Discussing the complexities surrounding the term “diva,” most of the conversation was geared towards Mariah Carey’s own experience - focusing on her own personal life, career and understanding of the term.
17.08.2022 - 09:17 / nme.com
Mariah Carey has faced pushback from two singers known for recording holiday music after the star attempted to register the term “Queen of Christmas” as a trademark.Carey’s 1994 song ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ made her synonymous with the festive season, and has led to her being popularly dubbed “Queen of Christmas”. In March 2021, she filed an application to trademark the exclusive usage of the title, along with “QOC”, “Princess of Christmas” and “Christmas Princess”.
The application was made public July 12, starting a period when parties can file an opposition to the application.Carey’s filing seeks usage of the “Queen of Christmas” trademark for a wide array of products related to both entertainment and merchandise. Those include audio and visual recordings and the download and streaming of those materials, but also things like clothing, fragrances, food and drink products, Christmas tree decorations, protective face masks and many other items.As Variety reports, the move has been met with resistance from singers Darlene Love and Elizabeth Chan, both of whom have also been associated with the term “Queen of Christmas” throughout their careers.In 1963, Love performed on several songs on the Phil Spector-produced Christmas compilation ‘A Christmas Gift for You’, most notably ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’.
The song went on to become a Christmas standard and, though not commercially successful upon its release, entered the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2018, reaching a peak of 16.In 1986, Love performed the song for the first time on David Letterman’s Christmas show, something she continued to do every year until 2014. On Monday, Love said on social media that Letterman had “officially” declared her
.Discussing the complexities surrounding the term “diva,” most of the conversation was geared towards Mariah Carey’s own experience - focusing on her own personal life, career and understanding of the term.
Bonded by hair! Meghan Markle and Mariah Carey opened up about their experience as biracial women with curly tresses.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex "started to sweat" when Mariah Carey accused her of having "diva moments" during an interview. In a chat for her Archetypes podcast, released on Tuesday, the 41-year-old told the music superstar that she does not personally "connect to" the diva persona. "You give us diva moments sometimes, Meghan.
, and on the latest episode of her podcast Archetypes, the spoke to a woman who can uniquely relate to her journey: Mariah Carey.Markle told that the singer was “so formative” for her in a time when representation of biracial women in the media was so low, citing Carey as one of the first examples Markle saw of “someone who kind of looks like me.” She specifically cited the 1993 video for “Dreamlover” video, and Carey took the opportunity to reflect on her curly hair at the time, how it was perceived by the media and how it was a challenge for some hairdressers.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.“People were saying girl-next-door, dadadada, because there was also this ambiguity about me, racially, that fed into that, and those curls,” said Carey on the episode, “The Duality of Diva,” which you can listen to . “They didn't know how to do my hair, because if it was a white hair dresser that had never dealt with textured hair, they would tend to do a different thing, and my hair would be like, you're not doing that.
Meghan Markle’s conversation with one of entertainment’s biggest “divas” took a deeper look at the word. During episode 2 of her podcast, the Duchess of Sussex and her guest, Mariah Carey, examined the complexities that come with being called a “diva” and how the GRAMMY-winning pop star has embraced it. When asked by the duchess what kind of connotation the word has, Carey explained that it’s “both” positive and negative, but she has embraced the glam in the term.
Mariah Carey claimed she was "locked away" in her first marriage to former Sony Music executive Tommy Mottola. Carey, in a new interview, opened up about leaving her marriage to Mottola and how it was "extremely difficult" for her. The singer wrote "Butterfly" around the time her marriage was ending.
Meghan Markle wasn’t so thrilled to be labelled a “diva” by Mariah Carey.
Meghan Markle has admitted she started to sweat in disbelief when her "girl crush" labelled her a diva on the Duchess of Sussex's new podcast - Archetypes.The podcast comes after Meghan signed a deal with worldwide platform, Spotify, after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex removed themselves from the Royal Family.The first episode featured Serena Williams, but the latest release starred Mariah Carey as the guest, someone Meghan referred to as her girl crush. Meghan says: “That’s really important for people to remember that there might be this persona, this diva thing we can play into.
Meghan Markle admitted she was caught off guard when Mariah Carey said the Duchess of Sussex gives "us diva moments sometimes." The second full episode of "Archetypes," which is hosted by the former American actress, was released on Tuesday. Her guest was Mariah Carey. The pair had a conversation about the word "diva" and how it has a negative connotation when describing women.
Meghan Markle chats to Mariah Carey in the latest episode of her “Archetypes” podcast, “The Duality of Diva”.
Mariah Carey is enjoying a day out with her boyfriend Bryan Tanaka.
attempt to officially trademark the term “Queen of Christmas.”Carey filed her trademark last March and the news was made public in July. According to the application that was filed with the U.S.
Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You," has become one of the biggest songs of the holiday season, but Carey wants to take things to the next level with her attempt to officially trademark the term "Queen of Christmas." Carey filed her trademark last March and the news was made public in July. According to the application that was filed with the U.S.Trademark Office, the trademarked term would cover a large range of items like lotions, fragrances, jewelry, mugs, clothes, food, ornaments and of course, music. A lot of singers have come forward showing their resistance to the trademark claim.
Mariah Carey‘s title of “Queen of Christmas” is being threatened.