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Old 20th April 2008, 11:14 PM
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I'm also not quick to pass plastic surgery judgments based on pictures of someone when they were 18-20 vs. 38. Her face is also a lot fuller in general than it used to be. Different angles, lighting, etc. all make a huge difference in appearance.
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Old 21st April 2008, 12:05 AM
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I'm also not quick to pass plastic surgery judgments based on pictures of someone when they were 18-20 vs. 38. Her face is also a lot fuller in general than it used to be. Different angles, lighting, etc. all make a huge difference in appearance.
Actually a lot of people were speculating about her plastic surgery around 1993, and then again in 1997. Her entire face changed after the "Emotions" album, and then again near "Butterfly"'s release. And of course her boob job before "Rainbow."
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Old 22nd April 2008, 04:48 AM
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MariahDaily.com has the numbers for E=MC2 coming in, and with 46.81% of retailers reporting, the album has sold 232,726. Since I can't do simple math, I have no idea what that means (lol) but I'm guessing it'll be 500k+. For comparison, The Emancipation of Mimi sold 404,000 copies in its first week.
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Old 22nd April 2008, 06:50 AM
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MariahDaily.com has the numbers for E=MC2 coming in, and with 46.81% of retailers reporting, the album has sold 232,726. Since I can't do simple math, I have no idea what that means (lol) but I'm guessing it'll be 500k+. For comparison, The Emancipation of Mimi sold 404,000 copies in its first week.
Looks like I was wrong - I really thought it would do great but wouldn't beat Mimi's first week sales. I guess people are definitely back to loving Mariah.
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Old 22nd April 2008, 07:53 AM
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It could be that her songs are just really infectious. XD

All the artists nowadays seem to want to work with the same people :[
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Old 23rd April 2008, 08:40 PM
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Mariah Carey's E=MC2 Album Enters at #1, on Career-High First Week Soundscan Sales of 463,000!!!

'TOUCH MY BODY' - HER 18th #1 HIT, AND 79th CAREER WEEK AT #1 - SETS HISTORIC CHART RECORD, SURPASSING ELVIS PRESLEY's 17 #1's, AND TYING HIS ALL-TIME HIGH 79 WEEKS AT #1

'Bye Bye' is next - impacts at Pop, Rhythmic and Urban radio formats and is #1 most added across the board

APRIL 25th ON ABC TV: Mariah returns to Good Morning America for traffic-stopping live outdoor concert at New York City's Times Square

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 her current smash hits, the #1 "Touch My Body" and #1 most added "Bye Bye," resulting in a massive #1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart for E=MC2 (in stores April 15th), weighing in with first week Soundscan sales of 463,000 units. E=MC2 also debuts #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart and #1 on the Top Digital albums chart (Mariah's first-ever #1 digital album debut with over 50,000 scanned!). E=MC2 represents the biggest first week debut of Mariah's career!!!

"Mariah's an inspiration, the true definition of a star," said Antonio 'L.A.' Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group. "She continues to amaze us with every incredible new album she creates. Now Mariah has added another plateau of success to what has become her virtually unapproachable track record on charts around the world. She proves beyond a doubt that with talent, ambition, and sheer force of will, all things are possible."

TV appearances continue this Friday, April 25th on ABC, when Mariah returns to Good Morning America for a live outdoor concert with New York's Times Square as her backdrop. Three years to the month since she first shut down traffic outside GMA's studios on 44th Street to celebrate the release week of The Emancipation Of Mimi, Mariah will once again welcome thousands of fans to the event, slated between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. She then hurries uptown for a guest appearance on Live with Regis & Kelly.

Mariah reached an historic career achievement earlier this month when "Touch My Body" became her 18th #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 - surpassing one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard history, Elvis Presley's 17 #1's. "Touch My Body"'s two weeks at the top marked Mariah's 78th and 79th cumulative career weeks at #1, which tied Elvis' long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at #1, as calculated in Billboard. At the same time, Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles' all-time high of 20 #1 hits.

"Touch My Body" took over the #1 spot with an all-time record-setting 286,000 debut week on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart. The video, directed by feature filmmaker Brett Ratner, and featuring a cameo by Jack McBrayer (30 Rock's Kenneth Parcell), stays in rotation on VH1, VH1 Soul, BET and 106 & Park, and FUSE; as well as #1 at Yahoo Music Video. "Touch My Body" also topped the AOL video charts for several weeks.

Clear Channel Online played a major part in the Mariah Carey promotion, simultaneously launching "Touch My Body" as it went to radio. The song was played over 400,000 times in one week and debuted at #1 on the On-Demand Chart. Tracks from E=MC2 were also featured in Clear Channel's Sneak Peak promotion a week before the album was released.

