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April 25, 2001 - Mariah left another voice message on Tuesday talking from her new apartment. Check it out here.

April 22, 2001 - Janet Jackson addressed rumors that she was furious over Mariah being signed by Virgin Records during an appearance on Much Music saying, "That is so untrue, I just found out that somebody made this rumor up in New York. I sent Mariah flowers saying, 'Welcome to the family.' I'm happy for her." Read more.

April 19, 2001 - The New York Post reports Janet Jackson is furious at Virgin Records for signing Mariah Carey for $23.5 million compared to her $10 million. Jackson is also worried she won't get near the level of promotion that Mariah will for future albums. Read more.

April 19, 2001 - More details on Luis's big $1.5 million diamond bracelet gift to Mariah from The Sun. Check out a photo and comments here.

April 18, 2001 - The New York Post reports Mariah and Luis are still an item, as the two joined up last weekend in Spain. Luis again showered Mariah with expensive gifts this time a Van Cleef & Arpel diamond bracelet that a source revealed was " the same bracelet Julia Roberts borrowed for the Oscars."

April 15, 2001 - Saturday Night Live's Tina Fey joked about Mariah during the Weekend Update saying, "Mariah Carey last week signed a recording contract with Virgin Records worth $25 million an album. The signing's considered a coup for the company, although Virgin Records will now have to change its name to Skank Records."

April 14, 2001 - Mariah has two audio messages to fans up on her official site talking about recording more songs on the All That Glitters soundtrack in Spain as well as working on the first video which will incorporate the movie as well. Check it out here. There also is a video clip of her Billboard Artist of the Decade clip. Click the 'special moment' link.

April 14, 2001 - Foxnews.com's Roger Friedman reports on details as to why Sony let Mariah out of her music deal for All that Glitters as a source revealed, "The movie is very biographical. You’re going to see a lot of references to Mariah’s marriage to Tommy Mottola. It’s better that he doesn’t have to deal with it."

April 11, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports the final figure on Mariah's deal with Virgin is $23.5 million per album in a five album deal.

April 10, 2001 - The Enquirer profiled celebrities who've reportedly had implants showing these before-after photos of Mariah Carey, the first being from 1991.

April 8, 2001 - Mariah Carey is featured in a pair of autographed photos being auctioned on ebay. The first features Mariah in a tan swimsuit, item #1421615105, is unbid at $9.99 and the auction ends today. The other features Mariah in a locker room, item #1131067548, is unbid at $19.95 and the auction ends April 14th.

April 6, 2001 - TheSmokingGun.com reveals the Mariah Carey Tour Rider among a host of musicians which includes requirements for Cristal, champagne glasses, and bendy straws. Read more.

April 6, 2001 - Mariah Carey was the target of eYada.com's Dan & Scott show in their Scott Free on Hold feature Thursday. Click here to check out the uncensored and explicit clip found 1 hour, 20 minutes into the show.

April 6, 2001 - New details on Mariah Carey's record deal with Virgin as Planethollywood.com reports the deal could be worth up to $29 million per album and $86 million total.

April 4, 2001 - FoxNews.com's Roger Friedman wonders in his Tuesday column why Sony and Tommy Mottola apparently let Mariah take her All that Glitters soundtrack with her to Virgin Records. My guess though is Sony didn't want another Leanne Rimes incident and negotiated some sort of cash-out with Virgin.

April 3, 2001 - The bidding war for Mariah Carey is over. Mariah signed a multi-album deal with Virgin Records that insiders say will pay her more than $20 million per record, making it the largest recording contract of all time.

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