VH1 insists the clip was cut because of time constraints encountered when re-airing the awards show. But a producer and writer for the My VH1 Music Awards tell Rolling Stone that the network was pressured by Carey's representatives to remove it.

The beef is over a series of segments titled "Music 2001: What the Hell Was That?", in which writer and former Daily Show correspondent Brian Unger takes jabs at everyone from Wayne Newton and Marlon Brando to Michael Jackson. Unger also targets Carey's infamous July 2001 appearance on Total Request Live, during which she performed a semi-striptease for the audience, read a love letter from her mother to host Carson Daly, and basically left everyone scratching their heads.

Said Unger in the segment: "What the hell was that? What appeared to be a mental breakdown was actually a breakdown in communication. Somewhere in this schematic of Mariah's publicists, managers, agents and handlers, the message 'Give Carson Daly a warm welcome' became 'Take your top off.' Thankfully, Mariah is back in control, and will fire the people responsible as soon as she learns everyone's names."

Unger claims Carey's people weren't pleased with the jokes. "Mariah Carey's people - and there are a lot of them, but apparently not enough to keep her mental breakdowns off the air - called [VH1 President John] Sykes and were offended by what I had to say, which tells me we were right on target," Unger tells Rolling Stone. Jay Karas, whose Kanpai Pictures produced the awards show, backed up Unger's story. "It was pulled because Mariah and her people were upset about the piece," he said.

As Mariah-watchers can recall, the TRL episode occurred less than a week before she checked into a hospital for what her publicist called an "emotional and physical breakdown." Carey, 31, remained out of the spotlight through September, as she took time to recover. For her part, Carey defended herself during an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. She didn't specifically mention the VH1 skit, but the diva downplayed her infamous Total Request Live appearance, insisting she remained fully clothed the whole time and was just having a little fun.

"It's not like we were on Nightline with Ted Koppel," she said. "I mean, we're talking MTV, and it was a joke." Meantime, the bubbly songbird appears to be putting her summer ordeal behind her, performing at several September 11 benefits and returning from a whirlwind, morale-boosting trip to Kosovo, where she donned camouflage and met with U.S. troops. She's also just released a charity single, a medley featuring her hits "Hero" and "Never Too Far", and she's headlining an hour-long CBS special, A Home For The Holidays with Mariah Carey, scheduled to air December 21.

As for Unger, the comedian doesn't appear too concerned about angering Mariah. "What I'm really nervous about is that this incident will keep me from being able to attend Mariah's summer camp," he said.

Source: E! Online

Thanx MUCH to my girl Lisa for this article :)

Hey Mariah It's Your Youngest Fan!
My lamb Lisa who sent me the above article has a 5 month old baby boy named Matthew who already adores Mariah.

She told me he calms down when he hears Mariah's music and loves to stare at her posters and her #1's stand-up LOL.

To see the full size of this ADORABLE pic of him at 2 1/2 months old (to the right) just go to Gallery 1!

News For Canadian Fans
Will sent me this info:

I just wanted to give you a quick word that Mariah's "Glitter" album is only $9.99 (Canadian) at HMVs all around Canada this week as a special Christmas promotion! Please post this asap so everyone can stock up in time!! You can also purchase it online for the discount price!!

New Mariah Site
Todd just started a new Mariah page called "Fantasy" and would like everyone to check it out! He also told me that the first 5 people who sign the guestbook will win a Loverboy single

Go Here to check it out!

Artistic Mariah Fans
A VERY talented lamb from Quebec in Canada named Benoit sent me 3 absolutely AMAZING drawings he did of Mariah!! You can view these gorgeous works of art in Gallery 1!!!

New Pics
Lena, a very sweet lamb from Russia, sent me 4 new pics of Miss M from a couple different "tabloid" magazines in Russia, but I'm not sure of the names because they're written in Russian LOL.

You can check them out in Gallery 1 :)

You Know You're A M Fan...
Seba sent me MORE entries for our "You Know You're A Mariah Fan When" page and I personally LOVE the last one she sent lol cuz that's just completely ME! :P

Check them out where else but You Know You're A Mariah Fan When...!

UK Fan Gathering Pics
My lamb Matte (Mariah Carey UK) has pics on his page of the UK Glitter Gathering he would like everyone to check out. To see them, just go Here

Awesome Article
NOT JUST BLACK OR WHITE
BY JOHN DICONSIGLIO

Teenagers and celebrities agree that being multiracial means having a host of heritages to celebrate.

"Are you black or white?" It's a question that Devon Sutherland, 13, has heard more than once. Sometimes in the cafeteria of his middle school in Montclair, New Jersey. Sometimes from friends when shooting baskets after school. "They're not hassling me or anything. They're just confused," says Devon, who has a white mother and a black father. "I tell them I'm both. You can be both, you know."

