Mariah Carey vs. Beyonce
versus
tue 11/3/2009
| name | Mariah Angela Carey. | Beyoncé Giselle Knowles. |
| hometown | Long Island, New York. | Houston, Texas.. |
| birthdate | March 27, 1970. | September 4, 1981. |
| style | R&B and pop. | R&B and pop. |
| nickname | Mimi. | Bee. |
| early start | Was once a backup singer for Brenda K. Starr. | Was a member of Girl's Tyme which eventually became Destiny's Child. |
| discovered by | Future ex-husband Tommy Mottola, who signed her to Columbia records. | R&B producer Arne Frager. |
| ethnicity | Father is Afro-Venezuelan and mother is Irish-American. | Father is African-American and mother is Creole. |
| breakthrough single | Vision of Love. | Crazy In Love. |
| platinum debut | Mariah Carey (1990). | Dangerously In Love (2003). | studio albums to date | Eleven. | Three. |
| current single | Obsessed. | Sweet Dreams. |
| most recent release | Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel. | I Am...Sasha Fierce (Deluxe Edition). |
| collaborations | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, Nelly, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain and Young Jeezy. | Jay-Z, Sean Paul, Missy Elliot, Luther Vandross, Shakira and Kanye West. |
| famous boyfriend/s | Luis Miguel, Tommy Mottola, Derek Jeter, Nick Cannon. | Jay-Z. | marital status | Married to actor Nick Cannon. | Married to rapper Jay-Z. |
| fashion | M by Mariah Carey perfume and cosmetics. | House of Deréon clothing. | featured in the critically acclaimed movie | Precious. | Dreamgirls. | box office bomb | Glitter. | Obsessed. | philanthropy | The Fresh Air Fund. | The Survivor Foundation. | made headlines when | She suffered an emotional and physical breakdown. | Her skin was lightened in advertisements. |
| the critics | Rolling Stone: "Mariah Carey embraces her extremes: She's either grinding out R&B-hop or singing syrupy ballads, talking dirty or cuddling with a Hello Kitty." | The Boston Globe: "The beauty of Beyoncé Knowles is that she's a blank slate… who becomes whatever we want her to be depending on the outfit, the hairstyle, the song, the beat." |
| webprops | 577,839 friends on official MySpace. | 1,472,397 friends on official MySpace. |
| best video moment | Trying to stay a step ahead of a stalker in Obsessed. | Shaking her booty in black and white in All The Single Ladies. |
Mariah Carey says she couldn't look at herself in the mirror
quote of the day
mon 11/2/2009
(Mariah Carey in Precious)
"[I] wasn't just de-glamorized… I drank some ugly juice."
- Mariah Carey on being forbidden to wear make up in the new movie Precious.
Nick Cannon says Eminem is lucky they haven't met in person
quote of the day
thu 10/15/2009
"He’s lucky I haven’t run into him yet. I’m supposed to protect my woman if someone can be so heinous and disrespectful. Until we speak, I don’t respect him as a man. He and I need to have an old-school sit-down."
- Nick Cannon says he needs to talk to Eminem about all of Slim Shady's Mariah Carey disses.
Mariah Carey "Obsessed"
best video moment
mon 9/21/2009
Artist: Mariah Carey
Song: Obsessed
Album: Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
Director: Nick Cannon
What to watch for: After a sexy photo shoot, Mariah notices a hooded male fan who seems to follow her everywhere. When the fan – who happens to look like Eminem – stops in the middle of the street to take a snapshot of Mimi, she smiles for the camera as her obsessed fan is nailed by a speeding bus.
Watch this video on 18 and Over, the mun2 Shuffle and video mixes L'Creme and Morning Breath.
can't hardly wait
daily dos
mon 8/3/2009
Eminem calls out Mariah Carey and name checks Luis Miguel in a new diss track, "The Warning." (via digg)
sin pelos en la lengua
daily dos
wed 7/15/2009
Mariah Carey gets into a hairy situation in a new video, "Obsessed."
wait watchers
daily dos
wed 7/1/2009
Yes, that's Mariah Carey dressed as a guy for hew new "Obsessed" video.
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