May 23, 2001...
EXCLUSIVE....Single out on July 17th!!
Chris, who works at a Sam Goody, recently came across some cool information from a EMI label rep (Virgin's Distributer). She gave Chris the EMI Distribution list for early summer and listed under "Summer TBA" was Mariah Carey, the only artist on the list with her name in bold. The list had T.V. apperances, radio spings, video release dates, single release dates and album news. The only thing MC was under was Single Releases and it said, "'Lover Boy' JULY 17th. ON SALE. (VIR)"

So this is pretty cool news, if you ask me. The single will hit the radio on June 25th and the single will hit on July 17th. Pretty soon, we should find out when the video will premiere, which will most likely be around June 15th or so!

How excited are you now about the new single??? Post your thoughts on the messageboard!

Childs Play For Mariah
Mariah Carey has revealed she felt like a child again when recording her new single Loverboy, which includes guest appearances from '80s funksters Cameo.

Codpiece kings Cameo had massive hits with Word Up, later covered by Melanie B and Candy. They entertained Maria by remixing the chorus from their 1986 hit Candy which the American diva dubbed as one of her favourite songs.

'I felt like a little kid again, like, 'Please just sing this how you did it on the remix,'' Mariah confessed. 'And then I felt bad because I didn't want to be overstepping my boundaries. It's like reliving a childhood moment.

'The single, according to MTV, 'alternates a bouncing funky bass with rock guitars.' It is taken from her new album Glitter, the soundtrack to her much-hyped movie of the same name, co-starring Melanie B's boyfriend Max Beasley. The track also features rapper Da Brat, Ludacris, 22 and Shawna.

Also popping up on the album is a cover of the '80s club choon by Indeep, Last Night A DJ Saved My Life. The track features the guest vocals from rapper Fabolous plus another major star who Mariah refuses to reveal at this early date.

Talking about Glitter, Mariah says, 'The uptempo songs are aggressive and hot and represent that spirit of the '80s but I also have a lot of guest artists that really make it hot and contemporary. The ballads are also these deep, emotional, intense songs that would stand on their own as a regular album from me.'

Loverboy is released in July. The album Glitter is out 21 August and the film, which was previously put on hold for nearly two years, opens 31 August. Check out a classic

This article was taken from Entertainment Sleuth, originally from World Pop. If you would like to check out an older interview of MC about "Against All Odds" on Worldpop, click here!

New Pics from Spain
A member from the Mariah Fan Club (Spain) sent me 6 pictures Jorge took of Mariah in Spains recently. The pictures are REALLY nice and you can check them out in Gallery 53. Check out a sneak peak to one of the pics on your right!! MC and Luis look so cute there, not to mention really squashed.

Magazine News From Mark
Here is the latest magazine news from Marko!!

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May 21, 2001...
Mariah Wallpapers
Michelle, from Star Mariah, sent me 3 very nice wallpapers and you can check them out in Wallpapers #3.

Badly Drawn Boy grows tiresome at the Fillmore
The fact that Badly Drawn Boy is a celebrated artist in England and a respected cult figure in the United States was proven Friday by the presence of a sold-out crowd at the first of his two nights at the Fillmore.

The pop singer-songwriter-experimentalist (born Damon Gough) recently won the coveted British Mercury Music Prize for his debut album, "The Hour of Bewilderbeast." Critics have applauded him as an aural auteur, and his music has been heard on everything from MTV to Gap commercials.

All of which proves that Badly Drawn Boy is a popular phenomenon. But after Friday's sleepwalk of a show, one has to wonder why. Arriving onstage 45 minutes late -- there was no opening act -- Gough and his four-man backup band saw fit to delay their performance further with a seven-minute overture of the "Rocky" theme. OK, the allusion is obvious: The scruffy Gough, who eventually appeared in the spotlight in battered jeans and jeans jacket, his knit cap pulled low over his eyes, is an underdog who's made good. Hurray. We didn't need seven minutes of bad soundtrack music to make the point.

That intro set the tone for the remainder of a dazed three-hour set. From the first number, "Fall in the River," songs that glimmered with laid-back creativity on record were stretched into oblique instrumentals in which Gough and his band seemed intent on playing with, and for, themselves. The result was a performance that felt more like a tipsy bedroom jam session than a concert.

True, in terms of repertoire, Badly Drawn Boy delivered. Most of the material from the album was covered (including "Pissing in the Wind" and "Once Around the Block"). There was a good smattering of songs from earlier EPs ("Road Movie", "Shake the Rollercoaster," "Outside Is a Light" and the hypnotic "Distant Town," with its bizarre coda of "I think we're getting close/ I see the flies around you").

But there were also rambling monologues about Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey and U2's Bono ("I think I'm starting to become Bono," Gough sighed of fame's pitfalls); songs repeatedly started and aborted; and stream-of- consciousness raps about nothing except their own lack of inspiration (in one case, "I came to say one thing /Just one thing/ It's just taking a little longer than I expected it to," chanted ad nauseam).

