Manicurist to the stars Deborah Lippman posted the following on her Lippman Collection blog on Wednesday, July 15th at 9:33pm:
"I am sitting at home anxiously awaiting the premier of Mariah Carey's new video OBSESSED. You might remember I worked on this video with her a few weeks ago. It is always amazing to see the finished product after 30 some hours of shooting scenes. Here are some backstage photos. She is wearing Superstar, Before He Cheats and a clean buff on her nails. And NO, she isnt playing anyone in particular as the boy character!"
Monday, July 20, 2009
New Photos: Backstage at "Obsessed" Video Shoot
VH1 is filming a very special Storytellers concert WANT TO BE IN IT ?
VH1 is filming a very special Storytellers concert featuring Mariah Carey and they want her biggest fans to be a part of it!
This will be a very intimate show, and a rare opportunity to see Mariah in such an intimate setting, discussing some of her biggest hits! Seating is extremely limited! These tickets will go fast, so reply back soon!
If you are a huge fan of Mariah's and would like the opportunity to receive Complimentary Tickets to this concert, and you live in the NYC area, please reply back to Tickets@GothamCasting.com.
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| NAME: AGE (must be at least 18): PHONE: CITY/STATE: RECENT PHOTO: GUEST NAME (1 Guest Per Person): WHAT MAKES YOU SUCH A BIG FAN OF MARIAH'S: YOUR FAVORITE MARIAH CAREY SONG: 3 QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK MARIAH: Make sure to put "Mariah Storytellers" in the subject line of your e-mail. |
The show is scheduled to tape on Thursday, August 6th in NYC. The time is still TBD, so be sure you will be available ALL DAY before you reply for tickets. Upon receiving your email, Gotham Casting will contact you with all of the final details, including venue and time, should you receive tickets!
About Storytellers
The greatest singers and songwriters play their music and tell the stories behind their greatest songs on this acclaimed VH1 music performance series. Each one-hour episode takes viewers behind the scenes with a single artist or group, featuring intimate musical performances and the first-hand stories behind the performer's hits and sentimental favorites.
DIRECTOR Brett Ratner: "'Obsessed' Video is Not About Eminem"!
When Mariah Carey's latest single "Obsessed" hit the airwaves, speculation swirled that the song is directed at Eminem as a response to his track "Bagpipes From Baghdad." Fuel was added to that rumor's fire after stills from the video were released – photos that seem to suggest that Carey dressed as Eminem for the clip.
But the video's director, Brett Ratner, insists that as far as he knows, the song – off Carey's latest album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, out next month – isn't about Eminem.
"It's not about Eminem – we weren't like, 'Let's find an Eminem look-alike,'" he told MTV News about the stalker character in the video, which he originally wanted to be played by Ellen DeGeneres. "We weren't talking to any Eminem [look-alikes]. I guess it's a good rumor, but I don't think it's true. I don't really know. I never asked her, but then when I recommended Ellen, that's where she got the idea."
Ratner had heard the Eminem rumors, but insisted that Carey never told him the song was penned about the MC. The look Mariah rocks in the video was devised simply as a way to hide Mariah's lady assets.
"Mariah never talked to me about that," he explained. "You know, Mariah ... she's like the most feminine girl you can imagine, so the more I covered up the less work I had to do on the transitions of changing back and forth. I kind of told the wardrobe guy, 'Let's bulk her up with layers and stuff' – first of all, to hide her breasts, because they're prominent, and to kind of make her more boyish. A b-boy made sense."
Ratner, who worked with Mariah on many of her videos including last year's "Touch My Body," explained that the video was more inspired by two films rather than Eminem: his love for the classic Martin Scorsese flick "The King of Comedy" and Carey's love for the Lindsay Lohan flick "Mean Girls."
"It was inspired by a movie that I love called 'King of Comedy,' when Sandra Bernhard was stalking Jerry Lewis – and that's why I wanted to move it to New York," he said, adding, "Mariah loves 'Mean Girls.' I think it's funny [when the stalker gets hit with the bus like in the film] ..."
