Monday, 31-Mar-2008, 7:51PM EDT | Posted by Liron Mariah Renews Publishing Deal with Universal
Mariah Carey, who could soon tie Elvis Presley with 18 No. 1 singles, has renewed her worldwide publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group.
The company will continue to publish Carey's catalog and future works for the world. Announcement arrives just two weeks prior to the release of her album "E=MC2." Carey has co-written all of the songs on the new album.
Album's first single, "Touch My Body," debuted at radio Feb. 12, but only became available as a digital download last week.
Press Release: David Renzer, Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today announced the renewal of world-renowned, five time Grammy award winner, multi-platinum artist Mariah Carey, to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement. Through the long-term relationship between UMPG, the world's leading music publishing company, and Mariah Carey, one of the most popular global artists, the company will continue to publish Carey's extensive catalog and future works for the world. On the heels of renewing her deal with UMPG, Mariah Carey will release her new highly anticipated album E=MC².
Mariah Carey is an award-winning superstar with cumulative total sales of her albums, singles and long-form videos in excess of 81-times platinum in the U.S. alone and 156 million worldwide, making her the top-selling female artist in history. With a record 17 No. 1 singles - more than any female artist of the past century - five GRAMMY Awards, BMI Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year recipient, eight American Music Awards, Billboard magazine's "Artist of the Decade Award," and the World Music Award as World's "Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium" - Mariah Carey's ongoing career remains an unparalleled success story in the history of contemporary popular music.
Upon making the announcement Renzer commented, "Mariah Carey is well known for her incredible voice, but we also celebrate her incredible strength as a songwriter and the fact that she has co-written most of her best known songs. We're honored that she has agreed to renew her working relationship with UMPG and we look forward to continuing to promote her amazing and wonderful body of work globally."
Mariah Carey secured her place as the No. 1 most successful female artist of all time as "Don't Forget About Us" became her 17th song to top the Billboard Hot 100. This positions Mariah as the only artist in contention to surpass The Beatles (with 20 No. 1's) and Elvis Presley (18 No. 1's) in the modern era. With 77 total weeks of No.1 hits since 1990, Mariah also ranks 2nd only to Elvis, with 80 weeks.
Mariah releases her 11th studio album E=MC² on April 15th, following the first single "Touch My Body," which debuted worldwide February 12th and is currently No. 1 on the Digital Songs chart. This highly anticipated album boasts songs all co-written by Mariah along with a variety of hit producers including UMPG's Manuel Seal, Jermaine Dupri, and many others. E=MC² is the follow up to her 2005 classic The Emancipation of Mimi LP (Island/Def Jam) under the auspices of L.A Reid and the management of Benny Medina at Handprint Entertainment which has since passed 10x platinum, and won three GRAMMY awards.
Monday, 31-Mar-2008, 7:05PM EDT | Posted by Liron "Touch My Body" Single - Now Available in the UK
Mariah's brand new single "Touch My Body" off E=MC2 is out in stores today!
Click on the links below to purchase the single or download it on iTunes. Don't miss Mariah's appearance tomorrow at Selfridges where she will sign copies of the single. Wristbands will be handed out at 9:30 am.
Monday, 31-Mar-2008, 6:53PM EDT | Posted by Liron Worldwide Mariah TV Appearances
New Zealand An interview with Mariah will air on the show "Cambell Live" on the channel TV3 on April 1st at 7pm.
Tuesday 7.00pm: She's 38 years old and poised to be bigger than Elvis. If Mariah Carey's new single goes to number one she will be second only to the Beatles as a hit maker in the US. Pretty amazing for someone who's suffered a major breakdown and who once got sacked by her record company. John has a fascinating and revealing chat with her.
France Mariah's appearance on the show "Le Grand Journal" on the channel CANAL+ was pushed back from today and will air on April 9th instead. Mariah couldn't appear live on the show as the press conference got delayed by three hours.
England In addition to the previously reported appearances on "The Paul O'Grady Show" and "The Friday Night Project" (both airing on April 4th), Channnel 4 in the UK will also air the program "4Music Presents: Mariah Carey" on April 5th at 12:40pm.
The singer talks to Steve Jones and performs tracks from her long-awaited new album.
Source: Robert | Laetitia | tashka
Monday, 31-Mar-2008, 6:30PM EDT | Posted by Liron Mariah Calls In To Chicago's Kiss 103.5 FM
On March 26th, Mariah called in to the morning show with DJ DreX on Chicago's Kiss 103.5 FM. The DJs talked to Mariah about her record-breaking single, the picture she took with the girls of "The Hills", whether she thinks she's a "new soul" or an "old soul", relationships, hair extentions and much more. Mariah revealed that she already taped some stuff for her appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show which will be aired on April 14th.
[ Listen to the interview below. Click here to download. ]
Monday, 31-Mar-2008, 1:28AM EDT | Posted by Liron Mariah to Appear on "German Idol"
As part of her promotion for E=MC² in Germany, Mariah will appear on the German version of "Pop Idol" (called "Deutschland sucht den Superstar"). The show will be aired live from Cologne on April 5th, 2008 at 8:15 PM on RTL.
Mariah will sing "Touch My Body" and give tips to the Top 8 contestants. The 4 female contestants will sing Mariah songs:
Rania Zeriri: "Against All Odds" Stella Salato: "Dreamlover" Monika Ivkic: "Without You" Linda Teodosiu: "Hero"
Mariah will be the first international superstar to guest live on the show and share her opinion about the contestants. She was quoted as saying [translated from German]: "I look forward to coming to Cologne, seeing my German fans and performing my new single "Touch My Body" on DSDS next Saturday. I feel honored to be the first artist who was ever asked to meet the candidates from DSDS and help them to develop as singers and artists. Helping talents from the new generation is always a joyful experience for me."
In addition, a dancer from the Spanish reality show "Fama" will be chosen out of 20 contestants to meet and dance for Mariah in Cologne.
Source: RTL News | Kevin | Chopare
Sunday, 30-Mar-2008, 7:22PM EDT | Posted by Lynn HQ Photos: Mariah Arriving in Paris
Here are pictures of Mariah arriving at her hotel George V in Paris, France on Sunday, March 30th. Click on each of the thumbnails below to view high-quality photos.
Source: MariahDailyJournal
Sunday, 30-Mar-2008, 6:04PM EDT | Posted by Lynn Billboard Magazine: "Mariah Carey, Great Expectations"
Mariah Carey's Single-Packed New Disc Could Put Her In Elite Company
Albert Einstein created E=MC2 as the formula to express his law of conservation of energy. Mariah Carey, needless to say, has a different interpretation.
On a recent Monday morning, she flew the red-eye from New York to Los Angeles, stopped by Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show to chat, recorded a background vocal track for the song "I Stay in Love" for her upcoming album, then went through hair and makeup and recorded a video for Wal-Mart's "Soundcheck" series, which will be used as bonus footage online and played in stores.
By the time all of this was done, it was just past noon. Her afternoon consisted of another radio interview on rhythmic KPWR (Power 106) Los Angeles, and then a return to the studio at night to work on mastering the album.
