Click on the images below to view two high-resolution versions of Mariah's picture used for the "Obsessed" single cover.

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Pictures ran this week all over the place from the new music video being shot for Mariah Carey.

Brett Ratner, director of the "Rush Hour" movies, is collaborating with Carey on the first video from her new album. The song is called "Obsessed," and it's a witty comeback to Eminem's recent rap on her on his new album.

The Mariah-Eminem saga has turned into a pretty swell feud, with both sides getting in their cracks.

But now Mark Batson, the producer who shepherds Eminem's albums to completion, tells me it's not personal at all.

"He just used her name because it rhymed," Batson told me at the BET Awards last Sunday. "It doesn't mean a thing."

In fact, says Batson, "he" – meaning Eminem – "uses most names in songs because they rhyme."

Well, it's a theory, but I'm not sure I totally believe it. "Bagpipes from Baghdad," the "song" in question on Eminem's "Relapse," doesn't use the word "Mariah" to rhyme with anything, actually. But Eminem does call Mariah the "c word" in the song, and mocks her husband and a former boyfriend.

Now Carey gets him back in the "Obsessed" video. By the looks of it, the video is going to be hilarious. Carey is dressed in a hooded gray sweatshirt, Eminem's trademark costume. Can't wait to see the actual footage. Let Carey have the last laugh on this twisted piece of work.

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Below, find Mariah's chart positions in Billboard magazine issue dated July 11, 2009.


DROPPIN' 35: A week after bowing on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at No. 52, marking her best start this decade, Mariah Carey's "Obsessed" debuts on three airplay charts: Rhythmic (No. 29), Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop (No. 35) and Adult R&B (No. 37).

The song represents the singer's 35th entry on the Rhythmic tally, lifting her into a second-place tie for most charted titles in the list's 16-year history. Carey, Ludacris and Snoop Dogg's totals trail only the 40 chart hits amassed by R. Kelly.

Carey releases her 12th studio album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," Aug. 25.

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Last week, we challenged you to come up with your own version of the Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel album cover. Thanks for the overwhelming response! Here are some of the best submissions we've got:

Alban (Germany)		Arief (Indonesia)		Paolo (Philippines)
Regina (Philippines)		Javi (Spain)		Miguel (Spain)
Nando (Spain)			Ed (USA)

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Mariah's new album, Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel, is slated for release in Germany on Friday, August 21, 2009.

The lead track from the album, "Obsessed," will be available in CD Single format and released on Friday, July 31, 2009.

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Originally titled "Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire," Lionsgate and the filmmakers smartly changed the title when the Sci-Fi "Push" came out earlier this year. Precious is the nickname the film's title character, a wonderful debut by newcomer Gabourey Sidibe, is given to by her abusive mother, a career altering performance by Mo 'Nique. The film follows 16-year-old Precious as she tries to break the chains that relationship and create a new life for herself. It's an inspiring film with stunning turns from the leads and a fine supporting cast including Mariah Carey, Paula Patton and Lenny Kravitz.

Many films get hyped beyond belief out of Sundance never to be heard of again. Lionsgate is making sure this won't happen with "Precious." First, they brought on board both Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey to "present" the film — guaranteeing it a stature the media can't ignore — and secondly, they are continuing to put their signature creative vision to the marketing materials. The studio has gained acclaim for posters from everything from their Perry films to the "Saw" franchise. Their latest accomplishment? This classy, artistic and inspiring teaser poster.

"Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire" opens on Nov. 6, but will be heard loudly throughout the 2009 awards season.

Note: Click on the above photo to view a high-resolution image of the poster. Thanks to Shoshannah from Lionsgate for sending us the file!

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Despite the fact that Mariah Carey, dressed in drag, sort of resembles Eminem in her new video for "Obsessed," husband Nick Cannon isn't sure why people would think that Carey is dissing Eminem in the track.

"I don't know. Honestly, I don't think so," Cannon told MTV News when asked if the song is about the rapper, who seemingly took a jab at Carey in his song, "Bagpipes From Baghdad."

"I don't think that she would take her time," Cannon said. "My wife doesn't beef. She's Mariah Carey. She's not beefin', she's a vegetarian."

Cannon said that the song – which will be included on Carey's album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, due this fall – was more inspired by a certain Lindsay Lohan flick than by a need to retaliate against Em.

"People keep saying ['Obsessed'] was directed at certain people," Cannon said. "To be completely honest, she did the record 'cause she's a huge fan of this movie 'Mean Girls,' and there's a line in the movie where one of the girls is like, 'Why are you so obsessed with me?' She says that at the beginning of the song, and that's where the concept came from. But you know, art imitates life."

Cannon has his own theory about just who he'd like the song to be about, and it's not Eminem.

