Magazine News
Tellbc informed me that Mariah is in the April issue of Vanity Fair. It says how Glitter is "in" in the "In & Out" section of the magazine.

John informed me that Mariah is on page 54 in the May issue of Teen People. It's a picture of Mariah and Mira from Sundance and it reads...
"although rumors of an 'on the set catfight' circulated throughout Hollywood Wise Girls stars Mira Sorvino and Mariah Carey looked pretty chummy at a screening of their comedy at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. and when the Rock (WWF) is interviewed he talks about being extremely busy, and says "...There were moments when the schedule was draining and tough, I was feeling for Mariah Carey..." and then later " The only phone call i'm going to accept is from Mariah, so she can talk me through this."

Ally McBeal In France
Radjah told me you can watch Mariah's Ally McBeal special on Teva Channel on April 9th at 9:50pm.

Source:
MSNBC

"Don't Stop" Features Pop Superstar in Triplicate as Back-ups to Mystikal.
Santa Monica, CA - R!OT provided visual effects services for a new music video designed to appeal to pop fans who can't get enough Mariah Carey. Don't Stop, from Carey's hit Virgin Records release Glitter, features Carey as a trio of singer's backing up rap superstar Mystikal who performs the lead vocal for the song.
The video is set in a nightclub with Mystikal on stage performing for an enthusiastic crowd. On stage left is a trio of back-up singers - all played by Carey. The trio, grouped around a microphone, are not exact duplicates as each Mariah wears a different wardrobe and hairstyle. They also behave differently, playing off one another's performance. At one point the two singers on the outside, stop to marvel at the Mariah in the middle as she lets rip with an incredible high note.
The video was directed by Sanaa Hamri of HSI Productions with R!OT visual effects supervisor Eric Mises-Rosenfeld providing effects supervision at the New Orleans nightclub where the video was shot. Initially, the director planned to shot the elements of Carey against green screen, but Rosenfeld found that there was too little room to set up a screen behind the singer on the stage.
Eric consulted with our compositing team in Santa Monica and together they came up with a solution, explained R!OT VFX production coordinator Diana Young. "They determined that a split screen technique could be used to produce the required plates while meeting the director's creative objectives." Chief among those objectives was making the trick look real. "The idea was to make it appear natural," explained HSI producer Steve Woroniecki. "We wanted something more than just three Mariahs on-stage, they needed to function like a real trio, interacting with one another - so that it wouldn't be easy to see how it was done."
Mises-Rosenfeld played a key role in accomplishing that goal, advising Hamri on what could and could not be done and concocting clever ways to make the three singers appear to be part of the same environment. R!OT's compositing team, comprised of lead compositor Claus Hansen assisted by Stefano Trivelli and Verdi Sevenhuysen, cemented the effect joining the three images together seamlessly and layering them over a background scene that included fans sitting at tables behind the stage.
At one point, an extra crosses the frame between the camera and the back-up trio. "That was one of the things that we thought would make the shot feel real," said Woroniecki. "It took very careful work from the compositors to prepare all of the layers and adjust the lighting and shadows to make it work, but in the end it looks seamless. It's perfect."
D. Todd Davidovich produced the project for R!OT.

Source:
MariahCarey.com

Chef Zipora Compliments Mariah
Zipora Einav has been Mariah's chef during the "Rainbow World Tour", and this a part of an article about her:
...Chef Zipora, as she calls herself, originally moved to Phoenix from Israel 22 years ago. She brought with her three years of training from Tadmora, an international culinary school in Tel Aviv. She began a catering service in the Valley by cooking for friends and then by establishing a reputation by word of mouth.
In 1997, Einav moved to Los Angeles and applied to be a personal chef through Private Chefs Incorporated in Beverly Hills. She says that because the prestigious agency deals with many wealthy and famous clients, there is a rigorous screening process, including security checks and confidentiality agreements. The day after she became affiliated with the agency, she was sent to cook for Bob Hope, as his regular personal chef was to be away for an extended period of time.
After working for Hope, Einav went on to work for many Hollywood stars, including Pierce Brosnan and Cybill Shepherd. She also traveled the world with the Irish band The Kelly Family and last year, Einav went on tour with Mariah Carey as her personal chef. Einav says she is upset by the negative publicity that has surrounded Carey in the past several weeks.
"She is one of the nicest people I've worked for. She is so generous and kind to everybody."
While traveling the world, Einav says she had the opportunity to work with the most renowned chefs in the world. She recalls working with the hotel chef at the Imperial Hotel in China - she taught him how to cook a traditional Western brunch and he taught her authentic Chinese cooking.

Sources:
Anderz, Jewish News

MC Having her well-deserved fun Vacation!
Mariah parties with skint EMI's cash
March 29
Rick Fulton

IF YOU'RE a sacked EMI worker and you're wondering where all the money went - here's your answer.
Music's most expensive flop, Mariah Carey, spent some more of her £38million pay-off from the crisis-hit record label as she celebrated her 33rd birthday in lavish style.
The 1800 staff EMI recently kicked out will be thrilled to see her whoop it up in the sea off the Caribbean island of St Barts.
Mariah looked like she didn't have a care in the world as she frolicked with her pet dog, signalled to friends nearby, and casually poured away her unwanted drink.
Being fired is obviously easier when you're already a millionaire.

