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September 10, 2005 - Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey, Ice-T, Nelly, and Jessica Simpson were on hand at Prive for a pre-VMA party hosted by Pamela Anderson & OK! Magazine in Miami Beach, Florida on Friday (August 26). Check out pictures here.

September 10, 2005 - Several news outlets have video highlights, interviews, and more from Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards in Miami. Watch clips here.

September 10, 2005 - Several columnists, bloggers, and television personalities weighed in on Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards in Miami. Check out reviews of the show here.

September 10, 2005 - Anna Kournikova, Carmen Electra, Kid Rock, Mariah Carey, Pamela Anderson, and Ricky Martin were amongst the stars who attended The 2005 World Music Awards held at The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on Wednesday (August 31). Check out pictures here.

September 10, 2005 - Bow Wow, Carmen Electra, Jaime Pressly, Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson, Ludacris, Mariah Carey, Orlando Bloom, Pamela Anderson, and Ricky Martin were amongst the stars on hand for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (August 28) at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida - as well as various after parties afterwards. Check out pictures here.

September 10, 2005 - The Sun reports that firemen had to wake a sleeping Mariah Carey and alert her to the seriousness of a fire in her Hollywood home after neighbors called to report it on August 24th. "There was a small fire... in the Los Angeles home that Mariah Carey is currently renting," a spokesman for the singer said. "Mariah was never in harm's way... No one was hurt."

September 10, 2005 - The New York Daily News reports that while Mariah Carey was doing a last-minute sound check at Miami's National Hotel for her Video Music Awards performance, the songbird said, "Whoever is smoking a cigarette, I love you, but please put it out." Then, after a moment, she added: "I'm not being a diva! Nobody write any gossip story about me being a diva!"

September 10, 2005 - The Associated Press reports Mariah Carey, who staged a huge comeback this year with 'The Emancipation of Mimi', nabbed the best-selling R&B artist, best-selling pop female artist and female entertainer of the year awards at the 2005 World Music Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. "This is an incredible night," Carey said after accepting the female entertainer of the year award. "I never expected to be standing here. ... I will never, ever, ever forget this." Read more.

September 10, 2005 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com reports that Mariah Carey told Swedish mag Groove that she got her incredible singing range from smoking. "It's true. The two lowest octaves are probably there because of the smoking," Carey said. "But of course it's not good to smoke. I always had a cold and constant throatache." So she quit, she said. "One day I promised God that if he would give me my voice back I would never smoke again. I got three octaves back after quitting." Read more.

September 10, 2005 - A guest at the National Hotel wasn't happy with the Mariah Carey MTV Video Music Awards dress rehearsal -- which didn't include Carey. "She insisted upon a full-dress rehearsal, without her, on Saturday night," the guest complained to The New York Daily News. "And she may be on vocal rest, but that didn't stop her drinking and partying until 3 a.m. on Friday night." Read more.

September 10, 2005 - Eddie Murphy and Mariah Carey hooked up Friday night in Miami, according to The New York Daily News. After Carey arrived at Prive, both stars immediately started whispering into one another's ears and nuzzling. Back at a banquette with pals, Murphy, "held hands with her under the table," one nearby spywitness added. Finally at 3:30 am, they slipped out, heading to the Hotel Setai in the back of a Mercedes. A spy revealed, "They were sitting in the car 15, 20 minutes until nobody was on the street and then they went in together." Read more.

September 3, 2005 - Billboard.com reports that Mariah Carey's 'We Belong Together' hit the 13-week mark as the No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It's the first song to rule for 13 weeks in seven years when Brandy and Monica's 'The Boy Is Mine' finally got knocked off by Aerosmith. Read more.

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