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News Articles: Mariah Carey

Southern rap duo OutKast, consisting of André 3000 and Big Boi, is among the 14 artists being considered for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 class.

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 shortlist includes OutKast, Maná, Phish and Billy Idol

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the shortlist for its 2025 class of inductees on Wednesday. The shortlist includes groundbreaking Southern rap duo OutKast, Mexican rock band Maná and the recently reunited Britpop group Oasis.

February 12, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
D. M. Therrell High School students and their teacher, Sam Davis, far right, gather in their podcast recording room, with funding help from Save The Music, for a photograph Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Atlanta.

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Save the Music Foundation looks to expand its school education support by going independent

The VH1 Save the Music Foundation never had any problem getting attention in the late '90s when it launched with a party featuring Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey. But the foundation needs to broaden its donor base to expand its work.

January 30, 2025
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  • Associated Press
SZA accepts a Grammy Award for best R&B song for "Snooze" on February 4, 2024. At that point, the album on which "Snooze" appears, <em>SOS</em>, was already 14 months old. This week, nearly 11 months after the Grammys, <em>SOS</em> has returned to the top of the <em>Billboard</em> album chart thanks to the release of a deluxe version.

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  • Music

After nearly two years, SZA's 'SOS' rockets back to the top of the album chart

No album in the history of the Billboard album chart has ever had a longer gap between stints at No. 1. Elsewhere, Christmas music dominates for one last week.

January 02, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
On the albums chart, the K-pop group Stray Kids debuts at No. 1 with <em>HOP</em>; the group has debuted atop the <em>Billboard</em> 200 with its first six charting albums, which is a new record to kick off a career.

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  • Music

Mariah Carey and K-pop group Stray Kids rule this week's charts

Holiday music rules the pop charts once again this week, as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" scores its 17th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 — the third longest run of all time.

December 27, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
Mariah Carey (shown performing in New York City in 2014) released "All I Want For Christmas Is You" in 1994, but it took 25 years for the song to reach the top of <em>Billboard</em>'s Hot 100 pop chart. Since 2019, it has topped the chart each December for a total of 16 weeks at No. 1 — so far.

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  • Music

The season of Christmas songs is here. Will the classics make room for anything new?

'Tis the season for a handful of familiar Christmas songs to monopolize the top spots on the Billboard pop chart. But a few newer songs are making a play to join the annual holiday jukebox.

December 20, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
A single Black Friday title — Taylor Swift's Target-exclusive physical editions of <em>The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology</em> — has sent <em>TTPD</em> soaring back to the top of the <em>Billboard</em> 200.

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  • Music

Black Friday sends Taylor Swift back to the top of the charts

Stephen Thompson looks at the biggest songs and albums of the week, and digs into the stories and trends beyond the Top 10.

December 13, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
Mariah Carey says her "heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother" — and, in a tragic turn of events, the singer's older sister also died on the same day. Carey is seen her performing last year in Los Angeles.

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  • Music News

Mariah Carey says her mother and sister died on the same day

The singer has previously described having intensely complicated relationships with her family, describing her early life as a source of recurring instability.

August 28, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
This combination of photos shows, from left, Mary J. Blige, Cher, and Mariah Carey, who are among the 2024 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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  • Music News

High-profile women stand out on the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame shortlist

Mariah Carey, Cher, Sinéad O'Connor, Mary J. Blige and Sade are on the latest inductee shortlist. It's notable for an institution long focused on white male artists.

February 13, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
Mariah Carey, pictured performing at 2019 Billboard Music Awards, has topped the charts again with her signature Christmas hit.

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  • Music News

Why 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' tops the charts every year (2022 included)

"All I Want For Christmas Is You" is the first song to ever have four separate runs at No. 1 on the chart, beginning in 2019. It's become a holiday hallmark in the years since its 1994 release.

December 14, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
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  • Music News

Mariah Carey can't be the only 'Queen of Christmas,' the trademark agency rules

Mariah Carey sought to trademark the branding for products, but her request was rejected after a challenge from full-time Christmas musician Elizabeth Chan. Now anyone can be a Christmas queen.

November 18, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Mariah Carey performs on stage at the Wembley Arena in London in 1996.

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  • Music News

Mariah Carey says we should finally hear her secret 1995 grunge album

Carey has shared that recordings of the alternative album with her lead vocals have been found. And she hinted that the elusive project will finally be released.

September 20, 2022
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  • Merrit Kennedy
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during an interview at her office, Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. The prosecutor who's investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden's presidential election victory is asking the FBI for security help after the former president railed against prosecutors investigating him.

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Atlanta prosecutor: Gang targeted celebrities, influencers

A prosecutor in Atlanta has announced a sprawling indictment targeting members of what she called a violent street gang that targeted the homes of famous athletes, entertainers and others.

August 30, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Mariah Carey performs onstage during her "All I Want For Christmas Is You" tour at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 15, 2019 in New York City.

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  • Book Reviews

Mariah Carey's Memoir Is Further Proof: She Has A Gift For Storytelling

The hitmaker, now celebrating 30 years into her career, has released a memoir — The Meaning of Mariah Carey — as detailed and entertaining as her songs.

November 09, 2020
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  • Aisha Harris
New Orleans bounce queen Big Freedia is DJ Hourglass' favorite artist to play at holiday parties.

Atlanta's DJ Hourglass Shares The Perfect Songs For Holiday Parties

Jaleesa Ledbetter is an Atlanta-based DJ and member of Werc Crew , a collective of artists, producers and DJs in the city. Under the name DJ Hourglass ,...

December 21, 2018
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  • Elena Rivera

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