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March 29, 2003 - Us Weekly reports Mariah Carey recently was running late for a taping of Top of the Pops in London, and was forced to leave a pal's place early where she was scheduled to eat dinner. A source said "when the show finished at about 10 PM, her driver took Mariah and her chef round to the friend's house." They group then went to a local Tesco grocery store, where they bought a few ingredients for the chicken dish Carey's chef made. "Mariah's the perfect dinner party guest," said one of her impressed companions.

March 29, 2003 - The Sun reports Mariah Carey was more than two hours late for interviews at London restaurant 5 Cavendish Square. The singer didn't apologize for her tardiness, but instead ordered her music be piped through the building as a treat for guests. Mariah then fumed over the vase of fresh flowers nearby, telling staffers that the lilies' strong scent was affecting her voice, ordering them to be removed immediately. Carey then bellowed to her entourage, "Mariah needs Mariah time now," before storming off to lie in a darkened room.

March 28, 2003 - We haven't heard much from Da Brat in the last few years, but she tells MTV News that she has big plans along with pal Mariah Carey. "I've just been working hard," said Da Brat, who dropped her last LP, 'Unrestricted, in 2000'. "Even though you ain't been seeing me, I've been getting money on the low. I have my own little label and I have artists. Me and Mariah have a group coming out called Baby Girl, [and] it's two girls. I've been doing a whole lot of stuff." Read more.

March 28, 2003 - After the success of 'Chicago' and 'Moulin Rouge', the New York Post reports there is renewed interest in Mariah Carey for a musical role, despite her 'Glitter' flop. "Producers are calling Mariah now because they all want to do musicals," a source said. "But they want people with real voices, instead of having to dub in actresses' voices. They figure they can help her with the acting if she sings the songs right." Mariah's rep Cindi Berger responded, "There is interest."

March 28, 2003 - Mariah Carey will head to Japan in June and July to promote her 2002 album, 'Charmbracelet'. Read more.

March 26, 2003 - Mariah Carey dropped in to the Radio 1 studios talk about her new single 'Boy I Need You' featuring Cam'ron. Mariah admits she and Cam'ron hit a bit of trouble when they were in Japan. "In Tokyo it was very intense because I guess there was a problem with the permits, so like four people got arrested," she said. "We had to keep bailing people out and keep changing locations because the crowds were very intense and I guess they were afraid that somebody would get hurt. So I totally understood that. It's just fun to work with Cam and those guys. They're all just really good people and it was a lot of fun."

March 26, 2003 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com reports Mariah Carey's surprise performance at G.A.Y. in London this weekend got mixed reviews from patrons. One patron revealed, "The audience [was] booing throughout and at the end, when the owner of the club gave her flowers, she was supposed to go back through the audience but they took her off the side of the stage." But another said after the singer's performance of 'Fly Away', "the crowd went wild." Read more.

March 26, 2003 - AOL has the brand new video with Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey - 'I Know What You Want'. Watch the clip here.

March 25, 2003 - WireImage.com has photos of Mariah Carey in concert at G-A-Y Astoria in London on Saturday (March 22). Check out the pictures here.

March 24, 2003 - The Sun reports Mariah Carey made a surprise appearance at the G.A.Y. club night at London’s Astoria on Saturday night and was a big hit with the boys. The singer performed a half-hour set and in un-diva like fashion asked for just two towels, a bottle of water and some fruit in her dressing room. Check out photos and more on the gig here.

March 23, 2003 - Mariah Carey did a photocall to promote her new single 'Boy (I Need U)' at Cavendish Square on Friday (March 21) in London. Check out pictures from WireImagecom, GlobePhotos, and GettyImages.

March 22, 2003 - Andrew wrote to MariahBuzz.com about his experience at the taping of Top of the Pops which featured a performance by Mariah Carey. He writes, "She sang 'Boy' - without the rap in it. She mimed but it was amazing and she looked great. She had her hair in two bunches, a dark green tight top and a beigh skirt on - she looked brilliant! The song was good she had six female dancers - all dressed like the girls in the 'Heartbreaker' video and she really enjoyed it - She was brilliant a set of people where shouting her and she retorted by saying 'bow' very funny!" Read more.

March 22, 2003 - Globe Photos has pictures of Mariah Carey on a promotional visit to the UK on Thursday (March 20). Check out the pictures here.

