Mariah Carey: Official Topic

[Nikosn17]

the second biggest update today... it may be the 1st single after all

[LuisMa]

 

I really think the person who wrote that was really out of his mind. It was not Ciara or Nicole Scherzinger, whose first singles flopped hard and then they were saying that they were album teasers. How stupid.

[dj4celine]

Rakesh, well I like Carrie's take on the song and yes, I lurve Carrie

[Prince Whiskers]

That was some stupid rumour posted in the rumour section of New York Post.

 

The VERY same publication responsible for the claim that Manuel dined on $20k worth of lamb chops at Le Mimi in Manhattan.

 

NOT true at all! Dhena knowssssssssssss.

[LuisMa]

For the second day in-a-row, "Obsessed" is the second biggest airplay gainer behind Jay Sean's "Down," so she will be closer to the Top 10 on the Hot 100.

[Nikosn17]

Memoirs Tracklist Revealed, Next Single is Foreigner Cover

 

Foreigner's Mick Jones can start ordering caviar and Champagne again: Mariah Carey is releasing her own gospel-tinged version of his masterwork song, "I Want to Know What Love Is."

 

It's the first "real" single from her new album following the summer release of the witty "Obsessed," which is also included on "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel." The album and the single hit the world on Sept. 29th.

 

I heard the Foreigner song yesterday along with all of "Memoirs" and let me tell you: Mariah's got a hit on her hands along the lines of "Emancipation of Mimi "The hour-long CD is ballad-centric. Written and produced with The Dream and Tricky (I know, but these are their stage names), "Memoirs" boasts a lot of singles. Starting with the Foreigner song is a canny move in these uncertain times. By the time its run is over, a new generation will think "I Want to Know What Love Is" is a Mariah Carey song.

 

Mick Jones, who wrote it, should start picking out some nice new cars thanks to Carey. The money should come rolling in quickly.

 

The other songs on the album – these are the titles, although the running order is still being finalized: "Betcha," "Obsessed," "H.A.T.E.U.," "Candy Bling," "Ribbon," "Standing O's.," "Impossible," "It's a Wrap," "Inseparable," "Up Out My Face," "More than Just Friends," and "Angels Cry."

 

Several of these are radio ready. "Angels Cry" is an honest-to-god ballad a la "Vision of Love," and should be a gigantic success. "Standing O's" also has potential, as do "H.A.T.E.U." – which stands for "having a typical emotional upset" – and "Inseparable."

 

Def Jam's L.A. Reid – who previewed the CD for the first time yesterday with a clutch of staffers – is playing with the order, to get it right. But he really can't go wrong. Carey's album, is, as they used to say, "what the kids want." Plus, it's got stuff for the slightly older crowd. I loved the doo-woppy "It's a Wrap." And the Foreigner track is so powerful, it's going to be everywhere.

 

Good news, too: no more songs about Eminem. One was plenty.

 

So, by the end of September we'll have new CDs from Whitney and from Mariah. They're each top notch and different from each other enough that their fans should want them both. Maybe we'll see a return to record stores (we have but a few in Manhattan now) and diva duels on radio if programmers are smart.

Source: Roger Friedman - Showbiz411

[LuisMa]

Great news. I wish they stopped with the First Single stuff.

[rakesh]

Great news. I wish they stopped with the First Single stuff.

 

 

 

YEAAH!!! its true and its starting to annoy me !!

[rakesh]

Rakesh, well I like Carrie's take on the song and yes, I lurve Carrie

 

 

 

c'mon!!! who doesnt love Carrie!! She's such a doll !!!

but still ....'inside ur heaven' probably her weakest song !!!

gimme some "I Just Cant Live A Lie", "So Small", "Wheel Of The World" ...

"Its the wheeee..eee..eeel ...of the world" ...

[dj4celine]

Rakesh, well I like Carrie's take on the song and yes, I lurve Carrie

 

 

 

c'mon!!! who doesnt love Carrie!! She's such a doll !!!

but still ....'inside ur heaven' probably her weakest song !!!

gimme some "I Just Cant Live A Lie", "So Small", "Wheel Of The World" ...

"Its the wheeee..eee..eeel ...of the world" ...

