<![CDATA[Mariah Carey Won't Let Something As Silly As "Charity" Get In The Way Of Having A Blinged-Out Microphone - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Mariah Carey Won't Let Something As Silly As "Charity" Get In The Way Of Having A Blinged-Out Microphone - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:07:04 EDT Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:07:04 EDT http://idolator.com/376711/mariah-carey-wont-let-something-as-silly-as-charity-get-in-the-way-of-having-a-blinged+out-microphone <![CDATA[Mariah Carey Won't Let Something As Silly As "Charity" Get In The Way Of Having A Blinged-Out Microphone]]> http://idolator.com/376711/mariah-carey-wont-let-something-as-silly-as-charity-get-in-the-way-of-having-a-blinged+out-microphone#c5068318 I'm tuning in to see if Snoop one ups her and performs with that gaudy ass crystallized Snoop Dogg microphone he had on VH1 Storytellers.

Tauwan

]]> 33:376711:c5068318 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:07:04 EDT <![CDATA[Mariah Carey Won't Let Something As Silly As "Charity" Get In The Way Of Having A Blinged-Out Microphone]]> http://idolator.com/376711/mariah-carey-wont-let-something-as-silly-as-charity-get-in-the-way-of-having-a-blinged+out-microphone#c5061791 @rad_matter: A microphone surely paid for by the $28 mill courtesy of EMI, prob. MC's subtle way of saying "F U" to EMI every time she performs.

HONEYBFLY

]]> 33:376711:c5061791 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:58:42 EDT <![CDATA[Mariah Carey Won't Let Something As Silly As "Charity" Get In The Way Of Having A Blinged-Out Microphone]]> http://idolator.com/376711/mariah-carey-wont-let-something-as-silly-as-charity-get-in-the-way-of-having-a-blinged+out-microphone#c5060127 Mariah's been performing with a crystal-studded microphone since 2005. I think recently she's just gotten the microphone stand studded in crystals as well.

rad_matter

]]> 33:376711:c5060127 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:04:15 EDT <![CDATA[Mariah Carey Won't Let Something As Silly As "Charity" Get In The Way Of Having A Blinged-Out Microphone]]> http://idolator.com/376711/mariah-carey-wont-let-something-as-silly-as-charity-get-in-the-way-of-having-a-blinged+out-microphone#c5055886 I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the Times piece this morning, if only because I expected the money-disbursement to be a Live Aid '85-level cock-up.

I frankly think it was a self-regulating prophesy: the Idol producers had to be clean and above-board in giving out the dough, because they'd get raked over the coals in the court of public opinion if there were even one hint of grubbing or mismanagement.

Chris Molanphy

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