March 22, 2003 - Us Weekly reports a source on the set of Mariah Carey's 'Bringin' On The Heartbreak' video featured a short appearance by 'Joe Millionaire' Evan Marriott, but it was meant to be a starring role. "He was offered the role of Mariah's love interest, and he asked for $50,000." After given a smaller role, Carey was polite though not interested in hearing him complain during the shoot about "how tired and exhausted he is."

March 22, 2003 - Mariah Carey arrived at her private party thrown for her fans and competiton winners at No5 Cavendish Square in London on Friday (March 21). Check out pictures from GlobePhotos and LFI.

March 22, 2003 - Mariah Carey and others performed at 'Top of the Pops' at BBC TV Studios in London on Thursday (March 20). Check out the pictures from GlobePhotos.

March 22, 2003 - Anonymous writes "There are rumors that Mariah Carey is going to perform live on Saturday night at G-A-Y London Astoria. According to www.g-a-y.co.uk, a huge international female superstar is set to perform after the scheduled act Liberty X - Mariah is in the UK and this will be a one off world exclusive."

March 21, 2003 - The Scottish Daily Record reports that when arriving in London this week to promote a new release, Mariah Carey still managed to live up to her diva stereotype and refused to leave the house without heavy sunglasses and bodyguards to protect her from all the screaming fans -- who were nowhere to be seen.

March 21, 2003 - a_rod221 writes "Mariah Carey and Busta Rhymes's latest collaboration on 'I Know What You Want', has sailed them into the #18 position on the Billboard Hot 100's USA chart. Mariah's first top 20 hit in almost a year and a half."

March 21, 2003 - Mariah Carey was photographed leaving Claridges Hotel to arrive at The Graham Norton Show on Wednesday (March 19) at Claridges Hotel in London. Check out more pictures from GlobePhotos.

March 20, 2003 - Mariah Carey was photographed leaving Claridges Hotel to arrive at The Graham Norton Show on Wednesday (March 19) at Claridges Hotel in London. Check out pictures from LFI and WireImage.com.

March 17, 2003 - a_rod221 writes "The honors keep coming for Mariah Carey - now she has been named MTV2's greatest voice. The pop star, who is in the middle of a comeback following a breakdown two years ago, recently picked up a Lifetime Achievement prize at the Soul Train Awards and has also been entered into the Guinness Book of Records for having the highest voices in pop." Read more.

March 17, 2003 - NJHottie24 writes "Mariah Carey's new single 'Bringin' On The Heartbreak' is the #1 song in China's International Radio Chart. The video for 'Boy' is now playing on MTV China. The VJ has said that the new CD has sold very well in China, close to 330,000 copies."

March 15, 2003 - Blender quotes Mariah Carey saying, "We're all a little wacko sometimes, and if we're not, maybe we are more than we know."

March 15, 2003 - Undercover.com.au reports Sydney based R'n'B act Disco Montego have been given the task of creating a remix for Mariah Carey's single 'Boy (I Need You)' featuring Cam'ron. "We were busy working on Jeremy Gregory's new project and we had been knocking back work," Disco Montego's Darren Dowlut said. "We got a call from Mariah's label to our management and they offered us the chance to remix the song. We just couldn't knock it back." Read more.

March 15, 2003 - The Sun reports Mariah Carey is shopping for a home in Ireland. "Mariah loves Ireland," a pal revealed. "She spent time there last year and really fell for it. She has Irish blood through her mother’s side of the family so it makes sense she should move there. She’ll fit in really well." Read more.

March 13, 2003 - NJHottie24 writes "Today on 102.7 KIIS FM (Los Angeles), Ryan Seacrest was a guest host filling in for Rick Dees. Simon Cowell was a special guest and was asked about rumors that Mariah Carey would be appearing on 'American Idol' as a celebrity guest judge, on an episode where the remaining contestants would be performing Mariah songs. Simon confirmed that they were in talks with Mariah and that "It's probably going to happen in the next few weeks.""

March 12, 2003 - Tamar Spina of Intouch Magazine shared her thoughts on Mariah Carey. She writes, "While I have always agreed that Mariah Carey has a huge talent with her five octave range that rivals many vocalists I have never found her to be particularly special. Yes, she is a stunningly beautifully woman, yes, when she sings normally her voice is beautiful but mostly I find that she stays within the confines of very boring ballads and strange (seemingly made-up) note ranges in very standard pop format songs. It's a shame because I think with the right music she would find a much wider audience beyond the teenage girls that worship her and their male counterparts who, we can agree, are there for more than the music." Read more.

