On Hits 40 (Airplay chart), "Boy"'s at #27 (Thanks Andrew).

Capital Radio Interview
Mariah Carey Exclusive
Mariah Carey chats about her amazing career to date and what she does with all those awards!

Q: You've just been voted the best vocalist of the past two decades! How did that come about?
A: It was Blender Magazine and MTV 2 who did the contest. They told me I was in the top five and asked me to tape a ‘Thank you’ just incase I was number one - and it was! I was really happy, really proud and really excited. And it was voted on by the fans, so I have to thank them for that.

Q: How do you feel about it?
A: I am very grateful for that type of statement, but I can't really say that I feel that I own that title by any means. I feel that I do what I do, and I'm blessed to have the gift of music. But there are some phenomenal singers out there that I have to always give it up to.

Q: Who would you say is your favourite vocalist of all time?
A: It's really hard. Of course Stevie Wonder is always my favourite all around artist. But I'm also very inspired by somebody like Karen Clark, who's a gospel artist. I listen to her a lot, and I listen to a lot of Venessa Bell Armstrong. Mini Riberton, I've loved since I was little. There's so many - Aretha Franklin is another - but there's too many to name, I'd be leaving people out.

Q: You have won so many awards over your career to date - what do you do with all of them?
A: I have these antique award cases that my decorator got me. They mean a lot to me because many of them represent fans voting, and that's what it's all about to me. The awards are for lots of different genres of music, and as a mixed-race person, to cross so many different boundaries really means a lot to me.

Q: You've also just got your 100th certification. Just explain what that means?
A: When your record goes gold, which is a different number in each country, you get a certification - a gold certification. When it goes platinum, you get another certification, and so on and so forth. So, it means I've just got my 100th with 'Charm Bracelet'. The RIAA, the organisation monitors, gave me this blue diamond award, which I think is the first year they have given it out, and we had a fabulous party in LA, which was really fun. I was very grateful because 'Charm Bracelet' the album is very personal to me, and if it's not my best album, it's definitely in the top two because it's one of the most honest records I've ever made. That and 'Butterfly' epitomise who I am as an artist.

Q: Your mother was an opera singer. What did you learn from her about music?
A: She taught me how to harmonise, and a lot about breathing control. But I think the main contribution that she made was teaching me to believe in myself.

Q: Your voice stretches over an amazing five octaves. How do you go about hitting those notes?
A: It's just a feel thing. When I'm feeling it I know I can do it, if not I'll take it down low, but that's the beauty of singing.

Q: What has been the high point for Mariah Carey so far?
A: There have been so many moments that were really high points, but I didn't get to soak them in and enjoy them. This year - particularly with the blue diamond award - has been incredible for me so far. I also just got a Soul Train lifetime achievement award, which was really cool. It did seem a little early to be getting that, but it was still amazing!

Q: What's next for Mariah Carey?
A: I look at every day as a new creative moment. There's a lot of things that I'm doing that aren't necessarily music related, which I'm keeping to myself for the moment. As an artist there are a lot of contributions I can make that might make a difference - the charity work that I do is very important to me.

Q: On September 11th you dedicated 'Never Too Far Away' and 'Hero' to the firemen in New York. Tell us about that?
A: I'm from New York and still live there, and my view used to be of the Twin Towers. And now I look out of my window and it's just void. I think all New Yorkers came together on that day, and I really felt that the firemen and the victims' families need a pick-me-up, so I went to Ground Zero and did that type of thing.

Q: Let's talk about the Congretional Award of Honour that was handed to you for your contribution to youth work and non-profit organisations...
A: That was totally shocking to me. It's nice, but I don't do these charitable things to get accolades, I do it because it really means something to people. Particularly if you're working with young people and you can have a positive impact on their lives, it's really important to do.

Q: Any plans for a UK tour in the near future?
A: I'm definitely coming back to the UK, probably in October. I haven't released any dates yet, but I do know that I will be here. The tour for the 'Charm Bracelet' album is going to be very different for me than the other things I've done because it is such a personal record.

Q: You've collaborated with a host of top artists - how do you decide who's next?
A: It's usually inspired by the track or the record. I don't know who's next, it just sort of happens!

Click here to listen to the interview!

Source:
Mariah Connection

IKWYW Added To TRL List
TRL added "I Know What You Want" as an eligible video to vote for on the countdown! Hurry up and vote for the video both online and by phone!

Princess Positive is taking care of the inner Mariah
For the driven pop diva with the one-in-a-million voice, fame and fortune were never in doubt; it was just a matter of when, writes Neil McCormick.

In the superstar stakes, they don't come much more super or more starry than Mariah Carey, the curvaceous pop diva with a five-octave voice, 12-carat smile, 15 No. 1 singles in the US and nearly 150 million record sales worldwide. The statistics speak for themselves: she is officially the biggest-selling female artist in pop history. But that is only half the story. Her rags-to-riches ascent is ripe with enough fertile subplots for a Hollywood melodrama.

Born in 1970, the product of a mixed marriage, a broken home and grinding poverty, she was discovered as a buxom ingenue at a party and married her mentor, Tommy Mottola, one of the recording industry's most powerful executives...

Read the rest of this long (and yet interesting) article here (SMH.com.au)

Vote For MC / Fan Site
MTV BASE in the UK has a poll running for the "Top 100 sexist" stars (men & women) from the worlds of Garage, R'n'B and Hip Hop. Vote for Mariah here (Thanks W.)

Camila invites you all to check out the Brasilian Mariah forum.

Pictures Update
Various collages from Mariah's recent performances, a scan from the UK tabloid Mirror (thanks mcfanatic), 2 articles about Mariah's visit to Zurich (Thanks Susie), and pictures of Mari & Mariah in the UK last week - all in Gallery 4.

Wild Writings Chat
Chat, Listen, and win!
Wild Writings will be having a chat on March 31, at 9:00 PM ET! There will be announcements, chatting, plus media (video and audio). Prizes will include:
Mariah Carey - Through The Rain Singles
Kelly Rowland - Mini Promo Posters, high-gloss
Christina Aguilera - Dirrty singles
Wild Writings

On Hits 40 (Airplay chart), "Boy"'s at #27 (Thanks Andrew).