Sources:
MariahBuzz, dailyrecord.

News for UK Fans
From Ashes:
Wise Girls has now gone on WAP - only accessable off your wap enabled phone.

From Carl:
As you noticed above, "The Sun" (March 29th Issue) with the Mariah article in it, is available in the UK.

From Gurjeet:
The "Ally McBeal" episode with Mariah in it is going to air in the UK next week, April 2nd on E4 (Digital) at 9:00 PM.

Ann Magnuson Hasn't Seen Glitter Yet
Ann Magnuson, who plays Mariah's assistant Kelly in "Glitter", hasn't seen the movie yet - that's what she says in this interview:
Let's talk about Glitter for a moment - have you seen that one yet?
Still haven't seen it - too busy. I just finished this Kevin Spacey indie film called The United States of Leland. My movie husband was Martin Donovan and I hadn't seen the Hal Hartley oeuvre so I've been renting those lately. Glitter has to wait.

Sources:
MariahMania, Gay Wired.

It's Time For Some Lovely Pictures
mcfanatic (Igal) has been kind enough to keep sending me high resolution pictures of Mariah (some may be older but yet adorable) - those have been added to Gallery 5

The gorgeous singer looked a little broad in the beam while celebrating her 32nd birthday.

But she didn't let that stop her laughing and joking with pals — or knocking back glasses of red wine in the surf to mark her special day.

Mariah parted with record company EMI in January after poor record sales — and she suffered a nervous breakdown last year. But the diva was clearly having a whale of a time on sun-kissed St Barthelemy.

One onlooker said: "She was on the public beach for hours with a male friend and other pals. She kept diving into the water to cool off and was laughing as she tucked into the wine."

After all her recent troubles, it's nice to see Mariah Carefree.

Source:
The Sun
Check Gallery 5 for the pictures!

World Music Awards
Show: World Music Awards
Episode: The 2002 World Music Awards
Network: (ABC) American Broadcasting Corporation
Date: Sunday - April 21, 2002
Time: 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm ET

Featured Artists
Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bolton, Mariah Carey, Ray Charles, Cher, Destiny's Child, Celine Dion, Enya, Gloria Gaynor, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Whitney Houston, Enrique Iglesias, Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, O-Town, Prince, Ja Rule, Shaggy, Shakira, Britney Spears, Rod Stewart, Sugar Ray (Rock), Tina Turner

About: The 2002 World Music Awards
Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt ("Heartbreakers," "The Devil and Daniel Webster"), Grammy Award-winning reggae/pop superstar Shaggy and Sugar Ray's frontman, Mark McGrath, host the world's bestselling recording artists at "The 2002 World Music Awards" (taped March 6 in Monte Carlo). Many of the music industry's hottest stars will perform at "The 2002 World Music Awards," including Alicia Keys, Enrique Iglesias, Shakira, Ja Rule, Kylie Minogue, Shaggy, Andrea Bocelli, Enya, Destiny's Child, O-Town and Michael Bolton. In addition Gloria Gaynor, the queen of disco, received the Legend Award for lifetime achievement. This is the tenth consecutive year that "The World Music Awards" has aired on ABC. In celebration of the awards' tenth anniversary, a special presentation showcased some of the past years' best musical performances, including Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, Rod Stewart, Whitney Houston, Prince, Mariah Carey, Tina Turner, Cher, Celine Dion and Ray Charles. The event is seen worldwide in over 160 countries and is presented under the patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Monaco. All proceeds from ticket sales to the show's taping have been donated to the Princess Grace Hospital and the Monaco Aide and Presence Foundation.

About World Music Awards
"The World Music Awards" is seen worldwide in over 150 countries, and is presented under the patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Monaco. All proceeds from ticket sales to the show's taping will be donated to the Princess Grace Hospital and the Monaco Aide and Presence Foundation.

Source:
MusicStation

Updates
There is a new Pic O' The Week and a new Quote O' The Week. Also Important Dates was updated on the left hand side. Check them out if you like!

Plus, Joe sent me a larger format of the FHM I posted yesterday, which is in Wallpaper format. If you love the cover, check out the same thumbnail as yesterday and the larger format will show in Gallery 5, along with the other new pics!

Finally I added a few more links to the Links page and included them below also...
Mariah Holland
Mariah Web Center
Canadian Mariah Alliance

Gotti and Lorenzo's Music
Rhomeyn sent me a question which features Mariah in the answer from Billboard.com

Dear Fred,
I know I've written about the incredible producer/songwriting tandem Irv Gotti/I. Lorenzo of Murder Inc. and their newfound fame in recent weeks, but that was well before the latest feat by these masterminds was accomplished. The producing/songwriting tandem of Gotti and Lorenzo has been responsible for the Greatest-Gainer/Airplay on the Hot 100 for the past nine consecutive weeks (dating back to the Feb. 9 issue).

