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Really Tommy? Stella shush, MC's recovery (70,891) by Nikki from usa That's funny coming from a guy who tried ruining her career. However, not only is he right, but it's nothing different than most of us on this board have been saying for awhile now. I appreciate MC willing to give people a shot and not firing at the first mistake, but you need to surround yourself with people qualified to do their jobs if you don't want to do their jobs for them. I thought she learned that lesson from Glitter. Everyone but one actor had ever acted before and the director only had 2 movies under his belt. I'm sure Stella came at a time when MC was down and she got used to the family moment. Even if Mariah thinks Stella might not be her best option now, I'm wondering if Stella knows to much for MC to risk letting her go. Simply because Stella loves drama. Maybe help give Stella her own reality show to keep her busy and only keep her around for anything not to do with music or management parts of career. If you want to hear what Mariah would sound like "winging it" than check out the 2014 debacle - that's Mariah singing deaf. She was off and on. That's why you can't sing as a professional singer while deaf. After that she's done over 100 great performances to redeem herself, but the gp doesn't notice. Because, Mariah's recovery has to be as grand and exposed as her fall. Mariah should open a major worldwide televised event with all the live if not acoustic bells and whistles completely by surprise when nobody knew she was even going to perform there. This was another Glitter moment, time to TEOM this s**t. (Friday 6 January 2017; 8:46)

New options for Mariah (70,739) by Nikki from usa They say the craziest thing is doing the same thing and expecting different results. Mariah is too trusting and very much co-dependent. If she wants things to go her way she needs to bring back that Aries fire of inspiration, creation, and passion. Stop letting others lead her around by the nose. When Mariah is passionate about something where nobody can tell her nothing and she pursues it with vigor she has overwhelming success 99.9% of the time. MC is good at making records or breaking them. Pick something MC. You could do a single concert on every continent including Antarctica each with a different setlist and different vocal arrangement that is on point. But, each location is somewhere you've never sang before. Do some grand showing like on HBO, but only for the very best concert. After a few repeats you can release the live dvd that is a compilation of all 7, like Butterfly, for sale. Take some of those songs (Close My Eyes, Butterfly, When I Saw You, Melt Away, Whenever You Call) or instrumentals of them to create actual music boxes that wind up. Never follow trends. Dig deep and come up with music that's epic and simply honest. Your pain, trials, and tribulations are your credentials - use them. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 6:47)

99 problems but reality ain't one (70,738) by Nikki from usa I want to point out a few things I don't think anyone's considered about this decade about MC and also the media in general, especially TV. Remember when Adele didn't do so hot at the Grammy's, but it was blamed on the mic even though it just sounded like she was struggling vocally? The Grammy's took full accountability for it regardless. Now, remember when American Idol hired Mariah under false pretenses, blamed her for that year's ratings, and then blamed her for the shows entire demise 3 years later? Who does that? NBC Rockefeller is up next. They could've told her to buzz off and try again next year. Instead, she showed up to rehearsals as promised and delivered a lovely intro before they cut her ears. Mariah tried to "wing it' while deaf and they delivered isolated vocals all over the net the next day. Now, this has happened again at a much larger scale. Most people are aware that the music scene has changed where money/sales are concerned, but have you noticed TV has become more vicious? There are now thousands of channels fighting for viewership. Adele is a big name with a huge machine attached to her, so no one is going to mess with that. Mariah is a huge name with no machine attached to her. Nobody is scared of her or Stella and Mariah's proven she'll take crap without fighting back. Dick Clark used to be a shoo in for top talent, now their struggling to get headliners. It would make sense to do something to get a lot of views, so they can negotiate higher ad payments next year with more expensive talent, along with the added incentive of "show Mariah how it's done". Mariah can take the fall sense everyone thinks she's a diva and even if she outs them nobody would believe what she says. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 6:10)

