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New songs (102,216) by T from USA

Everyone who is saying she hasn't given us anything since Caution need to remember that since Caution we've been given: The Rarities, In The Mix, Somewhat Loved, Fall In Love At Christmas, BE(R), etc.
(Monday 13 February 2023; 16:09)

Mariah with UMG (102,199) by T from USA

I've been saying for a while that Mariah should sign back up with Universal and continue her legacy from Charmbracelet to MIAMTEC. She's done everything she can do with Sony at this point, including securing AIWFCIY as her 19th #1 hit. This would be a chance for her to work her other albums properly. Also without a major label there will be no appetite for a new album unfortunately. Labels have A&R people who link her up with great songs and producers. (Think #Beautiful with Miguel.) Without a label she has to do all the reaching out and all the paying for it herself. I just can't see that happening. Maybe a whole album with JD and Daniel Moore, but that's about it. A&R departments have their ears to the streets and know what's up.
(Friday 10 February 2023; 14:44)


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Mariah back with IDJ (102,143) by T from USA

Now that Mariah is no longer with a record label how would everyone feel if she re-signed with Island Def Jam records? I mean she went back to Sony in 2015 and for the five years that followed until 2020 Rarities she used her former label to build on her legacy with the company. Whilst still releasing one new album, Caution. Could she possibly do that now with IDJ? Use the next five years to build on her Island discography and give us one new album along the way. She could start with a MOAIA re-release now that It's a Wrap is blowing up. Tack on Drake to the track and release the album with the HATEU remix plus Skydiving. Then continue with #MC30. This would be a great route for her and give her some much needed direction right now. I'd take IDJ over Epic anyway.
(Saturday 28 January 2023; 14:18)

Merry Christmas to All on MTV (101,956) by T from USA

Does anybody know if the concert aired on MTV in any countries? I remember the press release said it would but then I heard that it was taken off the schedules. Did it in fact air on MTV? I really hope so as more exposure for MC at this time of the year will set her up nicely for her next project.
(Sunday 25 December 2022; 04:37)

Walter A. sold his rights (101,952) by T from USA

He sold his share of rights and then the next year Mariah started to ramp up the promotion like never before. It even went to #1 in 2019. I think she was pleased that he wasn't going to make a dime off the success so she really went into overdrive. Before that she would be working her butt off and making him rich in the process. Just like during the concert she mentions Marc Shaiman for CTIITAA but not Walter for her biggest hit AIWFCIY.
(Saturday 24 December 2022; 15:44)


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Sickick Obsessed remix featuring Madonna (101,624) by T from USA

50 Cent keeps attacking Madonna out of nowhere because of the way she looks and acts on social media. It's very abusive and very obsessive. Wouldn't the ultimate power move would be an Obsessed remix with Madonna and Mariah?
(Friday 11 November 2022; 00:48)

MC LA JLo (101,348) by T from USA

Didn't JLo follow LA Reid after he was fired from Sony to his own label creation? And nothing happened with her singing career, only a few flop singles and no album to speak of. I hope Mariah doesn't get the same old lady diva treatment. The last thing they worked on together was "I Don't" but also Stella was in the picture. I just hope LA Reid understands that this is probably his last shot at such a big time artist working with him as well so he should throw everything he's got towards it.
(Tuesday 27 September 2022; 17:02)

LA Reid is back (101,325) by T from USA

Variety has published an article stating that LA Reid is executive producing her new album. He did TEOM, E=MC2, Memoirs. So I guess from the new one we can expect quality material with horrible single choices.
(Monday 26 September 2022; 04:36)

I'm sorry, but (101,165) by T from USA

I'm sorry but if Mariah can take a day to go to an amusement park then she could've clearly devoted a day to film a music video with Latto for BER. People will say she doesn't owe us anything anymore. However I don't agree, she has a duty to give to the people who continue to support her. She has built a massive fan base and that fan base has to be fed. Otherwise it's time to retire and disappear. But you can't have it both ways. Can't expect us to continue to follow and buy stuff from you and yet you don't put in the effort to your career.
(Friday 9 September 2022; 15:00)

Re: The Ballads compilation (101,130) (101,139) by T from USA

I always thought it was just a cash in album from Sony. Totally unnecessary because there was already a greatest hits. Unless it was going to go back and look completely at her more obscure ballads to shine light on her songwriting. Personally I'd rather a covers album at the time:

1. I'll Be There
2. Endless Love
3. Without You
4. Open Arms
5. Beautiful Ones
6. I Still Believe
7. Do You Know Where You're Going
8. Against All Odds
9. Didn't Mean To Turn You On
10. Bringing On The Heartbreak
11. I Want To Know What Love Is (new)
(Sunday 4 September 2022; 14:23)

Re: Butterfly announcement? (101,137) (101,138) by T from USA

Nothing is happening in 2022. And honestly she deserves a break after a long pandemic. We are lucky she hoped on the BE Remix and that she did a little performance at the BET awards. Let's look forward to 2023 and hope there is new original music in the cards.
(Sunday 4 September 2022; 14:12)

