MDJ Reader Responds to 'Truth about Nursing' Outburst
Posted by Lynn on Friday, 12-Mar-2010, 6:15PM EST | Comments ()

We have received an enormous amount of e-mails in response to The Truth About Nursing outburst at Mariah Carey and her video "Up Out My Face." Unfortunately, we can't post all of them but we have one that we want to share with you.

Andrew, a nurse practitioner and a Mariah fan, sends us a copy of his e-mail to the board of directors at The Truth About Nursing. He tells us, "I felt I had to stand up for Mariah Carey and fight back!"

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Nurses to Mariah: Quit the Naughty Routine
Posted by Lynn on Friday, 12-Mar-2010, 9:13AM EST | Comments ()

The folks at the Truth About Nursing, a Baltimore-based group concerned about demeaning portrayals of nurses have a new target: Mariah Carey.

Yep, you heard that right. The pop star's video for her song "Up Out My Face" takes the naughty nurse stereotype to a new level of low, according to Sandy Summers, the group's director. Complete with a booty-grazing nurse outfit, white cap and stockings, Mariah's version of naughty nurse has real nurses in an uproar, apparently.

They dissect the video and the lyrics here. The group has even launched a letter writing campaign urging Ms. Carey herself to "make amends by withdrawing the video from all distribution, avoiding the stereotype in the future and publicly apologizing to the nursing profession (in a music video perhaps!)."

Source: Baltimore Sun

"Up Out My Face" Contest Winners Announced
Posted by Lynn on Friday, 05-Mar-2010, 9:18AM EST | Comments ()

Thanks to everyone who participated in our "Up Out My Face" Download Contest. Twenty-two (22) lucky fans were picked at random out of hundreds of entries received during the week of February 16 - March 1. The following will each receive a signed item by Mariah!

Theodore Winand (Wayne, NJ) first entry 2/16 Christopher Bubenik (Asheville, NC) first entry 2/23 April Rodriguez (Chicago, IL) Benjamin Figueroa (Miami, FL) Cassie O'Dell (Salem, OR) Dione Gaston (Nashville, TN) Derrick Commodore (Chestertown, MD) James Ervine (San Jose, CA) Jamie Hutchinson Bryan, TX Jennifer Koncsler (Shenandoah, PA) Ken Adams (Riverview FL) Kevin Xiong (Cambridge, MA) Kojiro Matsuo (Japan) Kyle Cook (Springfield, MA) Marcos Hernandez (San Diego, CA) Martin Martinez (Las Vegas, NV) Nicole Phoenix (Englewood, NJ) Phillip Nelson (Claremore, OK) Ryan Rastegar (Normal, IL) Zulkarnain Barudin (Singapore) Clayton Morar (South Africa) Twitter/Forums Regina Yanzon (Philippines) Twitter/Forums

Congratulations, winners! Please contact us by e-mail and let us know of your mailing address.

Thanks to IDJ/Maroon Entertainment for providing the amazing prizes! Be sure to keep checking back to MariahDailyJournal for future contests.

Source: MariahDailyJournal

"Up Out My Face" Slips to #4 on BET
Posted by Lynn on Thursday, 04-Mar-2010, 9:50AM EST | Comments ()

"Up Out My Face" dropped 3 spots to #4 on BET's 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live" video countdown last night. Let's get it back up to #1! VOTE as many times as you can here!

Source: MariahDailyJournal

"Up Out My Face" Back at #1 on BET!
Posted by Jonny on Tuesday, 02-Mar-2010, 9:42PM EST | Comments ()

"Up Out My Face" jumps back to #1 in its 14th day on BET's 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live" countdown. The video's rankings since its Feb. 9th debut are as follows: 10-0-7-4-2-2-1-1-1-2-1-1-2-2-1.

Let's keep Mariah at #1! Please keep voting for "Up Out My Face" as many times as you can by clicking on the BET icon on the top banner or this link. You can also vote by sending the text message MCAR to 79922.

