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.

Introducing: The Stars of the Young Money Galaxy

In the 1996 film That Thing You Do written and directed by Tom Hanks, the fictitious band the Wonders sets off on a tour with other members of their new record label.  I remember the tour, which played mostly at state fairs, being described as a tour with the "stars of the Play Tone galaxy".  There was something romantic about a record label being that tight-knit.  It was the kind of atmosphere that existed in the Motown era, but was missing from the modern musical landscape.  I'm not sure if Lil Wayne has ever seen That Thing You Do, but the prolific rapper is fulfilling my boyhood dreams with his Young Money imprint.  Well, sort of

Founded by Lil Wayne in 1995, the Young Money imprint was responsible for releasing Tha Carter III and has counts among its ranks Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Tyga.  To promote the label, Young Money collectivley released We Are Young Money which has spun off two top ten singles.  Its current single "BedRock" has reached No. 8 on the Hot 100.