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2005年在瑪麗亞凱莉福音歌曲"Fly Like A Bird"中獻聲的主教Clarence Keaton在月初因病去世了....

瑪麗亞凱莉和主教克拉倫斯在2004年感恩節的合照


MARIAH在Twitter上表達對主教CK感念:
'Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning' Psalms 30:5 On July 3rd, my Pastor, Bishop Clarence Keaton passed away. He treated me like a daughter, with so sincere much love. He will be truly missed. (Obviously I meant: w/so much sincere love) My love and prayers are with the First Lady of the Church, Sister Keaton, and their whole family.

回顧2006年,Clarence和Mariah在葛萊美獎精彩的表演


Clarence Keaton除了在瑪麗亞的專輯當中獻聲以外（Fly Like A Bird, I Wish You Well），還曾跟隨瑪麗亞在節目Good Morning America宣傳、葛萊美獎頒獎典禮上演出，在The Adventure of Mimi巡迴演唱麥迪遜花園場次一同登台。此外，這位牧師還見證了瑪麗亞凱莉和尼克的秘密婚禮....。

RIP Bishop Clarence Keaton!

和 Mariah 合作 MV 的剪輯師 Dustin Robertson 透露有關"Obsessed"MV 的消息…

 

Dustin 往年的剪輯作品中，包括 Shakira 的 Suerte、J Lo 的 Get Right 和 Janet 的All Nite。合作對象有 Mariah, Madonna, Janet, J Lo, Britney, Justin 和 Pink 等大牌。而和瑪麗亞合作的作品有 2005 年的 It's Like That 和 We Beling Together。最新的作品就是即將首播的最新單曲 Obsessed。

他透露了一些關於這支音樂錄影帶的訊息：「瑪麗亞非常迫不及待想要把這支有趣的MV分享給他的歌迷們，希望他們能夠得到許多驚喜！事實上，我們也幫與饒舌歌手 Gucci Mane 合作的混音版拍了另一個版本的MV。

Dustin 上週二才和 Mariah 以及 MV 導演 Brett 一起剪輯了這兩個版本的 MV。他說：「瑪麗亞真是所有天后當中最幽默風趣的一個了！她無論哪一方面都很棒，就連製作 MV 也相當有一套！和她的合作非常地愉快，我們一起剪輯了兩個版本的 MV。」

"Obsessed"音樂錄影帶將在周三晚間"America's Got Talent "首播。

（Source: MariahDaily.com）

咪咪在Twitter上告訴大家:

咪咪的"Obsessed"MV要在7/15全球首播囉~~而且就在老公Nick Cannon主持的"America's Got Talen"節目中...我想這就是"肥水不落外人田"啦！

希望瑪麗亞快出來表演, 拯救低迷的點播, 還有那漸漸失去熱度的下載~拜託,不要宅在家寫twitter了!p.s換背景囉~~可愛吧!!

瑪麗亞凱莉為自己在Michael Jackson追思會上,演出"I'll Be There"時的失常(爆裂音)致歉....
'It was a true and honest emotional moment,' she tells 'Today' of her voice cracking during 'I'll Be There.'

Mariah Carey had the difficult task of being the first performer at the Michael Jackson memorial on Tuesday. And when her voice cracked in the first few moments of her cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There," she said she felt like she disappointed everyone.

On the "Today" show Wednesday (July 8), Carey described how hard it was for her to sing on the show and how seeing the casket made it difficult for her to get through the performance. "I feel a little bit like I let everybody down, but I really did try and it was difficult," she said. "But you know what I think? It was a true and honest emotional moment."

On Tuesday, Mariah also took to her Twitter to share with her fans her disappointment over her performance and how completely emotional she became at the show. "Trying to sing today was basically impossible for me," she wrote. "I could barely keep myself from crying."

She apologized for the performance, during which she was joined by her "MTV Unplugged" duet partner Trey Lorenz. "I'm sorry that I wasn't able to pull it together and really do it right, but I was literally choked up when I saw him there in front of me," she tweeted.

"One thing I know is, we will never really have to say goodbye to MJ. His legacy lives on through his music and the millions of people he inspired with his timeless music. He will be forever in our hearts."

（Source: MariahDaily.com）


瑪麗亞為自己失常的演出表達歉意....影片檔


a-farn: 唉~~親愛的咪咪,妳以為道歉後那些存心想毀咪的人會善罷甘休嘛？不,他們不會...開始努力跑宣傳吧！

Mariah, joined by Trey Lorenz, sang her famous 1992 MTV Unplugged cover of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There." Mariah who was noticeably emotional, ended the song with these words: "We never will say goodbye, even through the pain and heartache, we will be right there. We miss you."



EW, L.A. Times Talk About Mariah's Performance

Simon: And here's Mariah Carey singing "I'll Be There."
Emil: She's breaking down while she sings...
Emil: Trey Larenz joining Mariah. He sings back-up on all of her albums and concerts
Missy Schwartz Imagining little MJ singing this as a kid is almost too much for me. I imagine it's hard for Mariah, too.
Simon: This song is a real tearjerker even in the best of times. Hearing it now...wow.
Emil: I think Mariah is choked up...I couldn't do this....Incredible!!!! Emotional
Simon: Yes -- kudos to Mariah and Trey for getting through this song without breaking down in sobs. True professionals.
Emil: I'm crying at work!!!
Simon: I think people in offices around the world are getting choked up right now.

And Los Angeles Times' writers Ann Powers and Todd Martens share their thoughts on Mariah's performance.

What: Mariah Carey's 'I'll Be There.' A No. 1 hit for Carey, who covered the Jackson 5 hit on her 1992 "MTV Unplugged" album. The ballad was an early sign of Jackson's strength as a vocalist, a childlike innocence conveyed with near expert phrasing. The Times' Ann Powers is inside Staples Center, and she offers that "Carey's version of the Jackson 5 song symbolizes innocence for her too -- it was one of her early hits, and a curly haired, cherubic Carey has been featured singing it in many televised Jackson tributes this last week. For Jackson's fans, the song recalls a period when the star made history as one of the first black teen idols to find acceptance across color lines."

At the memorial: In the very first verse Carey -- in a black, glittery dress -- made it clear that this would be a more restrained, elegant rendition of the song. Singing through the emotions, Carey was at a near-gasp in the song's opening moments. Her partner on the 1992 cover, Trey Lorenz, made an appearance here as well, heightening the performance's gospel undertones. Lorenz, in fact, showed off more vocal dynamics than Carey. But a more subtle Carey is a more graceful one.

Inside the venue, Powers noted that Carey's take began in a tiny voice, as if to honor the boy Michael. When Carey found that Lorenz almost bowled her over, that's when she turned her voice up a notch to match her singing partner. Lorenz sang Michael's name in falsetto, and Carey added "Never Can Say Goodbye..."

Very tasteful.

（Source: MSNBC | MariahDaily）