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June 27, 2003 - Groovevolt.com reports that Mariah Carey and Universal Records Group could scrap the idea of releasing her re-packaged, Charmbracelet album. The singer has recorded more than 16 tracks and the label could be rushing a new album by mid-November.

June 27, 2003 - Mariah Carey and Busta Rhymes are performing in Las Vegas on successive nights, she at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on July 26th and he as part of the 'Rock the Mic' tour at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 27th. The Las Vegas Sun hears they might make reciprocal surprise appearances at each other's shows to sing their hit duet, 'I Know What You Want'.

June 25, 2003 - Mariah Carey's new video 'Bringin' On The Heartbreak', the cover of the Def Leppard hit, is out. Watch it online in hi and lo formats.

June 25, 2003 - Mariah Carey and Busta Rhymes are performing in Las Vegas on successive nights, she at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on July 26th and he as part of the 'Rock the Mic' tour at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 27th. The Las Vegas Sun hears they might make reciprocal surprise appearances at each other's shows to sing their hit duet, 'I Know What You Want'.

June 23, 2003 - Mariah Carey says she and her fans have a special bond, and has decided to go on a new theater tour to give them an up close and personal view of the diva. Watch an interview with the diva at WB11.com.

June 23, 2003 - The Sun has a photo of Mariah Carey looking very "perky" and "alert" as she arrived for an awards bash in New York. An onlooker said, "She looked amazing in a bright red dress and matching shades, but they are not the only things that caught the eye." Check out the picture here.

June 20, 2003 - Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, Jay-Z, Heather Headley, and Ruben Studdard were on hand at the UJA luncheon honoring Charles Goldstuck and Kevin Liles on Wednesday (June 18) at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Check out pictures from RexFeatures, GettyImages, LFI, FilmMagic (page1 / page2), and GlobePhotos.

June 19, 2003 - Jay Leno tells Men's Health magazine that he isn't afraid to lose guests who can't take a joke. Asked for examples, Leno offered, "Mariah Carey, whom I like and think is talented. According to her, I made too many 'Glitter' jokes. Michael Jackson once tried to strangle me at an awards show, but I think he was kidding. I made a lot of lace underwear jokes about Marv Albert, and he hasn't come back either."

June 19, 2003 - John Norris of MTV News caught up with Mariah Carey on TRL on Wednesday to find out what she's been up to and clear up those Eminem rumors. Mariah suggested Em get a new hobby besides giving her grief, like golfing or knitting. Read on for a transcript.

June 19, 2003 - Mariah Carey spoke with Extra about her Charmbracelet Tour 2003. "We get to be up close and personal with my fans, which is really what's it's all about," Mariah said. As for what she'll be bringing with her on tour, Carey revealed, "Lots of clothes, lots of shoes, and this girl brings lots of humidifiers for the throat." Read more.

June 19, 2003 - With Ashanti and Craig David pulling out of touring with Mariah Carey, and the shows being moved to smaller venues, the singer is downplaying any problems. "I am besieged by artists who want to be on my tour," she insisted to the New York Post, although she declined to name names. Carey is looking to her own label, Monarc, for talent instead. "I found my own groups who are already signed to my label," she revealed. Read more.

June 19, 2003 - Groovevolt.com reports that Mariah Carey has hooked up with a new boyfriend, according to a close friend of the mystery man. "They met while she was here in New York for Zootopia," the pal revealed. "They talk on the phone but nothing more. She [Mariah] has been very busy planning her tour and he has been busy planning his bands first tour this summer." Read more.

June 18, 2003 - Mariah Carey tells Radio 1 she wishes people would stop asking about her breakdown. "It's just annoying because then the world is like, 'Oh, how are you? Are you okay?' Not the world, but certain people," she explained. "And it's like, 'Hi, I was dealing with the drama two years ago, now get with the program, you're a little slow.'" Carey also admits she was a bit mystified that people seriously thought she was designing a clothing range for golfers. Read more.

June 18, 2003 - Mariah Carey recorded a remix version of her 'Charmbracelet' track 'The One' featuring Jermaine Dupri. Download and listen to the track here.

June 18, 2003 - Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com reports that before heading to South Korea on her world tour, Mariah Carey had a reunion last night with old boyfriend and New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter at the Regent Ballroom. The pair were there for Jeter's charity, the Turn 2 Foundation. Mariah had been invited by Derek's sister, with whom she is still friendly. "Derek announced all the celebs in the audience," a source revealed, "running down the list matter of factly. He called out Mariah's name just like that, Mariah Carey, as if nothing had gone on between them. But you could feel the buzz. It was like Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio meeting up again." Read more.

June 16, 2003 - Us Weekly reports that while many thought organizers kept trailers for Eminem and Mariah Carey far apart at the Hot 97 Summer Jam X concert at Giant's Stadium to avoid any chance encounters between the fueding pair, Carey's rep says that's not the case. She says Mariah's trailer was ketp isolated because her appearance was "a surprise." Carey joined Busta Rhymes on stage to perform their hit 'I Know What You Want' before heading to his trailer for 90 minutes to celebrate the track's success over champagne.

June 14, 2003 - Mariah Carey was on CBS Early Show for VH1 Save the Music on Thursday (June 12) at the CBS Early Show Studio in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage and LFI.

