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January 30, 2004 - Roger
Friedman of FoxNews.com reports that even though Jennifer Lopez has split
with Ben Affleck and attended Benny Medina's birthday party, the singer
isn't returning to her former manager. Simon Fields and Lopez got along
so well on the set of 'Shall We Dance?' that a bond formed and turned into
a business relationship. Meanwhile, at Benny's birthday bash, Lopez was
put in one room, and rival Mariah Carey - currently Medina's part-time
client - was in another. Read more.
January
30, 2004 - Groovevolt.com reports Benny Medina is really trying to make
the Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez duet happen. Read more.
January 30, 2004 - Anonymous
writes "Mariah Daily reports VH1 has purchased the legal rights to Mariah
Carey's 2001 movie 'Glitter' and will be airing the film along with 'Moulin
Rouge' and 'Rock Star' in their 'Movies That Rock' series. 'Glitter' will
officially make its cable debut on Saturday, February 14, at 9pm EST on
VH1."
January 26, 2004 - SJ writes
"MariahDaily.com reports 'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson filled in
for Steve Edwards and played guest host today on FOX-TV’s Good Day Live.
As they went to a commercial break, Mariah’s 'Fantasy' played. Randy responded
by saying, "Hey! That’s my girl Mariah," while co-host Jillian Barberie
danced around and commented, "Yeah! We Love Mariah." Randy, who has been
working with Mariah since the very beginning of her career, later mentioned
that his current favorite song is 'What Would U Do' and that Mariah has
been in the studio working on her next album.""
January 26, 2004 - Anonymous
writes "Mariah Connection reports that according to Mariah Carey's management,
"Mariah did not perform" at a Chiropractor's Convention last weekend. They
say that the reported story of her performance is "false.""
January 26, 2004 - ballersfantasy
writes "According to the Celebrity Insider, Janet Jackson insists that
Mariah Carey is not the diva she portrays in the limelight. Janet told
'Music Beat:' "I have met her before and she's really cool and so funny.
Everyone has been given the wrong impression of her, and maybe it is her
doing. But you have to remember that celebrities are always in the spotlight
and are sometimes forced to conduct themselves in a different way than
they normally do. That's how it is in the business. I have met artists
who are real divas, but Mariah Carey is not one of them. She is a very
sweet person, and what nobody sees off camera is the real person she is
on the inside.""
January 22, 2004 - With Mariah
Carey and Luis Miguel both spotted on vacation in Aspen, rumors began swirling
that the two had rekindled their romance. But Star magazine says the diva
was overheard telling a friend, "Luis is here in Aspen - but he's here
with another girl! I'm having a great time with my friends, but we are
not back together! I'm still looking!"
January 22, 2004 - Jeannette
Walls of MSNBC.com reports Mariah Carey was the surprise headliner at a
convention for 10,000 chiropractors at the Las Vegas Hilton, where the
other celeb attractions included 'Taxi' star Marilu Henner and Jerry Lewis.
"She’s had some rough spots in her career lately," one industry expert
explained. "But those trade conventions pay pretty well." Read more.
January 19, 2004 - AFP reports
Mariah Carey will hold her concert in Malaysia next month in Kuala Lumpur
despite Islamic pressure for it to be cancelled, but she cannot wear sexy
or revealing attire, officials and organizers said yesterday. Eric Chen,
spokesman for concert organizer Galaxy Production said, "We will follow
the guidelines. Carey is also performing in Jakarta and other Middle East
countries and there are no problems there. The Malaysian public is more
interested in her singing." Read more.
January 17, 2004 - Singer/pianist
Oleta Adams tells Mark Brown of the Rocky Mountain News she has sympathy
for performers such as Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera - singers who
have genuinely amazing voices, yet seem so lost in their celebrity and
image-making that they don't take advantage of their gift. "But they think
they are - they think they are taking advantage of it," Adams says. "Most
people don't understand what happens when you get in that particular arena.
You've got a lot of people talking to you. It's difficult to maintain what
you had. The focus gets off course." Read more.
January 17, 2004 - Anonymous
writes "MariahInfo.com contacted Mariah Carey's rep Cindi Berger about
the current rumors of Mariah and Jennifer Lopez recording a duet together.