Between hits produced and written for Ja Rule, Jennifer Lopez, Ashanti, and Fat Joe, the wizards Gotti/Lorenzo have been dominating the Hot 100. And with songs firmly planted at No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 this week, Gotti and Lorenzo are a sure bet to occupy the entire top-3 on next week's chart. This would be a first since 1992, when L.A. Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons pulled a threesome with "End of the Road" (Boyz II Men), "Baby-Baby-Baby" (TLC), and "Humpin' Around" (Bobby Brown).

And Ashanti could pull a chart coup of her own if her second and third top-10 hits, "What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti) and "Foolish" manage to make it to No. 1. It would be the first time ever that a woman has taken her first three pop chart singles all the way to No. 1 on the Hot 100.
Darrell J. Roberts
Charlotte, N.C.

Dear Darrell,
As ususual, you've come up with a bevy of chart facts - thanks for your latest contributions to "Chart Beat Chat."

All eyes will be on the Hot 100 to see if Gotti and Lorenzo can occupy the top three spots. However, before I get a flood of E-mails, I have to point out that Ashanti won't be the first female to take her first three pop chart singles to No. 1 on the Hot 100. We mustn't forget that Mariah Carey's first three chart entries ("Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," and "Someday") all went to No. 1. Carey then continued the streak with her fourth and fifth chart entries; "I Don't Wanna Cry" and "Emotions" also topped the chart, making her the only artist to have their first five chart entries all go to No. 1.

Charts
Rhomeyn sent me the Billboard charts for the week ending April 6th...
Hot 100 Singles Sales
43 Never Too Far/Hero Medley, Mariah Carey
55 One Sweet Day, Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales
59 Never Too Far/Hero Medley, Mariah Carey
Note: Higher this week than last week

Felicity
Amanda and Kyle informed me that Mariah was mentioned on Wednesday's episode of Felicity. They were talking about how people love to buy shows and one of the characters said, "Mariah Carey alone has 500 pairs!"

Banner
Mariah is featured on a banner with Ben Affleck that Kristy found and if you want to see it, click here! Nothing much!

Happy Birthday
Several DJ's wished Mariah a Happy Birthday on air yesterday and Robert informed me that on Power 106 in LA, Big Boy and all the other DJ's wished Mariah a Happy Birthday also. It's so great to hear DJ's that are supporting Mariah of course. Even Carson Daly gave Mariah a shout out on his show yesterday Amanda told me.

Glitter DVD In Singapore
Jasper informed me that the Glitter DVD and VCD is onsale in Singapore already. The DVD is $60 at HMV but $49 elsewhere and the VCD is $20 everywhere else.

Celine On Mariah
Tom and Brizzman both informed me that Mariah was mention in the new USA Today interview Celine did. You can read the whole thing by clicking here and here is where Celine mentions Mariah...

"I'm very competitive," she asserts. "I would go to the Olympics if I could. I'm a fighter. But I'm competing with myself and nobody else. I'm not better than Mariah or Whitney or Madonna or Alicia Keys. There's a place for all of us."

Thanks again for everyone who sent in their messages for the birthday project, we hope Mariah receives it soon and hopefully it would make her birthday even better!

Don't forget to join the chat today on MariahFans.net Chat!.
Click HERE to see a cute logo that Shayne did for Mariah's Birthday on FOMM.
Click HERE to see and hear the birthday gift that the staff of Heroes of Mariah made for her.
Click HERE to see the cover of the CD that Manuela and Honey & Kate made for Mariah's birthday with the participation of 52 fans from 19 countries.

New Pictures
Gallery 5 has been updated with two beautiful pictures that I haven't seen before that were found on the Teen People Site by MC2001 (From FOMM), Plus a scan from the latest Israeli magazine "Ma'ariv La'noar" that was sent in by Shahar.

Every year on March 27, MariahFans Chat has an "internet chat party" dedicated to Mariah. All this is, is a whole bunch of lambs gathering in one real-time live chat and talking about Mariah. We usually give out prizes and have trivia and a lot of fun things. This year we have great prizes.. like Posters, CD Singles, and magazines! So if you want to win them, come and chat with us please. We are expecting 50-60 people to show up!

In order to join the chat, visit MariahFans.net and click on "Chat Now!"

"Blue" dislikes "Glitter" but loves Mariah
Here's an extract of an interview with the singing group "Blue":
D: We're going to play a diva's song next. I watched the film 'Glitter' last night and I thought it was absolutely appalling. Bless Mariah Carey! I'm sorry, but if you're listening, you can't act darling! I'm not being nasty but it wasn't the greatest I've seen! But you do have a great voice.
A: I liked the ending. Best part of the film wasn't it!
D: Anyway, I'm going to choose a song from Mariah because I think she's absolutely wicked and I think she should stick to singing. One of my favourites is called 'Hero'.
L: 'Hero' is one of my most favourite songs that she's ever done. I love the emotion in her voice when she's singing it. I don't know if she had a sore throat or anything that day, but it's great! She either had a sore throat or she was actually crying in that booth!
S: I think she does too much twiddling in her songs these days, too many scales."

Source:
Thanks Gilles from Heroes of Mariah.

Coming Soon...
Dave is creating the french version of MariahDaily.com and it will be up shortly at MariahDaily-FR.com So if you can read french, you will shortly be able to catch all the latest news/pictures there.