"Bye Bye" impacted across-the-board at Pop, Rhythmic, and Urban radio formats on Monday, April 21 and is #1 most added across the board.

Leading up to the release of E=MC2, "Touch My Body" was one of two songs (along with "Migrate") that were performed by Mariah last month on NBC's Saturday Night Live, hosted by Jonah Hill, the show to be re-run on May 3rd. Earlier this month, Mariah gave a special performance of "Touch My Body" and "We Belong Together" after the season premiere of the MTV reality series, "The Hills." The episode set a year-to-date record as the highest rated telecast on cable TV.

On April 9th, Mariah joined an all-star cast for the second annual "IDOL Gives Back" two-hour TV special, a music celebration raising awareness and benefiting various U.S. and international charities. The following Monday, April 14th, Mariah appeared as special guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, chatting with the host and performing "Bye Bye." The next day, as E=MC2 was released, Mariah began a two-night stint on American Idol, serving as musical mentor to that week's finalists on night one, and performing "Bye Bye" on night two.

"Touch My Body" was produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart, and fellow Island Def Jam artist The-Dream. Other guest producers joining Mariah on E=MC2 include Jermaine Dupri, DJ Toomp, Stargate, Will I Am, Bryan Michael Cox, Nate "Danjahandz" Hills and James Poyser. The album is executive produced by Mariah Carey and Antonio "LA" Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group.

The 11th studio album of her career, E=MC2 follows-up The Emancipation Of Mimi, Mariah's worldwide 10 million selling #1 album, which generated three Grammy awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), two #1 singles, and countless more honors during its 18-month stay on the charts. Released April 12, 2005, Mimi was an industry phenomenon for the mega-platinum award-winning superstar. Soundscan's biggest-selling album of the year, it brought total sales of Mariah's albums, singles and videos to over 160 million worldwide, making her the top-selling female recording artist in history.
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• Mariah Carey crowns the Billboard 200 for a sixth time as "E=MC2" starts atop the tally with 463,000 -- her biggest opening week. It's also the highest sales week of the year, surpassing the 375,000 start of Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" in February. Finally, "E=MC2" marks the best opening week for any album since Mary J. Blige's "Growing Pains" started with 629,000.

• Carey is now tied with fellow divas Madonna and Janet Jackson for the second most No. 1 albums among female artists. Only queen bee Barbra Streisand, with eight, is ahead of the pack.

• "E=MC2" is the eighth debut at No. 1 in as many weeks on the fast-moving Billboard 200. It follows penthouse-bows from Jackson, Alan Jackson, Rick Ross, Danity Kane, Day26, George Strait and Leona Lewis.

• Carey's last album, "The Emancipation of Mimi," also landed at No. 1 in its premier week, moving 404,000. "Mimi" spent two weeks atop the chart, was the best-selling album in the United States in 2005 and has shifted 5.8 million units total... This is the first time Carey has scored back-to-back No. 1 albums since "Daydream" and "Butterfly" reached the top in 1995 and 1997.

• Collectively, Carey's albums have sold 50 million copies in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991. She's the third-biggest-selling albums artist in the SoundScan era, trailing only Garth Brooks (67.8 million) and the Beatles (56.2 million).
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Old 24th April 2008, 05:25 AM
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^That is so awesome for her. Good job, Mimi. Hopefully she can hold the title for highest first week sales for a while!
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Old 24th April 2008, 05:42 AM
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I'm really happy about the sales, this album deserves it. Of all the albums from big names in pop that have been released lately, Mariah's is the best. That new live DVD set that I impulse-bought at the same time I got "E=MC2" is pretty nice, too.

In fact, this album has made me remember how much I used to like her, and I've been having some great nostalgic moments listening to all of her old albums.
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Old 24th April 2008, 11:40 AM
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^Me too, I always forget her for a while, but whenever a new album comes out I listen to her whole catalogue again. I almost forgot how amazing her older stuff is.
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Old 24th April 2008, 03:39 PM
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E=MC²
Billboard 200 Albums: #1 (Debut)
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: #1 (Debut)
Billboard Top Internet Albums: #1 (Debut)
Billboard Digital Albums: #1 (Debut)
Billboard Comprehensive Albums: #1 (Debut)
Sales this week: 462,971
Total Sales: 464,212

The Emancipation of Mimi
Billboard Top Pop Catalog: #15 (Last Week #91)
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums: #2 (Last Week #20)
Billboard Comprehensive Albums: #138

The Adventures of Mimi (DVD)
Billboard Top Music Video: #1 (Last Week #33)

