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Post by imperfect on Jan 15, 2010 11:54:34 GMT -5
Simon Cowell Wants Mariah's ex-husband for X-Factor Simon Cowell is hoping to sit alongside Mariah Carey's ex-husband Tommy Mottola when he launches his British talent show "The X Factor" in the U.S. The tough-talking music mogul quit his role as a judge on American Idol this week to concentrate on taking his U.K. singing contest stateside. And he already has several stars in mind to join him on the show's judging panel - including Mottola, Paula Abdul, and British singer Cheryl Cole. Cowell tells New York Post gossip column PageSix, "On X Factor, you get to mentor the artists, so you have more of a role. It's frustrating sometimes when you sit there and you haven't been able to change their songs, or how they perform, or what they wear...It's pointless hiring judges who don't know anything about the music business. I'll probably go and find someone who did what I did for a living. I was an A&R guy for 20 years. I thought Tommy Mottola would be a good choice. He was the guy who was the head of Sony - he guided Mariah - very flamboyant, knows what he's talking about." Cowell admits he is also lining up two other experts he has worked with before - Abdul had a judging role on "American Idol," and Cole currently mentors acts on "The X Factor." He adds, "I've been talking to Paula for a long time. It was always my intention in one way or another to carry on working with her... I think (Cheryl) would be great over here - Cheryl's a star." Actually, I think old Tommy would be great for this show! But I think there is exactly zero chance Mariah would appear now.
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Post by Junkiex on Jan 15, 2010 14:42:22 GMT -5
Simon is going to kick Idol's ass!
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Post by nitro on Jan 15, 2010 14:55:47 GMT -5
Recordman, interesting point regarding Angels Advocate advocating MOAIA.
I do think that sales for the remix album will count towards the original, because not enough has changed. There are barely any new tracks. I actually think it's a brilliant idea that will make her sales for the album seem higher. Each remix album will probably count towards the original album just like remixed songs (like WBT remix) count towards the original. I tihnk that's what they are trying to do at least. And that might be some of the problems they are facing.
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Post by MiMi's Slave on Jan 15, 2010 15:02:49 GMT -5
I have a new goal in life: Seeing Mariah diss Tommy Mottola's ass of stage!
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Post by Junkiex on Jan 15, 2010 15:29:11 GMT -5
All your fav champagne brands better watch out and take a back seat!!!! Mariah Carey Didn't realize they put the champagne on the tables, So we WOULDN'T drink it! LoL. No, seriously ANGEL CHAMPAGNE (ROSE) by MC coming soon! The b***h is coming to slay your fav brand! Jehoviah is taking over the champagne market!!!
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Post by vinyl on Jan 15, 2010 16:01:49 GMT -5
LMAO. That's it, Angel Champagne (Rose) will be what we will drink come my birthday.
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Post by MiMi's Slave on Jan 15, 2010 16:02:30 GMT -5
omg, i checked angel champagne website and the cheapest bottle is for 900 bucks! :0
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Post by Junkiex on Jan 15, 2010 16:05:31 GMT -5
Cristal is SO gonna flop after this!
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Post by bruno on Jan 15, 2010 18:12:37 GMT -5
Recordman, interesting point regarding Angels Advocate advocating MOAIA. I do think that sales for the remix album will count towards the original, because not enough has changed. There are barely any new tracks. I actually think it's a brilliant idea that will make her sales for the album seem higher. Each remix album will probably count towards the original album just like remixed songs (like WBT remix) count towards the original. I tihnk that's what they are trying to do at least. And that might be some of the problems they are facing. Do you know the tracklist? Please tell me!
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Post by cutiepie² on Jan 15, 2010 19:02:36 GMT -5
2 Mariah Carey, Trey Songz Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y. Dec. 31, 2009 $1,224,734 11,534 / (97.4%) 11,831 1 / 0 $321.25, $15.60 Live Nation/Haymon Entertainment
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Post by ƒony (Les taches faibles™) on Jan 15, 2010 20:09:47 GMT -5
LMAO. That's it, Angel Champagne (Rose) will be what we will drink come my birthday. You should start saving.
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Post by Minimalism on Jan 16, 2010 6:09:17 GMT -5
2 Mariah Carey, Trey Songz Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y. Dec. 31, 2009 $1,224,734 11,534 / (97.4%) 11,831 1 / 0 $321.25, $15.60 Live Nation/Haymon Entertainment I don't follow tour numbers that often, but these are pretty solid numbers, no?