For Carey, "E=MC2"-due April 15 via Island Def Jam-is the representation of her formula for success, and it's one that requires an extreme expenditure of energy.
"It becomes nothing other than living for the marketing of the record," Carey's manager Benny Medina says.
After the comeback success of 2005's "The Emancipation of Mimi," 38-year-old Carey is in overdrive to make "E=MC2" another hit. A multitude of promotional plans-from mobile initiatives (see story, page 30) to copious TV appearances-are designed to appeal to fans of the classic balladeer Carey and her current hip-hop incarnation.
Sitting in a mixing room at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, Carey does seem a touch weary. But this is Mariah Carey, so you're immediately distracted by the blingy-to-the-max gold, platinum and diamond bracelets that extend almost to the elbows on each of her arms. Armed with a small Evian atomizer and soothing throat spray, Carey's a bit hoarse. But her excitement about the new album still bubbles through.
"There is some heavy stuff on some of the songs," she says. "I was trying to be as honest as I could-it's almost like it wasn't a choice for me. And then there are the songs that are still honest, but they're fun."
One of these fun songs is the first single, "Touch My Body," which has made its way up to No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100-and that's without any digital sales of the song, which didn't start until March 25. (On the Hot 100 Airplay chart, it resides at No. 4 for the week that ended March 25.) It's a coy love song, made immeasurably appealing by a video featuring Carey as the bombshell fantasy of a geeky IT guy.
"Mariah loves to collaborate with writers and producers, and we had success with Tricky [Stewart] and The-Dream," Island Def Jam Music Group chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid says. "She went into the studio with them, we closed the door, and when we opened it up they had several ideas, one of which become 'Touch My Body.'"
While "Mimi" sold 5.8 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, making it the top-selling album of 2005, and spawned the Hot 100 No. 1s "We Belong Together" and "Don't Forget About Us," Reid denies that this success puts added pressure on "E=MC2."
"We can't compete with the work we've already done," he says. "That represented that time period, and this represents this time period. We can't make records for how things were yesterday."
To its credit, like "Mimi," the new album is much more than a catchy leadoff single. The 14 tracks range from lung-busting ballads like "Bye Bye" and "I Wish You Well" to club-thumpers like "Migrate" and "Side Effects."
If "E=MC2" scores big, Carey could find herself in elite chart company. She's currently tied at No. 2 with Elvis Presley for the most Hot 100 No. 1s, with 17. The Beatles hold the crown with 20.
"I think it would be phenomenal," Reid says of the prospect of Carey besting the Beatles' record. "But the real goal is to create music the whole world can sing. And if we break records and set some milestones while doing that, that would be beautiful."
On "E=MC2," Carey teams again with "We Belong Together" and "Don't Forget About Us" producer Jermaine Dupri on the reggae-tinged "Cruise Control," which features Damian Marley; the ballad "Love Story"; and back-to-back love-gone-wrong odes "Last Kiss" and "Thanx 4 Nothin'."
"What I usually do is go to Atlanta to work with Jermaine, we write the song, then I take it and leave and do my vocals," Carey says. "Then we work on the mix together afterwards-that's how I work with everybody."
Carey started recording the album last summer in several houses she rented in Florida, as well as her favorite vacation spot in Capri. "There's something kind of important to me about going there when I'm working on an album," she says. "There's something about the Mediterranean that's amazing for my voice."
And Carey again called on her friends for an assist in front of the mic on "E=MC2," with Young Jeezy taking a turn on "Side Effects" and the omnipresent T-Pain featured on "Migrate." (He also backed Carey during her recent performance on "Saturday Night Live," when she debuted the song.)
Two versions of the "E=MC2" CD will be sold, a basic with a listed price point of $13.98 and a deluxe edition with a foldout poster and an iPod skin overlay for $21.95.
"There's all this research that shows people want more," Island president Steve Bartels says. "They're looking for more value and more things that come with it. With big artists, we know there is going to be initial demand for the music, but we want to provide consumers a choice."
For Carey, those consumers are across the map; she is the rare artist whose appeal spans the younger MTV crowd and the older VH1 demographic alike. "The beautiful thing about Mariah is her fan base," Island Def Jam senior VP of marketing Caron Veazey says. "She has fans from 12 to 70 years old. Some artists, as they grow, they don't garner new fans. She does."
For "E=MC2," Carey's strategy is to lure new fans with several big-ticket promotional appearances. She will be heavily involved with Fox's "American Idol" this year, appearing on the show's charity effort, "Idol Gives Back," and acting as a mentor/guest judge the week "E=MC2" comes out. "She loves working with developing artists, and she has such a body of work to pull from," Veazey says. "It was a perfect fit."
In addition, she recently filmed behind-the-scenes footage for MTV's "52/52," which will play during the release week for "E=MC2" as promotional spots on the channel-totaling 11 hours of exposure-as well as archived online and for wireless devices. Carey also performed at the premiere party for MTV's docu-soap "The Hills" at the end of March, with footage streamed the day after the event on mtv.com.
On April 16, BET will air an exclusive Carey performance, taped in early March, that showcases "E=MC2." In addition, Carey will make the traditional circuit of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," as well as morning and late-night talk shows in the weeks surrounding street date, according to label executives.
Internationally, Carey will visit Japan, Europe and the United Kingdom for promotional stops; in January, Reid held a listening party in London for press and label execs where tracks including "Migrate," "I'm That Chick," "Bye Bye" "O.O.C." and "Touch My Body" were played.
"They went nuts," Bartels recalls. "All our international divisions have now submitted these incredible plans-they want Mariah in their country. Some artists are great in certain territories-but she transcends the globe."
But despite all the work of the Carey brain trust to make the album a hit with the public, the most important aspect of "E=MC2" for the singer was that each song conveyed something private.
"I do feel like it's my responsibility," Carey says. "I was given a gift. I know that music comes from God. It got me through things before I was known to the world, before I was on the Billboard charts. Music healed me. Music helped me. It was important for me to express where I was coming from."
MARIAH CAREY Q&A She May Be Ready For A Nap After Nonstop Promo, But Mariah Carey Is Poised To Soar All Over Again
With the successs of "The Emancipation of Mimi" and this new album, it seems that you've found a comfortable home at Island Def Jam. I love the fact that [Antonio "L.A." Reid] and I have the relationship that we do. He was talking to me today, and he was like, "Yeah, I'm a frustrated producer! I want to be a producer!" I'm like I think you're not a frustrated producer--I think you're quite the accomplished producer, but you happen to be excellent at doing lots of things." It's just such a plus for me to be able to work with somebody who understands music, who can sing something to me and I can sing it back to him. We can go back and forth with concepts rather than just a corporate person who doesn't relate to me on the same wavelength, like an artist.
"E=MC2" crosses a lot of genres. There are a few ballads, but there's definitely some hip-hop and even some gospel-tinged songs and a bit of a reggae beat. I'm really a festive person, and that's what came across with the "Mimi" album. I hate it when people are like (uses a dramatic voice): "She's taking a new direction with hip-hop." I'm like, "Will you please freakin' research?" I've been doing this for a long time -- working with (writer-producer) Dave Hall on "Dreamlover," using the "Ain't No Half-Steppin"' loop.
