills.

Here are Mariah's Billboard chart positions for the magazine's issue date June 4, 2005.

The Emancipation of Mimi
Billboard 200: #3 (Last week #3)
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: #2 (Last week #1)
Billboard Top Internet Albums: #24

We Belong Together

Billboard Hot 100: #1 (Last Week #2)
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #1 (Last Week #1)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #5 (Last week #9)
Billboard Pop 100: #2 (Last week #9)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #1 (Last Week #2)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #1 (Last Week #2)
Billboard Adult Contemporary: #38 (Debut)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #7 (Last week #8)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #2 (Last week #9)

We Belong Together (Remix Ft. DJ Clue, Jadakiss & Styles P)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #5 (Debut)

It's Like That
Billboard Hot 100: #64 (Last week #53)
Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales: #18 (Last Week #20)
Billboard Pop 100: #38 (Last Week #35)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #38 (Last Week #35)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #63 (Last week #57)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #69 (Last week #61)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single Sales: #16 (Last Week #17)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #40 (Last Week #31)
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #10 (Last Week #7)
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Sales: #4 (Last Week #4)

Now that "We Belong Together" is #1, our job is to try and keep it there! Here's what you can do to help the song remain at #1!

Download a copy of "We Belong Together" on one of the following services:

iTunes
MSN Music (Download the song and get 5 free songs)
Musicmatch
Napster
Real Music
Passalong/eBay
Sony Connect
Walmart

Download the exclusive remix of "We Belong Together" ft. Styles P. & Jadakiss on iTunes and tell all your friends about it!

Request "We Belong Together" on your local radio stations.

Vote for the "We Belong Together" video on the following TV Shows:

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.

--From MTV News: Mariah Carey's friends and label execs threw her a surprise party Wednesday night at Jay-Z's New York club 40/40, to celebrate her single "We Belong Together" hitting #1 - her 16th song to do so, making her the most successful female artist of all time as far as singles are concerned. Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, Patti LaBelle and DJ Clue were among those who helped eat her "surprise" cake, which had the cover of "We Belong Together" on top. Click each thumbnail below for a larger, full-scale view.



--From NY Post: THERE'S no rest for the comeback queen. Just after Mariah Carey learned her song, "We Belong Together," topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart the other night, Universal head Doug Morris, Def Jam president Jay-Z, Island/Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid, Jermaine Dupri and Patti LaBelle whisked her to 40/40 where they held a surprise "Sweet 16" party to mark the diva's 16th No. 1 hit. "I'm trying to enjoy the moment. I was out very late last night," Carey told PAGE SIX yesterday. She may get a quick vacation in Capri next month. "I can't miss my Capri," she said, but she's focusing on putting together a tour that could last up to six months. "I am spending Memorial Day in Japan — I end up spending all the U.S. holidays in Japan. But I might buy a trinket to celebrate my 16th hit."

"Mariah Carey makes music history. It's official. She's now the most successful female recording artist ever!" Click on the links below to download video clips (in MPEG format) of Mariah reacting to the wonderful news.

CNN Showbiz Tonight with A.J. Hammer (44MB)
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    --Part Two

Extra with Tanika Ray (11MB)

The Insider with Pat O'Brien (7MB)

Mariah Carey is celebrating her Sweet Sixteenth. The diva notched her 16th No. 1 hit on the Billboard Top 100 singles chart this week with the ballad "We Belong Together," off the album "The Emancipation of Mimi," which has sold more than 2 million copies after less than two months on the charts.

Only the Beatles and Elvis Presley, who had 20 and 18 No. 1 singles respectively, have had more chart-toppers.

"I don't know that it's actually sunken in yet," Carey told The Associated Press on Thursday.

It's just the latest high note for Carey, who's been on the comeback trail with "Mimi," her first album since the 2002's "Charmbracelet." That album didn't have blockbuster sales, and came a year after the "Glitter" flop movie and soundtrack, and her breakdown from exhaustion.

