Here's a first look on Mariah's stage setting for her performance tonight on the 2005 World Music Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, CA:

Similarly to the MTV Video Music Awards, Mariah has had a long and memorable history with the World Music Awards.

The World Music Awards (founded in 1989) is an international awards show that annually honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the various organizations including record companies and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

The awards show is conducted under the patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco, Monte-Carlo. Until 2003 the show was staged in Monte Carlo. The 2004 show took place in Las Vegas and the 2005 show will be held in Los Angeles, California. (Wikipedia)

Mariah Carey has won the most 'World Music Awards' for a female artist (twelve awards), second only to Michael Jackson with fourteen.

Click on the highlighted links below to download Mariah's various appearances on the show.

1995
Wins:
World's Best Selling American Recording Artist
World's Best Selling Pop Artist
World's Best Selling Overall Recording Artist

Mariah could not attend the awards show and sent in a recorded acceptance speech from New York where she was working on "Daydream".


[ Download 1995 Taped Acceptance Speech ]

1996
Wins:
World's Best Selling Female R&B Artist
World's Best Selling Overall Female Recording Artist
World's Best Selling Female Pop Artist
World's Best Selling American Female Recording Artist

Mariah could not attend this year's show as well but sent in a hilarious recorded skit where she tries to get to Monaco for the awards but encounters difficulties.


[ Download 1996 Taped Skit / Acceptance Speech ]

1998
Wins:
World's Best Selling Female R&B Artist
World's Best Selling Recording Artist of the 1990s

This marks the first year Mariah has attended the awards show. Mariah opened the show with a spectacular performance of "My All", going into the remix in the middle of the song. She was then welcomed to the stage by Prince Albert to perform "Honey" and accept the special award for Best Selling Recording Artist of the 1990s.


[ Download 1998 Opening Show Performance: "My All / Remix" ]


[ Download 1998 Performance: "Honey" ]


[ Download 1998 Acceptance Speech: "Best Selling 90s Artist" ]

2000
Wins:
World's Best Selling Female R&B Artist
World's Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium

[ Download 2000 Red Carpet Arrival ]

Mariah attended this year's show and accepted both her awards with different outfits. She and Michael Jackson were the only artists to receive the prestigious award of "Artist of the Millennium".


[Download 2000 Acceptance Speech: "Best Selling Female R&B"]


[ Download 2000 Acceptance Speech:
"Artist of the Millennium": Part 1 | Part 2 ]
[ Download 2000 Interview on Entertainment Tonight ]

2003
Win:
The Diamond Award in honor of over 100 million album sales worldwide

Mariah was once again presented with a special award by Prince Albert at the last show held in Monaco.


[ Download 2003 Red Carpet Arrival ]


[ Download 2003 Acceptance Speech: "Diamond Award" ]

2005
Tonight, August 31, Mariah will take the stage to perform on the 2005 World Music Awards. Mariah is also up for two awards: World's Best Pop Female Artist and World's Best R&B Artist.

Good luck Mariah!

--Download a video clip (3.3MB, in MOV format) of Mariah leaving the National Hotel at around 2am to attend a post-VMA party, Sunday, August 28th.

--"If you're over 30, you know that the Video Music Awards look calamitous when they're broadcast. They also look over- packaged, with no spontaneity and little talent from the show's performers. The other night's show was so creepy that even Mariah Carey had the good sense to put on her garish, overwrought water nymph-a-thon from another location. She conveyed exactly what the VMAs felt like: You wouldn't be there if you had to," Fox News's Roger Friedman comments.

--Post-VMA chatter from Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani and Eric Henderson:

GrandmaHenderson: I'm really at a loss for the Gwen/Snoop thing. I've got nothing there.
HotSexyMusicEditor2005: i've got nothing period. i'm out of witty things to say. Green Day won a lot. Missy Elliott won too.
GH: She even beat Kanye West. That was a mild surprise
HSME2005: no mariah though. boo hoo. will the woman ever get any respek?
GH: She just drowned.
HSME2005: she likes to splash water apparently. she thinks it's sexy and cool
GH: A beach ball would've sealed the performance.
GH: Or a set of water wings.

Click here to read the rest of the conversation.

--From MTV VMA News: It's hard to keep track of everyone's names. Just ask Brooke Hogan, who made the rounds with her family. "We went to a big party last night and we got to meet ... oh, I can't remember her name," she said. "Mom?"