The director explained that so many of their collaborations show the funny side of Mariah Carey because they share a special bond and are "like kids – we love playing and role playing. We love telling stories and making movies."
"She's really like a kid. All her nuances ... she's like a big kid. That's what I think we're trying to capture. It doesn't have to be all serious and sexy and everyone thinks she's a big diva," he said. "She's very comfortable with me. And she's so smart. Like Madonna, she knows where her light is ... she'll know if she's out of focus."
Mariah Debuts at #11 on Hot 100!
From Billboard magazine issue dated July 25, 2009:
| "Obsessed" Billboard Hot 100: #11 (Debut) Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #49 (Last week #60) Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #65 (Last week #72) Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #28 (Last week #31) Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #28 (Last week #31) Billboard Rhythmic Top 40: #14 (Last week #17) Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop: #22 (Last week #25) Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay: #30 (Last week #34) Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #4 (Debut) Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #6 (Debut) Downloads this week: 118,926 Total downloads: 119,266 Billboard Canadian Hot 100: #15 (Debut) Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Singles: #10 (Debut) |
LOS ANGELES TIMES REVIEWS "OBSESSED " VIDEO!
As subtle as being hit by a bus: Mariah Carey's 'Obsessed' video
One has to give Mariah Carey credit here. She certainly knows how to stay in the headlines. Her first single from her upcoming album, "Obsessed," may or may not be a response to Eminem's recent "Bagpipes From Baghdad," and in the clip, she may or may not be dressing up as Eminem.
Husband Nick Cannon says he's not totally positive but is pretty sure she isn't. And Carey took to Twitter to clarify the issue, writing: "I am NOT at any point in the video playing a specific person. I'm dressed as a 'stalker' in 3 different ensembles." All well and good, but it's still a stalker that looks an awful lot like Eminem, what with the hoodie and hip-hop mannerisms in front of a set that occasionally looks like it was ripped from Eminem's "Stan" video. Oh, celebs and their feuds.
But if the song saw Carey dropping one-liners at her undisclosed obsessee, labeling him "delusional" and snapping "You're a mom and pop / I'm a corporation," the video, directed by frequent Carey collaborator Brett Ratner, seems more about fear. The Eminem lookalike is tailing Carey out on the street, and there he is again in one of Carey's photo shoots -- representing anyone and everyone who isn't part of Carey's circle.
Rather than highlight the snappy put-downs of the song, it showcases the closed-off inner-sanctums of the rich and famous. But Carey still gets her revenge, albeit with the help of public transportation, in a somewhat abrupt and uncomfortable ending.
MARIAH PERFORMS ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
Mariah is set to perform on the first America's Got Talent results show which airs on Wednesday, August 5th (9-10 p.m. ET)!
But before that, the much anticipated music video for Mariah's hit new single OBSESSED will make its national TV premiere on the show TONIGHT! Be sure to tune in to AGT at 9:00pm/8:00pm CT on NBC to catch your first look at what music critics are declaring 2009's #1 summer anthem.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Mariah is scheduled to be "Live on the Plaza" at the TODAY show on Friday, August 28th to perform songs from her new album, Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel.
TODAY is located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. For fan passes to the show concert, sign up here!
Click here to see a video of host Matt Lauer announcing it during TODAY's broadcast this morning.
Video to Premiere On Yahoo!!
As previously reported, the much anticipated music video for Mariah's hit new single "Obsessed" will make its National TV Premiere on NBC's America's Got Talent this Wednesday, July 15 at 9:00pm/8:00pm CT.
The music video will also be available to stream all day at Yahoo! Music on Wednesday, July 15th!
Music Video Premiere in Germany!
The "Obsessed" music video will premiere in Germany on Thursday, July 16th on the internet via MyVideo.de as well as on TV during the popular celebrity show, taff, broadcast on channel Pro7 at 17:00h.
This is the first time ever a new Mariah Carey video won't premiere on a music channel in Germany.
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