Tribeca Review: Tennessee

May 1, 2008 – 9:24 am
Ah, the road film. The formula is tried-and-true: usually two people, taking to the back roads of America in order to get somewhere by a certain time or for a particular reason. Along the way, cars break down, trains are jumped, and quirky characters are encountered. It can be funny, sweet, or darkly dramatic. But [...] Read more...

Mariah Beats Madonna

May 1, 2008 – 9:21 am
The war is over and there’s a new queen of pop: Miss Mariah Carey. How do we know? Hitsdailydouble.com is reporting that estimated first week sales for Madonna’s Hard Candy album will range between 275,000-300,000. Mariah’s “E=MC2” sold 475,000 in its first week and was Carey’s biggest debut ever. In addition to that, Madonna’s numbers are a slide downwards [...] Read more...

Madge Vs Mimi

April 30, 2008 – 6:39 pm
Madonna and Mariah Carey take their battle to the record stores and dance floors Chuck Kerr By Gilbert Garcia Back in the mid-’90s, Madonna suggested to an interviewer that if she had to sing easy-listening ballads like Mariah Carey, she’d probably put a gun to her head. The statement, while basically just a bit of off-the-cuff, competitive snarkiness, reveals [...] Read more...

SSO: 10 x E=MC2 Copies to Giveaway

April 30, 2008 – 6:36 pm
Mariah Carey is back with her new album E=MC2 and it features the tracks Migrate, I’m That Chick, Side Effects and I Stay In Love. Thanks to Universal Records, SSO has 10 copies to give away. To enter, email your details to comps@ssonet.com.au and put the word MARIAH in the subject line. Entries close [...] Read more...

Why The Haters Are Wrong About Mariah

April 30, 2008 – 1:01 pm
King, meet Queen. This month, Mariah Carey eclipsed Elvis Presley’s record for the most Billboard No. 1 hits by a solo artist with her 18th chart-topper “Touch My Body,” the first single from her strong new album, E=MC²—whose first-week sales of 463,000 were the highest of Carey’s career and the most by any artist so [...] Read more...

Mariah’s Theme: Empire State Building

April 30, 2008 – 12:49 pm
During the weekend of April 25th to April 27th, New York City’s famous Empire State Building was lit up in the motif colour’s of Mariah’s E=MC2 album - otherwise known as “pink, yet lavender”. Below are some great shots of the ESB taken by Laney. Read more...

Mariah Kinda Glitters In Tennessee

April 29, 2008 – 9:56 am
Tennessee had its world premiere over the weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, and, sit down for the big shocker, Mariah Carey is decent in it. A tale about two grown brothers trying to get back to their father in Tennessee, the flick is riddled with child abuse, domestic abuse, a car chase (where Mimi [...] Read more...

Mariah Set To Remain #1 In US

April 29, 2008 – 9:51 am
Mariah is poised to stay sitting at the top of the Billboard Hot 200 Albums Chart in America this week, according to HitsDailyDouble. With 46% of retail sales currently counted, Mariah sitting in a clear lead with around 98,000 copies of E=MC2 sold in America in the album’s second week of release. Hits projects a [...] Read more...

Mariah’s No Diva Says Fellow Actors

April 28, 2008 – 9:58 pm
Mariah Carey is not a diva, according to the co-stars in her new film. Starring newcomers Adam Rothenberg and Ethan Reddick, Tennessee is about two brothers who embark on a journey to find their estranged father. On the way, they meet Mariah, a waitress running away from her abusive husband. “She was great, and a hard worker,” [...] Read more...

Mariah Carey’s E=MC2 Album Enters at #1

April 28, 2008 – 5:32 pm
Mariah Carey’s E=MC2 Album Enters at #1 By Island Def Jam Music Group Apr 27, 2008, 06:14 An unprecedented pre- and post-release campaign — including appearances on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, MTV’s The Hills, BET’s concert special, FOX’s IDOL Gives Back and American Idol, and The Oprah Winfrey Show — maximized exposure for international superstar Mariah Carey and [...] Read more...