I think that it was Q-Tip -- he said this to me in '97 --that I was really the catalyst for so many of these artists who are now trying to infuse (songs with hip-hop). It was just digging in the crates with Dave Hall and coming up with, "Hey, let's use this loop!" And from then on, I did it anytime I could. The next was "Fantasy," which was a groundbreaking moment for me, the ability to be able to work with Puffy (Sean Combs).
Right now everything is kind of merged together because pop is such a nebulous format, in my opinion. You'll hear a hip-hop record next to sort of a rock-sounding pop beat, or a country song. Aretha Franklin can still have a hit -- look at "A Rose Is Still a Rose" -- it's just her talent is shining through. She can work with anybody at any time in her life. Same thing with Patti LaBelle and Luther (Vandross), God rest his soul, before he passed away. The true talent will always come through.
And after the success of "We Belong Together," "Don't Forget About Us" -- co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox -- and "Shake It Off" on "Mimi," you've teamed up with Jermaine Dupri again for several songs on "E=MC2." JD is the best. I love him, I really do. We have such similar influences. It's funny because a lot of our favorite records from growing up are really the same. Back in the day we did the (R&B) remix of "Always Be My Baby." The original version was a hard track, if you listen to the bass -- but it was very poppy on top. I knew JD could do it, even though he hadn't really worked with somebody like me before. I knew he was just incredibly talented. He's really just honed his skill as a producer in so many ways. I'm a fan and a friend.
Do you ever think about surpassing the Beatles with their 20 No. 1s? I do, because people bring it up. (laughs) But it's not like I sit around thinking about that type of stuff while I'm creating something. I did write this record in terms of wanting it to be a lot of songs that could potentially be singles, because people like that.
You write or co-write almost all your songs -- what's your process? What inspires you to write? For each album, I try to have a book that I write the whole thing in. It started -- this was a long time ago. I don't have birthdays, I only have anniversaries. (laughs) But actually, this was the last birthday party I had ... I think it was my 21st birthday, even though I'm only 12. We had it in advance. (laughs) Cyndi Lauper came to the party, and I've always been a big fan of hers since I was growing up. She gave me this book, and I wound up writing the whole "Music Box" album in this book, which I still have.
Jay-Z said something to me that was really interesting, and I don't even know if he really remembers this. He's known me for a long time, and he's like, "You need to use some of your phrases in your music." I have my own little slang that I make up and say stupid stuff just for laughs. (On) the song "O.O.C." -- that's a Swizz Beatz track -- it means, "Out of control." So me and my friends will say that to each other, like, "OK, you're a little O.O.C. right now, tone it on down." Da Brat, who's a really good, close friend of mine since we worked on "Always Be My Baby" -- we wrote the lyrics together, and it was so fun. By saying (sings), "I get so O.O.C./So out of control, baby," we could explain it.
When somebody was helping me type up the lyrics, and they wrote "Out of Control" in parenthesis (by the song title), I was like, "Get rid of that. It's 'O.O.C.'! Let them figure it out! It's not that tough! I say it in the next line!"
The "Touch My Body" video is hilarious. Thank you. That was a (director) Brett Ratner-and-me collabo. (laughs) I love Brett because he is like me. If I'm eternally 12 -- because he's a little bit more naughty than I am -- he's eternally 15. He has a great sense of humor, obviously, and he knows that I have a sense of humor and he feels that people don't recognize that about me. And I'll do stuff that I'm totally joking and they're like (uses mean girl voice), "Why is she doing that? Why is she doing the treadmill with her high heels on?" I'm like, "It's a freakin' joke! It's 'Cribs'! Hello! It's a freakin' joke!"
Have you thought about touring for this album? It's come up, and I'm probably going to do it, but I don't know exactly how we're going to do it or when. I'm thinking probably September. But I think it's important to tour with this album, because there are so many songs that I really want to sing live, that I really enjoy. Fun songs, like "I'm That Chick" or "O.O.C.," and then the ballads, of course. I really want to do "I Wish You Well" and "I Stay in Love" and "Bye Bye."
And now that you're in promotional mode, does it ever get daunting? I'm totally ready for a nap. I'd love a nap ... It's a little tiring to have this kind of schedule. As long as I'm straight up in promo mode, it's cool, but I'm still doing little things on the record -- we're mastering ... (But) I'm collaborative about it. I like to hear what other people have to say. I wouldn't feel like an artist if I didn't. I wouldn't feel like I was truly the architect of the record. And why do it, then?
Source: Billboard | Text & Scans: MariahDailyJournal
Sunday, 30-Mar-2008, 6:03PM EDT | Posted by Lynn Billboard Magazine: "Big Stars - Small Screens"
Mariah Carey embraced her inner tech-geek for laughs in the "Touch My Body" video with "30 Rock" actor Jack McBrayer. But her label, Island Def Jam, is dead serious about using today's mobile technology for promotion and profit.
IDJ hopes Carey's new album, "E=MC2"-due April 15-will propel its two newest mobile initiatives into the forefront of mainstream consciousness, and at the same time create a hit out of the follow-up to her comeback smash, "The Emancipation of Mimi."
The first mobile effort is a subscription service called IDJ Mobile, which for $10 per month gives access to not only the entire content catalog of partner Flycell-which includes other Universal Music Group stars-but also exclusive ringtones, ringback tones and other content from IDJ acts. The service went live in February featuring content from Kanye West, and will eventually include material from the entire IDJ roster.
The other component is a Web site specifically designed for mobile phones called, appropriately enough, idjmobile.com. There, fans can access additional ringtones, news and artist information, tour dates and, by this summer, mobile social networking and other community features.
Both efforts are notable for their exclusion of the one partner traditionally deemed essential to a successful mobile initiative-the wireless operator. They are indicative of a music industry trying to take more control of its mobile destiny. No longer content to simply license ringtones available only from mobile operators directly, this "off-deck" strategy is reaching a crescendo this year as ringtone sales via the carrier deck are flattening.
IDJ is relying on the strength of fans' devotion to their artists to help drive this strategy. The WAP-or mobile Internet-site debuted with Janet Jackson as the featured artist after her "Discipline" album dropped. But the new Carey album is the label's first big release to take advantage of the subscription service and WAP site simultaneously-serving not only to promote the album, but to raise the profile of the services as well.
"For us this is an attempt to capture a bigger part of the off-deck world with exclusive content you can't get anywhere else for the true fan," IDJ senior VP of new media and commerce Christian Jorg says. "There are things we wouldn't necessarily sell on-deck and sell millions of, but that we know will be interesting to a fan."
The primary motivation to do so is, of course, money. Ringtones have proved a lucrative revenue stream to record labels in the last several years, but the profit margins have always been rather thin. IDJ won't reveal what percent of the $10 monthly subscription fee it gets through its partnership with Flycell, but hints that it's greater than the sale of a single ringtone, and that cut reoccurs monthly.
"It's a different opportunity for us," Jorg says. "We are building our own business and there is a bigger financial opportunity for us than with just licensing content. We're participating in the subscription revenue with a larger share."
