Editing Mariah Carey (section)

=== 2008–2009: ''E=MC²'', ''Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel'', and ''Precious'' ===
In early 2007, Carey began to work on her eleventh studio album, ''[[E=MC² (Mariah Carey album)|E=MC²]]''. Although the album was well received by some critics,<ref name="WA6Sk">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/apr/11/popandrock.alexispetridis|title=Mariah Carey: E=MC²|last=Macpherson|first=Alex|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 16, 2008|access-date=August 5, 2011|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314080211/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/apr/11/popandrock.alexispetridis|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/emc2|title=''E=MC2'' – Mariah Carey|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=June 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624042051/http://www.metacritic.com/music/emc2|url-status=live}}</ref> others criticized it for being very similar to the formula used on ''The Emancipation of Mimi''.<ref name="angels">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-mariah12apr12,1,6445816.story|title=CD: Mariah Carey's 'E=MC2'|last=Richard|first=David|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 8, 2008|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522151202/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-mariah12apr12,1,6445816.story|url-status=live}}</ref> Two weeks before the album's release, "[[Touch My Body]]", the record's lead single, reached the top position on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Carey's eighteenth number one and making her the solo artist with the [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones#Most number-one songs|most number one singles in United States history]], pushing her past [[Elvis Presley]] into second place according to the magazine's revised methodology.<ref name="mpEdo">{{cite news|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/23918924/ns/today-entertainment/t/mariah-carey-surpasses-elvis-no-s/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003081203/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/23918924/ns/today-entertainment/t/mariah-carey-surpasses-elvis-no-s/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2012|title=Elvis is Spotted – Rolling in His Grave|last=Guthrie|first=Marisa|publisher=Associated Press|via=MSN|date=April 4, 2008|access-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref> Carey is second only to [[The Beatles]], who have twenty number-one singles. Additionally, it gave Carey her 79th week atop the Hot 100, tying her with Presley as the artist with the [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones#Most cumulative weeks at number one|most weeks at number one in the ''Billboard'' chart history]]."<ref name="OGmfQ">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7327843.stm|title=Mariah Breaks Elvis Chart Record|publisher=BBC News|date=April 4, 2008|access-date=August 6, 2011|archive-date=April 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405084117/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7327843.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Mariah Carey by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Carey at the 2008 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]