Capital Radio Interview
Mariah Carey Exclusive
Mariah Carey chats about her amazing career to date and what she does with all those awards!

Q: You've just been voted the best vocalist of the past two decades! How did that come about?
A: It was Blender Magazine and MTV 2 who did the contest. They told me I was in the top five and asked me to tape a ‘Thank you’ just incase I was number one - and it was! I was really happy, really proud and really excited. And it was voted on by the fans, so I have to thank them for that.

Q: How do you feel about it?
A: I am very grateful for that type of statement, but I can't really say that I feel that I own that title by any means. I feel that I do what I do, and I'm blessed to have the gift of music. But there are some phenomenal singers out there that I have to always give it up to.

Q: Who would you say is your favourite vocalist of all time?
A: It's really hard. Of course Stevie Wonder is always my favourite all around artist. But I'm also very inspired by somebody like Karen Clark, who's a gospel artist. I listen to her a lot, and I listen to a lot of Venessa Bell Armstrong. Mini Riberton, I've loved since I was little. There's so many - Aretha Franklin is another - but there's too many to name, I'd be leaving people out.

Q: You have won so many awards over your career to date - what do you do with all of them?
A: I have these antique award cases that my decorator got me. They mean a lot to me because many of them represent fans voting, and that's what it's all about to me. The awards are for lots of different genres of music, and as a mixed-race person, to cross so many different boundaries really means a lot to me.

Q: You've also just got your 100th certification. Just explain what that means?
A: When your record goes gold, which is a different number in each country, you get a certification - a gold certification. When it goes platinum, you get another certification, and so on and so forth. So, it means I've just got my 100th with 'Charm Bracelet'. The RIAA, the organisation monitors, gave me this blue diamond award, which I think is the first year they have given it out, and we had a fabulous party in LA, which was really fun. I was very grateful because 'Charm Bracelet' the album is very personal to me, and if it's not my best album, it's definitely in the top two because it's one of the most honest records I've ever made. That and 'Butterfly' epitomise who I am as an artist.

Q: Your mother was an opera singer. What did you learn from her about music?
A: She taught me how to harmonise, and a lot about breathing control. But I think the main contribution that she made was teaching me to believe in myself.

Q: Your voice stretches over an amazing five octaves. How do you go about hitting those notes?
A: It's just a feel thing. When I'm feeling it I know I can do it, if not I'll take it down low, but that's the beauty of singing.

Q: What has been the high point for Mariah Carey so far?
A: There have been so many moments that were really high points, but I didn't get to soak them in and enjoy them. This year - particularly with the blue diamond award - has been incredible for me so far. I also just got a Soul Train lifetime achievement award, which was really cool. It did seem a little early to be getting that, but it was still amazing!

Q: What's next for Mariah Carey?
A: I look at every day as a new creative moment. There's a lot of things that I'm doing that aren't necessarily music related, which I'm keeping to myself for the moment. As an artist there are a lot of contributions I can make that might make a difference - the charity work that I do is very important to me.

Q: On September 11th you dedicated 'Never Too Far Away' and 'Hero' to the firemen in New York. Tell us about that?
A: I'm from New York and still live there, and my view used to be of the Twin Towers. And now I look out of my window and it's just void. I think all New Yorkers came together on that day, and I really felt that the firemen and the victims' families need a pick-me-up, so I went to Ground Zero and did that type of thing.

Q: Let's talk about the Congretional Award of Honour that was handed to you for your contribution to youth work and non-profit organisations...
A: That was totally shocking to me. It's nice, but I don't do these charitable things to get accolades, I do it because it really means something to people. Particularly if you're working with young people and you can have a positive impact on their lives, it's really important to do.

Q: Any plans for a UK tour in the near future?
A: I'm definitely coming back to the UK, probably in October. I haven't released any dates yet, but I do know that I will be here. The tour for the 'Charm Bracelet' album is going to be very different for me than the other things I've done because it is such a personal record.

Q: You've collaborated with a host of top artists - how do you decide who's next?
A: It's usually inspired by the track or the record. I don't know who's next, it just sort of happens!

Click here to listen to the interview!

Source:
Mariah Connection

IKWYW Added To TRL List
TRL added "I Know What You Want" as an eligible video to vote for on the countdown! Hurry up and vote for the video both online and by phone!

Princess Positive is taking care of the inner Mariah
For the driven pop diva with the one-in-a-million voice, fame and fortune were never in doubt; it was just a matter of when, writes Neil McCormick.

In the superstar stakes, they don't come much more super or more starry than Mariah Carey, the curvaceous pop diva with a five-octave voice, 12-carat smile, 15 No. 1 singles in the US and nearly 150 million record sales worldwide. The statistics speak for themselves: she is officially the biggest-selling female artist in pop history. But that is only half the story. Her rags-to-riches ascent is ripe with enough fertile subplots for a Hollywood melodrama.

Born in 1970, the product of a mixed marriage, a broken home and grinding poverty, she was discovered as a buxom ingenue at a party and married her mentor, Tommy Mottola, one of the recording industry's most powerful executives...

Read the rest of this long (and yet interesting) article here (SMH.com.au)

Vote For MC / Fan Site
MTV BASE in the UK has a poll running for the "Top 100 sexist" stars (men & women) from the worlds of Garage, R'n'B and Hip Hop. Vote for Mariah here (Thanks W.)

Camila invites you all to check out the Brasilian Mariah forum.

Pictures Update
Various collages from Mariah's recent performances, a scan from the UK tabloid Mirror (thanks mcfanatic), 2 articles about Mariah's visit to Zurich (Thanks Susie), and pictures of Mari & Mariah in the UK last week - all in Gallery 4.

