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I saw on Facebook (103,202) by Tevin from USA

Which Twitter fan page was it on?
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 21:06)


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Nodules (103,201) by Zachariah from Croatia

Let's pray for that.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 20:57)


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Nodules (103,200) by Edward from USA

One can only dream. Many artists have had their nodules treated surgically like Justin Timberlake, Sam Smith, Tove Lo, Adele, Björk, Shirley Manson, Keith Urban, John Mayer and Rod Stewart.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 20:38)


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Kelly Price (103,199) by Robert-Anthony from United States

I got this wrong in not pulling out the CD or vinyl. They are still boxed up from my move. I really didn't read any CD liner notes until Butterfly. Lol. Maybe I am just still a little sour and defensive at Kelly for posting that vocal shade at MC some years ago. But I am guilty as well.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 20:21)


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Nodules (103,198) by Brandon from USA

I’ve been wondering if that is where she has been. I hope so.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 20:00)


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Kelly Price (103,197) by Edward from USA

I was just about to post that. I don't see the reason for her to lie either. She was very nice about her journey with MC in one of her most recent interviews.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 14:03)


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Nodules (103,196) by Zachariah from Croatia

I think she got her nodules removed and the news will be her new voice.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 13:42)

Kelly Price (103,195) by Randy from USA

If you look inside the booklet it says Background: Mariah Carey & Kelly Price only.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 23:56)


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I saw on Facebook (103,194) by Carlos from Brazil

There is also a Mariah Carey Barbie Doll in the making. It will be made by Matel Signature Collection and will feature the doll wearing the red dress Mariah uses in the AIWFCIY (Make My Wish Come True) video.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 13:03)


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I saw on Facebook (103,193) by MusicfanJ from Germany

Haha, thanks for the laugh.

Or maybe new Christmas cookies or sweets for Halloween.

(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 12:02)


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Perfection (103,192) by Terna from Nigeria

I rarely indulge in those AI remakes of hers, especially covering other people's songs. However, this is a song written by Mariah, that has her signature sound I always wanted to hear her sing, since I know those are her own words and lets face it "Last Chance" is a really beautiful song, I wish she had kept for herself, I even feel it's a better ballad than some of the songs that made the final cut on "Butterfly" especially if she had given it that extra touch. This AI version is the closest we would ever have to her version (unless of course Mariah has an ace up her sleeve).

P.S. AI has been in music already for at least a decade with synthesizers, Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), all that is computer generated already anyway, it's just now focusing on the vocals which many even though don't want to admit use autotune, Melodyne etc. And now the ability to create whole songs using a "mosaic" so to speak of the said artist's singing.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 11:45)


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Perfection (103,191) by Andrew from the UK

Here's a question for you, William: if you could have AI-generated versions of Mariah's entire catalogue sung in the debut album voice, would you want it?
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 09:23)


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Perfection (103,190) by Andrew from the UK

Isn't it funny: we (mostly) all once have opined that it would be magical to hear Mariah's later songs in her original, unstrained voice - and AI has the ability to give us that. But now that it's here and possible, I am not certain I want it done. Moreover I am quite surprised nobody has thought to do it yet. AI for the advancement of medical science, I am all for. But we cannot allow art, literature, music and film to be computer generated: it takes away the core of what it is to be human and to express that condition in ways that touch others' (dare I say) souls. To create art in whatever medium is to stir emotion, to convey a feeling, to record an event in a way that is interpreted by the consumer of that art in a myriad of ways, dependent upon their own characteristics and experiences. A computer may have intelligence and extraordinary abilities but it cannot draw pr paint on cave walls, it cannot look to the stars and feel awe at the majesty of the expanse and the wonder of light, it cannot comprehend with humility the insignifance of the blip in time in which human civilisation has rise and will eventually fall, it cannot love or know loss. Or can it? I recall there was once a Queen musical called We Will Rock You which ran at the Dominion for about 10. It was shockingly awful. The story, however, is pretty on point now: the future was a fascist utopia above ground with rebels under ground (I know, groundbreaking, huh?). In the future utopia so-called "real music" is banned with music consumed by what the World Government would program. Instruments are banned. Since instruments are quite literally merely tools for expression and creation it is not hard now to envisage a world in the not-so-distant future where instruments, including the voice, are merely programmed and human creation seen as a threat to order. Perhaps the modern era we thought we lived in will very quickly will be looked upon as somewhat absurd and rather silly. "You mean, they actually acted back then? The painted stuff? You mean, they 'sang' in studios and recorded it?" It's a nauseating thought.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 09:21)


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I saw on Facebook (103,189) by enwar00 from usa

A new flavor of Black Irish.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 07:33)