"You can't remember Mariah Carey? Hello!" Linda Hogan responded. "That was the highlight of the whole weekend. She's like a princess."

--Excerpt from a review of "The Emancipation of Mimi" by the Philippine Star: "Now, Mariah has also had a good rep for having an excellent head for business, particularly in marketing herself. She is more than an artist. She knows what will sell. She has packaged a sound and a look that remains widely imitated. She knows that her fans like to listen to her sing a single syllable across several notes. She knows which artists to collaborate with. She is, however, not infallible and has made some wrong choices. But she can certainly put all that she has learned to work again and win. And won she has with her new album The Emancipation of Mimi." Read the full review here.

Mariah is nominated for the Belgian TMF Awards in the category "Best Female Artist".

The other nominees are Britney Spears, Anouk and Gwen Stefani.

Belgian fans can start voting now by clicking here. You have to vote in each category.

The TMF Awards will take place on October 1st, 2005 at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium.

According to Video Static, a website for Music Video news, Jake Nava has been booked to direct the music video for "Get Your Number", Mariah's next single in Europe:

BOOKED: Mariah Carey "Get Your Number" - Jake Nava, director

Mariah Carey will toy with a potential lover by slipping him her phone number one numeral at a time. This intriguing club set-up will be mixed in with typically glamorous footage and a guest spot by JD.

Artist: Mariah Carey feat. Jermaine Dupri
Song: "Get Your Number"
Label: Island Def Jam
Director(s): Jake Nava
Production co: F.M. Rocks

Jake Nava directed Mariah's most recent music video: "Shake It Off".

Alex, also known as Aladerri writes:

"I went to Miami expecting to see Mariah and thanks to Mariah Daily was able to find out details about her performance. Fortunately for me, she was 2 doors down from my hotel. I went there on Saturday and got invited to attend the rehearsal.

She rehearsed 4 times on Saturday, starting at 10:00 PM. She was interrupted twice by the rain but she finally finished at about 1:00 AM. She then went inside her penthouse to change and go out.

On Sunday, she rehearsed again before the actual show at around 8:00 PM to 9:20 PM with another short blue dress. This time, the producers asked her to get inside the pool and splash some water.

She was very nice to everyone there and talked to some fans from the stage. Her performance was great! I loved the way she got it all together and the set was gorgeous! Miami was a little too hot... and with those torches, it was even hotter!

Shortly after her performance, she went back inside her hotel. At around 1:30 AM she left to a party with all her crew and her dog Jack.

Unfortunately they did not allow cameras and I was not able to take any picture of MC but I had a great time!

-- Aladerri. "

Alex was able to take a picture with Jack and reminded us to vote for him at the Relly awards!

At Friday's In Touch party for Mariah at the Raleigh Hotel, the big scene was Miss Carey and Jessica Simpson hugging, chatting and generally becoming the focus of every eye and ear. Producer Jermaine Dupri - he created Carey's Sunday night National Hotel rooftop musical number - was so caught up in the Carey-Simpson gabfest he pulled out his BlackBerry to voice message himself about arranging a possible duet between the two singers, whose clothing-optional fashion sense is as impressive as their octaves. (Dupri also produced Carey's comeback CD.)

Though nominations for the 2005 World Music Awards have not been officially announced, we were informed that Mariah received two for "World's Best Pop Female Artist" and "World's Best R&B Artist". Below is the full list of nominees for both awards.

World's Best Pop Female Artist
Mariah Carey
Jennifer Lopez
Shakira
Kelly Clarkson
Jessica Simpson

World's Best R&B Artist
Mariah Carey
Usher
Alicia Keys
Ciara
R. Kelly

The awards ceremony will be staged at the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California on August 31, 2005.

--A slew of famous faces came out for Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards, and with all the commotion, there's bound to be some new hookups. So is it true that Mariah Carey got cozy with the newly-single Eddie Murphy? Yes, according to several sources and photographic evidence, the VMA vixen was whispering sweet nothings into the divorcing comic's ears.

--After winning her two Teen Choice awards for "R&B Artist" and "Love Song", Mariah admitted, "I got my two surf boards that really don't go with my award cases so I'm going to have to find a new place for them. But it's really nice, especially when the song is recognized because I don't think a lot of people realize that I'm a songwriter."

