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- Mariah Carey LP Shaped By 'Amazing' Connection With Nick Cannon
- Whitney Houston's <i>I Look To You</i> Addresses Her 'Ups And Downs'
- Jordin Sparks Thinks She'll Be Russell Brand's New VMA Target
| Mariah Carey LP Shaped By 'Amazing' Connection With Nick Cannon Posted: 26 Jul 2009 04:06 AM PDT 'Everything changes when you're in love,' she says of husband's effect on Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.
It's not the first time Mariah Carey has recorded music as a married woman. In 1993 Carey wed record executive Tommy Mottola and released her mega-hit album Music Box. But the couple separated in 1997 and divorced the following year. A decade later the singer found herself in wedded bliss with Nick Cannon.
So, has their marriage changed the music she's making these days? "Everything changes when you're in love," she told MTV News. "We have a connection that I've never experienced before. So that's amazing and it's something that I can't even really put into words." She added that in some ways her relationship with Cannon did affect her new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, due this fall. She explained, "So everything that I do when I go into the studio — I mean, there are songs that are directly [about our relationship]. They come from the place where I'm at right now with him." But that wasn't the only relationship she had on her mind when she was working on Memoirs. Certain tracks touch on past relationships and experiences. "There are some songs that are about years ago," she said. "There are some songs that are about old friends, stories they told me. So it's like every time I go in to write something new we go somewhere, and it's like I don't know that everybody would know that I've been through half of these situations." Related Videos Related Artists |
| Whitney Houston's <i>I Look To You</i> Addresses Her 'Ups And Downs' Posted: 26 Jul 2009 04:06 AM PDT 'I kept my faith and I kept my head up and I took my time,' she says of putting together her first studio album in seven years.
On Whitney Houston's new album, I Look to You, fans can expect to hear Houston singing all about the ups and downs of her life over the past few years. The album, which hits stores in September, will reflect the events and emotions that she has gone through since her last release in 2002.
"That makes it real," she told MTV News of singing about personal struggles. "The changes that we go through, the transitions that we go through, the tests that we go through, being a mother, becoming a single mother — it all had its ups and its downs, but for the most part, I kept my faith and I kept my head up and I took my time." She said during that time away from the spotlight, she "had the blessing of watching my daughter [Bobbi Kristina] grow from the time of 12. When a young woman is at the age of 12 or 13, you know, it's the detrimental years ... and I had the opportunity to watch her grow and be there for her." So when the opportunity came for Houston to get back to work, she still wanted a little free time. "Clive [Davis] called me, and I said, 'Just give me a minute. Let me get her straightened out. Let me get her on the right track and let her know what I'm about to do, 'cause she's going with me everywhere I go. She's going to be right here by my side.' " Her daughter ended up fully supporting her mom's decision to get back to work. "When I told her I was going to embark on a new album, she was so supportive and very much my friend," Houston recalled. "And she said, 'You got it, mom. You can do it.' "All the triumphs and the ups and downs and stuff, it's all incorporated on the album, and hopefully not only does it inspire me, but inspires a whole lot of other people," Houston added. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Jordin Sparks Thinks She'll Be Russell Brand's New VMA Target Posted: 26 Jul 2009 04:06 AM PDT 'American Idol' alum took host to task at last year's show for mocking the Jonas Brothers' purity rings.
At last year's VMAs, after Russell Brand took some time out to poke fun at the Jonas Brothers and their purity rings, Jordin Sparks took to the stage to present an award. With a slightly surprised John Legend at her side, Sparks proclaimed to the world how she felt about Brand's comments. "I just have one thing to say about promise rings," she said during the telecast. "It's not bad to wear a promise ring, because not everybody — guy or girl — wants to be a slut."
Now, nearly one year later and with a new Video Music Awards approaching, it's been announced that Brand will be back as host for the big night, and Sparks is confused about the decision. "Why? I'm just asking why," she told MTV News about his return. "I just think it's going to be really funny, 'cause I think I'm going to go, but it's going to be funny to see what he pulls out of his sleeve, 'cause does he have any other jokes besides the sexual ones?" She said she didn't mean any harm toward Brand's sense of humor but hopes that he'll have some new tricks for this year's show in New York. "Nothing mean about it," she said. "I'm just asking. It's an honest question." There's always a possibility the Jonas Brothers will be back for this year's show as well, but does she think they'll be at the top of his joke list this year? "He'll probably target me for saying that," she laughed. "It's OK, Russell. I can take it. I got my armor." The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will take place September 13 at 9 p.m. ET. Nominees, celebrity presenters and additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks. To be the first to find out the inside scoop, follow the Inside MTV Twitter account at Twitter.com/InsideMTV. Related Videos |
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