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October 31, 2003 - Mariahsweb.com has audio to 11 songs from Mariah Carey's concert in Glasgow, Scotland, as well as a couple songs from her show in Birmingham, England. Download and listen to the songs here.

October 31, 2003 - Alison Dayani of the Birmingham Post reviewed Mariah Carey's concert at the NEC in Birmingham the other night. She writes, "Despite being a petite figure she the diva oozed personality and commanded the audience’s attention as she made quirky anecdotes and drank tea on stage." Dayani added, "Mariah may not be as cool as she once was but one thing’s for sure she still has the multi-million pound voice." Read more.

October 31, 2003 - Andy Coleman of the Evening Mail reviewed Mariah Carey's concert at NEC the other night in Birmingham. Coleman writes, "This was a show that had everything. The sets were extravagant, the dancers energetic and the costumes eye catching... But the visuals did not detract from the music - 18 songs, including big ballads, hip hop duets, multi-octave epics and a cover of Def Leppard’s 'Bringin’ On The Heartbeat' complete with a heavy metal guitar solo by Vernon ‘Ice’ Black." Read more.

October 31, 2003 - SJ writes "www.MariahInc.cjb.net reports "Sources close to Mariah Inc. have inked that superstar Mariah Carey will be throwing a Halloween party in London this year. In a recent interview with UK newspaper 'The Mirror' she was quoted to have said "My Halloween parties are the best and I'm going to throw one in London this year.""

October 31, 2003 - Cindy Adams of The New York Post reports a different reason for why Mariah Carey won't be doing a biography. Adams says it wasn't Medina who pulled the diva off the project, but that Carey "wanted $5 million When that wasn't happening, she slid to $3 million When that wasn't happening and the number was stabilizing at something maybe near $500,000 maybe, things got icky. Also sticky. The more it was talked about, the less enthusiastic the publishers got. They realized she wouldn't be revealing anything revealing, they realized they needed a writer, they realized nothing they were hearing was worth that money."

October 29, 2003 - Mariah Carey performed during the UK leg of her 'Charmbracelet' world tour in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday (October 25) at SECC Arena. Check out pictures from LFI and Yahoo.

October 29, 2003 - Kizzardkid writes "Over the weekend, Mariah Carey counted down her favorite music videos for BET's Top 25 Video Countdown. She took time between several of the videos to make comments on them, and to promote her album, 'The Remixes.' Read on for Mariah's selections.

October 29, 2003 - The Daily Mail reports Mariah Carey has added another flunky to her entourage. The latest diva must-have, incorporated into her mini-army of Mariah flunkies, including make-up artist, hair stylist, dresser, masseuse, bodyguard and chef is her TV consultant. What does the TV consultant do? Vetoes unflattering angles during shooting.

October 29, 2003 - The Sun reports Mariah Carey lived up to her diva reputation after checking into the five-star Claridges Hotel and asked for two DVD players for her penthouse suite, stunning staff when they heard the only DVDs she was interested in watching were ones of herself. Carey also asked for six de-humidifiers to protect her voice, an extra suite to use as a giant wardrobe and chilled Evian mineral water in "plastic bottles only". And the unlucky porters had to lug 43 suitcases up to her room plus a trunk full of make-up. Read more.

October 29, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports that Mariah Carey's new manager Benny Medina, who previously worked with her rival Jennifer Lopez, has already ruffled feathers. "He's coming in like Mr. Know-It-All," snipped one source. "Mariah was working on a book deal with HarperCollins. He wanted to kill it because the deal wasn't done by him, and now he's involved." Medina responded, "I guess I am the spoiler. Mariah had a tremendous idea [for a book]. She was engaged in discussions. But we just decided, based on other opportunities, to table it for now." Read more.

October 27, 2003 - Jenny Colgan of The Scotsman shared her thoughts on Mariah Carey before the singer performed tonight at SECC. Colgan writes, "She may or may not be able to sing- it’s simply impossible to tell as she warbles and slips up and down her 16 wobbly octaves, thus rendering every conceivable tune equally unidentifiable and unlistenable. Add to this a fondness for cloying songs of the gloopiest order, usually discussing honey or rainbows, and she’s definitely something of an acquired taste." Colgan also spoke about how the singer's "legs are always three times the length of the rest of her. For the album 'Number Ones' (hee hee), one Photoshop professional reckoned she’d had at least a foot added to her thighs alone." Read more.