Carey said she didn't know whether "Mimi" would be a best seller: "I didn't know what to expect when I put this record out except I knew that it was a good record and I was happy with it."

Asked why the album was doing so well, Carey said, "I feel like it was just timing and that for the first time, I feel like this is an expression of who I am."

Since its release in April, when it debuted at No. 1, the album has been in the top five every week. On Wednesday night, Island Def Jam Chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid threw Carey a party to celebrate at Jay-Z's 40-40 club. The label says "We Belong Together" is the biggest song in its history with an audience of more than 157 million.

"I look at this moment as an incredible blessing. It's part of my struggle," Carey said. "It's made me a stronger person and made me appreciate this."

And while plenty of critics doubted she would be able to revisit the multiplatinum glory years of her past, Carey doesn't plan on saying "I told you so."

"It's almost as if I were to caught get up in my own hype at the moment ... and be like all, 'Wow, I'm so wonderful,'" she said. "Then I would have to believe all of the naysayers as well."

Related Links

Mariah Makes Move On Elvis (E! Online)

Mariah Nets 16th Singles Chart-Topper (Reuters)

Mariah Makes Chart History In America (ContactMusic)

Mariah Is No. 1 (Mirror UK)

Here are pictures of Mariah signing autographs for fans as she leaves ABC studios in New York City this morning after making a special appearance on Good Morning America and


screen captures from her surprise visit to the show where she thanked GMA for "being there from the very beginning" and the fans for making "We Belong Together" her 16th #1 single!


Click each thumbnail above for a larger, full-scale view.

Be sure to catch Mariah TONIGHT on:

Extra at 7:00pm on NBC

E! News at 7:00pm on the E! Entertainment channel

CNN - Showbiz Tonight at 7:00pm EST

The Insider at 7:00pm on CBS

Don't miss them!

Mariah called in to New York's Z100 earlier today to thank the fans for making "We Belong Together" No. 1! Here's what Mariah had to say.

That she found out about the song being #1 in the car, on her way to the Robin Hood charity event!

That it was so amazing and that she really wanted to share the moment with the fans because she knows how excited the fans are.

That she is honored to be in the same sentence as Elvis and The Beatles.

Z100 DJ Cubby asked if it was even sweeter because of all she's been through and she said yes and mentioned that being on Virgin was bleak.

That L.A. Reid is a Godsend and amazing to work with and that her whole team is amazing.

About "The Emancipation of Mimi" being double-platinum, she of course was happy about that.

That she was only supposed to be in New York for one day for the Robin Hood charity event, but now she's there today because of the news

She's leaving for Los Angeles, and then flies to Japan for the MTV Awards there.

At the end, they played 'Name That Tune' with some of her songs, and she guessed correctly that the answers were "Someday" and "Honey." Then they played "We Belong Together."

*Mariah also placed a call to New York's Hot 97 earlier in the day. Details of Mariah's Hot 97 interview will be posted as soon as they become available.

Head over to MariahCarey.com to hear a brand new voice message from Mariah!

Transcript
Yeah, I just had to call and give you guys a congratulatory message for the sweet 16! And, it's really... This is, this is our number one record. I can't even know what to say, seriously.

This is amazing and I know how hard you guys worked and how much, you know, time and effort and energy and stuff you put into this moment and I just want to share it with you 'cause this is our moment and I have to tell you that I thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, to the depths of my soul!

Seriously this is an awesome day, this is amazing, and you guys should be so proud of yourselves and I'm so grateful to you and grateful to God for this moment. So, listen we gotta be "livin' it up" right now, because this is, this is seriously an historic moment and I'm just glad, I'm just glad that I'm sharing it with all of you, for real, this is our moment, and I love you, appreciate you and enjoy you much. Okay? Thank you, thank you, thank you! And I'll talk to you soon, yay! Bye bye!

It's okay, don't think this is not a festive message, it's just that I don't have my typical cohorts partners in crimes here to leave a message with me, plus they had a nice party for me last night, a surprise party, and I woke up to do "Good Morning America" today, so I'm a little sleepy, little sleepy, but I had to call and just give you love and give you thanks as always, I love you so much. Bye bye!

