Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register.
She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the U.S. Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks. Soon after, Carey became the only artist ever to have their first five singles reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".
Our 10 Favorite Things in Rap This Week: Instagram Beat Battles and More
pitchfork.comPitchfork’s new weekly column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, dances, weird tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches our attention in the world of hip-hop.
Instagram Live beat battles A lot of hip-hop and R&B producers and songwriters are using their quarantine downtime to take part in Instagram Live battles where they play their hits at one another.
So far, only heavy-hitters have been invited to the Swizz Beatz and Timbaland-hosted events: Boi-1Da showered Hit-Boy with Drake smashes; The-Dream and Sean Garrett messily bragged about who JAY-Z loves more; veteran songwriter Johntá Austin, holding a glass of wine, kindly sent Ne-Yo packing once Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” dropped; and Mannie
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