Since tying the knot on the beach in the Bahamas in 2008, Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey have renewed their vows every year — and with an especially tough year behind him, Nick promises another lavish ceremony on April 30. “It’s gonna be big,” Nick tells the new issue of Life & Style about saying “I do” to Mariah for the fifth time.
It will be even bigger because April 30 also marks the first birthday of Nick and Mariah’s twins, Monroe and Moroccan. “So it’s a family day,” Nick shares with Life & Style. “We’ll celebrate with them during the day and just the two of us at night.”
Diagnosed with the autoimmune disease lupus nephritis, Nick is focusing on celebrating life with his family this year. “It goes to show you how much things can change,” he confided on March 22 at the Badoo.com launch party in NYC. “In tough times, you lean on family.”
Even at his sickest, Nick never lost faith in his relationship with his wife, Mariah, admitting that marrying her was the best thing to ever happen to him. “We get married every year; it’s our thing,” Nick tells Life & Style. “I just have to keep doing it to make sure it’s real!”
Desde que se casaron en una playa de las Bahamas en el año 2008, Nick Cannon y Mariah Carey renuevan sus votos el 30 de abril de cada año. “Va a ser un día muy grande, será un día familiar. Lo celebraremos con los gemelos durante el día, y los dos solos por la noche”, ha declarado Nick para la revista Life & Style. “Nos casamos cada año, es algo nuestro, ¡lo seguimos haciendo para asegurarnos de que es real!”.
Para celebrar el mes de la mujer en AOL, han creado una batalla entre cantantes femeninas, dentro del apartado “Most Influential Woman in Pop” (cantantes femeninas más influyentes de la música Pop).
Attention AOL Music readers! To celebrate Women’s History Month, we here at the site will be posting our very own “March Madness” type bracket. But instead of pitting basketball team against basketball team, we’re having the ladies of pop music battle it out for the top title of “Most Influential Woman in Pop.”
Our eleventh round grudge match features Mariah Carey vs. Kelly Clarkson. The past 12 months have been good to both ladies — Kelly’s album Stronger soared to the top of the charts while new mommy Mariah whipped fans into a frenzy after tweeting photos of herself in the studio working on new music. We love both of these divas … this could be the toughest bracket yet!
Who do you think should win round 11 of our “Most Influential Woman in Pop” March Madness bracket? Vote HERE … and check back on Thursday (March 29) to see the next two divas battling it out in round 12.
If you’ve grown bored of going through the motions with Facebook and Twitter, you’ll be relieved to know that there is new social media busting at the virtual seam.
Badoo, an international stalwart in the Social Media community, recently made it’s virtual footprint in the chic streets of SoHo, New York. The Badoo Project, hosted by Nick Cannon, was a 3 day photo shoot centralized around the idea of putting your best foot forward when choosing your profile pictures. The Badoo Project brought together four top celebrity photographers – Dan Martenson, Brooke Nipar, Danielle Levitt, and Kenneth Cappello – to capture 1000 portraits of New Yorkers. We caught up with Nick Cannon and the rest of the Badoo team, who took us through the whole Badoo experience.
Interested in meeting new people? Maybe it’s time you give Badoo a try.
Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey will again renew their wedding vows next month and the ‘America’s Got Talent’ host jokingly claims they do so in order to prove to himself that their union is ”real”.
Nick Cannon still can’t believe his marriage to Mariah Carey is ”real”.
The ‘America’s Got Talent’ host married the singer on the beach outside her home in the Bahamas on April 30 2008 and they have renewed their vows every year since, and Nick admits the ceremony helps him appreciate their union more.
He said: ”We get married every year; it’s our thing. I just have to keep doing it to make sure it’s real!”
This year, the couple are planning an even bigger celebration because their twins Moroccan Scott and Monroe turn one on the same day, so the babies will be involved in the festivities, though Mariah and Nick are also setting aside quality time for one another.