Wild Writings Chat
Chat, Listen, and win!
Wild Writings will be having a chat on March 31, at 9:00 PM ET! There will be announcements, chatting, plus media (video and audio). Prizes will include:
Mariah Carey - Through The Rain Singles
Kelly Rowland - Mini Promo Posters, high-gloss
Christina Aguilera - Dirrty singles
Wild Writings

The star who featured in 2001's mega-flop "Glitter" is attracting interest because of her singing talents.

Her spokeswoman Cindy Berger says, "Producers are calling Mariah now because they all want to do musicals - but they want people with real voices, instead of having to dub in actresses' voices.

"They figure they can help her with the acting if she sings the songs right. There is interest."

Sources:
World Entertainment News Network, Mark, kiss96fm.com

Birthday Projects
Gilles writes: "Mariah received the worldwide lambs board, thanks to all the ones who signed. To read the entire report, click here.

Jose & Gwinny from Miami celebrated Mariah's birthday, they even made a cake for her! Check out the pictures they sent us from their Mariah Day:

Mariah Carey looks back at some of the hottest performances from the sexiest locations in MTV Spring Break history.

These were Mariah's top 10 videos:
#10: Pink - There You Go
#09: Limp Bizkit - Faith
#08: Sisqo - The Thong Song
#07: Fat Joe Ft. Ashanti - What's Luv
#06: N Sync - Tearing Up My Heart
#05: Eve - Who's That Girl
#04: Eminem - My Name Is
#03: Mariah Carey - Honey ("Someone I don't know")
#02: Busta Rhymes
#01: Jay Z - Big Pimpin'

April sent me some nice screen captures from the show, view them in Gallery 3

Graham's New Bust Friend
FUNNYMAN Graham Norton has found a new bosom buddy — belly of the ball Mariah Carey.

Singer Mariah looked just swell as the pair filmed tonight’s V Graham Norton chat show on Channel 4.

She wore a tight-fitting top and jeans, revealing her tanned midriff.

Mariah, who turned 33 yesterday, placed a hand on the Irishman’s shoulder and slid her hip against him as he sat wisecracking at the piano.

But the 39-year-old gay comic is probably only interested in being bust mates.

He jets off tomorrow for a week of shows from the Big Apple — but we reckon Mariah’s male fans will still be thinking “core blimey”.

Source:
The Sun

Mariah's Mission Impossible
Mar 28 2003
Rick Fulton
MARIAH CAREY is doing everything she can to win back public affection.

She is the biggest-selling female artist of all time, but nowadays that won't buy her a No.1 in the wake of a reported breakdown and a record deal that went sour.

But in the true style of a publicity-hungry star, she's gone back to basics to try to win back public affection.

Rather than hide behind blacked-out limos, she's been meeting and greeting the fans as she's plugged her new single Boy (I Need You) and the re-issue of album Charmbracelet.

Mariah celebrated her 32nd birthday yesterday and is now on her way to the Caribbean for a party, but she has popped up all over the place in the past week or so - with photographers close at hand, obviously.

Here, we look at Carey's very public campaign.
London 19.03.03
Mariah was all smiles when she was a guest on Graham Norton's TV show

London 19.03.03
Mariah arrived at the Top Of The Pops studio to sing her new single - it will be screened tonight

London 19.03.03
Glamorous Mariah stepped out of her London hotel to meet fans before her TV appearances

London 21.03.03
Mariah's publicity drive extended to meeting fans who won competitions to get an audience with her

Nice 25.03.03
Mariah changed her outfit yet again to appear on the Eurobest television show

Paris 26.03.03
Before jetting off to the Caribbean, Mariah went walkabout in Paris to meet even more of her fans

Source:
Daily Record

Mariah was also mentioned on yesterday's Daily Record:

"Mariah Carey flashes her cash with a belt of pure gold spouting the slogan `automatic princess' to match a brassy `AP' medallion coming half-way down her front."

Mariah Carey Brings Her Own Cook
Mariah Carey proved just how much of a good dinner guest she is on a visit to a friend's London home -- when she turned up with her own chef.

The singing superstar, 33, was slated to eat a meal at a friend's home on March 20, where she's promoting her latest single, "Boy (I Need You).

But the New York native was running late from taping a spot on British music show "Top of the Pops" and didn't want her friend to have to cook for her and her other guests at that late hour.

A source says, "When the show finished at about 10 pm, her driver took Mariah and her chef round to the friend's house."

The whole group then went to a local supermarket, where they bought a few ingredients for the chicken dish Carey's chef cooked.

One of the singer's impressed companions notes, "Mariah's the perfect dinner party guest."

Source:
SFGate

Mariah's Acting Career Gets A 'Chicago' Boost
Friday, March 28 @ 02:17:03 EST
After the success of 'Chicago' and 'Moulin Rouge', the New York Post reports there is renewed interest in Mariah Carey for a musical role, despite her 'Glitter' flop. "Producers are calling Mariah now because they all want to do musicals," a source said. "But they want people with real voices, instead of having to dub in actresses' voices. They figure they can help her with the acting if she sings the songs right." Mariah's rep Cindi Berger responded, "There is interest."

Source:
Pop Dirt

Various Mariah Mentions

Ru Paul Wishes MC Happy Birthday
Ru Paul wrote a weblog entry today and ended with "oh, and happy birthday, LAMBS", linking to our site, how sweet - check it out here! (Thanks Molly)

THE 10TH ANNUAL MARIAH CAREY ONLINE BIRTHDAY BASH
Ever since 1994, Mariah fans worldwide have been gathering online to celebrate Mariah's birthday. Now, the 10th Annual Mariah Carey Online Birthday Bash is on its way! As in the past, this event will be the centerpiece for Mariah fan communication and will offer not only chat and dialogue, but also interactive games and trivia, as well as file swapping, contests and prizes, special guests, and much more.

The event is a celebration of Mariah's life and the many remarkable accomplishments she has received throughout her career. Chatters will be encouraged to share their own unique "Mariah story" and discuss how Mariah has impacted their life.

Marking Mariah's 33rd birthday, the event will take place on March 27, at 7pm Eastern Standard Time in Undernet's #mariah.

