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Re: 1969 or 1970? (69,882) (69,888) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Personally, the age doesn't bother me, however Eric's explanation seems to make sense. You know how in stores they price things 19.99$ because in consumers' minds that somehow seems to be lower than having to pay $20, when really the difference is just 0.01, almost negligible. It's psychological pricing. So in show business, where age is everything, the question is that "it's just one year". It's more like "Oh she was from the 60's" instead of "she's from the 70's". So saying "from 60's" makes her sound older. Whereas the gap is just 1 year. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 17:00)

Re: All The Hits North American tour (69,886) (69,887) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think the reason for her not co-headlining the tour is that maybe until she isn't done with her Caesar's contract, she might not be able to headline a show in the States during. There might be a clause or something. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 16:54)

Re: All The Hits North American tour (69,883) (69,886) by RibbonB from USA His Tuskegee album of a few years ago went number one on the Hot 200 and went platinum and made for a successful tour. Lionel is definitely the lead, but is sharing this with Mariah as his special guest, that title seems fitting IMO. Mariah should be able to learn quite a lot from her more senior veteran in the industry. Mariah might also consider his formula of duets on her top hits. That formula worked well for Lionel and top country artists. Plus, Lionel is a successful and seasoned touring legend with his years with the Commodores and as a solo artist. Mariah could learn a great deal having toured sporadically in comparison to someone like Lionel. This also gives Mariah the chance to get a "comeup" and share the bills in her tour, vs. being the headliner and footing most of them for lesser acts and acts that bring her no real value. She and Lionel should make a good show with hits galore between them. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 16:12)

Stella's employment crimes (69,885) by RibbonB from USA Let me just break down how silly and in a normal world, illegal some of Stella's stances are. 1. Making public negative comments about past employees. 2. Telling new hires that they cannot cry, or have a significant other. 3. Allowing/encouraging sexual harassment in the work place. The Bryan stunt could be perceived as SH by either party involved or by the others she employs, just witnessing what they may perceive as "favoritism". 4. Placing children with adults on a tour bus. Even if their mother was also going to be on the bus. 5. Having her child as social media manager should be a crime. I'm just highlighting this mess to show that she is either nuts, or just doesn't care about being believable or basic common sense. I know they do not work in a normal corporate world, but I am sure a lot of the employment laws apply to artists. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 15:47)

Re: 12 year olds or middle aged group? (69,879) (69,884) by RibbonB from USA I couldn't agree more, I even called it idiotic in my review. Mariah has plenty of 12 year old fans, she has fans of all ages, but to assume that she should appeal to 12 year olds as a base, when she is 46 is lunacy. Not to mention she has to appeal to the parents of 12 year olds who can afford the makeup, concert tickets and record sales. Well they probably know how to steal music, but still. And MW, while cartoonish at times, is really more adult than anything. But this is from Stellar who has her 35 year old 12 year old hanging around with a woman decades her senior. Also, with a reality show, you want to appeal to that magic nugget demographic base of 18-49, so Stelly Stell is off base. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 15:37)

All The Hits North American tour (69,883) by B from USA Mariah ceded top billing to Lionel Richie out of respect. She's coheadlining this tour and yet she allowed Lionel, who hasn't had a hit since the late 1980's (correct me if I'm wrong) and is now known as Nicole Richie's dad, to bill her as his special guest star. This is the humble Mariah we fell in love with and we've been asking for. This was one of the smartest moves she could have made at this stage in her career. This tour is going to be epic. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 15:26)

Re: 1969 or 1970? (69,866) (69,882) by darrian liu from taiwan Seriously, nobody would lie about their age just to seem a year younger. That's just plain stupid and pointless. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 14:30)

Mariah and Beyoncé (69,881) by Malcolm from Asia I just hope this means that they are collaborating. Beyoncé must be one of that singers Mariah mentioned in Variety. Their kids looks great and cute, Roe looks like Mariah, Rocky really looks like Nick, and Blue of course looks like Jay Z (no shade haha) but with the "attitude" like her momma, she's so extra with that fan lol. These kids maybe played together while their mommies are planning for a fantastic duet. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 13:53)

Re: Mariah and Beyonce new photo with the kids (69,876) (69,880) by Licia from USA He's an 80's artist who still has a rather large and diverse fan base. Yes they are older, but those people are a large part of Mariah's fan base that she lost. This could potentially be a great opportunity to remind those older fans why they initially fell in love with her music in the beginning of her career. As critical as I have been by of some of her recent business moves, I think this could be a good thing. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 13:33)

Re: 12 year olds or middle aged group? (69,873) (69,879) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter If anything, she sounded stupid by making that statement. Even people like Selena Gomez and Miley and Ariana and Justin are trying to steer away from 12 year old fans who want them to be Disney like and instead focus on a little older audience. Like late teens to mid 20s. Saying that a 47 year old woman is trying to appeal to 12 year old kids as her main audience and that's why Mishka is perfect is her just trying (and failing) to cover her behind up. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 13:03)

Re: Lionel (69,875) (69,877) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ya Randy Jackson. Maybe she wasn't asking for advice, Randy probably just told her what he felt. She decided she doesn't wanna hear it. Good thing though, people (fans and casuals) are so busy getting annoyed at Stella that Mariah is really being the least of the divas on the show. 2 parts down 8 more to go. I'll have to agree with Special K and say that although the show isn't bad (and no I didn't expect it to be a train wreck because I knew Mariah was too self conscious to be completely real on camera), I did find myself getting bored mid way between both the shows. Maybe because there is so little about Mariah and so much about Molly, Mary Anne and Stella. Last episode had like 4-5 long scenes of Molly, I'd instead much prefer longer footage from the show. Or Mariah's rehearsals or even her just laying on her chaise long that have to watch Stella play games with Molly, Molly giving stupid interviews and Stella acting like she's the boss. Side Note: The Randy Jackson conversation wasn't an interview. Wendy brought it up during the Hot Topics section while talking about Mariah's World. She met him backstage at some event apparently. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 12:59)