October 27, 2003 - njhottie24 writes "Mariah Carey has of course debuted at #26 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart with 'The Remixes'. But she also debuted at #1 with 'The Remixes' on the Top Electronic Albums. And she also moved up from #15 to #13 on the Dance charts."

October 27, 2003 - MariahsMan writes "Shanghai Daily reports that Mariah Carey's high-octave voice will soar skyward in Hongkou Football Stadium on November 12, as organizers yesterday confirmed the pop diva's concert. Carey is currently on a world tour and Shanghai will be the last stop. This is her first and only concert in China and is part of the ongoing Shanghai International Arts Festival. Carey was slated to perform in Shanghai earlier this year, but her concert was canceled due to the SARS outbreak in April. Read more."

October 22, 2003 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com reports that the Asian leg of Mariah Carey’s world tour isn’t shaping up like her promoters had hoped, according to a source, and some gigs may get cancelled.

October 22, 2003 - Mariah Carey signed autographs for fans in Vienna, Austria on Friday (October 17). Check out pictures from RexFeatures.

October 20, 2003 - MariahsMan writes "Mariah-Carey.org reports that recently Mariah Carey sat down with German newspaper, Netzeitung. She talked about her first feature film, 'Glitter.' She says, "Glitter was simply not a good film actually. You can't blame the flop of a film on only the actors involved. I wasn't allowed much input with the producing of the film. That was, by the way, my first film. There are many other long-time actors who produce flops." Check out the entire interview here."

October 20, 2003 - NJHottie24 writes "It seems that there is not a bit of friendship between Sony Music and Mariah Carey, even when just a few weeks ago Sony announced that Mariah included non-Sony tracks in the contractual obligation album 'The Remixes.' The compilation album was supposed to hit stores in United States on October 14 but hundreds of fans have reported that they can’t buy the album because there is not an album to buy; Sony Music failed to ship enough copies." Read more.

October 20, 2003 - The Mirror reports Mariah Carey has confessed she's bored with city slicker types after her failed marriage to businessman Tommy Mottola. The 33-year-old revealed to Trevor Nelson, who was filming for his new BBC3 series Lowdown aboard her private jet, that she's on the hunt for some rough and tumble in the form of a "baggy-clothed hoodlum." Read more.

October 18, 2003 - Mariah Carey fan Lea Wimund reported to Mariah-Carey.org that she asked the singer about her new album. Carey says, "Well I have a lot of fun to write the new songs. I have a writing partner, which travels with me, we work on the song whenever I am stuck on an airplane or whatever. The songs remind me of what I wrote for the 'Butterfly' album. It should come from late 2004, if everything goes well." Read more.

October 17, 2003 - Anonymous writes "There are no traces left of the emotional crisis Mariah Carey experienced two years ago. The singer, who collapsed during a promotional trip and sent confusing voice messages to her official web site, took some rest and made a comeback after the biggest flop of her career (Glitter). Now she has come back stronger from the struggle." Read more.

October 17, 2003 - Popbitch.com reports Mariah Carey is making an effort to sell a poetry book which includes one titled 'The Unicorn and I', which apparently contains a coded message to her gay fans. It reads:
"I love my unicorn, he knows I am true,
My troubles go poof, my unicorn named Boo
My lambs are all here, all smiling and gay,
Boo and I dance, we sing and we play..."

October 17, 2003 - StayGoneBeautiful writes "This is in response to the 'Remixes' article by Anonymous. Sony Music has promoted---and still is promoting 'The Remixes'. I've seen two different commercials on BET, MTV, The Box, VH1 and other various music channels no less than ten times each since October 4, 2003. Most radio stations are carrying a special promo for the new album, and a representative of Columbia says that posters for the album will begin appearing in densely-populated urban areas on Friday. So, to say that Sony is trying to sabotage the album is nothing more than a hasty generalization, and furthermore, the Columbia rep said Sony would have been overstepping its boundaries by doing heavy promotions. It was decided that Mariah herself and her team would do most of the promoting. 'The Remixes' was actually a joint venture between Def Jam and Columbia."

October 17, 2003 - John Norris of MTV News sat down with Mariah Carey to talk about her new remix album 'The Remixes', which she's excited about even though it's a contractual obligation with Sony Music. "I'm excited about it because it was out in Japan first and I got it and I listened to it and it's a really good album," she said. "All the hip-hop remixes are there, and then you have the club mixes, so it's a totally unique kind of album. It is a contractual thing, and in a way I'm just like [sighs] 'OK, this should've been out four years ago,' but I think it's definitely like a collector's item. 'Cause a lot of the remixes you couldn't get in stores, you couldn't buy them." Check out the entire interview, including video clips, here. 