I smell a fox in my henhouse (70,737) by Nikki from usa ABC and the DCP aren't being on the up and up. I was following their statements at first when they claimed Mariah never showed up to rehearsals, but at the same time, I've seen very minor "tech difficulties" that resulted in a commercial break or Please Stand By screens until those were fixed. It doesn't make any sense that they kept that whole thing on air and refused to do any damage control. Anyone with any integrity whatsoever wouldn't do that. I believed MC's camp about that, but ultimately it was allowed to happen, because she didn't show up to rehearsals. Until I remembered her instagram account and recalled a picture she took. Sure enough, she was at rehearsals. That's when DCP claimed she was at rehearsals, but not soundcheck. This is just getting shadier. Since her 2014 debacle Mariah's been pretty meticulous about her sound whether lip or live. She's been doing great and even put in the effort to be early for her rehearsal spot. What doesn't make any sense is why they cut her short and only gave her 30 minutes to rehearse an elaborate 6 minute set. It sounds like she was rushed off. If she didn't do anything with "soundcheck" than she wouldn't have known about the ear pieces. I do think ABC was trying for headlines and views. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 5:33)

Beyond weird (70,508) by Nikki from usa This is weird even for Mariah. I don't know if she planned on lipping or singing live or what "monitors" do that weren't turned on. She kept saying something about not being able to hear or turning something on, except nothing happened for both performances. But, Mariah showed up to rehearsals, did the work, and they went off without a hitch. Why did, again, everything fail during the live show? How was she able to stand there for 2 songs and nothing was rectified? I just don't get how nothing was wrong during rehearsals, but everything fell apart when it went live. (Sunday 1 January 2017; 6:29)

Mariah or Stella? (70,123) by Nikki from usa A manager: Accomplishes staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards. Who's job is this? Mariah's or Stella's? A boss usually runs the business, but Mariah *is* the business. Her job as a singer is to maintain her vocal rest, practice and rehearse her music; rehearse for positioning on her stage and with her dance team, make up a setlist, and work with her engineer on the sound. As a boss she calls the shots, makes up the plan, makes the decisions; she needs to be informed of any business problems on how she'll handle it, and look for future prospect endeavors. If something's wrong with the stage she's performing on, she'll need to know. If 2 of her team are squabbling over transportation arrangements than that's not something delegated to the boss. The whole purpose of hiring a team is the expectation that they do their jobs, so she can do hers. (Tuesday 20 December 2016; 2:57)

Re: MAC collab (70,040) by Nikki from usa Yes, you missed quite a few things. Mariah had a major MAC coming out party and she invited a load of YouTubers with makeup tutorial channels. None of them are huge, but they all have a few thousand subscribers. Most of the collection has already sold out and apparently this is a limited edition. MAC had to do a whole restocking of items on the 15th for online and most stores, but again most items are going fast. The same thing happened for her HSN line. I actually emailed them a few years ago. Mariah's line sold out so fast I was waiting for news of a restock. I was hoping to get a pair of one of her boots the following year. They told me it wasn't restocked after the first year and aren't sure what happened. The demand was still there for more, but they stopped making it. Mariah seems to get engrossed in a project, go all gong ho on it, but then gets bored and moves onto a new project. That's when it pays to have a team in place to carry on what was already started. (Sunday 18 December 2016; 6:57)

