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September 30, 2003 - SJ writes "Superstar Mariah Carey has been quite busy these pass couple days in Russia. Soon after her arrival at the Sheremetyevo Airport on Thursday (September 25) she was wisked to the Baltchug Kempinsky Hotel where she held a media press conference. Mariah also performed 'My All', her biggest hit in Russia, at the 2003 Tafy Awards of the Academy of Television (the Russian equivalent of the Emmy Awards). Later, fans greeted Mariah at Red Square Plaza where they presented her with a fanbook. On Saturday (September 27) Mariah performed to a sold-out crowd at the Kremlin Palace and is gearing up for a second show on Monday (September 29). Check out photo's from these events here."

September 30, 2003 - Us Weekly profiled the diva makeover done by Mariah Carey, thanks to losing weight and changing her hairstyle. The singer has been eating a healthier diet consisting of chicken, vegetables, fish and fruit while hittin the pool several times a week to do underwater leg lifts, arm circles, and squats. "It tones her arms, legs, and butt," says her trainer Patricia Gay, who added, "Mariah loves the water. Pool or ocean." Her hairstylist Roque says, "Mariah is growing her hair. I took it blonder, too."

September 30, 2003 - SJ writes "Mariah Carey is on the cover of the November 2003 issue of UK's Maxim magazine. Maxim's official UK website says "Mariah Carey: It's the woman with the most front in pop. Check out our unbelievable new photoshoot to see what we mean." The magazine is on sale now. Check out the cover here."

September 30, 2003 - MariahsMan writes "Honey B. Fly, Mariah Carey's official online fan club, has an exclusive promotional download for members. The 'MegaMix' is a blend of Mariah's dance remixes to the songs 'Honey,' 'Dreamlover,' 'Fantasy,' 'My All,' and 'Always Be My Baby.' The mix will not be featured on Mariah's upcoming album, "The Remixes," and will not be commercially realeased anywhere in the world. You must be a Honey B. Fly member to access the download."

September 28, 2003 - SJ writes "Mariah Carey was seen arriving Thursday (September 25) at the Sheremetyevo airport in Russia after successfully finishing her U.S. leg of the 'Charmbracelet World Tour'. Check out the picture here."

September 28, 2003 - ballersfantasy writes "According to MariahCarey.com, Mariah's latest CD, 'the remixes', will be released on October 6 in Europe. The CD will be released a week later on October 14, in the USA, Asia, Australia, Canada and Latin America. Read on for the tracklisting they had on their site." Read more.

September 26, 2003 - WENN reports director Brett Ratner has created 'Hillhaven Lodge: The Photo Booth Pictures', a new book containing shots his A-list pals have taken of themselves in the black-and-white photo booth he bought for his Hollywood home. Most of the pals, including includes Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, Colin Farrell, Paris Hilton, Kim Cattrall, Sean 'P Diddy' Combs, Jude Law and Heidi Klum, were OK with him releasing the book, except Mariah Carey had some issues. Ratner laughed, "Everybody in the book is a personal friend, so I didn't have to contact anyone for permission. But some people had vanity issues. I had to send Mariah Carey - who's a very good friend of mine - the pictures to let her know which ones I would use. Some of them have to have image control."

September 26, 2003 - Kizzardkid writes "MTV News announced today that Mariah Carey has signed a publishing deal to release a book. When asked by MTV correspondent John Norris during Total Request Live on Thursday if the book would be a memoir, Mariah replied with, "I think it’s a little early for that. We’ll just have to wait and see. If there is one, you’ll be the first to know." Despite Carey’s answer, it is rumored that the book will indeed be a detailed account of her life and will include stories of childhood struggles and adult obstacles, as well as poetry. Publishing sources also note that music journalist David Ritz is attached to the project. Ritz previously assisted Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Smokey Robinson and B.B. King with their autobiographies."

