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Las Vegas (106,180) by BFF from United States

I agree with you. She's charging way too much money for this show to be so heavily pre-recorded. Wouldn't it be better to just record in the studio and not tour?

She really needs to follow Linda Ronstadt's lead and stop doing live shows if she's only capable of a few minutes of live vocals. You can look at Mariah and tell that her heart isn't in it - there's no perspiration coming off of her, she's hardly moving, doesn't look winded at all. Whitney sounded awful during her last major tour (and really should not have done the tour) but at least Whitney sang mostly live.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 16:35)


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Las Vegas (106,179) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain

Sorry. I didn't mean for you to go that far. Anyway, it is what it is and that's it (vocally speaking). In fact, after the Circles rehearsal video, I had thought she was preparing for more live vocals. But this is just the next step after the Christmas shows, that is, everything is lipped. However and as I said before, at least there are new pre-recorded renditions of almost everything. It's better than nothing.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 16:11)


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Stage confidence? (106,178) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

I don't think we're talking enough about her improved stage confidence. Now don't get me wrong, she still has room left. But in all the clips I've seen she's walking around, holding her own dress train, moving all without 2 men guiding her. While this may seem bare minimum, I can hardly remember the last time Mariah was walking around by herself. Now all we need is her to stop relying on her teleprompter and just let go and enjoy herself. It's nice to see mostly great reviews on social media. I think us fans dissect her every move too much.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 14:48)

Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,177) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

I love this and this is what I was hoping for. Shedding light and bringing attention to her newer material. She relies too heavily on her old music and while I get that some people are there for the more known songs, why not incorporate some new ones too so that people can discover those records?
(Monday 15 April 2024; 14:42)


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Las Vegas (106,176) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

Lol at least Mariah is singing on her own backing track. JLo doesn't even sing on her own songs. Haha jokes aside I understand what you're saying. I wish she'd be more comfortable using her current voice but I think she's scared people will dissect it to no end.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 13:53)


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Las Vegas (106,175) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

I wouldn't say her popularity declined during MIAM. In fact #Beautiful could easily have been her next top 10 hit but after the accident she dropped all promo. Same with the rest of the roll out. Her delaying it due to the title being leaked, then releasing random singles with no proper treatments and no promo. People were still interested in her during this era, she just vanished.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 13:39)


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The new show (106,174) by Carlos from Brazil

I think if I was in Mariah's situation as a singer/legend with the most difficult songs ever done to sing live I would also use my pre recorded vocals just as she seems to be doing. Looks and sounds like she is using vocals from this year maybe recorded in a studio to be used on tour. As WW used to say. It's still her voice, you know she can sing.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 13:36)

Las Vegas (106,173) by Robert-Anthony from United States

I was scratching my head after watching Xavier's video. The facade of a total package artist is front and center now. Maybe we will never see MC16 released. This is what MC used to be through the eras 1-7

1. Debut - mesmerising
2. Emotions - insane vocals
3. Music Box - mature artist
4. Daydream - confident artist
5. Butterfly - transformation
6. Rainbow - versatile artist
7. Glitter - trendsetter
8. Charmbracelet - lackluster album, vocally on point world tour
9. TEOM - the return of the voice
10. E=MC2 - still on top
11. Memoirs - sales decline
12. MIAM - popularity decline on the charts
13. Caution - critically exclaimed album and tour, high Spotify numbers, vocal decline
14. 2019-2024 - queen of Christmas, MC16 delayed constantly
(Monday 15 April 2024; 10:41)


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Las Vegas (106,172) by Bill from the UK

I'll always love Mariah, but a grand total of 2 minutes of actual live vocals from a 2 hour show is appalling. Mariah fans love to mock J. Lo, but Mariah herself is no better. I think I'm finally done with her now. There's nothing more to say. Good luck y'all.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 09:03)


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Las Vegas (106,171) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain

This is all she sang live on the first night. The new renditions sound really good though.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 01:02)


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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,170) by Robert-Anthony from United States

I get it now. I guess she has to keep a few surprises until the start of the shows.

(Monday 15 April 2024; 00:05)


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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,169) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

Thanks for sharing. I think I read she plays music to I Didn't mean to turn you on and Boy when she's changing. Set list looks good. I would like her to add GYN on some dates. She looks great and I know she will get more comfortable with more dates.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 22:38)


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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,168) by Matty from Vancouver Canada

I get the intention being how she got from the debut to TEOM, that makes sense. I personally would have preferred a setlist that starts with It's Like That, and then shows how TEOM influenced all her albums post TEOM. Really focusing on her recent catalog, she doesn't incorporate her new music nearly enough. This would be my dream set list for this residency:
ILT
SIO
Say Somethin'
Mine again
One and Only/So Lonely
I Wish you Knew
Get Your Number
DFAU
I'm That Chick
Touch my Body
Stay in Love Dance Remix
Side Effects
Love U long time
Obsessed
Candy Bling
H.A.T.E.U
#Beautiful
Dedicated
You're Mine (Eternal)
You Don't Know what to Do
Caution
GTFO (edited version)
The Distance
A No No
WBT
FLAB as the closer

(Sunday 14 April 2024; 22:11)


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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,167) by Will from England