Source: MariahDailyJournal | Robyn

"Up Out My Face" Holds Steady at #2 on BET
Posted by Lynn on Monday, 01-Mar-2010, 4:43PM EST | Comments ()

"Up Out My Face" remains at #2 in its 13th day on BET's 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live" countdown. The video's rankings since its Feb. 9th debut are as follows: 10-0-7-4-2-2-1-1-1-2-1-1-2-2.

Get it back up to #1! Please keep voting for "Up Out My Face" as many times as you can by clicking on the BET icon on the top banner or this link. You can also vote by sending the text message MCAR to 79922.

Source: MariahDailyJournal | Robyn

"Up Out My Face" Video on BET
Posted by Jonny on Friday, 26-Feb-2010, 8:01PM EST | Comments ()

Keep it up, everyone!

"Up Out My Face" is holding steady at #2 on BET 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live" countdown today! This is the video's 12th day on the BET countdown since making its debut at #10 on February 9th.

Here is a summary of the video's chart run thus far:

Tuesday, February 9 - #10
Wednesday, February 10 - out
Thursday, February 11 - #7
Friday, February 12 - #4

Monday, February 15 - Holiday
Tuesday, February 16 - #2
Wednesday, February 17 - #2
Thursday, February 18 - #1
Friday, February 19 - #1

Monday, February 22 - #1
Tuesday, February 23- #2
Wednesday, February 24- #1
Thursday, February 25- #1
Friday, February 26- #2

Let's continue to vote and get it back to number 1! Vote by clicking on the BET icon on the top banner or this link. You can also vote by sending the text message MCAR to 79922.

Source: Robyn

"Up Out My Face" Returns to #1 on BET!
Posted by Jonny on Wednesday, 24-Feb-2010, 8:24PM EST | Comments ()

Great work, everyone!

"Up Out My Face" returns to the #1 spot on BET 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live" countdown today! This is the video's 10th day on the BET countdown since making its debut at #10 on February 9th.

Let's continue to vote and keep Mariah at number 1! Vote by clicking on the BET icon on the top banner or this link. You can also vote by sending the text message MCAR to 79922.

Source: Robyn

"Up Out My Face" Run on BET Countdown
Posted by Jonny on Tuesday, 23-Feb-2010, 8:09PM EST | Comments ()

Great job, everyone!

"Up Out My Face" is holding steady at #2 on BET 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live" countdown today! This is the video's 9th day on the BET countdown since making its debut at #10 on February 9th.

Here is a summary of the video's chart run thus far:

Tues, Feb 9 - #10
Wed, Feb 10 - out
Thurs, Feb 11 - #7
Fri, Feb 12 - #4

Mon, Feb 15 - Holiday
Tues, Feb 16 - #2
Wed, Feb 17 - #2
Thur, Feb 18 - #1
Fri, Feb 19 - #1

Mon Feb 22 - #1
Tues, Feb 23- #2

Let's continue to vote and get it back to number 1! Vote by clicking on the BET icon on the top banner or this link. You can also vote by sending the text message MCAR to 79922.

Source: MariahDailyJournal | Robyn

Support UP OUT MY FACE, Contest Ends March 1
Posted by Lynn on Monday, 22-Feb-2010, 2:52PM EST | Comments ()

REQUEST AT RADIO
Please take a few moments to request "Up Out My Face" feat. Nicki Minaj. Below are phone numbers and online links to some of the biggest radio stations across the country.


You may also check out our Radio Request page if your radio station is not listed above.

DOWNLOAD THE SINGLE
"Up Out My Face" is available to download from iTunes for only $1.29. Click here to get it now! Our download contest is open until midnight of Monday, March 1, 2010. Multiple downloads will count as multiple entries! Contest details here.

VOTE FOR THE MUSIC VIDEO
Keep voting for the video on BET's 106 & Park. "Up Out My Face" is currently at #1 on the Top 10 Live countdown. Keep it on top! Vote as many times as you can online here, or text MCAR to 79922.