Greatest Hits
Billboard Top Pop Catalog: #5 (Last Week #114)
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums: #3
Billboard Comprehensive Albums: #80

#1's
Billboard Top Pop Catalog: #13 (Last Week #129)
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums: #5
Billboard Comprehensive Albums: #129

"Touch My Body"
Billboard Hot 100: #5 (Last Week #5)
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #3 (Last Week #2)
Billboard Pop 100: #5 (Last Week #5)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #9 (Last Week #8)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #2 (Last Week #2)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #2 (Last Week #2)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #14 (Last Week #6)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks (Album): #11 (Debut)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #6 (Last Week #6)
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play: #2 (Last Week: #5)
Billboard Hot Dance Airplay: #7 (Last Week: #7)
Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay: #8 (Last Week #7)
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40: #4 (Last Week #3)
Billboard Top 40 Mainstream: #7 (Last Week #8)
Billboard Hot Latin Rhythm: #9 (Last Week #9)
Billboard Hot Videoclip Tracks: #5 (Last Week #4)
Billboard Hot RingMasters: #4 (Last Week #5)
BDS audience impressions this week: 123.2 million (-1.6 million)
Downloads this week: 118,778 (-3%)
Total downloads: 696,980

"Bye Bye"
Billboard Hot 100: #23 (Debut)
Billboard Pop 100: #26 (Debut)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #92 (Debut)
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40: #38 (Debut)
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #10 (Debut)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #11 (Debut)
Downloads this week: 60,037
Total downloads: 60,281

"Migrate"
Billboard Hot 100: #92 (Debut)
Billboard Pop 100: #69 (Debut)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #95 (Debut)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #61 (Debut)
Downloads this week: 18,763
Total downloads: 18,765

"Side Effects"
Billboard Pop 100: #93 (Debut)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #95
Downloads this week: 12,324
Total downloads: 12,324
Source: Billboard & MariahDaily
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Old 24th April 2008, 06:35 PM
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Migrate is on Billboard already? It seems like an obvious choice for the third single, people seem to love it so, but I don't think I remember hearing anything official about plans after Bye Bye.
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Old 24th April 2008, 06:52 PM
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She said in an interview that Love Story was likely the next single. But I think it's a better choice to do an upbeat song.
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New York Landmark To Shine in Lavender, Pink and White in Honor of a Great New Yorker and her #1 album E=MC2

WHO: International superstar Mariah Carey, the #1 most successful female recording artist of all time, with more than 160 million sales world­wide -- who recently earned her 18th #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Touch My Body," surpassing Elvis Presley's long-standing chart record of 17 #1's.

WHAT: A lighting ceremony at the Empire State Building, where Mariah will flip the light switch on a scale model of the Empire State Building. The Empire State Building will be lit in pink, lavender and white all weekend to celebrate the album color motif of Mariah's new album E=MC2, which enters at #1 on the Billboard chart this week with the biggest first week Soundscan total of her career, 463,000 units.

WHERE: The Fifth Avenue Lobby of Manhattan's legendary Empire State Building, located at 350 Fifth Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets

WHEN: Friday, April 25th, 2008
Media Check-in: 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Lighting Ceremony: 1:00pm - 1:30pm
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OH MY FREAKING GOD! That was the most hilarious performance of any song that I've ever seen.
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Old 29th April 2008, 12:17 PM
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the best selling female artist of the world is either Madonna or Celine Dion, most likely Madonna since Celine isn't as popular among younger people she once was.
but it's hard to determine since a lot of sources are biased and the sales info isn't always accurate.

Mariah is the most popular in the US, but she lost a lot of popularity especially in Europe on butterfly to charmbracelet, until she made a huge comeback with EOM. she didn't do that well in the US either with butterfly to charmbracelet, her career in the US was going downhill until EOM.
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E=MC^2 is a hit already, but I don't think it'll match EOM in terms of success.

mostly because of E=MC^2 lacks the really strong single material EOM had, and they aren't really helping the situation with the single choices so far.
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^OK, that is a true miss diva queen right there. She gets the Empire State Building lit up for her. Wow.

Mariah currently has 3 songs on the Hot 100. "Touch My Body" is still at #5, "Bye Bye" just debuted at #23, and "Migrate" is at #92.
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Old 25th April 2008, 02:18 AM
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Sneek Peek of Bye Bye video!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cpdi8BXPz5E
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Damn voltron, you rock at bringing Mariah news to this thread
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Damn voltron, you rock at bringing Mariah news to this thread
If you want to be really up to date, take a visit to http://www.mariahdaily.com/news.shtml . It's got all the latest MC news.
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