Glitter in Japan
Karen informed me that the Glitter DVD will be in Japan on April 26th. So if you live in Japan, make sure you pick up a copy.

Mariah Mentioned During Oscars
Last night, while watching the Oscars, Whoopie mentioned Mariah by saying...
"America has gone through a tough time, but we have already recovered! Mariah made another movie."

Mariah Goes To Disney
Megan works at Disney and she said that on Saturday, Mariah was at the MGM Studios riding her favorite ride, the Tower of Terror. She was also at the Magic Kingdom and road Splash Mountain. She wasn't there for long though and was in and out of the parks quickly, to avoid any attention. She made sure to bring Jack with her also I am told.

Vote For Mariah
Hannan, from England, would like all of your help. MTV Base is having a Top 50 Sexiest Women in R&B/Hip Hop and Hanna would like all of you to go vote for Mariah. Just click here and find MTV Base (click "shows/presenters" at left and then mtv base on right).

The new picture is waiting in Gallery 5.

Source:
Monarch Butterfly (from FOMM).

MC Meets Spanish Fans - The Real Story!
Mari & Augusto - two of the four lucky Spanish fans who got to meet Mariah in New York City wrote their wonderful (almost similar) stories about the meeting. Here is Mari's story:

Well, no one of us even thought Mariah was gonna be in NY, we just thought that it was almost impossible because she is always travelling, but we wanted see her and that's why we never lose hope and we tried to do our best. After being walking around for a while we realized that an enlarge limousine was parked right next to us. Then we recognized some of Mariah's bodyguards as well as Mariah's manager who was leaving the building. (We were so lucky!) They already knew who we are because of the times Mariah has come to Spain. They even knew my name! I asked them for a chance to see Mariah. They programmed a meeting for the next day, with no promises at all. Then, they asked us where we were going to stay at and we told them that we got a hotel for that night but we were looking for a cheaper hotel since the hotel we got first had increase its prices, a little bit more of what we had expected. Then, JUST KIDDING, we told him: "We could spend the night at the Butterfly Guest Room " He started laughing He called someone (Mariah?) and after that, he gave us some money!!!!!!!!!!!! He said: "Take this money and go and eat something. Be here at 6 o'clock". At 6pm, as soon as we arrived at the apartmentdoor, the Mariah's manager was already waiting for us with also a huge limousine for us!!!!!!!!!! ! We didn't know where the driver was going to take us, we were very nervous! The driver told us that Mariah had a little surprise for us!! She asked him to take us to a beautiful restaurant. Can you imagine how our faces looked after hearing that???? We went to an Italian Restaurant (U know Mariah loves Italian food ). We went in and we had a beautiful private table ready for us!!! Then, a journalist came in and said that he was going to take photos while we were having dinner with Mariah! SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE DINNER WITH US!!!!!! Her covers were even ready next to me! But unfortunately, she was late and as soon as she came, she finally could not have a dinner with us. She was going to received us out the restaurant. It was incredible. She was right there, very beautiful like never before! She gave us some hugs and she asked us if we were enjoying the city and things of that nature! I asked her If she was gonna come to Spain, and she told me she will come pretty soon but now she was working on her new album!! Then she wanted to see my tattoos and she even asked to a journalist to take some pictures of my tattoos!! After a photo session we talked to her for a while and she finally had to go. Before she was gone, I asked her if she was OK. She held my hand and looking into my eyes she told me she was happy and that everything was OK! I'll never forget her eyes and her sweet and sincere smile that night. I told her I loved her so much and she told me so sweetly that she loved me too! Then she had to go and we screamed her name asking her to come back soon to Spain! That night was magic. We were living a dream. The fact is that, to sum up, her manager told us that Mariah had one more surprise for us!!!! We were going to stay at a BEAUTIFUL FOUR-STAR TriBeCa hotel until last day we were going to be in NY!!!! (for the next 4 days!!!) With also a personal driver for that day!!!! Then he even gave us some money again!!!!! He thanked us for going to NY, we took some pics with him and then he had to go. It has been an incredible experience that I will never forget. I will always thank Mariah for caring about us while we were in NY. I will never forget what she did for us. Thank this, critics are saying many good things about Mariah and they think she has a big heart . She is now on every media, but not only in Spain, but also on several newspapers, the most important radio stations, TV, around the world...!! WORLDWIDE! So that after a long time, lots of articles are being written in her favor!!!
Thanks Mariah. I love you so much. I'm so happy you're happy again

The pictures that Augusto took that evening, including a picture of him with Mariah are available on Gallery 5.

New Magazine Scans
Shahar sent me a scan from the Israeli teen magazine "Ma'ariv La'noar", in which Mariah's horoscope is featured due to her upcoming birthday.
mcfanatic (Igal) sent me a scan from the Israeli newspaper "Yediot" which is a part of an article about the music industry nowadays. Mariah's contract and departure from Virgin is mentioned throughout the article.

Those two pictures have been added to Gallery 5 along with pictures from a recent vacation of Mariah's and a nice picture from Billboard's Awards a few years ago - all sent in by Igal (mcfanatic) - Thanks!

