Grammys Tomorrow: Madonna Hates Mariah
Then buzz it up
February 7th, 2006 at 13:00 by Stuart Heritage
Some of you may be under the impression that the Grammys are an exercise in rewarding the best musicians in the world for their hard work, but you’d be wrong - it’s entirely an ego thing.
It doesn’t really matter who wins what at tomorrow’s Grammys, so long as a handful of long-simmering rivalries get torn wide open in as entertaining a way as possible. And things are looking good - it’s being reported that Madonna and Mariah Carey are already at each other’s throats over who gets to sing first. Brilliant.
Remember Live 8? Both Madonna and Mariah Carey (CDs) performed that day
and, in their own ways, both tried to outdo each other. Madonna’s
opening volley - holding a confused African’s hand and saying
"motherfucker," before singing the same line of a song over and over
again - was generally thought to have outdone Mariah’s later effort -
getting loads of little Africans on the stage and then complaining
endlessly about mic stands and being thirsty. And Mariah, if reports are to be believed,
is still smarting.
But - Mariah being Mariah - she had a cunning plan to upstage her
old rival at the Grammys; she wanted to open the show with an immense,
choir-backed version of her hit single We Belong Together. After all,
she must have thought, she is up for eight awards. This is her year.
Beat that, Madonna.
So Madonna did - she decided that she wanted to open the Grammys herself, by doing a duet with some mockney cartoons.
Tough choice - a self-obsessed harpy endlessly wailing like Michael J
Fox trying to operate a theremin, or a pensionable woman wearing a
piece of dental floss singing a song with the wannabe Alvin & The Chipmunks?
Eventually, the producers of the Grammys settled on Madonna and
Gorillaz to open the show - and Mariah is apparently totally pissed.
Let’s cross our fingers for a Jarvis Cocker-style stage invasion by
Carey during Madonna’s performance tomorrow night.
Read more:
‘Belong Together’ drives Mariah, Madge apart - NY Daily News
[story by Stuart Heritage]
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February 7th, 2006 at 5:39 pm
Madonna is The “Queen” Of Rock, Mariah is a wanna be just like all the rest, her singles have only went to #1 based on airplay in the USA which is controled basically by (2) companies who determine what we hear and what charts on the Billboard hot 100 these days. Can anyone say PAYOLA?
Maybe Mariah will take another vacation to the nut farm or the local KFC to oink down the buffet.
February 7th, 2006 at 10:56 pm
The ONLY reason why Madonna hates Mariah is because she’s JEALOUS of her success!! Mimi showed her how its done… She had THE BEST SELLING ALBUM OF 2005 beating out 50 Cent, THE BEST SINGLE OF 2005 (WBT) - 15 weeks at #1, she’s TRL’s BEST ARTIST of 2005, shes also won TONS of other awards, and still counting!!
February 8th, 2006 at 2:31 am
Couple of years ago, to get a publicity, plastic surgery queen Mariah-still looks like shit- attacked Madonna verbally during a live show. Madonna, who was there to present an award to Elizabeth Taylor kept it quiet. Mariah said “not like some people out there who keeps wearing short dresses to get publicity…” refering to Madonna. Then being the two-face bitch she is, she hasn’t wore any clothes since then. Madonna never said anything bad about Mariah. Mariah has fought everyone from Toni Braxton to Eminem to Madonna and always she started it to get publicity. She had most of her number one albums and singles when she got married to her boss. Very smart, indeed.
February 8th, 2006 at 5:54 am
Josh, quit deluding yourself, Madonna is a has-been talentless hack. Mariah is a genuinely gifted vocalist who writes her own songs. There is NO COMPARISON…..end of story.
February 8th, 2006 at 10:04 am
This could go on for days and days… Everyone likes someone.
FACTS from The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
Madonna is the Highest Selling Female Artist Ever!
The full top 10 goes as follow:
01. The Beatles 400,000,000
02. Michael Jackson 350,000,000
03. Elvis Presley 300,000,000
04. Madonna 275,000,000
05. Nana Mouskouri 250,000,000
06. Cliff Richard 250,000,000
07. Rolling Stones 250,000,000
08. Mariah Carey 230,000,000
09. Elton John 220,000,000
10. Celine Dion 220,000,000
February 8th, 2006 at 8:55 pm
Adam:
Those figures aren’t real: show me a link or a scan of a press cutting and I might belive you, but by all accounts, they orgininated from a Madonna message board.