 

 

Haha... true. Blame it on the songwriters

 

'Carnval Ride' has such good songs 'Some Hearts' had great songs as well but CR is just a whole new level of emotions

[Black Kitten]

That was some stupid rumour posted in the rumour section of New York Post.

 

The VERY same publication responsible for the claim that Manuel dined on $20k worth of lamb chops at Le Mimi in Manhattan.

 

NOT true at all! Dhena knowssssssssssss.

oh good god i dooooon't! ahah!

 

btw, so it's confirmed that the 2nd single OFF MOAIA will be IWTKWLI?

 

oh well...

[VinnyT.]

It's the first "real" single from her new album following the summer release of the witty "Obsessed," which is also included on "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel." The album and the single hit the world on Sept. 29th.

 

 

ahahah so ridiculous, just because it flopped it is not a real single! Yeah I forgut "my love" was not a real single either!

 

no Dhena it is not a second single but first a real single

[Nikosn17]

Obsessed is not over yet

 

OBSESSED jumped 17 spots on itunes france this week from 49 to 32

 

BILLBOARD HOT DIGITAL SONGS - TOP 50

 

-- 1 CYRUS*MILEY PARTY IN THE U.S.A. 225906 999 60 225966

1 2 BLACK EYED PEAS I GOTTA FEELING 185835 -6 197226 2144269

-- 3 JAY-Z, RIHANNA & KANYE WEST RUN THIS TOWN 168705 999 0 168705

2 4 SEAN*JAY FEAT. LIL WAYNE DOWN 124708 -3 128347 535611

3 5 KINGS OF LEON USE SOMEBODY 109988 -7 118153 1603100

4 6 COBRA STARSHIP FEAT. LEIGHTON GOOD GIRLS GO BAD 102198 0 102604 796649

5 7 SWIFT*TAYLOR YOU BELONG WITH ME 89700 -5 94735 1527864

11 8 SHAKIRA SHE WOLF/LOBA 89024 18 75425 288376

-- 9 FRIENDS FOR CHANGE SEND IT ON 87856 999 0 87856

8 10 PITBULL HOTEL ROOM SERVICE 86851 2 85251 422740

7 11 KINGSTON*SEAN FIRE BURNING 78318 -9 85604 1592367

9 12 BLACK EYED PEAS BOOM BOOM POW 74741 -10 83248 3866284

12 13 CAREY*MARIAH OBSESSED 73123 2 71640 454937

6 14 DRAKE BEST I EVER HAD 72719 -21 91902 1118684

13 15 SPARKS*JORDIN BATTLEFIELD 60193 -8 65077 746194

 

+ we had the physical single this week

 

 

1 1 CAREY*MARIAH OBSESSED (WALMART) 8,266 649 1,103 9,369

-- 2 JAY-Z RUN THIS TOWN/D.O.A 7,548 999 16 7,564

-- 3 DISNEY'S FRIENDS FOR CHANGE SEND IT ON 2,101 0 2,101

2 4 CHRISTELLE EXCESS VIBRATION 711 -7 768 1,724

5 5 SPOON GOT NUFFIN 585 -10 652 8,150

 

+

Here's how Hot 100 Airplay ended up before recurrents were removed:

 

No. 1 - Black Eyed Peas (+4.5 million)

No. 3 - Taylor Swift (+0.8 million)

No. 5 - Kings Of Leon (+9.9 million)

No. 8 - Pitbull (+5.8 million)

No. 9 - Mario (+7.3 million)

No. 11 - Jay Sean / Lil Wayne (+14.4 million)

No. 12 - Mariah Carey (+8.4 million)

No. 14 - Maxwell (+2.2 million)

No. 16 - Jordin Sparks (+3.9 million)

 

 

Oh and today's airplay

 

1. BLACK EYED PEAS - I Gotta Feeling = 119.326 (+ 0.518) =

2. TAYLOR SWIFT - You Belong With Me = 118.990 (+ 0.765) =

3. DRAKE - Best I Ever Had = 116.283 (- 1.453) =

4. KERI HILSON - Knock You Down = 109.107 (+ 0.059) =

5. KINGS OF LEON - Use Somebody = 77.037 (+ 1.090) =

6. KATY PERRY - Waking Up In Vegas = 71.654 (- 0.569) =

7. LADY GAGA - LoveGame = 61.655 (- 0.905) =

8. YOUNG MONEY - Every Girl = 59.136 (- 1.683) =

9. PITBULL - Hotel Room Service = 58.958 (+ 0.938) =

10. MARIO - Break Up f/Gucci Mane = 57.892 (+ 0.752) =

11. MARIAH CAREY - Obsessed = 55.822 (+ 1.160) =

Edited August 19, 2009 at 01:59 PM by Nikosn17

[Prince Whiskers]

So much hype on the cover song . I hope it doesn't disappoint.

