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Variety Music Mariah Carey Wins Dismissal of Brother’s Defamation Suit Over Memoir A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from Mariah Carey’s brother, in which he claimed he was defamed by the superstar’s 2020 memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.” Morgan Carey, who is 10 years older… 10 hours ago

Billboard Drake ‘Janice STFU’ Lawsuit, Supreme Court Ruling, Mariah Carey Win & More Music Law In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, Drake gets sued over a chart-topper, SCOTUS spurns the majors, Mariah Carey beats a defamation case and much more. 12 hours ago

Rolling Stone Mariah Carey Beats Brother’s $20 Million Defamation Lawsuit Over Tell-All Memoir A judge struck down the long-running lawsuit Monday 1 day ago

Billboard Mariah Carey Wins Dismissal of Brother’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Bestselling Memoir The singer's lawyer says she's "gratified" by the court ruling. Her brother, Morgan Carey, plans to appeal. 1 day ago

Billboard Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ties Mariah Carey for Most Weeks Atop Streaming Songs Chart Both “Choosin’ Texas” and “All I Want for Christmas Is You” have spent 26 weeks at No. 1. 1 day ago

Billboard David ‘DL’ Lawrence, Veteran Promotion & Label Executive, Dead at 64 Over three decades, Lawrence worked on projects by Mariah Carey, Destiny’s Child, NSYNC and more. 2 weeks ago

Billboard Fans Can’t Get Enough of Guillermo Rodriguez & Witney Carson’s Samba to Mariah Carey’s ‘Obsessed’ on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ The judges thought differently, however. 2 weeks ago

Billboard Mariah Carey Sends Sweet Video Message to ‘DWTS’ Contestants on MC Night: ‘What An Honor’ Tuesday night's (Oct. 6) show features the 12 couples dancing to such MC hits as "Fantasy," "Touch My Body" and "It's Like That" and "Obsessed." 2 weeks ago

Billboard The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Drake, Mariah Carey & More: Acts With the Most Billboard 200 & Hot 100 No. 1s Combined These artists stand at the pinnacle of chart success with both albums and songs. 2 weeks ago

American Songwriter Grammy-Winning Songwriter and Producer Behind Mariah Carey and Usher Classics Dead at 66 LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 08: Producer Manuel Seal arrives at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 8, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Ima… 3 weeks ago

Billboard Executive Turntable: ASCAP Names Jason Wagener SVP/Head of General Licensing; Mariah Carey’s Black Irish Hires CMO More music industry hires and promotions took place at Primary wave, Copyright Alliance and more. 4 weeks ago

Billboard Ella Langley Toasts ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Setting All-Time Hot 100 High: ‘Today Doesn’t Feel Like a Real Thing’ Langley's hit surpassed Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas" for the most weeks ever spent at No. 1 on the chart. 4 weeks ago

Billboard Ella Langley Claims the Hot 100 Crown — But Could Mariah Carey Take It Right Back This Holiday Season? On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are predicting how long Langley can hang on to her new chart record. 4 weeks ago

American Songwriter Ella Langley Beats Out Mariah Carey for All-Time Hot 100 Record With “Choosin’ Texas” STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN - MAY 31: Ella Langley performs at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre on May 31, 2025 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) 4 weeks ago

Variety Music Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Finally Breaks Mariah Carey’s All-Time Record for Weeks at No. 1, Eclipsing ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ There’s no long tail like a “Choosin’ Texas” long tail. Ella Langley’s smash has just set the all-time record for the most weeks spent by a single at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: 23. That pus… 4 weeks ago

Billboard Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Breaks All-Time Hot 100 Record With 23rd Week at No. 1 The song surpasses Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” 4 weeks ago