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Divas Live (69,011) by Lila from United States I also hope that Mariah has a great performance. I really do want her to win. (Saturday 3 December 2016; 2:50)

Re: Favorite AIWFCIY live performance (69,006) (69,010) by Licia from USA I love that acoustic version. I have never heard it before. I don't know if I have a favorite AIWFCIY performance. Now Joy to the World I have a couple, but my ultimate favorite is the Disney performance in 2004. (Saturday 3 December 2016; 2:03)

Re: Cruise Control (68,978) (69,009) by JAXGH from United States I love Cruise Control. It's the most played song from E=MC2 in my library. The harmonizing at the beginning had me sold out. Living in Hawaii, I can't even explain how appropriate it was to play that song. The island reggae vibe, the theme of the song, the vocals, the style of her singing. I play it every beach trip or grocery trip, actually I just play it all the time. Some of my friends are also surprised Mariah f***s with the island sound. (Saturday 3 December 2016; 2:02)

Re: The next way to go (69,004) (69,008) by JAXGH from United States Yeah I think Mariah definitely needs to work with new producers. I know she's working with Jermaine again, but who knows maybe Jermaine has also grown and kept up with today's sound? Today's R&B has a lot of deeper bass and strong bold instrumentals that really hit the bones (Don't by Bryson, From Time by Jhene) with chill voices and not so much vocal performance. Much like "it's 2:11 and I'm stressin, watching tv in my hotel suite". The production and the bass of that part, sound a lot like today's rnb. But the singing was definitely 90's (has the brandy vibe) Mariah performed and harmonized with the sound and layered (a s*** ton) the rest of the song. But she's definitely capable of doing today's style. She's actually done it before. Maybe it will be quite hard for her do strip down to one voice as she is the queen of layered and background vocals. But with the production, I think she knows what's hot today and what's not. I'm still excited for the 2017 Mariah sound. I'm sure it'll innovative. And I have a feeling it will have a touch of how Babydoll was done. But 2017 style. Lol. (Saturday 3 December 2016; 1:49)

Praying for Divas live tonight (69,007) by Sheila from United States Let Mariah's voice not image do the talking. Let Mariah and Ms. Grande take that much needed picture to end the drama. (Saturday 3 December 2016; 1:42)

Re: Favorite AIWFCIY live performance (69,003) (69,006) by JAXGH from United States Yeah to me that will always be the best performance of AIWFCIY. I listen to it more than the actual version because she sounded prettier in Daydream and knowing that it was live, it made me appreciate it even more. Done in one take. It's the most authentic and the cutest as well. She was actually done with the show but she decided to do AIWFCIY because it was such a big hit in Japan, also a big thank you to them. I also really like the acoustic version of AIWFCIY. It's such a gem. Just guitar and pure vocals. There's also some extra vocals and some scatting at the end (very rare). Even though they say this was the original recording Mariah did, to me she sounded like it was done in the Day Dream era. (Saturday 3 December 2016; 1:30)

Re: Today Show IV (69,000) (69,005) by Lila from United States I saw a pic, on IG, of her walking in the dress, while outside. I swear for a minute that I saw her crotch but looked a little more closely and realized it was just the fleshy part of the very upper portion of her thighs but an inch higher, or had she been sitting, I would've seen her crotch. So, I wouldn't be surprised if someone did see her crotch, underwear or no underwear, in at least one picture. Flashing, with a dress like that, with that high a split and its position, is hard to avoid. (Friday 2 December 2016; 23:24)

The next way to go (69,004) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines The more I listen to Starboy, the more I'm convinced that Mariah should take the alternative R&B route. It won't be such a jarring change because we know that Mariah, even at her most experimental, is still and R&B artist with a pop heart, so whatever she will come up with won't be as dark as what The Weeknd does. It may end up sounding more like Jhene Aiko's Souled Out, and if you haven't checked that out yet, then you should because it's awesome. (Friday 2 December 2016; 22:24)

Favorite AIWFCIY live performance (69,003) by MusicfanJ from Germany Hello everybody. I just wanted to know if you have a favorite live version of Mariah's AIWFCIY. Mine is the one from Tokyo during the Daydream tour. The way she sings just amazing, the way she looks (sweet and beautiful) and the way she shakes and dances to it (so adorable). There was no reason not to love her. Daydream MC rocked the world. (Friday 2 December 2016; 20:19)