[dj4celine]

I doubt she'll have the vocal prowess of Tina Arena to belt the song. But I may be wrong. Can't wait for this

[Nikosn17]

30 sec snippet of 100%

 

http://defpenradio718.com/blog/new-music-mariah-carey-100/

 

 

Thank God it's not on the album. WBT part 3930493

[Black Kitten]

^ aren't they tired of using the same formula in every recording session? i agree. we had enough of the WBT/DFAU/ISIL type of song.

 

wait, is this the song she wrote for either Beijing Olympics or Obama Inauguration?

Edited August 20, 2009 at 12:22 AM by Dhena

[joruss10]

I watched her dvd last night!!!! and then..... i would like to ask about MIMI ...... Who is she????

 

Do you have any pics of Celine Dion with Mariah Carey ???? thanx

 

 

sorry for the wrong grammars!!!!!!!

[Nikosn17]

There is already a 200-pages thread about Mariah Carey here. Edited August 20, 2009 at 07:49 AM by Nikosn17

[disadiva]

I am really exited about IWKWLI, Mariah will do great it will be the Without You type of ballad i think?

Or something like FLAB?? more gospel tingled.

[LuisMa]

Mariah's back at 11 on the Hot 100!!!

 

14 11 CAREY*MARIAH OBSESSED (WALMART)

[rakesh]

Billboard Update: "Obsessed" Rises 14-11 on Hot 100

Below, find Mariah's chart positions in Billboard magazine issue dated August 29, 2009.

"Obsessed"

Billboard Hot 100: #11 (Last week: #14)

Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #12 (Last week: #17)

Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #26 (Last week: #44)

Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #15 (Last week #17)

Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #15 (Last week #17)

Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Songs: #30 (Debut)

Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #13 (Last week: #12)

Downloads this week:

Obsessed (Original): 64,549 (+2%)

Obsessed (Remix): 8,574 (-1%)

Total: 73,123 (+2%)

Total downloads: 454,937

Billboard Hot Singles Sales (Walmart): #1 (Last week: #1)

Sales this week: 8,266 (+649%)

Total sales: 9,369

[rakesh]

Return of the Divas

Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey compete in a beat-driven music landscape

 

Two of pop music’s biggest voices are attempting to reignite their careers this fall. Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, who have each sold millions of albums and set the standard for female vocalists in the 1980s and '90s, are releasing new albums within a month of each other. These divas are resurfacing, however, in a music industry more geared toward beats and instrumental hooks than dynamic singing.

 

Vocal-driven pop music is "not the most popular genre of music right now," says producer Harvey Mason Jr., who has worked with artists ranging from Aretha Franklin to Britney Spears. He also co-produced several songs on Ms. Houston's coming album. He says the goal was to capture vocal takes that would remind listeners of Ms. Houston's range, and to create tracks that sounded fresh but not trendy.

 

Anticipation for the new albums is high among the singers' fans, especially those of Ms. Houston. After six years since her last album and personal turmoil that included a divorce from singer Bobby Brown, she is angling for a comeback. But it will be a challenge for either diva to score beyond their core audience.

 

Their music arrives at a time when the Day-Glo synthesizers and brittle drum machines of the Reagan era have returned, often superseding the abilities of the singers who use them. Chugging dance rhythms—part Devo, part Euro disco—have spread across genres, driven by hits from newer artists such as Lady Gaga, a top-selling performer known for provocative interviews and outré fashions.