Black. White. Hispanic. Asian. Native American. These days, kids, parents, and most Americans are realizing that you no longer have to be of just one race. If your father is black and your mother is white, you can be both black and white. You name it: A person can be both Hispanic and Asian, or both Native American and European, or any. combination of races. A rich history and heritage comes with almost any racial combination.

It is called being multiracial or of mixed race, and it means that you acknowledge or honor more than one race or heritage. There are at least 2 million multiracial people living in the U.S. today; some experts say that there are as many as 6 million. As that number rises, the notion that every person has to squeeze into one narrow racial classification is becoming a thing of the past.

"I'm Not an 'Other'"
"Not all Americans fit neatly into one little box," says Ramona Douglas, president of the Association for MultiEthnic Americans. "People should have the choice to identify themselves as they see themselves, not as others do."

Recently, one famous young American identified himself publicly as multiracial. In doing so, he helped shine a spotlight on the issue. Tiger Woods was not just the youngest golfer to win the Masters tournament, last year at age 21. He also was the first black to win it--and the first Thai, Chinese, and Native American. Woods, whose father is black and whose mother is from Thailand, calls himself "Cablinasian": Ca for Caucasian (white), bl for black, in for Indian, and asian for Thai and Chinese.

Now, even the U.S. government is agreeing that, when it comes to race, categories need to be expanded. A new law will allow people to describe themselves as more than one race on government forms, such as documents for public schools and census questionnaires.

Until now, few forms had a category for multiracial people. Children were usually classified as the race of the minority parent. For instance, if your father was Hispanic, then you were listed as Hispanic, even if your mother was not.

Multiracial people argued that they were being forced to choose one heritage and deny their others. Now, starting in 2002, government forms will allow Americans to identify themselves as more than one race. People with both white and black parents will be allowed to check both the black and white boxes. Before, they had to pick one or check "other."

"I'm not an 'other'--I'm black like my mother and Puerto Rican like my father," says Carolyn Melas, 13, of San Francisco, California. "Sometimes my black friends make fun of me for being too Puerto Rican, or my Puerto Rican friends tease me for being so dark. And whites don't know what I am. That used to hurt me. But then I just decided to be both, and I'm much happier."

A Thorny Issue

Race has always been a thorny issue in America. On the one hand, we're a nation of immigrants. Since our country's birth more than 200 years ago, the U.S. has been seen as a place where people from around the world could go to seek freedom and the chance for a better life.

On the other hand, the U.S. has a disturbing history of racial discrimination (unequal treatment). African Americans, whose ancestors were brought here as slaves, often faced the worst of it. Even after slavery was abolished, blacks and other minorities had to fight for equal rights. That included everything from voting to sharing the same bathrooms, park benches, and schools with whites. Not until 1967 did the Supreme Court finally strike down the last state law forbidding marriage between people of different races.

Despite our troubled past, however, most kids today seem to think that the U.S. is on the track to racial harmony. Most teens agree that prejudice and discrimination are still big problems for the U.S. But, a recent Time/CNN poll showed that 76 percent of white teens and 55 percent of black teens say that race relations in this country are getting better.

The growing number of multiracial kids might be a sign that attitudes are changing. "It used to be the great American taboo to cross lines in love and marriage;" says Gary Nash, a professor of history at the University of California at Los Angeles. But the number of mixed marriages has grown from 150,000 in the 1960s to more than a million in 1990. As those couples have kids, "We're seeing a multiracial baby boom," Nash says. Indeed, multiracial births are rising 26 times faster than any other births.

Not everyone sees the growing acceptance of multiracial identity as all good news. Some people worry that kids who choose to embrace two heritages will end up losing touch with one of them. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Council of La Raza, a leading Hispanic group, both worry about this possibility. They have testified before Congress that allowing people to check more than one race category on census forms would hurt the government's ability to target aid to needy minorities.

Jesse Jackson, a noted civil-rights leader, says that 75 to 90 percent of African Americans are technically multiracial. He calls the issue "a diversion" to decrease the number of Americans who consider themselves black.

Why All the Fuss?

Many kids are wondering what all the fuss over racial identity is about. "I really don't pay much attention to it," says Sean Sutherland, 15. "Maybe in my mom's day it was a big deal. But it's just a part of my life now.

" For some teens, being multiracial doesn't make them question their identity, but gives them a variety of heritages to embrace. "I feel like a chameleon. I can fit in anywhere," says Peter Anderer, 16, of New York. Peter's father is white and his mother is Japanese American.

