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October 31, 2001 - Howard Stern again goofed on Mariah Carey, this time replaying her RMA acceptance speech from last weekend. Howard talked about how he really is on Mariah's side even though she hates him. Howard would like to have Mariah on the show but Gary said he's afraid to phone her publicist. Read more.

October 31, 2001 - This news according to a message board post... Z100 reported today that Christina Aguilera was spotted backstage at the Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas last Friday using the 'F' word and slamming Most Requested Artist winner Mariah Carey. After Christina told the crowd "Let's hear it for Mariah Carey" the tiny diva was later heard backstage saying, "You've gotta be kidding me! Most requested artist? It must be a joke!"

October 31, 2001 - People Weekly talked to Tommy Hilfiger at the VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards about Mariah Carey where the clothing guru praised the singer saying, "She's a talented musician and a wonderful girl. For her to be down-and for everyone to be negative about her-was so wrong." Meanwhile, Ally McBeal executive producer Bill D'Elia said the crew there treated her great and that she was great herself adding, "We made sure she was surrounded by people she feels comfortable with."

October 28, 2001 - WireImage.com has a few hundred photos of pop acts and other musicians at last night's Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas. Included are Jessica Simpson, Shakira, Mariah Carey, Dream, Christina Milian, and *NSYNC's Lance Bass & Joey Fatone. Check out interview room pictures here and the rest here.

October 28, 2001 - Eurweb.com's Streetwatch takes a funny look at the decision AOL made to sign up Britney Spears as their 'You've Got Mail" voice. They joke Christina Aguilera would have been a better choice saying, "At least she would've made it fun, shoving all kinds of ill-placed, soulful runs into it, turning the three syllables into 37." Or perhaps Mariah Carey, who's fans "can hear her sing 'You've Got Mail' in a tone only dogs can hear." Read more.

October 27, 2001 - Mariah Carey opened the Radio Music Awards Friday with 'Never Too Far' and right afterwards was awarded the 'Most Requested Artist Award.' In her acceptance speech, Mariah said, "Oh oh, dear. Thank you so much. I'm just happy to be here. And I'd like to say thank you to radio, first of all, for being here for me, since 'Vision of Love,' and, you know, I wouldn't be here without you and mainly, basically, this award is about the fans, and you've been here with me, stuck with me through thick and thin, drama, no drama, whatever. And I just want to say I love you. I appreciate you. Thank you, God, for taking me through whatever. And thank you everybody out there who supported me."

October 27, 2001 - Michael Jackson put out a press release today announcing the lineup on his charity single, 'What More Can I Give' after *NSYNC completed their part in the song. On the lineup are as follows: NSYNC, Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, Carlos Santana, Celine Dion, Tom Petty, Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child, Usher, Julio Iglesias, Reba McEntire, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, Luther Vandross, Shakira, Brian McKnight, Gloria Estefan, Mya, Aaron Carter, Hanson, Laura Palcini, John Secada, Billy Gilman, Ruben Blades, Anaida, Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men, Alejandro Sandz, Christian Castro, Olga Tanon, Anastascia, Joy Enriquez, Juan Gabriel, Luis Miguel, Thalia, Ziggy Marley, and 3LW. The artists recorded both English and Spanish versions of the song.

October 26, 2001 - Mariah Carey left another voice message on her official site on Tuesday, basically recapping what she's been up to including the Ally McBeal taping. Mariah told fans "I miss you, I love you, I adore you," and added that she's been getting rest. Listen to the full message here.

October 25, 2001 - Christina Aguilera will host the Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas on Friday at the Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas (though no mention of her on ABC's official RMA site has some wondering about a last minute cancellation). Among the guests at the show will be Mariah Carey, Jessica Simpson, *NSYNC's Lance Bass & Joey Fatone, Christina Milan, Nelly Furtado, and Elton John, who will receive this year's Legend Award. Christina said of the opportunity to host, "It is kind of a different thing for me because I'm speaking my way through it. I'm not performing. But it'll be a fun night just because God knows what's going to happen." Check out the show on October 26 at 9 PM on ABC. Read more.