The WAP site also has direct revenue upsides. First, IDJ gets a greater share of each ringtone sold by virtue of not having to split the margin with the wireless operator, though it must pay its technology partners that help deliver the content. The site is also displaying mobile banner ads.
While today the market for mobile advertising is negligible, particularly for a smaller mobile site like IDJ, mobile advertising is expected to command $11 billion in global revenue by 2011, according to the Gartner Group, and record labels want a cut of that pie.
Another benefit of working with off-deck partners is the extra promotional opportunities they provide. Partners like Flycell, as well as Thumbplay, Jamster and 9Squared (now Zed America), provide free advertising support in return for an exclusive remix of a given track.
"You can never have enough commercial time," says IDJ VP of digital and mobile sales Russell Fink, who is driving the digital marketing campaign behind the new Carey album. "I will take a free TV spot promoting not only my artist but the availability of selling ringtones and the availability of the album coming out any day... We give them exclusive content and in turn they help market it in various multimedia fashions."
Yet wireless operators are still considered valuable assets even as labels develop their own direct-to-fan strategies. The standard ringtone for "Touch My Body" was made broadly available to all wireless operators, with exclusive remixes provided in return for beneficial deck placement and marketing support. The song's video, which has become a hit on YouTube and other outlets, was given to Verizon Wireless as a one-week exclusive for the V Cast video service.
IDJ also has a unique cross-platform relationship with "American Idol" and AT&T Mobility where Carey will not only appear on the show, but her ringtones will be listed for sale next to the ringtones of the "Idol" performances from that evening's episode.
But in offering its own mobile services, IDJ can create far richer experiences around a specific artist that fans can access for a much longer period of time. Carrier content strategies tend to target the widest audience possible and focus on refreshing content on a regular basis. A label-run mobile Web site, while certainly focused on promoting the newest release, can maintain niche communities of fans around a specific artist indefinitely.
Take IDJ's WAP site. According to Jorg, the site will add mobile social networking capabilities by this summer that will let fans of a common artist interact, trade messages and even provide for user-generated content. But the key to its success, he says, is for the mobile social network to be fully integrated with existing online social networking groups as well.
"We need community on the Web and on the WAP site," Jorg says. "The ability for people to take pictures at concerts and upload them on the profile page so their friends can see it sitting at home and comment on it... I want that sort of seamless integration."
Source: Billboard | Text & Scan: MariahDailyJournal
Sunday, 30-Mar-2008, 3:40PM EDT | Posted by Liron Mariah Calls Two European Radio Stations
Pre-recorded Interview with Radio 1, UK Promoting her new album, E=MC², Mariah talked about her collaborations with T-Pain, Damian Marley and Young Jeezy. She said she's a bigger fan of T-Pain now that they worked together, "I saw him work in the studio and he's incredible. As a producer, which not everyone knows that I am but I am, and watching him was really like, 'Oh, he's got his system, he really knows his stuff' and he's amazing so I enjoyed it." Regarding their song together "Migrate", Mariah said: "I don't think it's my next single but I definitely want to put it out." She also revealed she's a big Will Farrell fan and that her favorite movies of his are "Elf," "Talladega Nights," and "Blades of Glory."
The line got cut off towards the end of the interview.
[ Listen to the interview below. Click here to download. ]
Live Interview with NRJ, Paris Mariah arrived in Paris, France earlier today. At approximately 6:30 PM local time, Mariah called in to NRJ for a live interview. The DJs challenged Mariah to count in French and she did, thanks to the fact her trainer counts in French when they work out. Mariah invited all the fans to come to the press conference which is scheduled to be held tomorrow at 5:30 PM under the Alexandre III bridge. Mariah went on to talk about the fun she had doing the new record and collaborating with many different producers and artists such as Stargate, Jermaine Dupri, Will.I.Am, T-Pain, Young Jeezy and Damian Marley.
[ Listen to the interview below. Click here to download. ]
Source: MariahDailyJournal | Sam
Saturday, 29-Mar-2008, 6:32PM EDT | Posted by Lynn Attend Mariah's Paris Press Conference on March 31
MariahCarey.com would like to invite all fans and fan club members to create their best hand held signs in support of E=MC² and come down to the Alexander III bridge in Paris at 5:30pm and holler out for Mariah.
The three fans that come up with the most creative signs will be selected from the red carpet, invited into the press conference and will be given the chance to ask Mariah one of the first three questions at the event. So grab your markers, sparkle and best boa and we look forward to seeing you on Monday, March 31 at 5:30pm at the Alexandre III bridge in central Paris.
The only requirement is that the signs must be hand made. Be creative and show your support!
Friday, 28-Mar-2008, 3:25PM EDT | Posted by Liron Mariah's Promotional Tour In Europe
After a busy week in which Mariah flew from Los Angeles (where she had taped segments for MTV's 52/52) to New York, where she performed live on "The Hills" premiere and continued to promote "Touch My Body" on the radio, Mariah was finally able to take a moment off and celebrate her anniversary. Mariah's anniversary celebration started with a trip to Disney World in Orlando, FL and later that night, she flew to the island of Antigua. We hope Mariah had a flantastic anniversary!
Mariah's hectic schedule will continue as she arrives in Europe for a mini promotional tour in three countries: France, England and Germany.
FRANCE • March 30th - Arrival According to Universal France, Mariah will be arriving in Paris on Sunday, March 30th.
• March 31st - Press Conference, Radio Interviews Mariah will start promoting "Touch My Body" on Monday at 2:00 PM with two interviews: M6 (Television) and AdoFM (Radio).
Mariah is then set to arrive at a press conference at 6:00 PM. The press conference, to be held at a place called Showcase - under the bridge where the "Say Somethin'" video was shot, will be covered by TF1's Journal de 20 Heures.
French fans, be sure to greet Mariah and show her your support! The location's address is: Showcase (Paris) - Pont Alexandre III, Port des Champs Élysées, 75008 Paris.
Finally, Mariah will appear on the TV show "Le Grand Journal" and end up between 9:00 PM and midnight on Skyrock radio station for a live interview.
ENGLAND • April 1st - CD Signing in Selfridges Selfridges: With the world watching, Mariah will take center stage at the Selfridges Oxford Street store on 1 April from 5-6pm.
The best-selling female artist of all time - whose seventeen #1 singles rival all but Elvis Presley and The Beatles - Mariah Carey has made an indelible impact on the global music industry and will be promoting Touch My Body' the first single off of Mariah's upcoming E=MC² album.
Limited numbers only.
NME.com: Mariah Carey is set to meet fans and sign copies of her latest single, 'Touch My Body', in the Selfridges department store in London on April 1.
She will be arriving through the front entrance of the store, situated on Oxford Street in the centre of the capital, at 4.55pm (GMT).
According to a statement issued to NME.com, Carey will be arriving in 'spectacular fashion'.
• April 2nd - The Paul O'Grady Show As previously reported, Mariah will be a guest on the show which is aired on Channel 4. The taping is reported to take place on April 2nd at midday. Click here to apply for tickets for the show.
• April 3rd - Friday Night Project Mariah will be hosting an episode of the show that will be taped on April 3rd and air on April 4th on Channel 4. Audience tickets can be ordered here.