Giving the people what they want (69,042) by Nikki from usa There's nothing more despicable than taking gossip as gospel without any context and decide you're going to judge people off that. It really wouldn't require much to turn anyone on Mariah, especially on this board where a good witch hunt is always welcome. When Mariah is sweet, charitable, and dresses like a Mormon nobody cares. She did a great deal of it in 2014 being fully clothed and the media as well as her fan base was nothing but crickets. Can you even name 3 extremely charitable things Mariah did in the past 5 years? Neither could the media because nobody cares. People will always come for Mariah because she's an easy target and there are no consequences. Mariah is known for her tardiness, so that's hardly news, and this guy is complaining about something that happened 7 years ago. Mariah's fiance dumped her and a month later she's "dating" someone else. Nick knocked up a woman he doesn't care about, better not mention that, or the pure hypocrisy that would envelope Mariah's life if she were the one pregnant by someone she didn't care about might become overwhelmingly apparent. What people seem to forget being caught up in the hype is the purpose for this docuseries. Mariah doesn't know when or even if she will ever tour again. She's giving you the best of the best of her live performances, creating music, what it takes to put on a tour, and even bringing back Bianca for kicks. You might find that there isn't staged drama as much as there are skits, you might even find its not Mariah who winds up with Tanaka if you're familiar with Heartbreaker. In which case, Mariah just played a lot of people like a fiddle who will soon find egg on their face. Mariah will get her say in this, so in true fashion, I guess you'd better not watch. She's not a gossip column. I wonder how much Mariah actually spent on the wedding and what that huge mansion lease with a staff of 50 will cost her after Packer left her with his bill? Wait, too much context. Mariah's a cheating golddigger who only cares about herself. She's not a good mom and everyone knows whoever lives with the kids can't date. (Sunday 4 December 2016; 4:41)

Not what you would expect (68,964) by Nikki from usa It's Bianca's World. (Friday 2 December 2016; 0:20)

Unknown variable (68,959) by Nikki from usa I'm still waiting for it. I was about to post how I've been collecting pics of MC for 20 years and never has she ever worn diamonds to the beach. I was going to point out that there was a lot of posing and the lack of chemistry made these 2 look like siblings having fun at the beach. But, now we see there was at least 1 photographer there, although, I wouldn't assume that was it. This is some form of photo shoot or publicity which is obvious at this point. Due to how this was done and how this goes against Mariah's usual in so many ways across the board, I think there's more to the story than just fake publicity shots. They're in Hawaii where Tanaka is from. I wonder if he has something coming out of his own. This could be publicity for the place where they're staying, some kind of catalog thing for the island, or for what she's wearing. I could be wrong, but I don't believe this photo shoot is for Mariah's World, I think it's for something else. (Thursday 1 December 2016; 23:33)

Amber C. (68,830) by Nikki from usa "Also call me crazy but last year a YouTube psychic said that Mariah will finally settle for an Asian man lol. As in third time's the charm. She also said Nick will get sick, and will get a woman pregnant. The funny thing is, she kept on insisting that Iggy had Asian lineage. But you see the similarities? They're both Australian, and Iggy Is no Asian." I don't know if you're still on this board or not, and I know nothing about Iggy, however Nick did get sick again and got a girl pregnant. So, far 2/3 ain't bad. Packer might not be Asian, but I do believe the Hawaiian ancestry of Tanaka has Asian lineage. That would be wild if they really did turn out to be a thing. Where did you find that YouTuber? (Wednesday 30 November 2016; 7:11)

Personal assistants aren't allowed to date? (68,770) by Nikki from usa Okay, The Sun isn't a "newspaper" it's a tabloid. The whole article is about Stella talking about a personal assistant for herself, so how does that turn into "Mariah Carey's personal assistant?" If Stella's going to dictate her team's dating life around her and admits she's going to abuse her assistants than I hope she also pays for their therapy afterward. (Tuesday 29 November 2016; 1:47)

This is how much it costs to be Mariah Carey? (68,769) by Nikki from usa A couple of issues here. 1. "The rent for Carey's Calabasas mansion is reportedly roughly $250,000." Yes, but that was shared with a billionaire, not something she does on the regular. 2. She doesn't stay at the Nobu Villa, she has her own 5 million dollar trailer she bought specifically for her Vegas residency, so she doesn't shell out that kind of money. 3. "She's off skiing in Aspen during the holidays she shells out $1,400 nightly for an Airbnb rental." That sounds about right, but I'm not sure if it's always that brand. I'm under the impression she's been doing so much promo for them so she'll be comped this year on her using them for her travels. 4. I've heard of that $9,400 figure for hair before, but it wasn't per appearance it was per month. This is neither here nor there, but does anyone else recall Buckle saying something along the lines of charging her up to $1,200 per appearance? She only utilizes him for major appearances and sometimes for dates to do makeup, unless she's on tour. (Tuesday 29 November 2016; 1:42)