Gough is nothing if not contradictory. When he wasn't busy boring them, he strove to connect with his weary fans. He dedicated "Camping Next to Water" to those who attended his first San Francisco appearance at Bimbo's. He passed around a photograph of his infant daughter and dedicated the acoustic number "The Shining" to her, and introduced the crowd to his wife and sister, who were watching the show from the balcony. He readily shook hands, exchanged pleasantries and even checked out the crowd with a magnifying glass.

In the midst of all the distractions, a few songs managed to struggle to the surface and shine, particularly the lovely piano-and-voice "Magic in the Air," the pithy "Everybody's Stalking" and the country-tinged "This Song." But these were exceptions that did little to lift the show's somnambulant mood. During one of his more insightful monologues, Gough rhapsodized over the experience of seeing a San Francisco street bearing his surname. He then wove a visionary tale about watching a young man wandering that same street on his way to nowhere. "I was intrigued," he said of his vision. Well, he should have been, because it was a perfect metaphor for Friday's concert: One Badly Drawn Boy, self-obsessed and meandering through oblivion.

Article taken from todays San Francisco Chronicle

EMI to compose solo theme tune for year results
LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - After 18 months locked in merger talks, UK-based music group EMI will be singing a different tune next week when it announces full-year results and reveals plans for the continuation of its solo career.

A year ago, Chairman Eric Nicoli waxed lyrical about merging with Warner Music as century-old EMI prepared to lay its independent past to rest. But with two failed merger attempts since then, the market will want to hear something new next Tuesday.

Having announced headline figures when EMI called an end to its talks with German-based Bertelsmann earlier this month, Nicoli will want to drive home two key messages: that EMI can cut costs on its own and also conquer the all-important U.S. market without the head start Bertelsmann's BMG unit offered.

"He'll want to give the impression that they have a sound strategy as a stand-alone and that he's the man to take them forward," said Kingsley Wilson, analyst at Investec Henderson Crosthwaite.

In an early teaser to the results, EMI said on May 1 that adjusted pre-tax profit in the year to end-March rose six percent to 260 million pounds ($372 million) on sales of 2.7 billion pounds, a 12 percent improvement on the previous year. The numbers got a generally warm reception from analysts. "The figures have beaten most forecasts, so the company hasn't lost anything by going and talking with BMG," Wilson added. "It hasn't cost them anything extra."

BERTELSMANN DEAL NIXED
EMI, which helped build the careers of artists such as the Beatles and the Spice Girls, saw 200 million pounds of annual savings slip between its fingers when talks with Bertelsmann hit a dead end in the face of antitrust opposition.

EMI's second failed merger attempt in a year signalled that regulators were not prepared to see the world's five big music groups shrink to four, meaning EMI must look elsewhere to make cost cuts.

An obvious target for savings will be manufacturing and distribution -- areas where the group will be looking either to ally with other music groups or to dispose of some assets. Indeed, EMI was in talks with industry leader Universal Music over such a venture when Warner Music first approached Nicoli about a full-scale merger.

The Warner merger faced the same fate as the Bertelsmann talks. Regulators looked poised to stop any tie-up without major disposals -- a sacrifice both sides were unwilling to make.

CONQUERING THE U.S.
How EMI has fared in the traditionally difficult U.S. market while distracted by 18 months of merger talks will also be high on the agenda next week, analysts said.

One of the key motives of a merger with both Warner and Bertelsmann's music arm BMG had been to grow stronger in the highly competitive U.S. market where EMI has seen its share dwindle to the lowest of the five major music groups.

However, according to market researcher Soundscan, EMI's market share has recovered some ground over the last year, with its share up to 11 percent from around seven percent. EMI has also landed some high-profile victories, such as luring Mariah Carey to its Virgin label and drawing one-time Beastie Boys manager Andy Slater to Capitol Records.

While analysts want EMI to spot more up-and-coming talent, rather than paying millions for stars like Carey, EMI will not be making the mistake of cutting budgets on the creative side.

But the group may have to consider bringing together some of the more mundane functions of the labels which currently operate very much as separate entities, analysts said.

While analysts say they believe EMI is a perfectly viable standalone business, going it alone will not be easy in an industry facing faint growth, fierce rivalry in the United States and the challenge of digital distribution.

"People wil be looking for indications about how their online strategy is going to develop," one fund manager with a stake in EMI said of the results.

A demonstration for the U.S. Congress on Thursday by MusicNet, an online music system being developed by EMI, Warner Music and Berteslmann with RealNetworks, has pushed digital distribution into the spotlight.

Unlike its four major rivals, EMI also doesn't have the luxury of a big media empire to hide behind when the going gets tough, which means Tuesday will be an important day.

"Unless they give a fairly rigourous business plan going forward, there could be a bit of disappointment," Investec's Wilson said. But Eric Nicoli has "been in the market long enough to know," he added.