--Entertainment Tonight and E! Online want to know which VMA performance was the best. Cast your vote for Mariah by clicking on the links!

--Seventeen Magazine is asking its readers: "Do Mariah's honey-colored waves complement her complexion? Rate her look now and tell us (and everyone else) what you think." Make sure to visit Seventeen and give Mariah 5 stars!

--Rolling Stone's review of Rihanna's "Music of the Sun" album mentions Mariah: "Photogenic Rihanna suggests a young Mariah Carey minus the birdcalls, and the generic vocal hiccups and frills clearly learned from American R&B often overwhelm her Caribbean charm."

--The Philippine Mariah Carey Fanclub's (PMCF's) 3rd Year Anniversary Party was a huge success. More than 35 fans and guests attended the party last August 27th at Hobby's Bar and Resto, Makati City. Highlights of the party include the photo exhibit, the "Mariah Quiz Show," the "WBT Challenge," and the "Mariah Rare Video Showcase." To read the full review and view the pictures, please check out www.mariahcareyph.com.

Australia
"We Belong Together" drops nine places from #13 to #22 on the ARIA Singles chart while "The Emancipation of Mimi" in its 21st week on the Albums chart, slips four from #13 to #17.

Brazil
On the Hot100Br@sil charts for week ending September 3, 2005, the singles, "We Belong Together" and "It's Like That" stand at #18 (was #21 last week) and #46 (was #33 last week), respectively on the Hot 100 Singles chart while the album, "The Emancipation of Mimi" maintains its hold at #7 on the Top 40 CD Sales chart.

Canada
In its 19th week on the official Canadian albums chart, "The Emancipation of Mimi" stays at #8 this week.

Germany
"We Belong Together" drops three spots from #19 to #22 on the singles chart this week after spending five weeks in the Top 20. "The Emancipation of Mimi" slides seven places from #35 to #42 on the Top 100 albums chart this week.

Malaysia
--"We Belong Together" ends its 9-consecutive-week reign on Mix FM's The Mixed Up 20 by dropping a notch to #2 this week. Click here to vote and help put the song back to #1.

--The Malaysian radio station, Hitz FM is polling its listeners to decide on who its Artist of the Month for September should be. Click here to vote. Mariah is currently at #3 with 16.1% of the votes.

--Jackson Sim, an avid Mariah fan wrote an article entitled, "All Hail Mariah" for the Malaysian newspaper, Sarawak Tribune. Click here to read his article.

New Zealand
In its 13th week on the official New Zealand charts, "The Emancipation of Mimi" drops three spots from #13 to 16 while "We Belong Together" drops one from #2 to 3. The single has been certified gold.

Russia
--"We Belong Together" rises a notch from #8 to #7 on MTV-Russia's Top20. Cast your vote here or send an e-mail to top20@mtv.ru. Also, "We Belong Together" has yet to enter MUZ-TV's Top20, request via email to 20@muz-tv.ru.

Spain
--"We Belong Together" moves up four spots from last week's #37 to #33 this week on Cadena 100. Continue to request the song by emailing 100x100@cadena100.es and texting 5211 with << 100 YourName YourProvince MARIAH CAREY >>.

--On MTV Spain's Top Interactive Countdown, "We Belong Together" is currently at #4 on the countdown. Please vote and make it #1 here.

UK
--"We Belong Together" drops eleven spots from #13 to #24 on the Singles chart while "The Emancipation of Mimi" is down by four from #25 to #29 on the Albums chart.

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"Get Your Number"
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USA
--"Shake It Off" was #3 on yesterday's TRL. Continue voting on MTV and BET by clicking on the links on top of the site!

--"Shake It Off" is the 2nd most watched video on Yahoo! Music. "We Belong Together" is at #17 (was #11 last week) on the same chart.

--On Napster's Top 5 Pop Songs chart, "Shake It Off" and "We Belong Together" are #1 and #4, respectively.

--iTunes Update: Top 100 Songs: "Shake It Off" is at #20 / #32 while "We Belong Together" is at #48 / #78. On Top 100 Albums: "The Emancipation of Mimi" is at #27.

--"We Belong Together" and "Shake It Off" are currently at #19 and #31, respectively on Walmart's Top 100 Song Downloads while "The Emancipation of Mimi" is at #13 on Top 50 Album Downloads.

