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Dec 13th, 2005, 10:48 AM
E! Entertainment Television
This year, E! Entertainment Television bestowed its 16th annual Entertainer of the Year award not to one person but to five fabulous women and their leading man. The staggering success of "Desperate Housewives," attributed to its highly talented cast of leading women, and the extraordinary vision of its creator, Marc Cherry, made it the prime candidate for this year's award.
In addition to the six winners from "Desperate Housewives," other nominees of E!'s 2005 "Entertainer of the Year" award included (in random order): Chris Rock, Charlize Theron, Jamie Foxx, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Steve Carell, Terrence Howard and Vince Vaughn.
Slant Magazine
Singles & Videos
#2 - We Belong Together
"It's Like That," the first single from Mimi's comeback album set the stage for what would become the singer's 16th #1 (and the second-longest chart-topper of her career). "We Belong Together" is at once understated and over the top, the wobbly diva keeping cool with breathy, rapid-fire verses until the final full-voiced climax that, though scratchy, proves that The Voice has indeed returned—at least on record. The song is as "innovative" as Mariah has been in years while at the same time making direct nods to Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now," Babyface's "Two Occasions," and, more subtly, Janet Jackson's "Come Back To Me." The DJ Clue-produced remix added life to a song that already had (airbrushed) legs and further exaggerated the song's fast-paced vocals. Smartly, Mariah's voice is again the star: verses by Jadakiss and Styles P. are plenty but negligible. Like Whitney and Celine, Mariah's finally got her own anthem.
Albums
#9 - The Emancipation of Mimi
Though she's been "emancipated" before, Mariah Carey claims she titled her latest album The Emancipation Of Mimi because she finally feels free to be who she really is, no apologies. And who is Mariah Carey exactly? Like her peers (you know, 7th graders), Mariah is someone who wants to be popular and Mimi expertly delivered the goods by appealing to an urban music-dominated marketplace while simultaneously pleasing old fans. Despite its 14 tracks, the album clocks in at a full 15 minutes less than 2002's Charmbracelet, a testament to the unfussiness of the songs—few even contain bridges of any kind. But whatever the songs lack, they make up for in restraint; brevity keeps you wanting more (just as you start to hear the flaws in Mimi's voice, the padded hook kicks in or the song fades), which is really Mimi's virtue—at least until that glutinous reissue, complete with "We Belong Together" retread "Don't Forget About Us." The original release, however, reprises and builds on the old school Motown sound that was hinted at on her last album. Mimi is one of Mariah's most soulful endeavors and her most consistently listenable album since her last emancipation proclamation, Butterfly.
Source: PRNewswire (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-12-2005/0004232656&EDATE=)
This year, E! Entertainment Television bestowed its 16th annual Entertainer of the Year award not to one person but to five fabulous women and their leading man. The staggering success of "Desperate Housewives," attributed to its highly talented cast of leading women, and the extraordinary vision of its creator, Marc Cherry, made it the prime candidate for this year's award.
In addition to the six winners from "Desperate Housewives," other nominees of E!'s 2005 "Entertainer of the Year" award included (in random order): Chris Rock, Charlize Theron, Jamie Foxx, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Steve Carell, Terrence Howard and Vince Vaughn.
Slant Magazine
Singles & Videos
#2 - We Belong Together
"It's Like That," the first single from Mimi's comeback album set the stage for what would become the singer's 16th #1 (and the second-longest chart-topper of her career). "We Belong Together" is at once understated and over the top, the wobbly diva keeping cool with breathy, rapid-fire verses until the final full-voiced climax that, though scratchy, proves that The Voice has indeed returned—at least on record. The song is as "innovative" as Mariah has been in years while at the same time making direct nods to Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now," Babyface's "Two Occasions," and, more subtly, Janet Jackson's "Come Back To Me." The DJ Clue-produced remix added life to a song that already had (airbrushed) legs and further exaggerated the song's fast-paced vocals. Smartly, Mariah's voice is again the star: verses by Jadakiss and Styles P. are plenty but negligible. Like Whitney and Celine, Mariah's finally got her own anthem.
Albums
#9 - The Emancipation of Mimi
Though she's been "emancipated" before, Mariah Carey claims she titled her latest album The Emancipation Of Mimi because she finally feels free to be who she really is, no apologies. And who is Mariah Carey exactly? Like her peers (you know, 7th graders), Mariah is someone who wants to be popular and Mimi expertly delivered the goods by appealing to an urban music-dominated marketplace while simultaneously pleasing old fans. Despite its 14 tracks, the album clocks in at a full 15 minutes less than 2002's Charmbracelet, a testament to the unfussiness of the songs—few even contain bridges of any kind. But whatever the songs lack, they make up for in restraint; brevity keeps you wanting more (just as you start to hear the flaws in Mimi's voice, the padded hook kicks in or the song fades), which is really Mimi's virtue—at least until that glutinous reissue, complete with "We Belong Together" retread "Don't Forget About Us." The original release, however, reprises and builds on the old school Motown sound that was hinted at on her last album. Mimi is one of Mariah's most soulful endeavors and her most consistently listenable album since her last emancipation proclamation, Butterfly.
Source: PRNewswire (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-12-2005/0004232656&EDATE=)