Plus, Dan sent me a picture from the Chicago Promo Tour for Rainbow. It was taken on November 3, 1999 at the Virgin Mega Store. Dan was the first person in line that day, waiting an amazing 17 hours in line. He was interviewed by several news people, whom he informed about his book filled with Mariah pictures. By the time he reached Mariah, she knew all about him and wanted to see the book. That's the moment in the photo.

Since news is slow right now, it's always great to post pictures from the fans and find out the story behind them. If you took some pictures of Mariah, please send them to us, along with your story so we can post them on MD! Check out Gallery 5 for all the pictures.

Ally in Japan
The webmaster from Mariah Cafe informed me that Ally McBeal will be shown in Japan in either December 2002 or January 2003.

Razzie Awards Pan the Year's Worst on Oscar Eve
Comedian Green and his big screen debut "Freddy Got Fingered" were panned as the worst of the merely bad at the 22nd

Annual Razzie Awards, given to Hollywood's most dubious achievements on the eve of its biggest night.

Green, who starred in "Freddy" as a thirtyish, basement-dwelling slacker who dreams of Hollywood fame, was picked as worst actor, co-credited for the worst script and as half of the worst screen couple for his various on-screen encounters with animals. In a movie that challenged critics to find synonyms for witless and offensive, those included him drinking from a cow's udder, cavorting inside the bloody carcass of a deer and sexually servicing both a horse and an elephant.

In all, "Freddy" took five gold-spray-painted Razzie Awards, first launched in 1980 as a "derby of dishonor" and a parody of "that other award show," the Academy awards, which takes place on Sunday night in Hollywood.

Mariah Carey was named worst actress for the box-office disaster "Glitter," taking 60 percent of the votes cast by Golden Raspberry Award Foundation members, and beating back a challenge from a field that included Penelope Cruz ("Blow"), Angelina Jolie ("Lara Croft: Tomb Raider"), Jennifer Lopez ("Angel Eyes") and Charlize Theron ("Sweet November").

The rest of the annual Razzies was pure monkey business as "Planet of the Apes" took a bow for worst remake or sequel and for featuring two other worst-of-class performances by Charlton Heston and Estella Warren.

Heston, who starred in the original 1968 science-fiction classic, was named worst-supporting actor for his ironic return appearance in Tim Burton's remake, this time as the old ape who curses the ancient humans.

Warren, a synchronized swimmer, turned model, turned actress, was picked for her supporting work in "Planet of the Apes," where she played the human love interest, and her role in Sylvester Stallone's "Driven."

The latter role was honored by Razzie organizers as "the character equivalent of a hood ornament ... in (a) formulaic Formula One drama."

Source:
ABC News

Plus, there is a new Quote O' The Week and a new Pic O' The Week I also removed the birthday information on the right side. Mariah got all your presents/letters yesterday and will be opening them sometime this weekend. Thanks again to everyone who sent in your stuff for Mariah to help make her birthday even more special. I am sure it will bring a smile to her face!

Mariah in US Magazine
My very good friend Amanda informed me that Mariah is in the April 1st edition of US magazine. There is a picture of her featured in the Horoscope section and it reads...

BACK ON TRACK
Mariah Carey
Birthday:March 27
Carey's Aries sun, combined with her fiery Sagittarius moon, gives her a passionate personality, and she is driven to achieve her goals.  Her ego is her Achilles' heel and she fell into the Aries trap of believing her own publicity.  By August, a stabilizing cosmic influence will make her more grounded - and once again a major star.

In a broadcast to shareholders over the Internet Chairman and CEO Alain Levy has used the recent payout to Mariah Carey as being a contributing factor to the loss of 1,800 jobs.

At the EMI corporate website explaining the job losses, a statement reads "The cash cost of achieving the savings in Recorded Music will be approximately £110m, which will be taken as an exceptional charge. There will be a further exceptional item of some £92m relating to the write down of loss-making investments and other asset write-offs. This is in addition to the exceptional charge of £38m announced in January in relation to the termination of the contract with Mariah Carey. Therefore, the total exceptional charge for the year is expected to be approximately £240m, of which £142m will be cash and £98m non-cash".

1,800 people are now unemployed "because of Mariah". According to the statement "the majority of these positions will have been made redundant by the end of March 2002, with the remainder by the end of September 2002". Alain Levy, Chairman and CEO, EMI Recorded Music, said: "David Munns and I arrived at EMI on October 15th, and were faced with the challenge of re-creating EMI Recorded Music, taking into account our outlook on the market and our view of the industry. We are shaping EMI Recorded Music for the future, and positioning it for revenue growth from a much lower cost base and with much better practices".

Speculation is that this is all about a sale. Levy is renowned for his "paint job before a sale" tactics. The moves today will increase the share price of the company, increasing its value and making a sale more profitable. Rumours abound that Microsoft is sniffing around for a music strategy and that EMI would be a good buy to combat their corporate threat of AOL Time Warner.

Also word is that BMG are once again looking under the bonnet of EMI. BMG have a strong hit base, EMI have a great historic base. Again, it is seen as an ideal merger.