Re:Randy (68,730) by Nikki from usa Those are some interesting points. But, does "treated me kind, sweet destiny" sound like "when you walk by looking fine"? Mariah's debut had a much more alto sounding voice but, compared to Fantasy's soprano voice they sound nothing alike. I think Mariah showed a lot of vocal variance in Melt Away with her vocal tones and stylings, but even Melt Away's alto Mariah sounds nothing like the deep tones found on Vision of Love. I don't know that everyone is sticking their heads in the sand so much as noticing a continual change in Mariah's voice as the years go on. Some folks act like Mariah woke up one day and her voice was different when it's rarely ever been the same for more than 2-3 years at a time since she came out. I don't know anything about events, but there were other changes between '96-'97. For one, the internet blew up and media in general began expanding. Mariah's Daydream tour had her only singing 1 concert per week for 1 month at a time. 2nd month was off and she wrapped it up in month 3. In '97 Mariah began speeding up her promo, doing more of it, and taking far less time off for breaks in between. (Monday 28 November 2016; 5:44)

The underestimation is real (68,547) by Nikki from usa The way Mariah typically goes about her ballads is open ended so other people can apply it to their own lives and steers toward the emotional implications rather than the specifics. Going back to what made her famous is where it's at. That's her bread and butter right there and I'm all in. The determining factor here is going to be if this is break up music like Inifinity or break up music like Can't Let Go. I don't want Mariah to just rehash, I'd like her to expand her craft, and not just regurgitate what she's already done. The fact is people can relate to being played, to having mixed feelings, to harsh breakups, or just feeling betrayed. All this publicity is one hell of a stepping stone. I just hope she uses it to display an array of quality music across the board. (Tuesday 22 November 2016; 1:15)

This is why Mariah is still wearing the ring (68,030) by Nikki from usa I went through all the actual statements on this breakup stuff for the past 2 days and it explains why Mariah isn't removing the ring. We don't know about "problems" they've had in the past or how they've been handled. But, this is the current story: Mariah and Packer had a fight in Greece. They hadn't seen each other since, but set aside a time to meet up and discuss things. Packer blew it off at the last minute and said he couldn't do it then. Soon after, Women's Day, was the first publication to state they broke up claiming Packer dumped Mariah amidst rumors of overspending, and reports of Mariah's "backup dancer". The story seems to be planted by Packer's people. Gossip everywhere caught on like wildfire. Mariah didn't think anything of it at first, which is why Stella commented on the fight. Mariah was still waiting for a meet up and hasn't been able to get him to return calls, so now she's thinking this engagement off story is true. There's no closure and Mariah's still not sure what to expect since they have yet to talk since their fight, apparently, she had originally assumed it was a spat and they would be getting back together. Just a side note - Mariah and her team know who Bryan Tanaka is and I doubt they would be reporting him as her "back up dancer" or refuse to use his name. He's her choreographer and lead. As long as she still has her residency and shows to do he will be around as he has been for this past entire year since he was promoted. Mariah tends to treat her team like family and that's not going to change because now there's gossip. Mariah has never been out with just Tanaka. (Sunday 6 November 2016; 7:51)

