#NEWMUSIC: “OH SANTA!” – MARIAH CAREY FT. ARIANA GRANDE & JENNIFER HUDSON

Christmas came early! Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson team-up with Mariah Carey on this new version of Holiday hit, OH SANTA! Grab that #1, ladies! Could this be a worthy chart successor to All I Want is Christmas is You? The Track can be heard on Mariah’s brand-new Holiday Special, out now.

MARIAH CAREY’S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL streams now only on Apple TV+!

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#FIRSTLOOK: “MARIAH CAREY’S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ON APPLE TV+

The Queen of Christmas is back and her latest Special, MARIAH CAREY’S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL is set to debut on Apple TV+ soon!

Featured in the Special is an all-star line-up including the likes of Tiffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri, Misty Copeland and Mykal-Michelle Harris. Carey‘s children Moroccan + Monroe also join-in on the fun!

In celebration of this, a new video has been filmed for “Oh Santa!,” co-written by and featuring Carey performing with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson. This will be released the day of the Special and the companion soundtrack to the Special is full of brand new interpretations, and will also include Snoop Dogg and Jermaine Dupri as additional musical guests, in addition to a new version of “Sleigh Ride.” The soundtrack will be available exclusively on Apple Music December 4, and all other platforms on December 11.

See the Trailer:

MARIAH CAREY’s MAGICAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL streams Friday, December 4, 2020 only on Apple TV+!

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#NEWMUSIC: “MARIAH CAREY’S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL” COMING TO APPLETV+

Like we’ve said, be prepared for a Mariah takeover! A Memoir, album and now a TV Special celebrating the 25th anniversary of her holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas is You” also will be on the way.

The Special will be directed by BAFTA Award winner Hamish Hamilton (Oscars, Super Bowl Halftime show, London Olympics Opening & Closing Ceremonies), and Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Roman Coppola (“Mozart in the Jungle,”Moonrise Kingdom,” “A Very Murray Christmas”).

Date TBA. We can’t wait!

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#NEWMUSIC: MARIAH CAREY FT. LAURYN HILL – “SAVE THE DAY”

Brace yourself for a lot of Mariah this Fall. In addition to her memoir THE MEANING OF MARIAH hitting stores next month, she releases her THE RARITIES which includes new single SAVE THE DAY in which she samples Roberta Flack/The Fugees’ Killing Me Softly With His Song.

Check it out below:

THE MEANING OF MARIAH arrives in-stores September 29, 2020. THE RARITIES is in stores October 2, 2020.

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#NEWMUSIC: MARIAH CAREY – “ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU”

Congratulations to our Queen, Mariah Carey on accomplishing the impossible! She took beloved Holiday Classic ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU some 25 years after its release and took it straight to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, a first ever in history! This accounts for her 19th #1 single, a first ever also for a solo artist! Epic!

In celebration of this, a gorgeous, glossy and festive new Video has been released!

 

Check it out:

 

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#SPOTTED: MARIAH CAREY IN TORONTO FOR “CAUTION TOUR”

Having sold 200 million albums worldwide and winning five Grammy Awards, Mariah Carey continues to be a master of her craft. The international superstar took the stage at Sony Centre for the Performing Arts as part of her Caution Tour, in support of the acclaimed 2018 Album – her 15th – of the same name.

Carey played to a near-capacity crowd giving fans an intimate experience with some of the larger arenas she normally plays, being booked already. Her abbreviated 90-minute set includes a mixture of material, older and current. For the first time on-tour, she performed music in what’s been coined the Justice for Glitter set, featuring songs from that panned Film which many fans feel was overlooked in terms of its Soundtrack.

Carey had the support of her twins Roc and Roe, who joined her on-stage for Always Be My Baby. Her partner, Choreographer/Dancer Bryan Tanaka also joins her on-tour.

Following the show, Carey in a kimono and sunglasses, came out of the venue with bodyguards holding umbrellas telling fans, “I’ll come over if you stop filming” , and she delivered her promise signing some autographs with ample protection at her side.

 

See some Snaps. Hover cursor right to navigate album including a video clip!

 

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I’ve idolized this woman since my early teens. Always starstruck around #MariahCarey who played an abbreviated 90-minute show at Sony Centre, her #CautionTour. “I’ll come over if you stop filming!” , she asks of us. A diva gets whatever she wants. She plays Casino Rama next. 🦋

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Carey next plays Casino Rama, her first ever casino show locally.