Article taken from Excite.com

Nelly Furtado on Mariah
Here is a piece of an interview from Nelly Furtado's official website in her article/biography section. Thank to Danielle for this info:

...Among other things, Whoa Nelly! is a melding of Furtado's accumulated musical inspiration. The singer-songwriter grew up with plenty of mainstream pop - Abba, Lionel Ritchie, Madonna, Paula Abdul - but in her formative years, she became fixated on its urban incarnation. An infatuation with youngsters Kris Kross led to an embrace of early '90s R&B like New Edition, Bel Biv Devoe, Salt-N-Pepa and Jodeci. Furtado informs: "On my 12th birthday one of my friends bought me a Mariah Carey tape."

Check out this site...
Alexander would like you all to check out his website for Mariah called Mariah 4 life. He recently created a new Mariah club, so make sure you go and check that out!

Note From Regina...
Tomorrow I will be starting my summer college courses and the times for when I update this site, might change a bit! The InfoMC Newsletter will no longer be sent out every Friday! Instead it will be sent out every Monday, starting next week. I attend classes Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5 pm until 11 pm EST (sucks doesn't it?). Here are the times, I will most likely update the site:
Saturday and Sunday...Around 4 pm EST, as always (work 7am-3pm)!
Monday...Early in the morning because I am off from work and school
Tuesday...Work 7am-3pm and school from 5 pm-11pm, so I will most likely update the site late Monday night, if anything pops up. This is the only day, it will be hard to update!!
Wednesday...Early in the morning, only have school at night!
Thursday...Early in the morning, only have school at night!
Friday...Work from 9am until 5 pm, update should be up by about 6 or 7 pm EST or I might also get up 2 hours before I go to work and update then, because I have done that before several times!

So there ya go!! This is only for the next 5 weeks but just wanted to inform you all, just so you know!! Thanks much!!

May 20, 2001...
Mariah on French TV
Jordan and Benjamin informed me that the special for Mariah finally aired in France last night! Benjamin was very kind and made a transcript of the interview, which you can read below. There might be a couple mistakes because the translator spoke over Mariah and at points, it was a bit difficult and I don't like the "bimbo" comment! Jordan, told me where I could find a realvideo of the video, which MisterB made! I had a very hard time seeing it and eventually gave up, but you can check it out if you like by clicking here. It's not a new interview, as originally thought, but it's from when MC was in Spain, wearing that pinkish bikini outfit!

Mariah carey is the biggest selling artist of the decade, with more than 140 million disks sold, we know her in many register "divas", "james bond girl" and "bimbo" and now she is coming as a actress, this summer will be release her first film all that glitters and the soundtrack which is also her new album.

Mc: The movie is about a singer, it's a love story between her and a Dj it takes place in the 1980's, she becomes famous but that's not the important thing, the important thing is that she descovers herself, it's a soundtrack who tells you the story of the film but it's also my next album, you can listen to it and enjoy it, there a lot of dancable songs, but because it's an emotional film there's also balads who help you to understand the movie, i'm very fortunate to be able to do 3 things i love : writing songs, singing and play comedy, it's been a new experience for me and it's been a long time since we have seen a film like that a film whoch tells the story throw the music and or by himself. I really hope that the audience will enjoy me as the caracters of this movie, when i watched this movie i tryed to watched it like an ordinary people not as mariah carey the singer, and i found that it was a good film so i hope the audience will like it as well as the music.

Updates
There is a new Quote O' The Week and a new Pic O' The Week. Check them out, if you like!

Plus, I added two more sites to Lamb Central:

Charts
Dave sent me the latest info from Billboard.com:
The Billboard 200
Top 100 Positions /Issue Date: May 11, 1991
This Week/Last Week/Weeks on chart/"Title," Artist
Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label
Peak Position
1    1    113    Mariah Carey, Mariah Carey 9
Columbia | 45202 | Columbia   
1   

Get your Mariah E-mail Address
Julie contacted me and told me that you can down get your own EMail@MariahFly.com address at Fly Away's website. For more information about this, click on the banner below and check it out!

Magazine Info...
Mark told me that you can check out Mariah in the May 18th issue of OK magazine. It talks about how MC paid off her limo driver, to settle the issue!

Forever Starts Tonight
Here is what Lynn told me:
I just wanted to let you know that my high school here in California, LA, the theme to this year's prom is "Forever Starts Tonight"  and guess what the theme song is?!?!  Yup its "Forever" by our Lamby.  I just thought that was cool.  Plus to promote prom and everything, they play the song during the announcements, which means the whole school gets to hear it. COOL? Huh?  Everytime the announcements comes on they use it as a intro too!  and everytime its on all my friends look at me cause they know I love mc.

Man who threatened sheriff, stars sentenced
PHOENIX (AP) A man who threatened to kill Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and stalked others was sentenced Friday to intensive lifetime probation.

Gabriel Espinosa, 38, had been in jail since February 2000 after he was arrested for making a series of threats against Arpaio, television anchorwoman Jineane Ford, pop rock stars Madonna and Mariah Carey, and actress Christina Applegate.

``Arpaio, he's dead Saturday,'' Espinosa allegedly said during one telephone call.

Espinosa also had been convicted of stalking in 1995. On Friday, he pleaded guilty to three felony counts of talking. He was sent to the Arizona State Hospital, a mental institution, for an indefinite period to be followed the probation. Under its terms, he is to have no contact with Arpaio or Ford and their families and to take medication for his mental condition.

