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June 28, 2004 - SJ writes "MariahConnection.com reports that according to Neil Sean's Showbiz column in Sunday's Daily Star, diva Mariah Carey is on the lookout for a British base after being signed up for her Stage debut in London's West End later this year. The 33-year-old has told her personal house hunters to 'find somewhere in the heart of the action' for when she appears in The Prince and the Showgirl later this year."

June 25, 2004 - Mariah Carey re-signed with CAA for representation in all areas, and the singer's manager, Benny Medina, and Light are planning a multipronged approached to remaking her into a multimedia star, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "For everything she's done to this point -- she's been credited as being an incredible vocalist -- but everything else, from acting to songwritng, kind of gets pushed down," said Rob Light, managing partner and head of music at CAA. "Our goal is to just take the lid off that talent and let people know who she is." Read more.

June 25, 2004 - SJ writes "MariahCarey.com reports Mariah Carey has teamed up with Jadakiss again this time for a hot new track on his June 22nd release of his sophomore album 'Kiss of Death'. The song is called 'U Make Me Wanna' which features Mariah's luscious vocals so be sure to check it out! Mariah had previously featured Jadakiss on her track Miss You from her hit CD entitled 'The Remixes'."

June 25, 2004 - Mariah Carey re-signed with CAA for representation in all areas, and the singer's manager, Benny Medina, and Light are planning a multipronged approached to remaking her into a multimedia star, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "For everything she's done to this point -- she's been credited as being an incredible vocalist -- but everything else, from acting to songwritng, kind of gets pushed down," said Rob Light, managing partner and head of music at CAA. "Our goal is to just take the lid off that talent and let people know who she is." Read more.

June 21, 2004 - SJ writes "Scion Magazine reports that Kanye West can now charge serious dollars for his beats. Rather then just working with popular artists these days, West says he’ll work with new artists. He believes this way people are more likely to notice his standout products. New artist Talib Kweli’s semi-hit 'Get By' may not have become as large as it did, had it gone to who it was originally intended – Mariah Carey. "It’s better that Kweli got it," West says. "When you work with someone who's already established as a major aritst, like Mariah, it's like putting Legos together." West is currently working with Mariah on her new album, which is due out later this year."

June 21, 2004 - Kizzardkid writes "So I'm taking it that nowadays people think that Mariah Carey is no longer a star, some people say its all about Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears. In my opinion, whoever said that must not know what real talent is. In the music business anyone can be a star, you don't even have to be talented. But that does not apply to Ms. Mariah Carey." Read more.

June 21, 2004 - 'Entertainment Tonight' will air footage from Mariah Carey's InStyle photoshoot on Monday. Check out two vidcaps from the show's preview at TheMariahNetwork.

June 21, 2004 - A track on Sonic Youth's new album 'Sonic Nurse', initially titled 'Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream', is sure to reinforce their viewpoint on the often ludicrous nature of the music industry. "We had to change the name of the track for the album, we've changed Mariah Carey to Kim Gordon for legal reasons," guitarist Lee Ranaldo tells The New Zealand Herald. "The song came about at the time when Mariah was being dropped by her record company, Virgin, after they'd spent $80 million to sign her to the label. It's a comment on her as a pop star, but also it has a lot to do with that situation where a label signs an artist that sells 15 million copies of an album, then if the next record only sells five million copies they think the artist is a failure all of a sudden and they give them the boot. It's so ridiculous the way the labels think about this medium that is supposed to be art. It's just so crassly commercial and commodified." Read more.

June 21, 2004 - Destiny's Child stars Michelle Williams, Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland, Ashanti, Damon Dash, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Irv Gotti, and Mariah Carey were on hand as 40/40 Club celebrated its one year anniversary on Thursday (June 17) in New York City. Check out pictures here.

June 14, 2004 - SJ writes "Jennifer Lopez's ‘Gigli’, Kelly Clarkson’s ‘From Justin To Kelly’, Madonna’s ‘Swept Away’ and Mariah Carey’s ‘Glitter’. Those are all movies of pop music’s elite singers. But switching from music to movies wasn’t so easy for most of these artists. Which movie is the biggest flop of them all?… you will be surprised. Read on for an in-depth look comparing the movies.