The other possibility is Rupert Murdoch's Festival Mushroom Group. FMR have the capital to do the deal and would benefit from an international production base. Currently, it is an Australia and New Zealand only company. FMR had cutbacks just recently with 25 staff losing their jobs. A merger with EMI or complete buy-out would be seen as a positive move and create growth potential for the Aussie indie.

Source:
Thanks to Theresa for this article from Undercover What a bunch of you know what though! EMI is just looking for someone to blame for their loss.

Bithday Package
Tomorrow Mariah's birthday packages will be delivered. Thanks to everyone who contributed in this project and I am sure Mariah will enjoy all your presents/letters.

New Picture
Kimbery sent me a picture of Mariah and her during the Rainbow Tour and it's a really cute picture. You can check it out in Gallery 4 if you like!

The strain of co-writing and recording an album, starring in a movie, and co-starring in another film called Wise Girls was apparently taking its toll on the star. The public first caught on that something was amiss when a publicist reportedly had to grab the mike away from Carey as she began to babble erratically during a record-signing appearance at a mall. She later dropped in on MTV's after-school extravaganza, Total Request Live, wearing next to nothing and muttering incoherently to host Carson Daly, "I just want one day off when I can go swimming and eat ice cream and look at rainbows."

From there, things just got worse. In late July the Associated Press reported that Carey's mother had made a 911 call from the family home in Westchester County, N.Y., where the singer was suffering a nervous breakdown. Carey was checked into the hospital for "extreme exhaustion" and remained in seclusion for almost a month. As her promotional tour for Glitter was put on the hold, EMI poured millions of dollars into promoting the album without its star. The album was pushed back to an unfortunate Sept. 11 release date as headlines about Carey's mental health grossly overshadowed any press about Glitter. The sugar-pop '80s dance album was released on one of the grimmest days in American history; it debuted at number seven on the charts and slid from there. Meanwhile the movie, released in late September, failed miserably at the box office, not even breaking into the top 10 on its debut, although it was the only major film released that week. The disappointment came as EMI was struggling with a decline in record sales worldwide. As a sort of New Year's resolution, the label reneged on its monster deal with the songstress in January, less than a year after it was inked. The singer was allowed to keep her $21 million signing bonus, and was paid an additional $28 million to never make an EMI album again.

Source:
Thanks to Courtney and Lisa for this article from Buisness 2.0

Animation
MariahFanclub.com created a cute little animation for Mariah's birthday. Just click on the link and then on "Viste Guidée."

Photographers Who Worked With Mariah
Shino, from Love Love Jack, sent me two article with photographers that have worked with Mariah. In the one picture, you can even see Shino with Daniel Pearl.

Daniel Pearl...
"You can get everything else in a music video right but if the beauty shot of the singer isn't perfect, chances are it is not going to work," says Daniel Pearl. He has compiled some 500 music video credits and earned countless awards along the way. "The beauty shot is a close-up where the diva connects and reaffirms her relationship with the audience." Following are excerpts of a conversation about beauty shots:

You have filmed a lot of beautiful women?
PEARL: I've been fortunate to photograph many beautiful divas including Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Shania Twain, Janet Jackson and others. They are all beautiful to start with, but it's still a precise science. I model and sculpt everything else with light, but that doesn't apply to beauty shots. Film is a two-dimensional medium and a shadow implies depth. There are only a few shadows tolerated in beauty shots and they've got to be in the right places.

Are there basic rules for great beauty shots?
PEARL: It's important for your subject to know you really care about them and you can't fake that. The great divas all have an inner beauty. We have to earn their trust so they show us their inner beauty. They have to feel comfortable and relaxed and know that you are going to make them look great.

How do you decide how to light beauty shots?
PEARL: The first thing I do while we are saying hello is really look at their face. I'll orientate them toward the light. I may ask them to step by a window or to spin around in a chair. I size up their facial structure. Are there weaknesses or strengths? What about the shape of the nose, cheekbones, and jawline? Is their face symmetrical? Most people part their hair to open up the good side of their face. Basically, I use light to de-emphasize things they don't like and to accentuate their best features.

How do you use light to de-emphasize? PEARL: Wrinkles show up as dark lines, but if we drive light into them they disappear on film. It's the same with bags under someone's eyes. You begin with the key light that is usually pretty close to the line of the lens. I shift the light a bit to one side or the other based upon the structure of the face. Some divas look best in dead-on hard light-- depending on where its placed--and others need softer light, maybe through a diffusion frame or a Kino Flo. Someone with a chin problem shouldn't wear high, white collars because the light will bounce back and accentuate the chin.

What determines the angle of light?
PEARL: If someone is tired with bags under their eyes, you want the light a little lower. If there is a strong muscle under the eyes, it should be higher. You always have to put a sparkle in their eyes because that's how they connect with the audience. Often, I'll use a white or silver bounce card from below or maybe an eyelight.

Are there new tools that you find useful?
PEARL: There are new, bigger lights and faster films with finer grain structures, but it also comes down to the individual. I designed a special lightbox to shoot Mariah Carey for MTV Unplugged and often came up with a different lighting rig. I am always trying something new, trying to keep ahead of the game. I tend to shoot the slowest, finest grain film available but its also situational. I have no hesitation about shooting the (Kodak Vision) 500T film and pushing it one-stop because I always shoot in Super 35.