Violation of probation could result in a prison sentence of up to 8 3/4 years. Investigators said Espinosa sent threatening cards and bizarre gifts to the three celebrities, decorating them with numbers that authorities said signify police codes for murder and shootings.

Authorities said Espinosa, an unemployed former van driver with an extensive criminal record, also had written threatening postcards to local television personalities Jana Bommersbach and John Hook. The cards were found during a search of his apartment.

(Many thanks to Tom for this article!)

Health Zone: Beauty: We can make you look like a dream
THE SPECIALISTS WHO KEEP THE STARS IN TOP CONDITION
Health Zone: Beauty - We can make you look like a dream THE SPECIALISTS WHO KEEP THE STARS IN TOP CONDITION
Source: The Mirror, May 17, 2001 JANICE COLLIER

SEXY hair, great bodies and looks to die for! Just where do all the "beautiful people" go for the fix that helps them keep their looks? Well, we've track down the "dream team" of specialist therapists that take care of everything from hair colour to cosmetic surgery. You may have to wait anything from six months to two years for an appointment, but don't be put off - there are always cancellations!

BHARTI VYAS
Holistic Beauty Therapist
What makes Bharti special? Bharti is much more than just a beauty therapist. An aromatherapist and acupuncturist, she's also trained in laser therapy, ayurveda and magnet therapy.

She combines traditional beauty treatments with ancient Eastern philosophies and holistic therapies.

And she tailors therapy routines to suit individuals. Clientele include supermodels, royalty, politicians, actors and musicians such as: Britt Ekland, Sophie Dahl, Mariah Carey, Ralph Fiennes, Cherie Blair, Cher, Lady Helen Taylor, Julia Carling, Liza Aziz Prices start at pounds 120 for a harmonising facial involving back, scalp and face Waiting list for Bharti is about a year Bharti's advice: The fundamental truth about beauty is that it begins on the inside. You have to make the connection between your inner health and outer beauty.

(Many thanks to Tom for this article!)

May 19, 2001...
MARIAH GETS GLITTER IN HER EYES
Mariah Carey appears to have come up with her own solution to California's energy crisis.

OK, maybe she won't single-handedly rid the state of rolling blackouts, but one has to marvel at the inexhaustible energy of someone who can make Beyoncé look like a couch potato.

"Glitter" is actually the name of Mariah's big-screen debut and her accompanying soundtrack. Over the course of one whirlwind 48-hour period last week, Mariah displayed almost superhuman stamina, working on the video for her upcoming "Loverboy" single until six in the morning, sleeping a few hours and spending most of the day meeting and greeting the troops at her new label, Virgin Records. She then sat for interviews for six hours, during which she changed outfits four times.

Around midnight, as her crew began to get the hollowed-eye look of the living dead, Carey decided she wanted to go to a recording studio to finish a song that funk superstar Rick James had just written for her. She started laying down tracks at two in the morning, just a few hours before she had to drive out to a racetrack to finish shooting the "Loverboy" video. Did we mention she was about to begin work on her second film only a few days later?

"What month is this?" Mariah wondered aloud earlier that evening as she lounged in barely-there Daisy Duke jean shorts and a bedazzled bandana-style bikini top near a personal pool at the ritzy Beverly Hills Hotel. A stylist primped her hair while Mariah tried to answer the 297 messages backed up on her constantly chiming two-way pager. "Yesterday I saw these people dressed up, and I thought it was Halloween. I got so excited."

Even after 10 years in the spotlight and more than 120 million albums and singles sold, you'd think Mariah would slow down. But later that night, as she slipped through the quiet Los Angeles night in a stretch limo on her way to the studio, Mariah explained that working on the movie has given her a boost of energy she's never felt before.

"It's not scary at all," she said, flicking a wrist heavy with gold chains and an oversized "Loverboy" charm. "I've been dying to do [a movie] for three and a half years, but fools wouldn't let me. I don't have issues with being in front of the camera. I've been a freakin' ham since I was 3 years old!"

Although she wouldn't specify who prevented her from working on the movie, Mariah said she's well aware of "haters" who might suggest the "Glitter" role is not much of a stretch for the 31-year-old singer.

In the film, scheduled to open August 31, Mariah plays a struggling singer named Billie who is trying to get discovered in the early '80s. The story is not dissimilar to Carey's tales of "running around in the street like a vagrant with my little demo tape" in the late '80s.

"It's really not autobiographical," she insisted, however, taking a last swig from her flute of Cristal champagne. "The girl is a singer, but it's completely not my life. It kinda couldn't be farther from my life. Even the guy that she's with (DJ Dice) is so not like anybody that I've ever been with."

The guest-packed soundtrack album, which Mariah continues to tweak and reshape, will drop on August 21 and is slated to feature at least a half-dozen songs produced by legendary R&B team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The songs — some of which feature vintage keyboards and drum machines, according to Lewis — bear the unmistakable grooves of the duo's classic R&B hits of the skinny-tie decade. Although she was unwilling to divulge who all the guests are just yet, one song Mariah did talk about is the first single, the uptempo party number "Loverboy."