Mariah and Beyonce new photo with the kids (69,876) by Sheila from United States I'm kind of wondering why Mariah who is 10 years older than Beyonce looks the same age as Beyonce. Both look beautiful. Do not agree Mariah should be touring with Lionel, maybe John Legend, but Lionel Richie he's an 80's artist. But at least those older people will be reintroduced to Mariah the icon. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 12:36)

Re: Lionel (69,862) (69,875) by RibbonB from USA Oh, I didn't see that interview. Was that Randy Jackson? Mariah might get advice, then she does what she wants, which is how life goes. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 12:25)

Re: 1969 or 1970? (69,867) (69,874) by RibbonB from USA Lol, I know Licis, it is an old often rehashed debate that really means not much. I doubt anyone can find the People article which alleges this about her age. People have referred to their third party research for years with no receipts. There are other reliable third party outlets which have confirmed the age she provided. It's whatever, I just noted the most reliable information that is out there and verifiable by video or at least a copy of something. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 12:24)

Re: 12 year olds or middle aged group? (69,865) (69,873) by Lexingz from Estonia Or she was just talking [censored] to sound cool and get more camera time. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 12:18)

Lionel tour (69,872) by Terna from Nigeria Anyone see the pattern here? Her image overhaul for the better perception of who the artist Mariah Carey is. While Mariah's World targets the younger generation, this tour is for the older demographics kinda like a reintroduction to Mariah Carey. Believe it or not, Mariah's music (especially her hits) is the soundtrack to a whole generation even if folk don't wanna admit it, and nothing gets people like nostalgia. I think this is a very smart marketing strategy. Talk about TEOM level type exposure. The new era is gonna slay. Third song of the decade (have faith) and her signature song. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 12:04)

Re: MW episode 2: Mimi L review (69,859) (69,871) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It's a review/thoughts post. I wrote it for people who don't watch the show but maybe want to get and idea about what is being shown. It's not like all the points were negative. Infact most of the stuff I said about Mariah were positive, with the exception of the Bryan rendezvous which was extremely odd. The only negative points were about Stella, especially her talking about Mariah appealing to 12 year old kids and hogging the camera time. Maybe you should read it properly instead of thinking I wrote 10 points criticizing Mariah and the show. I have mentioned in my previous post too that the show isn't bad. Some of y'all just get too butt hurt everytime there is the slightest criticism. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 11:54)

Re: Mariah please no body suits (69,860) (69,870) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter This is the same woman singing about the birth of Jesus in a body suit, lower your expectations dahlin'. Pray that it doesn't have high thigh slits like the black SSFT bodysuit which almost exposed her "hoo haa". (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 11:49)

Re: 1969 or 1970? (69,849) (69,869) by Terna from Nigeria On Oprah, Mariah's own Mum Patricia Carey confirmed she was born in 1970. That's good enough for me. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 11:49)

Re: 1969 or 1970? (69,867) (69,868) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands According to People magazine, Mariah was actually born in 1969. In response to fan inquiries about the correct date, a spokesperson of the magazine issued a statement, "We have a copy of Ms. Carey's driver's license, which lists her birthday as March 27, 1969. Furthermore, we spoke with the administrators at the high school she attended who confirmed that Ms. Carey's birthday is March 27, 1969, as did her management when we made our initial interview." A reason why the executives could have changed her birthyear was to make Mariah look younger. After all, when you say someone is born in the 1960's, he or she looks much older than someone who was born in the 1970's. Even if there is only a year difference. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 11:36)

Re: 1969 or 1970? (69,854) (69,867) by Licia from USA I remember some years ago there was a lamb who went on a crusade to expose Mariah lying about being one year younger than what she is. That same fan might have edited the Wikipedia page to say 1969. She was that obsessed with this topic. Unless you are 17 or 20 years old and want to lie about being 18 or 21 (legal drinking age), I have never in my entire life heard of anyone over 21 lying about one year. Most people (like myself. I'm forever 21 lol) take five, ten, or more years off their age, not one. Lying about one year after 21 is about as pointless as trying to staple jello to a tree. I refuse to believe that Mariah could be that silly to think one year off her age makes a difference. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 11:06)

Re: 1969 or 1970? (69,851) (69,866) by THE TRUTH from USA So what? She lied on their birth certificate. That surprises you? How hard was that? Much easier than getting DMV to lie. Come on, who are we talking about? Certainly not Mother Teresa. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 11:04)

12 year olds or middle aged group? (69,865) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Stella claiming 12 year old kids are Mariah's prime target group (she must have misunderstood what "eternally 12" meant to Mariah) while announcing the show with Lionel in a matter of hours, I'm like (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 9:59)

Re: MW episode 2: Mimi L review (69,848) (69,863) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter You are welcome dahlin'. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 9:58)

Re: Lionel (69,852) (69,862) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Wendy was talking about Mariah's World episode 2 and she said she asked Randy why Mariah is doing it, and Randy was like he has no clue. He also said he talked to her (I don't remember if he said few days before the show or he just meant he talked to her a couple of days back) and apparently told her that he didn't think it's a good look for her. I think a lot of her old friends must have said the same. (Tuesday 13 December 2016; 9:53)

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