September 23, 2003 - MariahsMan writes "MariahCarey.org reports that VH1 will be airing a new documentary special on Mariah Carey called 'Mariah: The Complete History.' The 1-hour special will raid the VH1 and MTV archives to look back at Mariah’s record breaking successes (#1 hits, multi-platinum selling albums, Grammy wins) and how she has triumphed over adversity. "We’ll look back with respect for her accomplishments, appreciation for her one of a kind voice and sensitivity (and sense of humor) for her human frailties." Visit VH1.com for air times and dates."

September 23, 2003 - Rafer Guzmán of Newsday was in attendance Thursday at Radio City Music Hall for Mariah Carey's Charmbracelet tour stop. He writes, "And although the first song, 'Heartbreaker,' didn't call for it, Carey immediately began squeaking out her famous, frilly high notes. She did so on nearly every song, lacing them together like musical doilies and passing them out whether they were needed or not. For nearly two hours, the concert unfolded like a long parade of lame ideas taken from the worst of mainstream culture. The set borrowed blatantly from the movie 'Moulin Rouge,' resembling a Parisian artist's garret, complete with awful 'paintings' of Carey on an easel." Read more.

September 23, 2003 - The New York Post reports Ivanka Trump showed up at Mariah Carey's post-concert party at the Canal Room Thursday night, telling photographers, "I'm not here to be photographed, I'm here to meet a friend." Once inside, Ivanka made sure she wouldn't be recognized on the way out by changing from a preppy white polo shirt and sweater into a black lingerie top. Though Ivanka was happy to sit in a secondary VIP area with Pras, Philip Bloch and Janice Dickenson, Denise Rich "threw a fit" when she realized Mariah had a more private VIP section across the room, spies revealed.

September 23, 2003 - The Canadian Press spoke with Kiley Dean and asked the singer who are some of her inspirational peers. "I have five women who, growing up, were just it," Dean said. "That's Basia, Mariah, Anita Baker, Whitney Houston and Taylor Dayne. Those were the five women I totally emulated. I never had a vocal coach, but I give Mariah Carey the credit. When I was a kid I would pop her CD on and she was my vocal coach. She taught me how to riff. She taught me how to use my head." Check out the entire Q&A session here.

September 21, 2003 - The Mirror reports Mariah Carey makes no secret of the fact that when she brings her Charmbracelet tour to the UK next month, she will be looking for a boyfriend. "Men think I'll never be interested in them because I'm a star and can have whatever I want," she says. "I'll take whatever as long as they're tall. I'm pretty tall so I usually end up with guys smaller than me. So it's got to be a guy that's bigger than me. A nice Englishman would be good too." Read more.

September 21, 2003 - Mariah Carey's Charmbracelet Tour stopped at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday (September 18) in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic and LFI.

September 21, 2003 - SJ writes "Usher, 'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson, Cee-Lo, Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, and Da Brat were all in attendence on Thursday (September 18) at Mariah Carey's exclusive 'Charmbracelet Tour' after party at the Canal Room. Check out pictures from FilmMagic, GlobePhotos, RexFeatures, GettyImages, and WireImage."

September 21, 2003 - How would 'American Idol' champ Kelly Clarkson react if critics compare her to fellow warbler Mariah Carey, whose voice, it has been said, covers an impressive spectrum but lacks soul? "The people who said that must be tone-deaf," she snapped to Lionel Seah of The Straits Times. "Mariah is an excellent writer and singer. I believe she doesn't receive the credit she deserves." Read more.

September 21, 2003 - Dan Aquilante of the New York Post reviewed Mariah Carey's concert at Radio City Music Hall Thursday night (September 18). He writes, "During Carey's nearly two-hour concert supporting her 'Charmbracelet' album, the sexy singer worked a program that tested the full range of her remarkable multi-octave pipes. She hit everything from low purrs to notes so high, dogs in Elmhurst were howling. And she looked terrific, modeling more than half a dozen outfits just slutty enough to make the boys lust and glamorous enough to make the girls envious." Read more.