The song, which alternates a bouncing funky bass with rock guitars, features cameos from rappers Da Brat (who also stars in the film), Ludacris, 22 and Shawna. Funk legends Cameo, who also appear on the track, went into the studio to re-sing the chorus of their 1986 hit "Candy," a song Mariah said has always been one of her favorites.

"I felt like a little kid again, like, 'Please just sing this how you did it on the remix,'" Mariah said she told them. "And then I felt bad because I didn't want to be overstepping my boundaries. It's like reliving a childhood moment."

One of the other "crazy party jams" on the album is a cover of In Deep's early-'80s club classic "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life," which also has a touch of rock guitar. The dreamy disco anthem was produced by New York's DJ Clue and has guest vocals from underground rapper Fabolous and another major rap star Mariah is not ready to reveal just yet. But don't think the whole album is a period piece, she warned.

"The uptempo [songs] are aggressive and hot and represent that spirit of the '80s. But I also have a lot of guest artists that really make it hot [and contemporary]," she said. "The ballads are also this deep, emotional intense songs that would stand on their own as a regular album from me."

As the limo sped by the legendary Hollywood rock club Whisky a Go Go, Mariah said her next film, the independent feature "Wisegirls," will prove that she's more Mark Wahlberg than Vanilla Ice.

"A lot of people will say, 'Oh she's playing a singer for the first time,'" she said. "Which is why I wanted to do 'Wisegirls,' because I'm really playing a character; she not a singer. It's totally out there — and, as you may have noticed, there's some [part] of my personality that needs to express anger."

Thanks to Iban for this interview, taken from MTV.com!!!

Message from MariahCarey.com
Here is the latest information from MariahCarey.com

May 2001
Not one news update since the launching of the site! Most sincere apologies! Oh...so much ground to cover!

It may have seemed like MC has been laying low for a bit - from the public eye, perhaps - but honestly...this is Mariah Carey we are talking about! She's the hardest working girl in the world (and she doesn't have the first idea how to lay low) !!

At it as hard as ever, MC spent most of April in Malaga, Spain recording and finishing the 'GLITTER' soundtrack, which is sure to be AMAZING...featuring fabulous collaborations with many great quest artists and is obviously full of the incredible vocal stylings of the one we all love the most - the Queen Chop! The first single, "Loverboy", is scheduled to be released in mid-June and the album will follow in mid-August.

In early May MC made a very quick trip to LA, in between her hectic schedule of photo shoots and mad PR, (hint: keep an eye out for summer covers, covers, covers!) to supervise the music/sound mix for "Glitter". So...now that she has that wrapping up nicely with in the next week or so MC will be getting ready to shoot the video!

Obviously you all already know, but Virgin Records is the lucky label of MC's choice and her exciting new four-album contract became official as of April 3, 2001. Clearly, Mariah is thrilled about the alliance with such a wonderful and supportive record company and we are so happy for her!

Never one to sit still, MC has yet another exciting project right around the corner! Joining a very talented team including Mira Sorvino and director David Anspaugh, Mariah is set to star in the indie-drama "Wise Girls", about three waitresses who work at a mob-owned restaurant and become involved in "the business". The film is scheduled to start shooting mid-May in Nova Scotia.

Probably the most exciting news of all is that Mariah has finally moved into her absolutely beautiful new apartment in New York City! This is definitely yet another thing MC has waited, very patiently, a very long time for and it is a very special thing for her to after all this time, be able to call somewhere "home". Look out MTV Cribs!

Mariah in Sister 2 Sister
Denise tells me that you can check out Mariah in the June 2001 Sister 2 Sister. There is a picture of MC from the Rainbow Tour, with a silver top and cutoff jeans! Denise was very kind and typed out the article for us!

Mariah Gets Paid More Than "Miss Jackson If You're Nasty"
Virgin Music Group Worldwide announced that it has signed Mariah Carey to an unprecedented several-album deal, making her the highest paid recording artist in history. It's been reported that she got $80 million including $20 million as an advance.

Seven million was to buy out her last album from her former record label, Sony. That's the soundtrack from her movie, All That Glitters. She's said to have a duet with Luis Miguel on that album.

One thing for sure is that Mariah got a better deal than Janet Jackson. Janet, who now becomes Mariah's new label mate, previously shocked the industry with her multimillion dollar deal.

In case you didn't know, Mariah has sold more than 140 million albums and singles in her career. This child is just 31 years old.

News from Brazil...
Here is what Fabio told me:
Acording to Virgin Records Brasil, Mariah´s new movie will be called Glitter, and no longer All That Glitter. And that will be he name of her new album too. And they also said that the Loverboy video will be on a car racing with dozens of celebrities in the audience.

Mariah's Astrology
"April12" sent me Mariah's information frm the Yahoo Astrology section. It's a profile on Mariah based on her star sign and the positions of the stars on her specific date and place of birth.

