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June 25, 2006 - ContactMusic.com reports that Mariah Carey is denying she employs a personal drink holder after the singer was photographed a while back drinking water out of a straw from a glass a woman was holding during an autograph signing session. "That is so, ugh...I was at a record signing and I signed about 3,000 records," she explained. "Most artists will go for maybe half and hour, then they leave everybody standing there. I always feel guilty doing that, so I stay for a long time. I'm signing with one hand and shaking somebody else's hand, so someone tapped me to take a sip of water, and then they took a picture. But believe me, I'd much rather hold my own glass! I can't even get a proper assistant, how am I gonna get a cup-holder?"

June 25, 2006 - Anonymous writes "Despite having a successful comeback album last year with 'The Emancipation of Mimi', Mariah Carey's 'The Adventures of Mimi: The Voice, The Hits, The Tour' is having a hard time selling tickets. According to MariahCarey.com, three shows (September 3 in Hershey Pennsylvania, September 18 in Denver Colorado, September 25 in Seattle Washington) have just been canceled. Tickets for her tour went on sale nearly a month ago and NONE of the shows have sold out yet. A huge pool of tickets are available for every Mariah show currently listed on ticketmaster.com. Even the very cheap $18 tickets are still widely available for her concerts. Where have the Mariah fans who massively bought her album have gone since last year? If these shows are unable to combat low sales, more cancellations are likely."

June 25, 2006 - Mariah Carey performed at the 13th Annual Hot 97 Summer Jam held at Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 4th. Check out pictures here.

June 25, 2006 - Dotmusic reports Madonna's spokeswoman is denying a report in The New York Daily News claiming she "laughed hysterically" after hearing news of poor ticket sales for Mariah Carey's upcoming U.S. tour. "She has no negative feelings toward Mariah," the spokeswoman said. In addition, Mariah's spokesperson insisted ticket sales for the tour are not poor, and offered an explanation for the cancellations. "Her tour is selling well," the spokesperson said. "She's cancelled a few dates so she can add shows in larger cities."

June 25, 2006 - MariahDaily.com has video of Mariah Carey's appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Friday (June 23). Download and watch the two segments here.

June 25, 2006 - Mariah Carey visited 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Friday to promote her upcoming 'Adventures of Mimi' tour. The singer arrived just in time for the interview caught up in traffic and discussed her platinum ringtone, getting in trouble as a child for crank calls, her many humidifiers, being part of 'Oprah's Legends Ball', and she took part in a game show with a super fan to see which of the two knew more about Mariah. Read on for a rough transcript.

June 25, 2006 - Popdirt.com's previous poll asking which pop rivals would you most like to see fight in a pay-per-view boxing match saw 28.4% vote for Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey, while close behind was Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton with 25.1%, and Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff at 16.5%. Check out the complete results here.

June 25, 2006 - divinah writes "Back in 1989, it used to be just Madonna's playground. Number ones here, number ones there. Her controversies used to translate into hits and big bucks back then. Enter 1990 and music history, as we knew it, suddenly changed when a 19 year-old girl with big hair and a huge voice entered the music scene: Mariah Carey. Madonna got upset, anxious and threatened as this talented newcomer stole the heart of the US (that is, THE world), winning awards left and right, receiving positive media accolades, and -- most of all -- churning out hit after hit, number ones after number ones." Read more.

June 25, 2006 - Mariah Carey visited 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on Monday to promote her Adventures of Mimi tour. Carey also talked about her recent weight loss, her dog Jack, her "morsel diet", swimming in New York City, her large shoe collection, and more. Read on for a complete transcript.

June 13, 2006 - Anonymous writes "Janet Jackson was recently on 'Access Hollywood', where the host read Christina Aguilera's comments on Mariah Carey to GQ magazine and asked Janet for her opinion. Looking surprised, she said, "She said that? That's lame!""

June 13, 2006 - Mariah Carey was on hand for The Fresh Air Fund benefit to honor American Heroes at Tavern on the Green in New York City on Thursday (June 1). Check out pictures here.

June 13, 2006 - ContactMusic.com reports that Mariah Carey often has to scold people for making racially insensitive remarks. The singer, whose mother Patricia is Irish-American, and late father Alfred Roy was African-American said, "I'm in a room a lot of times with only white people, and they forget and say things that are offensive - and I have to put them in check. And I'm sitting there and I'm thinking I'm either going to have to leave or I'm going to have to talk about it. After travelling the world, I think racism, or ignorance, is everywhere. It's in the US, Italy, France. Even in certain Latin American countries, where it's a very mixed society."

June 13, 2006 - Mariah Carey was photographed with her dog leaving the Hotel Gansevoort in New York City on Wednesday (May 31). Check out pictures here.

June 13, 2006 - World Entertainment News Network reports Mariah Carey is not worried about the stigma of going through therapy after her hospitalization in 2001. "People have been going to therapy since whatever, since the beginning of time," the singer said. "I think being able to say I've gone to therapy is something an enlightened person would say, not someone in denial."