To find out how you can participate in this special chat event, or for more information, log on to www.mariahfans.net

MC Fan Records Happy Birthday To Mariah
Vince writes:
"Denny recorded a special version of "Happy Birthday" to honor and celebrate Mariah and as a tribute to her. We consider it a different & original way for us to celebrate MC and to thank her for everything. Please download the song here and let the whole world sing "Happy Birthday, Mariah!" on March 27!

*All vocals & background vocals: Denny;
Produced, arranged & mixed by Denny.
Feel free to send any feedback, etc. to: Vince

California Club Celebrating MARIAH's B-Day!
On Thursday, March 27 OASIS NIGHTCLUB located in Upland, Ca. will be celebrating Mariah's birthday with a bash with special give aways and preformance's. This is a 18 & over club and you must have a valid i.d. Doors will open @ 7:00pm.

How to get to Oasis Nighclub?
JUST 40 minutes East of West Hollywood! OASIS is located off the 10 FWY, exit EUCLID, go North. Turn RIGHT onto FOOTHILL BLVD. Half mile on the right is OASIS! 1386 E. Foothill Blvd. For further directions call: 909-920-9590. COVER CHARGE on THURSDAY'S: $6--21&over $12--18-20

Note: Mariah *WILL NOT* be at the club.
(Thanks SJ)

Billboard Update
"Charmbracelet" drops to #116 on the Billboard 200, selling 9,307 copies this week (990,827 in total).

"Through The Rain" goes up to #3 on the singles sales' chart selling 4,353 copies (57,435 in total).

"I Know What You Want"
Hot 100
This Week: #14
Last Week: #18
Weeks On Chart: 5
Note: Greatest Gainer/Sales

Hot Rap Tracks
This Week: #5
Last Week: #7
Weeks On Chart: 5

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
This Week: #9
Last Week: #11
Weeks On Chart: 10
Note: Greatest Gainer/Sales

Single Sales
This Week: #16 (Selling 1,024 copies)
Last Week: #73
Weeks On Chart: 2

Sources:
Michael, SoundScan, JClovesMC563, Billboard.

Billboard Daily Music News
The Hot 100's fastest-growing track at retail is Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey's "I Know What You Want" featuring the Flipmode Squad, which is up four positions to No. 14. Even though that single saw a boost in sales, the top-selling single in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, remains Kid Rock's "Picture" featuring Sheryl Crow/Allison Moorer.

Source:
Billboard

Charmaine and Harry told me you can view the IKWYW video on Launch.

Mariah On Da Brat's New Album
Da Brat Talks About Being In Luv, Teams With Mariah On New LP
"...I've just been working hard," said Da Brat, who dropped her last LP, Unrestricted, in 2000. "Even though you ain't been seeing me, I've been getting money on the low. I have my own little label and I have artists. Me and Mariah [Carey] have a group coming out called Baby Girl, [and] it's two girls. I've been doing a whole lot of stuff..."

"...Brat said her new record is going to mostly be lighthearted, but she will be kicking some hard lyrics as well..."

"I have a song with Mariah called 'Can't Let Go,' " she continued. "It's an automatic hit. It describes how I can't let go of the industry, I can't let go of the game. I'm always gonna be here."

Da Brat goes in front of the camera to film "In Love Wit Chu's" video in two weeks. "They're rushing me," she said. "It'll be two weeks fo' sho'. " Her album is slated to drop July 29.
—Shaheem Reid

Source:
MTV News

Mariah's Perfume
Alexandra writes: "I just wanted to let you know that, I bought the latest issue of People in Spanish (will be displayed until April 6, 2003) and they have two pages in the mag (pages 104-105) dedicated to showing artists and the perfumes they wear. They have a small picture of Mariah from when she was honored by the RIAA right before this year's AMA's."

Hear is a translation of what it says under her picture:
"No other scented oil has caused so much sensation as Kai. Don't let yourself be deceived by its simple packing; this fabulous fragrance soaks the skins of the most famous. Its harmonious base of gardenia conquered artists like the very talented singer Mariah Carey."

The mag also has a link for the perfume so that people can buy it online! This is the link.

Source:
Team Mariah

In the meanwhile, you can see screen captures from the video sent by Miguel in Gallery 3.

Reminder - UK Fans
UK singles for "Boy" and The limited edition album for "Charmbracelet" are now out in the UK.
International fans can buy them at Amazon or HMV

Mariah's Appearance In Eurobest
Last night, Mariah attended the European singing competition "Eurobest", broadcasted from France. Mariah first sang a medley of "My All", "Heartbreaker" and "Hero" with the competitors followed by a performance of her latest single "Boy (I Need You)".
Captures from Mariah's performance are in Gallery 3 (Thanks MariahMania.com) as are new pictures from Zurich thanks to Mario.

Mariah To Collaborate With Sean Paul?
Sean Paul was a guest on BET's 106 & Park where he said he and Mariah had collaborated on a track together. (Thanks LilCad)

John Travolta had also mentioned Mariah when he was on Oprah yesterday, praising her performance in Daytona and saying her high note inspired him. (Thanks HoneyBfly2479)

Source:
MariahCarey.com

AOL for Broadband Exclusive
Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey "I Know What You Want"
AOL Music presents this Broadband-only, exclusive premiere of the newest Busta Rhymes video, "I Know What You Want" featuring songbird Mariah Carey. But watch out: Busta gives Mariah a run for her money with his one-of-a-kind croon!

CLICK HERE to see "I Know What You Want"! (Real Video).
Thanks Stanley, McRn25 & junobox19.

Mariah Carey schedules summer concert in Korea
Queen of pop Mariah Carey will be performing at Seoul Olympic Park, May 31, and at the Busan BEXCO Center, June 3.

Although this is her third visit to Korea, Carey's "Charmbracelet" World Tour will be her first ever solo-concert for local fans.

Carey was in Seoul last November to promote her latest album, "The Charmbracelet". In 1999, she came to Korea take part in Michael Jackson's benefit concert.

Carey will perform her greatest hits including "Sweetheart," "My All," "Emotions," and "Through the Rain" during her upcoming concerts.