 

Mr. Mason says that young singers are recording fewer ballads, which can serve as showcases for vocal flair. And in recent years labels have called on him to rev up his beats to please radio programmers. The tempo of music by female pop singers has increased in the aggregate over the last decade, according to the online music service Pandora. Last year the median hovered around 135 beats per minute, up from about 115 beats per minute in 2000. Ms. Houston's hit ballad from 1992, "I Will Always Love You," clocked in at about 68 bpm.

 

"The traditional vocalist has been pushed aside or left out by what we call Top 40 radio," says Clive Davis, chief creative officer, Sony Music Entertainment, who has worked with Ms. Houston since signing her to her first record deal in 1983. He led the three-year process of creating her new album, "I Look to You," due out Aug. 31.

 

The teams behind Ms. Carey and Ms. Houston argue that prevailing trends have only built demand for their sound. "Great doesn't get old," says Antonio "L.A." Reid, chairman of the Island Def Jam Music Group, who oversaw Ms. Carey's album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," scheduled for release Sept. 29.

 

Representatives said Ms. Carey, 39 years old, and Ms. Houston, 46, weren't available for comment.

 

The new music was produced primarily to flaunt their vocal chops. Ms. Carey is about to release a single, a version of a power ballad from 1984, "I Want to Know What Love Is," by the rock band Foreigner. But the veteran divas are making some moves to cater to new audiences. One song chosen to introduce Ms. Houston's album is "Million Dollar Bill," a disco-flavored track co-written by Alicia Keys.

 

Ms. Carey has kept the sex appeal high while promoting her album, which will contain a "mini-magazine" of glamour shots of the singer and real ads placed by companies such as Elizabeth Arden. But she'll soon appear in a less-flattering light on the big screen. Ms. Carey donned a prosthetic nose for her role as a dowdy social worker in the somber indie film "Precious," due out in November.

 

Music-industry veterans praise a handful of powerful voices among the current generation of female singers, including Jennifer Hudson and Beyoncé Knowles. And next month, VH1 plans to relaunch its "Divas" series of specials, which had been mothballed in 2004. The new iteration will emphasize the work ethic of featured stars, including the young Disney-sponsored performer Miley Cyrus, among others.

 

In terms of raw vocal talent, though, some industry veterans say there are few young successors to Ms. Houston and Ms. Carey. "How can I put this tactfully?" says Stephen Hill, president of music programming and specials at BET Networks, "The range between the high and low notes has shrunk greatly."

 

Source: Wall Street Journal

[rakesh]

"Forever" Print Ad

 

 

 

To the right is the full-page print ad for Mariah's new fragrance Forever that runs in the October 2009 issue of In Style magazine.

 

Forever is due out in September 2009 and will be available in about 2,000 department and specialty store doors, including Macy's, Dillard's and Belk's.

 

Mariah Carey may have pushed back the release of her anticipated new album, but there's no stopping another launch the beauty maven has in the works. Following the success of her two previous signature scents, M by Mariah Carey and Luscious Pink, the singer is poised to hit another high note with a new fragrance for fall — and she's debuting her sexy ads online exclusively on PEOPLE.com. "Fragrance is so personal," she tells PEOPLE, "and Forever captures that glamorous feeling that I want to share with my fans." The opulent floral scent, which will start at $42 for a 1-oz. spray, will contain notes of lotus blossom, tuberose, gardenia, exotic woods and white musk.

 

Source: In Style

 

http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/fragrance/forever/foreverad.jpg

[ThisTime]

I am really exited about IWKWLI, Mariah will do great it will be the Without You type of ballad i think?

Or something like FLAB?? more gospel tingled.

I would LOVE it to be like FLAB but somehow I feel it will be Without You/VOL esque.

and pfft today the radio station here was talking about IWKWLI as if Obsessed didn't exist.

[rakesh]

Precious to Screen at NYFF on Oct. 3

As previously reported, Lee Daniels' Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire was given the honor of being selected as the "Centerpiece" film at this year's New York Film Festival (NYFF).

 

The screening schedule for Precious at NYFF is as follows:

Saturday, October 3rd

7:00pm and 10:00pm

Alice Tully Hall (1941 Broadway at 65th Street, Lincoln Center)

 

 

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Sunday, Sept. 13th. Visit the Lincoln Center's box office for ticketing details: prices, venue map, directions. Mariah will reportedly attend the NYFF.