March 12, 2003 - MariahBasher writes "I have been reporting for a while now about Mariah Carey's own fans beginning to question her voice and wondering if she is in serious vocal trouble. I have also been reporting that many fans have expressed anger and resentment while expressing that they feel they have been manipulated and somewhat cheated by Mariah's Street Team." Read more.

March 12, 2003 - MariahCareyFreak writes "I'm a Mariah Carey fan and I believe love her or dislike her you should respect her and other artist! Mariah Carey has been through a lot. Can you just one time stop thinking of her as some POP DIVA and look at her like a person? She has never done anything to you or your family. So please stop hatin her like she's the devil! Read more.

March 12, 2003 - a_rod221 writes "Let me start by saying this bull is getting out of hand with Mariah Carey and her dis-likers and yes even some fans! First off dis-likers dont waste your time with Mariah and you wanting to prove the point of she isn't the #1 it person anymore, I respect your decisions and trust me we are aware of what we need to be aware of! Fans you need to learn that if you do not retaliate and just leave the haters alone they get bored and leave the whole debate to rest cause no one is there to root them on and give them the stamina they need to proceed!" Read more.

March 12, 2003 - Extra TV was on hand as a crowd of adoring fans watched Mariah Carey film her 'Bringing on the Heartbreak' video in Los Angeles. Watch a video clip which includes comments from Mariah, Randy Jackson of American Idol -- who backs up Mariah on stage, and Carmen Electra -- who was there to watch boyfriend Dave Navarro, who lends support on guitar at ExtraTV.com.

March 12, 2003 - Mariah phoned in to her website and left a new message. Read more.

March 12, 2003 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC reports that a source tells her 'Joe Millionaire' reality-TV star Evan Marriott is set to star in Mariah Carey's new video. "He's appearing with Mariah in her video for ‘Bringin’ on the Heartbreak,’" says the insider. "She’s a rock star diva and in one scene, they’re together for a helicopter ride and then pass through a throng of adoring fans." Read more.

March 7, 2003 - DiVa4LiFe writes "For those of you who missed *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's or Mariah Carey's performances at the Soul Train Music Awards, they will re-air Saturday March 8th at 11:30pm ET/PT on The WB network. Go to TVGuide.com for your local listings." 

March 7, 2003 - Mariah Carey, Penny Marshall and Lil' Bow Wow attended the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday (March 5) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Check out pictures from Getty Images and WireImage.com.

March 5, 2003 - Mariah Carey and Busta Rhymes talked with Mark Steines of Entertainment Tonight about their new video 'I Know What You Want'. The set of the video was designed to match Mariah's outfit. "My stylist Blair and I went for a Harley-Davidson-inspired ensemble plus the Automatic Princess, which you will be seeing more of later on," Mariah tells ET. "It is Harley-Davidson meets hip-hop." Watch a video clip here.

March 5, 2003 - a_rod221 writes "According to Team Mariah, Mariah will be shooting a video for 'Bringin' On The Heartbreak' this Friday and Saturday in Los Angeles and would like fans from the area to be extras in it. My friend heard the same thing on a local radio station who provided this number to call 562-981-3092 for those who want to be in the video and said the video will be shown this Friday in Long Beach, CA. Also, according to MariahCarey.com, Mariah and Busta Rymes have already shot the 'I Know What You Want' video and they have several pictures up on the page."

March 4, 2003 - Mariah Carey, Ginuwine, LL Cool J, Missy Elliott, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Nelly, Musiq, 3LW, MC Lyte, India.Arie, Dru Hill, Nappy Roots, Nivea, and Justin Guarini, Ryan Starr, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul from American Idol attended the 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Saturday (March 1) in Pasadena, California. Check out photos from GettyImages, WireImage.com (pressroom / show / arrivals), LFI, CelebrityPhoto, StarFile, and Yahoo.

March 4, 2003 - If you missed Mariah Carey's performance of 'My Saving Grace' at the Soul Train Music Awards over the weekend, or just want to watch it again, you can download it at MariahStyle.net. Download and watch the performance here.

March 1, 2003 - Peoplenews.com reports that Mariah Carey is said to have agreed to star in the first of many crossover films, a big screen remake of 'Guys and Dolls'. The role was reportedly offered to Nicole Kidman, who turned it down. "For 'Guys and Dolls', they wanted someone who can really belt 'em out - a trained singer," said a source. Read more.

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