• Meet Mariah A TV show in the UK is looking to get in touch with huge Mariah Carey fans based in the UK for the chance to win the opportunity to meet Mariah.
Are you a big fan or do you know someone who is? If so, contact the show ASAP at: applicants@production.gb.com. Good luck!
GERMANY Mariah is scheduled to arrive in Germany straight after her last promotional stop in England. Further details have yet to be confirmed. In the meantime, check out three interview clips of Mariah (and J.J) below, that aired on the German shows Pro7 News, RTL Exclusive and ZDF Leute News.
Interview - Pro7 News (Germany), March 28, 2008 Type: MPG | Size: 32.2MB [ Download here ]
Interview - RTL Exclusive (Germany), March 28, 2008 Type: MPG | Size: 16.8MB [ Download here ]
Interview - ZDF Leute News (Germany), March 28, 2008 Type: MPG | Size: 20.8MB [ Download here ]
After getting back from Germany, Mariah is scheduled to be in Los Angeles on April 6th to participate in the taping of "Idol Gives Back". The contest to win tickets for the show is still open!
Source: MariahDailyJournal | Mike | Alex' & Sly | Charli | Marc | Martin
Friday, 28-Mar-2008, 12:25PM EDT | Posted by Liron Mariah Closing In On Record For No. 1 Hits
Mariah Carey is on track to collect her 18th No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart next week.
"Touch My Body," the first single from her upcoming album, dipped one place to No. 15 on the latest survey. But the fresh availability of a digital download should send the song hurtling to the top next week.
That will push Carey to second place among artists with the most No. 1s in the rock era. The record is held by the Beatles with 20; Carey is currently tied with Elvis Presley.
Carey's album, "E=MC2," the follow-up to her 2005 Grammy-winning smash "The Emancipation of Mimi," arrives April 15 via Island Def Jam.
Asked recently by Billboard if she ever thinks about surpassing the Beatles' record, Carey admitted with a laugh, "I do, because people bring it up. But it's not like I sit around thinking about that type of stuff while I'm creating something. I did write this record in terms of wanting it to be a lot of songs that could potentially be singles, because people like that."
"I think it would be phenomenal," Island Def Jam Music Group chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid says of the prospect. "But the real goal is to create music the whole world can sing. And if we break records and set some milestones while doing that, that would be beautiful."
Note: The final Billboard position for "Touch My Body" will be published on Wednesday.
Downloads of this remix will count towards the Hot 100 position of "Touch My Body" and therefore also count as entries for our "Touch My Body" contest!
Mariah took time off her Anniversary celebration at Disney World in Orlando, Florida to leave a special Thank You message for all the fans. "You make my life so much better!" she says in the message. Click here to listen to Mariah's voice message. The full transcript is below.
That was Ray-Child and Tots Tots singing to me, I didn't know they were gonna call up and sing that for you guys for me!
Yes!
Yay! This is a moment! We're living in the moment! And I haven't called you since 1902 and we're in Orlando for the moment. We just went on the Tower of Terror and it's been a stone groove smash hit wonder [sings]!
And honestly, I didn't even wanna call during the week 'cause I was like I didn't want them to think "Ooooh she's only calling because of like, you know, the whole situation with the song," but we wanna say thank you and congratulations to you guys for literally...
No, I have to say thank you and congratulations to you guys for the #1 iTunes single with [sings] "Touch My Body." Like, I was so excited! I woke up, it put me in the best mood, I don't know if any of you guys heard my radio interviews but it put me in the best mood, and I just... I love you so much and I cannot thank you enough. Profusely! I enjoy and love you profusely and profoundly!
And for real, for real, for real, FOR REAL, I have to say thank you and this is the thank you call. This is nothing but a thank you call and we got dogs runnin' around the room, everybody running around being excited and seriously just had to call you and let you know that I appreciate everybody coming out to all the tapings, and the shows, and just the love you've been showing. The devoted fans, we love you and honestly, you make my life so much better. I can't thank you enough for being, really, seriously, I'm so grateful to you. I love you, I appreciate you, and I enjoy you, but more than that, I'm grateful. Thank you. Thank ya, thank ya, thank ya!
[Laughs] Oh my goodness, I'm not involved! But I gotta say thank you!
We love you!
Alright, bye you guys. Thank you so much. You are the absolute best in the whole freakin' world, no matter what! No matter when, who, why or where or how, I enjoy you. And I love you. [Kisses] Bye!
Friday, 28-Mar-2008, 12:36AM EDT | Posted by Lynn Mariah To Visit Japan in May
Mariah is scheduled to promote her new album, E=MC², in Japan in late May, according to Universal Japan. No further information is available currently. The label has also revealed on its website the tracklisting for the Japanese release.
Tracklisting 1. Migrate Featuring T-pain 2. Touch My Body 3. Cruise Control Featuring Damian Marley 4. I Stay In Love 5. Side Effects Featuring Young Jeezy 6. I'm That Chick 7. Love Story 8. I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time 9. Last Kiss 10. Thanx 4 Nothin' 11. O.O.C. 12. For The Record 13. Bye Bye 14. I Wish You Well 15. Heat (Bonus track) 16. 4real4real (Bonus track)
Also included: -Touch My Body (Music Video) -Poster style Booklet -Sticker -M&G lottery card
The album is due out April 16, 2008 and is available now for pre-order at CD Japan for ¥2,500 (US$ 23.72).
Making the album may have gotten a little pricey. A source tells E! Mariah Carey had not one but two photo shoots to take care of publicity, marketing and album art.
The shoots, according to the source, may have cost up to $500,000. Each.
A rep for the label says two shoots for someone like Carey isn't unusual, and while she said she didn't know figures, the rep added, "I don't think it was that much."
Meanwhile, Carey is on the cover of Monday's issue of music trade magazine Billboard. She says she's not the diva people think she is. But she realizes she's partly to blame for the bad rap, especially after trying to show her funnier side on MTV Cribs. "I'll do stuff...and they're like, 'Why is she doing the treadmill with her high heels on?'" Carey says in the mag. "It's a freakin' joke! It's Cribs! Hello!"
On behalf of everyone at Mariah Daily Journal and all of its readers, we would like to wish Mariah a Happy Anniversary!
It goes without saying that 2008 is slated to be another big year for Mariah. With "Touch My Body" storming up the charts, an eagerly-awaited album E=MC² as the follow up to 2005's biggest selling record The Emancipation of Mimi, and three uniquely different films, fans across the world are all waiting in anticipation of Mimi.
To celebrate Mariah's anniversary, let's look back at the year Mariah will be celebrating today:
• In February and March of 2007, Mariah was getting in touch with her southern side and filming the film Tennessee with Lee Daniels. Crew members were pleasantly surprised by her acting and moved to tears by her rendition of the original track "Right to Dream" (which she penned with Willie Nelson) as part of the film's final scene. The film premieres at the TriBeCa Film Festival on April 26th in New York City.
Aaron Woodley, director: "People were weeping on the crew when she sang [Right to Dream]. It's very moving, especially in the context of the film and her character."
