![]() ![]() Carey cannot be accused of not working hard for her money. She began to protest that Sony was taking too large a chunk of her money. Carey's manager at the time, Randy Hoffman, is a close friend to Mr. The marriage dissolved in 1998 and had consequences for her career as well. Carey into a hit machine, providing advice on wardrobe and makeup, a friend of Ms. They were married in 1993 in a lavish ceremony and built an estate in Bedford, N.Y. Carey's voice, returned to the party to find her, because the tape lacked her name or phone number. Mottola played the tape in his car and, astonished by the range of Ms. In a story now part of industry lore, Mr. Carey was an 18-year-old backup singer when she wangled an invitation to a Columbia Records party and thrust her demonstration tape into the hands of Thomas D. Carey's teenager fan base to bolder, brasher performers like Britney Spears and 'N Sync. For one thing, ''Glitter'' was a soundtrack album for a disappointing film and - more crucially - it signaled a defection by Ms. ![]() Industry experts attributed the poor showing to several factors. Her 1993 album, ''Music Box,'' sold 23 million worldwide. 11, have reached only 500,000 copies in the United States, according to SoundScan, which measures music industry sales - a paltry amount compared to the average 8 million for each of Ms. Sales of the ''Glitter'' album, which was released on Sept. EMI ''made a decision to cut their losses and run,'' said Kingsley Wilson, an analyst with Investec Henderson Crosthwaite. Last month, The Los Angeles Times reported that EMI had plans to cancel the contract. received for five records from Warner Brothers in 1996 and the $100 million that Whitney Houston reportedly got for six albums from Arista Records last August. It was on a par with the $80 million that R.E.M. Carey over from her previous label, Sony Records, with the now-terminated deal. ![]() He promptly fired Nancy Berry, who had brought Ms. ![]() Carey, took over as head of EMI's record division in October with a reputation as a cost-cutter. ''I am looking forward to recording a new album, and making a new movie.''Īlain Levy, the executive who made the decision to release Ms. ''Jobs change, and people change positions,'' she added. She quoted a lyric from a rap group, A Tribe Called Quest, to explain her reaction to being dropped by EMI. 3, sounded rested, though her comments were not uncombative. Carey, who is scheduled to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Feb. In an interview yesterday from Arizona, Ms. Carey reflects the troubles in the recording industry at large, which is battling dwindling compact disc sales, the digitized universe of songs available on the Internet and increasingly demanding stars. Carey's dizzying trajectory from the Long Island suburbs to pop superstardom, and now back a few steps, is not merely a fable about the powers and detractions of fame. And the girlish charm that captivated fans and critics a decade ago hardened in recent interviews as she cast aspersions on rival performers. Her romance with a popular Latin singer collapsed. Her debut film, also titled ''Glitter,'' bombed on its release. ![]()
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