Nick told Life & Style magazine: ”It’s gonna be big. So it’s a family day.
”We’ll celebrate with them during the day and just the two of us at night.”
Nick has suffered a string of health problems this year and following his recent diagnosis of having the autoimmune disease lupus nephritis, he is particularly thankful for his family.
He said: ”It goes to show you how much things can change. In tough times, you lean on family.”
Today, Mariah celebrates her “born day”, or as she playfully calls it the anniversary of her 12th birthday! To celebrate this festive occasion, Mariah’s fans have come together with the help of MariahCarey.com and @MariahAlerts and put together an amazing project for MC – a book with hundreds of pictures of fans from around the world.
The last page of the book has the two youngest MC lambs, pictured with the 3.27 traveling poster – #DemBabies – Roc N’ Roe! Here are pictures from the book as well as the written introduction, explaining the project:
Dear Mariah,
HAPPY 3.27 ANNIVERSARY!!!!
For your 12th anniversary, appropriately held in 2012, we wanted to present you with the biggest, widest, yet most unified and most festive fan project ever!
This is the 3.27 WORLD TOUR! Okay, you may not recall going on one, but a specially designed “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MARIAH | 327 | 2012″ poster did.
The fans took the 3.27 traveling poster to the most creative places they could think of. The lambily couldn’t wait to show their eternal support. The result?
This traveling 3.27 anniversary poster made it to the Red Square (Moscow, Russia), the Grand Canyon (Arizona), the Eiffel Tower and Champs-Élysées (Paris, France), the Iguazu Falls (Argentina), the Sydney Harbor Bridge (Australia), Mozart’s house (Salzburg, Austria), the Calgary Zoo (Canada), the beaches of Spain, Brazil and Uruguay, the Buckingham Palace (England), the Tokyo Tower (Japan), the Twin Towers (Malaysia), the White House (Washington D.C.), city centers in Portugal, Sweden, Belgium and literally every existing monument in China (you’ll see…).
And that’s not all! Your fans took the poster to your favorite places: The Tower of Terror ride, “The Incredibles”, The Butterfly Garden at Callaway Gardens, the Marilyn Monroe statue in Chicago, the Dorchester hotel, the Empire State Building and of course – their own Mariah-filled rooms around the world.
There are 300 pictures in this book that came from 50 countries and 30 states in every continent in the world.
Wait, there’s more! Not only did the lambily send in photos, they have a special video message for your anniversary as well. We hope it will help make your day extra festive, and know that the whole lambily is celebrating with you in spirit! We LOVE YOU and wish you the happiest anniversary ever (until next year)!
Mariah celebró ayer el día que nació, o su doceavo aniversario, tal y como ella lo llama. Para celebrarlo este año, los seguidores de Mimi se han unido con la ayuda de MariahCarey.com y @MariahAlerts parar participar en este increíble proyecto para MC, un libro con cientos de fotos de seguidores de todo el mundo.
Los dos lambs más pequeños de MC aparecen en la última página del libro y ambos aparecen con la imagen viajera 3.27, ¡los #DemBabies Roc y Roe! A continuación, podéis ver algunas fotos del libro junto a la introducción en la que se explica el proyecto:
Querida Mariah,
¡¡FELIZ ANIVERSARIO 3.27!!
Para tu 12º aniversario, que ha tenido lugar en el 2012, queríamos presentarte el proyecto fan más grande, amplio y festivo que hemos hecho nunca.
¡Esta es la GIRA MUNDIAL 3.27! Vale, tú no has hecho ninguna, pero sí lo hizo un póster especial diseñado con la frase “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MARIAH | 327 | 2012″.
Los seguidores enseñaron la imagen viajera en los lugares más creativos que se les ocurrió. La familia lamb tenía muchas ganas de enseñarte su eterno apoyo. ¿Y cuál ha sido el resultado?