--"We Belong Together" fell off the top spot to #4 this week on Sacramento's 107.9 The End's Top 40. "Shake It Off" is at #15, up two spots from last week's #17 on the same chart.

World Charts
In its 17th week on the United World Chart, "We Belong Together" is #1 for 3 consecutive weeks. On the Albums chart, in its 20th week, "The Emancipation of Mimi" is at #5, was #4 last week.

Best Use of a Terrible Setting.
I'm getting the impression that the Killers and Mariah Carey each did something to upset the suits at MTV. How else to explain why their respective performances were banished to Miami's finest hotel courtyards? Still, the Killers' ''Mr. Brightside'' rocked hard enough to drown out the voice in my head that fretted about those unfortunate hotel guests with Monday-morning wake-up calls. And Carey's glass-shattering range and attention-getting gams (that's how you work a look, Eva) almost made me forget about the weird scene with Jermaine Dupri happening in that nearby cabana.

From New York Times: There were elaborate water-sculptures all over the stages, too, although some artists wanted more. Mariah Carey ended her solid two-song medley by wading into a swimming pool.

From Miami Herald: With Green Day and Kelly Clarkson sucking up awards, and they, Coldplay and Mariah Carey giving some of the best performances, the evening belonged as much to rock and pop as hip-hop.

Click on the thumbnails below to view larger-scale versions of gorgeous Mariah at the National Hotel in Miami where she performed live for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards last night .

The songbird - in town for an appearance at last night's MTV awards - heard her cell phone ring while she was holding a dinner party for friends at the Raleigh Hotel's penthouse. It was newly single Murphy, demanding she come over to Prive, where the $20-million movie man was hanging out with pals Quincy Jones and Ice T and the latter's cantilevering cutie, Coco.

Carey did decide to leave her party but may have taken too long at the makeup mirror. By the time she arrived, at 2:30, Murphy had been standing at the top of the stairs for 20 minutes, with his arms folded, saying: "Where the hell is she?"

Carey, who's ditched the tube tops and two-sizes-too-small cutoffs for more sophisticaed styles, finally showed up, looking sexy and relaxed, report our spies. Both stars immediately started whispering into one another's ears and nuzzling.

Back at a banquette with pals, Murphy, also looking relaxed, "held hands with her under the table," one nearby spywitness adds.

By 3:30, the pair had slipped out the back door unnoticed (perhaps driven by a pesky drag queen named Wanda who suddenly snapped at Ice T, "Stay away from my man!"). The were holding hands as they slid into the backseat of a Mercedes, and zipped over to the five-star Hotel Setai.

Our helpful spy, who followed them, says: "They were sitting in the car 15, 20 minutes until nobody was on the street and then they went in together."


Also in today's New York Daily News
Some were also taking Mariah Carey's name in vain, as the diva ordered the storm-tossed grounds of the National Hotel turned into a stage for her VMA performance. Yes, the American Airlines Arena was apparently sufficient for all the other artists.

"She insisted upon a full-dress rehearsal, without her, on Saturday night," grumbled one guest who had his nap schedule interrupted by the sound check. "And she may be on vocal rest, but that didn't stop her drinking and partying until 3 a.m. on Friday night."

Note: The previously posted rehearsal pictures clearly contradict the New York Daily News report that Mariah was not there. Other artists like The Killers and Rihanna also performed outside the American Airlines Arena.

Click here to download a video file (46MB, in MPG) of Mariah's performances of "Shake It Off" and "We Belong Together" at the 2005 Video Music Awards aired August 28th on MTV.

Many thanks to Vinny from StoryOfDestiny.com for making the video file for us.

As we anticipate Mariah's appearance on the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, let's take a look back at Mariah's previous appearances on the show. Click on the highlighted links below to download the appearances.

1991
On September 5, 1991, Mariah attended the VMAs for the first time and performed "Emotions" in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

[ Download 1991 Live Performance: Rapidshare or Direct Download - MPG, 45.6MB | MP3, 6.1MB ]

1993
Mariah did not attend the 1993 VMAs, but a one-on-one interview with Tabitha Soren was aired during the Pre-Show.

[ Download 1993 Pre-Show Interview Clip: MPG, 15.4MB ]

1995
On September 7, 1995, another milestone in Mariah's video career was set. The "Fantasy" video premiered on the MTV VMAs Pre-Show during a one-on-one interview with Tabitha Soren. The interview took place at the "Playland" park in Rye, NY, where the video was shot.