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Post by Mariah on Jan 16, 2010 8:14:18 GMT -5
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Post by neverduplicated on Jan 16, 2010 9:24:59 GMT -5
MariahDailyJournal posted the details of Mariah's show at the MGM Foxwoods in CT:
Setlist: 01. Butterfly Intro/Daydream Interlude 02. Shake It Off 03. Touch My Body 04. Fly Like a Bird 05. Make It Happen 06. Angels Cry 07. Subtle Invitation 08. It's Like That 09. The Impossible 10. Love Hangover/Heartbreaker 11. Honey 12. It's A Wrap 13. My All 14. Emotions 15. Obsessed 16. We Belong Together 17. Hero
Tidbits: • Venue is sold out. Audience is livelier than in Atlantic City. • 08:19pm - Opening act RydaznRtist performing on stage. The group finished their set at 8:39pm. • Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Glen Davis and other Boston Celtics players are in the 9th row. The crowd is going crazy taking pictures of them. • 09:18pm - Still waiting for Mariah. • 09:23pm - Announcement made about Mariah being caught in traffic due to an accident on I-95. The show will start 'shortly,' they said. • 09:31pm - Mariah finally on with "Butterfly Intro/Daydream Interlude." Same 'swing' entrance. She's wearing a short gold dress - different from one she wore at Borgata. • 09:41pm - Mariah made a joke about champagne during "Touch My Body." She takes a sip and says, "It's not liquor, I promise!" • 09:59pm - Now performing "Subtle Invitation." She keeps poking fun of herself about the 'drunk' speech. She says, "Subtle Invitation is kind of a drunky song if you think about it." • 10:14pm - Nick Cannon came out and joined Mariah on stage at the end of "The Impossible." • 10:17pm - Trey Lorenz on now for "Rock With You." • 10:21pm - Mariah back on stage wearing a short silver dress and performs "Love Hangover/Heartbreaker." • 10:35pm - Mariah takes a break after "My All." • 10:41pm - During "Emotions," she emphasized the word 'intoxicated' and kind of laughed. Another nod to Palm Springs. • At the beginning of "We Belong Together," the door that is part of the stage set hit her and she messed up and made them start the song over. • Mariah wore a long black dress for "Emotions" through "We Belong Together." It's different from what she wore at Borgata. No ruffles on the bottom. • Crowd was great. She said several times it was an amazing crowd. • 11:03pm - Mariah performed "Hero" for encore. Show ended at 11:03pm. She did "Fly Like a Bird" instead of "H.A.T.E.U." and dropped "Always Be My Baby" from tonight's set list.
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Post by Andy on Jan 16, 2010 9:33:22 GMT -5
She looked great! Any vid from the concert yet?
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Post by weaver on Jan 16, 2010 10:11:29 GMT -5
Sounds like a good show...I feel like she should do Up Out My Face though...I still can't believe she's doing Emotions on this tour- I thought she'd never perform that song again! So cool!
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Post by neverduplicated on Jan 16, 2010 12:46:50 GMT -5
Sounds like a good show...I feel like she should do Up Out My Face though...I still can't believe she's doing Emotions on this tour- I thought she'd never perform that song again! So cool! I agree. UOMF is such a fun song and it's the new single. It seems strange not to perform her new single at the concert.
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Post by Alex on Jan 16, 2010 13:07:57 GMT -5
She definitely should be performing more MEMOIRS tracks. I want to see IWTKWLI, Betcha, Ribbon, and HATE U live. Her set list sucks.
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Post by neverduplicated on Jan 16, 2010 13:26:36 GMT -5
I'm not sure BGK or Ribbon would translate well live, but I do agree that she should do more Memoirs tracks. I'm sure it's tough for her to choose a set list since quite a lot of the people who go to her concerts probably just want her to sing the big hits. It'd be cool if she did a Memoirs medley of some sort to hit some of the best parts of the songs she's not performing.
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Post by weaver on Jan 16, 2010 14:08:40 GMT -5
She definitely should be performing more MEMOIRS tracks. I want to see IWTKWLI, Betcha, Ribbon, and HATE U live. Her set list sucks. here we go again again. Anyway I don' think it sucks, personally. I like that she seems to be changing it up pretty often, and it isn't the same setlist as other tours. Maybe because Memoirs hasn't sold well she figures people don't wanna hear tons of tracks from it. I hate it when I see an artist in concert of whom I am a casual fan, and they don't play anything I recognize. I saw Black Crowes once and they were like that. It was horrible! They didn't play one single hit.
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Post by Alex on Jan 16, 2010 14:40:00 GMT -5
Are you guys drunk??? The new tour does not have HARDLY ANY Memoirs track and HARDLY ANY hits. I know many fans are dissapointed.
