MOViN' Artist Of The Month
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. Carey made her debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording act to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of subsequent successful records consolidated her position as one of Columbia’s highest-selling acts, and according to Billboard magazine she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States.
Interesting Facts:
-Carey has participated in endorsements for Berlitz Language Schools and the Aeon English College in Japan, Nescafé coffee, and Intel Centrino personal computers.
-In 1995 Carey released Daydream, which combined the pop sensibilities of Music Box with downbeat R&B and hip hop influences.
NEWS
311 and Snoop Dogg on tour
311 and Snoop Dogg are teaming for the summer co-headlining Unity tour, which begins June 24 in Phoenix and runs through August 3 in Austin, Texas.
311's long-running Unity trek has previously boasted support from the Roots, Matisyahu, the Wailers and O.A.R. The group, which is working on its next studio album, is also winding down a spring run this week.
Snoop Dogg's latest album, "Ego Trippin'," recently debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200.
Mariah Carey Hits Number One, Again
Mariah Carey's new album is starting life at the top. SoundScan reports the album sold 463,000 copies in the U.S. during its first week in stores. And that makes it Carey's biggest sales week ever. Carey's last album made its debut at number one.