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Music right now (105,971) by Bobby A from United States

I am just finding right now that music now is just boring and lacks creativity. I sure hope that this summer gives us memorable music for the rest of the year. I just wonder if there's a reason why Dua Lipa has not announced her album title or release date. Does she anticipate huge sales and streaming numbers if she holds out until later this year?

(Wednesday 13 March 2024; 19:03)

There goes my heart again (105,970) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

Glad to have someone join me in my la la land of hopes and dreams haha. If Mariah actually collaborates with Taylor that'll be my biggest shock. Their music is so different and they were never really "close". I mean they both praised each other on multiple occasions but who knows. Plus I was thinking with Mariah being besties with Kim, Taylor would want none of this because of their feud but I mean Selena (who is Taylor's bestie) is on good terms with the Kardashians because her sister is friends with their kids. Anyways I'm on a tangent rambling here like Mariah rambled in 2014 haha. As for the YAR streams I did see it.
(Wednesday 13 March 2024; 15:58)


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There goes my heart again (105,969) by Carlos from Brazil

I saw that too. I am also in line to be fooled. Taylor usually brings new guests to the new TV albums so maybe Mariah on End Game? Have you guys noticed a bug on Spotify where "Yes and" is now Mariah's most popular song with more than 200 million plays?
(Wednesday 13 March 2024; 13:13)


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There goes my heart again (105,968) by Bobby A from United States

Lol. I am with you Mimi. I am not believing any of it this time. MC has been quiet this time I guess for a good reason. I do believe she is gearing up for some type of release for The Celebration of Mimi shows. Why would she call up Markus Klinko just for new photos for some Vegas billboards?

(Wednesday 13 March 2024; 11:38)


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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,967) by Stacey from USA

I had the same problem, lol. Nice, new look. Thanks, Eric.
(Wednesday 13 March 2024; 06:16)


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There goes my heart again (105,966) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

Ok so, we all know these insider accounts have messed with our heads. A bunch of stuff they mentioned turned out to be false like a YAR MV, a YAR live performance the day after release, a strong promo plan for YAR to go to #1. Then of course there are rumors about Cardi and all but we'll see where it goes. But in the last few days I see there has been a few new posts indicating Mariah. First was a Butterfly emoji with the words "this March". The account uses Butterfly to indicate Mariah. Then it says MC and Janet Jackson are in the talks of a collaboration and the latest one with a hashtag rumor is a butterfly and snake emoji. Snake is usually now Taylor's avatar for reputation. There's also a post about her having special guests at the Vegas shows. So I am prepared to be hurt again. Join me.
(Wednesday 13 March 2024; 02:53)

Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,965) by Bobby A from United States

So true Jaker. I have been saying this since Caution failed to yield a pop hit. I thought it could be Devonte Hynes, but he doesn't produce commercial pop and R&B hits. She needs songwriters and producers like Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony (The Shindellas) and Madicin (Kenny Lattimore) to get her to Atlanta after the Vegas shows and create some great music for 6-8 weeks.

(Wednesday 13 March 2024; 00:38)


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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,964) by Bobby A from United States

Thank you, T. I enjoy reading your posts too.

(Wednesday 13 March 2024; 00:24)


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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,963) by jaker20 from US

"So which brings me to why does it take Mariah so long nowadays to release an album?"

Mariah has no frequent collaborator anymore. That's her missing recipe. No artist can do it alone. Her focus on Christmas took her out of the loop. She needs a team and needs to be collaborating with new musicians, because frankly her career outlived her partnerships with JD, The-Dream or Afanasief, etc.

Mariah needs someone to bring those creative juices out of her like she does when she freestyle during her concerts.

(Tuesday 12 March 2024; 23:50)


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Photoshoot (105,962) by T from USA

I agree.
(Tuesday 12 March 2024; 18:12)


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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,961) by T from USA

I love your posts Robert. Always enjoy reading.
(Tuesday 12 March 2024; 18:11)


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Caution and Eternal Sunshine (105,960) by Tevin from USA

We will see how she sounds during The Celebration of Mimishows. I'm hoping for 50% live vocals, 25% playback and 25% lipped. Also I hope she throws in some deeper cut songs and acapella versions of songs. I was recently watching the 2018 My All performance she did in Singapore, man oh man, it has to drive her crazy that one night she can be struggling to hit notes, then the next night she can sing and sound close to her 90s voice. Shoot sometimes this happens all in the same night. But anyway no matter what her voice sounds like, I just appreciate that she is still making music and still touring and singing, but I'm not going to lie, those moments (they usually happen once sometimes twice during her shows or tour runs), when her voice sounds like a mature version of the 90's on a song or two (I'm talking about completely live singing), my eyes light up and I'm so happy, you can even see it in her eyes and expression too.
(Tuesday 12 March 2024; 15:45)


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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 Bobby A 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 Bobby A 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)

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