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Mariah Carey “would love” to join the judging panel on American Idol, if only TV producers could film the hit reality show around her already busy schedule, according to the superstar’s husband Nick Cannon.
Executives at the Fox network are scrambling to find suitable stars to replace exiting judges Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell ahead of the series’ 10th season later this year.
Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler has emerged as a favourite to appear as a judge on the show, while talks to bring Jennifer Lopez on board were said to have recently fallen through.
But Cannon reveals his wife would jump at the chance to mentor budding singers and always talks about wanting to join remaining judge Randy Jackson on American Idol.
He tells The Hollywood Reporter, “You know what? She talks about it. She says, ‘I would love to do that.’ She is one of the greatest singers of our time; she would be great.
“I don’t know if she has enough time, though, but if they could work with her schedule, I know she would love to do Idol. Let’s start the campaign!”
Source: The Toronto Sun
Some people dream of having their favourite diva perform at their wedding, birthday bash, bar mitzvah or even office Christmas party. The likelihood of actually securing a star like, say, Beyonce, to make such an appearance is what keeps it from being more than but a pipe dream. But according to OK! Magazine, if the price is right you might have a Grammy winner serenading you as you blow out those candles.
OK! uncovered the fees charged by four super famous female artists for private functions and they’re all pretty astronomical.
In fourth spot is Rihanna, who earned a reported $500,000 to play a 40-minute show for a Russian billionaire on New Year’s Eve.
Third is Mariah Carey, who was paid a cool million to perform in front of the pyramids in Egypt, of all places, for some telecommunications giant.
The runner-up is Beyonce, who fetched $2 mill for, again, a New Year’s Eve party in St. Bart’s thrown by a “Libyan businessman.”
So which power-piped singer can demand the most bills for her presence? Christina Aguilera. Yep, she was given a whopping $4 million by a Russian businessman to perform at his wedding in France.
If you do the math, all you need is $7.5 million and you can get RiRi, Mimi, Be and Xtina all together at once.
Source: Much Music
Mariah Carey’s lawyer has dismissed allegations the superstar owes almost $30,000 in medical fees to a veterinarian who treated her dogs, branding the doctor’s lawsuit “a crass publicity stunt”.
Veterinarian Cindy Bressler filed a lawsuit in a New York court on Wednesday, accusing the Hero hitmaker of paying just $8,231 of a $37,790 bill for providing “extraordinary services” for her pet pooches.
According to court filings obtained by New York Post, Carey’s Jack Russell puppy, Dolomite, needed intensive care after being born to another one of the singer’s dogs, Cha-Cha - who was only six months old when she gave birth.
Bressler’s attorney Michael Posner, said she “provided lifesaving, round-the-clock medical care to Mariah Carey’s puppy,” adding, “This was a serious medical matter that required professional care by a veterinarian and veterinary nurses.”
However, Carey’s attorney, Orin Snyder, insists the singer will fight the lawsuit.
He says, “This abusive lawsuit appears to be a crass publicity stunt. As a matter of principle, Mariah intends to fight this baseless case and is confident that it will be dismissed.”
Bressler is seeking the alleged bill balance of $29,559, plus legal fees.
Source: WENN | Canoe
Mariah Carey will be going head to head with royalty and super-rich Michael Jackson fans in a bid to land a sofa set the King of Pop commissioned for his This Is It stageshow at an auction in Las Vegas on Friday.
The pop superstar has asked interior designer to the stars Kenneth Bordewick to bid on the item at a Julien’s Auction held on the anniversary of the Thriller singer’s death.
Ironically, Bordewick also advised Jackson on the furniture for his London home - and flew to Italy to oversee the manufacture of the 22 items that craftsmen at Combustile custom made for the King of Pop.
He tells WENN, “Mariah is very interested in the sofa set, which is expected to fetch $150,000, but I think it’s more likely to go under the hammer for $1 million.
“It was to be used onstage for Michael’s This Is It shows - it was crafted using red-crushed velvet, 24-carat gold and Medici stones, or onyx as it’s more commonly known.
“It’s a monstrous piece, very Alice in Wonderland, with swags of silk on the back.”
And Bordewick reveals Carey won’t be the only high roller bidding for the furniture Jackson ordered for his Foxbury Manor mansion in England before he passed away last year - the Sultan of Brunei wants a four chair and sofa item, a replica of a parlour set once owned by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
The two armchairs in the set are expected to fetch $60,000 each and the sofa, which features threads of 24-cart gold, is expected to go under the hammer on Friday for up to $60,000.
Both Carey and the Sultan are expected to bid for two Jackson-commissioned ottomans.
It’s not the first time the Hero singer has dug deep for an icon’s home decor - she splashed out a whopping $662,000 for Marilyn Monroe’s piano in 2004.
After purchasing the instrument at a Christie’s auction in New York, Carey said, “I could have gotten the Happy Birthday, Mr President dress or whatever, but that would have represented Marilyn Monroe’s stardom. The piano belonged to her mother and was a piece of her childhood.”
