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Re: Studio pic (80,517) (80,518) by T from USA Part of the big problem is she has nothing else to say. She's not as socially conscious or outspoken as Madonna. Mariah's songs are mostly about love and her life and quite frankly nobody is going to care about a 48 year old's love life, especially because she's probably not going to be honest about it anyway (see "I Don't"). The reason the Butterfly album worked so well and is still regarded as the best is because she was really honest in every song. It cost her though and "I don't" think she has ever been as honest to that degree again. Now if she pulls an Adele and tells everybody honestly what it's like to be in or out of love as a 48 year old mother of two, then maybe people will listen and actually care. But what are the chances? (Saturday 20 January 2018; 21:32)

Studio pic (80,513) by T from USA I think she did it because Madonna Instagram'd a pic and it got people excited. I think if there is anyone MC views as competition it is Madonna. And I don't think she wanted Madonna to get all the hype. But what Mariah doesn't realize is that when Madonna makes a music announcement the whole world takes notice. There is no point following the same route. Mariah should stay quiet until she is ready to release it. I think MC's career works best with a shroud of mystery. (Saturday 20 January 2018; 17:53)

Re: New album (80,440) (80,442) by T from USA Also it means she doesn't have to delay the album a whole year for just three more songs. Can you imagine how thight MIAM would've been as 12 tracks and released right after American Idol? Sure we wouldn't have gotten "Money", "One More Try" or "Heavenly" but the album as a whole would've been better and sold better. (Wednesday 17 January 2018; 14:23)

New album (80,434) by T from USA Now that she's back with Sony I hope she goes back to having her 12 track albums. To me it was the perfect number of songs (not too short, not too many fillers). It makes the artist be strick about what goes on the album and make tough choices. (Tuesday 16 January 2018; 15:08)

Re: Little by little (80,338) (80,339) by T from USA The question is how long can Mariah say "under the control" of this management. If Mariah has one problem (compared to Celine or Madonna) it is her inability to stay in one place very long, even if things are going well. I just hope she gives ROC Nation and Melissa at least two years to see where they can take her. (Tuesday 9 January 2018; 14:28)

20th (80,169) by T from USA Way to go. Keep it up. (Monday 1 January 2018; 02:36)

There's Got To Be a Way / Hero (80,142) by T from USA This would be the greatest two song combination for this particular new years. It would remind everyone of the Mariah they fell in love with. (Saturday 30 December 2017; 16:07)

Re: Setlist (80,045) (80,047) by T from USA Fantasy Remix Vision Of Love It's Like That All with killer confidence. (Saturday 23 December 2017; 21:41)

Roc Nation (79,503) by T from USA I think this is the best possible news. It's a management company that's in line with the image of music Mariah wants to create. My only concern is that every manager Mariah has ever had has ended with a bad break up. I wouldn't want her to loose her friendship with Jay Z or worse, make enemies behind the scenes with people that could make her career missarable (she already did that once with Tommy). Still, I'm excited that a legend finally hires professionals to handle her stuff. (Tuesday 21 November 2017; 14:09)

Walter A (79,267) by T from USA With Big Jim out I would love Mariah and Walter to give it one more chance. I really think he genuinely loved her but was also manipulated by Tommy as everyone else was. I think they were all working with a level of fear. I would like to hear what they come up with now that they both have a new found freedom. Also ultimately what better revenge to Tommy Motolla than to have the two people he originally set up with great success to come back together and do it again without him. (Tuesday 7 November 2017; 14:29)

Stella wasted her last good years (79,246) by T from USA Mariah had the chance to release one album under LA Reid's watch at Sony. As the Showbiz article states, Stella wasted Mariah's best chance as Reid is one of the last big supporters of Mariah. I know it was important to re-establish her #1's in 2015 but he exited Sony in May 2017 so even if she had been focused and got out an album by Octpber/November 2016 or even March 2017 the latest then at least she would have label support. What is she going to do now? (Monday 6 November 2017; 15:07)

Mariah Carey and Beyonce song (79,245) by T from USA How great would it be to have a massive girl power record with these two legends? They could also do a re-sung remix of the song and feature Lil Kim. It would be the stuff '90s dreams are made of. (Monday 6 November 2017; 15:00)

Re: I was wonderding (78,579) (78,580) by T from USA E=MC2 singles: 1) Touch My Body 2) Migrate 3) I'm That Chick 4) Side Effects. Memoirs singles: 1) Obsessed 2) Betcha 3) Hate You/remix 4) I Want To Know what Love Is 5) Angels cry feat. Neyo (Wednesday 27 September 2017; 21:00)

Re: Memoirs (78,521) (78,570) by T from USA Classic Mariah album. I hope one day it will certified Platinum. (Wednesday 27 September 2017; 02:34)