The rumor has been reported from many online sources including in print
in many publications. Berger says, "No truth to the duet.""
January 17, 2004 - kizzardkid
writes "As of January 13, producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and the
Flytetyme crew at Flytetyme West at the Village Studio in Los Angeles,
have been writing and recording tracks with Mariah Carey for her upcoming
album. Matt Marrin is serving as an engineer." Read more.
January 17, 2004 - Anonymous
writes "Malaysia's opposition Islamic Party on Thursday protested the government's
move to allow sexy American pop diva Mariah Carey to hold a concert next
month, saying it would encourage moral degradation. In a letter to Tourism
Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir, PAS' youth wing said Carey's planned
concert at a stadium in Kuala Lumpur on February 22 was also disrespectful
to Muslims because it coincided with an Islamic religious holiday. "To
allow a western artist, especially Mariah Carey who is well-known for her
sexy clothing, to perform on Awal Muharram is disrespecting the sensitivities
of Muslims and can be seen as challenging the status of Islam as Malaysia's
official religion," it said. Read more."
January 17, 2004 - ABC News
has an excerpt from 'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson's new book 'What's
Up Dawg? How to Become a Superstar in the Music Business'. Jackson wrote
about listening to a demo from Mariah Carey for the first time in 1989.
He said, "She had the complete package. I just could not believe how talented
this singer was. She had the kind of voice that commands you to listen
to the end of a song because you just can't turn it off. The kind of voice
you hear on the radio that makes you pull the car over and call the radio
station, yo, who the hell is this? You want to rush out and buy that song.
That music touched you. Affected you. Gave you the chills. There was no
doubt in my mind. She was going to be a star. I knew the public would not
deny that voice. This is what we in the business, look for. She had 'it.'"
Read more.
January 14, 2004 - A source
close to Mariah Carey tells The New York Daily News the singer wants to
record a duet with rival diva Jennifer Lopez. "Mariah wants to bury the
hatchet," the source revealed. "She wants Jennifer to do a duet." A spokesman
for Carey responded, "It sounds like a nice idea, but there's no truth
to it." Meanwhile, Sony Music is trying to coax Lopez into returning to
the studio, but she's trying to renegotiate her contract. A source revealed,
"Jennifer wants to wants to get back in the studio, but she's not willing
to do so until there's a new deal in place. Given how the record business
is now, her position isn't being well-received." Read more.
January 14, 2004 - Lloyd
Grove of The New York Daily News is asking, likely already knowing the
answer, if "that blond, bronzer-wearing woman in the green parka with the
furry hood, being whisked through the sparse midnight crowd at SoHo House
Thursday" was Mariah Carey. He asked, "Why was she preceded by a handler
repeating 'Excuse me! Excuse me!' over and over? And why did she keep stopping
to flick back her hair and look this way and that as though she wanted
to be recognized?"
January 12, 2004 - Soul singer/guitarist
Bobby Womack spoke with the Jamaica Observer and was asked if there were
any musical ambitions he'd like to fulfill this year. "Yeah, I'd like to
do another album with Patti or Mariah Carey," he said. "Artists like that.
I did a blues album that's never been released... that's something I'd
like to get out." Womack also weighed in on the current crop of R&B
stars. "Yeah, quite a few. K-Ci, I like him; there's a guy named Joe, I
love the way he projects, I love the feeling he gives to his music," Womack
said. "I love Whitney (laughs)...there are others, but the days when you
can pull an artiste with a whole album that you can say you like everything
on it, is over." Read more.
January 10, 2004 - The Sun
has a photo of Mariah Carey on a nude beach while vacationing in the Caribbean
wearing only a sarong and lengthy hair strategically covering her breasts.
Check out the picture here.
January 10, 2004 - kizzardkid
writes "Mariah Carey's official website has released this list of confirmed
dates from Mariah's upcoming leg of the Charmbracelet World Tour. Included
is a newly announced date in Beirut, Lebanon. Here is the full list:
Feb. 13, 2004 - Pusan (Bexco
Convention Center)
Feb. 15, 2004 - Jakarta
(Hilton Convention Center)
Feb. 17, 2004 - Bangkok
(Impact Arena)
Feb. 20, 2004 - Beijing
(Capital Gymnasium)
Feb. 22, 2004 - Kuala Lumpur
(Merdeka Stadium)
Feb. 24, 2004 - Beirut (B.I.E.L.
