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*Mariah Carey uploaded a 25-second teaser of her new song “Beautiful,” a collabo with R&B crooner Miguel. [Scroll down to listen.] The clip begins with the crackling sound of the needle dropping on vinyl and an image of a silver butterfly as a hypnotic, bluesy guitar riff plays behind a shot of Carey’s hair blowing [...]
*Mariah Carey will kick off “Good Morning America’s” summer concert series next month in New York City’s Central Park, while Alicia Keys will wrap it up with a performance in late August. Each Friday throughout the summer, “GMA” will feature a big music name performing for free in Central Park. This year’s lineup also includes [...]
*With “American Idol” ratings plunging by the week, producers and Fox executive tried to bring back Jennifer Lopez mid-season to replace Mariah Carey, but dropped the effort when Carey’s camp threatened legal action, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. These sources claim “Idol’s” producers are still negotiating with Lopez, who served as a popular judge during [...]
*Candice Glover’s rendition of The Cure’s “Lovesong,” famously remade by Adele, caused a sustained and emotional reaction from the judges and audience on “American Idol” last night that hasn’t been seen since Fantasia’s “Summertime.” Each of the final six contestants had to perform twice – a Hal David/Burt Bacharach-penned tune for the first song (Candice [...]
*Burnell Taylor said he wasn’t going to cry when he landed in the bottom two on “American Idol” last week, but when he took one look at Mariah Carey and fellow contestant Candice Glover, he lost it – just a little. [Scroll down to watch.] “There wasn’t a dry eye on stage,” Taylor told TVGuide.com. [...]
*Love her or hate her as an “American Idol” judge – and there seems to be no in-between – Nicki Minaj appears to have an open invitation to return next year, despite all of her drama. Asked whether the rapper/singer was welcome back for another round, “Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe — addressing a TMZ videographer [...]
*Earlier this week, she was ready to teach the entire “American Idol” audience what “tour de force” means. Now, Mariah Carey has been invited to teach her career secrets to students at England’s prestigious Oxford University. The school has reportedly reached out to the singer to make an appearance when she visits the U.K. on [...]
*It was an interesting “Detroit Night” on “American Idol” Wednesday, with contestants belting tunes released by artists from the Motor City, and Motown legend Smokey Robinson serving as the week’s mentor. Aside from the performances and medleys, the tension between judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey appeared at an all time high. Both were in [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE We can say “Peace on Earth.” We can [...]
*“American Idol” has at least two contestants who can really sang – Candice Glover, who belted a Kim Burrell-style version of John Legend’s “Ordinary People” on Tuesday [scroll down to watch], and St. Louis gospel singer Curtis Finch Jr., whose rendition of R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly” last night had all four judges [...]
*Since other people (we won’t mention any names) have made a fortune off of his real life kingpin history, the real Freeway Rick Ross wants to tell his story on film, without everyone else’s spin. According to the former drug dealer, he has recruited Nick Cannon to play the lead role in his biopic. “I’ve [...]
*One outlet called it “The Emancipation of Mimi’s Nipple.” Mariah Carey had a tiny little nip slip at So So Def’s 20th Anniversary Concert on Saturday (Feb. 23) at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre that is just now making the rounds online. She took the stage to wheel out a birthday cake for So So Def’s founder [...]
*Nick Cannon has very little free time. The chairman of Nickelodeon’s TeenNick also hosts NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” plus the syndicated radio show “Cannon’s Countdown.” He runs his own company N’Credible Entertainment, has a production deal with NBC and is the father of young twins with wife Mariah Carey. Given his full plate, Kevin Hart [...]
*New music from Mariah Carey will hit both radio and iTunes on Tuesday, Feb. 19. “Almost Home,” from the forthcoming movie “Oz: The Great and Powerful,” was co-written by Carey with Simone Porter, Justin Gray, Lindsey Ray and co-produced by Stargate (Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen). “It’s a feel-good record,” Carey said in a [...]
*On Wednesday, Disney announced today that Mariah Carey has recorded the song, “Almost Home,” for “Oz The Great and Powerful,” the studio’s highly anticipated fantastical adventure, directed by Sam Raimi, releasing in theaters nationwide on March 8, 2013. “Almost Home” will be released as a single by Carey’s label, Island Def Jam, on February 19. [...]
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