Mariah Carey Has More Camp Than A Tent Full of Boy Scouts

    Mariah Carey struggled last year.  The diva released her twelfth studio album, the awkwardly titled Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, and failed to generate much interest.  Second only to The Beatles in number of chart toppers, Mimi only managed to land one top ten hit from the album, and even that was a joke.
    Hoping to rejuvenate her career, Carey has announced the also horridly titled Angels Advocate, an album of remixes from Memoirs.  Her next two singles are remixes from the forthcoming album.  "Up Out My Face" features Young Money's Nicki Minaj while "Angels Cry" gets an assist from gentleman Ne-Yo.  The former has been compared to a tacky Target commercial and the latter shows our heroine singing in pouring rain in an alley.  Check the humorous videos after the jump.

Last year's VMAs were a tragic mess. It was as if your high school student council put it together and the host, Russell Brand, was terrible. The British comedian is back again but, the way MTV is promoting this year's show, it looks to have a slightly larger budget. Here's the ad, a homage to West Side Story:

2009 Grammy Nominations Announced

Lil Wayne leads the pack with nine nominations followed by Coldplay with seven. Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Ne-Yo each earned six nominations apiece. Below are a few highlights. For a full listing, click here.

RECORD OF THE YEAR

Adele, "Chasing Pavements"

Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"

Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"

M.I.A., "Paper Planes"

Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, "Please Read The Letter"

BEST NEW ARTIST
Adele

Duffy

The Jonas Brothers

Lady Antebellum

Jazmine Sullivan

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ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Raising Sand

Coldplay, Viva La Vida

Ne-Yo, Year Of The Gentleman

Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III

Radiohead, In Rainbows

BEST DANCE RECORDING
Daft Punk, "Harder Better Faster Stronger"

Hot Chip, "Ready For The Floor"

Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance"

Madonna, "Give It 2 Me"

Rihanna, "Disturbia"

Sam Sparro, "Black & Gold"

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

Estelle feat. Kanye West, "American Boy"

Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, "Low"

John Legend feat. Andre 3000, "Green Light"

Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain, "Got Money"

Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos, "Superstar"

BEST SHORT-FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Erykah Badu, "Honey"

Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"

Alicia Keys & Jack White, "Another Way To Die"

Radiohead, "House Of Cards"

Weezer, "Pork & Beans"

"I Kissed A Girl" is now seven weeks and running at the 1 spot. Chris Brown's "Forever" moves 3-2 and Rihanna's "Disturbia" moves 4-3, each posing a threat to a possible eighth week for the Katy Perry track. The Jonas Brothers score the highest download of the week with "Tonight" at #8. Their dominating presence on the iTunes homepage had helped them out no doubt.


1. "I Kissed A Girl" - Katy Perry
2. "Forever" - Chris Brown
3. "Disturbia" - Rihanna
4. "Take A Bow" - Rihanna
5. "Viva La Vida" - Coldplay
6. "A Milli" - Lil Wayne
7. "Dangerous" - Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon
8. "Tonight" - Jonas Brothers
9. "When I Grow Up" - Pussycat Dolls
10. "Closer" - Ne-Yo