Shrinking violet is not a term that describes Aries Mariah Carey. The songbird in the short, short dress knows that glam plus vocal prowess equals megasuccess. Even so, life wasn't always so simple for the diva Carey, who penned tunes in high school in the hopes of being recognized by someone in the music business. Her dream came true thanks to Sony honcho Tommy Mottola, who saw promise in the young singer and signed her right up. Tommy married Mariah, too, but that deal was less successful. Numerous hit albums and Grammy Awards later, Mariah continues to dazzle her fans while she's escorted by some of the most eligible men (the Yankees' Derek Jeter, Sean 'Puffy' Combs, Luis Miguel) around.

Birth Details:
March 27, 1970
New York, New York

Born under an Aries Sun, Carey is a feisty and independent woman who wants to be the best. Can you say competitive? You bet. The songstress is an 'A' student in the school of 'Me First,' too, and much to her credit, has the enthusiasm and initiative to be front-page news. With her Sun conjunct Mercury, Mariah's will to act is further strengthened. Nervous energy is the order of the day here, both good and bad. Carey's Sun and Mercury both find themselves opposite Uranus, the Planet of Rebellion, in this chart. The Sun's opposition to Uranus is anything but subtle, presenting us with a woman who is willful to the point of being dictatorial. Mercury's opposition to Uranus sounds off in the form of inconsistent ideas, radical points of view and myriad controversies. The singer's actions will get her into trouble from time to time, but she'll get a lot done, too. Thanks to her Mercury in Aries, New York's finest won't always think before she speaks. That may be why she's quick to talk about a very familiar subject -- herself! Yes, marvelous Mariah is fast on her feet, loves to mix it up and is a formidable foe in a verbal joust. With her Venus in Aries as well (the Ram really does love this girl!), Ms. Carey can be a bit selfish in the game of love. The singer is aggressive and competitive when it comes to love, although she is also deliciously sociable and delightfully romantic. This placement further indicates that Carey is likely to spend her money as quickly as she makes it. Lastly, with her Venus unaspected in the heavens (making no aspects to any planets or points), look for Carey's romantic persona to be somewhat disconnected from the rest of her self. It's Mars in Taurus which brings Carey back to terra firma. The Bull's meeting with the Planet of Passion signals strength and determination, but of a more measured and purposeful variety. The songstress will get the things she wants (like money), albeit in due course. Since Mars is in conj! unct to stern Saturn here, Carey will see to it that she's always got a plan and is working it. Mariah? Working it? Ask her fans!

Picture Gallery gets revamped
I changed the color and graphics in the Picture Gallery! Check it out if you like, by clicking here! While you are there, check out 6 pictures of Mariah in Gallery 54!! They are lovely pics and many thanks to DJ FunkDaFlyd for the pics.

Mariah came in #99
Latino pop and movie bombshell Jennifer Lopez has been voted the sexiest woman in the world, in FHM magazine's annual poll. It is the second year running that Lopez has won the long-established honour, which is decided by members of the public and received over 2 million votes in 2001 alone.

Lopez celebrated by commenting: "It was such an honour to receive the award the first time, never mind two years in a row." "Any woman who says they don't like to being called sexy, they're lying. It's the most flattering thing in the world," said Lopez. Amongst the other female pop stars in the Top 100 were Rachel Stevens, who finished a sensational and well-deserved second and Britney Spears in third.

The full list of pop placings is as follows:
1. Jennifer Lopez.
2. Rachel Stevens.
3. Britney Spears.
14. Louise Redknapp.
15. Beyonce Knowles.
21. Shania Twain.
28. Geri Halliwell.
29. Lisa Scott Lee (Steps).
31. Toni Braxton.
32. Dannii Minogue.
44. Kylie Minogue.
45. Christina Aguilera.
48. Billie Piper.
49. Claire Richards (Steps).
56. Faye Tozer (Steps).
63. Hannah Spearritt.
71. Emma Bunton.
75. Andrea Corr.
99. Mariah Carey.

Taken from Dotmusic.com and many thanks to Ken!

Glitter Gets Reviewed
Val was checking out the local paper and came across a review for All That Glitters. Sadly, it's not a very nice one!! Check it out below:

ALL THAT GLITTERS:
Movies+Pop Stars=Crapola. True, it's not an inviolable rule (look at "The Man With the Golden Arm" with Frank Sinatra), but there have been just enough terrible movies with singers in leading roles to make you wary. This is a "Born in Poverty, Rises to Stardom, yada, yada, yada" tale with Mariah Carey in the lead. It's also been scheduled in that late August dumping ground, and that's enough to raise your eyebrows right there. (Aug. 31).

May 18, 2001...
More "Blonde" pictures
Thanks to Matt from Mariah World, I have a couple more pics of MC with her new blonde hair leaving hotel Pierre in New York. The pictures below are pretty small and they have copyrights over them because they are thumbnails to order the pics online! Click the image below to see a larger version of the pictures. Make sure you check out yesterdays information too, because I did 3 updates yesterday!