Serkon:
Mariah is friends with Toni Braxton, and HAS publicly ripped into Madonnna, but not then, many years before. This is a summary of what happened:
The rivalry started in 1995 when Madonna made an unprovoked attack against Carey in an interview in which she insulted Carey’s music. She and many other artists at that time felt Mariah’s music is too mainstream and that’s the reason for it’s popularity, and it being very ’safe’ in that she doesn’t try to new styles of music. She said “if I were Mariah Carey, I’d kill myself”. Carey seemed to be shocked, as she had previously been a fan of Madonna’s music. However to insult Madonna back, Carey, when asked at a 1996 international press conference, Carey retorted, “I really haven’t paid attention to Madonna since I was in like 7th or 8th grade when she used to be popular.”.
Finally, I can appreciate Madonna being the better opener, but Mariah has 8 nominations and the biggest selling album in the US in the last year.. Madonna has 0 noms and her album has need been succesful in the US at all.
February 9th, 2006 at 12:17 am
Madonna has 0 nominations due to her album being released so late in 2005.
This link lists top artist in US only: Still beating Mariah barley
http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topartists.asp
Most number 1’s facts
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001570647
I can’t find straight to the point “facts” on either artist when it comes to world records.
February 9th, 2006 at 8:48 am
Yes, all very interesting. But at the end of the day Mariah is a warbling idiot and Madonna can and has done some good things. It’s as simple as that.
February 10th, 2006 at 11:52 pm
Madonna has stood up for gay rights, abortion, inter-racial relationships… and shit loads of other stuff… doing that all when it was taboo! she had the guts to stand up and voice what she believed in. She may not make dogs bark when she sings, unlike Mariah. But she moves people, encourages them, inspires them, and make them want to be a better person. what the fuck has Mariah done? she’s huge ONLY in the United States, Madonna is huge all around the world!
February 12th, 2006 at 9:28 pm
I think Mariah Carey is in Joe’s club.
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Well? She always has been a dumb cunt.
Posted by: Joe at 8 Feb 2006 17:36:41
http://www.hecklerspray.com/hecklerspray/2006/02/britney_spears__1.html#
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February 13th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Madonna is and will always be the epitome of American pop music. I don’t know either artist, and I am 39 years old, so I been around long enough to tell you this. I still hear “Live to tell” on the radio and never hear any “Old Mariah”. Mariah’s voice irritates me as much as the way she carries herself, it is true her album sold very well, 5 million in the U.S, and 2.2 million around the world. madonna’s new album as been out almost 3 months and she as sold 1.3 million in the U.S. and 5 million around the world. Do the math, to all you Madonna haters, write back in another 9 months, and we can see who sold more. My guess will be Madonna, also just to let some of you know, Madonna does co-write and co-produce her music. And I think after Madonna’s fabulous performance, and Mariah losing every major grammy, except for the 3 she won BEFORE the show, her ego needs some help, maybe she will release another “Glitter” or “Charmbracelt”, or even worse a 3rd addition of “Mimi”! I hope not!
February 14th, 2006 at 11:09 am
When you want to compare singers, u need to take into consideration how good their voice is, their music and their ability to write their own songs…i think mariah has by far outscored madonna in regards to all these points. She is the best selling female artist of all time, she sings like an angel…and continues to work hard for her fans by producing an album every year of her life. Mariah is a true hero, a true talent and my inspiration. God bless her!
February 19th, 2006 at 1:36 am
mariah carey is a conceited paranoid, note hogging egotistical bitch.
maddonna is an aging gap toothed bag of shit.
who cares who’s better. The debate should’nt centre around who’s better, but how best to get rid of them.
I win the argument, no rebuttals after this point.
thank you.
March 1st, 2006 at 10:26 pm
hi like i love eminem and like this is like so tottly cool and i am doing a project on Mariah carey !
March 2nd, 2006 at 12:32 am
mariah sings mamdonna a 40 year old bitch mariah u go babe
March 6th, 2006 at 8:54 pm
Mariah has always had the better voice. Madonna gets off on shocking people by starring in porno books. She moved out of the United States when she wasnt popular anymore and tried to find some fans overseas. She wore a purple granny leotard to the grammys, and barely spoke out the lyrics to her song. Mariah has shown that you don’t have to look like a twig or a starch white aging hag to be popular. You are allowed to have some meat on your bones. The fact is Mariah has 17 number 1 singles and is the biggest selling female artist of all time. She was awarded the artist of the millenium by the WORLD music awards. Madonna’s newest album has been a bomb in the united states, and has lost that connection with the American public, especially after her god aweful rap in her last so called “hit”. oh and by the way, mariah and madonna both have 5 grammys….and Madonna’s old and wears adult diapers.
