Empire State Building to Light Iconic Tower Lights for International Superstar Mariah Carey

Empire State Building to Light Iconic Tower Lights for International Superstar Mariah Carey

New York Landmark To Shine in Lavender, Pink and White in Honor of a Great New

                       Yorker and her #1 album E=MC2    WHO:    International superstar Mariah Carey, the #1 most successful           female recording artist of all time, with more than 160 million           sales world­wide -- who recently earned her 18th #1 single on the           Billboard Hot 100 with "Touch My Body," surpassing Elvis Presley's           long-standing chart record of 17 #1's.    WHAT:   A lighting ceremony at the Empire State Building, where Mariah           will flip the light switch on a scale model of the Empire State           Building.  The Empire State Building will be lit in pink, lavender           and white all weekend to celebrate the album color motif of           Mariah's new album E=MC2, which enters at #1 on the Billboard           chart this week with the biggest first week Soundscan total of her           career, 463,000 units.    WHERE:  The Fifth Avenue Lobby of Manhattan's legendary Empire State           Building, located at 350 Fifth Avenue between 33rd and 34th           Streets    WHEN:   Friday, April 25th, 2008    Media Check-in:  12:30pm - 1:00pm    Lighting Ceremony:  1:00pm - 1:30pm    Contact:  Laura Swanson, 212.333.8533             Email: Laura.Swanson@umusic.com              Nicole Grzywacz, 212.736.3100             Email: ngrzywacz@esbnyc.com  

PRNewswire -- April 24

Source: The Island Def Jam Music Group

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Profile: International Entertainment