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Sound Check: SPARKLEY
Female pop star Mariah Carey will deliver her first album for Virgin Records on August 21after leaving longtime label Columbia Records. The album, Glitter, will be along the lines of Prince's Purple Rain, serving as both a solo album and a soundtrack for feature film All That Glitters. Its first single will be "Lover Boy," featuring Da Brat, and will hit radio June 25, according to Virgin

Taken from Yahoo's Daily News

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS MARIAH CAREY
Mariah Carey is the biggest-selling female recording artist of the last decade - but can she act? With a fan base this loyal, it doesn't really matter. Set against the backdrop of the New York club scene, the film tells the rags-to-riches story of Billie Frank (Carey), who survives a turbulent childhood to be discovered by a bad-boy deejay (Max Beesley) who becomes her partner, producer and lover and sets her on the road to stardom. Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall, "All That Glitters" co-stars rap artist Shawntae Harris and recording artist Eric Benet, features a soundtrack that includes Carey's collaborative efforts with artists such as Rick James and Jimmy Jam and may conclude with a worldwide tour. No marketing strategy there.

Article from Variety and thanks to Mariah Carey Archives

Tommy's Been With Them All?
Chris told me that in the June 2001 issue of Vanity Fair, with Jennifer Lopez on the cover, the insider was talking about J-LO and they mention this in the section called "You Wanna Know Something?" It says...

Tommy Mottola, the flamboyant Sony Music Entertainment C.E.O, who in 1998 added Lopez to his famous table of divas, including Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. "I've benn with them all, and have made most of them, and Jennifer is probably the least diffcult of all of them."

I don't know if his words got mixed around in that statement or if he really said that but all I can say is, it's a good thing Mariah LEFT HIM!

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New MC CD?
Gary told me that on Amazon.com, they have a new Mariah CD and here is the info...
Plays the Hits Made Famous by Mariah Carey
Starsound Orchestra
Our Price: $5.97
Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.

France Inteview: Rescheduled Two Parter
Benjamin informed me of the latest information in France about the interview that was suppose to air and never did on M6! He said that the first show, will include an exclusive interview some images from the footage of the Loverboy video and the second one, coming out in June, will be an interview about her new album. Neither show has a date yet but Benjamin will inform me ASAP when he hears anything and then I will report it here!

Additions to Lamb Central
I added two new sites to Lamb Central today. They include:

May 17, 2001...Update #2
WOW, that's blonde
Ilda was very kind and sent me a nice large scan of the new picture of Mariah leaving hotel Pierre in New York recently with her new, very blonde, hair! This is the picture, which you can get in the May 22nd issue of the Mira Tabloid. If you want to check it out, check out Gallery 54! There is a sneak peak of the picture to your left!!!

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Update #3 Coming Shortly...
In about 3 hours or so, I will have screen caps and a report about Entertainment Tonight1 Mariah's hair will look like it is above, very very blonde, hee hee! Make sure you come back later tonight for all the dish!

May 17, 2001...
Mariah on Entertainment Tonight
Check out Mariah on Entertainment Tonight on CBS tonight. They are doing a story on Britney Spears and other young pop divas and they showed Mariah with her brand new, very blonde, hair! She said in the short preview, "If someone wants to push the limits with sexuality, that's a good thing!" I will have a few screen caps even later tonight on this site or tomorrow morning and hopefully tomorrow night, I will have the scan of MC leaving her NY apartment with her "blonder hair!" Thanks to Brian, Jose and Laney for informing me about this and here is an article about the show, which does not mention Mariah, that will air tonight taking from etonline.com

Music Videos: Too Sexy?
May 17, 2001 Some say the music makes them do it -- others say it's personal expression. Either way, the bottom line is sex does sell. And while the music biz used to call on adult film stars to steam up select videos, today it's the mainstream artists who are pushing the limits, saying there's nothing wrong with that.

"I think sexuality is something that comes naturally to you," always-sexy CHRISTINA AGUILERA explains, "I don't wear anything I don't feel comfortable in."

Pop princess BRITNEY SPEARS doesn't shy away from showing skin either. In fact, she showed so much of it in a recent video, it was banned from airing on the Disney Channel. There's no doubt that her sexy image helped make her a star, but does that put pressure on the next wave of teen divas -- such as 13-year-old KACI and 16-year-old MANDY -- to turn up the heat as they seek their own budding careers?

Although high heels and bare skin are definitely on display in DESTINY'S CHILD's new video for "Bootylicious," the ladies say they know exactly where to draw the line. "My mother is our stylist and she sits right there," offers the super-sultry BEYONCE of the popular R&B trio. "If it's anything we can't do in front of our parents we don't do it."

But not everyone has the benefit of parental guidance. The fiery quartet of PINK, MYA, LIL'KIM and Aguilera all strut their stuff in turn-of-the-century hooker fashion for the 'Moulin Rouge' soundtrack video, and from JANET JACKSON's near-naked album cover to J-LO's video strip-tease, the message is loud and clear -- skin is in!

So whether it is that "Bootylicious" music that makes them do it or it's just a gimmick to move more records -- sex is selling a whole lot! In the bumping, grinding world of music videos, it could be said seeing is believing.

Homepage photos courtesy of Jive Records (Britney Spears) and Virgin Records America, Inc. (Janet Jackson).