June 13, 2006 - Mariah Carey received Gillette's first 'Celebrity Legs of a Goddess' title, posing next to a 16-foot replica of her legs, and announced the 4th Annual Search for Best Legs in America in New York City on Tuesday (May 30). "It's a little overwhelming," Carey told MTV News. "I'm not saying that I have [legs of a goddess], Gillette said it." Carey attributed her leg appeal to genetics, dieting, and working out. Check out pictures and video here.

June 13, 2006 - While Randy Jackson said on Friday's 'Larry King Live' that Madonna's show had inspired him, Carey insisted to MTV News the pair are batting around ideas that aren't as focused on making her stage show "over-the-top theatrical" as they are about "the music, the songs and connecting with the fans." Carey said, "Here's the thing, a lot of people just do their new stuff, and I can do that, but I'm the kind of person who hates to disappoint people, and there are just some people who won't be happy unless they hear a specific song: 'If I don't hear "Fantasy," I'm going to be mad.' So I'm trying to take certain songs that are, dare I say, classics, to new places." Read more.

June 13, 2006 - 'Today' show host Katie Couric talked with Mariah Carey about her upcoming summer tour and her new campaign for Gillette on Tuesday (May 30) in New York City. Watch the segment at MSN.com. Additionally, pictures are available from LFI and WENN.

June 13, 2006 - Mariah Carey called in to HOT 99.5 in Washington, DC, on June 1st, talking with Mark and Kris about her dog Jack and his upcoming line, the success of 'We Belong Together', Randy Jackson and 'American Idol', Mariah's acting endeavors, the morsel diet, and much more. Download and listen to the interview here.

June 13, 2006 - Time magazine caught up with Mariah Carey for a Q&A, and asked the singer if she was afraid to take a role in 'Tennessee' after the disasterous reviews she got for 'Glitter'. "I was honored Lee Daniels called me," Carey responded. "He produced 'The Woodsman' and 'Monster's Ball'. He's a risk taker. Obviously it would be a risk in a lot of people's minds to cast me. But he never saw 'Glitter'." Read more.

June 13, 2006 - Scans of Mariah Carey on the cover of the new Life & Style magazine, where the singer discusses how she got so thin, are available online. Check them out here.

June 13, 2006 - Neil Sean of Sky News reports that Mariah Carey is planning on penning a novel about a diva. "I get called a diva so I thought why not write about it," she said. "You're meant to write about what you know." Read more.

June 13, 2006 - Alicia Keys, Amerie, D-Nice, Doug E. Fresh, Fonzworth Bentley, Heidi Klum, Janet Jackson, Jessica Simpson, John Legend, Lindsay Lohan, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Russell Simmons, Salma Hayek, Sean 'Diddy' Combs and more attended the 2006 Council of Fashion Designers of America awards in New York City on Monday (June 5). Check out pictures and video here.

June 13, 2006 - Mariah Carey spoke with The Associated Press about what to expect of her latest tour, which launches this summer across North America. Watch the clip here.

June 2, 2006 - The Mirror reports Mariah Carey has insured her legs for $1 billion after being signed up to front Gillette's Legs Of A Goddess campaign. "The sum reflects her popularity," a source close to the singer said. "She's about to start a US tour and she'll have to be careful."

June 2, 2006 - The Associated Press reports Mariah Carey's pal Randy Jackson of 'American Idol' fame will be helping her out on the 'Adventures of Mimi' tour, which begins in August. "Randy Jackson is my musical director, and he has been for many years, even before 'American Idol'," she noted. Read more.

June 2, 2006 - Mariah Carey, Miri Ben-Ari, and Queen Latifah attend the Boys and Girls Club of Newark Annual Evening of The Stars on Monday (May 22) at Cipriani in New York City. Check out pictures here.

June 2, 2006 - Mariah Carey and her cousin Shawn McDonald attended Robert Kennedy Jr. III's birthday party on Sunday (May 21) at Butter in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage.

June 2, 2006 - Mariah Carey and her pal Randy Jackson of 'American Idol' attended the Operation Smiles annual dinner at Skylight Studios on Friday (May 19) in New York City. Check out pictures here.

June 2, 2006 - USA Today reports Mariah Carey is launching her first U.S. tour since 2003. Called The Adventures of Mimi, it will kick off August 5th in Miami and take the star to more than 30 cities. "I've always associated going to a show with summer, and the sense of freedom that evokes," Carey says. "Summertime is the best time for tours, I think. Not that I'm the queen of touring." Read more, including the tour dates, here.

June 2, 2006 - When The Chicago Sun-Times asked a slate of singers and vocal coaches which pop stars possess real vocal talent, nearly all of them mentioned Christina Aguilera. Celebrity voice coach Roger Love remarked, "She's the last new artist that was really incredible. I teach Natasha Bedingfield, who's got one of the top pop records in the country, but there's still nobody out there who can sing like Christina Aguilera. She has a 3-1/2-octave range, and she sounds totally powerful with it." But Chicago Symphony Orchestra composer and pop arranger Cliff Colnot had a different opinion of Aguilera's new pop rival. "Mariah Carey? Oh, come on," he sneers. "If you asked who was the most famous, then yes -- Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera. But I didn't think that was your question. Mariah Carey ... is a little trick pony. She leverages her range like she should, but it's not new or unique. She's borrowing from other people." Read more.

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