"I always say I thought the record was about me, 'cause I'm obsessed with my wife," he said. "But if somebody's out there and you feel like you might have been obsessed, then the record's about you."

Source: MTV News

Download: Behind-The-Scenes Footage from the "Obsessed" Music Video
Interesting Tidbit: The stalker/obsessive persona who changes disguises to follow Mariah Carey is named Michael Caligiuri (initials M.C.) when "he" plays a bell boy. See photo here.

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When pictures of Mariah from the set of the video shoot for "Obsessed" have emerged, they made quite a buzz; and the online news/blogging community was quick to react and give their comments. Mariah Carey" is on the main page of today's Yahoo! and is listed as the #1 most searched term on "Top Searches."

Entertainment Weekly: She's a man, baby! We knew Mariah had a killer hair and makeup crew — when does she not look flawless? — but extra accolades for turning the curvilicious diva into her nemesis, Eminem, for her upcoming "Obsessed" video. I like Mariah with a sense of humor, and I love the idea of her turning the tables on the king of celebrity-mocking videos. Here's to hoping Bruno shows up...

New York Daily News: This is not your everyday poseur Eminem wannabe – it's Mariah Carey, who dressed as the controversial rapper while filming her new video "Obsessed" in New York... It's great that Mariah seems to be having fun with this whole "Mininem" thing, but we're afraid of the conflict going any further, because no one wants to see the next step: Eminem in drag.

New York Post: It's Mariah Carey! The human butterfly embraced her macho side while filming the music video for "Obsessed," lead single off "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," her new CD. I'm guessing the video involves Mariah's butch bellhop becoming a little infatuated with the singer, or something. Basically it's another way to give her double the screentime -- much like that Mariah-on-Mariah fight in "Heartbreaker!

People Magazine: Looks like Mariah Carey is having the last laugh in her ongoing feud with Eminem. While filming her latest music video for the song "Obsessed" in New York on Monday, Carey was snapped sporting an oversized sweatshirt, fitted baseball cap and baggy sweatpants, an outfit noticeably similar to Eminem's performance wardrobe. The pop diva may finally be responding to lyrics from Eminem's recent album Relapse, on which the controversial rapper namedrops Carey in the track "Bagpipes From Baghdad."

MTV News: The three-way tussle pitting Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon against Eminem took another turn on Monday when Carey shot a video for her new single "Obsessed" — and dressed up like Em. Carey filmed scenes for the clip at the Plaza Hotel in New York, where she plays a man in two different costumes: One finds her in a bellhop uniform, while the other has her in a giant gray hoodie, a doo-rag and a thick goatee — apart from the beard, she's dressed exactly like Eminem (and looks very bizarre).

Los Angeles Times: Shades of Chaz Bono! But fear not. Mariah Carey is not giving up the gown. Our bodacious babe is definitely not having a sex change. That would totally bum out Nick Cannon. She's just spoofing rapper Eminem for her new video, "Obsessed," shooting on Monday in NYC. How's it feel, Em? How do you think Mariah looks better, as a dude or a dame? And how about them busy Susan Boyle eyebrows?

Access Hollywood: The celebrity feud between Mariah Carey and Eminem continued on Monday, when the singer sported a look very similar to the rapper’s while filming the video for her song, “Obsessed.” Is Mimi about to respond to the rapper’s song, “Bagpipes From Baghdad”? We’re giving round two of this celebrity feud to Mimi for her spot on impersonation of the rapper… Em, do you have a comeback?

This is London: Somebody ought to tell the usually image-conscious Mariah Carey that she needs to wax her moustache... and perhaps her goatee as well.

MTV UK: Mariah Carey seems intent on hitting back at Eminem with her new single Obsessed. In photos taken on the set of the video yesterday the singer is shown made up looking very much like the rapper. MC is shown as a white rapper in a grey hooded tracksuit. And while the goatee she sports reminds MTV of Vanilla Ice or Fred Durst it seems more likely she's having a dig at Eminem.

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The wait is almost over... just 7 days until you can download your copy of Mariah's hot new track, "Obsessed"! The first single from Mariah's upcoming album, Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, will be released as a digital single on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.

Stay tuned for more updates as well as information on an upcoming download contest on Mariah Daily Journal!

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Mariah Carey
"Obsessed"

By Nicole Frehsee, Rolling Stone

On the first single from her forthcoming album, Mimi dogs a dude (Eminem?) who's "lying that [he's] sexing [her]," unleashing zingers like "I can see right through you, like you're bathing in Windex" over dark and creeping synths. (She also attacks his bank account: "You're a mom-and-pop; I'm a corporation." Ouch!) Produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, the cut doesn't show off Mariah's fab pipes – Auto-Tuned coos are subdued in for those high C's – but it's the catchiest anti-stalking anthem of the summer.