October 16, 2003 - MariahsMan writes "Visit WindowsMedia.com to listen to Mariah Carey's exclusive 'MegaMix' promoting her latest album, 'The Remixes.' The MegaMix was previously only available to Mariah's official fan club members."

October 16, 2003 - RTL.de has several video clips behind the scenes at the World Music Awards in Monaco over the weekend. Included in the clips are Mariah Carey, Pink, Anna Kournikova, Heidi Klum, and more. Watch the 5 clips here.

October 16, 2003 - The Mirror reports that Mariah Carey claims she doesn't have credit cards - just bundles of cash. "If I need money I call my financial adviser and he comes by with loads of cash," Carey explained. Read more.

October 16, 2003 - As her tour his Germany, The Sun reports Mariah Carey insisted all the windows in her suite at the Regent Hotel in Berlin be blacked out, and the diva wore out porters who had to lug 50 suitcases up to her room.

October 16, 2003 - Anonymous writes "OK, there is so much hoopla going around about Mariah Carey's 'The Remixes' which hit stores Tuesday October 14th. It was obvious before they even hit shells that this CD had no chance to make its mark. First of all, Sony did not do one bit of promotion in the United States whatsoever." Read more.

October 16, 2003 - Anna Kournikova, Heidi Klum, Kristanna Loken, Laura Pausini, Mariah Carey, Pink, Ronan Keating, Macy Gray, and Blu Cantrell were on hand at The 15th Annual World Music Awards at Monte-Carlo Sporting Club in Monaco on Sunday (October 12). Check out pictures here.

October 14, 2003 - Anonymous writes "I've been reading a lot of the posts on this site and I'm really surprised at some of the extremely ignorant comments that have been made regarding Mariah, such as: "Mariah can't sing" "Mariah is over" "Mariah sucks". I would just like to ask what the HELL are yall thinking? Mariah Carey is incredible. She is an amazing songwriter and performer, and she's one of the most phenomenal singers in music history. Read on for a simple list of her acheivements."

October 14, 2003 - Mariah Carey was on hand at the 2003 Monte Carlo World Music Awards Cocktail Opening Party on Saturday (October 11) at Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco. Check out pictures from LFI, GettyImages, and GlobePhotos.

October 14, 2003 - The Daily Star reports Christina Aguilera pulled out of performing at the World Music Awards at the last minute because she didn't want to appear on the same stage as Mariah Carey. "Christina felt she didn't want to be associated with Mariah's brand of schmaltzy songs," a source revealed. Another insider suggested another excuse: "Christina's really quite daunted by Mariah's vocal abilities."

October 14, 2003 - Kizzardkid writes "A recent Mexican TV special tried to investigate more about Mexican singer Luis Miguel's life. In the one-hour show Mariah was an obvious topic. "Mariah Carey was one of the very few serious relationships of Luis Miguel and by first time Luis Miguel was proud to show the world a girlfriend."" Read more.

October 13, 2003 - Mariah Carey's diva demands at Saturday nightd's World Music Awards had the singer booked the four most expensive suites in the hotel for herself at the cost of £2,000 a night, then added suites for her make-up assistant, hairdresser, wardrobe assistant, manager and two beefy security guards. The suites also had six humidifiers and were decked out in fresh flowers. Carey also requested the lighting to be changed so that the effect was darker than usual. "We are used to getting some big names passing through our doors but perhaps none as big in the world of pop as Mariah Carey," a source at the Hotel de Paris explained. "There was certainly a fuss over Miss Carey’s arrival at the weekend. We like to offer our guests the best so no matter what they ask for they will get it — after all, it is their money they are spending." Read more.

October 13, 2003 - PaulNick19 writes "When asked during a recent radio interview what she thought of "this generation's powerhouse divas such as Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, who have walked in the routes of [past divas]," singer Chaka Khan said, "They need to take care of themselves rather than turning their heads toward this person over here and that person over there whenever they get cussed in and out the door. And when I say take care of yourself, that means get in touch with the spirit; have a talk with God." Read more.

October 12, 2003 - The Glasgow Daily Record reports Mariah Carey has denied her that her split with ex-lover Luis Miguel caused her emotional and physical breakdown two years ago. "I'd be on the phone until five or six in the morning, and I'd be so wired from working I wouldn't be able to sleep," Carey explained. "I broke my own heart by treating myself less than humanely."

