Mariah Carey goes brown, dowdy for new film

May 21st, 2009 CANNES - Pop singer Mariah Carey's Cannes Film Festival experience was almost ruined when she was abandoned by her hair stylist. The singer jetted to France to attend the premiere of her new movie 'Precious' May 15, and she almost had to trick her tresses herself when her hired help failed to show, reported contactmusic.com.

May 17th, 2009 LONDON - Pop singer Mariah Carey was left waiting for a screening of her new movie 'Precious' at the ongoing 62nd Cannes Film Festival in France after acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese overran with a presentation of his forthcoming film. Carey was Friday on the red carpet at the annual event to promote her upcoming drama, in which she has a small role as a social worker, reports contactmusic.com.

May 10th, 2009 BEIJING - Pop singer Mariah Carey and Welsh singer Tom Jones will earn $1 million each for performing for an hour at the opening of a new luxury resort. The 39-year-old diva and the 68-year-old Jones will each sing for an hour to open an exclusive $926 million the Mardan Resort in Turkey.

May 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - Celebrity couple Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their first wedding anniversary by throwing a bash at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. As many as 50 friends of the couple attended the event, reported aceshowbiz.com After dinner, Mariah, Nick, and their companions headed to the Moon Nightclub, where the singer-DJ surprised his wife with a video, showcasing the best moments from their first year of marriage.

April 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Singer Mariah Carey is struggling to get to sleep at night. And in order to pass her time, the stunner has taken to watching her husband Nick Cannon doze peacefully while she is wide awake, reports The China Daily.

April 16th, 2009 NEW YORK - Pop diva Mariah Carey is back to remaking rock classics. And this time she has chosen to revive rock band Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is", reports the New York Post.

April 15th, 2009 LONDON - Pop singer Mariah Carey is moving her personal trainer to her home in Los Angeles to get back in shape. She was recently criticised for her figure, reports contactmusic.com.

April 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American singer Mariah Carey and her rocker husband Nick Cannon were recently involved in a minor car accident, but fortunately they escaped the accident unharmed The accident took place in Los Angeles. Carey and Nick were being chauffeured around in L.A.

March 27th, 2009 LONDON - Acclaimed singer-songwriter Mariah Carey has rebuffed claims that she is planning to get a nursery built in her new mansion. It was recently claimed that Mariah had set her sights on the David Saperstein estate in the exclusive western L.A.

March 26th, 2009 NEW YORK - Pop star Mariah Carey has revealed her plan to start a family with her husband Nick Cannon, and she is keen to have a baby girl. According to reports, the entertainer has splashed a whopping 200,000 dollars on baby furniture at a children's store in San Francisco for the new Hollywood home she intends to buy with her hubby.

March 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American singer Mariah Carey and her hubby Nick Cannon are said to be planning a second wedding party on the first anniversary of their marriage. The two had last year got married in a top-secret ceremony at Carey's Bahamas home in Eleuthera, and now they would like to have a bigger bash for their family and friends.

February 26th, 2009 LONDON - Pop singer Mariah Carey is not discouraged by the recession and is splurging on furniture - she spent over $200,000 as she shopped at the hip Melrose Avenue. Contactmusic.com reports that she and her entourage closed down Kreiss Showrooms at the well-known Los Angeles street Melrose Avenue so that she and her husband Nick Cannon could shop undisturbed.

January 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Pop singer-turned-actress Mariah Carey was 'furious' after discovering she would be seated for the inauguration of new US President Barack Obama at Tuesday's ceremony because she was convinced organisers would allow her onstage. The diva attended the swearing-in and later wowed crowds at The Neighborhood Ball celebration that evening, which also saw performances by Mary J.

January 16th, 2009 LONDON - Pop singer Mariah Carey will sing 'Hero' for Barack Obama when he is sworn in as the 44th American president Tuesday. The pop star will follow Beyonce Knowles at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball in Washington and admits her hit is the perfect song for Obama, reports contactmusic.com.

January 4th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Mariah Carey was paid nearly $1 million to sing at a New Year's party held by Colonel Gaddafi's son. Thesun.co.uk reports that Libyan dictator's son Saif, 36, apparently spent 687,000 pounds (nearly $1 million) for a set that included just four songs at the Nikki Beach Club on the Caribbean island St.Barts.