MARIAH'S VACATION WITH LUIS MIGUEL

Names in the Know: Pamela Lee, U2's Bono, Cindy Crawford, Raquel Welch and Kelsey Grammer have made this all-suite resort a home away from home. Mariah Carey and Luis Miguel reportedly spent a recent three-day visit all but sequestered. The Reasons They Go: Las Ventanas pampers and protects--only registered guests are allowed to sit in the open-air thatched-roof lobby, walk on the beach or dine in the restaurants. The resort prides itself on "a sensual ambience of pleasure and unparalleled personal service." Suites offer wood-burning fireplaces and telescopes (for stargazing or watching the seaside topless beauties). There's a championship golf course, sport fishing, a complete range of water sports, horseback riding, desert Jeep outings and a world-class spa. And while it's not a place for the kiddies, Las Ventanas clearly is the place to bring the pets. The resort prides itself on pampering furry friends with special menus served in metallic bowls with faux gemstones--and a world-class pet spa, where dogs and cats can enjoy stress-reducing massages. The Price They Pay: Up to $3,000 a night.

Also, Sony Europe says Mariah's new album will be out in mid to late October!!

Article from E online...

RICKY MARTIN, MARIAH CAREY, MICHAEL JACKSON, OTHERS TO JOIN PAVOROTTI FOR BENEFIT

From MTV News.

Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, and Gloria Estefan are among the artists joining opera singer Luciano Pavarotti for his annual benefit for the non-profit organization Warchild.

Boyzone, B.B. King, and Joe Cocker will also participate in this year's "Pavarotti & Friends" lineup, which was announced Wednesday morning in Milan. The concert will take place on June 1 in Modena, Italy.

Past Friends of Pavarotti include the Spice Girls, Elton John, U2, and Eric Clapton, who have all turned out to help support the Warchild cause.

Established in 1994 to help the children of Bosnia, Warchild now focuses on helping young people around the world who are affected by conflict and violence. This year's benefit concert is expected to raise $1 million for the refugees of Kosovo plus additional funds for the children of Guatemala.

Martin, whose single "Livin' La Vida Loca" is currently at number one on the "Billboard" singles chart, agreed to take part in this year's benefit after performing at the 1998 Grammy Awards. A very enthusiastic Pavarotti approached the Latin superstar personally.

Other "Pavarotti & Friends" acts will be announced at a later date. We'll keep you posted.

MARIAH LENDS A HAND TO "BIG HELP"

From MTV News.

Mariah Carey is expanding her charitable endeavors by taking the role of national spokesperson for Nickelodeon's Big Help, the network's campaign to encourage children to volunteer in their communities.

The singer will kick off Big Help Week this Saturday in New York City, where she will help local children refurbish five area parks.

Carey will also appear at other Big Help events, shoot Public Service Announcements for the campaign, and turn up alongside other celebrities at Nick's annual Big Help-a-thon this fall.

The news of Mariah's new role come the day after the singer was honored in Washington, D.C. with the Congressional Award Foundation's Horizon Award. Mariah was honored for founding the Fresh Air Fund's Camp Mariah as well as for her work on a PSA urging New York City residents to adopt or become foster parents.

RELEASE DATES

Mariah Carey's "Around The World DVD" and VHS cassettes was released in US on 27th of April 1999.

SINATRA, STREISAND TOP US CENTURY'S SINGERS POLLS

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand were named the century's best male and female singers in a new U.S. poll released Thursday but some great voices couldn't break into the top 10. The Reuters/Zogby poll of 916 Americans saw such 20th Century superstars as Al Jolson, Billie Holiday, Placido Domingo, Maria Callas, John Lennon, Sarah Vaughn, Mick Jagger, Tony Bennett and Edith Piaf were left out of the top 10, beaten by the likes of Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, Mariah Carey and Luther Vandross.

"The results seems to be a matter of memory. We asked people to name the century's best male and female singers and for some their memories didn't extend back more than a decade or a year," said poll taker John Zogby. Zogby, best known for his political polls, said he was dumbfounded at the results.