October 12, 2003 - SJ writes "MariahConnection.com reports that Mariah Carey will reportedly be in Monaco on Sunday (October 12), to attend the 2003 World Music Awards. Prince Albert of Monaco is expected to present Mariah with the Diamond Award, in recognition of worldwide album sales in excess of 100 million units."

October 12, 2003 - SJ writes "Columbia Records is set to release Mariah Carey´s "The Remixes," a specially-priced two CD collection jam-packed with 22 of Mariah´s chart-topping dance/club tracks. The Remixes will be in stores on Tuesday (October 14)." Read more.

October 12, 2003 - monarc20 writes "Radio City Music Hall…as soon as we arrive, we immediately are delighted this venue was chosen over Madison Square Garden to host this “Intimate Evening with Mariah Carey”. Dimmed lighting, luxurious chandeliers and large curtains cover the stage; difficult to imagine a better setting for a celebration with our favorite diva. An orange curtain, decorated by a golden charmbracelet and done in a circus motif, is still enveloping the stage, but the harsh New York critics are already sharpening their pencils to find even the smallest imperfections. Tonight, Mariah will give her all, not just filling the stage, but entering convincingly from the back of the auditorium through a frenzy of screaming fans." Read more.

October 12, 2003 - The Sunday Mail reports Mariah Carey has asked ex-Bros pin-up Matt Goss to be her opening act at the SECC on October 25th in Glasgow, Scotland. He'll perform tracks from comeback album, 'I'm Coming With Ya'.

October 12, 2003 - Joe Lee of The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) caught up with 'American Idol' champ Kelly Clarkson, who explained her verbal gaffe when meeting her own idol, Mariah Carey. "I think I'm gonna puke,’" was the only thing Clarkson could say when she met the diva. Thankfully, Mariah only responded, "You’re so funny!" She explained, "I’ve met the likes of Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Reba McIntyre, T-Boz and Aerosmith. While I have this surreal feeling like, 'Hey, I know all your music, and you know my name', I kept my cool most of the time. But Mariah was one person I really flipped out over. Randy Jackson had introduced us during a show. Mariah was in her dressing room and was very obliging... so I just lost it." Read more.

October 10, 2003 - Anonymous writes "I think we all know about Jennifer Lopez stealing the idea to use the 'Firecracker' sample from Mariah Carey's 'Loverboy', to use for 'I'm Real'. I wonder if anyone has ever noticed that J.Lo's 'All I Have' was ripped of Mariah's 'Boy (I Need You)'. Then you got J.Lo's other song 'Baby (I Need You)'. Wow, that's pretty close to 'Boy (I Need You)'. There's more Mariah has a song called 'The One' on her new album and so does J.Lo. If that wasn't enough, if you remember before 'Charmbracelet' came out, Mariah said she would be redoing 'Loving You' by Minnie Ripperton. Well, she didn't but J.Low has a song called 'Loving You' on her new album. Also Mariah worked with Jadkiss on 'Miss You' & J.Low worked with him on 'Jenny From The Block.' There's more but that's enough for now, I think I let you know enough."

October 10, 2003 - LFI has photos of Mariah Carey signing autographs at her hotel on Tuesday (October 7) before her concert at Ahoy Stadium in Rotterdam, Holland. Check out the pictures here.

October 10, 2003 - MariahsMan writes "Mariah-Carey.org reports that Prince Albert of Monaco will present Mariah Carey with a special Diamond Award at the 2003 World Music Awards. The award commemorates Mariah's worldwide albums sales of over 100 million. In 2000, the WMAs also honored Mariah, giving her the Female Aritst of the Millennium Award." 

October 10, 2003 - Mariah Carey performed live in concert at the Ahoy Theatre in Rotterdam, Holland on Wednesday (October 8). Check out pictures from LFI.

October 10, 2003 - SJ writes "After performing to a sold-out crowd in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday (October 5), superstar Mariah Carey was spotted at the Café Opéra with five friends where she entered the VIP section of the building and ate an exclusive meal. After dinner, she reportedly danced with several guests until 2:00am. Check out a picture here."

October 8, 2003 - The New York Post reports Mariah Carey is "still in talks" with publishers for her autobiography, and HarperEntertainment is said to be a frontrunner to publish the work.

October 8, 2003 - Mariah Carey's sold out concert at The Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden was a smash success! "It was a fantasic concert. I had a blast tonight," Mariah told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. The fans seemed to agree. "She sounded better than ever and sang as if her life depended on it. I had high hopes but she totally blew me away! The crowd went wild and Mariah said that Sweden was her best audience yet," said one fan. Read more.

