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Is Mariah Carey's wedding just a publicity stunt?
Thursday 8 May 2008
With her new album release just a few weeks before Madonna's, what's Mariah Carey got to
do to win over the charts? Why, get married of course! Carey's impromptu marriage to
actor/rapper Nick Cannon in the Bahamas caused quite a stir, probably exactly what Mimi
needs to steal Madonna's thunder, now that the latter's "Hard Candy" has just knocked out
her "E=MC2".
It's still a mystery to everybody why the 38-year-old "Touch My Body" singer married the
27-year-old rapper in a hasty wedding on April 30. They had cited "love" as the reason
but with album charts and music immortality on the line, one can't help but wonder if
there's much more to it than what they cared to admit.
Carey's two-week reign as the industry's leading lady has just come to an end after
Madonna's 11th studio offering becomes the nation's newest #1. Perhaps Carey and her
publicity team had sensed this all along and thought the "Material Girl" as a threat. Not
only did Madonna nab the top album spot, her single "4 Minutes" with Justin Timberlake has
also given her her 37th top ten hit, the most from any artist.
Needless to say, Carey's "E=MC2" tumbled down to number two, suffering a 48% sales
drop-off. Now that Carey has admitted her secret wedding really did take place, would her
second marriage photos complete with tattoos capture the people's interest back to her and
away from her diva rival? Or does her marriage really have nothing to do with chart
numbers?
(AHN)
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