Re: Beach picture (68,992) (69,002) by MusicfanJ from Germany You said 100% what I was thinking. The diamonds need to go. I mean on the beach. Please no. It's true every woman looks older with it. A causal style makes so much younger. I believe all the admiration of the jewelry comes because of her idol Marylin Monroe. But that was another time, the 50ies and 60ies are over. I always loved her speaking voice too. Don't know what to think of the champagne. (Friday 2 December 2016; 20:08)

Re: Today Show IV (68,998) (69,001) by Mara from United States Yes, I noticed that too. I think anyone can see Mariah still has feelings for Nick. That look she gave and that smile was genuine she did literally light up when they were talking about the turban. (Friday 2 December 2016; 19:16)

Re: Today Show IV (68,998) (69,000) by Shezz from Pk I dont know if people have seen pics of her in the Today Show ensemble out for dinner - one picture really mortified me - the middle slit of her dress went above her crotch and it honestly seemed like she wasnt wearing any underwear. Mimi L. your batman sign is on. Not to hate on her or bash her but I hope it was skin colour underwear. Not a clear enough pic. Some clips from the show look interesting. I just wish they had edited it all into an hour long special that would've been great. Also its really interesting to see how the general public's disdain for Mariah is totally mutually exclusive to their love for AIWFCIY. Great to see it rising up the charts earlier this year than it usually does. Will probably break through the top 10. (Friday 2 December 2016; 17:58)

Re: Selling like hotcakes (68,997) (68,999) by Edouard from France That would be amazing. Who does that? Mariah Carey. Haha. (Friday 2 December 2016; 17:26)

Today Show IV (68,998) by Lila from United States The Today Show interview was good, IMO lol. It was short and to the point. She didn't ramble. She wasn't defensive. Again, we don't really get anything out of her that's thought provoking about Mariah's World. Same spiel: it's a docuseries, not a reality show, it's about capturing the behind the scenes of the tour. (Mmmhmm.) It was nice that she said that she didn't think of pulling the plug on the show when she and James broke up because she would never give a person that much power over her. It's nice that she gave an answer that made her look strong. She should've been trying to look strong by taking that ring off (yes I had to say it again lol). Honestly, to me, the biggest highlight was listening to Mariah talk about Nick, the kids, and the turban. Her face lit up and she sounded and looked just like she did when they were still married. That was really nice. I know some lambs think that she just tolerates him but I think in reality they have a nice rapport. (Friday 2 December 2016; 17:19)

Selling like hotcakes (68,997) by Letters From Adi from India The chart performance of AIWFCIY this year has been tremendous. Already #6 on UK Spotify and iTunes when you combine the two versions. On the other side of the pond, she's #12 on US iTunes, a bit behind in US Spotify at #51 and climbing rapidly on radio (#51 on radio already with steady 1/2M + A.I. updates daily). Her VH1 Divas Live performance plus Mariah's World will give even more boost. I think a 19th #1 in US and 3rd in UK is not out of reach within the next few weeks. (Friday 2 December 2016; 17:07)

Re: Cruise Control (68,991) (68,996) by Edouard from France Might needa go slow. (Friday 2 December 2016; 16:35)

Re: Cruise Control (68,983) (68,995) by enwar00 from usa Actually you're not the only one, because I've thought I was the only one before too. I like it, and I get the 2008 hit potential it had, but it's not my fave and I like every other uptempo on there more. See Charm-girl, I got you on this. (Friday 2 December 2016; 16:30)

Today show (68,994) by Mara from United States So Mariah's interview with Kathy Lee and Hoda just aired and they asked her about Bryan and she wouldn't answer them and only gave them a coy look but diverted like the Ellen interview and commented on the surroundings. They also asked her why she didn't cancel the E show after the JP breakup and her answer was "Why would I want to give someone that power?" Not a bad interview but she always goes off on how she feels she should look for her interviews, kind of like the Robe on Ellen. (Friday 2 December 2016; 16:24)