September 21, 2003 - Mariah Carey responded to talk that she had lost her way, letting others call the shots and mold her to whatever is hot at the moment, rather than following her own instincts. "I don't feel that way with the 'Charmbracelet' album at all. I have a wide variety of influences," she tells Mark Brown of Scripps Howard News Service. "I love hip-hop music and always have. I've been doing collaborations with hip-hop artists since Old Dirty Bastard in 1996 with 'Fantasy'. I have the capacity to do a gospel-influenced ballad or a hip-hop influenced record. I don't feel I should be limited into doing one or the other." Read more.

September 19, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports Mariah Carey made some instant friends at Steamers Landing Restaurant in Battery Park City. A couple of guys treated her and a girlfriend to a $200 bottle of Perrier Jouet. Carey will get the star treatment Thursday night at Marcus Linial's Canal Room, where party guru Preston Bailey is creating butterfly motifs to celebrate her sold-out Radio City Show.

September 19, 2003 - Anonymous writes "I'll start out by saying that Mariah Carey blew me my dad and the whole crowd away. I heard a guy behind me that wasn't a fan and he was saying he never realised how beautiful her voice realy was. Her voice was so powerful last night as powerful as ever if not more. My dad love's her but is a big critic of her if you know what I mean and he was blown away. He even admitted it was the best concert he ever went to and I had to agree with him on that. What can I say but she's is back in a big way she has grown so much as a performer. She hit more than every note she went for different one's that were better than the album version's. The highlight of the show for me was 'Bringin On The Heartbreak' because she took it to a new lever and add a lot more guitar it was more rock than Def Leppard's! I mean this is definitely the best concert she has ever done next to Fantasy. So now all we can do is wait for them to release a DVD to the concert because it was so good I just don't want that momment to end I wanna watch this concert a million times."

September 17, 2003 - Heath McCoy of the Calgary Herald caught up with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen who defended the group's decision to let Mariah Carey cover their 1981 power ballad 'Bringin' On The Heartbreak', despite the negative reaction many hardcore fans have given the move. "They've really reacted weirdly to it," Collen said. "They'll say 'It sucks. You shouldn't let her do it.' Jesus, man. She's an icon. She's one of the most influential singers of the last decade. I mean, someone like Christina Aguilera is trying to imitate what Mariah did... (The fans) really get it wrong sometimes. She's on our side and it's an honor she's done it. Really, that's the only way we're getting played." Read more.

September 16, 2003 - Eyezcold writes "There is new music from Damizza featuring Mariah Carey doing her lovely vocals is on a new mixtape album called Grand Theft Audio. It's called 'Mizza' and it's off the wall and really hot!! Go to MariahDaily.com to listen to the new track."

September 15, 2003 - SJ writes "Mariah Carey fan site MariahDaily.com has brand new 'Bringin' On The Heartbreak' dance remixes from Junior Vasquez, Mike Rizzo, and Ruanne Emmenes. Download and listen to the tracks here."

September 14, 2003 - SJ writes "Several lucky fans got there chance to meet and greet Mariah Carey on her 'Charmbracelet Tour' after winning concert tickets and backstage passes from their local radio station KVIL. Check out the photos here."

September 14, 2003 - Anonymous writes "According to the Summit Daily News, actor Lou Diamond Phillips will be co-starring alongside Mariah Carey in the romantic comedy 'The Sweet Science', which begins production in November."

September 12, 2003 - SJ writes "Mariah Carey took a break from her current 'Charmbracelet World Tour' and spent time with friends at Disneyland in Orlando, Florida. Check out the photo here."

September 12, 2003 - In a gesture bound to make two fans quite happy, Mariah Carey and her record label are auctioning off a pair of front-row seats for her September 18 concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall with proceeds going to VH1's music education initiative, Save the Music. Read more.

September 11, 2003 - Anonymous writes "I sat front row center for the Monday (September 8) Charmbracelet Tour in Boston. It was an amazing night... she held my hand and held the mic down to me to sing. Here's an awesome picture to took. Check it out here."

