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.
16.08.2022 - 03:59 / variety.com
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticNo one has to wait till December for a holiday squabble. Mariah Carey’s attempt to register the term “Queen of Christmas” as a trademark only she can use is meeting fierce resistance from two singers who have also been associated with that term over the years, Darlene Love and Elizabeth Chan.
And the latter caroler has gone to court this week to try to stop Carey from monopolizing it.Love’s music has been a holiday staple ever since she sang several songs on what many people consider the greatest Christmas pop album of all time, the collection best known as “Phil Spector’s Christmas Album,” back in 1963. Chan has built up a following and strong media profile as the only singer-songwriter who devotes herself to releasing exclusively Christmas music every year; she even released an album called “Queen of Christmas.” And neither of them is having Carey’s attempt to claim the honorific (and attendant merch rights) all for herself.
Chan’s attorney filed a formal declaration of opposition to Carey’s trademark claim Friday. Love caught wind of Chan’s possibly impending court battle with Carey, and spoke out Monday with her own outrage over the pop superstar looking to legally own the term.“Is it true that Mariah Carey trademarked ‘Queen of Christmas’?” wrote Love.
“What does that mean, that I can’t use that title? David Letterman officially declared me the Queen of Christmas 29 years ago, a year before she released ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You,’ and at 81 years of age I’m NOT changing anything. I’ve been in the business for 52 years, have earned it and can still hit those notes! If Mariah has a problem call David or my lawyer!!”Chan and her lawyer, Louis W.
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.
Mariah Carey told Meghan Markle to her face that the duchess has her "diva moments."The moment occurred as Meghan chatted with Mariah on the Duchess' "Archetypes" podcast. During a conversation, Prince Harry's wife told Mimi she does not personally "connect to" the "diva … persona." Mariah, though, quickly butted in, saying, "You give us diva moments sometimes, Meghan.
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.
Nick Cannon and his daughter are starting their day off right! On Wednesday, the proud dad shared a video of him and 11-year-old Monroe dancing along to her mother Mariah Carey's hit single, «Emotions.»«No better way to start our day!!! All in our #Emotions!!» the 41-year-old entertainer captioned the video, tagging his ex-wife. In the clip, Cannon and Monroe are wrapped in large blankets — the preteen's cover features Disney Princess Anna while Cannon's is plain red with black-and-gold trim -- as they jam to the chorus of Carey's song. The father-daughter duo even lip sync along as the songstress hits her signature whistle tone, before breaking out in some very impressive dance moves. A post shared by NICK CANNON (@nickcannon)Cannon shares Monroe and her twin brother, Moroccan with Carey, as well as being the father of 5-year-old Golden «Sagon» and 1-year-old Powerful Queen with Brittany Bell, and 1-year-old twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir with Abby De La Rosa.
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.