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Mariah on Making the Video?
First off, let me say, this is NOT confirmed! Matt informed me that in the back of his local television magazine, they list previews on what is going to come in the following month, which would be June 2001! Under MTV, it had some future "Making the Video" airings and Mariah's name was listed there. It did not say the name of the video, just her name. Matt informs me though that these "previews" have been wrong before but they have also been correct! So I guess, we havea 50/50 chance of MC being on another Making The Video! We will just have to wait and see! MTV's website had nothing on MC being on Making the Video yet!

MARIAH'S NEXT SOLO SET GLITTERS
(May. 15, 2001) *Mariah Carey's first album on the Virgin imprint is slated to drop August 21. Not so coincidentally, it is also the soundtrack to the film "All That Glitters," which Carey herself is starring in. On the album, Mariah will cover Indeep's early-'80s club hit "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life," according to DJ Clue, who produced that track and one other with his partner Duro.

Thanks to Ashley for this article taken from Entertainment Sleuth's website.

Mariah to work with Busta?
Details of Mariah Carey's brand new album are beginning to emerge. The LP, 'Glitter', features the production work of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (who produced Chante Moore's hit single 'Straight Up') and a collaboration with Busta Rhymes. DJ Clue also lends his production savvy to Miss Carey for her take on the '80s club classic 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life'. The first single from the album will be 'Lover Boy' and sees Mariah hook up with Da Brat and Ludicris. UK release dates are not available yet.

Taken from BBC Online!

Mariah to tour in 2003
Well, not really! Yesterday it was announced that the City of Winnipeg (Canada) would build a new 125 million dollar sportsplex. There was three banners hung from the ceiling featuring artists and one of the pictures was Mariah Carey with a concert date of October 23, 2003. However, she really will not be coming to Winnipeg, it was just to show that this new center could attract artists as big as Mariah Carey. Pretty cool huh? Thanks to Kyle for this information

Upcoming Movies up ATG Site
UpcomingMovies.com has updated their site a bit. They added some information from a recent Fox press release and thanks to Jeanette for this information.

"[this is] the story of a young singer, Billie Frank (Carey), who overcomes a turbulent childhood and struggles to find her true family and her true voice. Billie is discovered by Julian Dice, a charismatic, irresistible "bad boy" deejay who soon becomes her partner, producer and lover. With Dice, she begins an exciting but often volatile and precarious journey as she struggles through both her personal and professio! nal life, riding the roller coaster to superstardom with a tearful yet joyful climactic conclusion." 

They Call The Wind Mariah
They had a little bit of information on MC, one sentence, in the Did You Know Section on Indiatimes website...

Did you know that Mariah Carey is named after the song They Call The Wind Mariah from the film Paint Your Wagon

France News for Glitter
Sylvain sent me the following information and many thanks to MariahFanclub.com
In France, a source from Virgin told me that the album release waqs schedulded for Augest 21 but it should be postponed to August 28th. The single will be on radio end June and on sale in July. The movie is scheduled for October 31st but it could (according to Virgin) be postponed to december or january.

Mariah will be on cover of Cosmopolitain and Madame Figaro in July.

Mariah's Honey not worthy of #95?
Whitney Matheson, reported for a USA Today column called Pop Candy, reviewed the recent VH1 show, Top 100 Music Videos. She listed a couple of videos that she didn't think should be on the countdown and basically tore them apart. Unfortunately, Mariah's Honey video was one of the ones she ripped on! You can send in your thoughts on what Whitney said by e-mailing her at wmatheson@usatoday.com She will post some of the comments she received and all comments must be in by May 12st. Check out what she said about Honey below and Ashley, sent me what she sent Whitney...

Take out No. 95: Mariah Carey, Honey. Gag me with a halter top: This video was a bit too sweet, too polished, too ... well, too Mariah.

Replace it with: Toni Basil's Mickey. I know this pick might provoke some angry e-mail, but let's face it: This DIY pep rally is mesmerizing! Like Passions and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, Mickey is so bad it's good. And although the women are in cheerleading outfits, at least they're real-looking women — you won't find a future supermodel in the bunch.

Here's what Ashley replied:
What do you mean by "too Mariah?" This video was like a huge breakthrough for her. It was right after her divorce, and she got to be herslef. Plus, there's plenty of action going on an I happen to think Mariah looks gorgeous-not "too polished." And COME ON you cannot tell me that you did not enjoy the hot model guy at the end of the video!
~Ashley
Boston, MA

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Mariah's T-Shirts At Macy?
Here is what Taryn told me:
Today at Macy's I saw some tank tops that had the names of a few of mariah's songs on it, such as "heartbreaker" and "honey." it seemed to be designed in a Mariah type style too.  It looked like the style of the tank top that mariah wore on tour with her name on it.

New Wallpapers
Check out Wallpaper #3 for some new lovely wallpapers that Asma has created!

Check out this website...
Pauline, from Mariah's Lamby, would like you all to check out her website on Mariah Carey. It has a lot of cool section and it's a pretty nice website! So make sure you check it out!