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Mariah wif JJ about body!! hillarious
Mariah, high heels on treadmill!!
Tambahan Mariah baru saja tampil di acara Oprah, and performed bye bye.
Dan juga denger berita dia akan jadi juri tamu untuk AMerican Idol for "Mariah theme". We'll see about that
NEWS - Sunday April 13, 2008
MARIAH CAREY STAYS IN CRUISE CONTROL ON E=MC2
Two weeks prior to the April 2008 release of E=MC2 - Mariah Carey's tenth album and the sequel to her big 2005 comeback The Emancipation of Mimi - the diva broke Elvis Presley's record of being the solo artist with the most number one singles on the Billboard charts. Lots of publicity surrounded "Touch My Body" reaching number one, as well it should: busting an Elvis record is always news but this particular record served team Mariah well, as it paints Carey as being a diva that's bigger and better than the rest.
An unintentional side effect of this very record is that it also tacitly pointed out that Mariah has been around a long, long time: 18 years, to be exact, roughly two years shy of the two decades that it took Elvis to establish his record. Unlike Elvis - or any other major artist that's been around for two decades, for that matter - Carey seems determined not to look back, to exist in some kind of eternal now, never acknowledging that she has a past, unless she's wielding her divorce from her ex-husband/ex-record label chief Tommy Mottola for some kind of sympathy, something she does once again here via vague allusions to naivety and "violent times" on "Side Effects". Mariah refers to that separation so often that it's hard not to think of it as something recent but it happened a long, long time ago - well over a decade prior to the release of E=MC2, to be precise - but as the separation was the pivot point for Carey's career, it's easy to see why she keeps returning to it, even if the emotional heft of her singing about the pain has long since diminished.
After that separation, Carey restyled herself as a relentlessly modern R&B diva, chasing every passing trend in a given year, a move that often kept her on the top of the charts - apart from the post-millennial stumble of Glitter, of course - but had the side effect of making Mariah a musician who became progressively less mature with each passing year, culminating in the hazy soft-porn fantasies of "Touch My Body", the single that broke Elvis' long-standing record and will likely only be remembered for that achievement.
Like so much of Emancipation and E=MC2, which is a virtual replica of its predecessor in almost every way, "Touch My Body" is all about sound, rhythm, and texture and not so much about song, something that helps sustain Mariah Carey's run at the top the charts, but something that also pushes melodic hooks and in the process singing into the background. As Carey's multi-octave voice has always been her calling card, the one thing that even her biggest critics grudgingly acknowledged her unassailable strength, this is a little odd - especially on the T-Pain duet "Migrate", where she succumbs to auto-tune - but it not only makes Mariah modern, it also camouflages her slightly diminishing range, so it does have a dual purpose.
Sometimes all this production good and occasionally it's married to a full-fledged, hooky song, as on the excellent "I'm That Chick", a sleek slice of Off the Wall disco that's nearly giddy in its energy and melody, and perhaps on "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time", which also has a lightness that so much of E=MC2 lacks. Everything else pushes the rhythm and bass to the forefront and mixes Mariah into the middle, so it becomes a wash of sound - sound that is designed to be fashionable, but like so much fashion, it's tied to the time and dates quickly. Which is why it's misleading to judge Mariah based on her new record of possessing the most number one singles, as she's not about longevity, she's about being permanently transient, a characteristic E=MC2 captures all too well.
(All Music)
BLOGCRITICS REVIEW
Mariah Carey is back! And so is the proverbial elephant that looms in the corners of our minds. It goes without saying that the Emancipation of Mimi allowed Mariah to rise from the ashes, like the mythical phoenix. In fact, the album proved to be her "second coming" - a successful "comeback" that celebrated fifteen years of her long-standing career and garnered Grammy awards for Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song. That being said, E=MC2 faced the inevitable task of trying to avoid the label of "Emancipation (Part Two)" or resembling one of its ill-fated predecessors: Charmbracelet, Glitter or Rainbow.
Luckily, E=MC2 is no Rainbow. And while most of the album's songs glitter, they definitely are not all made of gold. By and large, E=MC2 more closely resembles Charmbracelet. And that, dear reader, is not a bad thing.
While Emancipation is the masterpiece etched into the public's conscious, few remember Charmbracelet, Mariah's post-breakdown release, which followed a tumultuous departure from Virgin Records and public move to Island Records. Going back to basics, Charmbracelet showcased the diva's elegance and grace. Unfortunately, "Through the Rain" flopped at radio, and due to poor sales, few were able to hear the raw emotion of "Sunflowers for Alfred Roy", a song spurned by the death of her father.
Although none of Charmbracelet's singles managed to break into Billboard's Hot 100, the album's formula was replicated on the Emancipation of Mimi. And E=MC2 follows in its footsteps - featuring a host of urban radio mainstays like T-Pain ("Migrate"), Damian Marley ("Cruise Control") and Young Jeezy ("Side Effects"). Jermaine Dupri has three unlisted guest spots as well, with ad-libs on "Love Story", "Last Kiss" and "Thanx 4 Nothin' ".
While no established artist should ever stifle their creativity, Mariah's genre-bending experimentations consistently prove that she is at her best when standing alone on a track. This diva needs no introduction, let alone a sideshow. Nevertheless, Mariah continues the sonic transition of her Butterfly days, despite the fact that only three of her eighteen number-one hits have featured guest spots in their original form: "One Sweet Day" (featuring Boyz II Men), Heartbreaker (featuring Jay-Z) and "Thank God I Found You" (featuring Joe and 98 Degrees). For better or worse, her repertoire is largely composed of power ballads.
Unfortunately, the contemporary production on E=MC2 makes all of her ballads sound like pop confessionals of love. Even so, lovers of Emancipation will be attracted to "Last Kiss", "For the Record," and "I Stay in Love", because they offer an air of familiarity. A casual listen of "Bye Bye", for example, will evoke fond memories of "We Belong Together". This time around, though, the focus is on the pain of a love that has been lost, instead of a search for an old love's affection.
To be certain, E=MC2 will sell well and fly off the shelves. Unfortunately, the album, like its Einsteinian title, is too formulaic. But that's ok. Science has always been based on observable phenomena. With "Touch My Body" becoming Mariah's eighteenth number one single, we at least have proof that Mimi has not only been emancipated, but will also be around for many years to come.
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topiknya "Which Diva had the best Video?" Janet with "Feedback", Mariah with "Touch My Body" and Madonna with "4 Minutes"
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