Mariah Carey residency rumors intensify
The Internet went ballistic this morning with rumblings from New York to Europe and also Las Vegas that 45-year-old superstar singer Mariah Carey is headed to the Strip with a mini-residency. We reported it January 1, so it took everybody else, including my gossip rivals, six days to play catch-up. We have Britney Spears to thank for changing the perception of Las Vegas residencies being only for the older set.
The gossip gurus at Page Six of the New York Post reported that Mariah is finalizing negotiations and is about to sign a deal for a Caesars Palace residency that's reportedly worth more than Britney's two-year deal at Axis at Planet Hollywood.
I'm hearing that Mariah could bring her show to the Colosseum quickly if the deal is inked because it would be the continuation of her recent tour "The Elusive Chanteuse" in Asia and Australia. In Adelaide, Australia, in November, Mariah was in a super-short skirt and baring and daring cleavage. In Sydney, her opening medley was packed with video shoots, including a well-staged kung-fu fight with another woman that did Mariah proud with her Jackie Chan and James Bond versions of acrobatic ability and agility.
"The Elusive Chanteuse" was Mariah's eighth concert tour but a short one that began in Tokyo on October 4 and ended in Brisbane, Australia, on November 16. It was to support her 14th studio album "I Am Mariah".
Australian critics heaped praise on Mariah: "The voice that we all came to adore throughout the 1990s was back. She even hit those famous piercingly high whistle notes and performed those signature vocal gymnastics with ease. She hasn't just got it - she flaunts it."
There also are rumors I reported on Twitter that the diva will bring with her to Las Vegas her newly purchased $1.8 million, two-story mobile estate with 1,200 square feet of living space complete with a nightclub.
Mariah is said to be filling in for some of the dark nights that Celine Dion has given up in order to care for her husband, Rene Angelil, in his fight against throat cancer. Like Celine, Mariah has twins, 3-year-olds Monroe and Moroccan, and they may well wind up playing together. (Las Vegas Sun)
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