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April 16, 2006 - The New York Daily News reports Coldplay was giving a private concert for winners of a contest sponsored by radio station WPLJ, when he was asked about the competition between Coldplay's 'X&Y' and Mariah Carey's 'The Emancipation of Mimi' for biggest-selling album of 2005. The question prompted Martin to break into song... An improvised song about Carey's boobs. Read more.

April 16, 2006 - Elizabeth Arden Inc. has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with Mariah Carey to develop and market her own line of fragrance products. "We are thrilled to begin this partnership with Mariah Carey," said E. Scott Beattie, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Elizabeth Arden. "She is, unquestionably, a star of incredible magnitude. All over the world, people aspire to the values she represents. We look forward to launching an inspiring new global fragrance brand with Mariah that will be a timeless classic." Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Read more.

April 16, 2006 - Mariah Carey visited Z100's Z Morning Zoo in New York City about her wild boots and brought gifts from Tiffany. Download and listen to the 1/2 hour interview here.

April 9, 2006 - Mariah Carey and Snoop Dogg were photographed on location for Mariah's 'Say Somethin'' music video on Thursday (March 23) at Louis Vuitton in Beverly Hills, California. Check out pictures from WireImage.

April 9, 2006 - Sky News enlisted their specialist Dr. Love to examine photos of Mariah Carey and Pharrell Williams together in Paris, where they recorded Mariah's new video for 'Say Somethin', and determine if there's signs of a romance between the pair. The doc writes, "There's strong evidence to suggest Mariah and Pharell are faking their flirtatious behaviour but we can't be sure." Read more and check out the pictures here.

April 9, 2006 - After her recent weight loss, The Sun reports that Mariah Carey is considering the idea of doing modeling work after getting a series of high-fashion offers. "Until now it's not been something she wanted to do, but it seems the time is right," a spokeswoman said. "She's got quite a few fashion labels after her and we are in talks." Read more.

April 9, 2006 - The Mirror reports that slimmed down Mariah Carey had a clothing crisis at the Louis Vuitton store in Paris for the 'Say Something' video shoot. "Marc Jacobs brought clothes in a US size 6 but they were all too big, so stylists had to find garments in a size 4," a source said, neglecting to mention Carey's long-running habit of squeezing herself into outfits multiple sizes too small for her. Read more.

April 9, 2006 - Mariah Carey complained to The Source magazine about Snoop Dogg's requirements to shoot the 'Say Something' video with her and Pharrell Williams, instead shooting the scenes in Los Angeles due to scheduling problems. "If you guys think I'm a diva and I have requirements, Snoop is like next NEXT level hip-hop king," Carey said. "His requirements to get to Paris are beyond platinum editions, they're like beyond ultra-platinum editions, they're like diamond editions. So we love Snoop, but we wish he had been here as well."

April 9, 2006 - Sasha Frere-Jones shared her thoughts on the success of Mariah Carey since the release of 'The Emancipation of Mimi', the massive comeback album making listeners forget about her 'Glitter' album and movie debacle. "In some ways, Carey resembles U2, another veteran act currently having extraordinary success late in a long career," Frere-Jones writes. "Both acts have left experimentation to their juniors and are sticking to what they do best. In the case of U2, this means using the heavy rhythms and glassy guitar sound that first gained the band notice, in the early eighties. In Carey's case, this means singing R&B but without the scenery-inhaling ballads that helped her sell millions of copies." Read more.

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