Due to a technical error made by Billboard, the original Hot Digital Songs chart for for this week was incorrect. Below are the updated figures.

Thanks to your downloads and unbelievable support for Mariah & the song on the Fan Official Download Day, "We Belong Together" jumps from #9 to #2 on the Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 53,341 copies (including 27,187 downloads of the remix), with a huge 137% increase from last week. Total sales: 142,620.

The fantastic download figures, combined with the #1 airplay position has ensured Mariah the #1 position on the Hot 100.

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As promised, 10 people who have downloaded the song over the past week and have helped "We Belong Together" reach #1 will be sent autographed posters of Mariah!

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Mariah Nets 16th Hot 100 No. 1 (Billboard Daily Music News)

With the 2-1 ascension of "We Belong Together" in the song's eighth week on Billboard's Hot 100, Mariah Carey notches her 16th No. 1 on the singles chart. In addition, the track, which is also the Hot 100's greatest airplay gainer, moves 2-1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart to become her ninth chart topper there.

As Fred Bronson reports in this week's "Chart Beat" column, Carey has not been on top of the Hot 100 since 2000 with "Thank God I Found You." The last time she landed there with a purely solo track (with no other featured artists) was in 1998 with "My All."

Carey's move to No. 1 comes as Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" drops to No. 2 after four weeks on top. But Stefani's not done yet, as "Hollaback" remains in the catbird seat on Billboard's Pop 100 chart for a fifth week.

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Together Alone (Chart Beat)

From Aug. 4,1990, the week she hit No. 1 for the first time on Billboard's Hot 100 (with "Vision of Love"), Mariah Carey occupied the chart's summit for at least one week every year through 2000, when she spent the week of Feb. 19 in pole position with "Thank God I Found You."

Carey hasn't visited the zenith since -- until now. More than five years after "Thank God I Found You," Carey earns her 16th No. 1 with "We Belong Together" (Island). This new chart-topper keeps Carey in third place among all artists with the most No. 1s in the rock era, but inches her ever closer to matching and surpassing Elvis Presley's second-place total of 17 No. 1 hits. The Beatles remain in first place with 20.

"We Belong Together" is Carey's first No. 1 on the Hot 100 without any featured artists in seven years and one week, since "My All" topped the chart the week of May 23, 1998.

A 2-1 rise on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart is good enough to make "We Belong Together" Carey's ninth No. 1 on this survey, and her first since "Loverboy" led the list for two weeks in August 2001.

Carey was supported on "Loverboy" by Da Brat and Ludacris. "We Belong Together" is Carey's first No.1 without any guest artists since "Always Be My Baby" captured the top spot in May 1996.

Mariah Carey attended the Robin Hood Event last night, May 25, 2005 after hearing news that her single "We Belong Together" hit No. 1 on Billboard. Click each thumbnail below for a larger, full-scale view.

Click on the links below to download an MPEG file (70MB) of Paul Robbins, the 12-year-old Hawaiian boy winner of Oprah's Wildest Dreams singing "I Pray," a song especially written for him by Mariah. Aired Tuesday, May 24, 2005 on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

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--"We Belong Together" bounced back from #6 to #2 on the Top 7@7 on the internet radio station HitsRadio.com, likely as a result of Mariah's performance on the Oprah Show. "We Belong Together" has never been able to get atop because of Gwen Stefani’s song. Vote for the song online here (dropdown menu on the left). HitzRadio's Top 7 @ 7 can be heard Weekdays at 7pm EST.

--"We Belong Together" Mediabase update as of 5/25/2005: 183.9M audience impressions, 18,408 spins.

--Mariah is finally getting good airplay in Atlanta. 95.5 The Beat plays the song almost every hour. Star 94.1 is playing the song a few times each day. Magic 102.1 in Athens, GA is also playing the song. It took awhile to get Georgia going, but Mariah is coming back