On the male side, Sinatra topped the poll with 21.2 percent, followed by Elvis Presley with 8.7 percent, Garth Brooks at 5.7 percent, Luciano Pavarotti at 3.6 percent. Elton John and Bing Crosby tied for fifth and sixth place with 3.1 percent each. Behind Crosby and John in seventh place was country singer George Strait with2.4 percent and edging out seminal jazz-pop vocalist Nat King Cole in eighth place with 2.3 percent. Cole was followed by Perry Como in ninth with 1.8 percent and Luther Vandross in 10th with 1.7 percent.

"Funny Girl" Streisand was first among the century's top female singers with 14 percent, followed by Celine Dion in second with 8.6 percent,Whitney Houston in third with 7.5 percent, Reba McEntire in fourth with 4.5 percent, Dolly Parton in fifth with 3.5 percent and Shania Twain in sixth with 3.2 percent. In seventh was the great jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald with 2.8 percent, the ``Queen of Soul'' Aretha Franklin was tied for eighth with MARIAH CAREY with 2.5 percent each and in 10th place was country singer Loretta Lynn with 2.4 percent. "Maria Callas and Edith Piaf were way below the top 10 and only one of the Three Tenors -- Pavarotti -- made the cut for one of the top spots," Zogby said.

"But the poll shows that Celine Dion is hotter than hot right now and that the public still loves her song 'My Heart Will Go On" he added.

Part of the reason why Sinatra and Streisand did so well in the poll was longevity. Sinatra made his first recording in 1939 and continued recording almost until his death last year, being responsible for such classics as "My Way" and "Strangers in the Night." Streisand is the only performer to have a No. 1 album in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and the 90s. Zogby said the poll, conducted between April 5 and 7, placed no particular weight on a single age group. All respondents were 18 years of age and older.

Srticle contributed by Arthur Spiegelman

MARIAH HONORED...

Mariah is in the April 12th issue of Jet magazine. In the magazine, they mentioned that Mariah Carey, Carl Franklin, Shirley Caesar, Hal Jackson, Tom Joyner, Danny Glover and Lauryn Hill recently were honored at National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) 15th annual Communications Awards Dinner in Washington D.C. Mariah Carey, was honored as Entertainer of the Year. Mariah has sold more than 90 million records worldwide, which makes her the biggest-selling female artist of the '90's.

MARIAH NOMINATED FOR ALMA AWARDS

Mariah is nominated for National Council of ALMA in four categories. Those categories are: Best music and video for "When You Believe," Outstanding video for "Honey," and outstanding performance in "Mariah Carey Around the World." The awards will take place in the Pasedena Civic Auditorium in California on April 11.

"WHEN YOU BELIEVE" WINS BEST ORIGINAL SONG.

The Whitney-Mariah duet won best original song in a motion picture last Sunday, March 21. Congrats to Stephen Schwartz and the writers of that song and a great performance by both Mariah and Whitney. They both looked great as well.

MARIAH & WHITNEY RUMORED TO DO ANOTHER DUET

This is from a Whitney Houston official page. Mariah & Whitney are rumored to do yet another song as a duet. The song in which they are dueting is "Butterfly," from the Butterfly CD and is also rumored to beon the All That Glitters soundgrack. Mariah's official site doesn't deny the rumor so this rumor might have some merit.

TWO DIVAS 'BELIEVE' IN BABYFACE VERSION

By Ann Oldenburg of USA Today.

Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey said Tuesday they'll sing the Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds version of WHEN YOU BELIEVE at the Oscars.

That's the latest twist in a controversy brewing since the orginal version of the song, by Stephen Schwartz, sung during the Prince of Egypt by Michelle Pfeiffer and Sally Dworsky, received an Oscar nomination. Edmonds' version, with about 15% more music, is sung by Houston and Carey over the end credits of the film and became a hit single.

Schwartz did not allow Edmonds' name to be included on the Academy Awards application. Rules allow only one version of a song to be nominated.

"It wasn't that I was angry; I was just hurt," Edmonds told USA TODAY Tuesday. He added: "It's my problem. I just hope that the academy will now look at changing the rules."

