Mariah Carey Hang On Her Cutie Dog: Mariah Carey  may or may not be pregnant, but one thing’s for sure, she will be delivering a bundle of joy this holiday season. The sequel to the pop songbird’s Christmas album has been given an official title and due date.

Rap-Up.com has exclusively learned that Mimi’s upcoming holiday project will be called Merry Christmas II You. The II represents the follow-up to 1994’s multi-platinum Merry Christmas album, which spawned the now-classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The new offering is scheduled for a November 2 release and will include original material as well as covers of holiday classics.

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Hot News: Mariah Carey Is Pregnant: Sources close to Mariah Carey  and Nick Cannon have confirmed that Mariah is in fact pregnant. No official announcement has been made by the couple. A few days ago, Mariah thanked fans for their "well wishes" on Twitter, adding "When the time is right, everyone will know." For his part Nick is playing cryptic, saying in a magazine interview "I think 'superstitious' is the wrong word... I think it's more a spiritual thing. She wants to keep as much privacy as she possibly can."

The sources are saying that Mariah is already four months pregnant, which puts her past what Nick calls the "certain time limit you're supposed to wait before you can actually officially say that you are [pregnant] and all that stuff."

Nick also spoke about the possibility of having multiple kids at once, saying "Yeah! Octomom it! Have nine at once. Whatever type of life God blesses you with, you have to take it and appreciate it from there… I always see every day you wake up as a blessing. And everything else is icing. To have the success or the luxuries — automobiles, nice clothing — that's stuff I never even fathomed. I grew up in a household where a good meal is what we really appreciated. For my life to be where it is now, I'm so grateful that even if it was taken away, I would be just as happy that I got the chance to experience it."

Pop diva Mariah Carey is keen to work as a judge on 'American Idol', her husband Nick Cannon has said. Cannon, who presents the talent show 'America's Got Talent', admits the 'Hero' singer regularly talks about working on the hit show, The Hollywood Reporter said. "You know what? She talks about it. She says, 'I would love to do that'. She is one of the greatest singers of our time and she would be great. I don't know if she has enough time, though, but if they could work with her schedule, I know she would love to do 'Idol'," Cannon said.

The 29-year-old presenter also admits the show has experienced a turmoil following the departure of both Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres, but believes it will continue to be a success. "Simon Cowell was the anchor of the show. And when he stepped out, it's like, now what? But as long as Ryan Seacrest and Randy Jackson stick around, I'm watching," said Cannon.

The young singer was brave enough to tackle Mariah Carey’s ‘H.A.T.E.U’ - a fan favourite from her ‘Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel’ LP. How did Emeteria handle such a difficult song?Normally when singers try to cover a Carey composition it turns out to be a complete train wreck.

However, Emeteria did a great job on the verses, particularly because of the minor similarities between the texture of her voice and Carey’s. While she admittedly struggled a bit with the whistles, she still did an incredible job.

Life is sweet for Mariah Carey as she appears in a colourful ad for her new Lollipop Bling fragrance line. The singer-actress, 40, who poses cross-legged wearing large toy-like rings in the new ad, has revealed her husband Nick Cannon’s marriage proposal to her with.

A ring-pop sweet was the inspiration for her three candy-themed scents – Mine Again, Honey and Ribbon. The couple wed in April 2008. The new line is a collaboration between cosmetics giant Elizabeth Arden and US confectioner, Topps Company.

For someone in the middle of a comedy tour, Nick Cannon  was sounding a little melancholy Thursday morning. The America's Got Talent emcee's plane hadn't even taken off from Los Angeles, and he was already missing his wife of two years, Mariah Carey. `[The traveling] is a constant grind,'' said Cannon, 29. ``Sometimes she comes with me. I even try my stuff on her. Mariah helps me -- she's one of the funniest people I know.''

The 40-year-old pop diva is included in his act, which he'll do at the Fort Lauderdale Improv Friday and Saturday nights. ``How could you not talk about it when you're married to one of the most famous women in the world?''  Cannon actually started out as a comedian, appearing on Nickelodeon's All That in the '90s. ``I love doing standup,'' the California native says. ``It's therapeutic for me.''

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Mariah Carey has revealed that her hairstylist has burnt her hair with a curling iron. The ‘Hero’ hit maker was being styled when one of her assistants accidentally caught her with the hot tong. “Just now hairstylist (who shall remain nameless) abused me w/a (with a) curling iron while trying to curl and dancing to my new song… ow,” the Daily Star quoted her as tweeting.

“I’m searching for some aloe or whatever but it’s not looking pretty… it’s basically a welt… Oh the trials and tribulations (of) Divadom! Now he’s all trying to put toothpaste on it and swears it’s a home remedy, I’m like ‘Stop crying, you’re NOT fired’.”

Mariah Carey is sporting a painful injury after her hairstylist burnt the star with a curling iron. The singer was being styled on Tuesday when one of her assistants accidentally caught her with the hot tong. In a series of posts on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "Just now hairstylist (who shall remain nameless) abused me w/a (with a) curling iron while trying to curl and dancing to my new song... ow.

"I'm searching for some aloe or whatever but it's not looking pretty... it's basically a welt... Oh the trials and tribulations (of) Divadom! Now he's all trying to put toothpaste on it and swears it's a home remedy, I'm like 'Stop crying, you're NOT fired'."

Mariah Carey has been injured...by a curling iron! "Just now hairstylist(who shall remain nameless) abused me w/a curling iron while trying to curl and dancing to my new song..ow," Mariah tweeted Tuesday. "I'm searching for some aloe or whatever but its not looking pretty..its basically a welt..Oh the trials and tribulations Divadom".

A promoter admitted today that he soaked a Bergen County investor of $330,000 for a series of Mariah Carey concerts in Dubai that never happened.\

Antywan Ross, 43, said he never intended to fulfill a promise to repay the Maywood investor with interest within 45 days, through his RDA Group company.

In fact, to make it appear the investment was secure Ross employed an escrow agent who wouldn’t disburse the investor’s funds until Ross provided proof .

That at least $1 million in sponsorship money had been committed as part of the Fall 2008 concert series. Ross didn’t raise a penny.

But he did send several bogus letters to the escrow agent within three days after it was wired from a Maywood bank. One purportedly was from a law firm that made.

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