The theme of the show is how she got to TEOM, from her debut and through he career to show why TEOM was and is an important album. From what I've seen there are spoken parts that are played between songs, almost like the audio book. Speaking of the show, I've been highly impressed by the presentation of the set, and how it's all put together. Her voice is supremely better than when we all saw that clip of VOL from a while back. The discussion of what is pre-recorded or lipped is tired and old - she is singing live what she can throughout the show and it sounds great. We just have to adjust to the new singing style that she is adopting and it's working from what I can see and hear. As for deep cuts, plenty of deep cuts from what I've seen. Set list is roughly and order may not be correct:
VOL
Emotions
Make it happen
Can't let go
I'll be there
Dreamlover/remix
Hero
Without you
Fantasy
Butterfly
Babydoll
The toof
My all
Breakdown
Close my eyes
Looking in
(there have been some reports of a Glitter/Charmbracelet medley but I suspect that's when she is off stage)
I wish you knew
It's like that
Shake it off
Your girl
Circles
Say something
We belong together
Fly like a bird
That's quite a good set list, I can only dream she decides to take this internationally.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 19:11)


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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,166) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

Ya I was like wow that's so random that she stops at TEOM but what you said makes sense although I think this would have been a good opportunity for her to promote some of her relatively newer albums like singing The Distance, #Beautiful, A No No etc.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 19:07)


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MC would be surprised (106,165) by Robert-Anthony from United States

I am here this morning in a popular Austin, Texas record shop called Waterloo Records. They are already sold out of the Cowboy Carter vinyl. Sales clerks are discussing different track variations between what was sold on her website compared to the physical release. Customers are calling and asking if the Cowboy Carter vinyl is still in stock. I wish the hype right now about a Beyonce release was MC. I really feel MC underestimates how the public would receive MC16. Lambs and other non fans are hungry for new Mariah Carey music. She would be surprised that it would probably do better in sales than Caution. It has been 6 years too long now.

(Sunday 14 April 2024; 17:29)

Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,164) by Robert-Anthony from United States

I knew she was going to pull something like this. Knowing how she can become so fixed on an "anniversary", MC just wanted us to get hyped about TEOM all over again. She is not as predictable with her actions like she was 25 years ago. She spoiled us releasing new albims every two years, letting us have a glimpse into the recording process and her collaborator choices. It is going to be another boring Mimi summer for us filled with lots of guessing games and insider accounts.

(Sunday 14 April 2024; 14:20)


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Mimi residency (106,163) by Terna from Nigeria

So far, the clips I have seen on social media, IG especially, some accounts were even uploading in real time, I am impressed in the production value and the whole esthetic of the show very high value, worthy of an album and era that literally saved this woman and moved her from icon to legendary status. Vocally, it is what it is. I feel like some songs (most of the songs if not all) have been lowered in key to fit her current voice and have her singing in her lower mix without stressing too much and doing much vocally, they sound good but not as impactful as their original keys, being a soprano it almost sounds like she's singing "too low" if that makes sense. I think Mariah has finally gotten help professionally in terms of a speech therapist and maybe even vocal coach. Her rendition of "Vision of Love" had her holding the "be" at the end of the song like on the record instead of shifting the vowel sound to an "eh" as she has done so many times in the past. This shows improvement. Concerning new music, I think we're in for a surprise later this year or early next year. A Mimi 2.0.

Haha.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 13:54)

Funko Pop (106,162) by Terna from Nigeria

I chuckled when I saw the new Funko Pop Mimi figure. The dress is cute. Lol. A rare collectors item eventually.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 13:39)


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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,161) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

Yes?
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 06:13)


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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,160) by Shezz from Pk

Mimi L. from the setlist I saw (not sure how accurate it was), it seemed like she was doing an "eras" show - going along chronologically, closing with TEOM. In some ways that does seem odd that she's leaving out some great stuff from later but then that was last great "era". E=MC2 fizzled out too soon after TMB.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 05:40)


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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,159) by C from United States

Huh?
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 01:10)


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Las Vegas (106,158) by C from United States

She definitely doesn't look happy. She looks preoccupied and pulled out.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 01:09)


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Article: Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey are dating? (106,157) by Robert-Anthony from United States

I guess we will know it is true when TMZ is able to take some pictures of the couple together and broadcast them on their show. By the way, he owns a home in Paris and a recording studio in the Bahamas.

(Sunday 14 April 2024; 00:34)


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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,156) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

Did we get the full set list? I'm surprised there's no DFAU. She could have done a medley of One and Only and So Lonely. I saw she started with VOL. That's odd since the show is supposed to be a celebration of TEOM and she had ILT, SIO as perfect openers. Was there a reason behind her doing older songs for a majority of the show and then TEOM later? If so why no songs from albums after TEOM? All things aside she looks stunning, the gold dress she wears at the beginning of the TEOM set was beautiful and very TEOM coded. What I loved about some of the videos are that she was walking around by herself and even did a mini almost sprint. All these visually creates a more engaging show rather than using dancers as crutches. So she'll only get better. I hope with each show she also stops relying too much on the teleprompter but as always her shows getting better with more dates. The stage looks nice and moody very TEOM coded. All things asides I think in person the show was a lot better than whatever we can see from low res videos.
(Saturday 13 April 2024; 22:57)


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