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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,959) by Zachariah from Croatia
I don't think that is the whole case. I mean, she sounded amazing during Christmas concerts just a few months ago, hitting all the notes. I think she is just doing things carefully and more comfortably. Which is very fine.
(Tuesday 12 March 2024; 07:41)
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Photoshoot (105,958) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
If she wanted to bet her return on Ariana's single it should have been something they worked with on an original song that would be released with a proper single treatment. Releasing YAR a good while after fans had already rallied to take the song to #1 once and then after it free fell wasn't a smart move. To top it off they didn't even promote it after the first day. We can't just expect something to blow up when the effort wasn't put in by the artists to make it blow up. It also wasn't a groundbreaking song that people would lose their mind over it.
(Tuesday 12 March 2024; 03:19)
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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,957) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
This is what Mariah should do, relinquish a little control. She will obviously still be involved in the storytelling and the songwriting but she tends to want full control, probably because she felt controlled for the first few years of her career. Also personally speaking I don't need her 90s vocals, I accept Mariah's voice the way it is, and I'm sure she can work around it. She has proved her master vocalist ability, no shame in toning it down to match her current state. If she tries to control everything, she will continue to push her release and then whatever she has ready might be trashed because the music industry is a fast moving one especially on the current environment. Trends come and go. She might have had ideas that were fresh that she took too long to release and someone else already did it and it make yesterday's news.
(Tuesday 12 March 2024; 02:59)
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Photoshoot (105,956) by jaker20 from US
Sorry but get over yourself. Seriously, you are so cringy, just no one here wants to tell you straight up (no pun to Paula's more original song). Mariah's not going to be have a comeback as a major pop girl if Yes And Remix even hit no.1. No one even cared about Beyonce's latest, just a few weeks ago we want her to do the same. And now that song is dropping like a rock, and even Beyonce don't care about it enough to make a video. Charts these days are useless.
(Monday 11 March 2024; 22:13)
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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,955) by Robert-Anthony from United States
It's like Ariana said to Max Martin, here is my story, will you help me tell it. He helped her create a cohesive brilliant album. I am going to listen to an album 2-3 times in player before I give my review. Eternal Sunshine is the type of album to listen to with your boo driving through the city on a Saturday evening. I just didn't get it the first time especially with Yes And? being the first single.
(Monday 11 March 2024; 22:08)
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Photoshoot (105,954) by T from USA
SUD is short for Someone's Ugly Daughter. The secret indie rock album Mariah recorded in 1995.
(Monday 11 March 2024; 21:27)
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If Made For Me was MC's (105,953) by T from USA
Made For Me would've been great on Caution. I would've taken that over With You as the first single.
(Monday 11 March 2024; 21:26)
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Photoshoot (105,952) by T from USA
Big business cares about the numbers. In order for them to invest in a new Mariah album she has to prove that it's worth it. We are talking millions of dollars on the line. Plain and simple. Had Yes, And remix reached top 10 with a Mariah credit and kept having success for the next few months a label would be willing to take the chance that Mariah may produce more success. That's why I was hoping beyond hope that it would blow up.
(Monday 11 March 2024; 21:25)
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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,951) by T from USA
I believe it's a control issue. Mariah wants to be 100% involved in every aspect. Especially how her voice is engineered. With Caution and Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel she gave up a big portion of that to others and the results were a more cohesive album that to this day have the best review scores. Sometimes I think because of what happened with her debut album, the lack of control and her pushing the fact that she's a writer/producer so hard it hinders her in time it takes to release something. I'm not going to doubt her abilities as she has proven time and again that she is the secret sauce to all of her music, but, it is clear Ariana gave Max Martin the entire runway to do his job. And, yes did it wonderfully.
(Monday 11 March 2024; 21:21)
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Ariana SNL performance (105,950) by T from USA
Mariah did do that on Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel. Obsessed was vastly different than the mood of the album. So much so that I believe the album suffered until streaming starting kicking in a few years ago. Back in 2009 lots of people who were fans of Mariah stayed away from the album initially because they weren't feeling the new teeny bopper vibe Mariah was giving from E=MC2 to Obsessed. Little did they know the actual album was full of classic MC R&B. I still think Obsessed would've fit in better on Einstein in 2008. And Memoirs could've used Skydiving (Timbaland) in its place.
(Monday 11 March 2024; 21:16)
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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,949) by Libra Lamb from USA
Sadly, you are probably right. Which is why we as the fans should be lifting her up and encouraging her to get back in the ring and do her best, no matter what. She deserves a ton of respect and love and I'm here for all of it. We love you Mimi, you can do it all. I still prefer MC on a bad day over any other female vocalist. I can't express that enough. She's the GOAT.