Re: Scared for life (78,502) (78,506) by T from USA She can take the ball and place it in her own court if she just lost weight. (Sunday 24 September 2017; 03:51)

Mariah 1990-2010 (78,463) by T from USA These 20 years were the golden years of MC. Part of me wishes she stepped away fully after MCIIY. Had her children and came back for her 25th anniversary to re-release #1's (with #Beautiful and Dedicated as the bonus tracks) and that's it. It would've been a storied ending to her career. Now year by year she's earasing everything she worked so hard for. (Wednesday 20 September 2017; 20:23)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey gets another shot at reality TV (78,397) (78,399) by T from USA Doesn't anyone get it? There is no new album. Never was. She's working on songs here and there but if you you think she was crafting a cohesive body of work like MIAM or Butterfly 2.0 then you've been fooled. Remember how long it took her to make the last album? Touring is the new Mariah. I'll be surprised if she ever releases another album again. (Monday 18 September 2017; 13:32)

For the first time in a while (76,899) by T from USA For the first time in a while Mariah is reminding me of the old Mariah. Her most recent Instagram pics of her swimming and the 4th of July shot has got me feeling Mariah emotions. And go figure, it's the first weekend she has spent away from Stella since 2015. (Wednesday 5 July 2017; 14:01)

Re: 90's vs 2000's (76,851) (76,862) by T from USA My mistake. It's actually 9 CD releases each decade 1990-2000 - Mariah Carey - Emotions - Unplugged - Music Box - Merry Christmas - Daydream - Butterfly - #1's - Rainbow 2001-2010 - Greatest Hits - Glitter - Charmbracelet - The Remixes - The Emancipation of Mimi - E=MC2 - The Ballads - Memoirs - MC2Y (Monday 3 July 2017; 19:06)

90's vs 2000's (76,845) by T from USA I just realized just how much a work house she is. In the decade of the 1990-2000 she released nine CDs (in ten years). Then from 2001-2010 she released another astonishing seven CDs. Makes you think how little the two releases from this decade have been. 1990-2000 - Mariah Carey - Emotions - Unplugged - Music Box - Merry Christmas - Daydream - Butterfly - #1's - Rainbow 2001-2010 - Greatest Hits - Glitter - Charmbracelet - TEOM - E=MC2 - Memoirs - MC2Y (Monday 3 July 2017; 05:22)

Re: It's not to stay relevent (76,733) (76,738) by T from USA She had one of the best industry managers going for touring in 2012 briefly with Irving Azoff. He is the head of Live Nation and has been in the music business forever. That was her chance at the age of 42 to start her touring career properly. I have no idea why she dropped him. (Wednesday 28 June 2017; 14:42)

Re: It's not to stay relevent (76,720) (76,726) by T from USA It's just a little concerning that at the latest press conference she said she's doing many various projects and also working on a new album "in addition" to the other various projects. To me it sounds like the album is an after thought and she doesn't sound as excited as she does for those top secret things. I hope that's not the case. I know albums and music don't make as much money these days but please make the album your number one priority. (Wednesday 28 June 2017; 02:37)

Does anyone believe in Karma? (76,696) by T from USA I've been thinking about some of the amazing performances she had in 2016, like the SSFT and the Essence Fest in the Superdome and then at the end of the year how terrible her live career ended on the open Dick Clark stage in New York City. Then it had me thinking of her actions right before New Years and specifically cancelling the South American tour. She hurt a lot of people and I wonder if that energy came back to hurt her? A more straight forward way to look at it is this: If she would've kept performing regularily through October and November maybe her voice would've been in tip top shape by New Years and she wouldn't have relied so heavily on backing tracks. Take a look at Emotions or WBT at Essence Festival on YouTube to see what I'm talking about. Had she done that same performance at New Years it would've been a whole different story now and maybe even restored her credibility as a live singer to the millions watching. (Tuesday 27 June 2017; 14:18)

Could we all be part of another metamorphosis? (76,657) by T from USA Metamorphosis (noun): a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means. I've lately been reading a lot of comments on various boards about how Mariah has changed so much and many are loosing favor with her. Her own fans don't recognize her anymore. I myself have considered if I even like the artist in front of me anymore. Then it hit me. Maybe we are right in the middle of what the fan base went through in 1997. At that time fans were freaking out because Mariah had changed seemingly right before their eyes. She lost so many fans at that time. Sure it is twenty years later but in 2017 she could be consciously doing that again to get a new younger generation. She may have even hired Stella and daughters to help her do it. Which means many of us won't last going forward. Some will stick around, some won't. But like a butterfly that keeps reinventing herself, Mariah will survive and this new youth culture might keep her afloat for another twenty. (Monday 26 June 2017; 14:08)

Re: Mimi and Busta (76,532) (76,539) by T from USA It sucked. Believe me, if Epic thought it was a hit they wouldn't be shelving it. (Thursday 22 June 2017; 14:28)

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