Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register.
She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the U.S. Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks. Soon after, Carey became the only artist ever to have their first five singles reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces 2024 nominees: Mariah Carey, Cher, Ozzy Osborne make the list
nypost.comannounced the 15 nominees for its Class of 2024, including “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” Mary J. Blige, Grammy winner Mariah Carey, and Cher, known as the “Goddess of Pop.”Also among the contenders for the Rock Hall are also Foreigner, Dave Matthews Band, Oasis, Lenny Kravitz, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest, Jane’s Addiction, Sinéad O’Connor, Sade, Kool & Gang, Peter Frampton and Eric B. & Rakin.This is the first time Carey, Cher, Sade, Foreigner, Frampton, Oasis, Kravitz, Kool & The Gang and the late O’Connor are on the ballot, according to USA Today.But while many of the artists may be celebrating, the nomination isn’t exactly music to Cher;s ears.
Back in December, the pop diva, 77, slammed the Rock Hall for snubbing her for years. “You know what, I wouldn’t be in it now if they gave me a million dollars.
I’m not kidding you,” she admitted in an interview on the “Kelly Clarkson Show.” “I’m never going to change my mind. They can just you-know-what themselves.”Meanwhile, this week’s nominations mark the first time Osbourne will be considered as a solo artist; he was already inducted in 2006 as the frontman of Black Sabbath.
Other nominees have previously been nominated for the Rock Hall, but haven’t yet made the cut. Blige was nominated in 2021, A Tribe Called Quest in 2022 and 2023, Jane’s addiction in 2017 and Eric B. & Rakin in 2012, per USA Today.Last year, Rock Hall inductee Sheryl Crow told The Post she wished Frampton, who is nominated for the first time, would be inducted.“It’s like one of those things where I go, ‘Oh, why am I getting in and he’s not in yet?’” said the singer, adding that she’d also like to see Melissa Etheridge be inducted..
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