What about video?
PEARL: Why would you shoot video on a beauty shot?

Denis Reggie
Denis Reggie has been described as "the great wedding photographer of our day" by Town & Country and "the best of the best" by Harper's Bazaar - not bad for someone who came into photography by accident. Reggie was born in Crowley, Louisiana, in 1955 but originally his aspirations were purely athletic. His career, however, was curtailed by injury, but in order to keep hanging out with the football team he brought along his camera and starting taking sports pictures; a background that was to serve him well in the arena of wedding photography that can be equally hazardous.

Throughout college, Reggie took photographs for his local newspaper and on graduation he was sufficiently confident enough to realize that there was money to be made in photography and he became a full time photographer in 1976 in Crowley. Today Reggie is best known for creating a photojournalistic approach to wedding photography. He has photographed the weddings of Mariah Carey, Alan Greenspan, author Tom Clancy, Peter Jennings, the marriage of Maria Cuomo to designer Kenneth Cole as well as many Kennedy family weddings in his own inimitable style. In all Reggie photographs 52 weddings each year and his work has been featured in publications such as W, Town and Country, Elle, Vogue, Glamour and Harper's Bazaar. In between this hectic working schedule Reggie makes frequent appearances on television and he has been a guest on Oprah, Entertainment Tonight and the NBC Today Show. Reggie says that he still gets motivated when he sees the reaction of the bride and groom and their parents to his pictures: " I live for the reward of knowing that I've made someone's life happier and that I've given news to people about an event that they would otherwise not have been able to understand or to see. It's a great profession and I love what I do."

Latest Charts
Rhomeyn sent me the latest charts for the week ending March 23rd...
Hot 100 Singles Sales
31 Never Too Far/Hero Medley, Mariah Carey
38 One Sweet Day, Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
54 I'll Be There, Mariah Carey

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales
58 Never Too Far/Hero Medley, Mariah Carey

Win A CD
Carolina, from Mariah Carey Wallpaper Galore, asked that I posted the following message...

"We are doing our first contest and you are all invited. We´ve made it to show our appreciation for making our site a success. We are giving away 3 CD's. Please join our contest and win one of our CD's. You will have 3 weeks so get started. "

I'll be adding the rest of today's news/pictures later this afternoon!

Artists Against Drunk Driving
A lot of artists against drunk driving
On March the 24th in Los Angeles, a lot of artists will be at the EBELL, to attend this gala. There are 2000 invited guests, with celebrities such as: Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, The Beach Boys, Shaquille O'Neal, Barry Bonds, Russell Crowe, Sandra Bullock, Meg Ryan, Mira and Paul Sorvino, Minnie Driver, Nastassia Kinski, Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Jason Biggs, Ray Liotta, Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, Jackie Chan, Jenna Elfman, Melissa Gilbert, Kiefer Sutherland, Leanne Rimes, Barbara Hershey, Lauren Holly, Jenny McCarthy, Julianne Moore, Chris O'Donnell, Sean Penn, Patrick Swayze, Reese Witherspoon, David Schwimmer, Kyra Sedgwick, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Kelly Rutherford, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Wolfgang Petersen, Roland Emmerich, Wim Wenders, and many more... Several famous celebrities have already confirmed that they are attending, including: Charlize Theron, Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson, Martin & Janet Sheen, Courtney Love, Portia de Rossi, Dana Delany, Cybill Shepherd, Christine Lahti & Tommy Schlamme, Maria Bello, and Bonnie Hunt.

Comments: We received the following e-mail: "Her agent rsvp'd , but that 's no guarantee she'll be there." Many thanks to J. Cheriff, Director of New Business Development of DigitalProduce for his kind reply.

Thanx to Gilles for this info

Sites To Check Out
I added 4 new sites to the Links section so check them out. The sites are:

Mariahz World
Shining Star Mariah Carey
Wise Girls In Europe
Mariah Is Tha Bomb
Glitterama

Jerry Gives Props To Mariah
I got this info from SASkittles007: I had to send this to u. I know it's from the year 99' but It's awsome and I want Mariah to know what Jerry O' Connel said about her.

Question: Did you enjoy playing the "Heartbreaker" in Mariah Carey's video?

Jerry O'Connell: Mariah is the most attractive woman on the face of the planet. I actually paid them to be a part of the video.

Help A Lamb Out
cursader@bellsouth.net sent me the link to a petition to help Mariah's videos be put on DVD. He'd like us to help spread the word and have people sign it to help Mariah.

If you're interested, go HERE

Also, today is Peggy's birthday and if you got a little extra time, please send her a birthday wish. She is 30 today.
peggy.r@videotron.ca

Young Women Sing Out About Individual Expression
Mariah in mentioned in an USA Today article and I am only including that part below, since it's a long article. If you want to read the whole thing, please click here. Thanks to Theresa for informing me about the article.

