Mariah Carey lashes out at music industry bosses for illegal downloads

November 17th, 2009 more images more imagesMARIAH CAREY has blamed music industry bosses for failing to spot the internet download trend - accusing record labels of letting their artists down by allowing illegal file-sharing to become commonplace. Carey is adamant label bosses should have realised the potential of the internet a long time before illicit song swapping became prevalent, and she's furious because the practise means many musicians lose out on precious royalty money.

November 15th, 2009 more images more imagesLONDON - Mariah Carey is set to appear in talent show 'X-Factor' for a special performance, it has emerged. The beauty will sing her new single, 'I Want To Know What Love Is.' "She will be a massive pull for viewers," the News of the World quoted a TV insider as saying.

November 14th, 2009 more images more imagesSTING has launched a bitter tirade against British talent show THE X FACTOR, insisting the judges "have no recognisable talent apart from self-promotion." The musician insists the show is filled with talentless wannabes, who are exploited by TV bosses in a bid to boost ratings, and he's adamant the performances are no better than "televised karaoke" and have nothing to do with discovering real talent. He says, "I am sorry but none of those kids are going to go anywhere, and I say that sadly.

November 12th, 2009 more images more imagesLONDON - Musician-actor Sting has hit out at TV talent contests, accusing programmes such as "American Idol" of "humiliating" contestants and degrading the music industry. The 58-year-old insists the shows, including Britain's "The X Factor", are filled with talentless wannabees who are exploited by TV bosses in a bid to boost ratings, reports contactmusic.com.

November 12th, 2009 more images more imagesSTING has hit out at TV talent contests - accusing programmes such as AMERICAN IDOL of "humiliating" contestants and degrading the music industry. The musician insists the shows, including Britain's The X Factor, are filled with talentless wannabees who are exploited by TV bosses in a bid to boost ratings.

November 6th, 2009 more images more imagesLONDON - Mariah Carey recently squeezed her bountiful curves in a neckline-plunging swimsuit for the shoot of her new video H.A.T.E.U in Malibu. The singer, 40, donned a dark halterneck cossie, which was slashed to below her waist revealing her hourglass figure.

November 5th, 2009 more images more imagesLONDON - Singer and actress Mariah Carey says she was mentally and emotionally abused during her marriage to music mogul Tommy Mottola. While promoting her new film "Precious", in which she plays a social worker trying to help an abused teenager, Carey said she's no stranger to abuse, reported contactmusic.com "Abuse has several categories...emotionally, mentally, in other ways," Carey said.

October 18th, 2009 SHAKIRA has waded into an ongoing U.K. debate over illegal downloads - insisting the controversial practice brings her "closer to her fans".

September 30th, 2009 more imagesMariah Carey promotes her new fragrance 'Forever' at Macy's Herald Square New York City.

September 30th, 2009 Mariah Carey promotes her new fragrance 'Forever' at Macy's Herald Square.more imagesmore images

September 3rd, 2009 Music promos are set to make a return to the internet after industry bosses agreed a deal with video sharing website YouTube.com. Videos from artists including Madonna and Led Zeppelin were pulled from the site in a battle over copyright protection after record labels demanded royalties from the footage screened online.

September 1st, 2009 MARIAH CAREY developed an inferiority complex as soon as she entered the music industry - because her record company made her paranoid about her looks. The Hero hitmaker was only a teenager when she got her big break in pop, and was already feeling lost because of her mixed genetic heritage.

August 11th, 2009 NEW YORK - American R 'n' B singer Mariah Carey is said to be scrambling to complete her new album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel". Carey, 39, hasn't had a music manager since splitting with Benny Medina last September and has only released one single, "Obsessed", off the album so far.

June 19th, 2009 LONDON - Singer-actress Mariah Carey has landed a 15,000 pounds-a-week contract to appear in an unnamed production in London's West End theatre district. "Mariah's done a bit of acting in her time, but nothing on this scale.

May 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mariah Carey, who turned 40 in March, wants to remain in her 30s for the rest of her life. The 'Touch My Body' star says she will never admit her real age, reports Contactmusic.