• She took a quick break from the movie set to head to Paris and unveil her new Pinko line at a star-studded event. Wearing hip-hugging jeans dusted in real gold, Mariah entered the fashion world with style and class.
Mariah on Pinko: "I discovered the label while I was staying in Capri, and I loved it. Every time I went back to Capri, I would go back to Pinko! It's fantastic."
• While recording her new CD E=MC², Mariah treated fans to a summer hit "Lil LOVE" with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and appeared in the song's video.
• She made a quick trip to LA for a cameo appearance in Adam Sandler's You Don't Mess with the Zohan, which hits US theaters this June. Co-writer Judd Apatow recently commented that Mariah has a big fun scene at the end of the movie.
• In October, Mariah unveiled her debut scent M by Mariah Carey from Elizabeth Arden, holding perfume signings on both coasts in Los Angeles and New York, making it the biggest perfume launch Macy's had ever seen. The great perfume sales prompted Mariah to release a special gold edition of it. Mariah plans to make a second "citrus" fragrance later this year.
In her own words: "M by Mariah Carey is about being unforgettable, not unforgivable. It's not about a menage a trois or a one night stand, it's for the woman who wants the man to fall in love with her immediately, stay in love, and treat her like royalty."
• In February, Mariah fans got their first taste of her new CD when she premiered her hot new track "Touch My Body" on B96 in Chicago. DJs across the country picked up the track and it debuted on the Billboard R&B charts after only 6 hours of recorded airplay. The video for "Touch My Body" was premiered last month and has been a huge hit on all the major video channels.
• As we move into a new year and a new era for Mariah, we would like to wish her another year living it up as an eternal 12 year old!
To celebrate the anticipated digital release, we'll be holding contests for our American and International visitors who support Mariah and the song. Many prizes will be given away!
USA CONTEST American fans, here is all you have to do in order to be eligible to win SIGNED ITEMS by Mariah and "Touch My Body" CD Promos: 1) Download "Touch My Body" anytime from March 24 through March 31. 2) E-mail your proof of purchase to tmb@mariahdaily.com (anything confirming your purchase such as: e-mail receipt, screen capture, order number.) Note: Multiple downloads will count as multiple entries.
Special Contest: [now closed] All entries received within the first seven hours of the song's digital release (12:01 - 07:01 AM ET) will be entered into a special contest where one winner will receive the grand prize of: "Touch My Body" CD Promo, autographed "The Adventures of Mimi" DVD and an autographed Mariah poster!
WORLDWIDE CONTEST International fans, you will also be able to win some of the great prizes too. Your mission: 1) Post any of the avatars, icons, flyers, signatures and banners below to promote the digital release of "Touch My Body". 2) E-mail tmb@mariahdaily.com with a link or a screen-capture to show us where you posted the images.
In addition, please continue streaming the video on Yahoo! Music.
Special thanks go to Casey, Edz, Arief, Vinny and Oualid for their help with the graphics!
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"Touch My Body" was first premiered on American radio on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. In about 6 hours, the song was played approximately 500 times in different radio stations across the US. It also had the biggest first week airplay since Mariah's "I'll Be There" in 1992. The song quickly exploded in all four major radio formats (Top 40 Mainstream, Rhythmic/Crossover, Urban, Adult R&B) and after only five weeks, it entered the top 10 in each format and reached #4 on the Hot 100 Airplay.
The fun music video, directed by Brett Ratner, premiered on BET/MTV/VH1 on February 27 and quickly became the most viewed video on YouTube, Yahoo and AOL Music as well as the highest ranked video on the TRL and 106 & Park countdowns.
Mariah Carey is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 48 years of the Hot 100 with the potential to surpass the Beatles' all-time high of 20 #1 hits, and has already tied Elvis Presley's record setting 17 #1s.
It is now your chance to show your love for the song and help make it Mariah's record-breaking 18th #1 on the Hot 100.
Source: MariahDailyJournal
Thursday, 27-Mar-2008, 2:21PM EDT | Posted by Lynn Billboard Update
Below, find the chart positions for "Touch My Body" in Billboard magazine issue dated April 5, 2008.
"Touch My Body" Billboard Hot 100: #15 (Last Week #14) Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #4 (Last Week #4) Billboard Pop 100: #18 (Last Week #20) Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #8 (Last Week #8) Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #8 (Last Week #10) Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #8 (Last Week #10) Billboard Hot Club Play: #31 (Last Week: #51) Billboard Hot Dance Airplay: #11 (Last Week: #13) Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay: #9 (Last Week #9) Billboard Rhythmic Top 40: #5 (Last Week #5) Billboard Top 40 Mainstream: #8 (Last Week #9) Billboard Hot Videoclip Tracks: #1 (Last Week #1) Billboard Hot RingMasters: #4 (Last Week #3)
• BDS Airplay: 99,738,000 (+10.2 million)
Note: The digital downloads for "Touch My Body" will count towards next week's Hot 100 chart.
From Billboard's Chart Beat: Even though Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" (Island) collects a backward bullet as it dips 14-15, the availability of a digital download should send the song hurtling to No. 1 next week. That will give Carey her 18th No. 1 and push her past Elvis Presley's 17 chart-toppers to land in second place among artists with the most No. 1s in the rock era.
Source: Billboard | MariahDailyJournal | bks | Ryan
Thursday, 27-Mar-2008, 10:17AM EDT | Posted by Lynn News Tidbits
The new album, E=MC², on pre-order now at iTunes, is currently at #7 on Top 100 Albums.
• Watch Macy's 30-sec "Carlos and Mariah" commercial in Spanish to the right. The commercial highlights Santana's line of women's shoes and Mariah's signature fragrance, M by Mariah Carey. Download this video here.
• MTV's premiere of "The Hills" Monday night was the highest rated telecast of the year-to-date for cable P12-34, posting a 5.0 rating. Following the premiere, Mariah Carey's performance (11:02PM-11:12PM) posted a 3.3 P12-34 rating, growing 181% from the time period norm.
• Newsday's Top 5 Thursday salutes the sexiest famous female voices. "We're dealing strictly with voices here, not anything else, so in some instances you may have to divorce yourself of any preconceived notions about the person or persons included. It's strictly a list of female voices we want to hear talk to us about whatever they want. There may be some other nice voices out there to listen to, but these five will drive you mad -- in the best way possible. They could praise George W. Bush or read from an advanced microeconomics textbook and we'd listen to every word."
Demi Moore, Lindsay Lohan, Angie Harmon, Angie Martinez take 1-4, respectively; and Mariah Carey at #5:
5) Mariah Carey: Mimi has one of the most powerful singing voices ever, but we'd rather hear her talk and that is absolutely not a pot shot at the No. 1 selling female artist of all-time.
• Mariah is mentioned in a Sports Illustrated article about Tennis player Roger Federer: "But we're not, of course, talking about anyone else. We're talking about a guy who usually wins 90 percent of his matches and, customarily, goes entire seasons without losing. Because of the ridiculous standard he set, three straight losses -- especially on hard courts -- is akin to Mariah Carey suddenly struggling to hit middle C."
