Mariah Carey Launching Own Champagne Brand. Yawn!

Mariah Carey just can’t seem to earn enough money these days can she? Not only is she killing us with her latest CD and perfume, but at least she’s giving us something to numb the pain - in the form of MC Champagne. Brilliant.

Angel Champagne by MC will hit stores later this year and join her 2006 Mariah Zinfandel on beverage store shelves. In announcing her new champagne on Friday, Carey poked fun at her boozy performance at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on 6 January.

The pop star and filmmaker pal Lee Daniels were toasting the success of their film Precious backstage and she hit the podium a little tipsy. She says, "(I) didn't realise they put the champagne on the tables, so we WOULDN'T drink it!"