Center)
Feb. 26, 2004 - Dubai (Dubai
Media City)"
January 7, 2004 - After a
posting at The Velvet Rope said Mariah Carey's new album will be called
'Lollipop', and will feature a mix of "sensual, funky groove[s] that should
hit radio in mid- to late May," The New York Post spoke with Carey's rep
Cindi Berger for confirmation. "Mariah has been working on the album in
the studio," she said, "but there is no time frame or title set yet."
January 7, 2004 - SJ writes
"MariahDaily.com has exclusive photos of superstar Mariah Carey, along
with friends and bodyguards, arriving in the Carribean islands. Mariah
reportedly made trips through out the islands of Anguilla and St. Barthelemy
before ending her trip at St. Martin. Meanwhile on the island of St. Barth,
Mariah went partying along with celebrity friends P. Diddy, Naomi Campbell,
Beyonce and Jay-Z in a night club rented for the night. Check out the exclusive
photos here."
January 7, 2004 - kizzardkid
writes "Okay so I have to post this under the thoughts and opinions thing,
but everything that is about to be said is the truth. Mariah Carey is the
best selling Female artist of all time." Read more.
January 7, 2004 - The Guardian
reports Mariah Carey’s theater debut has been delayed until further notice.
The singer was to star in a stage production of 'The Sleeping Prince,'
a role Marilyn Monroe played in the film 'The Prince And the Showgirl.'
January 4, 2004 - kizzardkid
writes "According to Mariahdaily.com, Universal Studios are betting on
Mariah Carey as the voice for the next James Bond movie which will debut
in theaters at the end of 2004, with Pierce Brosnan again. The only thing
left to decide is the soundtrack and who will be singing next to Mariah.
The studio wants a song with a hip-hop sound that will get stations all
over the world to play it. Jamaican singer Sean Paul is the most likely
to be picked to join in the song."
January 4, 2004 - Lorain
Morning Journal reports that after 26 hours in labor at EMH Regional Medical
Center in Elyria, 16-year-old Krystal Adams had an emergency Caesarean
section and gave birth to a girl named Mariah after singer Mariah Carey
minutes into the new year at 12:06 a.m., becoming the first baby in Lorain
County, Ohio for 2004. ''I'm glad that she's healthy,'' said father Seth
Hendrix, 18, of LaGrange. Weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces, baby Hendrix was
named Mariah after Adams' favorite singer, Mariah Carey, she said. Read
more.
January 4, 2004 - SJ writes
"MariahDaily.com has new photos of Mariah Carey taking the slopes in Aspen,
Colorado where she tried out snowboarding. Later on, Mariah took the slopes
with friends for a little skiing. Check out the photos at mariahdaily.com."
January 1, 2004 - On a rerun
of Last Call with Carson Daly on Monday night, comedian Kathy Griffin was
on and made a few wisecracks about Mandy Moore and Mariah Carey. Griffin
also shared a story about Christina Aguilera throwing a diva act after
being humiliated into getting onto a shuttle bus with her and Jennifer
Love Hewitt, and the sassy strut that ensued once she was convinced to
board, and the nasty look she gave Griffin when she reminded Aguilera it
was just a bus, not a runway. Read on for a transcript.
January 1, 2004 - The New
York Post reports Mariah Carey and Luis Miguel appear to be back together
after enjoying a romantic Aspen vacation together. Carey has been shuttling
between her rented house on Red Mountain and Miguel's, which is one mountain
away. Miguel stopped by the Baldwin Modern store over the weekend, where
a spy spotted him eyeing a $20,000 Art Deco vase and said, "This would
be a perfect present for Mariah." Carey, meanwhile, splashed $10,000 on
Dior ski wear for her on-again man, including a red "devil" jacket with
matching pants. "She was so sweet," one spy said. "She was so happy - she's
clearly getting action."
January 1, 2004 - SJ writes
"The NY Daily News reports that New Yorker Denise Rich is throwing open
her Aspen home for New Year's Eve, where guests including Natalie Cole,
Joan Collins and husband Percy Gibson, Mariah Carey and Shannen Doherty
will toast 2004 with Veuve Clicquot."
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