Happily marrieds Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon decided to get dressed up in matching costumes for Hallowe’en while also doing a bit of promotion for Mimi’s new album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. As you can see, Mr. & Mrs. Cannon stepped out on the streets of NYC on All Hallow’s Eve as a pair of imperfect angels:

In all honesty, as far as matching couple costumes go … Mimi and Nick ain’t half bad. If Mariah hadn’t been trying to covertly promote her album, Nick might’ve gone the traditional way and dressed as a devil to Mariah’s angel. They look cute tho … and if these get-ups result a few more album sales, then mission: accomplished!

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Mariah Carey and her youngster of a husband Nick Cannon were among the folks who made their way to Alice Tully Hall in NYC, NY over the weekend for a special premiere screening of her new film Precious (which screened earlier this year at the Cannes International Film Festival) which was shown at The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 47th Annual New York Film Festival … here are a few photos of Mr. & Mrs. Cannon upon arrival at the premiere event and some deets about the night:

Mariah Carey arrived at Saturday night’s New York Film Festival screening of her movie Precious adorned with diamonds and a posse of security guards. But away from the glamorous hubbub, she’s just a regular girl at heart, say her costars. “If you’re around her enough, ‘Mariah’ goes away and she’s like everyone else,” says actress Gabourey Sidibe, who formed a close friendship with Carey on the set. “She’s just a normal girl who talks about normal things like fashion and things like that. She’s so nice.” In the film, opening nationally Nov. 6, Carey plays a plain-looking case-worker. For the role, the songstress, 40, bared her face in front of the camera free of makeup and donned dowdy outfits. “I basically told her, ‘I want to see the Mariah I see when I’m in your house and we’re kickin’ it, watching TV and eating popcorn,’ ” says director Lee Daniels, who also worked with Carey on the movie Tennessee. “Nothing at all [surprised me about Carey's performance]. I knew she had it in her. ” Based on the novel Push, the film tells the story of a pregnant, illiterate teen who tries to change her life by enrolling in an alternative school. Oprah Winfrey was so inspired by the film, she signed on as an executive producer after the shoot was completed. “She watched it and she went, ‘Whoa! This is something very, very special,’ ” Winfrey’s best friend, Gayle King, said at the screening. King, who’s now seen Precious four times, added, “The film is hard, sad and tragic. Oprah’s pulling out all the stops she can to make people go see it.”

Mimi + Oprah should = blockbuster hit! But I’m not totally sold just yet. I had to doubt Mariah Carey’s acting prowess but if Glitter (or every single one of Madonna’s films save for Evita) taught us anything it’s that popstars don’t always make the best actresses. There’s a belief in Hollywood that if beautiful women get ugly on screen, they’re headed for awards show acclaim. Now, I’m really not counting on Mariah winning any acting awards … but I do hope she does well in this film. It sounds like a great story … I’d love to see Mimi show the world that she can do more than sell hit records.

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My girl Mariah Carey, who just released her latest album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel this past Tuesday, performed live in Rockefeller Square on The Today Show earlier today and she did a pretty damn good job, if I say so myself. Mimi was still rockin’ her mid-90’s big hair look but the more I see it, the more it continues to grow on me. Here are a few photos from her performance earlier this morning:

As you can imagine, Mimi brought along her much younger hubby Nick Cannon and made sure to give him some sugar in between performances so that the folks in their general vicinity would know that they are still so much in lurve. After the jump, check out a couple photos of Mr. & Mrs. Cannon lovin’ all up on one another and watch video of Mimi performing her new singles Obsessed, I Want to Know What Love Is, H.A.T.E.U. and her classic track Make It Happen …

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Oprah Winfrey, the HBIC of the world, taped an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show live in Rumsey Playfield in Central Park here in NYC today and none other than Mariah Carey was among her special guests. Here are a couple photos of Mimi and the Big O taping The Oprah Winfrey Show earlier today here in NYC:

I understand that NYC mayor Bloomberg, Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa, Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman are also scheduled to appear on today’s show but Mimi brought along a special guest of her own. After the jump, see who tagged along to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show with Mariah Carey earlier today …

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Mr. & Mrs. Cannon are featured in the new issue of Elle magazine but in all honesty, Mariah Carey is the focus of the piece. Mimi talks to Elle about her new album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel and touches briefly on her marriage with Nick (who is only included in the Elle photoshoot incidentally). Here are pics of the happy couple frolicking together in their beachy photospread and Mariah’s interview with Elle:

Mariah Carey has sold more than 160 million albums worldwide, and, if radio play for the first single on her new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, is any indication, she’s on the verge of racking up more No. 1 hits than the Beatles. But underneath the pop varnish, Carey’s just a smitten newlywed in the middle of a home renovation, juggling a job and a new puppy. Sort of…

Did Nick weigh in on the album?
We tend to do our own thing, but I did like sharing the process of this album with him, as we have the same taste in music and he’s a great DJ and loves music.