For example, female artists traditionally have had to contend, more so than their male peers, with the prospect that emphasizing their sexual allure could throw their talent and integrity into doubt. In the '90s, new artists as diverse as Mariah Carey and Sheryl Crow took heat essentially for not playing down their looks. Even in a post-feminist era, there were a lot of men and women who weren't comfortable viewing a nubile beauty — even one with Carey's vocal skills or Crow's songwriting prowess — as a serious artist.

Magazine News
Janel, from MariahsLambs.com, informed me that Mariah is in the April 2002 issue of Movieline magaizne on page 10. Check out the scan in Gallery 4.

Mariah Sets Up Her Own Label
R&B diva Mariah Carey is trying to revive her flagging career by starting her own record label, according to reports. The moves comes after Virgin Records terminated her deal following poor sales of her movie soundtrack Glitter. She reportedly received a record $49m payout to leave the label.

Mariah has been without a label since January, according to worldpop.com

Mariah's talents
The star's attorney, Don Passman, said that it, 'will not only feature Mariah's talents, but other artists' too.' Madonna's successful Maverick label is believed to be the inspiration behind the idea. If Mariah forms her own company it will be her second chance at managing a roster of artists as well as her own career.

Crave Records
In 1997 she created Crave Records under her previous label, Sony Music. But it was closed down after a year when she divorced her husband, Sony Music boss, Tommy Mottola.

Source:
Sky.com

Updates
There is a new Pic O' The Week and a new Quote O' The Week. Also, I added a new link to the links page and I also added it below...
Forever_My_Angel

Magazine News
Janel, from Mariah's Lambs, informed me that Mariah is in the April 2002 issue of InStyle magazine on page 260. Anyone got a scan?

Rachael Lampa On Mariah
A Christian singer named Rachael Lampa mentioned Mariah during her online chat and here is what was said...
Q: Who were your biggest inspirations?
A: My biggest inspiration was Amy Grant. I was also inspired by Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder.

Never Too Far Instrumental?
Scott needs the instrumental of Never Too Far for his high school graduation in May. He is going to perform Never Too Far and his music teacher wants to hear his vocals over the musical accompaniment. If you got it and can help Scott out, please e-mail him. scottkessinger@hotmail.com

Site News
First off, Glittering Butterfly has changed addresses Case told me and you can now check it out at the address below:
glittering-butterfly.freeservers.com

Next, Angel has a new site and you can check it out by clicking the link below...
http://www.glitterama.cjb.net/

Carson On Mariah
Christina was listening to her local radio station, WXXL, in Orlando Florida this morning and Carson Daly was the guest on today's show. One of the DJ's asked about Mariah and here is more from Christina on what happened..
Carson started talking about how he had interviewed her on the radio show the day before and she had seemed a little off then but he didn't think anything about. He went on to mention how normally people don't just pop up.  "But when a star like Mariah shows up, you just let her on.  I mean I was going to a commercial break and all of a sudden I hear someone singing from down the hall and it was her.  At first I thought it was a gag, a pretty cute gag.  I mean with Mariah coming out with ice cream, singing."  He went on to mention that she seemed a little disorganized and mentioned the letters she started reading and the picture of her mom.  He was very tactful in what he said, nothing bad. 

Glitter Release
Ashes, from Rainbow Princess, informed me that Glitter will be released on DVD for sale and rental on May 6th in the UK.

In January, after her initial album for EMI proved to be her first flop since she burst upon the scene in 1990, the firm paid the songstress $28 million to avoid fulfilling the $80 million, four record contract she signed last April. She has been expected to link up with hip-hop label Def Jam or one of many other labels rumored to be courting her -- and this news of her forming a label will come as a major surprise to many.

Some are bound to question the wisdom of the 31-year-old singer taking on the stress of her own company such a short time after suffering an emotional and physical breakdown -- with many citing Mariah's workaholic ways as a probable contributing factor. She was hospitalized twice just prior to the release of "Glitter" Sept. 21. She has seemed to be bounding back. She took part in the "America: A Tribute to Heroes" telethon in September, entertained our troops overseas and made an appearance at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
But taking on the load of a record company? Is it wise? We'll see.

Sources:
Thanks to Mariah Buzz for this exciting article which was taken from TeenHollywood. Stay tuned to find out more information about this!

Mariah On Her Own
Mariah Carey - still trying to get her record and acting careers back on track after her "Glitter" project self-destructed - may be about to start her own record label. Insiders tell MSNBC that after Carey got out from under her deal with EMI - being paid $28 million to quietly go away - she says her next album may be self-published. She's quoted as saying that some of the problems she had at EMI stemmed from the fact that she did not have enough "autonomy" in dealing with content and concepts.

Carey also apparently thinks it would be fun to record others and is rumored to be toying with the idea of taking others into any new label. Meanwhile, she is reportedly talking with other major labels in case she abandons the "go it alone" route. The last thing she needs is to have another project end in disaster.

Source:
Thanks to MariahsWeb.com for this article from United Press International

New Link
I added a new link to the links page...
Glittering Butterfly

HER voice soars no matter what song she sings. Mariah Carey stamps each song with pain, joy, passion, sincerity and honesty. She practically bares her soul. So when she came out with a compilation album, she had a tough time selecting her songs. She has compiled an extraordinary amount of hits yet she humbly admits that she still has a lot to learn.<