Source: Rolling Stone, July 9-23 issue | MariahDailyJournal

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A song that could become Mariah Carey's likewise 19th Hot 100 No. 1, bringing her within one of tying the Beatles' all-time mark, makes its first appearance on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

"Obsessed," Carey's Eminem-skewering lead single from "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," due Aug. 25, debuts at No. 52, garnering an audience of 4.3 million among 62 of the chart's 145 reporting stations. The track, co-written and produced by Carey with Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, also played to an audience of 5.6 million at mainstream top 40 and rhythmic radio combined (102 stations) in the charts' tracking week.

"Obsessed" marks Carey's highest entrance on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs since "Heartbreaker" launched at No. 33 on Sept. 4, 1999.

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Check out an exclusive photo, taken from the set of Mariah's video shoot, of the star of her new video "Obsessed"!

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From earlier today, Mariah outside The Plaza Hotel in New York City where she's filming the music video to "Obsessed."

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Yesterday, June 28th, Mariah has started filming the music video for "Obsessed," the first single off her new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. Day one of the shooting was held behind closed doors on the fourth floor of The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The concept of the video is a fiercely protected secret, and there are reportedly "many surprises" that they do not want to disclose at this time.

The "Obsessed" music video, directed by Brett Ratner, is tentatively set for release on Monday, July 13th.

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our last poll, "Which producers would you like Mariah to work with on her new album?" The results were as follows:


A new poll is now up! Located on the right sidebar, our new poll asks: "What do you think of the cover art for "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel"? Get voting now and be sure to add your comments!

If you think you can do a better job of designing the album cover for Memoirs, show us your creations and we'll post the best ones here! Limit one submission per person. Please indicate name and location (city/state/country). All entries in by Wednesday, July 1st at 12am ET.

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Click on the image below to view a high-resolution image of the cover art for Mariah's new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.

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Like the rest of the world, we here at MariahDaily.com are shocked and saddened by the untimely passing of Michael Jackson. As a last farewell, we wanted to share some of Mariah's work that was directly or indirectly related to Michael Jackson - from her memorable #1 cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" at her 1992 MTV Unplugged concert to her appearance in Michael's fundraising concert in Korea in 1999 and her participation in "What More Can I Give?" the 2001 charity single written and produced by Michael. "I'm That Chick," one of the songs from Mariah's last album, E=MC² samples from Michael's 1980 single "Off The Wall" and even directly uses some of the lyrics from the bridge: "There ain't no rules, it's up to you!"

Rest in peace Michael, you'll be missed.


Download: "I'll Be There" Live, MTV Unplugged, 1992

Download: "We Are The World" at Pavarotti & Friends, Italy, 1999

Download: "I Still Believe/Hero" at MJ Fundraiser, Korea, 1999

Download: "What More Can I Give?" Recording, ET, 2001

Download: "What More Can I Give?" Music Video, Bambi Awards, 2001

Download: "What More Can I Give?" Controversy, 2001

Download: "What More Can I Give?" All Stars, United We Stand, 2001

Download: "I'm That Chick" at Fashion Rocks, Sept. 2008

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In a message on her Twitter page just minutes ago, Mariah has announced that she will be shooting the music video to "Obsessed" on Sunday, June 28th.


Brett Ratner will be directing the "Obsessed" music video and it will be their 7th music video that they have collaborated on. Brett previously directed Mariah's "I Still Believe" (1998), "Heartbreaker" (1999), "Thank God I Found You" (2000), "It's Like That" (2005), "We Belong Together" (2005) and "Touch My Body" (2008) music videos.

The video shoot will be held in an undisclosed location in New York.

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Below are scans from the July 6th issues of People, Life & Style, Star & In Touch weekly magazines; and the June 23rd edition of the Algerian daily newspaper Liberté.

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• On Wed., June 24th, DJ Clue posted the following message on his Twitter page: "JUST SPOKE TO @MARIAHCAREY..WE GON HIT THE STUDIO SOON TO DO A JOINT FOR HER ALBUM."

• Following are the airplay numbers for "Obsessed" as of 6/26/2009 according to Mediabase: 11.567 million in audience impressions with 1639 spins (Rhythmic - 846, Urban - 556, Pop - 151, Urban A/C - 83, Hot A/C - 3).

For week June 19 thru June 26, here's how the song is faring at different radio formats:


Please continue to request "Obsessed." To find your local radio stations, click on the banner on top of page or this link.

• "Obsessed" remains to be one of the most requested songs on B96's 9 Most Wanted - it was at #4 on Friday's countdown.

• Gilbert who works at Pearl Box Office at the Palms reports that "Obsessed" is being played throughout the casino.