One reason that multiracial identity rarely surprises today's teens is because they often hang out with friends from various ethnic groups. While kids in the past may have kept to their own race, Peter says that he has dated white, Puerto Rican, and Cuban girls. "Nothing could matter less to me," he says. "I like a person for who they are--not what race they are."

Still, Peter's mixed heritage causes some confusion among his friends. "I've been mistaken for every kind of Asian, Spanish, Italian, Puerto Rican," he says. "People have to play 20 questions to figure out what I am. That's okay--even when people get mean-spirited about it and use racial slurs. It hurts, of course. But 1 can't change being multiracial, and I wouldn't want to if I could."

PHOTO (COLOR): "I like a person for who they are--not what race they are," says Peter Anderer (center). His friends are Fabricio Bedoya (left) and Omar Delgado.

PHOTO (COLOR): HALLE BERRY was teased for having a white mother and black father. "When I was younger," she says, "living in an all-black neighborhood, the other kids thought [that] I thought I was better than them because of my light skin and straighter hair.... Then we moved to an all-white neighborhood, and that was a culture shock in a lot of ways because I'd been used to being around all black kids."

PHOTO (COLOR): MARIAH CAREY. This singer of hit songs has a father who is black and Venezuelan and a mother who is white and Irish. "And I'm tan, I guess," she jokes. When asked what growing up multiracial was like, Carey says: "Confusing. I felt like an outsider.... Now people get really bent out of shape when I refer to myself as a multiracial person. I have to identify myself that way, because that's what I am."

PHOTO (COLOR): TIGER WOODS, who won the prestigious Masters tournament, is proud of his multiracial background. "My parents have taught me to always be proud of my ethnic background," he says. "Truthfully, I feel very fortunate, and equally proud, to be both African American and Asian. Ethnic background... should not make a difference. The bottom line is that I am an American... and proud of it!"

I thought it was important to post this because not only does it have a LOT to do with Mariah, it also has a quote from her and I know a lot of lambs can identify with what is being said. My boyfriend has a black father and Irish mother and I'm so proud of that and happy to be the only person in my family in this situation :)

MARIAH CAREY: WHERE SHE BELONGS
Add the 10 apostrophes missing from this story. We've added the first one for you. Growing up multiracial, singer Mariah Carey didn't feel like she belonged with any one group. Our story describes her feelings about this sensitive topic. But there are 10 apostrophes left out. Review our rules for apostrophes below. Then, read the article on the next page, and add apostrophes where they are needed.

You might think that superstar diva Mariah Carey has always fit in. You may believe that this singer and songwriter -- who has sold more than 120 million albums -- was always popular. But those things aren't true. In fact, Carey says, "I don't know if I was an outcast, but I felt completely different."

What made the beautiful, talented Carey feel set apart? Growing up as an interracial child. "My mom is Irish," says Carey, "and my fathers mother is African-American, and my father's father is Venezuelan."

Carey's varied background made her childhood more confusing that most peoples. Her parents tried living in different neighborhoods, looking for one that wouldn't discriminate against a multiracial couple and their children. But Carey didn't find any neighborhood completely friendly.

"When I was with my father, people would look at us like, 'Whose child is that?'" Carey says. Carey says when she went out with her mother, whom she says is "very fair," peoples reactions weren't as extreme. But they still made it clear that they thought Carey and her morn didn't belong together. "It made me feel like what I was, wasnt OK," says Carey.

Carey's feelings of isolation led her to start writing. "I used to write poems when I was in third grade. It was a way of getting stuff out," she says.

Careys writing became an important part of her musical career -- she writes her own lyrics. Except for her cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There," Carey has co-written all of her No. 1 songs. Carey's album Butterfly, features a song called "Outside." It is about her experiences as a multiracial child. "I felt that no friend, nobody I grew up with, could even come close to relating to my experience," she says. "That's why I wrote 'Outside.' Its about feeling ambiguous and without a sense of belonging."

Carey's latest album, Rainbow, another smash hit, has drawn the critics' raves. Its first single, "Heartbreaker," became the No. 1 single on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

Sharing her experiences of being interracial has helped Carey feel more comfortable. By writing songs and publicly talking about her background, she has shown pride in who she is, and become a role model for other interracial children. "I feel like Ive come a long way," Carey says.

Mariah Carey has spent more time on the Billboard charts than any other singer or group.

PHOTO (COLOR): "I'm so happy I can finally be what I am," Mariah says.

I know this article is old now, but it's an awesome article so I just had to post it :)

JOE AND MARIAH TEAM UP AGAIN
While his new album, Better Days, arrived in stores on Tuesday, Joe has started working on another LP that he promises will come "sooner rather than later." "I started already," Joe said of the record late last month. He hopes it will be an album of duets reminiscent of when "Marvin [Gaye] did the Tammi Terrell thing."