[ Download 1995 Pre-Show Interview: MPG, 37.9MB ]

1996
This year's ceremony, held on September 5, 1996, marks the first time Mariah has been nominated for an MTV Video Music Award; "One Sweet Day" was nominated for Best R&B Video but lost to The Fugees' "Killing Me Softly".


Mariah attended the show for the first time since 1991 and talked to Tabitha Soren live on the Pre-Show.

[ Download 1996 Pre-Show Interview: MPG, 21.3MB ]

Mariah also presented the first award of the night - Best Group Video to The Foo Fighters' "Big Me" video.

[ Download 1996 Award Presentation: MPG, 20.1MB ]

1997
This year's show is remembered by Mariah fans as one of her first public appearances since her separation from Tommy Mottola.


During the Pre-Show, it was announced that "Honey" would debut at #1 on the following Monday's Billboard chart (issue date September 13).

A two-part interview with Tabitha Soren also aired during the Pre-Show. The first part took place on Mariah's yacht (featured later on "MTV Raw") and the second, at Mariah's release party for the "Butterfly" album.

[ Download 1997 Pre-Show Interview: MPG, 40.8MB ]


Mariah also presented the special Video Vanguard Award to LL Cool J during the awards ceremony.

[ Download 1997 Award Presentation: MPG, 18.0MB ]

1998
On the awards show held September 10, 1998, Mariah received her second ever VMA nomination when "Honey" was nominated for Best Female Video. The video ended up losing to Madonna's "Ray Of Light".

Mariah then wowed the audience as she appeared on stage with Whitney Houston to present the Best Male Video to Will Smith's "Just The Two Of Us".

[ Download 1998 Award Presentation: MPG, 12.7MB ]

2003
Mariah's collaboration with Busta Rhymes, "I Know What You Want" was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video but lost to Missy Elliott's "Work It". Mariah did not attend this year's show.

2005
Tune in tonight, August 28, for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards to see Mariah performing on the show for the first time since 1991!

Mariah's "We Belong Together" is also nominated for two awards: Best Female Video and Best R&B Video.

Pre-show starts at 6:00 PM EST/PST (11:00 PM GMT)
Awards ceremony starts at 8:00 PM EST/PST (1:00 AM GMT)

As we reported, Mariah had her rehearsal for her Sunday's Video Music Awards performance earlier tonight. Below are photos from that rehearsal.

Katrina and her waves couldn't stop the party Mariah Carey had planned on her yacht, but the weather did make the star move it. Twice.

The private event (read: no red carpet) was first scheduled to be sheltered at the Setai, and then finally found a home at the Raleigh Hotel, where revelers could enjoy the view from the penthouse balcony. It was so windy, however, that most chose to stay inside, nibbling on sashimi from Nobu and dancing to the DJ's retro playlist, which included a strange juxtaposition of New Edition's sweet "Candy Girl" with Prince's adults-only "Erotic City." Dressed in a coral Cleopatra-inspired gown, Mariah was instantly swarmed upon arriving, so she went behind the veil — a curtained-off corridor that secluded her from invited guests. Even if they didn't get to party with her, attendees got a parting gift: a bag stuffed to the brim with girlie goodies from Christian Dior, Urban Decay, and Levi's.


Related News

From New York Daily News: A party for Mariah Carey (who chatted at the event with Eddie Murphy), which had to be hastily relocated from a vulnerable yacht to the Raleigh Hotel. "Mariah was wearing an orange one-piece, which was basically a skirt and a bra top," laughed one guest. "She's clearly not using [Vogue editor-at-large] Andre Leon Talley as her stylist anymore."

From New York Post: The elaborate Mariah Carey/In Touch bash will benefit Operation Smile, the international organization that provides children with free life-altering facial surgery.

Below are photos of Mariah arriving to Pamela Anderson's "Superstar" book launch at Prive Nightclub, August 26, 2005 in Miami Beach, Florida:

While visiting Holland last month, Mariah gave an interview to the French TV Channel TF1. The interview was aired on August 25th and was kindly sent to us by Rozebud. Click on the link below to download the interview:

Download: Mariah Interview on Sagas (MPEG, 13.3MB)

--Check out Mariah on the cover and read the feature article in the Sunday, August 28 edition of the TV Guide insert in major newspapers across the U.S.

