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Fresh on the heels of beating Elvis for No. 1 songs, Mariah Carey is already dropping “Bye Bye,” the second single from her upcoming E=MC².

Check out this exclusive performance of the song from T4 4Music on the U.K.’s Channel 4.

“Mariah Carey – “Bye Bye”


In addition to the single, Carey’s also launching a contest that will give contestants the opportunity to create their own E=MC² cover. The winning design won’t be the final album cover (too bad cuz these naked Mariah pics are getting tired), but the winners get some cool swag. Get the details.

And if that isn’t enough, Carey is also slated to appear on Idol Gives Back (Apr. 9), The Oprah Winfrey Show (Apr. 14) and will actually be a mentor for the Idol hopefuls on Apr. 16.

E=MC² Official Album Tracklist:
1. Migrate feat. T-Pain
2. Touch My Body
3. Cruise Control feat. Damian Marley
4. I Stay In Love
5. Side Effects feat. Young Jeezy
6. I’m That Chick
7. Love Story
8. I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time
9. Last Kiss
10. Thanx 4 Nothin’
11. O.O.C.
12. For The Record
13. Bye Bye
13. I Wish You Well

Brooklyn Bodega, the producers of the 4th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, has brought world-famous The Lyricist Lounge onboard to c0-produce the 2008 event.

Said Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival founder and executive director Wes Jackson, “This year’s Festival is going to be a great moment for Hip-Hop. 8 days of movies, concerts, and parties at an affordable price. In the community.”

The festival is slated for July 12th at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park and, as a result of the partnership a second date has been added for June 28th at Prospect Park.

No artists have been confirmed but there is the obligatory reunion rumor as well as a BHF Tour ’08 tentatively scheduled for Jul. 15th to Aug. 1st.

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Through April and into May, more than a dozen artists – including Kidz In The Hall, Dizzee Rascal, and former Sudanese child soldier Emmanuel Jal – will offer exclusive “pre-release” albums on mtvU.com, along with exclusive videos.

The news comes as mtvU.com partners with STAND, a Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, to kick off “Turn it Up”: a month of exclusive album leaks and video premieres to bring attention to the Darfur crises.

STAND’s efforts call on George W. Bush to take immediate action to protect the people of Darfur during his last year in office. The organization also encourages students to petition local congresspersons, via the ENOUGH Project, to do more to end the genocide.

“Turn it Up” is the result of a four-year long, student-driven, Emmy-winning Sudan campaign which includes the online viral videogame “Darfur is Dying.”

Every “Turn it Up” album will be dropped free on mtvU.com for an entire week before its official release date. Here’s the list of participating artists and featured albums:

April 1st

• Tapes ‘n Tapes – Walk It Off
• The Long Blondes – Couples

April 8th

• Gossip – Live in Liverpool

April 15th

• Tokyo Police Club – Elephant Shell
• Kid Sister – EP
• The Fashion – The Fashion
• El Perro Del Mar – From The Valley To The Stars

April 22nd

• Dizzee Rascal – Maths+English
• Santogold – Santogold
• Blue Scholars – BUTTER&GUN$
• Jamie Lidell – JIM

May 6th

• Emmanuel Jal – Warchild
• Kidz in the Hall – The In Crowd

(www.StandNow.org)