Source:
Korea Herald

Mariah Carey to Hold Concerts in Seoul and Pusan This Year
Diva Mariah Carey will have concerts in Seoul and Pusan at the end of May, according to SJ Entertainment, which is organizing the concerts. Carey will be performing at the Olympic Park in southern Seoul on May 31 and at at Pusan’s BEXCO convention center on June 3.

This is her third visit here after the joint concert ``Michael Jackson and Friends’’ in 1999 and a stop to promote her last album in November last year.

Carey has reigned over the pop music world since ``Vision of Love,’’ ``Love Take Time,’’ ``Someday,’’ and ``I Don’t Wanna Cry,’’ all from her self-titled debut album in 1990, went to the top of the music charts, leading her to Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist. She has had 15 No. 1 singles in all.

At the concerts here, Carey is expected to sing her biggest hits, including ``Sweetheart,’’ ``My All’’ and ``Without You,’’ along with songs from her most recent album, ``Charmbracelet.’’

Tickets will go on sale April 7. For more information, call (02) 399-5888 or go to www.sjenter.co.kr.

Source:
Korea Times

Mariah Carey has liftoff
A surprise performance by Mariah Carey at a nightclub this weekend got mixed reviews from patrons.

The diva showed up unannounced at G.A.Y., a small club in London, and performed for the crowd of a few hundred. It was announced that she’d appear at 2 a.m., but Carey kept the patrons waiting for more than an hour for the 30-minute show.

“On the stage were around ten very muscular male dancers all with little butterfly wings on their backs,” notes one fan. “Then . . . a day bed is carried by more male dancers with Mariah lying on it covered in a pink veil singing, ‘Fly Away.’ As the song continues, the men all dance around the stage as Mariah was writhing on the sofa bed.” The fan added that “the crowd went wild.”

But according to another patron, “The audience [was] booing throughout and at the end, when the owner of the club gave her flowers, she was supposed to go back through the audience but they took her off the side of the stage.”

Source:
MS NBC

Now it's Mariah fairy...
HERE’S MARIAH CAREY acting like the Queen of Pop — but then she is singing in front of several hundred gay blokes.

The singer made a surprise appearance at the G.A.Y. club night at London’s Astoria and was a big hit with the boys.

She appeared at 2am and was carried through the crowd to the stage on a pink chaise longue by a troupe of body-builders dressed as fairies.

Mariah performed a half-hour set for the enthusiastic crowd, including her hit Butterfly and new single Oh Boy.

And prepare for shocking news — Mariah is NOT the diva she is made out to be.

The singer made the sort of backstage demands at G.A.Y. that JENNIFER LOPEZ and WHITNEY HOUSTON would be ashamed of. Normally, Mariah travels with her own lighting man to make her look good and has been known to have hotel rooms redecorated to her specifications.

But on Saturday night she asked for just two towels (to wipe her sweaty armpits), a bottle of water and some fruit in her dressing room (melons were not required).

Mariah, the world’s biggest-selling female recording artist, asked out of the blue to do the G.A.Y. gig last week.

LIBERTY X were scheduled to perform but delighted club bosses put them on early to pave the way for Mariah.

Mariah’s show follows in the footsteps of CHRISTINA AGUILERA, WESTLIFE, ATOMIC KITTEN and BLUE. Club organisers are now trying to get MADONNA to perform.

Source:
The Sun

Huge Pictures Update
Lots of pictures of Mariah from the UK have been added to Gallery 3 thanks to MariahCareyUK.com (where you can find a full report about Mariah's visit in London), pictures from the "Boy" Launch party thanks to Mike, Pictures from the G-A-Y club (The Sun), and huge scans thanks to mcfanatic. More pictures from the G-A-Y club can be found here.
In addition - added to Gallery 3 are new pictures of Mariah from Zurich (Thanks DivaMC.de and mariah-carey-fan.de) and the scans of the UK "Boy" single (Thanks Alex).

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Mariah's brand new single 'Boy' is out this week and likely to be a UK Top 10 smash. We have loads of fab international versions of the single too, many have different sexy pics and new remixes. Check out the link below to view all of Mariah's 'Boys'!!
Link #1

'Charmbracelet' is also being re-issued in the UK with new mixes and exclusive tracks. Check the link to see lots more worldwide editions.
Link #2
(Thanks Marquis)

Fan Site
MARIAH CAREY FAN TRADES CENTER

Ant And Dec's (Review by HunkyAres)
Mariah Carey performed on Ant and Dec's finale edition of their highly-rated Satuday evening show.
She had a huge response from the audience with lots of whistling cos she was wearing a skirt that showed off her legs. She also had lots of colourful dancers... and bubble machine... a wind machine... and her name on a sign in the background.
She mimed, unfortunately, she forget to open her mouth when the high note at the end of 'Boy' began... and had to quickly open her mouth and pretend she was singing! :-D Nevertheless, she got a great response from the audience!

Performance in G-A-Y Club (Review by Paul)
The audience were kept waiting for an hour, and of course this was at 3am! She entered on a 'sofa' carried through the crowd by about 8 muscled men. Butterfly was playing and she was under a 'net' which I believe was her cocoon. She then sang (mimed) 'Boy I need you' and 'Subtle Invitation' . The audience were booing throughout and at the end when the owner of the club gave her flowers she was supposed to go back through the audience but they took her off the side of the stage.