Where is : VISION OF LOVE ONE SWEET DAY ALWAYS BE MY BABY HONEY DREAMLOVER
I'm sorry, but casual fans don't pay $150 to go see an artist in concert. Hardcore fans do. I hate when artists go on tour in "support" for their new album and sing only 3 songs from the disc (::cough:: Mariah, Britney)
Why do I want to hear a 19-year-old song EMOTIONS live? I've heard it for the last 19 years!!! We want to hear new music.
I don't want to hear "Subtle Invitation", "Fly Like A Bird", and "Honey", when she has better old hits and newer tracks to sing.
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Post by neverduplicated on Jan 16, 2010 14:48:12 GMT -5
Well, Mariah can't please everyone. Some fans probably do want to hear 19-year-old "Emotions." Some fans probably don't care if there's anything from the new CD. Some fans probably want half the show to be from the new CD. Some fans probably just want the 90's Mariah. Some fans probably just want post-Mimi stuff. Some fans want album tracks like "Subtle Invitation" and "Fly Like a Bird." No matter what Mariah does some fans will be complaining.
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Post by Alex on Jan 16, 2010 15:03:17 GMT -5
Well, Mariah can't please everyone. Some fans probably do want to hear 19-year-old "Emotions." Some fans probably don't care if there's anything from the new CD. Some fans probably want half the show to be from the new CD. Some fans probably just want the 90's Mariah. Some fans probably just want post-Mimi stuff. Some fans want album tracks like "Subtle Invitation" and "Fly Like a Bird." No matter what Mariah does some fans will be complaining. I understand you can't make everyone happy BUT There's no cohesiveness to the setlist. Sing the big hits (which she doesn't) or the new songs from the CD (which she doesn't). It just doesn't make sense. She might as well sing "Never Too Far", "OOC", "To The Floor", and "You Had Your Chance" then as well since she is singing random songs.
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Post by elementd5 on Jan 16, 2010 15:06:03 GMT -5
^I agree. I'm quite upset at the wack setlist. Ah well.
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Post by weaver on Jan 16, 2010 17:01:55 GMT -5
OMG people then DO NOT GO. What is this just a thread to lodge complaints? She did a lot of fan favorites like Fly LIke a Bird and Subtle Invitation, and she pulled out Emotions and Make It Happen. She opened w/ the Daydream Interlude. She has tons of hits, you can't expect her to do all of them! I am personally glad she's mixing it up a bit. She's got like 12 albums for heaven's sake.
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Post by weaver on Jan 16, 2010 17:04:36 GMT -5
Are you guys drunk??? The new tour does not have HARDLY ANY Memoirs track and HARDLY ANY hits. I know many fans are dissapointed. Where is : VISION OF LOVE ONE SWEET DAY ALWAYS BE MY BABY HONEY DREAMLOVER I'm sorry, but casual fans don't pay $150 to go see an artist in concert. Hardcore fans do. I hate when artists go on tour in "support" for their new album and sing only 3 songs from the disc (::cough:: Mariah, Britney) Why do I want to hear a 19-year-old song EMOTIONS live? I've heard it for the last 19 years!!! We want to hear new music. I don't want to hear "Subtle Invitation", "Fly Like A Bird", and "Honey", when she has better old hits and newer tracks to sing. Uh, she DID do Honey, and it some of the other shows has done Fantasy, and ABMB. You don't want to hear Emotions because it's 19 years old, but you DO want to hear Dreamlover? That's uh...17 years old. lol. I suggest that perhaps you don't bother with the show.
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Post by r.enato on Jan 16, 2010 17:12:17 GMT -5
I'd rather hear her singing tracks she doesn't usually do live.
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Post by Mariah on Jan 16, 2010 17:52:08 GMT -5
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Jan 16, 2010 18:04:37 GMT -5
2 Mariah Carey, Trey Songz Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y. Dec. 31, 2009 $1,224,734 11,534 / (97.4%) 11,831 1 / 0 $321.25, $15.60 Live Nation/Haymon Entertainment Now haters can stfu about not selling enough tickets in MSG. Practically a sold out show!
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Post by weaver on Jan 16, 2010 19:44:29 GMT -5
I'd rather hear her singing tracks she doesn't usually do live. Me too. I consider myself a pretty hardcore fan. I have seen her twice in concert, and I have heard "the hits" enough. I totally appreciate that she's mixing it up a bit. These are small venue type things, so, pretty obviously for the more devoted fans.
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