Packer / 50 million / Stella (67,840) by Nikki from usa I firmly believe in tried and true methods of sticking round pegs in round holes and square pegs in square holes. Stella's been around MC for 2 years now and I think if MC wants to keep her it should be just with television aspects of promo devoid of Mariah's music. Stella doesn't seem to have the pull to put MC on the cover of magazines and create hype outside of shock value. Mariah could use a manager that's suited to the music industry for her music. I still believe Mariah's #1 Christmas hit is going to happen this year. If she promotes the hell out of it, especially where live TV singing is concerned, it's going to happen. I don't believe the 50 million story. If it's true it would have more to do with business deals they conducted together. What if Packer was part of the promoter deal Mariah had for her Latin American leg and that's why it had to be cut? I'm also wondering a little why Mariah brought up the sex thing. Part of me is now wondering if that's part of what set Packer off. They're engaged, she's officially divorced now, he thought he'd finally get some and there everyone is tagging along. I thought he was getting irked by the extension of her docu-series and that's why she rented the second yacht. He can say he's not interested in media attention all he likes, but the fact is he used Mariah a lot to promote his projects. I was worried Mariah was about to be married and used as another man's investment. (Wednesday 2 November 2016; 5:03)

It's not very nice (67,738) by Nikki from usa But, I hope they don't get back together/marry. When anyone ever divorces and marries the rebound it just rarely ever goes well. I don't believe anything until an official statement is truly given and so far the usual diplomatic response hasn't actually said anything specific. "Sources" and "insiders" don't cut it. I had no idea who James was when she first started dating him. I was nervous when I found out he was an heir and traded in the family business to be an investor in gambling and movies. I thought there might be a hidden agenda to use Mariah as a draw. She did do mini concerts for him at some of his hotel openings and he brought her to investor meetings. I don't know anything about James, but Mariah has a history of involving herself with men who need help with their careers. Mottola didn't get the head of Sony until her debut flourished and was fired 2 years after she left the company to never return to his former glory. Nick is a more obvious case. Whatever happens I hope it doesn't get messy since they have a mutual friend/business partner in Brett Ratner. Until some kind of proof is given I'm not believing this Maranka business either. Mariah's choreographers have always been female and they spent as much time with her as Tanaka has. He's been with her for a decade and part of her residency before she dated Packer. He got some infamy when Stella became more involved and then a year later the papers are trying to pair him as a love interest. Don't help anymore people out with their careers via romantic involvement, MC. Get back to horseback riding and double o' Honey Carey. Find yourself a nice stable boy. (Monday 31 October 2016; 5:57)

Shame on you (67,649) by Nikki from usa We don't know anything yet. There is no Stella, Mariah, or James. We have no official statements or live footage. You have a bunch of gossip columns pulling a lot of random crap out of their asses while you all eat it up like it's all facts. All that is truly known is that they haven't been seen together since Greece, Packer didn't show up to Mariah's Halloween party, and most of Mariah's South American leg was cancelled. According to Mariah, that was a promoter issue and not related to her relationship. Other than that all you have is 100% speculation. Mariah not being able to do shows due to promoters would not be the first time this has happened with Mariah or other singers, it won't be the last, and it certainly isn't an "F.U." to her fans. Currently, Mariah's still wearing her ring, so we don't know that they've split for good or not. We don't know anything. Some of you act like vultures licking your lips so you can be "outraged" by Mariah because you read tabloid fodder is disgusting. Some of you only post on here when you have something to whine about no matter how thin the BS storyline. (Saturday 29 October 2016; 5:45)

Soul Train awards (67,371) by Nikki from usa Mariah (and others) are up for a songwriting award for the song Don't. I didn't know she was a nominee or what this song is. (Thursday 20 October 2016; 5:24)

Who performed the surprise lobotomies? (66,920) by Nikki from usa You all know Mariah's touring throughout October and wrapping it up in Hawaii in November. You know her December Christmas deal with concerts and usual promo. Why do you think this is a new Mariah Carey single when that was not promoted by her or her team and you're well aware she has no time this year to do that? Empire isn't a podium to release new material for artists, it's for artists to assume a role and release music for Empire. At it's best selling they get over 100,000 downloads. Empire is R&B and hip-hop music that goes with their storyline and that's what Mariah delivered. New music for Empire doesn't equal Mariah Carey's next single. Now, people have gone off the deep end pumping up something that never existed and then blaming Mariah for not delivering something that was never promised. (Saturday 1 October 2016; 18:45)