Review by Joseph
Basically Mariah was scheduled to perform at 2am, 25 mins after Liberty X had performed....so we waited....and waited......And FINALLY at 3.05am the security guards seperate the crowd into two. The Huge butterfly, the same one used on many tv shows during the TTR promotion, lights up in purple and 'Fly Away' started playing. On the stage were around 10 very muscular male dancers all with little butterfly wings on their backs. Then the lights all focus on the partition amde in the crowd and a day bed is carried by more male dancers with Mariah lying on it covered in a pink veil singing 'fly away'. AS the song continues the men all dance around the stage as mariah was writihing on the sofa bed. She was wearing a long,charcoal/black skin tight Automatic Princess dress,her hair long and curly and an amazing pair of shoes covered in diamontes (I presume). Anyway,she carried on singing,got up, and when it was over the crowd went mad. She then asked us if we liked the outift....of course,the crowd went wild :) So, she lines the guys up and 'Boy (I need you)' comes on with the guys dancing in the background and girls doing dance routines. During the singing of 'Boy' She started taking her ring off and teasing the crowd with who she should give it to. Eventually it was given to a brilliant lamb named Sarah who with no doubt deserves it (Loud Lamb :) The next thing to come off was her pink feather boa which she threw into the crowd. I got this!!!!!!! But eventually I fought my friend and i got part and so did he. Then off came the silk glove and again it was thrown into the crowd which led to people fighting on the floor for it! Anyway, after all this she told us she was gonna perform something from CB that she hadnt done before. Then the music of 'Subtle invitation' came on and she sang it as if reading from a letter, a letter she told us 'she'd written to an ex'. After the song 'Fly Away' came back on and she waved goodbye to us, told us she loved us and left the stage. All In all the wait was worth it, especially for the first performance of 'Subtle invitation'.

Interview With Trevor Nelson On Radio 1
Automatic Prince has uploaded the interview Mariah did with Trevor Nelson, and you can listen to it here.

Andy tells me that Mariah and 'Boy (I Need You)', has just had her first number 1 position ever on the Capital FM's Urban Chart (she has been number 2 for three weeks before this week!).

'Boy' Released Tomorrow
Paul-Joseph would like to remind all UK fans that "Boy (I Need You)" CD Singles are released tomorrow, March 24th in the UK. It is rumored that "Charmbracelet" - special edition has been pushed forward a week and will also be released tomorrow. Make sure to ask your CD Store for it while you're buying "Boy"!

Pictures:
Lucy sent in a picture of Mariah leaving the hotel in London, Paul sent 3 pictures of Mariah in G-A-Y Club which you can see in Gallery 3, more pictures from the club can be found in Wireimages and London pictures in Getty Images.

Joe Millionaire Wants More
Steven told me that he read in Us Weekly that Evan Marriot, who is in the "BOTH" video, asked for $50,000 in return for playing the part of Mariah's love interest. The video people said 'no,' and offered him a smaller part. They also said that Mariah was not impressed with Evan's constant complaining that he was 'too tired,' and 'needed rest.'

Paris Tour Date Announced
French radio station announced that Mariah's concert for the CB tour will take place in Paris on november 4th, 2003. Tickets will be on sale on april 2nd. (MariahFanClub.com)

Also, make sure to vote for IKWYW on the french station Skyrock by clicking here.

Mariah on E Talk
Mary from Mariahsfans transcribed this interview with Mariah from the Canadian show E Talk:

“I started wearing it and I found out that my father's mother had also worn one. Umm... and I never knew that, and my father was very ill in the hospital this past year and passed away, and I was talking to one of my cousins who was reminding me that my grandma had one that was important to her. So Charmbraclet’s kind of like has a twofold meaning, one is in honor of my father and his side of the family, kind of recognition of them and also umm... it's each charm says something about me as a person and each song on the album says something about my story".

“Writing sunflowers for Alfred Roy, which was you know written for my father was an emotional moment, singing it was even harder. I could just... I sang the lead vocal once, which usually I’m like nitpicking and going is that okay, was this okay. Even doing the backgrounds, which I did all myself umm... I had to just kind of breeze through it and you know it was a, it... It’s a difficult song.
I don't know if I will do that song live, but it was an important song to write".

“I never have thought of myself as like this famous person, because I’d never experienced the real ruthless side of the press, the media, but you know what, at the end of the day those people hiding in the bushes are only trying to make a living, unfortunately you know it’s at the expense of someone else’s privacy and you know life”.

“My fans are like an extended family for me, they get me through everything and it’s like, when they give me the feedback … okay like someone said to me yesterday, she was like you are saving my life, I’m going everywhere you go I’m hear, you know, these songs are getting me through the worst period of my life. I wouldn’t be here if you hadn’t written through the Rain, if you hadn’t done this, this was a young girl! So I mean there was no greater compliment and there’s also no greater feeling of validation or like, okay this is my purpose here, like this is, it’s all fun and games to do cute songs like Boy(I need You) and you know cute, cute songs that make me feel happy and allow me to be fun in the video , but when somebody is moved by a song like My Saving Grace on my album or Through The Rain, umm… that’s what matters the most!”.

Making A Splash
'All suited up, Mariah Carey (pictured in January) frolicked in the waves of St. Bart's in the French West Indies. It's apparently a favorite hideaway for Carey, who also sought refuge there last year after EMI paid her $28 million to terminate her record contract, PEOPLE noted in April' (Captioned picture is in Gallery 3).

Sources:
Nacho, People Online

Source:
MTV

In addition, BET's "Access Granted" will air an episode dedicated to Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey - "It Ain't Safe No More", here's the description from RockOnTV:

Rap star, Busta Rhymes has teamed up with mega star Mariah Carey for the second single off of his new album, It Ain't Safe No More. Join us on the set of his latest video, "I Know What You Want". The video will be shot in sunny California and directed by Chris Robinson. It doesn't end when Busta, Mariah Carey and the crew wrap the production though because BET will grants its viewers access to the world premiere of their new video, "I Know What You Want."

The show will premiere on Wednesday, April 2nd at 9:00pm EST.

More Stories/Pictures From The UK
The following report is from Andrew, about Mariah's appearance in TOTP:

I wanted to tell you how amazing yesterdays TOTPs was and how good Mariahs fans where. The day was amazing - to update. We arrived early at the BBC - there where loads of Mariah fans (Always tell by the butterflys). We got let into the holding bay, had a drink and was hyped. We got let into the studio and warmed up - a band called Placebo played first. Mariah was on second, she sang BOY - without the rap in it. She mimed but it was amazing and she looked great. She had her hair in two bunches, a dark green tight top and a beigh skirt on - she looked brilliant!!!