September 11, 2003 - The Boston Herald reports Mariah Carey's two private jets - one, reportedly for her luggage - were grounded for a few hours at Logan International Airport Tuesday afternoon after mechanical glitches. The singer had previously dined at Davio's, repaired to Bricco in the North End to wait out the repairs. Carey's 'Charmbracelet' tour is set for a date in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania tonight.

September 11, 2003 - Audio to Mariah Carey's performance of 'Dreamlover' on the singer's Charmbracelet Tour in Los Angeles on August 21st has been posted online. Download and listen to the track here.

September 10, 2003 - On September 22nd at 7pm EST Mariah Carey will conduct the first ever Honey B. Fly chat. This chat is only open to Honey B. Fly members. Members will have a chance to submit their questions for Mariah on September 22nd after 11AM EST and then at 7pm EST on the 22nd Mariah will be live on Honeybfly.com answering them. If you are not a member and would like to take part in the chat, click here for details on becoming a member.

September 10, 2003 - The Boston Herald reports Mariah Carey was spotted chowing on spinach salad, porcini pasta and beef filet at Trattoria a Scalinatella ahead of her performance at Wang Theatre on Monday night.

September 10, 2003 - The Boston Herald reports KISS-108 Music Director - and budding pop star - 'Kid' David Corey got a big letdown from Mariah Carey at her Wang Theatre gig last night. He was scheduled to open for Carey, but the diva decided to disinvite Kid David because she felt KISS-108 was dissing her new single. An insider said, "KISS didn't add her new release, 'Bringin' On The Heartbreak,' to the station's playlist. So she told David not to bother to show up for the gig!" Mariah had earlier reportedly complimented Kid for his new single, 'Now That I Love You', and used the opportunity to invite him to open at the gig. "If they had told him that the gig was conditional on him adding her song to the playlist, he would have said no," said the spy. "But that was never mentioned." Read more.

September 9, 2003 - Mariah Carey fan site Mariahsweb.com has video captures and an MP3 of the singer's appearance on The Wayne Brady Show earlier today. Download the interview and check out the pictures here.

September 9, 2003 - SJ writes "A reporter from a Swedish newspaper confronted Mariah over the phone with a question of whether she would kiss Madonna anytime soon. Mariah replied saying, "Haha, I don't see that happening." "

September 9, 2003 - Katrina T. Gathers of New London Day reviewed Mariah Carey's performance Saturday night (September 6) at Fox Theatre. She writes, "Mariah Carey can sing. Let's rephrase that — Mariah Carey can sang. I would never lump myself into the 'fan' category, but after her performance Saturday night at Fox Theatre, I can honestly say that I am no longer a hater, but an appreciator." Read more.

September 8, 2003 - Mariah Carey appears on the Wayne Brady Show today.

September 8, 2003 - The Evening Standard reports Mariah Carey says one of her fans likes to dress up as her pet. "There's a girl in Japan who dresses up as my dog," Carey revealed. "She has a website devoted to him." The diva doesn't mention which of her four dogs the fan prefers to imitate - the pair of shihtzus (Bing and Bong) to whom the singer is guardian, her Jack Russell (Jack) or her Yorkshire terrier (Ginger).

September 8, 2003 - Bill Dean of The Ledger reviewed Mariah Carey's concert Wednesday night (September 3) at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Dean writes, "With an imaginative set design and a backing group of five musicians, 10 dancers and four backup singers, Carey not only showcased a wondrous fiveoctave vocal range but also dabbled with invention and innovation." Dean added, "In contrast to any suggestion of haughty diva-ness, the 33-yearold Carey was giving and appreciative of her singers, allowing them to shine on a song of their own and in 'I'll Be There,' her Jackson 5 cover that featured singer Trey Lorenz. The crowd of 2,261 (with a capacity of about 2,500) responded accordingly, giving the singer an enthusiastic reaction that was earned and deserved." Read more.