Joe named Faith Evans, Mary J. Blige, and Alicia Keys on his list of potential partners in the studio. "I'm going to get everybody," he said. "Mariah [Carey], the whole nine. I want an album like that. Eve - I'm a have hip-hop as well."

Source: Sonicnet

Thanx much to Jennifer for this info

Mariah Shines Again
Mariah Carey seems to have had it all three years ago. Her cd Rainbow was racking up more number 1 hits and she had a steady lover, Luis Miguel. But like they say, all good things must come to an end. Mariah and Luis broke up, her cd and movie, both titled Glitter, stayed at disappointing spots in the charts, and the 31 year old beauty lands her self in the hospital because of a breakdown, caused by stress. But she has bounced back and has taken part in benefit concerts galore, the vouge awards, entertained the troops in Kosova and has showen the world that a butterfly can get a broken wing but can always come back even more beautiful than ever.

Thanx to Melissa for this article!

Update by Regina
December 20th (10:20 pm EST)

Mariah warms up to Kosovo, entertains troops
She had a cold, but it's gone. And after the 31-year-old singer caused a media frenzy last summer when she checked into a hospital for exhaustion, she's careful not to fuel new rumors about her physical condition. "Let's not have them saying, 'Now she's recovering from a cold,' " she says, her voice sounding earthy as a torch singer's in a phone interview.

She says she is now making more of an effort to get proper rest and nutrition, but that apparently doesn't mean her schedule lets her move at less than the speed of sound.

Sixteen days ago she flew to Kosovo to entertain troops in Operation Joint Guardian, a NATO peacekeeping deployment in the former Yugoslavia.

Airlifted to the scene in a Chinook helicopter, she trekked with the troops, wearing zipper-front fatigues designed by her stylist, Blair Levin, and "an authentic Army belt, from the actual U.S. Army," she says.

Like a living pinup, she unzipped her outfit to the sternum to flash -va-va-voom! — "a black, sparkly bra."

"You know, it's not exactly cosmopolitan there," she explains. "I just felt like going over, giving them some glamour."

The Army thanked her with the gift of a commemorative coin stamped with the KFOR (Kosovo Force) insignia. She thanked Brig. Gen. Keith Huber, commander of the U.S. troops, with a big hug and a peck on the cheek. "The soldiers were screaming for me to bring him onstage, and they kept screaming that he needs a hug," she says. The gallant general also gave her a coat, "which was very warm, compared to my fatigues."

Before that, Carey taped A Home for the Holidays With Mariah Carey, a CBS special (Friday, 8 p.m. ET/PT) that features inspirational stories of adoption. For the past six years, she says, "I've done a lot of work with the Fresh Air Fund," the 124-year-old non-profit organization that places inner city kids with suburban and rural foster families for the summer. "Sometimes they go back to the same families for eight or nine years in a row," Carey says. "I know people who grew up doing that, and they say it saved their lives. It's a heartbreaking thing to see a kid who wants a family ... so I feel like this special is a good thing, something that would make a difference."

On the special, Carey sings her new medley of Hero and Never Too Far. Proceeds go to "The Heroes Fund," set up to aid families of police officers who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 tragedy.

After taking skiing and swimming vacations next month, Carey will sing the national anthem before the start of Super Bowl XXXVI on Feb. 3. How is it different preparing for such a song this year? "I think everybody's feeling really patriotic, and I'm going to approach it from that standpoint," she says.

After that, she'll tape a second guest appearance on Ally McBeal and start promoting her new movie Wise Girls, about a waitress in a Mob-owned restaurant who witnesses a crime. Carey has said she wishes the movie had been released before her semi-autobiograpical Glitter, a critical and box office bomb.

"It was real fun to play," she says of her Wise Girls role. "The character is so different from the Mariah Carey people are used to seeing."

So, she doesn't play a sexy, workaholic blonde? Coyly, she replies, "I'm not allowed to talk about it" yet.

Source:
USA Today.

TVGuide.com
Check out this little ad TVGuide.com is running on their site for Mariah...click here. Thanks to Nacho for the link.

Update by Regina
December 20th (8:00 pm EST)

ET/Early Show
Mariah was just on Entertainment Tonight. They had a little interview with her backstage at Home For The Holidays with Mariah Carey. They showed her singing Hero, Reflections and I'll Be There, all in differnt outfits. She is in the black dress for Reflections, red one for Hero and finally the lovely white gown for I'll Be There. Don't forget that the special will air tomorrow on CBS.

Also, Peggy and Hillary informed me that they showed part of Mariah's video All I Want For Christmas Is You on today's Early Show and mentioned how she will be at the studio tomorrow to talk about the special.

The Charts
Rhomeyn sent us the latest charts for Billboard ending December 29, 2001.