''E=MC²'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 463,000 copies sold, the biggest opening week sales of her career.<ref name="MonsterBillboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045786/mariah-debuts-at-no-1-after-monster-first-week|title=Mariah Debuts at No. 1 After Monster First Week|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=April 14, 2008|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=July 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704063405/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045786/mariah-debuts-at-no-1-after-monster-first-week|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, Carey also played one of the lead roles in ''[[Tennessee (film)|Tennessee]]''.<ref name="wTYWf">{{cite news|last=Farber|first=Stephen|title=Mariah Carey surprisingly effective in "Tennessee"|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-tennessee-idUSN0154359820080501|access-date=December 2, 2014|publisher=Reuters|date=May 1, 2008|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101072138/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-tennessee-idUSN0154359820080501|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the album's release, Carey had planned to embark on an extensive tour in support of ''E=MC²''.<ref name="mtvvid2">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1591425/mariah-carey-planning-elaborate-tour.jhtml|title=Mariah Carey Plans 'Elaborate' Tour; Hopes For End To VMA Losing Streak, Rocky-Marriage Rumors|last=Vineyard|first=Jennier|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=April 9, 2008|access-date=May 10, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107172057/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1591425/mariah-carey-planning-elaborate-tour.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, the tour was suddenly cancelled in early December 2008.<ref name="preg">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_mariah-carey-is-definitely-pregnant_1217181|title=Mariah Carey is Definitely Pregnant|last=Wales|first=Jason|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=December 28, 2008|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=February 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208062743/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_mariah-carey-is-definitely-pregnant_1217181|url-status=live}}</ref> Carey later stated that she had been pregnant during that time period and suffered a miscarriage, prompting the tour's cancellation.<ref name="42n3G">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/952446/mariah-carey-confirms-im-pregnant|title=Mariah Carey Confirms: I'm Pregnant|last=Herrera|first=Monica|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 28, 2008|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=July 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703121018/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/952446/mariah-carey-confirms-im-pregnant|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="derschowitz1">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mariah-carey-im-pregnant/|title=Mariah Carey: I'm Pregnant|last=Derschowitz|first=Jessica|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=November 24, 2008|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208025206/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mariah-carey-im-pregnant/|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 20, 2009, Carey performed "Hero" at the [[First inauguration of Barack Obama|Neighborhood Inaugural Ball]] after [[Barack Obama]] was sworn as the first African-American president of the United States.<ref name="SEA2N">{{cite news|title=Music for Many Firsts at Inauguration Events|last=Pareles|first=Jon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/arts/music/22conc.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122195341/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/arts/music/22conc.html |archive-date=January 22, 2009 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 22, 2009|access-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref> On July 7, 2009, Carey—alongside [[Trey Lorenz]]—performed her version of "I'll Be There" at the memorial service for Michael Jackson.<ref name="reuters">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jackson-idUSTRE5615KN20090706|title=Mariah Carey Among Jackson Memorial Participants|last=Dubozinskis|first=Alex|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=July 6, 2009|access-date=August 19, 2011|archive-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605034657/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jackson-idUSTRE5615KN20090706|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2009, she appeared as a [[social work]]er in ''[[Precious (film)|Precious]]'', the movie adaptation of the 1996 novel ''Push'' by [[Sapphire (author)|Sapphire]]. The film garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, also for Carey's performance.<ref name="psG6u">{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/10/avatar-james-cameron-movie-news-story-article.html|title=Dark horse nominees: Will the Oscars nominate 'Avatar'?|last=O'Niel|first=Tom|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 19, 2009|access-date=August 19, 2011|archive-date=February 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225053630/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/10/avatar-james-cameron-movie-news-story-article.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' described her acting as "pitch-perfect".<ref name="q3pCq">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/87257/precious-based-on-the-novel-push-by-sapphire.html?cpage=2&ccat=11|title=Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Movie Review From The Sundance Film Festival|last=Anderson|first=John|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 18, 2009|access-date=August 19, 2011|archive-date=July 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729202814/http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/87257/precious-based-on-the-novel-push-by-sapphire.html?cpage=2&ccat=11|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2010, Carey won the Breakthrough Actress Performance Award for her role in ''Precious'' at the [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]].<ref name="Carey">{{cite news|title=Weeks After Tipsy Awards Speech, Mariah Carey Pops Cork on her Own Liquor Brand, Angel Champagne|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/01/16/2010-01-16_mariah_launches_new_liquor_label.html|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=January 17, 2010|access-date=August 19, 2011|archive-date=January 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121181857/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/01/16/2010-01-16_mariah_launches_new_liquor_label.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 25, 2009, Carey's twelfth studio album, ''[[Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel]]'', was released. Reception for the album was mostly mixed; Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called it "her most interesting album in a decade,"<ref name="29pfs">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1616570/review|title=Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel |last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=AllMusic|date=September 29, 2009|access-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref> while Jon Caramanica from ''[[The New York Times]]'' criticized Carey's vocal performances, complaining she overused softer vocal registers at the expense of her more powerful lower and upper registers.<ref name="bixu7">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/arts/music/28choi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424080556/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/arts/music/28choi.html |archive-date=April 24, 2017 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|newspaper=The New York Times|title=New CDs|date=September 29, 2009|access-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref> Commercially, the album debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 168,000 copies.<ref name="f4xsP">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267159/barbra-streisand-surprises-with-ninth-no-1-on-billboard-200|title=Barbra Streisand Surprises With Ninth # 1 on Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|date=September 29, 2009|access-date=August 19, 2011|archive-date=October 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004032940/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267159/barbra-streisand-surprises-with-ninth-no-1-on-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Obsessed (Mariah Carey song)|Obsessed]]" served as the lead single and debuted at number eleven in the US before peaking at number seven. It became Carey's 27th top-ten entry within the nation, tying her with [[Elton John]] and [[Janet Jackson]] for having the fifth most top-tens.<ref name="recs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268060/hannah-montana-mariah-carey-hit-the-billboard-hot-100|last=Ben-Yehuda|first=Ayala|title=Mariah Carey Hit The Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=July 16, 2009|access-date=August 16, 2009|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606050403/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268060/hannah-montana-mariah-carey-hit-the-billboard-hot-100|url-status=live}}</ref> Its follow-up single, a cover of [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]'s "[[I Want to Know What Love Is]]", broke airplay records in Brazil. The song spent 27 weeks atop the [[Brasil Hot 100]], making it the longest running song in the chart's history.<ref name="dCRom">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/08/22/mariah-carey-does-it-big-in-brazil/|title=Mariah Carey Does It Big in Brazil|magazine=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=August 19, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828092029/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/08/22/mariah-carey-does-it-big-in-brazil/|archive-date=August 28, 2010}}</ref>

On December 31, 2009, Carey embarked on her seventh concert tour, [[Angels Advocate Tour]], which visited the United States and Canada and ended on September 26, 2010.<ref name="rnhjk">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mariah-carey-announces-angels-advocate-release-date-1884367.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204091352/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mariah-carey-announces-angels-advocate-release-date-1884367.html|archive-date=February 4, 2010|title=Mariah Carey Announces 'Angels Advocate' Release Date|last=Martin|first=Devin|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|url-status=dead|date=January 30, 2010}}</ref><ref name="aqkAa">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a278887/mariah-carey-falls-on-stage.html|title=Mariah Carey Falls on Stage|publisher=Digital Spy|date=September 21, 2009|access-date=August 19, 2011|archive-date=September 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930155222/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a278887/mariah-carey-falls-on-stage.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A planned [[remix]] album of ''Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel'', titled ''Angels Advocate'', was slated for a March 30, 2010, release but was eventually cancelled after Island Def Jam decided to instead distribute "[[Up Out My Face]]" with Nicki Minaj and "[[Angels Cry (song)|Angels Cry]]" with Ne-Yo as stand-alone releases.<ref name="DKViH">{{cite magazine|last=Vozick|first=Simon|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/03/23/mariah-carey-angels-advocate-cancelled/|title=Mariah Carey: 'Angels Advocate' Remix Album Cancelled|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 23, 2010|access-date=August 19, 2011|archive-date=August 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821005126/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/03/23/mariah-carey-angels-advocate-cancelled/|url-status=live}}</ref>