 

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#EDITORSNOTE: MR. WILL’S BEST OF 2018 LIST

2018 will go down as one of the best years in recent Cinema. While I’m not loving the current sound of what’s dominating the airwaves, there were a few Pop Gems that filled my heart and ears with joy. Those of you who are following me on Social Media know that my year was all about A STAR IS BORN. I had few expectations of it at the beginning of the year, but then came the Trailer in June and then came news of it premiering at TIFF ’18. Seeing it at the Festival, my year and life would be changed forever, single-handedly owning my two favourite realms, Music and Film. I am still not healed of the heartbreak I experience and can imagine what it’s like to be Lady Gaga or Bradley Cooper and carrying their characters with them after filming. If you still haven’t seen it, please do.

We loved the resurgence of the Musical with the likes of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Bohemian Rhapsody and Mary Poppins Returns performing v. well in numbers. The World needs a lift in spirits and these all came to save the day at the right time.

Music wise, we are ever-excited about Dua Lipa‘s blooming career and she has gifted us with several earworms which still stand the test of time at the end of year. While there wasn’t really a big single off it, Mariah Carey‘s critically-acclaimed Caution is definitely a smooth, cohesive listen. Cardi B‘s Invasion of Privacy gave us life in a big way this spring and likewise, there wasn’t one particular 2018 single which impacted us, the Album was on repeat for quite a while for us.

 

Here are my Best of 2018 Lists:

 

MUSIC

One Kiss – Calvin Harris ft. Dua Lipa
The Middle – zedd ft. Maren Morris
Electricity – Silk City ft. Dua Lipa
I’ll Never Love Again – Lady Gaga
Shallow – Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga
God is a Woman – Ariana Grande
Breathin – Ariana Grande
Lights Down Low – M△X
Nothing Breaks Like a Heart – Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus
Youngblood – 5 Seconds of Summer

 

FILM

A Star is Born
Green Book
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Crazy Rich Asians
Ben is Back
Love, Simon
A Quiet Place
Vice
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns

 

Check-out Team Mr. Will’s Best Picpicks of 2018 here.

 

2018 also was my best year for Selfies ever. Will I ever stop? Why stop at something you love this much? Sorry, haters!

 

Adam Brody

Alexandra Shipp

Amandla Stenberg

Amber Heard

Anne-Marie

Amber Heard

Awkwafina

Bebe Rexha

Ben Platt

Billie Eilish

Bo Derek

Brandy

bülow

The Chainsmokers

 

Chelsea Handler

Chris Pine

Christie Brinkley

Claire Foy

Cynthia Erivo

Damian Lewis

Danai Gurira

Daniel Kaluuya

David Tao

DJ Khaled

Ed Helms

Elizabeth Debicki

Emily Mortimer

Ezra Miller

Gordon Ramsay

Gwendoline Christie

Howie Mandel

The Adult Cast of IT: CHAPTER TWO

 

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Jack Dylan Grazer

Jaleel White

Jamie Dornan

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jane Seymour

Jason Momoa

Jeremy Renner

Jessie Reyez

Jimmy Kimmel

John David Washington

Jon Hamm

Josh Dallas

Julia Roberts (kinda!)

Karen Gillan

Katherine Heigl

Keegan-Michael Key

Keith Urban

Kelly Marie Tran

Kristen Stewart

Lady Gaga

Laura Linney

Lily-Rose Depp

Loud Luxury

Mackenzie Foy

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Mahershala Ali

Marcia Gay Harden

Maren Morris

Martin Scorsese

Mary J. Blige

M△X

Mena Massoud

Michael J. Fox with Team Mr. Will

Norm Kelly

Paris Hilton

Peter Sarsgaard

Quincy Jones

Riz Ahmed

Rob Schneider

Robert DeNiro

Roseanne Barr

Ryan Gosling

Sally Field

Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

Steve Carell

Steve Yeun

Timothée Chalamet

Tony Danza

Trevante Rhodes

Troye Sivan

Wyatt Olef

Zhang Yimou

Patrick Wilson

 

We’ve been at this game for what is approaching our tenth year and we’re showing no signs of stopping. We are indebted to you, our Readers for all the support and love you’ve shown all these years and we’ll never forget being named NOW Magazine Readers’ Choice Best Blogger this year. Thank you. To a stellar 2019!