Charting (66,525) by Nikki from usa Although, I hope this Empire track is great, I'm not holding out any hope that this is Mariah's key back to the top. Typically, Empire songs don't sell that well or even hit radio for the most part. I think Mariah's next #1 is going to hit in December when AIWFCIY finally hits the summit which is long over due. One good thing being at Sony is updating her Vevo with all those music videos. I hope we finally get to hear that Roast Beast song, it sounds hilarious. After that, I think Mariah should follow it up with a bouncy number in the vein of Time Of Your Life/Triumphant/Hero kind of thing. Something with a can't-get-out-of-your-head-with-a-jack-hammer hook MC's known for with that kind of positive message. If anyone can make a track that appeals to several generations at once, it's Mariah. It should be a charity single. That should be her angle. That opens up so many platforms. Radio stations give contributions from time to time, so that could actually be her "in" to getting back on the air. She could capitalize on her career from there. I think it would be epic if she made a charity single #1. The music video needs Bard Mariah. She's at her best telling a story. She could try another old fairy tale classic or make up her own. (Wednesday 21 September 2016; 3:16)

Re: prophecies come true (66,073) by Nikki from usa Beause Mariah's never done the bubble bath before. Cough *Shake It Off* cough *Crybaby* cough *MTV Cribs* cough *10% of her professional pics since '97* Or people who are real tend to stay the same and don't change no matter how much peeps are continually shocked, by the same things she's always done, like as if it were new. I guess if you didn't get it from Cribs or her music video for You're Mine - she's not actually naked. (Saturday 10 September 2016; 11:40)

MTV VMA - take a seat (65,820) by Nikki from usa Good grief, MC hasn't been to the VMA's since 2005. You guys hardly recognized her videos even in the 90's. She has no reason to give you guys a hand now. If you're going to go around and diss her on top of it than don't expect any free hand outs. Of course, J. Lo said yes - she'll do anything for publicity. When you spend 4 years putting something together that also costs you a 100 million contract due to theft, do you really think you're going to give a damn what the excuses are for the thief stealing from you? Mariah doesn't bring up J. Lo and would be just as fine not speaking on the matter, she's not going to go out of her way to give J. Lo and the VMA's publicity. What would Mariah get out of it? She's got her own ish to deal with, a wedding coming up, still in the middle of touring, and filming a docu-series. Her plate is full. (Friday 2 September 2016; 8:36)

His/her yachts (65,155) by Nikki from usa Why? I would assume because James is getting sick of camera men on his when he's a private person. Since Mariah's old fashioned and they're apparently not going to be bumping skins until after the wedding could be another reason. Especially, since their last photos dancing together depicted James all over her, squeezing tits and all. That was a bit much. Truth be told I was a bit worried about Mariah getting with James. His father left him 5 billion and he's already lost 1.5 billion of it on bad investments. He's had Mariah sing for 1/8 of her usual price for his hotels as a draw and even had her accompany him to a few of his investor meetings. Mariah's self-made and James isn't. I hardly doubt you can tell someone's relationship by a handful of photos especially when one of them is awkward in the spotlight. If Mariah was into money and status she wouldn't have married Nick to begin with. He had none of that. People say all sorts of crazy things about her and flip her mentality around like a pancake. I can see why she'd show her own documentary, so she could have a say. Mariah's old fashioned, she has kids so she wants a steady husband. James has his own career so he doesn't need to be gone day and night to create it. He has his own money, so she doesn't have to worry about gold digging. This is both their third marriage and they both have kids. They have a lot in common. Hot and heavy didn't work for the last marriage, so it makes sense she'd want someone more serious and commitment-minded this time around. (Thursday 11 August 2016; 4:43)

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