October 24, 2001 - Carlos Santana, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion are participating in an all-star, Spanish-language recording of Michael Jackson's "What More Can I Give" ("Todo Para Ti" in Spanish), with proceeds to benefit the survivors and families of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Read more.

October 24, 2001 - According to the New York Daily News, Mariah Carey's interview with Barbara Walters has never been rescheduled, contrary to earlier reports on HitsDailyDouble that it had and would be aired October 17... which it never was. The paper also has details of Mariah's Ally McBeal episode. Read more.

October 23, 2001 - eZuma.com and WireImage.com have photos of the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Michael Jackson, O-Town, Mariah Carey, and Christina Milan performances on Sunday at the 'United We Stand: What More Can I Give' benefit concert at RFK Stadium in Washington DC on Sunday. Check out the eZuma.com photos here and the WireImage.com photos here.

October 23, 2001 - AP reports the "United We Stand: What More Can I Give?" raised about $2 million off of ticket sales for a crowd of 46,000. Read more.

October 23, 2001 - Following Mariah Carey's performance last night at the United We Stand concert many fans flocked to her official site's message boards to wonder what happened to Mariah's voice, as she struggled during her short set to hit the high notes. LoverBoyMCstyle wrote, "She was DEFINATLY (sic) lacking the power in her voice! It made me kinda sad after she performed 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life' that not to many people even clapped. Oh well I did. I just feel bad." Read more.

October 23, 2001 - Unlike what many of Mariah's own fans thought on Mariah's message board, The Sun's Dominic Mohan reports, "In spite of running three hours over schedule 47,000 fans loved the highlight of the event, Mariah Carey's first major stage appearance since her breakdown in July. The singer showed plenty of front for her comeback by wearing a revealing black dress while she performed Never Too Far and Hero." Read more.

October 21, 2001 - Mariah Carey peformed at the 2001 VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards last night at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City last night, and WireImage.com has photos of her here. Use left sidebar to isolate Salma photos. Also, check out more photos at eZuma.com here.

October 21, 2001 - We've gotten word of the lineup for Sunday's United We Stand: What More Can I Give? Concert at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The show will be broadcast on Yahoo and on KIIS FM affiliates. Read more for the lineup that includes Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, and a headlining show by Michael Jackson.

October 20, 2001 - Roger Friedman of Foxnews.com chimes in on Sony's move to dilute Glitter sales with a greatest hits album release in December. Read more.

October 19, 2001 - Hits magazine reports Mariah Carey's appearance on Ally McBeal will be aired in January and will have Mariah playing a comedic role as a witness in the trial of a dating service where Mariah's character is a client. Mariah will also perform in the show's nightclub, perhaps singing 'Lead the Way.' The episode will also mark the introduction of Jon Bon Jovi's character.

October 19, 2001 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports Mariah Carey was spotted at the Bellagio Hotel on the Las Vegas strip flirting with some male rapper friends of hers. Mariah's hair was blonde and her frame was uncharacteristically thin as she wore a tube top, brown leather mini and black boots.

October 18, 2001 - Mariah Carey will perform at the VH1 Fashion Awards which will be taped Friday at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York and broadcast at 9:00 p.m. on October 23. Guests and presenters include Nelly Furtado and celebs like Salma Hayek, Gwyneth Paltrow, Renee Zellweger and Gisele Bundchen. Read more.

October 18, 2001 - Britney Spears topped Google's list of top celebrity image searches, with Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Lopez, Anna Kournikova, and Angelina Jolie trailing her, in order, on the top 5 list. For web searches, Mariah Carey was #4 on the list of Declining Queries for the month.

October 18, 2001 - Foxnews.com's Roger Friedman today says he thinks the story in the NY Daily News yesterday that Mariah Carey is in danger of being dropped by Virgin is 'laughable.' Friedman says, "In the history of the record industry there has yet to be a case of a big-name star with a multi-million dollar contract who was 'fired' from their label because of poor sales." And for how Mariah got out of her record deal with Sony so easily, he hears that it was legal pressure from Carey after Jennifer Lopez ripped off the music loop from the Japanese group Yellow Magic Orchestra's 'Firecracker.' Read more.