Esta imagen viajerá pasó por la Plaza Roja de Moscú, en Rusia; el Gran Cañón de Arizona, la Torre Eiffel y los Campos Eliseos de París, Francia; las Cataratas del Iguazu de Argentina, el Puente Harbor de Sidney, en Australia; la Casa de Mozart, en Salzburgo, Austria; el Zoo Calgary de Canadá, las playas de España, Brasil y Uruguay; el Palacio Buckingham de Inglaterra, la Torre de Tokio, en Japón; las Torres Gemelas de Malasia; la Casa Blanca de Washington; las ciudades de Portugal, Suecia, Bélgica; y, literalmente, cada monumento que hay en China (ya verás…).
¡Y eso no es todo! Tus seguidores enseñaron el póster también en tus lugares favoritos: en las atracciones de la Torre del Terror, y “Los Increíbles”, en el Jardín de las Mariposas de los jardines Callaway, en la estatua de Marilyn Monroe de Chicago, en el hotel Dorchester, en el edificio Empire State y, por supuesto, en sus habitaciones de fans de todo el mundo mostrando su material.
Hay 300 imágenes de 50 países y 30 estados en este libro.
¡Pero hay más! La familia lamb no sólo envió sus fotos, también ha participado en un vídeo para felicitarte por tu aniversario. Esperamos que completes este día tan festivo para ti, y sepas que toda la familia lamb está celebrando este día contigo en espíritu. ¡TE QUEREMOS y te deseamos el aniversario más feliz de toda tu vida (hasta el año que viene)!
As the R&B diva celebrates her 42nd birthday, watch her sing ‘Honey,’ ‘Vision of Love’ and more.
Mariah Carey is one of the most gifted and influential R&B singers of her generation. Though she’s best known for her multi-octave range and full-blast style, she is actually a versatile performer with total command over her incredible voice. Click through to watch some of Carey’s finest performances, from the early days of her career up to the recent past.
‘Vision of Love’
Carey rocketed to fame with “Vision of Love,” the first single from her debut album, in 1990. Looking back on this clip from her first appearance on Saturday Night Live, it’s easy to see why she was basically an overnight success – she sings the tune with serene confidence, as if she’s already been a star for years.
‘Can’t Let Go’
Carey’s performance of the ballad “Can’t Let Go” on this episode of Soul Train from 1991 is so flawless that many viewers probably assumed she was lip-synching. Check out the back-up singers as she gets started – you can sense their fear of messing up in the presence of a singer of her caliber.
‘Emotions’
By the time Carey took the stage at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards, she had risen to the ranks of one of the best-selling musicians in the business. That swagger comes through in her performance of “Emotions,” one of her most jubilant early hits.
‘I’ll Be There’
Carey is arguably one of the few singers to top a vocal performance by Michael Jackson. Her rendition of the Jackson 5 ballad “I’ll Be There” from her MTV Unplugged special is smooth, elegant and big-hearted.
‘Dreamlover’
Carey’s upbeat tunes in the early Nineties were an ideal showcase for a bright, optimistic quality in her voice. Though she can belt the hell out of a ballad, her voice resonates more deeply when she’s conveying giddy infatuation, as in this rendition of “Dreamlover” from the Arsenio Hall Show in 1993.
‘Fantasy’
Carey was an arena-packing star by the mid-Nineties. In this clip from her 1996 Daydream World Tour, the singer delivers an impeccable vocal performance while serving as the center of an elaborate production featuring dancers and an enormous stage.
‘Honey’
“Honey” marks the start of a new direction for Carey, with the singer wholeheartedly embracing the luxurious sound of late-Nineties mainstream hip-hop and moving away from vocal bombast. She’s still showing off her incredible range but producing a lighter, softer sound.
‘Heartbreaker’
Carey successfully integrated hip-hop into her music by the late Nineties. In this performance of “Heartbreaker” at the European Music Awards in 1999, the singer effortlessly stays at the center of the song despite guest turns by the highly charismatic Missy Elliott and Da Brat.