Source: Lincoln Center

[LuisMa]

On this weeks Chart Beat on Billboard.com:

http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbea...004005695.story

 

MATERIAL GIRL VS. EVERY WOMAN ... VS. MIMI

 

 

Hi Gary,

 

This e-mail is a follow up to last week's entry from Neil Massey, who asked about album sales of Whitney Houston and Madonna. I'm curious as to how Mariah Carey stacks up against her two fellow superstars. I know Madonna and Houston began their careers earlier than Carey, but Carey has been very productive with her albums, especially in the '90s.

 

Thanks!

 

Leo del Castillo

Baguio City, Philippines

 

 

Hi Leo,

 

Thanks for e-mailing and adding to Ask Billboard's battle for diva dominance.

 

Please check out last week's mailbag for all the details on Madonna vs. Houston, including each singer's top-selling and top certified albums, according to Nielsen SoundScan and the Recording Industry of Association of America (RIAA), respectively.

 

Accounting for certain complexities in how soundtracks are categorized by each source, Madonna's totals top Houston's. As noted last week, according to the RIAA, Madonna ranks 15th all-time with 63.5 million units certified. Houston places 20th with 54 million.

 

According to Nielsen SoundScan - whose data begins in 1991, after the two stars had begun their careers - album sales since that year stand at 26,347,000 for Madonna and 23,786,000 for Houston (again, including soundtrack sets such as "The Bodyguard," which is officially considered a soundtrack to Nielsen SoundScan).

 

With Madonna and Houston having head starts in the '80s over Carey, who arrived with the release of her self-titled debut collection in 1990, how does the lattermost artist fare against the other two? Like last week, let's compare using figures from both the RIAA (where longevity gives a potential edge to Madonna and Houston) and Nielsen SoundScan, where a span of 1991 to date covers a period in which all three performers have actively released product.

 

The RIAA places Carey just one spot below Madonna, in 16th place among all artists with 62.5 million units certified. So, per the RIAA, it's Madonna (63.5 million), Carey (62.5) and Houston (54) in this comparison.

 

According to Nielsen SoundScan, Carey is the clear winner by a wide margin, actually topping the total album sales - again, since 1991 - of Madonna and Houston combined. Carey's sum stands at 51,833,000.

 

Here is a look at Mariah Carey's top-selling albums, according to Nielsen SoundScan:

 

7,556,000, "Daydream" (1995)

7,189,000, "Music Box" (1993)

5,912,000, "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005)

4,993,000, "Merry Christmas" (1994)

4,845,000, "Mariah Carey (1990)

3,719,000, "Butterfly" (1997)

3,703,000, "#1's" (1998)

3,584,000, "Emotions" (1991)

2.946,000, "Rainbow" (1999)

2,731,000, "MTV Unplugged EP" (1992)

[Prince Whiskers]

"The traditional vocalist has been pushed aside or left out by what we call Top 40 radio," says Clive Davis

 

Source: Wall Street Journal

I think we all know who this vocalist is. winky winky shifty shifty

[Nikosn17]

Today ''Obsessed'' makes the biggest Airplay increase and is now at #9 at Airplay. So ''Obsessed'' is now a Top 10 airplay hit

 

Top 20 Mediabase:

 

1. BLACK EYED PEAS - I Gotta Feeling = 120.344 (+ 0.397) =

2. TAYLOR SWIFT - You Belong With Me = 119.359 (+ 0.562) =

3. DRAKE - Best I Ever Had = 113.351 (- 1.098) =

4. KERI HILSON - Knock You Down = 109.334 (+ 0.227) =

5. KINGS OF LEON - Use Somebody = 80.165 (+ 0.547) =

6. KATY PERRY - Waking Up In Vegas = 69.327 (- 1.108) =

7. PITBULL - Hotel Room Service = 61.332 (+ 0.305) =

8. JAY SEAN - Down f/ Lil Wayne = 59.955 (+ 1.400) ▲

9. MARIAH CAREY - Obsessed = 58.964 (+ 1.500) ▲

10. LADY GAGA - LoveGame = 58.843 (- 1.146) ▼

Edited August 22, 2009 at 02:40 PM by Nikosn17

[LuisMa]

What are those numbers, Niko?