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March 29, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Today (March 27th) is Mariah Carey's 34th birthday. Mariah's official fan club, Honey B. Fly, is holding a special, two-day chat in honor of her birthday. You must be a Honey B. Fly member to participate. Additionally, one of Mariah's fan sites is holding a special birthday chat today and will be giving away rare Mariah memorabilia. Anyone can participate in this chat, which will be held at www.mariahfans.com."

March 29, 2004 - SJ writes "Mariah Carey's official website, MariahCarey.com, is reporting Mariah has begun writing for her next studio album and plans to go into the studio to begin recording this month. Media reports say Mariah's upcoming album is expected to be released in late-2004 or early-2005."

March 25, 2004 - Mariah Carey and her cousin Shawn MacDonald were spotted at the PM Lounge in New York on Wednesday (March 17). Check out pictures from Colourpress.

March 25, 2004 - Apparently some fans of Mariah Carey are questioning the figure in a story submitted earlier that said Madonna had sold over 250 million in her career, which would put her over Carey in total album sales. The figure appears to come from the press release from Warner Records announcing Madonna's 'Re-Invention' Tour, though doesn't break down whether compilation albums or guest appearances on other artist's albums are included in the figure. Check out the press release here.

March 25, 2004 - SJ writes "Mariah Carey's new clothing line 'Automatic Princess' was set to debut at Claire's stores nationwide in March 2004, but for some reason, many fans were not able to find the them. In regards to the line, one fan emailed Claire's and their responce was, "Unfortunately we are not going to be carrying this line ('Automatic Princess') of products in March.""

March 17, 2004 - Popdirt.com's previous poll asking which is pop's nastiest female feud saw Christina Aguilera and Kelly Osbourne's back and forth beef rated on top with 42.62%, enough to easily top Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at #2 with 23.02%. Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez came in third with 9.18%. For the complete poll results, click here.

March 17, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Why doesn’t Mariah Carey get the respect she deserves? It always amazes how often she bears the brunt of people’s ill will. Maybe it's because she isn't an attention grabber like other pop stars. Nope, no cheap publicity stunts either. She also never tries to be something she isn't and (heaven forbid!) she is amazingly accessible to her fans. No unhealthy vices or promiscuous life style." Read more.

March 17, 2004 - Def Jam boss L.A. Reid confirmed to The New York Post at Spice Market the other night he will be "working closely" with Mariah Carey on her next album. "That should ensure she won't be doing any hideous remakes of Def Leppard songs," one wag quipped to The Post. That remark prompted Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com to counter that 'Bringing on the Heartbreak' "brought Carey excellent reviews and a lot of new listeners. She even performed the song live on the 'Today' show from the Mall of America and won many kudos. It continues to be a radio hit for Carey." Mariah's 'Charmbracelet' follow-up should be released late this year.

March 14, 2004 - pretty_eyez writes "Mariah has left a new voice message on her official website, MariahCarey.com on Thursday (March 11). Here's what she had to say.

March 11, 2004 - Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com has details on Mariah Carey's management turmoil, with Benny Medina recently joining her to meet up with Island Def Jam's Antonio 'L.A.' Reid to discuss Carey's new album project -- all while she's still being managed by Louise McNally. Last year McNally's son died suddenly, knocking her out of business for a while. In her place came Medina, fresh from his being fired by Jennifer Lopez. Sources tell Friedman that Medina took advantage of McNally's absence and has since worked his way into Carey's good graces. "It's a campaign," says a source. Read more.

March 11, 2004 - SJ writes "Stopfalling from Friends Of Mariah Messageboard reports that after Mariah Carey's 'Charmbracelet World Tour' concert on February 24th in Beirut, Lebanon, the singer was spotted partying at club Crystal in downtown Beirut."

March 11, 2004 - Groovevolt.com reports that Mariah Carey has been avoiding her new boss at Island Def Jam, L.A. Reid, while working on her new album. "She has not met with Reid yet. She wants to complete her album without his input," a business associate revealed. "This is a very important album to Miss Carey and she wants it to be her best. She doesn’t want to ruin the success with outside interference. She respects L.A. Reid but feels she needs to do this on her own." Read more.

March 8, 2004 -  SJ writes "Mexico's Cinemex has released the movie poster of 'Wisegirls', starring Mariah Carey, Academy-Award winner Mira Sorvino and Melora Walters. 'Wisegirls' was released in Mexican theatres last month. Check out the movie poster here."

March 8, 2004 - The Sunday Mirror reports Mariah Carey is set to star in a remake of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', where she'll be playing Snow White.

March 5, 2004 - Anonymous writes "In 1996, it was reported that during an interview, Mariah Carey was alledgedly quoted to have said: "When I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean, I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." Apparently that quote was fabricated and is completely false and bias to what Mariah actually said. Snopes.com has the full story here."

March 3, 2004 - Mariah Carey is featured on the cover of the latest edition of the Chinese magazine, Crazy English Reader. The readers of the publication participated in an online poll, which asked who the best international diva was. 77% of the readers voted Mariah as their favorite diva. Whitney Houston and Celine Dion only received 23% combined. Check out a scan of the magazine at MariahDaily.com.

March 3, 2004 - SJ writes "Indra's Mariah Carey Collection has exclusive pictures of Mariah arriving at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia after making a suprise appearence at the 2004 MTV Asia Awards on Saturday (February 14th) in Singapore. Check out pictures here."

March 3, 2004 - SJ writes "Stopfalling from the Friends Of Mariah Messageboard reports that the media circus of Mariah Carey's arrival in Beirut has hit Lebanese TV. Several TV stations have been airing parts of Mariah's press conference, which was held at the Movenpick Resort. One journalist asked Mariah why she decided to come to Beirut during winter instead of the summer when its more fun... Mariah said she has been on a world tour since June and now she was able to come to Beirut." Read more.

March 1, 2004 - SJ writes "Gulf News has a picture of Mariah Carey as she poses for photographers at a press conference in Dubai on Wednesday (February 25). Check out the picture here."

March 1, 2004 - The Associated Press reports Mariah Carey was met with loud cheers and warm applause Tuesday night (February 24) in Lebanon, when she appeared on stage in a two-piece, silver outfit at an exhibition and leisure center on the Mediterranean seafront in downtown Beirut. "Thank you for being so welcoming," she told the crowd of about 5,000, which included the wives of the president and prime minister of Lebanon. Read more.

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