| Mariah Carey vs. Mary Carey
Mariah Carey has initiated a trademark dispute with the American porno star Mary Carey. The singer wants to prevent the sex actress from protecting her name as a trademark. She fears that it could produce confusion among her fans.Mary Carey, who is really called Mary Cook, submitted her trademark application in October of last year, at the American Patent and Trademark Office. Mariah Carey’s lawyers now aim to get the porno star to withdraw her submission. "Mary Carey and Mariah Carey share the same surname and their forenames are very similar", stated the singer’s lawyer Robert Becker to Reuters. Danger of confusion springs primarily from the fact that Mary Carey wants to protect her name for audio and video recordings. The sex actress should merely retain the right to use her name for "Adult Entertainment’ and at no time to appear as a singer, he is demanding.Mary Carey is certainly not in a hurry to let herself be pressured by the successful singer "I am ready to fight Mariah in this matter", she said to the news agency Reuters.
Snapshot of Olan Mills fiasco
Furious Express & Star readers today told how they shelled out hundreds of pounds to Olan Mills - only to be left heartbroken at Christmas. Click here to watch the video The photography company, which has branches in Wolverhampton, Aldridge and Stourbridge, went into administration on Friday. It has left hundreds of people out of pocket - many of whom had paid for pictures just days ago and were hoping to pick them up this week ready for Christmas. Nearly 1,000 jobs across the UK are being axed after the Olan Mills chain went bust. Administrators KPMG were appointed by the High Court as administrators on Thursday and are now looking into the books of the company to see what can be retrieved. One customer, Michelle Workman, aged 24, of Cannock, paid £275 for treasured memories but has been left with nothing.
LeAnn Rimes Announced As Host Of 25th Annual Colgate Country ...
[ClickPress, Mon Dec 04 2006] Curb Records recording artist LeAnn Rimes has been slated to host the 25th Annual Colgate Country Showdown National Final on January 25, 2007 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The announcement was made today by Dean Unkefer, President of Special Promotions, Inc. and producer of the Colgate Country Showdown. The Showdown is the Nation's biggest and longest-running country music talent search.
Unkefer commented, "We are honored to have LeAnn Rimes host our 25th Annual Colgate Country Showdown. She joins other great stars such as, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson and Sara Evans in recognizing hundreds of radio stations and talented aspiring artists throughout the United States that make this program possible.
In addition to hosting the event, Rimes will perform two songs from her latest CD, This Woman, which includes the #1 single "Nothin' Bout Love Makes Sense" as well as "Probably Wouldnt Be This Way," "Something's Gotta Give" and "Some People which all reached the Top 5.
LeAnn Rimes to Raise Money for Children's Hospital
LeAnn Rimes, Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus, Jeffrey Steele, Sarah Buxton and a number of songwriters will perform a free concert near Nashville on Sunday (Dec. 17) to raise money for the Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Several unannounced special guests are expected to perform as well. There is no charge for admission, but donations are accepted. The music begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillsboro-Leipers Fork Community Center. .
Envelope on the Go
Solo female artists usually have an edge in the Grammy race for best new artist, so it's tempting to look at the nomination of Carrie Underwood and think: Aw, come on, she can't lose! True, there are two other gals in the running — Corinne Bailey Rae and Imogen Heap — but Underwood is already a proven winner (of "American Idol," that is). Even more curious, her candidacy looks a lot like a previous BNA champ, who's also a country crush: LeAnn Rimes. The Underwood/ Rimes parallel is fascinating, notes our forums moderator David "Guru" Schnelwar. In addition to the BNA race, Underwood is nominated for best female country vocalist just like Rimes was in 1996. Neither gal wrote the song that garnered them Grammy attention, but both tunes ("Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Blue") were nominated for song of the year (but not record of the year, strangely) plus best country song.
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