--Last night on Extra, Joe Zee, editor of Vitals magazine, promised that this year's fashions are sure to sizzle. "I think the VMAs are the most unpredictable red carpet," Zee insisted. "The VMAs will definitely be the year of the young, sexy blonde." And when it comes to sexy elegance, Zee said all eyes are on Mariah Carey. "I would really like to see her clean and simple," he said. "I think she is best that way."

--If you want to see Mariah perform live at the World Music Awards 2005 on August 31st at the Kodak Theater, Hollywood, California, free tickets are available at Iota.com.

--MTV.com gives us a look at some of this year's Video Music Award nominees and their first times on MTV. Here's what it says about Mariah: "It's hard to imagine Mariah Carey covering up most of her voluptuous bod, but that's exactly what she did for her first appearance on MTV, in the 1990 video for "Vision of Love." Dressed in a leathery leotard, Carey wore her hair in curls and looked more like a young Christina Aguilera than the Mariah we know today."

--"We Belong Together" and "Shake It Off" are #6 and #10, respectively on this week's VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown.

--From New York Daily News: The rain may be coming down in Florida, but the party is going ahead tonight for Quincy Jones, who is dining with his fanciest friends (think Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, LA Reid, Lil Jon, Snoop Dogg, Paris Hilton, Ciara, Luke Wilson) to celebrate the W South Beach Hotel & Residences.

--In his interview with HipHop RNB Soul, Charlie Wilson, founding member/lead singer of the iconic group The Gap Band mentions Mariah. He says, "I love Mariah Carey, I would love to do a duet with her. The first time I met her was at the studio and she was doing the Emancipation... record. She was playing some things for me like "Ain't this a great song?" and I was like "Wow, maybe we should do something together" and she was like "Yeah, I would love that."

--From USA Today: On Sunday night, MTV will bestow its prized metallic moon-man statue for Video of the Year to Coldplay, Green Day, Gwen Stefani, Kanye West or Snoop Dogg. Chances are, viewers who tune in to the Video Music Awards (8 p.m. ET/PT) may be more intrigued by Puffy-cum-Diddy's moniker makeover or Mariah Carey's overt exposure than any specific music video, the once-mighty art form that dominated the channel in the '80s and slipped to the fringes when reality dawned with Real World.

--From The Transcript MA: You can bet James and Dianna Amos will be watching MTV's Video Music Awards on Sunday. That's because their son, Charles Amos, will be the man behind Mariah Carey's hair. It won't be the first time he has done Carey's hair. In fact, his résumé reads like a who's who of the music industry. Amos also has styled the hair of Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Jewel, Brandy, Ashanti, Lil Kim and Diana Ross to name a few.

Head over to Mariah's Official Site to hear a brand new voice message from her!

Transcript:
Hello Lambs! Yeah! Hi Lambs!

Yeah, I haven't called with a festive crowd in awhile. I feel like I've been being very bleak, very boring and I just wanted to call and ... [laughs].

I have Rachel and Tots here and also Tiffany which is Tots's dog. Can she say hi? ... She's not being very verbal today, but downstairs we have the ever popular Jack. He's in his own room, relaxing. He's recently been nominated for that Relly award, we all need to vote for him to win this. Do you know what this means to my dog?

No, but aside from all this silliness, I'm just... I haven't called on my own in a minute, just to thank you all so much for every thing and just be like.. have a celebratory moment with you guys, and really, we haven't had a "WOOOOOOOOO" [screams]. No, we really haven't even had a celebratory moment because everytime I call, it's been like in a middle of a vocal rest or whatever, quiet time, and now - not that I'm not supposed to be doing it, but I finally have these guys here with me. Only one that's not here right now is Trey and I'm gonna try to call back with him so we can get some 'Big Nasty' festivities.

But anyhoo, I just wanted to say - I love you, appreciate you and always always always enjoy you and never ever ever forget that you guys are out there making it happen and just sending you my love. Alright? And, you know, we're the cheerleaders, we are the cheerleaders, but before this message cuts off again, like it did for the last three times I tried to leave a message, I'm gonna say bye and again thank you and for real, I am so grateful to you always.

Thank you everybody for all the fanbooks, all the things you have been doing. I'm going to call you back when I can leave a calm message, without these guys here, and just let you know that I love you, love you, love you, love you, love you! Talk to you later... bye!