• To the right is a video clip of Mariah performing "Touch My Body" live at Monday's The Hills Premiere Party in Gotham Hall, New York. You can download an AVI file of this video here.
Meanwhile, The Sun (UK) has a video of Mariah arriving at The Hills party. Click here to watch the video or download here.
• Roger Friedman mentions Mariah in his article on today's Fox News: Don't miss the amazing and legendary Clark Sisters at Radio City Music Hall on April 19. The gospel greats will be joined by Rev. Shirley Caesar and Yolanda Adams. A portion of the proceeds will go to The Corratta L. Walker Educational Scholarship Fund for Children. Have you ever heard Karen Clark sing? She's Mariah Carey's favorite singer. What more do I need to say?
• Below are scans from recent editions of the New York Daily News.
Mimi Around The World • E=MC² is #1 on HMV Hong Kong's Pre-Order Chart.
• Mariah's dog Jack was voted as the #3 celebrity pet on a VH1 Europe countdown this week.
• "Touch My Body" was used as a track to which the contestants in the Spanish reality TV show "Fama" had to dance to. Click here to watch the clip.
• Folha de Sao Paulo, one of the biggest newspapers in Brazil published an article about Mariah's upcoming CD, including its tracklist. Click here to read the article.
Fans' Corner • The Korean Mariah Carey Fan Club, MC Family, and Universal Korea are holding a special party to celebrate the launch of Mariah's new album on April 13th. There will be a singing contest, video playing and many other things planned for the night. The party will begin at 2:00pm. For more information, visit MC Family or contact Craig.
• The Mariah German/English fan site, Butterflies Are Free, is now back with regularly updated news and features.
• Click here to view a compilation video of Mariah's fans singing "Touch My Body" for YouTube.
• The Lamb Movement at HBF is holding a "Lamb Phone Chat" this Saturday, March 29th at 10:00 CT/11:00 ET. The number to call is (218) 936-1410 (long distance) and the room number is 327#. Everyone is invited to join in.
• Dzull had the biggest surprise when he received a dozen of "M" cupcakes for his recent birthday! "It made my day!" he said.
• The Mariah Carey fan site, MC Media World, has launched a new layout in celebration of the new era. Check it out.
• Thanks to Wayne, Peter and Carol for making the wallpapers below for everyone!
Source: MariahDailyJournal | Jason | Gareth | Mike | Bernard | Luis | Trent | Craig | UPI | eagler97 | Danielle | Kristina | Dzull | Curtis | Wayne | PR Newswire | Luis | Joel | Camila | Jasmine | Honey & Kate | Carol
Thursday, 27-Mar-2008, 10:15AM EDT | Posted by Liron Mariah Calls In Two New York Radio Stations
Mariah called two radio stations in New York today, on her anniversary, to thank the fans for helping "Touch My Body" get to #1 on iTunes. Mariah also spoke about her upcoming appearances on "American Idol" and said she's most likely going to perform the 2nd single there and not "Touch My Body".
Interview with Cubby, 103.5 KTU, New York [ Listen to the interview below. Click here to download. ]
Interview with Dana, Randy and Drew, WBLI, New York [ Listen to the interview below. Click here to download. ]
Source: MariahDailyJournal
Thursday, 27-Mar-2008, 2:50AM EDT | Posted by Lynn Mariah Radio Appearances on March 27
Mariah will be calling in today to New York's WBLI at 7:30am ET and the KTU Morning Show With Cubby show on 103.5 WKTU at 8:00am ET. Fans can listen live via the stations' websites.
Be sure to also check the stations' respective websites for contests to win a trip to see Mariah on Idol Gives Back in Los Angeles on April 6th.
Mariah will be participating in this year's Idol Gives Back charity special and we are giving you the chance to win two (2) tickets to the show's taping!
All you have to do is e-mail idolgivesback@mariahdaily.com and tell us why you think you should win the tickets. Please also include your name and your address.
The taping for this special telecast will be held in Los Angeles on April 6, 2008 so you must live in the Los Angeles area or be willing to fly there for the taping.
All entries are due Monday, March 31st. Good luck everyone!
The money raised in this event will go towards helping children and young people in extreme poverty in the U.S. and in Africa.
Source: Island Def Jam | MariahDailyJournal
Wednesday, 26-Mar-2008, 7:00PM EDT | Posted by Liron Download: Mariah Performs "I'm That Chick"
Mariah's amazing performance of "I'm That Chick" at the premiere of "The Hills" is now exclusively available at MTV.com. Below are downloadable files of the performance as well as the lyrics for the song!
Wednesday, 26-Mar-2008, 4:26PM EDT | Posted by Liron Mariah Calls In Stations In Tucson and San Diego
Mariah called in two more radio stations today to talk about "Touch My Body" and the upcoming album release.
98.3 Tucson, Arizona Mariah talked about her anniversary tomorrow and said she has to work but at least she'll be in a nice climate but didn't reveal where she would be. Mariah joked about not wanting the album to be released on April 15th because it's the day taxes are due in the US. She also joked about being a bad driver and that she needs to learn how to drive a stick shift. The DJs tried convincing Mariah to come to their newly built studio in Tucson but Mariah wasn't sure if she had time for it since she is going to Europe soon (she mentioned going to Germany). She said it's up to the label but perhaps she could stop there on her way to Los Angeles where she has to record "American Idol". She also mentioned she would be on vocal rest prior to it. The DJs then called their boss Fred who had a birthday and Mariah sang "Happy Birthday" and "Happy Anniversary" to him on the phone.
[ Listen to the interview below. Click here to download. ]
AJ's Playhouse, 93.3 FM, San Diego, California Mariah talked about her diet and working out with her trainer Patricia whom she jokingly imitated, using a French accent. Mariah also talked about her appearances on "The Hills", "Saturday Night Live" and the upcoming ones on the Oprah Winfrey show and American Idol. Mariah said her anniversary is being planned by her friends without her and she's hoping they would all get on a plane and go somewhere nice to celebrate.
[ Listen to the interview below. Click here to download. ]
Source: MariahDailyJournal | Casey | Josie | Lawrence
Wednesday, 26-Mar-2008, 1:32PM EDT | Posted by Liron Mariah Calls In To Arizona's Johnjay and Rich Show
Soon after her B96 interview, Mariah called in to the Johnjay and Rich morning show which is aired live on Tucson's KRQ 93.7 and on 104.7 in Phoenix. Mariah discussed the following things:
--Waking up to having her song at #1 on iTunes was a wonderful thing for her.
--Mariah talked about working with Brett Ratner, her "aries brother", on the "Touch My Body" video and mentioned that they also worked together on "Heartbreaker" and "I Still Believe". Regarding the "Touch My Body" video, Mariah said her favorite outfit was the school-girl one and that she's very bad at playing the Frisbee which led to her getting hit in the nose by it.
--Jermaine Dupri told Mariah on the phone that when "Touch My Body" reaches #1, he'll do something on top of his desk and film it for YouTube.
--The next single will be a ballad. Mariah said it's the track she worked on with Stargate and Johntha Austen and that it's an emotional ballad that people cry when they hear it but it's also a current song. From previous reports about the album, it appears to be that Bye Bye is the second single. Mariah said they are working on a remix for it now.