STREAM THE MUSIC VIDEOS
The "Up Out My Face" video is available for streaming at Yahoo! Music and AOL Music. Click on the links to watch now! Video streams at Yahoo! Music and AOL Music count toward the Billboard charts so please be sure to keep streaming the video as often as you can.

Source: MariahDailyJournal

"Up Out My Face" #1 on BET Countdown!
Posted by Lynn on Thursday, 18-Feb-2010, 8:10PM EST | Comments ()

Great job, everyone!

"Up Out My Face" advanced a notch to capture the #1 spot on BET's 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live" countdown today! This is the video's 6th day on the BET countdown since making its debut at #10 on February 9th. The video's positions in the 6 days it has been on the countdown are as follows: 10-0-7-4-2-2-1.

Let's continue to vote and make sure that it remains at the top! Vote by clicking on the BET icon on the top banner or this link. You can also vote by sending the text message MCAR to 79922.

Source: MariahDailyJournal | Robyn

MDJ Contest Announced: Download "Up Out My Face"!
Posted by Lynn on Tuesday, 16-Feb-2010, 12:01AM EST | Comments ()

Mariah's new single, "Up Out My Face" feat. Nicki Minaj from the upcoming Angels Advocate album has arrived digitally today! To celebrate the release, we are holding contests for our US and International visitors who support Mariah and the song.

Our contest is open to ALL FANS (U.S. and International) and will run for two weeks, from Tuesday, February 16 through Monday, March 1. A total of twenty (20) lucky fans will be selected to win signed Mariah items - ten (10) from the first week (Feb. 16-22) and ten (10) from the second week (Feb. 23-March 1).

All you have to do is:


Good luck everyone!

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Source: MariahDailyJournal | Graphics: Can and Regina

"Up Out My Face" Download Campaign
Posted by Lynn on Monday, 15-Feb-2010, 7:16PM EST | Comments ()

Attention Mariah fans!

Mariah's new single "Up Out My Face" feat. Nicki Minaj will be available for digital download tomorrow, February 16th and we need your help to promote the song so that it reaches as many people as possible.

On Tuesday at 12:01 EST, we will be posting all the details to the campaign contest designed to promote "Up Out My Face" and get as many downloads for the song.

Signed Mariah items will be given away to our visitors who will help us support Mariah and spread the word about "Up Out My Face." Get ready!

Source: MariahDailyJournal

Download "Up Out My Face" on iTunes for Free
Posted by Lynn on Monday, 15-Feb-2010, 3:39PM EST | Comments ()

The music video for Mariah's new single "Up Out My Face" feat. Nicki Minaj is available to download for free on iTunes! Get it now!

Source: Christopher | Kathryn

"Up Out My Face" Rises 7-4 on BET Countdown
Posted by Lynn on Friday, 12-Feb-2010, 9:59PM EST | Comments ()

Great job, everyone! "Up Out My Face" advanced 3 spots to #4 on BET's 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live" video countdown today!

Keep voting as many times as you can every day to help it get to the top! Vote by clicking on the BET icon on the top banner or this link. You can also vote via text message to 79922 with the code MCAR for "Up Out My Face" and MCA for "Angels Cry."

Source: MariahDailyJournal | Robyn

"Up Out My Face" Back on BET's Top 10
Posted by Lynn on Thursday, 11-Feb-2010, 9:01PM EST | Comments ()

"Up Out My Face" returned to BET's 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live" video countdown at #7 today! The video debuted at #10 on Tuesday, Feb. 9th, fell off the countdown yesterday; and today made a big comeback at #7! Great job, everyone!

Keep voting, as many times as you can every day, and help it move up the countdown! Vote by clicking on the BET icon on the top banner or this link. You can also vote via text message to 79922 with the code MCAR for "Up Out My Face" and MCA for "Angels Cry."

Source: MariahDailyJournal | Robyn

"Up Out My Face" Debuts on 106 & Park!
Posted by Lynn on Wednesday, 10-Feb-2010, 3:01PM EST | Comments ()

Great job, everyone! "Up Out My Face" made its first appearance on BET's 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live" video countdown yesterday at #10!