Defending Mariah (68,993) by Mara from United States So I have a quick question for you guys. The other day my mother said to me about the Beacon show "Aren't you embarrassed to say you are going to see her?" Now that comment hurt me more than anything because my mom has known what a die hard lamb I have been since 1990 and even emulating the hair and style throughout the 90's. She literally has been informed of everything Mariah since day one, sometimes by no choice but she always thought Mariah was beautiful with the voice of an angel. Now for her to say that to me after all these years hit me. I just normally laugh people off and have always defended her and had my responses lined up. Now, today is different. My response has been "I don't know anymore, I can't even defend her anymore" but as MC said about Whitney, we will always have the music and her back catalog and recordings. As I type this, I am listening to her Stevie tribute "You and I". What a voice in that song. But just curious what other lambs/fans have been saying to people when they go off on MC these days. (Friday 2 December 2016; 16:06)

Re: Beach picture (68,990) (68,992) by Mara from United States Lila, I'm glad someone else noticed that too. I was holding back on commenting on that but somehow seeing her with that glass this time just rang an alarm. It has been an ongoing thing as we know, but literally a glass on the beach is really necessary? Even the clip with Shawn, there it was. It's never too early for a "splash" for Mariah. That is the reason for that bloated face and belly too and why her weight fluctuates so often, and also why her voice has such a dry sound and her speaking voice has aged to the point of a smoking 70 year old. Sorry for being so harsh but her speaking voice used to be so beautiful being smooth with that little bit of huskiness, now along with the splashes Dahhling and the diamonds, it just ages her. Diamonds are the only thing she cares about anymore according got her Ellen interview and yes, they are aging her too. I don't mean to sound like I'm being negative but I honestly don't know anymore. My show is coming up soon for the Beacon and I am more nervous than excited. I just hope she has it together. Last year and in 2014 she was flawless and especially after the disaster that was the tree lighting she had something to prove. Now, I'm not so sure what to expect. I honestly am worried about Mariah and all this talk about Charmbracelet which I have a soft spot for too since it was the first tour I saw Mariah live at (Trump Taj Mahal AC) and remember staying at the casino next to Taj and we were watching the top floor of the Taj imagining it was prob Mariah's room lol where the penthouse suites were and all the lights were on. Anyhow, I'm rambling like MC. I have been listening to TTR and MSG and almost brought to tears as I really wish she would come back. (Friday 2 December 2016; 15:52)

Re: Cruise Control (68,978) (68,991) by Lila from United States Now I gotta listen to the song and sing it in my fake accent. (Friday 2 December 2016; 15:05)

Re: Beach picture (68,950) (68,990) by Lila from United States I don't know what's more tragic, this picture proving to us that she really thought these pictures and that bathing suit were a good idea or the fact that she still had to have a glass of wine just to spend what was most likely not even an hour, on the beach, to take some staged photos. (Friday 2 December 2016; 14:32)

Re: Weekend's "Die 4 u" sounds mariahish (68,976) (68,989) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Love that track. Some people are slamming Starboy because it's The Weeknd's most commercial-sounding album to date. I personally don't mind if he moves away from the dark alternative sound of his earlier work. To me it isn't selling out as long as it sounds good. (Friday 2 December 2016; 14:29)

Grammys 2017 (68,988) by Nowayjoseh from UK I have seen a recent post promoting Mariah's World and winning tickets for the 59th anniversary of Grammys 2017. Anyone know if she may be performing? (Friday 2 December 2016; 14:12)

Charmbracelet (68,987) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines This will always be special to me as it is the first Mariah album I have ever owned (cassette). Some of my favorite songs on that album happen to be the most polarizing or neglected in her entire catalog, such as Boy (I Need You), There Goes My Heart (bonus track on some CD editions), I Only Wanted, You Had Your Chance, Yours, My Saving Grace and Lullaby. I also thoroughly enjoy the more revered ones: Through The Rain and its remix, Subtle Invitation, and The One. It remains one of her warmest and most humane-sounding albums, and showcases Mariah at her humblest and most relatable. I find myself playing this album more often these days, as it reminds me about a time when Mariah was much, much more likable as a person. (Friday 2 December 2016; 14:00)

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