‘We Belong Together’
Carey’s career flagged through much of the early 2000s, but she made her big comeback with “We Belong Together,” a killer single that showcased a new variation on her hip-hop-inflected R&B phrasing. This performance from Late Night with David Letterman starts off fairly mellow but climaxes with a mind-blowing sustained high note.
‘Touch My Body’
The Mariah Carey in this performance of “Touch My Body” on German television in 2008 is a world away from the woman who broke into pop culture in the early Nineties. Whereas she was once demure and sang like a gospel powerhouse, the modern Mariah is slick and chill. Of course, the smoothness is spiked with a bit of aggression, as she sings in this song “I will hunt you down” with a sly wink.
As Carey celebrates her 42nd birthday, here’s a look back at some of her most impressive chart achievements.
As Mariah Carey celebrates her 42nd birthday today, we’ve got the perfect present.
Here’s a look back at the most notable chart records that Carey has set since she first graced a Billboard survey the week of June 2, 1990, when “Vision of Love” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
(We’d have gotten her a card, but it would’ve been too tough to list all her accomplishments on one).
With 18 Hot 100 leaders, Carey has totaled the most No. 1s by a female artist. Among all acts, she trails only the Beatles (20) for the most No. 1 songs in the chart’s 53-year history.
Here is a listing of Carey’s Hot 100 toppers:
* 1990, “Vision of Love” (four weeks at No. 1)
* 1990, “Love Takes Time” (three)
* 1991, “Someday” (two)
* 1991, “I Don’t Wanna Cry” (two)
* 1991, “Emotions” (three)
* 1992, “I’ll Be There” (two)
* 1993, “Dreamlover” (eight)
* 1993, “Hero” (four)
* 1995, “Fantasy” (eight)
* 1995, “One Sweet Day,” with Boyz II Men (16)
* 1996, “Always Be My Baby” (two)
* 1997, “Honey” (three)
* 1998, “My All” (one)
* 1999, “Heartbreaker,” featuring Jay-Z (two)
* 2000, “Thank God I Found You,” featuring Joe & 98 Degrees (one)
* 2005, “We Belong Together” (14)
* 2005, “Don’t Forget About Us” (two)
* 2008, “Touch My Body” (two)
Carey remains the only artist to send her first five Hot 100 entries to No. 1. She bested the mark of four consecutive career-opening leaders set by the Jackson 5 in 1970. The group’s fourth No. 1, “I’ll Be There,” became Carey’s sixth 22 years later.
Carey and the quintet were linked from the start: their second No. 1, “ABC,” vaulted 14-6 on the Hot 100 the week after her birth.
With 16 weeks at No. 1, “One Sweet Day” holds the record for most weeks spent atop the Hot 100. Carey also ties for second-place with 14 weeks on top for “We Belong Together.” (Boyz II Men, co-credited on “Day,” boast a 14-week No. 1 of their own, 1994′s “I’ll Make Love to You”.)
Carey has spent a record 79 weeks total atop the Hot 100. The Beatles are second with 59 cumulative frames in charge.
Considering the lengthy dominations of “Day” and “Together,” it’s not surprising that Carey claimed the top song of the ’90s and ’00s, respectively, when Billboard compiled the top titles of each decade.
Carey additionally earned the esteemed honor as Billboard’s top artist of the ’90s.
The superstar ranks as the best-selling female album artist dating to the advent of Nielsen SoundScan data in 1991. At 53.7 million, she trails only Garth Brooks (68.6 million) and the Beatles (63.5) among all artists.
Among women, Carey places ahead of Celine Dion (51.6), Shania Twain (34.1), Britney Spears (32.5) and Reba McEntire (30).
Carey is an artist for all seasons, as her 1994 carol “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the most-downloaded holiday song, according to SoundScan. The song has sold 2.1 million downloads. No other seasonal track has passed even 1 million in digital sales.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
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