Keep voting, as many times as you can every day, and help it move up the countdown! Vote by clicking on the BET icon on the top banner or this link. You can also vote via text message to 79922 with the code MCAR for "Up Out My Face" and MCA for "Angels Cry."

Source: Robyn | MariahDailyJournal

Nicki Minaj on Working with Mariah
Posted by Lynn on Monday, 08-Feb-2010, 3:12PM EST | Comments ()

Nicki Minaj says she was so surprised that she got a call to work with Mariah Carey on the remix of "Up Out My Face" that she kept the collaboration very hush-hush.

"That one, I didn't believe until I was physically in the studio that I was doing with something with Mariah," the New York native told MTV News last week. "I didn't even tell anyone I shot a video with Mariah, because I didn't even believe. In the back of my mind, I felt like, 'This video is not gonna come out. There's no way I'm gonna do a video with Mariah Carey before I even put out my album.' Then, when it came out, I think it was the #1 video on YouTube in one day, something crazy like that. She's an icon, I've loved her since I was little, like 'Vision of Love,' 'Someday.' I was one of those little girls in the mirror singing her songs with my mother."

Much like her fellow Mariah Carey collaborator and good friend Gucci Mane, Minaj said the real Mariah was nothing like she imagined.

"When I met her, she was so funny and silly," Nicki recalled. "I thought when I was gonna work with Mariah, [she] was gonna be like this diva. But we were cracking jokes the whole day. She's a sweet, down-to-earth person."

Nicki and Mimi had their names written on two giant baby doll boxes in the video. In the Nick Cannon-directed clip, the two bust out and have a good time changing outfits and playing with men. The doll angle plays perfectly with Nicki's "black Barbie" persona.

"I think it was dope," Minaj said about the video. "A lot of times, more famous artists or more confident artists take from a younger artist but they'll never include you in that. I feel like she liked the whole doll thing and she wanted to do it with me. But she said that: She said, 'Everybody's gonna say "she's doing Nicki." But I told her, she's always had a doll persona, like all that 'doll baby' [stuff]. So it goes perfect with Barbie and we had fun. That's all that matters."

Source: MTV News

"Up Out My Face" Makes EW's Must List
Posted by Lynn on Friday, 05-Feb-2010, 6:15PM EST | Comments ()

The "Up Out My Face" video made Entertainment Weekly's Must List for the week:


Also in this week's EW issue is Nick Cannon's exclusive interview with the magazine in which he talks about his growing career and his high-profile marriage to superstar Mariah Carey. Below are scans, courtesy of NickCannon.com.

Source: EW | Jason | Scans: NickCannon.com

"Up Out My Face" Music Video Now on iTunes
Posted by Lynn on Tuesday, 02-Feb-2010, 4:21PM EST | Comments ()

The music video for "Up Out My Face" feat. Nicki Minaj is now available for purchase at iTunes for $1.99. Download it now!

The "Angels Cry" video, released last Saturday, can be downloaded here.

Source: iTunes

First Look: "Up Out My Face" Single Cover
Posted by Lynn on Monday, 01-Feb-2010, 1:58PM EST | Comments ()

Here's a first look at the official single cover for Mariah's new single, "Up Out My Face" feat. Nicky Minaj. Click on the image below to get a larger view.

Source: Ritcher | MariahDailyJournal | JC - PopMusicUniverse

'Face' Facts
Posted by Lynn on Thursday, 28-Jan-2010, 11:09PM EST | Comments ()

Mariah Carey debuts on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at No. 97 with "Up Out My Face," featuring Nicki Minaj. The song is the fourth charted entry from "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," following "Obsessed" (No. 12), "I Want to Know What Love Is" (No. 40) and "H.A.T.E.U." (No. 72). Her "Angels Advocate" remix album streets March 30.

With the new song's launch, Carey extends her R&B/Hip-Hop Songs record among female artists for consecutive years with a debut. She has sent a song onto the chart in each of the 21 years she has appeared on the list, dating to the debut of "Vision of Love" on June 2, 1990.