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Kelly Price (103,188) by Robert-Anthony from United States

Kelly Price recently did an interview with Vibe. She says during the recording of Daydream that it would just be her and MC in the studio. She says that vocals heard on Fantasy is all her and MC. I don't believe her. I don't hear Kelly Price at all on the album version of Fantasy. I have listened to Fantasy 6 times tonight and all I hear is MC doing lead and background vocals. Why now Kelly? Oh, I forgot that you are promoting the 25th anniversary of your album Soul of a Woman.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 05:05)

I saw on Facebook (103,187) by Randy from USA

It was a random fan page. It said that MC has a big announcement coming soon. Anybody know anything? It better not be the annual Christmas cut and paste concerts. Hopefully it's a studio album. But I have a Right To Dream (Randy's Theme).
(Tuesday 15 August 2023; 22:24)

Perfection (103,186) by Edward from USA

There are going to be many virtual artists like Gorillaz, but I don't think real artists are going to disappear. While a great song is a great song for most casual listener, fans will always appreciate and look for the human connection. AI is going to be incorporated in everything, we're going to have to deal with it with laws and regulations.
(Tuesday 15 August 2023; 14:16)


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Perfection (103,185) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway

I agree. Truths and facts and face value of things have started to get blurry. It's a dangerous road the world is on right now, and AI produced covers and songs from living and dead artists is just another thing on that road.

Imagine in maybe 50 years, many people will have forgotten what's real and what's not real. If these AI manufactured things wont stop without a license or with warnings that it's not real, people in the future wont investigate every single thing they will come across, and fake song will be thought of as original work.

With this developement, people wont know which songs that are actually written and sung by Mariah. One can question if it's a bad thing or not, perhaps Mariah's legacy will live longer?

For me personally I would like the original work of an artist to live on, not some manufactured songs without soul.
(Tuesday 15 August 2023; 03:40)


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Perfection (103,184) by Edward from USA

I had forgotten about "There for Me". We also need "All In Your Mind" vault version. I'll never understand how great quality songs like "One Night" and "Right Here on My Own" were kept hidden for so long.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 23:23)


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Perfection (103,183) by Bill from the UK

Randy's Theme hahaha. I also wish There For Me got a spot on the record, as well as I Lose Control from the debut album. Narada Michael Walden has the master but won't release it until Mariah gives the green light. I'm like, please Mariah. Please. I need every note you ever uttered from 1990 in my life. Here We Go Around Again was a dream come true, I cried when I first heard it.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 22:08)


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Perfection (103,182) by Edward from USA

The genie is out and the bottle has been destroyed. Disruption has started. The tweaking artists do in the studio is already being done with AI. Artist will eventually end up licensing their voices too and we'll have AI albums from current and deceased artists. The music scene, as we know it, is about to change drastically.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 17:43)


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Perfection (103,181) by Edward from USA

I agree, but Mariah AI "Last Chance" is different. Most Mariah's AI content doesn't sound like her because they need a base voice and then replaces it with her voice. The problem is that AI will still use the base voice style, enunciation,, diction and accent. "Last Chance" was written and produced by Mariah, the whistles at the beginning were originally sung by her. On top of that, the base voice is singing it as Mariah would, so when the voices are switched, it works perfectly. I haven't been impressed with any other Mariah AI covers, but "Last Chance" is perfect for me. I dropped "Closed My Eyes" and "Save the Horrible Day" from "The Rarities" and inserted "Last Chance", "Help Me Make It", "Randy's Theme" and Almost Home", in chronological order of course. Now "The Rarities" is just perfect.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 17:15)


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Hair (103,180) by Andrew from the UK

In saying that, YouTube just put My All from Divas Live on and I can't stop laughing at how ridiculous that hair is - she looks completely bizarre.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 13:21)

Perfection (103,179) by Andrew from the UK

The AI voice is incredible. I would likely not have known the difference. But you are right: knowing it's not real takes away the essential aspect of listening to and being a fan of an artist - especially in Mariah's case as somebody that writes and produces the music, too. Who gets passionate about a computer? YouTube fed me If Only You Know/Somewhere Over the Rainbow (1998) and You and I (2002) so it redeemed itself. But this AI world needs strict regulation - very quickly. The SAG are right to strike, musicians alike should down tools to negatively impact the Western economy until a regulatory framework is introduced whereby it is unlawful to reproduce someone's image and voice using AI without consent. No good - let me say again - no good can come from any of this.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 13:12)


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Perfection (103,178) by MusicfanJ from Germany

Absolutely. I can't stand this KI stuff. It really takes the magic away. I need a real human voice not a human voice mixed by a KI. There's no real emotion on it.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 11:22)


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