September 8, 2003 - WENN reports Mariah Carey says she laughs off most of the tabloid reports about her strange behavior. "The private life they create for me is, like, bizarre and I read the stuff and sometimes it makes me laugh," Carey explained. "They once wrote this thing about me and a fat farm breakdown: 'Her staff were forced to go on the same diet and then they snuck out to eat cheese burgers, then took breath mints so she wouldn't know.' I'm sitting there thinking, I wasn't in a fat farm, I was in a spa with fattening food there that I could've eaten. I don't even care about fast food, and if they had wanted to eat hamburgers until the cows came home, I wouldn't have cared. I put that story up on my kitchen wall because I thought it was just so funny." Read more.

September 7, 2003 - Mariah Carey is complaining to German newspaper Stern that she hasn't been able to find a new man after her breakup with Luis Miguel two years ago - because she's "too famous." Carey moaned, "Men think I'll never be interested in them because I'm a star and can have whatever I want."

September 7, 2003 - Actress Tia Texada spoke with Chaunce Hayden of Steppin' Out magazine and spoke regrettably about working with Mariah Carey on the film-flop 'Glitter', and the diva behavior the singer exhibited that ended up ruining the film. "It was a disaster from the time I got there," she fumed. "It was just horrible. I wanted to quit, but I couldn't because when you're in, you're in. I would call my manager every day, trying to get myself off the film. I was so new and I thought you had to listen to what you were told. People would say, 'You have to wear this!' and I would just say, 'Well I don't want to wear that!' But everyone, including Mariah Carey said, 'You have to wear what we give you or you're fired!' She did not want any of us to look good!" The sexy actress added, "Let me just tell you that I wasn't allowed to show any of my body in this movie because she would not allow it. It's too bad because she's so beautiful and talented that she doesn't need to be that way. But she was very insecure. Everyone else I worked with, whether it was Colin Farrell, Chris Rock, Renee Zellweger, or Morgan Freeman, have all been so generous and easy to work with. But working with Mariah was really hard. She knows that I feel this way. When you work with actors, you have to make those around you who you're working with feel comfortable. But she tried to make us all feel horrible and it came out in the film. That's why the film was such a flop. In fact, she cut out all my dance moves. She said, 'Sorry, but this movie is about my singing not your dancing.' She just ruined the film." Read more.

September 5, 2003 - Kizzardkid writes "Rolling Stone Magazine is counting down the 25 Most Memorable Music Moments in NFL History. Coming in at number twenty-three is Mariah Carey’s performance of the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXXVI on February 3, 2002. "After a tumultuous few months in the headlines, eight-octave diva Mariah Carey steps to the Super Bowl stage and belts it out with style, proving herself to be as resilient as the country she’s singing about," says the magazine."

September 3, 2003 - The Daily Star reports Mariah Carey is set to record a duet with soul legend Stevie Wonder in a bid to boost her career. "Mariah has always been a huge fan of Stevie," a source close to Mariah said. "But she'd never dared to try and set something up. Recently the office phone went and it was Stevie Wonder himself on the end of the line."

September 3, 2003 - Evelyn McDonnell of the Miami Herald was on hand Monday night at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts to watch Mariah Carey perform, and was left disappointed by the several outfit changes and a virtual circus on stage, as well as the diva's strained voice. "The band intros demonstrated that if Carey relaxed with her vocals, instead of trying to fill each song with flips and cartwheels, she could be an entertaining song stylist," McDonnell noted. "But by trying to always do it all, Carey winds up doing little at all. Her voice is as damaged as her reputation; it's nowhere near as big as the sound she would like to create, and as the drama that surrounds her. Beautiful, talented, eager to please, Carey wants desperately to be America's sweetheart. Perhaps she has tried too hard. With her theatrics and her sometimes hyperfemininity, she veers dangerously close to a camp parody of herself." Read more.

September 2, 2003 - KTLA has a video clip featuring highlights of Shania Twain's television concert as well as Mariah Carey's sexy photo shoot for Maxim, where the hosts comment on her stretched legs. Watch the video clip here.

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