June 11, 2003 - An insider confirmed Monday to the Las Vegas Sun that Mariah Carey is indeed coming to Caesars Palace, despite reports that had Celine Dion not wanting to have another female performer take her stage in between her shows at the venue. Tickets are expected to go on sale this weekend for the planned July 25th and July 26th shows.

June 11, 2003 - The Enquirer spoke with 10-year-old Michelle Katz and her grandmother Dee Hofland after they sent a request for the singer, who had cancelled her concert in Minnesota, to contact her blind granddaughter. A phoney e-mailed response had devastated the family, who told friends and eventually made it to the local news. Michelle said of the subsequent phone call she received from Mariah, to insist she'd never send that type of message: "Mariah was very nice. She said she was sorry she couldn't do the concert, but she was looking forward to meeting me." Mariah's rep Cindi Berger added, "Mariah feels terrible about what's happened. She looks forward to meeting Michelle and her family when her Charmbracelet tour is rescheduled."

June 9, 2003 - Erykah Badu, Stevie Wonder and Mariah Carey were on hand at the Vibe 3rd Annual Quincy Jones Achievement Award Honoring Kedar Massenburg on Thursday (June 5) at Supper Club in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage.

June 8, 2003 - Mariah Carey was on hand at the Fresh Air Fund Salute To American Heroes at Tavern On the Green in New York City on Thursday (June 5). Check out pictures from Yahoo, FilmMagic (page1 / page2), GlobePhotos, GettyImages, LFI, and WireImage.

June 8, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports that a children's gymnastics class at Chelsea Piers on Wednesday was interrupted by Damon Dash and Mariah Carey. "She was dressed to be noticed," a spy revealed. "She and Damon just walked into this class and sat down. Of course, the 13-year-old girls started screaming. She signed a few autographs, and then they left."

June 8, 2003 - Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, Capone, Rev Run of Run-DMC, and Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs were on hand at a Rally to Repeal Rockefeller Drug Laws in New York City on Wednesday (June 4). Check out pictures from StarFile, GlobePhotos, GettyImages, and WireImage.

June 6, 2003 - Eminem, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Lil' Kim, Mariah Carey, Mobb Deep, Nelly Pharell Williams, Clipse, and Fabolous were on hand as New York City's Hot 97 FM radio celebrated Summer Jam X on Tuesday (June 3) at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Check out pictures from WireImage (backstage / show) and Hot97com.

June 5, 2003 - PaulNick19 writes "At the MTV Movie awards Eminem claimed the Breakthrough Male Trophy for his work in the drama '8 Mile.' In a pre-taped acceptance speech, he took a shot at Mariah Carey and her romantic-musical flop. "I can't believe I beat Mariah for 'Glitter'," he said."

June 5, 2003 - ISIFA.com has more photos of Mariah Carey on the Today Show performing her hits to fans on a beautiful day at Rockerfeller Center in New York City last Friday (May 30). Check out more pictures here.

June 5, 2003 - Mariah Carey, Da Brat, and Spliff were on hand for Busta Rhymes's birthday party on Sunday (June 1) at Copacabana Night Club in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage.

June 5, 2003 - MariahsMan writes "The third video from Mariah Carey's 'Charmbracelet' album, the cover of Def Leppard's 'Bringin' On The Heartbreak,' has debuted at Mariah's official fan club, Honey B. Fly. You can watch the video at mariahcareyfanclub.com, but paid membership is required."

June 5, 2003 - Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com has more details on the contentious lawsuit which TVT Records recently won against Def Jam, including how the 'I'm Real' track Jennifer Lopez did with Ja Rule, much to Mariah Carey's ire, happened. Def Jam president Lyor Cohen revealed in court testimony, "Irv [Gotti] in the middle of [recording a] Ja Rule album went and was asked to do a record for J.Lo. And then he put Ja Rule on it, stripped Ja Rule on it. And I said, you know, this could be devastating to our release. I don't think you should do this. He went ahead and did it anyhow. I did send Epic [J.Lo's label, overseen by Tommy Mottola] a letter not to allow them to do it." After presumable pressure by Mottola to release the track, the project proceeded, and Mariah had to scrap everything she'd done at the last minute. Read more.

June 3, 2003 - Aerosmith, Kelly Clarkson, TLC, Mariah Carey, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Jewel, Third Eye Blind, Wayne Wonder, Simple Plan, Tanto Metro & Devonte, Daniel Bedingfield, *NSYNC star JC Chasez, Bowling For Soup, Ginuwine, American Idol stars Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, and special guest-hosts Britney Spears and Lisa Marie Presley were on hand for Z100's Zootopia 2003 on Sunday (June 1) at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Check out pictures from FilmMagic, GettyImages (show / pressroom), LFI, WireImage, and Z100.com.

June 3, 2003 - The New York Post reports Mariah Carey recently told Gina D of Blink 102.7 FM that she wants to design her own line of women's golf clothes. "I wasn't about to wear some golf shirt with a collar," Carey said in regards to a recent visit to a golf course where she was asked to comply with their dress code mandating a collared shirt. "I went out on the links in 3-inch high heels and barely anything on and they didn't mind. I'm now seriously contemplating designing sexy women's golf clothes. I need some clothes to wear on the links."

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