June 14, 2004 - MTV News reports Mariah Carey hopes to fictionalize her memoir and tell it via a series of illustrated children's books, which would carry the title 'Automatic Princess' — the same name she uses for her fashion and accessories line. The book series would focus on a biracial orphan girl who goes on a journey of "self-discovery, navigating difficulties and misunderstandings, making the world a better place," a source close to the singer said. Read more.

June 14, 2004 - SJ writes "Mariah Connection Australia says that according to Nova Radio, after a serious career slump, Mariah Carey is looking to recapture the spotlight. Carey is planning a new album and looking to hit the stage in a leading role in the London production of 'The Prince & The Show Girl', plus a possible TV show of her own." Read more.

June 14, 2004 - Mariah Carey was on hand for L.A. Reid's birthday celebration on Tuesday (June 8) at Cipriani's in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage.

June 14, 2004 - Eyezcold writes "Mariah Carey is on the cover of the June 21st issue of Star Magazine. The songstress is hailed as the best beach body. Inside you can also find pictures of Angelina Jolie, Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, Jennifer Aniston and other hot stars. This is what they had to say about Mariah: "The diva, 34, gets down in the sand with her sexy body. She's been boxing to prep for her film role in 2004's The Sweet Science." Also, there is a picture of Mariah on page 41 from the Fresh Air Fund's NY Bash. It says, "Mariah Carey is pretty in pink at the Fresh Air Fund's NY Bash." See a photo of the cover here."

June 14, 2004 - pretty_eyez writes "Universal Music Publishing Group has signed superstar artist, songwriter Mariah Carey to an exclusive, worldwide publishing deal. The deal will bring her extensive catalog of hits into UMPG including such great songs as Whenever You Call, When You Believe (The Prince of Egypt), Dream Lover, Always Be My Baby, Emotions, and Someday. Since she began her career, Mariah has become the best-selling female performer of all time, with an incredible 15 #1 singles and two Grammy Awards. Along the way she became the only artist to top the charts in each year of the 1990s, and, with 'Heartbreaker', she pushed ahead of the Beatles as the artist with the most cumulative weeks spent atop Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart."

June 10, 2004 - SJ writes "People magazine reports Mariah Carey was seen partying in Cancun at All-Star Fiesta with basketball phenom Lebron James and record producer (and Janet Jackson fiancé) Jermaine Dupri. The weekend of rap at the beach included acts Bonecrusher, Lil' John & the Eastside Boyz and YoungBloodz. "It's partying, partying all the time here," said Dupri, who attended without Janet and co-hosted the affair with LL Cool J."

June 7, 2004 - The New York Daily News hears Mariah Carey's business manager, Ron Nash, is next in line to get the axe after recently fired her agents at William Morris and her longtime spokeswoman, Cindi Berger. Benny Medina, Carey's current manager, insisted that there "are no discussions" to replace Nash. Read more.

June 7, 2004 - Mariah Carey attended the Fresh Air Fund's 2004 Spring Gala - Salute to American Heroes at Tavern On The Green in New York City on Thursday (June 3). Check out pictures here.

June 7, 2004 - An insider tells The New York Post Mariah Carey ditched her longtime spokeswoman, Cindi Berger, and agents at William Morris because she "is reinventing herself and needs a team that can help her do that." In their place is Jennifer Lopez's former manager, Benny Medina - and "if anyone can help her reinvent herself, he can."

June 3, 2004 - USA Today's Ken Barnes filled in for Edna Gunderson in an online chat with readers on Tuesday, and was asked for his thoughts on Mariah Carey's next album, which should be out later this year. "I would be surprised if Mariah didn't try to go back to her old ballad style, at least for much of the forthcoming album," he said. "But I don't think anything is going to bring her back to her previous status. Too many new divas (including a couple of Idols) and the reign of the big emotive ballad, while it can never be counted out, may be lessened, with hip-hop, R&B and upbeat pop on the ascendent. Or so I hope, anyway." Check out the entire chat, with remarks about Avril Lavigne, Madonna, newly crowned 'Idol' champ Fantasia Barrino, and more, here.

June 3, 2004 - Kizzardkid writes "According to MariahDaily.com, Brisbane musician Adam Lopez who has sung the highest vocal note on record for a male according to the Guinness Book of World Records, views Mariah Carey as a threat." Read more.

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