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November 24, 2005 - Mariah Carey said thank you to Ellen DeGeneres in style on her daily show Friday by giving her a white Dolce & Gabbana suit. The singer was inspired to smarten up her image after wearing a suit Ellen loaned her the last time she appeared on her show. Download video of Carey's appearance at MariahDaily.com.

November 24, 2005 - Mariah Carey mades a rare Hollywood appearance to launch 'The Emancipation of Mimi: Ultra Platinum Edition' at The Virgin Megastore at Hollywood & Highland on Tuesday (November 15). Check out pictures here.

November 24, 2005 - Mariah Carey posted a new voice message for fans on her official website on Tuesday (November 15), joined by pal Rachel. "For you, lambs, just to tell you that I'm sorry if my messages have been a little bleak lately because I've been on vocal rest," Carey said. "And you know that's important! But right now, I have my cheerleading squad with me (cheering). Only one of the squad is with me, but she counts for like two or three (Rachel)." Read on for the continued transcript and listen to the message here.

November 24, 2005 - MTV News spoke with Mariah Carey about her 'Don't Forget About Us' video, which re-teamed Mariah with Paul Hunter, who directed her favorite video of her career, 'Honey.' "It deserved an MTV Award, but once again I got shut out, as would be the standard," Carey, who lost again at this year's Video Music Awards, complained. "But I was so happy to work with him again 'cause ever since 'Honey' I've been trying to relive the splendor of that moment. It's more of just a plain beauty piece with sentimental overtones, but it was great to work with Paul again." Read more.

November 24, 2005 - Mariah Carey arrived at the Virgin Megastore in Hollywood, greeted by thousands of fans, before heading inside to celebrate the re-launch of 'The Emancipation of Mimi: Ultra Platinum Edition', an expanded version of Carey's best selling album. Watch a report on the event, including comments from Carey, here.

November 24, 2005 - Look for a line of specialty line of Mariah Carey dolls to be released next month, presumably just in time for Christmas. "There'll only be 3,000 of them and while they're supposed to be for kids, they're likely to become instant collectors' items," an insider tells The Mirror.

November 24, 2005 - Big Randy of WBLI in Long Island had Mariah Carey on the phone to talk about the re-release of 'The Emancipation of Mimi Ultra Platinum Edition'. Carey also talked about the continued work on her apartment, her annual Christmas trips to Aspen, her Halloween outfit, the AMAs, and more. Listen to the interview here.

November 24, 2005 - AOL Music is hosting an online listening party for Mariah Carey's re-release album 'The Emancipation of Mimi Ultra Platinum Edition', released Tuesday (November 15). The disc includes four tracks not available on the original release. Listen to the album in full here.

November 24, 2005 - Steppin' Out magazine caught up with Triumph The Insult Comic Dog for a Q&A and asked the pretend pooch what was the most misunderstood thing about him. "That wasn't me on Eminem's video ['Ass Like That'], that was a stand-in," he said. "No way would I let Eminem put his hand up my ass. That thing's been inside Mariah Carey." Read more.

November 17, 2005 - Teen People got Jermaine Dupri to write about working with Mariah Carey in celebration of the magazine honoring her with their 'Artist Of The Year' award. "When I was in the studio with Mariah working on 'The Emancipation of Mimi', everybody asked me how [I could get her to] compete with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera," Dupri writes. "And I was like, 'Why are we even having this conversation?' They can't compete with her because they look up to her! The original is back! She put songstress divas on the map. And 'We Belong Together' [which Jermaine coproduced] is the biggest record of my life, and it only took a day to do, start to finish. To do a record that big, that quickly, says a lot about Mariah." Read more.

November 17, 2005 - The New York Post reports Mariah Carey took a break from her European tour to perform at the birthday party of an anonymous Russian billionaire. The singer was given a seven figure fee, plus dozens of unwanted fur coats. Since Carey doesn't wear fur, sources say she gave the coats to PETA to distribute to the homeless.

November 17, 2005 - Mariah Carey attended Bette Midler's annual 'Hulaween' Halloween party benfiting the New York Restoration project, held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on Monday (October 31). Carey was the only celebrity attending who did not dress up in costume for the event. Check out pictures here.

November 17, 2005 - Mariah Carey tells Reuters that the best part of taking part in the Bette Midler annual 'Hulaween' Halloween party was Bette herself. "It's Bette Midler, and its because I feel that what she does for the community is amazing, and she's so talented that it's wonderful to be in her presence," she said. Midler also was celebrating her 60th birthday. Read more, and watch a video clip here.

November 17, 2005 - Mariah Carey is out with the video to her new single 'Don't Forget About Us', from the album 'The Emancipation of Mimi - Platinum Deluxe Edition', due out November 15th. Watch it online at Yahoo! Music.

November 17, 2005 - Mariah Carey visited 'Total Request Live' and '106 & Park' on Tuesday (November 1) to premiere her new video 'Don't Forget About Us'. Download and view both interviews at MariahDaily.com.

November 17, 2005 - Mariah Carey spoke with MTV News about her re-release of 'The Emancipation of Mimi', and what makes the album unique. "Each song has, not necessarily a different message, but a different mood, a different feeling," she said. "It evokes something different depending on who listens to it and at what time. 'Don't Forget About Us' could give you a good, happy memory, or you could be miserable, crying, listening to it over and over. All in all, I think it's good to have music you can live vicariously through, and that's what a lot of people have told me this record has been for them." Read more, and watch a video clip, here.

November 17, 2005 - Toni Braxton cleared up talk of a feud with Mariah Carey in an interview with Rap-Up magazine. "We are cordial friends," Braxton said. "In the '90s, everyone was so competitive. Everyone was trying to have their moment. Now we look at each other and we're like, 'We're still here.' We never really talked in the past. It's not that we didn't like each other, but we were artists trying to hold onto our moments. Now we have a different admiration for one another."

November 17, 2005 - OK! magazine reports that Mariah Carey is revealing her dog Jack loves to join her in the bathtub. "I'm running a bath, and all of a sudden I'll hear a splash and Jack will have jumped into the tub," Carey confessed. "He dives under the water and tries to bite the water coming out of the jets."

November 17, 2005 - Reuters reports that Saturday's third annual Vibe awards saw Mariah Carey lead the pack, winning four prizes, including artist of the year. "If you pray and you ask, you will receive," said Carey. Other winners included Ciara and Mary J. Blige, who received the previously announced VLegend Award for career achievement. Read more.

November 17, 2005 - Mariah Carey was in-studio with Cubby of Z100 in New York City talks about her Halloween, the ultra-platinum edition of 'Emancipation Of Mimi', hearing herself on the radio, and her perceived "comeback". Download and listen to the two-part interview here.

November 17, 2005 - Mariah Carey and the Black Eyed Peas visited 'Total Request Live' on Tuesday (November 1) at MTV Studios, Times Square in New York City. Check out pictures here.

November 6, 2005 - Mariah Carey tells the November issue of COSMOgirl magazine, "Any boyfriend I ever had in high school, which was really only like two or three, I never did anything with them. I was so frightened of getting pregnant."

November 6, 2005 - Mariah Carey was on the Tom Joyner Morning Show on October 20th to talk about her new CD, 'The Emancipation Of Mimi: Platinum Edition', in stores November 15th. Listen to the interview here.

November 6, 2005 - Mariah Carey came by KIIS FM's On-Air studios to talk with Ryan Seacrest about her album re-release, touring, and why she calls herself a diva. Listen to the interview here.

November 6, 2005 - Mariah Carey promoted her album 'The Emancipation of Mimi' in Paris, France on Sunday (October 23). Check out pictures from FilmMagic.

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