As she came of the stage she signed one of my cds - and we where told she would be back on later FOR ANOTHER PERORMANCE.
They saved MARIAH till last, she sang BRINGING ON THE HEARTBREAK (More than likely going to be next single int he UK!!!) - She looked amazing - something like the video - very hippyish!!!

She had a sky blue top and a long skilt - a blue sequened butterfly on her back - it looked brilliant - she had beige shoes on like the boy video. The interesting thing was that a person (The guy with the dreadlocks - short from UK Mariah presents!!) shouted - I cant wait to see the video - SHe said " She is waiting to see the final cut as it isnt finished yet - so we may have to wait a bit longer but what she wore was like in the video!

Mariah To Perform At G-A-Y club?
This is just a rumor - but UK fans might wanna check this out. G-A-Y Club in the UK reports a big superstar is coming to perform there this Saturday (March 22nd) and a few people claim it might be Mariah. (Thanks Automatic Prince)

Mariah Hard at Work in London
Hey Lambs, our Mariah is still hard at work overseas fulfilling promotional commitments to support her current release Charmbracelet but we have a few pics of Miss M as she winds up her day after a visit to the U.K.'s So Graham Norton show.

Source:
MariahCarey.com

DivaMC.De found a lot of new pictures of Mariah in England at the following links: Wireimages, Globe Photos 1, Globe Photos 2, Globe Photos 3 & LFI.

More Updates From Billboard
I Know What You Want, Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey Featuring The Flipmode Squad
Hot 100
#30 - #18 (4 weeks)

Hot Rap Tracks
After staying 2 weeks at #11, it moves up 4 more spots from #11 - #7 (4 weeks). This is Mariah's first Top 10 hit in this chart!

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
With 9 weeks on, it jumps 3 spots from #14 - #11

Single Sales
Debuts at #73 - due to Street Violation

Sources:
JClovesMC563, Billboard.

International Update
Australia: (Thanks MariahDownUnder)
Boy (I Need You)" has debuted at #1 on the Australian version of TRL, MTV Most Wanted. Since entering the MTV Australia catalogue on the highest rotation a week ago the video has received plenty of exposure. And today amazingly it debuted on the Most Wanted chart at #1! Lets make sure it stays there by requesting - Email: mtvmostwanted@optus.com.au, Fone: 1900 959 333, Fax: 02 9775 5807.

In other fantastic news the Disco Montegeo "Boy" remix appears to have been instantly approved by Australia's most popular and most influential radio program, the Hot30.com Countdown (aired across the Austereo Network). CORRECTION: The remix did not debut at #25 as earlier reported. It was in fact the "Hit Pick" of the night and the hosts of the show said they loved it, expected it to be a big hit, and that it was great to see superstars such as Mariah supporting Australian talent. With this exposure we really must push for a debut this Monday, so start requesting - Online: Vote, Phone: 1800 15 11 00.

Brazil: (Thanks Mariah Connection)
The video for "Boy (I Need You)" is finally going to premiere in Brazil. Universal Music Brazil told Mariah Connection that the video is scheduled to premiere on March 25th during the MTV show called DISK MTV (this is like the Brazilian TRL). Besides that, on March 24th a Special Mariah Week is started. Every day on that week they will be showing parts of the interview Mariah gave to MTV Brazil during her promotional visit to Brazil last December. This interview has never been seen! All that during DISK MTV. DISK MTV airs live monday through friday at 6PM. We would like to ask Brazilian lambs to please, vote for the video on Wednesday already because it would be really nice to have it at #1 on March 27th since it´s Mariah´s birthday! :-) The number to call is: (11) 5180-3333.

China: (Thanks Jay New)
Jay from China was lucky to be chosen by Mariah and to talk to her during the "Graham Norton Show" in the UK. Jay says:
"She asked me if I want to talk with Mariah. At this moment, I can not say anymore words, I feel so excited and I can not believe Mariah is talking with me.
Her voice was so beautiful there. I can not forget this time and date. She called me Dear Jay and say Hi. Then I answered: I can't believe that, is that you , Mariah??? I feel so excited.
And she said a lot, but as I am a Chinese , I can not understand them all. So Mariah said Xie Xie. After I explained this words means Thank You, all the audience there surprised and applaused."

France: (Thanks Mariah FanClub)
French will have a new special edition of Charmbracelet. It will have 16 songs including i know what you want. The album will be out april 15th.
The same day I know what you want will also be released as a single here!

I know what you want is #10 most played song in France on the official radios chart.
On March 19th, the french music chanel MCM broadcasted Boy video every hour. Boy will be out here March 25th.

Boy is starting to be played thanks to the fans dedication, they are calling radios here for 10 days now and it's working.

Finaly Ado FM (french Hip Hop radio) is having a contest to win tickets to see Mariah in Cannes next week while she will record Eurobest. Eurobest will be broadcast in 10 countries in Europe.

Holland: (Thanks Sergio)
Boy (I need You) is added on the Dutch T.V Music Stations (incl. MTV) and that it will be in stores this monday the 25th!

Russia:
This week, Mariah's down to No.8 (from No.6) at Russia's Muz-TV Top20. Muz-TV is the biggest music channel in this territory covering more than 80 million (!) homes in Russia and Eastern Europe.

UK: (Thanks Louis)
There were a few mentions of Mariah in UK Heat Magazine:
Diva Demands
Dressing-room requirements:
-Large dressing room (at least 20ft wide)
-Two hot-air humidifiers
-Two air purifiers
-Large vanity mirror
-Director`s chair (personalisation optional)

Food:
-Selection of fresh fruit(washed & Uncut)
-Low-fat pretzels
-A platter of low-fat cheeses
-Basket of low-fat bread
-Bottle of Honey Bear Honey
-Selection of sugarfree gum

Beverages:
-12 bottles of Evian (16oz only)
-12 bottles of Polan springs mineral water(sports bottle)
-12 small bottles of Seltzer water
-12 cartons of apple juice
-1 bottle of Cristal champagne (chilled and with a box of bendy strwas)
-2 bottles of Camus white wine
-Tea service for eight- must use Poland Springs water

Extras:
TV,DVD and video with a selection of recent realeses
12 bath size fluffy towels
3 boxes of man-size tissues

"Huge congratulations to MARIAH CAREY who`s just entered the Guinness book Of Records as the singer who can hold the higest note in the world.The only living thing that can produce a higher note than her is a dolphin. Her mum must be burtsing with pride at her achievement."