October 16, 2001 - The Sun reports Mariah Carey is proud of her piano, once owned by Marilyn Monroe, she has roped-off part of her New York home.

October 13, 2001 - According to IMDB.com, Mariah Carey is still going ahead with a film career despite horrible reviews for her debut, Glitter. Carey says, "It's hard to decide which creative thing I enjoy most. I have been singing since I started talking. I have been a songwriter most of my life. I enjoy acting as well. I look forward to further projects, one which I just completed. It allows me to use a different side to my creativity."

October 13, 2001 - O-Town, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, and Usher have been added to the line-up of United We Stand What More Can I Give, The Concert for Washington D.C. and America, set for on October 21 at RFK Stadium.

October 12, 2001 - Mariah Carey was on Extra Thursday where she talked about her first return to her apartment in New York since the terror attacks on September 11. Mariah said, "My apartment is pretty close to Ground Zero, and the police commissioner took me on a tour. It was the most devastating thing I’ve ever seen in my life." Read more.

October 12, 2001 - Fametracker.com is weighing in on Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston's recent troubles and distinguishes the two by making a remark sure to anger Mariah fans saying, "While Whitney had been born into pop superstardom, Mariah had slept her way into it. This would become painfully apparent when Mariah married the man who discovered her, Tommy Mottola, the mobbed-up just-divorced president of Sony Records who was one hundred and seven years older than she was." Read their full report, and who they feel presently has the advantage, here.

October 12, 2001 - Howard Stern was on this morning continuing his FME Awards and Mariah Carey's voice mails from her web site lost out in the Most Insane Guest Award to Mr. T, who got pissed at Howard about a mention of his mother in an interview earlier in the year to grab the not so honorable title.

October 12, 2001 - Again Jay took a shot at Mariah Carey's badly performing movie joking, "According to 'Entertainment Weekly,' the Pentagon has contacted Hollywood screenwriters and other people in Hollywood to try to get ideas from them of what they think the terrorist's next move might be. Like, you know, talking to people who wrote like "Die Hard" and some of these movies. Actually, the army got one good tip. Interesting. Apparently, the producers of 'Glitter' showed them how to evacuate a building very quickly."

October 11, 2001 - Again Jay took a shot at Mariah Carey's badly performing movie joking, "According to 'Entertainment Weekly,' the Pentagon has contacted Hollywood screenwriters and other people in Hollywood to try to get ideas from them of what they think the terrorist's next move might be. Like, you know, talking to people who wrote like "Die Hard" and some of these movies. Actually, the army got one good tip. Interesting. Apparently, the producers of 'Glitter' showed them how to evacuate a building very quickly." 

October 11, 2001 - Mariah Carey fansite, MariahBuzz.com, reports today, "Mariah's appearance on Ally McBeal is not yet confirmed however, we are lead to believe that the producers of Ally McBeal have approached Mariah to offer her a spot on the show!" 

October 11, 2001 - The Sun reports Mariah Carey has opened up about her breakdown describing it as a "wake-up call." Mariah admits, "I've always worked too hard. It wasn't until I became exhausted that I realised I was neglecting me." Now Mariah says she feels "great" after her UCLA hospital stay.

October 10, 2001 - Mariah Carey did show up for her chat on MSN today and she happened to answer one of my 10 or so questions... and probably the toughest one she got as I asked, "Mariah, what is your fascination with rainbows?" Mariah answered, "Obviously I did the album 'Rainbow' and I have told the story many times of seeing a double rainbow before I put that album out and didn't have a title for it. There have been a couple of other occasions that have been important to me as well." You can check out the full transcript here.

October 10, 2001 - Fox News' Roger Friedman reports Mariah Carey's movie Glitter is about to end its wide run in theatres this Friday. The flick took in a pitiful gross under $5 million.

