Mariah Carey attends an autograph signing session for her new album E=MC2 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Universal City Walk on Thursday.

Mariah’s first single, Touch My Body from E=MC2 was her 18th hit to reach No.1.

“I really can never put myself in the category of people who have not only revolutionized music but also changed the world. That’s a completely different era and time,” said the 39-year-old singer.

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While Leona Lewis‘ album has hit number one, Mariah Carey’s album is predicted to have one of the biggest opening weeks of any album in recent years.

Leona’s album Spirit has sold 205,000 copies this week in the U.S.

Mariah’s new album E=MC2 opened with sales of 154,000 in the first day.

Mariah was this week’s music mentor and theme for the American Idol contestants.

WHO DO YOU THINK is the better singer?

Divalicious Mariah Carey is this week’s music mentor to the final 7 on American Idol airing Tuesday, April 15 @ 8PM ET/PT on FOX.

Until then, you can help vote for the winner’s single. Visit Americanidol.com to hear the top 20 songs and cast your votes. These are the songs vying for your votes:

“Align” – Written by James Smithson
“All You Will Need” – Written by Lauren Dion and Phil Minardi
“Believe” – Written by John Buchanan
“Dream Big” – Written by Emily Shackelton
“Faith” – Written by Zach Ziskin
“Fly Me Away” – Written by Scott Sheets
“Here I Am” – Written by Tom Kitt, Matt Zarley, and Andy Zulla
“In This Moment” – Written by Ryan Gillmor
“No Turning Back” – Written by Luke Ebbin and Curt Schneider
“Only Love” – Written by Ken Stacey, Windy Wagner and David Walsh
“Overcome” – Written by Mark Holman
“Something Like Heaven” – Written by Aaron Sidwell
“Stronger” – Written by Jason Phelps and Mendy Shaw
“Thank You Whatever Comes” – Written by Fran Lucci, Danny Powers and Dara Stewart
“The Time of My Life” – Written by Regie Hamm
“We’re Gonna Make It – Writen by Noel Cohen, Hugh Colocott and Amber Rhodes
“When You Come From” Nothing – Written by Will Hopkins
“You Believe In Me” – Written by David Barrett, Kurt Schreitmueller and Dan Yessian
“You Believed In Me” – Written by Perry Smith
“You Can Do Anything – Written by Gail Farrell, Mark Gasbarro and Larry Kenton

SPEAK UP: Two songs stuck out to me. Which ones are your favorites?????

• Mariah Carey gives back a fresh new look
• Lily Allen learns that blonde is not for everyone.
• Kim Kardashian gets motorboated
• Geri Halliwell still has it going on.
• Pam Anderson is hooking up with magic man Criss Angel
• Has Gerard Butler been getting busy with Cameron Diaz?
• Gwen and her boys spend another day at the park.
• When Graffiti Attacks
• Johnny Depp saves people’s lives.
• Everyone loves a lady in red
• Sir Ian McKellen will battle for openly gay bishop
• Sneaker-head are born leaders
• Lindsay is the newest Neptune
• Leonardo DiCaprio has bought a “green” apartment in NYC, a developer confirmed Friday. The Riverhouse overlooks Hudson River and boasts low emission paints, a 24-hour fresh filtered air system, a water treatment facility and rotating solar panels. The David Rockwell-designed high-rise will be open for occupancy this summer.
• Colin Farrell says he felt “sick” after visiting a cemetery Saturday in Bosnia where 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed in July 1995. He traveled to Srebrenica to research a film in which he is a reporter during the 1992-1995 war.
• Thandie Newton is nearing a deal to play Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Oliver Stone’s W, a film about George W. Bush.
• Nicky Hilton and The Hills star Whitney Port have been hanging out together because Nicky’s boyfriend, David Katzenberg, and Port’s boy toy, Matt Kaplan, are best friends.

Mariah Carey arrives at Selfridges in London on Tuesday to promote her single, ‘Touch My Body.’

Asked if she has thought about surpassing the Beatles for the most Hot No.1 Singles, Mariah responded, “I do, because people bring it up (laughs). But it’s not like I sit around thinking about that type of stuff while I’m creating something. I did write this record in terms of wanting it to be a lot of songs that could potentially be singles, because people like that.”

Mariah’s latest album titled E-MC2 could help her surpass music legends in the charts. Mariah, 39, is currently tied at No. 2 with Elvis Presley for the most Hot 100 No. 1 singles, with 17, while The Beatles are at the top with 20.

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Lauren Conrad and Mariah Carey kick off The Hills 3 Premiere and after-party in New York City on Monday.

Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port also stopped by the festivities to help promote.

Lauren is in Tufi Duek with shoes from BCBG.

WHAT DID YOU THINK of The Hills premiere tonight?

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Diva-licious Mariah Carey talks about her struggle with fame, being called a “diva” and reconciling with her father in the new issue of Parade, out Sunday.

On showing her emotions easily and being eager to please: “My self-esteem has never been topping the charts. You don’t know who is here for the glamour, for the gossip factor. You really just want to know that somebody loves you for you. That’s a difficult thing when, you know… (pauses) Sometimes you just do really feel like an ATM machine with a wig on it.”

On her mother Patricia Hickey: “I must give my mother credit for really inspiring and encouraging me to sing. She was an opera singer and went to Juilliard. She still sings and was a classically trained musician. I’m not a technical person, so I went the other way and got into R&B because I can just do whatever and sing whatever comes to mind. But she instilled the belief in me that I could become who I am today. She tells a story about when she was rehearsing a part of the opera Rigoletto, and I stopped her and said, ‘No, you made a mistake, it goes like this,’ and sang it back to her in another language at 4 years old. So my mother thought, ‘Okay, she has an ear.’”

Check out the gallery of new Mariah photos at Parade.com and more interview quotes here.

Mariah’s latest album, E=MC², drops in stores April 15. Bigger cover pic here.

Mariah Carey just unveiled the artwork for her latest album, E=MC² (meaning: “Emancipation equals Mariah Carey to the second power”), which will be released April 15.

The 38-year-old diva is on the cover, looking pretty naked, but holding up a fur blanket.

And you won’t be able to get enough of Mariah on American Idol next month. She’s going to be on it three times! Tune in April 9th to see Mariah on Idol Gives Back, April 15th to see her mentor the remaining contestants and April 16th for a performance.

Thoughts on the new E=MC² album cover??