An Oscars rep said producer Gil Cates asked Houston and Carey to sing March 21 because he wanted the performers who made the song a hit. In a statement, the singers said:"We are disappointed that ..... Kenny has been hurt in the process. Despite his personal disagreement, he has given us his blessing for us to perform. Kenny did not want to cause any disruption .... by preventing us from singing the song. He is an innocent party in all of this."

Schwartz could not be reached for comment.

#1s SELLS TRIPLE PLATINUM

Congratulations to Mariah for becoming the first female artist to sell at least 3 million copies of her first eight albums. Information courtesy of The Recording Industry Association of America.

"I STILL BELIEVE" ON BILLBOARD CHARTS

"I Still Believe has jumped to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Congratulations again to Mariah.

MARIAH NOMINATED FOR BLOCKBUSTER AWARD

According to various sources, Mariah is nominated for Best Pop Female Album for the #1s CD in the Blockbusters Awards, 99.

CONFIRMED

Several websites have indicated that Mariah, along with Whitney Houston, will perform "When You Believe," at the Academy Awards on March 21.

MARIAH WINS NAACP AWARD

Mariah won an NAACP award for Best Duo or Group along with Whitney. Mariah and Whitney dueted for "When You Believe."

"WHEN YOU BELIEVE" NOMINATED FOR OSCAR

Mariah's duet with Whitney Houston was nominated for an Best Original Song in a motion picture at the Academy Awards. No word on whether Mariah, Whitney, or both will actually perform live when the event takes place on March 21. Other songs "When You Believe" are up against are "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Aerosmith) from Armaggeddon, "the Prayer" (Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli) from Quest for Camelot, "A Soft Place to Fall" (Allison Moorer) from The Horce Whisperer, and "That'll Do" (Peter Gabriel/Paddy Maloney/The Black Dyke Mills Band) from Babe: Pig in the City.

MARIAH ON TV

Here is a list of appearance on television in which Mariah will appear in:
February 10-"Timeline" on VH1 @ 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
February 11-Rosie O'Donnell Show on NBC
February 27-"Mariah Makover" on MTV
March 4-NAACP Image Awards on Fox. Mariah will host.

JAPANESE SALES

#1s has become the best-selling album in Japan with estimated sales of 3.5 million since being relesed on November 18 replacing The Bodyguard track.

MARIAH TO APPEAR ON ROSIE

mariah is set to appear on the Rosie O'Donnell show on Thursday, February 11.

MARIAH TO APPEAR IN CD COMPILATION DISC

Mariah's collaboration with Hip Hop group Bone Thugs & Harmony, "Breakdown," will be on a new 15-track CD entitled "Best of Planet Groove." This CD is set to be released on March 23. January 27th - Birthday Wishes for Mariah

MARIAH NOMINATED FOR IMAGE AWARDS

Mariah has received nominations for the 30th annual NAACP Image awards. The ceremony will be taped in Los Angeles on Valentines day. FOX is sceduled to broadcast the ceremony sometime in March. The awards Mariah is nominated are: Outstanding Album: #1s; Outstanding duo or group: "When You Believe" (w/Whitney Houston); Outstanding Music Video: "When You BElieve" (w/Whitney Houston. IMAGE AWARDS The following have received

MARIAH ON TV

On Friday, January 22, Mariah is set to appear in in several previously broadcast programs below.
VH1: Mariah Video Collection - #1 Hits
7pm - 8pm
UPN: Mariah Carey "Around the World"
8pm - 9pm
VH1L Divas Live
8pm - 10pm

I STILL BELIEVE RELEASE DATE

On January 5, "When You Believe" was released as a single instead of "I Still Believe." USENET sources indicate that "I Still Believe is set to release sometime in February

MARIAH IN DATING CIRCLE?

Rumors are spread abound with Mariah dating Latin superstar Luis Miguel. Can neither confirm nor deny the rumors.

MARIAH ON WORST DRESSED LIST

Mr. Blackwell, who does an annual "Worst Dressed List," has listed Mariah as among the worst dressed in the latest issue of People. Mr. Blackwell labeled Mariah as a "fashion pariah" and a "shrink-wrapped cheesecake." Mr. Blackwell is a hard person to take seriously though.