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Mariah Carey always appears on the worst dressed celebs list. She loves everything that shines – gold, crystals, and patent, and wears lots of pink and leather, which often reminds us of a prostitute’s style...

Mariah Carey's "Don't Forget About Us" rose to the top of Billboard's Hot 100 chart, putting her in a tie with Elvis Presley for second place among artists with the most No. 1 singles in the rock era. Carey and Presley have 17 No. 1 hits, second only to the Beatles, who had 20.

Mariah Carey gave fans more than they were expecting after a 'wardrobe accident' exposed her breasts. However, fans only managed a quick glimpse before organisers threw the power switch - plunging the stage into darkness. She then jokingly told the audience: "Someone bring me a jacket or the show's off, we all know how quickly these images can spread around the world." The singer, who was performing in Germany, ran backstage under cover of darkness with her hands holding her clothing in place to have the problem fixed before continuing the concert.

KUALA LUMPUR, February 13 (IslamOnline.net) - Expected celebrations of Valentine’s Day came under criticism from Malaysian officials, with some scholars warning Muslims not to celebrate the particular ‘lover’s day’, as Malaysia showed it was still a pristine nation when it criticized the organizers of a Mariah Carey concert due this month, according to news reports Friday, February 13. Harrusani Zakaria, the Mufti of a remote state near the border with Thailand and controlled by the ruling National Front (NF) coalition government in Kuala Lumpur, said the act of celebrating the day was against Islamic teachings, particularly if it was related...

Mariah Carey meets IslamConcerts in Lebanon, Malaysia stir opposition Posted: February 10, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Even before Janet Jackson's top got undone before 140 million Super Bowl viewers, Islamic leaders were protesting upcoming scheduled appearances of one of Jackson's pop contemporaries in Lebanon and Malaysia later this month. Mariah Carey Malaysia's Muslim opposition party is calling for the cancellation of a Feb. 22 concert by Mariah Carey in Kuala Lumpur. Two days later, Carey performs her first concert in the Arab world when she appears in Beirut, Lebanon. "Everyone knows Mariah Carey presents herself in a sexy, unacceptable and...

Mariah Carey's new single, "Through the Rain," has stirred up a squall in the radio world with suggestions that the pop singer's record label tried to revive her career by inflating airplay figures. Island Def Jam Music Group bought radio spots containing 53 seconds of the song, which fooled the computers that monitor and measure airplay, or "spins," for the recording industry. As a result, the ballad seemed to be building momentum in markets across the country when in fact it was losing steam. An album's success can rise or fall on such numbers. If a song appears to be...

The New York Times, the most highbrow member of the leftist media establishment, "is slumming a bit with Page One stories on Mariah Carey and Botox," says Variety. Yes, "the Gray Lady is riling high-culture avatars by hiking up her skirts a bit." Howell Raines, the new executive editor, admits shooting for "less Peking Opera, more Britney Spears." Meanwhile, the fluffy Los Angeles Times is trying to get respect, Variety says. Even though editor John Carroll, formerly of the Baltimore Sun, says "the paper should reflect our area; it's too much like an East Coast paper," the L.A. Times has...