While the bulk of her contemporaries have hit-churning songwriters to thank for their time at the top, Mariah Carey stands proud as one artist whose lyrical prowess is just as impressive as the God-given talent she flaunts oh-so often.
Responsible for penning the majority of the gems that make up her discography, her songwriting abilities have secured her a brand of credibility even her more gifted rivals are yet to score…whether their fans would choose to accept it or not.
Now peep Mimi explain why she encourages fellow musicians to write their own music, during an ‘American Idol’– fuelled chit chat on the ‘Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.’
The good people over at ‘Power 106 FM’ celebrated Valentine’s Day with style last week, when they put on the well-received spectacle that was ‘Valentine’s Crush‘, now available to enjoy here.
After wowing the event’s audience with a stellar set, a heavily pregnant Ciara caught up with the station’s ever-pleasant Rikki Martinez, with whom she can be seen alongside in the snap above.
What they discussed? A whole lot. However, those interested in fresh details on the ‘Promise’ maker’s pregnancy will find their conversation more interesting than most, for reasons that become clear at the 0.44 mark.
Are sales of Mariah Carey‘s forthcoming LP doomed?
If the quality of singles ‘Beautiful’ and ‘You’re Mine’ are anything to go by, the answer to that uncomfortable question is no.
Alas, as many a ‘music head’ will know all too well, the quality of one’s music means very little on a commercial front, if the consumer simply isn’t into it.
It’s for this reason, Camp Carey may have a problem on its hands today, now that her brand new single has slipped, tripped and dipped out of iTunes USA less than a week after its release.
It may have gotten off to a slow start, but John Legend‘s ‘All of Me‘ is now on its way to proving that very little can get in the way of good music.
Released on August 12th 2013, the love song’s recent Grammy appearance has now flung it to the arms of the general public, who are now pushing the song to heights it should have reached upon release, but is on course to arrive at months later.
With the March 17th release of Kylie Minogue“s “Kiss Me Once” album fast approaching, the Roc Nation diva teases and titillates with an official “sampler”.
The interactive clip, which awaits after the jump, features previews of all eleven of the LP”s tracks and provides a meaty taste of what the singer has online casino cooked up with the likes of Sia, MNEK, and Pharrell Williams.
Following a host of false starts, Mariah Carey made her chart return this week with new single ‘You’re Mine (Eternal)’.
As always with Mimi, the track’s arrival brought with it a multitude of different opinions – even more than usual as the diva unwrapped the cut’s accompanying video on the same day.
Off to a respectable start on iTunes, attention has now turned to how the song will fare in such a competitive climate, with some critics wondering aloud if the singer’s outlandish diva-isms (see: bizarre Breakfast Club interview) will count against her this go round.
That Grape Juice weighs in on the debate in the latest episode of The Business. Hit ‘PLAY’ to watch and be sure to let is us know what you think of new Mimi below…
‘Happy’ hitmaker Pharrell Williams left basketball fans just that after his stage-blazing opening to this year’s NBA All Star Game.
Calling on friends Busta Rhymes, P.Diddy, Snoop Lion, Nelly, and more to assist in his killer extended set, the Grammy winning singer/songwriter/producer brought down the house with a slew of his chart-topping hits including ‘Beautiful’ and many more.
Did you miss any of the action? Never to fear, That Grape Juice has you covered. Tuck in below to see Pharrell and his Arby’s hat bust a few moves:
His recent run-in with ‘Rolling Stone‘ may have scored him some negative press, but Drake can always be sure to find positivity in the open arms of rival Kanye West, who has defended him against the publication.
Learning of his pal’s short-lived feud with the magazine this week, West took the New Jersey showing of his ‘Yeezus’ tour to share his thoughts on the matter, after comments made by Drake to the mag about him ‘off air’ were published in his feature.
Over a decade before current effort ‘You’re Mine (Eternal)’ blasted on to airwaves, Mariah Carey released one of her most underrated singles. This week’s From The Vault is 2001’s ‘Loverboy’.
Taken from the ill-fated and criminally overlooked ‘Glitter’, the easy-breezy track served as the launching single of the album, Mimi’s first release under her new and (then)record-breaking contract with Virgin Records.
Helmed by Carey alongside producer Clark Kent and built around a sample of wedding-anthem ‘Candy’ by Cameo – who’s lead singer is featured on one of the two versions that were released – ‘Boy’ was a US #2 hit for the diva. Unfortunately, it never matched this success overseas, making it one of the singer’s lowest charting singles abroad. Since then, a number her releases have had a similar fate. But we digress.
Sidenote: this very song is considered the reason behind the alleged feud between Mariah and Jennifer Lopez. Lambily, see you in the comments section to explain why.
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The ‘Loverboy’ videos, directed by “the” David Lachapelle displayed a blonder Mariah than the world was used to, with shorter shorts and a now-infamous double-handkerchief bra.
Of course, in an era of visuals such ‘Blurred Lines’,’ Pour It Up’, ‘Partition’, and much of Mimi’s 00’s output, the clip’s raunch seems tame. Yet, at the time it caused quite a stir for being too racy with critics blasting Carey for trying too hard to compete with younger starlets such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera… and Jennifer Lopez.
Thankfully, gone are the days where the ‘Never Too Far’ songstress was an outright laughing stock. Indeed through stellar music, performances, and carefully constructed reminders of past achievements, Ms. Carey-Cannon is widely regarded as one of the most gifted talents of all-time.
Do we think she overdoes her “sexy” these days to conceal/compensate for shortcomings elsewhere? Perhaps. What is certain, though, is that if she’s able to keep the hits a’coming, her adamance to share her “particulars” wouldn’t bother us.
Peep the video for the ‘Loverboy’ remix – featuring Cameo, Da Brat, and Ludacris – below…
As reported, R&B star Ciara rocked the stage at Power 106’s Valentine’s Crush this weekend.
The singer, who is heavily pregnant with her first child, dazzled with a performances of her much loved hits and newer gems such as pulsating Pop single ‘Overdose’.
Lifted from 28-year-old’s recent self-titled album, the track has emerged as a favourite among fans. And for good reason too — it’s hot.
Jermaine Dupri may be hard at work on Mariah Carey‘s forthcoming studio album, but that hasn’t stopped him from creating quite the head nodder for R&B newbie, Mishon.
Co-produced by B.Cox, the release can be found on the ‘About Last Night’ soundtrack, birthed to assist the Kevin Hart-led movie, now available to view in theatres worldwide!
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