 

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

 

#NEWMUSIC: MARIAH CAREY – “CAUTION”

Mariah Carey is one of the few musical artists we’ve been loyal to since the start. CAUTION is the Diva’s 15th Studio Disc and perhaps a pinnacle in artistic growth for her. Dark, moody and mysterious, the ten-track Collection sounds ‘now’ (there’s even a reference to Barbra Streisand and A Star is Born on Giving Me Life!), with the comfort of her vocals which are understated here. Her ‘whistle’ register is used sparingly for atmosphere and mood than to punctuate a song and that is refreshing. We see Blockbuster names like Timbaland, Skrillex, Jermaine Dupri and The Stereotypes contributing to production. The Disc magically still is cohesive and a singular experience despite these diverse talents, demonstrating Mariah‘s strong artistic direction.

In a rare move, Mariah has made the album available to listen to completely on YouTube and we are sharing it with you for a listen. The Disc entrances you and we keep hearing new things every time we go through it.

We don’t deny that we miss a more commercial Mariah, but no one can take away her superior catalog of work that we grew-up loving.

 

Check it out below:

 

GTFO:

 

WITH YOU:

 

CAUTION:

 

A NO NO:

 

THE DISTANCE (ft. TY DOLLA $IGN):

 

GIVING ME LIFE:

 

ONE MO’ GEN:

 

8TH GRADE:

 

STAY LONG LOVE YOU (ft. GUNNA):

 

PORTRAIT:

 

We’re thrilled to be asked by the label to help unveil to Readers a title from Caution prior to its release and are thrilled that this Track wound-up being one of our favourites, Portrait!

 

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So honoured #MariahCarey asked Billy, me and some of her best fans to unveil track titles from her upcoming Album #Caution! We got #10, titled #Portrait! Cannot wait for this new Disc, out 11.16.18 via @sony_music_canada. 🦋

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Sony Music Entertainment release CAUTION, in stores now digitally and physically.

 

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#SPOTTED: MARIAH CAREY IN TORONTO FOR SAKS FIFTH AVENUE X HUDSON’S BAY HOLIDAY WINDOW UNVEILING

Toronto went Mariah Carazzzyy tonight as a portion of Queen Street was shut down to celebrate the unveiling of both Hudson’s Bay and Saks Fifth Avenue’s Holiday Windows. Here for a quick in-and-out performance was a newly-single Mariah Carey, international megastar and diva incomparable. She performed a festive two-song set for the eager crowd which queued several hours, piling from the two stores’ joint entrance to Eaton Centre, to be a part of the rare occasion.

Performing right before 8:00 PM, Carey delivered a rendition of Here Comes Santa Claus and also cheerful perennial holiday classic All I Want for Christmas is You on a red and green LED-lit stage. The performance was capped-off with fireworks and confetti before the pumped-up crowd were encouraged by Carey (paid a reported $1 million for the visit) to do some shopping! Both stores extended their hours till 11 PM for the occasion with treats and activations set up for the night.

Carey did a bit of shopping in a private guided tour earlier in the day as photographers snapped her browsing about. For her performance, she wore a satin gown in a festive red with a splash of her fave, pink.

See some Snaps:

There is only one diva I will wait three hours for in the cold. Such a joy seeing my queen #MariahCarey unveil Holiday windows for Saks x The Bay! 🎄 #Toronto #NikonD3300 #wu1a

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More Mariah. 🎄 #MariahCarey #NikonD3300 #wu1a

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Holiday Windows

Holiday Windows. 🎄🎉

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See Carey‘s performance of All I Want for Christmas is You (apologies for shakiness, we were juggling our Samsung S7 too!)

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#FIRSTLOOK: MARIAH CAREY TO UNVEIL SAKS FIFTH AVENUE + HUDSON’S BAY HOLIDAY WINDOWS IN TORONTO

Toronto, get ready! Legendary superstar Mariah Carey will make a rare visit to Toronto next Thursday, November 3, 2016 to help unveil the holiday windows for both Saks Fifth Avenue and Hudson’s Bay. Taking place at the joint entrance for both retailers on Queen Street, Carey who has become synoynmous with the Holidays with perennial favourite All I Want for Christmas is You, will be performing live! Just for us!

The fun begins at 7:00 PM and everyone is invited for some shopping afterwards outta the cold and into the warm!  There will be festive treats served inside including monogramming and personalization activations, plus DJs as both stores open till 11:00 PM that night.

Do not miss this one night only holiday extravaganza!

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