October 8, 2003 - SJ writes "MariahCarey.com has a sneak peek of Mariah Carey's latest release 'The Remixes', with a listening preview of each song on the album. Listen to 'The Remixes' here."

October 8, 2003 - The Sun reports Mariah Carey halted her performance in Stockholm when she realized her hair wasn’t quite sitting in place. The singer commanded her personal hair stylist on to the stage to adjust her locks. "She called out this flunky to play around with her hair in between songs and then joked with the audience that everyone called her a diva so she may as well live up to the tag," an onlooker remarked. "To be honest, her hair didn’t really need fixing."

October 7, 2003 - The Mirror reports Mariah Carey has invited the entire Manchester United squad to her concert, part of her four-date UK tour, in the city on November 1. "There's one player she's nuts about," Mariah's friend revealed. "But she's not sure if he's single, so she's being careful about making a move. Obviously, if he turns up at the concert without a girl in tow, things will be much easier for her. It's about time she got herself a new boyfriend." Read more.

October 7, 2003 - Mariah Carey and Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles were on hand for the Versace Spring/summer 2004 fashion collection in Milan, Italy on Saturday (October 4). Check out pictures from TheSun, GlobePhotos, LFI, and Yahoo.

October 7, 2003 - SJ writes "Superstar Mariah Carey arrived in Sweden on Saturday (October 4) early in the morning. Check out pictures here."

October 7, 2003 - A source tells Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com that Mariah Carey is close to signing a deal to write her autobiography. "She was making the rounds, pitching it,” explained the source. "She says it will be an inspirational story and she’ll write about her humble beginnings, about growing up biracial — everything. She said she’s tired of everyone else writing about her — now she wants to set the story straight." Read more.

October 5, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Tune in to the Disney Channel on October 10th at 5:30pm PST/EST to catch Mariah Carey's episode of the animated series 'The Proud Family'. On this episode Oscar Proud's monkey is switched with someone else's (guess who?) at Dr. Trudy Proud's veterinarian office. The episode will repeat on October 18th and October 26th at 5:30pm PST/EST."

October 5, 2003 - Anonymous writes "I think Mariah Carey is amazing. Every one thought her career was finished. They thought she had been done in but the press. Most people would have called it quits after so much bad publicity. Mariah was smart enough to make an album to say "I'm hear and I'm not going anywhere," which she proved with 'Charmbracelet' earning the 2 largest opening week sales of her career. It also would be nice for the fans, media and the haters to remember that she has sold 2 million copies in the U.S alone with almost no radio support. Then if that wasn't enough she went on tour and gave the best performance's of her career. The tour was critically acclaimed giving her a freash start. Now she's releasing 'The Remixes,' which is has her hottest R&B and dance classic remixes. If that wasn't enough she's already halfway done with writing her new album cause she's been writing on tour. In late November, she is beging working on a new Moive called 'Sweet Science' in which she play's a female boxer. Ms. Carey is actually a very talented actress she was just dealt and accepted the wrong cards. Mariah proved her talent as an actress in the independent movie 'Wise Girls', which you can rent at any video store. It's clear we haven't seen the best of Carey yet, because she coming out smelling like a rose."

October 5, 2003 - SJ writes "Peoplenews.com reports Mariah Carey is to buy a place on the island of St Barts in the West Indies. Carey discovered the exclusive island after visiting during an 'emotional time' recently and loved the island and the butterflies it contains so much she has decided to buy a place. "The locals love her," said an islander. "She has a lot of charisma and really enjoys the time she spends on St. Barts, so now she wants to have a property here of her own." Mariah's new neighbors will include Britney Spears, Naomi Campbell and Tom Cruise."

October 5, 2003 - The Evening Standard reports Mariah Carey is having trouble finding a boyfriend because her bodyguards get in the way. "Where am I supposed to meet them," Carey asked. "I'm always surrounded by bodyguards. Particularly when I give concerts there is little chance of falling in love." Read more.

October 2, 2003 - SJ writes "Sony Music International has scheduled a slew of release parties in the United Kingdom to promote Mariah Carey's upcoming compilation album "The Remixes." Read on for the complete list of the dates and locations."

October 2, 2003 - Kizzardkid writes "Instead of celebrating her well-received performance after her second and last concert at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, superstar Mariah Carey practiced boxing. No show at the renowned concert hall has received better reviews than that of Carey, despite the fact that the top-notch show came with an expensive ticket price." Read more.

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