Vote For Mariah / Fan Site
Each spring for the past seven years, readers of FHM around the world have participated in the solemn and important ritual of "the vote." And now it's your turn. Vote for your favorite ladies to be featured in our massive and official "100 Sexiest Women in the World" supplement. Get out and vote!
Click here to vote for Mariah. (Thanks mcfanatic)

Tom told me you can vote for Mariah as the best diva of the century here.

Kyle told us that his site The One And Only Mariah has been reopened so check it out.

Pictures Update
Pictures of Mariah in the UK, and scans from the Israeli "Rating" magazine (Thanks Shahar) and from "Vanity Fair" (Thanks Chris) can be found in Gallery 2.
Pictures from the B.O.T.H Videoshoot are available in WireImages (Thanks Jeremy).

Jersey girls
Since Mariah Carey made an unforgettable appearance at the NBA All-Star tribute to Michael Jordan last month in a Washington Wizards jersey-turned-gown bearing the number 23, the NBA Store on Fifth Ave. has received more than 100 requests for girls who want one for the prom.

Trouble is, Mariah's was one of a kind. The girls will have to be satisfied with the shop's NBA minidress.

Source:
NY Daily News

Wed afternoon we saw her leave her London hotel to go to the Graham Norton show. Her ensemble was very appropriate for Graham Norton's camp show! She posed for the many press members and then went on to sign autographs again. It was really cool because there were some fans who hadn't seen Mariah before and they were very excited. There should be some excellent fan photos from this time at the hotel. Mariah spotted two of our team members and they got to ask her if she had a chance to read the book we gave her in the early hours of the morning. She said "Yes! I love it, it's great!" so we we're all real happy Mariah had the chance to see the work we've done on the new design and that she commented on it!

We spoke with a fan who went to the Graham Norton show and they said Mariah was the sole guest and performed Through The Rain and Boy (I Need You). At one point Graham presented Mariah with a music box and she said it was cute but then she opened to reveal an unexpected surprise!

For another part of the show Mariah had to throw a dart at a board with fans' pictures on from all over Europe. The one the dart landed on Mariah phoned to say hi! Mariah impressed Graham immensley by recognising and naming several of the fans featured on the board! Graham had to assure the audience that it wasn't fixed. It just shows that Mariah truly loves her fans and remembers faces!

Source:
MariahCarey UK

Thursday 20 March 2003
Mariah is expected to leave the hotel between 12pm and 2pm today to record the Capital Radio interview.

Mariah will be doing interviews on friday for Galaxy / Choice and Radio 1. She will be at Radio 1 for around 3pm to do the entertainment news segment. She will be leaving her hotel to go to do the interviews around 11.30am.

The Launch Party will take place at Cavendish Square - off Oxford Circus. Fans are encouraged to be there with banners and all. Mariah always loves to see her fans and has a tendancy to take fans in to the parties.

Plans can still enter the launch party in the UK on friday, by turning up to Cavendish Square, with big banners and all. A random handful will be chosen after 30mins mariah being at the venue. Mariah is expected to arrive at 3.45pm.

Source:
United Lambs of Britain

Check out pictures of Mariah leaving her hotel to go to the "Graham Norton" show in England on Gallery 2 (Rex Features). More pictures available in LFI and Wireimages.

More Info About Mariah In Zurich
The autograph session in Zürich (March 24th) will be from 2 to 4 pm. the address is: Kaufleuten, Pelikanplatz. 8001 Zürich

Corina is doing a fanbook which she will give to Mariah in Zurich, so e-mail her here and send her letters, pictures.. whatever's on your mind.

Billboard Update
"Charmbracelet" drops to #100 on the Billboard 200, selling 11,537 copies this week (981,520 in total).

"Through The Rain" remains #4 on the Singles Sales Chart, selling 5,161 copies (53,082 in total).

I Know What You Want takes a huge leap to #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its ranking is based on airplay alone and the video hasn't even premiered yet. Keep requesting it and it may very well be Mariah's 16th #1!

on 'Hitmakers Magazine', IKWYW has been the #1 Most Discovered Rhythm Record for a third week in a row, getting some great comments from DJs:
A huge hit for Busta and Mariah!"
- JAY MICHAELS, PD, KXMG/Austin

"Top 5 phones!"
- STEVE KING, OM, KOHT/Tucson

"This song is hot! It's gonna be huge!"
- TOM 'Jammer' NAYLOR, PD, KWID/Las Vegas

Sources:
VocalWonder, SoundScan, Billboard, Brizzman.

Auditions Held For Mariah's World Tour
Radio stations in NY invited dancers to attend dance auditions in NYC for Mariah's tour. The requirements were for a passport and no criminal background. New Yorkers, listen to your radios, there might be more auditions coming up.

More Asian Tour Dates!
Natalie found the following tour dates in Pollstar.com. There isn't any confirmation from the record label yet.

Wed 06/11/03 Singapore, SIN Singapore Padang
Tue 06/24/03 Osaka, JPN Castle-Jo Hall
Thu 06/26/03 Osaka, JPN Castle-Jo Hall
Sun 06/29/03 Fukuoka, JPN Marine Messe
Tue 07/01/03 Fukuoka, JPN Marine Messe
Thu 07/03/03 Hiroshima, JPN Sun Plaza
Sun 07/06/03 Tokyo, JPN Budokan Hall
Tue 07/08/03 Tokyo, JPN Budokan Hall
Thu 07/10/03 Tokyo, JPN Budokan Hall
Sun 07/13/03 Nagoya, JPN Rainbow Hall
Tue 07/15/03 Nagoya, JPN Rainbow Hall

JayNew told us about another tou