March 8th, 2006 at 9:09 am
mariah is the best, she has won more grammys and that proves how talented she is unlike that good 4 nothing ugly and pathetic madonna who can never stand up to mariahs level if i were her i would quit singing and admit my self to a mental institution.as far as i am concerned madonna is shit
April 1st, 2006 at 12:26 am
Madonna won an academic scholarship to attend one of the nations finest universities, The University of Michigan. Mariah barely graduated from high school, and speaks ignorantly.
Madonna has taken care of her body by maintaining a healthy diet and strict exercise program. Mariah is a painful depressent “chunk!”
Madonna has written sucessful, best selling childrens books, and now Mariah is following Madonna’s path writing children’s books.
Madonna writes her own music, plays the guitar, and forcefully dances while singing flawlessly. Mariah just sings, because she can’t sing and dance without losing her breath.
Madonna is always one step a head of Mariah! Therefore, in my book,
Madonna is the lucky one by far.
April 2nd, 2006 at 9:38 pm
the fact is I love both madonna and mariah carey, BUT mariah carey has sold 20 million copies of her latest cd. She has also sold 5 MILLION records of we belong together.She has not only 17 #1’s but 18 includin her new song with snopp dogg”say something”. Mariah carey is the biggest-selling female artist of all time the link is mariah carey wikipedia. If u check out the link you’ll know the truth she is the biggest and the best. Sorry madonna stop hatin.Anybody and everybody knows mariah is sexy madonna needs to retire everybody knows she’s like 47 or something.
April 19th, 2006 at 3:41 pm
i hate madonna she’s dumb people say skinny matters but shes to skinny shes like a toothpick she needs to lay off mariah and start eating!!!! otherwise everyone hates her
she sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 11th, 2006 at 10:50 pm
Worldwide who has more #1 hits? Madonna.
Worldwide Confessions on a Dance Floor (her latest album) sold a HUGE amount and is still selling.
Madonna’s single “Hung Up” went #1 all across Europe and the world for WEEKS!
Madonna’s single “Sorry” went #1 in Europe and many other countries (not as many as “Hung Up” though)
Who is more successful WORLDWIDE? MADONNA!!
Mariah is so far behind worldwide that she will NEVER catch up to Madonna. Mariah would have had to have been more successful earlier in her career worldwide to think of catching up to Madonna. So, Madonna wins.
Mariah Carey only beats Madonna in the United States. Well, actually Mariah Carey only beats Madonna in terms of #1’s. Madonna has more Top 2, 5, 10, and 40 singles in the U.S.. She has more gold singles, too. And has sold more records in the United States as well.
Who is an ICON? Madonna.
Who is called the “Queen of Pop”? Madonna.
Just because Mariah may have more #1’s in the US does not make her as well-known or regarded as such an icon.
Overall, worldwide Madonna beats Mariah HANDS down.
Overall, in the United States, INCLUDING more then just the amount of #1’s Madonna beats Mariah HANDS down in more categories.
Plus, Madonna’s TOUR is selling out EVERYWHERE with OUTRAGEOUS ticket prices. That proves something. Not to mention Madonna does not use guest artists to help single’s and she actually speaks her mind and pushes for woman, gays and expression.
January 12th, 2007 at 3:58 am
Please! Mariah is the best selling female artist of all time. She’s the best female artst of all time, not that old conceited, jealous bitch Moldonna!
January 24th, 2007 at 9:19 am
I detest Madonna I think she is a disgrace to music and she’s nothing but a self obsorbed and prefabricated (what Britney Spears should be in 30 years). I think my disdain for Madonna is that I didn’t grow up in the early 80s and get to hear the enjoyable classics. I have the new Madonna who makes disco albums and vents about an Iraqi war that has nothing to do with her because she doesn’t like in America anymore.
The Madonna/Mariah war began in 1997 when Rolling Stones asked Madonna something that referenced Mariah Carey’s, still unprecedented 16 week #1 hit ‘One Sweet Day’, and her responce was,” ….well I’d rather be DEAD than be Mariah Carey,” Madonna is such a fucking jooooke.
November 21st, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Madonna is the QUEEN!….She’s 12 singles #1 and 9 albuns #1 in UK…Mariah? She’s just 2 singles #1 and 2 albuns #1 in uk…Mariah doesnt exist out US…
April 19th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
MARIAH CAREY OWNS MADONNA. madonna is a CONCEITED OLD bitch who said she’d rather be dead than be mariah? is that a fucking joke? MARIAH has incredible talent. her voice is amazing and writes her own dam songs. Madonna is just a stupid untalented ass hole who thinks she’s the best. go home. MARIAH ROCKS. AND PLUS, madonna has had a longer time making music becuase she’s old that’s why she has sold a lot of albums. i hate her. go mariah, the real shit