• After reigning on Australia's Hot 30 Countdown for 6 consecutive days, "Obsessed" lost marginally to Jeremiah's "Birthday Sex" (51%). Australian fans, please continue to support the song by voting here.

• 104.5 Chum FM in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has now started playing "Obsessed."

• In Thailand, "Obsessed is scheduled to premiere at radio Monday, June 29th at about 5:00pm. Thai fans, be sure to tune in!

• Mariah's new album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel will be released in Argentina on Thursday, Sept. 10th. Argentinian fans from the Mariah Carey Fans Argentina will be celebrating the release of Mariah's new album in a party at Arena Club in Buenos Aires on Monday, Sept. 21st. Click here to see a video prepared by Delprato that announces the Memoirs release party. In the meantime, fans can request "Obsessed" at the following radio stations: Cadena 100, Disney Radio and Alfa FM.

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• Mariah has donated her denim jacket to Hard Rock's world famous memorabilia collection and the jacket is now prominently displayed in Hard Rock Hotel in Macau, China. Below are pictures from the Chinese magazine The Bund (June 11th issue):


• Mariah's in-ear-monitors that she wears during a performance were customly made for her by Ultimate Ears. Below are photos.


• From Billboard's Chart Beat: NO. 1 FROM THE START: Michael Jackson was on his way to chart royalty beginning with the debut of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" on the Billboard Hot 100 dated Nov. 15, 1969, when Jackson was 11 years old. The act would become the first to send its first four entries to the Hot 100's summit. The Jackson 5 remains the only group to start so strongly. Since, only Mariah Carey, who in 1992 reigned with her cover of "I'll Be There," matched (and bested) the feat, when her first five singles topped the Hot 100 in 1990-91.

• Nick Cannon recently posed for the cover of GIANT Magazine. In a behind-the-scenes interview during the cover shoot, he talks about power, Barack Obama and how his love for Mariah is getting stronger by the day.


Download: Nick Behind-The-Scenes at GIANT Photo Shoot

• The songwriting/production team of Christopher "Tricky" Stewart & The-Dream tied for Songwriter of the Year honors with Stargate (Tor Hermansen & Mikkel Eriksen) at the 22nd annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. The pair was honored for The-Dream's "Falsetto" and "I Luv Your Girl," Mary J. Blige's "Just Fine," J. Holiday's "Suffocate," and Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body."

• A slip-cased digipak set containing #1's and Around The World DVDs has just been released in Australia & New Zealand. The special set can be purchased online at Big W (AU) and Marbecks (NZ).


• Thanks to Kathryn, Bryson, Lotfi, Wayne, Arief and Christophe for sharing their wallpapers/art work with us.



• Lito has created a video of Mariah and the Jackson 5 singing the #1 hit song, "I'll Be There" together. Watch it here.

• Talking about his forthcoming autobiography Guilty By Association in an exclusive interview with ChronicVacation, Damizza clears the air on Mariah's cease & desist. He says, "when it comes to Mariah, I don't have anything bad to say about her. I don't say anything about her personal business, the Glitter album, her health, or anything like that. In the book, I'm telling stories about our trip to the Super Bowl when we met Al Gore, or when we recorded 'Crybaby.'" You can read the full interview here. The book will be in stores Sept. 11, 2009.

• Watch singer Lisa Lavie singing her own rendition of Mariah's "Vanishing" here. She recorded the song in Ben Margulies' studio. Ben as we all know co-wrote this song with Mariah. For more of Lisa's music, be sure to visit her YouTube channel.

• Crystal's Mariah blog, Mariah by Crystalized has been re-vamped for the "Obsessed" single, check it out.

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Mariah's "Obsessed" is the featured "Single of the Week" in the Music section of People magazine, page 45, July 6, 2009 issue.

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Mariah Carey
"Obsessed" (Island Def Jam)
Review by: Monica Herrera, Associate Editor - Billboard

Jay-Z may have declared AutoTune dead, but Mariah Carey just revived it. On the debut single from her 12th studio album ("Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," due Aug. 25 on Island Def Jam), the singer who needs no vocal manipulation uses the effect with startling success. The key is making it look easy. Along with the-Dream and C. "Tricky" Stewart, Carey has crafted a gem of a diss record that coasts, even over its sputtering moans and synth jabs. One questionable Windex analogy aside, her lyrical boasts are biting and funny, and the syrupy lightness of her vocals is tailor-made for the ribbing she gives her mystery pursuant (reportedly Eminem). Though some lament Carey trading in her sky-high notes and ballads for a more constrained, R&B-friendly range, the singer has clearly found a new comfort zone that could very well produce her 19th No. 1 hit.

Source: Billboard | Casey