Among fellow female format luminaries, Gladys Knight debuted on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs each year from 1967 through 1989. The first 22 years of her streak, however, are archived under a group billing - Gladys Knight & the Pips - while her 1989 entry was as a solo act.

Aretha Franklin also maintained a prominent presence on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in all but one year between 1964 and 1989. Her streak of debuts was interrupted by a lack of new entries only in 1984.

Source: Billboard

EW Reviews "Up Out My Face" Video
Posted by Lynn on Thursday, 28-Jan-2010, 4:16PM EST | Comments ()

New Mariah Carey video, 'Up Out My Face':
Finally! Mimi is emancipated by hot new video
By Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly

Sometimes, Mariah gets it wrong ("H.A.T.E. U"? H.A.T.E.D. those freakin swimsuits. "I Want to Know What Love Is"? I want to know why you're in a baseball stadium full of sad people).

And then—she gets it so right. In the new video for "Up Out My Face" from her upcoming duets remix album Angels Advocate, due March 30, there are so very many things to love: the color scheme (Target ad? White Stripes tribute?); the nonsensical (but sexical!) nurses' outfits and Barbie boxes; rising Lil Wayne protege Nicki Minaj getting red, white, and saucypants all over; Nick Cannon (he also directs the clip) reprising his Drumline stomp in the outro. They wear silly outfits, they make silly faces; they have fun.

Wasn't that delicious? Do you not want to put Minaj in your pocket? Are you fonder of Nick Cannon than you were five and half minutes ago? (He also directed his wife in another new video, the less-than-scintillating Ne-Yo collaboration "Angels Cry," but we are letting that one slide; it is a forgiveness kind of day).

Source: Entertertainment Weekly

Request "Up Out My Face"
Posted by Lynn on Thursday, 21-Jan-2010, 3:28PM EST | Comments ()

Mariah's new single, "Up Out My Face" featuring Nicki Minaj has been digitally delivered to radio stations today in a promo bundle consisting of three tracks:


Please find your local stations here and start requesting the song!

Source: MariahDailyJournal

Washington Post Reviews "Up Out My Face" Remix
Posted by Lynn on Tuesday, 12-Jan-2010, 6:46AM EST | Comments ()

"Up Out My Face" (Remix)
Mariah Carey featuring Nicki Minaj
By Allison Stewart

Sometime in the past six months, Minaj became the go-to girl for artists who wanted to add some skank to their tracks without sullying themselves in the process. Here, she enlivens an otherwise polite track from Carey's upcoming remix disc.

Source: Washington Post

Photos: Mariah at "Up Out My Face" Video Shoot
Posted by Lynn on Monday, 21-Dec-2009, 6:38PM EST | Comments ()

Below are photos of Mariah and Nicki Minaj from the "Up Out My Face" video shoot in Los Angeles on Friday, December 18, 2009.

Source: Nick Cannon

MDJ Exclusive: Another Remix Revealed On New Album
Posted by Lynn on Wednesday, 16-Dec-2009, 3:54AM EST | Comments ()

We have even more details for you about Mariah's upcoming Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel Remix album!

A remix to "Up Out My Face" has been recorded with female rapper Nicki Minaj. Not only will the remix appear on the new album but a video for it will be shot alongside the video for "Angels Cry" Remix!

On Friday, Dec. 18, Mariah is scheduled to film the music video for "Up Out My Face" Remix in Los Angeles. Nick Cannon has also been tasked to direct the music video. The current script requires a marching band in the video.

Minaj joins an exclusive group of female collaborators featured on recorded Mariah songs: Whitney Houston ("When You Believe"), Mocha & Amil ("I Still Believe Remix"), Shawnna ("Loverboy Remix"), Missy Elliott ("Heartbreaker Remix"), Da Brat ("Heartbreaker Remix," "Honey Remix," "Loverboy," etc.) and Kelly Price ("Through The Rain Remix").

The release date for "Up Out My Face" Remix featuring Nicki Minaj is not yet known at this time.

Source: MariahDailyJournal | Cameron