Source: WENN | Canoe
It seems the world won’t be happy until Mariah Carey pops out a little Mini-Mimi. The pop star is once again at the centre of pregnancy rumours.
The latest baby-bump speculation has been sparked by Carey’s abrupt withdrawal from Tyler Perry’s new movie.
Carey, who shook off the Glitter stank by appearing in last year’s acclaimed Precious, was set to star in Perry’s adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s 1975 play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. Filming was scheduled to begin next month, but Carey suddenly pulled out of the project on Tuesday, reports People.
When asked about the development, the 41-year-old’s rep told Us Weekly, “She is not doing the movie because her doctor advised her not to. More than that I cannot comment further.”
Source: Dose Canada
Mariah Carey is undergoing fertility treatment in an effort to conceive her first child with husband Nick Cannon, according to U.S. tabloid reports.
A representative for the Hero superstar was recently forced to deny speculation she was already pregnant after the singer hinted she had “something else very special on the way” at the Independent Spirit Awards in March.
But the couple, which has previously expressed its desire to start a family, appears to be ready to become parents after Carey was spotted leaving a fertility clinic in Los Angeles on May 11, reports Star magazine.
And the singer, 41, has allegedly started taking hormone enhancements to increase her chances of becoming pregnant.
A source tells the publication, “Mariah wants a baby ASAP (as soon as possible). She’s actually visited fertility specialists a number of times.
“Mariah is not going to be content until she becomes a mom, one way or another.”
Carey and Cannon renewed their vows last month as they celebrated their second wedding anniversary.
Source: The Toronto Sun
Nick Cannon has revealed his wife Mariah Carey is a culinary diva in the kitchen.
The rapper/actor accepts it’s difficult for people to believe Carey’s a great cook, but apparently she loves to don sweatpants and an apron and hit the stove.
And the R&B superstar really impressed her husband when she agreed to cook up a Thanksgiving Day feast last November.
Cannon reveals, “She cooks! People are always so surprised to see she cooks, but she’s a great cook.”
Appearing on U.S. cookery show Rachael Ray, Cannon says his favourite dish is his wife’s linguine with clam sauce.
He also reveals the Hero singer cooks up her own marinara sauce for pizza and pasta creations at home.
Source: The Toronto Sun
We have now added scans for three issues of international magazine, SHOUT, which was available in Canada, UK & New Zealand.
Mariah Carey graced the cover of these issues from 2005 to 2007. Click on the links below to be re-directed to high quality readable scans:
* October 14 - 27, 2005 - Issue 330: Mariah talks about school life & Jack. Also a section clearing up some facts from fiction.
* May 26 - June 8, 2006 - Issue 346: Mariah Carey discusses her friends. While Jasmine talks about her friendship with Mariah. Also includes a short guide to Mariahisms.
* November 22 - December 5, 2007 - Issue 385: An overview of Mariah’s look, projects, fueds & rumoured demands.
Source: Mariah Connection
No more Cristal Champagne and bendy straws for singer Mariah Carey. She’s all grown up now.
The concert rider for the just-turned-40 superstar excises a lot of the wretched excess and control freak details of past years, according to documents released on The Smoking Gun website.
Indeed, specs for Carey’s dressing room ask for a private bathroom, then allow: “If this isn’t possible, her room must be located very close to a bathroom that can be cleaned and locked for her use only.”
Hardly diva territory there. The “requirements” for the bathroom leave the impression Carey’s people have to do all the thinking themselves: “one box of tissues, hot and cold running water.”
Also, no furniture that looks like it was recycled from a rec room: “no busy patterns,” says the rider, “black, dark grey, cream, dark pink are all fine.”
Just a few years ago, Carey’s concert rider as published by The Smoking Gun specified Cristal Champagne, a box of bendy straws and a tea service using only Poland Spring water.
Gone, too, are the doughnuts, danishes, bagels, croissants, cream cheese and toaster oven of those reckless days.
In their place, according to TSG, are chilled Chardonnay (brand unspecified), vanilla protein drinks, iced tea, a veggie platter and one solitary bottle of Opus One Cabernet Sauvignon (from California, no vintage specified, about $100 U.S. a bottle).
Carey hasn’t shaken her white fetish, though, the one that propelled her to ask for 20 white kittens and 100 white doves at a London shopping mall opening last November. For this tour, she wants two vases of white roses, two white towels and Jo Malone vanilla candles.
Source: The Toronto Star
Mariah Carey is featured on the following international charts:
Official Canadian Urban Albums Chart
40. Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (down 7)
Purchase: iTunes Canada | Amazon Canada (CD)
Official French Singles Chart
58. I Want to Know What Love Is (no change) *Peak No.6*
Purchase: iTunes France | Virgin MegaStores | 7 Digital | FNAC | Amazon
Source: Mariah Connection | Thanks to Ju Miguel
Mariah Carey “would love” to join the judging panel on American Idol, if only TV producers could film the hit reality show around her already busy schedule, according to the superstar’s husband Nick Cannon.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
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