--Mariah said that "Migrate" is one of the words she uses in her everyday "lingo" and her friends suggested she'd use it in a song. She said many of the album tracks are festive and fun while others are personal.
--Mariah talked about TV appearances making her nervous and said she prefers doing shows for her fans on a tour.
[ Listen to the interview below. Click here to download. ]
Source: MariahDailyJournal | Joey
Wednesday, 26-Mar-2008, 1:18PM EDT | Posted by Liron "Bye Bye" - Mariah's Second Single Off E=MC²
In a radio interview conducted today, Mariah told the DJs that the second single from the album is a ballad she worked on with Stargate and Johnta Austin. Although Mariah did not specifically mention the title of the song, we know from previous report that the ballad they collaborated on is Bye Bye which received rave reviews from the early listening parties for the album.
Stay tuned for a downloadable audio file of the interviews.
Source: MariahDailyJournal
Wednesday, 26-Mar-2008, 11:53AM EDT | Posted by Liron Mariah Calls In To Chicago's B96
Mariah called in to the Eddie & Jobo morning show on Chicago's B96 and spoke to them for about 25 minutes. Here are some interesting bits from the interview:
--Lee Daniels, producer of "Tennessee" had just called Mariah on her blackberry. She put him on with the DJs and he said how excited he was about Mariah's performance in the film. Mariah also discussed her appearance in the film "Push" which is based on a movie by the same title that she had read awhile ago.
--Mariah said how excited and happy she was that "Touch My Body" reached #1 on iTunes. She said she woke up today to hear this news and is grateful to her real fans for helping to make it happen.
--Both Jack and J.J, Mariah's Russell Terriers are doing well! Jack likes to stay at home and watch T.V while J.J was just filming a skit with Mariah for MTV's 52/52 which is supposed to be hilarious.
--Mariah told the DJs how excited she was about having her new home on an island now. The location, she said, would be given "off air".
--The DJs brought up Britney's budget and Mariah said she thinks people are too hard on her. The DJs then asked her "how much does it cost to be Mariah Carey on a weekly basis?" Mariah replied: "too darn much."
--Mariah said she was too busy working on E=MC² and hasn't had a chance to look at either the "Parade" article or the new Maxim picture.
--"Side Effects" is a personal song on the new album that Mariah wrote with Cri$tyle Johnson. The song talks about Mariah's hardships and she thinks many people will be able to relate to it. She quoted the following lyrics from the song:
Kept my tears inside cause I knew if I Started I'd keep cryin for the rest of my Life with you I finally built up the strength To walk away don't regret it But I still live with the side effects
In addition to Cri$tyle, Mariah also talked about writing with another female writer, her close friend Da Brat, on the song "O.O.C".
--Mariah talked about her experience of meeting Aretha Franklin whom she considers an amazing person and one of the greatest singers ever. She even did a short and funny imitation of Aretha.
[ Listen to the interview below. Click here to download. ]
Source: MariahDailyJournal
Wednesday, 26-Mar-2008, 11:39AM EDT | Posted by Liron "Touch My Body" Airplay Update
Billboard / Nielsen BDS (For the week ending 3/25/08) Hot 100 Airplay: #4 (Last Week: #4) with 99,738,000 impressions (+10.2 million from last week).
Please note that the downloads for "Touch My Body" will be counted towards next week's Hot 100 chart.
Hot 100 Streaming Chart#1 (Last Week: #1)
Mediabase (For the week ending 3/25/08) "Touch My Body" has registered 107.125 million audience impressions with 16,960 spins (Pop - 6327, Rhythmic - 6065, Urban - 3224, Urban A/C - 1139, Hot A/C - 133, A/C - 14, Alternative - 4, MTV - 12, BET - 17, VH1 - 18, Fuse - 7).
CHR/Top 40: #8 (Last Week: #8) +770spins, 34.491 million impressions.
Rhythmic: #4 (Last Week: #4) +479 spins, 38.783 million impressions.
Urban: #5 (Last Week: #9) +322 spins, 24.359 million impressions.
Radio & Records (For the week ending 3/13/08) CHR/Top 40: #8 (Last Week: #9) +502 spins, 28.633 million impressions. Mariah Carey took the format lead just a few weeks ago with her 26th chart appearance, "Touch My Body," which continues its climb within the top 10 (9-8).
Rhythmic: #5 (Last Week: #5) +367 spins, 30.378 million impressions.
Urban: #6 (Last Week: #9) +252 spins, 24.564 million impressions.
Wednesday, 26-Mar-2008, 12:34AM EDT | Posted by Lynn Tennessee's Screening Schedule at Tribeca
Tennessee [TENNE] Discovery Feature Narrative, 2008, 95 min Interests: Drama, Family Issues, Music, Road Trip In this intimate road movie, two brothers travel to the hometown they fled as teenagers to find their estranged father. When they are joined by a spirited woman (Mariah Carey) running from her abusive husband, they begin to grow closer, and the truth of their journey comes to light.
Tennessee's show times and venues at the Tribeca Film Festival are as follows:
Sat, Apr 26, 6:00PM Sun, Apr 27, 6:15PM Wed, Apr 30, 3:00PM Thu, May 01, 10:30PM Sat, May 03, 8:30PM
BMCC Tribeca PAC [Map] Village East Cinema 1 [Map] AMC 19th St. East Theater 2 [Map] AMC 19th St. East Theater 1 [Map] Village East Cinema 7 [Map]
Passes and Packages are available for purchase right now, and single tickets will be available for purchase to the general public online, by phone, and at the Box Office beginning on Saturday, April 12. Click here for further information.
Wednesday, 26-Mar-2008, 12:17AM EDT | Posted by Lynn Blender Reviews "Touch My Body (Remix)"
WHO: Mariah Carey [ft. Rick Ross and the Dream] WHAT: "Touch My Body" (Remix) WHY: As we eagerly anticipate Mariah's mentor appearance on American Idol in the coming weeks, the octave scaling singer drops a wicked redo of her Top 20 and rising new single. "Touch My Body" co-writer the Dream makes a cameo this time, playfully throwing Mariah's already-infamous YouTube sex tape line right back at her: "If there's a camera up in here, load that right on up to YouTube ... I'm just playin'." The beat is completely upended, with a sinister synths replacing the original's fluffy snap vibe. The remix is sexier, more dynamic and - barring Rick Ross's annoyingly boilerplate intro verse - better than its counterpart, especially during the Timbaland-style stutter-step tease of an outro. As many pop vets struggle to make their singles hit nowadays, Mariah is throwing down remixes others would kill for. It's almost unfair.
Source: Blender Magazine | Natalia
Wednesday, 26-Mar-2008, 12:15AM EDT | Posted by Lynn Download: Mariah Interview on Australia's Today Show
Part II of Mariah's interview with Australia's Channel 9 entertainment editor, Richard Wilkins, was aired earlier today on the Today Show. Download an MPG file of this interview below, and for Part I, click here.
Interview with Richard Wilkins, Today Show, Australia, March 26, 2008 Type: MPG | Size: 56.4MB [ Download here ]