October 9, 2001 - Columbia Records announced that they'll be releasing "God Bless America", a CD featuring a special version of the title track by Celine Dion and tracks by Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, and others. A substantial portion of the proceeds received by Sony Music from sales of this album will be donated to The Twin Towers Fund. Read more for a track listing.

October 6, 2001 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Friday night monologue, "Madonna says she is more interested in pursuing a movie career than being a singer. That's what she said. Yeah. Yeah, Apparently Madonna realized she was a great actress, after seeing Mariah Carey in 'Glitter.'"

October 6, 2001 - Jay Leno continued his assault on Mariah Carey's movie Glitter joking during his Friday monologue, "And thanks to all the coverage, Americans are finally starting to see just how oppressive this Taliban regime can be. You know, in Afghanistan, there's no dancing. There's no singing. There's no music. It's like the movie 'Glitter.'"

October 6, 2001 - Virgin records sent out a press release today announcing that Mariah Carey's first single from her label debut, the Glitter soundtrack, has been certified gold. Loverboy has now sold over 500,000 copies. The next release from the Glitter soundtrack is "Don't Stop," which features rapper Mystikal.

October 6, 2001 - The November issue of Vibe has a segment talking about how certain celebrities would fair on a reality TV show, including Mariah Carey, "Her flair for the dramatic and constant mirror-hogging ways would make her the housemate you love to hate on The Real World."

October 5, 2001 - Mariah Carey reponded to gossip queen Liz Smith's column earlier in the week saying she was headed to Japan. Mariah told Liz she didn't go "due to world events." The obviously upset Mariah told Liz, "I took a break just like anybody else and now I'm back to work. But really, how much can somebody sleep? I'm not Rip Van Winkle." Read the full comments and Liz's dissection of them here.

October 4, 2001 - Mariah Carey left a new message today from New York to thank her 'lambs' where she was joined by Trey Lorenz and Mariah's friend ReRe. Mariah said "I appreciate ya and I enjoy ya" and promised to call more often... This news obviously conflicts with what Liz Smith wrote about Mariah travelling to Japan today. Read on for a transcript.

October 4, 2001 - HitsDailyDouble.com is reporting that Mariah Carey's cancelled interview with 20/20's Barbara Walters will be conducted on Friday October 5. The piece will have footage from Mariah's Never Too Far video and performance of "Hero" from the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon. Look for the show to air on ABC's 20/20 on Wednesday, October 17.

October 4, 2001 - Sky News reports Britney Spears has admitted she doesn't want to end up like Mariah Carey, who she calls a pop diva "who believed her own hype." Britney said of Mariah's breakdown, "I think that sometimes stars start believing they are a goddess or that they are this god-like figure." Read more.

October 3, 2001 - The New York Post's Liz Smith reports Mariah Carey has headed off to Japan despite the order from her doctor, and wishes from Virgin Records, that she shouldn't. Read more.

October 2, 2001 - Peoplenews.com reports Mariah Carey cooked dinner for her and her four guests at the Lanesborough Hotel and sent a butler out to get the ingredients needed for her creation. The butler noticed the lentils included on the list would need to be soaked for a day at least. The hotel's kitchen replaced the rock-hard beans with ones that were ready to cook. No word how the guests enjoyed the meal. 

October 2, 2001 - Howard Stern was on this morning talking about how Usher recently talked about his busy schedule and how he fears that under all the pressure he "might pull a Mariah Carey." Howard thought it was interesting that Mariah's name is becoming synonymous with being crazy, especially from the rappers [hey Howard, Usher doesn't rap, he's R&B!] that she's trying to identify herself with.

October 1, 2001 - The New York Post is reporting Mariah Carey is wanting to stop taking her two anti-depressants she has been taking since her breakdown. While Virgin execs tell her it is important she stay healthy, Mariah is concerned about her inability to hit her patented high notes while on the medication. Several have noted her limited range following the America: Tribute to Heroes performance.

October 1, 2001 - Mariah Carey's good friend Da Brat left a new message on her official website on September 19 telling fans that Mariah's doing fine and everthing is great, telling 'true fans of hers' that Mariah 'sends her love fo' sure.' Check it out here.

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