LMAOOOOOOO!! Mariah *has* to be in love for her to go on the public record to call her young pup of a hubby “a great DJ”. LOL!! After the jump, read the rest of Mimi’s Elle interview and find out what she has to say about her new life as the happily married Mrs. Cannon …

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With memories of her ill-fated big screen debut Glitter in the distant past (she wishes), Mariah Carey made a grand appearance on the red carpet at the Grand Theatre Lumiere for the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival this weekend for their premiere of her latest film effort Precious. In the film, Mimi plays a supporting character who is as far from her glam image as possible … clearly, the singer-turned-actress is trying to show range. Here are a couple pics of Mimi on the red carpet in Cannes (one with co-star Lenny Kravitz — a singer-turned-actor himself) and a couple photos of Mimi and her young hubby Nick Cannon lookin’ all coupley on Roberto Cavalli’s yacht:

For someone with only a few movies under her belt, singer-turned-actress Mariah Carey looked incredibly confident on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival last night. The multi-award winning singer, 40, showed off her curves in a figure-hugging Dolce & Gabbana black dress as arrived at the screening of her new film Precious. Despite a soggy evening on the French Riviera, Mariah beamed for photographers as an aide protected her designer dress from the downpour. As one would expect from a bonafide diva as Ms Carey, the singer was dripping with Chopard diamonds as she joined co-stars Lenny Kravitz and Paula Patton on the steps of the Palais de Festival … Mariah’s choice of black appeared to be the dominant shade at the Precious screening last night, with co-stars Lenny, Gabourey Sidibe and director Lee Daniels all opting for the colour. Precious is based on the book Push by Sapphire and tells the story of an obese, HIV-positive teenager growing up with abuse in Harlem. It stars newcomer Gabourey as Clareece ‘Precious’ Jones – the lead character -, Paula as her teacher, comedienne Mo’Nique as her mother, Lenny as a nurse and Mariah as a social worker. In a dramatic change from her usual glamorous image, Mariah looks tired and dowdy to play Mrs Weiss. The film received rave reviews when it first screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January and went on to win both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for best drama. At a press conference earlier on Friday, director Lee Daniels admitted he only cast Mariah at the last minute. He said: ‘I thought how bold would it be to cast Mariah. If she could dye her hair, put on a wig, take off the make-up, darken under the eyes, I believed she would begin to give me her soul. And she did.’ Mariah added: ‘[My character] is the audience and is that shocked person who hears what goes on and has to kind of bare her soul because she’s hearing something that is so horrific that she’s never heard before. There’s a creative side of me that needs to do work like this.’ Precious marks Mariah’s fourth film since her critically-panned debut in Glitter in 2001. Her second film WiseGirls in 2002 was better received, but the film failed to find a distributor and went straight to TV. However, last year Mariah’s burgeoning acting career received a boost with Tennessee, in which she played an aspiring singer fleeing an unhappy marriage.

HMMM … well, mebbe 4th time’s the charm? I had pretty high hopes that last year’s Tennessee would be the film to finally bring her critical acclaim and box office success but … apparently not so. Appearing in a film that premieres at Cannes is a huge accomplishment for our dear Mariah. I can deffo see how she’s got some acting talent inside her (unlike our dear Madonna who, as much as I love her, couldn’t act her way out of a paper bag). I’m very curious to see his gritty movie. Good luck with this film, Mimi. I’m tired of lookin’ for your films in the DVD bargain bins.

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Some folks said that it wouldn’t last but Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon managed to successfully make it thru one year of happily wedded bliss as they celebrated their first anniversary last night at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Touched by the moving tributes to the couple, Mimi openly cried as she celebrated her marriage to her hubby Nick Cannon. Here are a few pics from last night’s celebration and some info on what went down at the shindig:

Where has the time gone? With smiles on their faces, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated one year of wedded bliss Thursday in Las Vegas at the Palms Casino Resort. “It’s a very special occasion,” Cannon told the crowd at Moon Nightclub, where he was deejaying, “toast to everyone.” After a very private wedding a year ago, the couple decided to do the opposite for their anniversary, celebrating with a nightclub full of people. The couple did, however, dine in a private room at Simon beforehand. Once inside the club, the couple were greeted with a four-foot birthday cake. And the surprises kept coming – at least for Carey. Unbeknownst to her, Cannon produced a video of the couple’s last year, including video of intimate moments. After the video was shown, Carey was seen crying. “This is the most amazing person in the world,” Cannon said into the microphone about his wife. “I dedicate my life to her daily, and together this union is gonna last forever. She is my rock.” Carey replied: “I have the best man in the whole wide world.” The gushfest continued after a balloon drop and a clubwide toast, which Cannon dedicated to his wife.

Where has the time gone, indeed! I cannot believe it’s been a whole year! I remember when we caught wind that they crazy kids went and got hitched and I, too, was among the detractors that didn’t see how their union would be able to stand the test of time. I am very happy to be proved wrong … even tho they have only made it to their one year anniversary, I think they’ve proven (not that they needed to at all) that they are in it for the long haul. Mariah Carey isn’t usually one to show this much emotion … that she would so openly cry at a tribute like this is very touching. I’m so happy that she’s found someone to share her life with. I’m pretty sure I’ll go back to making fun of their relationship from time to time but, for now, I’m happy to celebrate their anniversary. May Mr. & Mrs. Cannon have many more anniversary celebrations to come!!

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