Mariah Carey attend Benny Medina's 50th birthday party at his mansion in the West Doheny Hills, Beverly Hills (California) on January 25, 2008.
In what may have been their first night out since becoming parents earlier this month, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden hit megamanager Benny Medina’s 50th birthday party on Friday night. The couple was among the 200 or so who filled Medina’s Hollywood Hills home for the splashy shindig. Mariah Carey flew into L.A. just for the bash and gave a toast, before helping present Medina with his birthday cake, sources tell me.

Prince, I’m told, showed up late in the night and was quickly escorted to the second floor of the house, where Carey retreated after the cake was served.

Ashley Olsen spent most of her time chain-smoking. Also there were Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, David Katzenberg, Mischa Barton, Kevin Connolly, Cuba Gooding Jr., model Karolina Kurkova and director Brett Ratner. “The theme was Casablanca Fly,” one guest reports. “It was ‘40s-inspired decor, and you had to dress to impress.”
Richie and Madden were joined at the bash by her dad, Lionel. Papa Richie arrived after performing at the Beverly Hills Hotel during a party for Dr. Phil’s 1000th episode.

Mariah Carey has set an April 1 release date for the follow-up to her mega-selling album "The Emancipation of Mimi," which was the biggest selling album of 2005. Dubbed "That Chick," the set features production from Jermaine Dupri, will.i.am and Rodney Jerkins, plus collaborations with the likes of T-Pain and Damian Marley.
The album veers between breezy pop tunes like "Lovin' You Long Time" and the title track, ballads like "Love Story" and urban club bangers like the standout "Migrate."

The latter features T-Pain in a guest slot, providing the counterpoint to Carey's anthemic "single girls on the town" lyrics with the killer line: "Don't wait for me to buy drinks, or you're going to dehydrate."

Other highlights include the frisky R&B of "Touch My Body," with Carey cooing, "If there's a camera up in here then I best not catch this flick on YouTube," and the catchy "OOC" -- short for "out of control." There's also a new sound for Carey on "Cruise Control," which features Marley and sees the artist try her hand at Jamaican patois.

"It's kind of strange but I heard a lot of her records and it sound like the album is better than the last album," Dupri recently told Billboard.

Here is the track list for "That Chick":

"Lovin' You Long Time"
"Touch My Body"
"That Chick"
"Thanx for Nothin'"
"For the Record"
"Migrate"
"Cruise Control"
"Love Story"
"OOC"
"Bye Bye"

When We Belong Together singer Mariah Carey stepped ashore during a Caribbean holiday this week, for once all eyes weren't on her. Instead, centre of attention was her cute new puppy who got treated to a snack before mistress and pet boarded a luxury yacht.



The animal-loving diva, who'd dressed up a casual summer outfit with her trademark sky-scraper heels, clearly can't bear to be parted from new furry friend Jack Jr. Bought as a companion for her beloved 13-year-old Jack Russell Jackson P Mutley, the pampered pooch also joined Mariah on her annual festive break in snowy Aspen two weeks ago. The pair are now enjoying a sunshine break on the island of St Barts, which seems to be especially popular with famous faces this year.

Mariah is renowned for the luxury in which she keeps her pets, and once admitted that Jack - who has made numerous TV appearances and even has his own fansite - travels everywhere first class. "My dog flies private!" she revealed, adding: "I'm not going to put him back with someone I don't know!"

Mariah Carey is back with a new body and hot look. The pop diva rocked club TAO last night in Las Vegas, where she counted down to 2008. Mariah arrived sporting a white cocktail number and for once her dress actually looked like it fit her.



When asked what her New Years resolution was she responded, "I should have them, but I've already done them. Mariah told reporters that she had reached her diet goals. That explains why she looked so good in the tight dress.

Mariah attended the bash with an entourage of 30, which included Rapper Da Brat,"American Idol" judge Randy Jackson, Kelis and Nas. Others that attended the party included Rick Fox, R&B singer Mario and the music band Earth Wind and Fire. Mariah closed the night by playing her new track “Migrate” which features T-Pain.

The new issue of Q magazine features Mariah with a nice interview & a few new pictures that you can now find in our gallery :

As the thermometer gets lower, and the nights get colder, what’s a diva to do in order to stay warm? Looks like Mariah Carey will be snuggling up with her new puppy, just in time for Christmas.



The pop diva was spotted outside of her parent’s jewelry store in Aspen, Colorado over the weekend. And she was showing off her new canine pal.

Reportedly, the “Always Be My Baby” singer spent a lengthy five hours inside the Joan Boyce store. And for Mariah, it was nothing but the best.

She sipped cocktails and tried on all kinds of bling-bling during her half-day stay at the store. And as she left, Carey posed for the paps before slipping on the icy sidewalk. Thankfully, she had a bodyguard to catch her fall.

Mariah Carey has always been famous for surprising her personal staff, but this year she’s outdone herself. The gift in question, worth more than €13,000, consiting of french champaign, whisky, Belgian chocolates and cuban cigares, an iPod and a laptop computer, among other things. A while back, the singer and actress gave them a trip to a spa in the Carribbean, so that her consultands could relax an entire weekend.

The musical sensation, Mariah Carey began in May working on new songs that were supposedly recorded in the Virgin Islands. However, according to new reports, this collection won’t be released for a few more months. With her recent appearance in the DVD of her tour The adventures of Mimi that was released on a worldwide basis, Mariah Carey is already looking forward to the spring of 2008.

Talking about her new album, the bachelorette ensures that it “is the best she has done up till now” and that it will be very femenine. Although as of right now it doesn’t have a title, a few weeks ago it was leaked that Will.I.Am, Jermaine Dupri and Bryan Michael-Cox will collaborate in the extremely awaited project by the followers of the diva after her extremely successful album, The emancipation of Mimi (2005).

I'm still in the process of completing the gallery with old magazine pictures. Today we have the scans of "Self" magazine that has Mariah on its cover back in 1998, and "Cosmo Girl" magazine with two cute pictures :

Word is spreading that Mariah Carey will be hosting New Year's Eve at TAO nightclub at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

Tickets aren't cheap, at $200, but it could make for a very special New Year's Eve.

I have scanned two old magazines with Mariah on their cover. First, we have "Instyle" and then "Allure". Click on the thumbnails to view the pictures :