(Monday 11 March 2024; 20:36)
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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,948) by Robert-Anthony from United States
I believe MC is hurt that she doesn't have her range like she used to, record her songs like the way she is used to recording them. You know she is a perfectionist and loves to add different vocal techniques and runs to her songs. I bet it just hurts her that she can't do Lead The Way runs anymore.
(Monday 11 March 2024; 15:09)
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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,947) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
I remember Mariah expressed her dissatisfaction with being pushed to release "Caution" with a quick turnaround. Ariana said in her interviews that Eternal Sunshine took her 3 months to complete. She also kind of did it while shooting for a major movie. Eternal Sunshine is getting great reviews and is said to be cohesive and impactful. So which brings me to why does it take Mariah so long nowadays to release an album? She is no stranger to churning out great albums, and she finished Rainbow in a few months. But what is stopping her from fully investing herself in an album now? If she can come up with WBT, ILT, SIO all within a span of 2 days, what's hindering her now?
(Monday 11 March 2024; 14:28)
If Made For Me was MC's (105,946) by Zachariah from Croatia
With You is my wake up alarm melody. Shake It Off is my ringtone on my company cell and It's Like That [is the] ringtone on my private phone. And yes, I am 43 years old and I don't apologize for this.
(Monday 11 March 2024; 08:25)
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Article: Ariana Grande on Mariah Carey: "That is mother!" (105,945) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
Nice of Ariana to continue to praise Mariah. Also glad she clarified that she wanted Mariah to be louder than her. Hope that shuts up people that claimed Mariah was showing off or yelling.
(Monday 11 March 2024; 01:25)
If Made For Me was MC's (105,944) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
I like With You though. It may not be a strong single but it's a beautiful song.
(Sunday 10 March 2024; 22:45)
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If Made For Me was MC's (105,943) by Robert-Anthony from United States
Made For Me should have been for MC. Muni Long said in this interview that Made For Me was a demo that she had been sitting on for years before JD and BMC added their touch. Wow, just think if she gave it to MC back in 2018 to replace With You. MC wouldn't had such a dry Caution era. The AI version is definitely what MC would have sounded like.
(Sunday 10 March 2024; 20:28)
Photoshoot (105,942) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
I'm always greedy for Mariah lol.
(Sunday 10 March 2024; 18:47)
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Ariana SNL performance (105,941) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
I haven't heard the full album yet and I just saw her newest music video and it was so beautifully done. If there's one thing about Ariana, her music videos are on point. I love the movie references she puts in some of them. Example TUN had so many iconic scenes from 4 iconic movies. This one was a tribute to "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". I don't know who comes up with the contexts but I hope Mariah picks up on those for her next visuals inspirations. I'll be checking out the album, I hear it's a cohesive and compact one telling a story which I enjoy. I think the reason she won't term it as a "break up" album is because she has to keep it vague. Her and Dalton had signed NDAs as part of their divorce so none can outright bash the other. I'm surprised that her lead single was so different from the mood of the album, that's smart and risky at the same time. Because Ariana has such a huge streaming pull she can do it, if it was Mariah and her lead single was so controversial and different from her actual album people might not be as receptive.
(Sunday 10 March 2024; 18:46)
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Photoshoot (105,940) by Tevin from USA
Who cares about the numbers, it's time to hear new music or reimagined music from Mariah.
(Sunday 10 March 2024; 17:50)
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Article: 15 Best female singers of all time (105,939) by Matty from Vancouver Canada
Madonna isn't even a singer. Where is Christina? Where is Aaliyah? Where is Gaga? Beyonce at 4 when Christina, Aaliyah and Gaga aren't even mentioned.
(Sunday 10 March 2024; 17:12)
Photoshoot (105,938) by Robert-Anthony from United States
What do you really know, T? Give us the honey tea.
(Sunday 10 March 2024; 16:49)
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Photoshoot (105,937) by dicky kw from indonesia
What is SUD?
(Sunday 10 March 2024; 15:40)
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Photoshoot (105,936) by T from USA
I think you're on to something. She redid WBT. Maybe the Butterfly Lounge turned into a a redo of TEOM with duets. Maybe a re-release on the anniversary with a bonus disc of remakes from Mimi? Although, do CD's even sell anymore? I think Mariah should focus on SUD, if it's actually a thing. A new album would not do well in this climate for Mariah. Ariana's Grande album will not debut with big numbers, and she's the biggest streaming artist out there. The reason Mariah focuses on the Christmas album every year is because it actually makes money and there is interest in it.
(Sunday 10 March 2024; 14:06)
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Layout is epic (105,935) by MusicfanJ from Germany
It looks super cool and fresh. I like it very much.
(Sunday 10 March 2024; 14:01)
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