If it was Whitney? (101,039) by T from USA

I think everyone agrees that a legend with the status of Mariah Carey should be getting label investment on her projects, and not just the Christmas projects. Let me ask this, if the roles were reversed and it was Whitney Houston the one still alive, would she be treated like the music royalty that she is? Would she be respected by her label, given a proper push, money for videos, playlists and songs on radio? Would she be getting everything Mariah is not?
(Thursday 25 August 2022; 15:05)

Re: The Butterfly Lounge (101,032) (101,033) by T from USA

I would be okay with a retirement announcement. (After one more studio album lol.) I think first a Rarities 2 this year. New album next year. Final Christmas push in 2024 to mark the 30th anniversary of Merry Christmas. And then retirement.
(Thursday 25 August 2022; 02:59)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (101,008) (101,009) by T from USA

Her voice is shot. Her brand is over. She made bad decisions both health wise and career wise. Usually based on on money. She always said she learned from the Virgin deal and would never base her choices off money again but of course that didn't last. And neither did her career. What she has left is Christmas and that's what we're gonna get. It's too bad that after her second album she didn't continue in the musicianship she was displaying instead of going the super popular pop route. I know we all love Music Box, Daydream and Butterfly but then it kept going into Rainbow and Glitter and the pop indulgence was to great for her artistry. She should've left that kind of music to the Spice Girls and Britney Spears. Even if she would've completely left after #1's and came back with TEOM in 2005 it would've been better. Roc Nation did their best with little Mariah effort to restore her back a little but what does she do? Fire them after Caution under performs. At least with them we got new music, good music.
(Sunday 21 August 2022; 17:00)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (101,006) (101,007) by T from USA

No money in jazz. And if she's not creative anymore than there is literally zero chance in forming a band and making an album. Sounded like the Butterfly Lounge was the beginning of getting back to the music but obviously they realized it wasn't going to sell so it will never see the light of day.
(Sunday 21 August 2022; 14:22)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (100,995) (101,003) by T from USA

When Mariah started she had a love for music but she also knew she had the talent to become rich. Now it feels like the love for music has taken the back seat to her love of money. There's been a few examples along the way. The signing the Virgin record deal which ended in disaster. Then the $18 million American Idol disaster. Now it looks like she will only do Christmas because it's the only place she can make money now. What happened to that 17 year old with the passion to make music? I don't think LA Reid will be back but it seems like she has some kind of deal with RCA as the last two collaborations were through the label.
(Sunday 21 August 2022; 03:18)

Bryson Tiller x Mariah (100,964) by T from USA

Bryson Tiller is someone who is exciting the R&B/hip hop world has revealed in an interview that he's collaborating with Mariah. This could be big as his sound is quite different. He's a great artist. Interesting how's it's the third RCA artist collaboration (Khalid, Latto and now Tiller). I just hope it's not a Christmas song. Or worse, one of those MC projects that never see the light of day.
(Friday 12 August 2022; 23:58)

Re: Bey snubs Mariah (100,928) (100,930) by T from USA

Janet would've been nixed if Madonna had any say. I guess we can once and for all rule out a collaboration between Beyonce and MC. It's too bad but I think during E=MC2 a song would've hit #1 (Migrate ft. Beyonce & T-Pain).
(Monday 8 August 2022; 00:22)

Re: Just one more time with Walter A. (100,761) (100,770) by T from USA

I would say that you are right. Professionally those two are among the greatest songwriting duos the business has ever seen. I'm not sure Mariah would be confident enough with her voice at the moment however. I know she says it has repaired greatly but you have to remember that Walter last played with her when she recorded Lead The Way.
(Tuesday 19 July 2022; 15:03)

Re: You and I (100,663) (100,664) by T from USA

Mariah's consistent vocal decline started during the Adventures of Mimi tour. I went to two separate shows and neither of them were particularly good vocal wise. I was so let down. I wasn't surprised when E=MC2 didn't have big vocals and the start of her using auto tune on songs which continued to now. It's almost like she gave every last bit of voice she had to record and promote TEOM. I'm so glad it paid off for her, even if it cost her the most precious thing in the world.
(Wednesday 6 July 2022; 14:17)

BET Awards (100,535) by T from USA

I'm already seeing rumors on twitter and other places that Mariah may perform at this years awards. Honestly, can people just stop speculating. Mariah will not be performing, she will not even be attending. This is how a lot of fans get let down. We will not see Mariah again in a promotional vein until Christmas. Let it go.
(Monday 20 June 2022; 17:18)

Re: Expectations vs reality (100,528) (100,533) by T from USA

You have to admit, she came close.
(Monday 20 June 2022; 01:45)

Expectations vs reality (100,523) by T from USA

I think what we're all struggling with is what we expect and what we get. And lots of that has to do with Mariah herself. I mean, in many of those Christmas interviews just six months ago she would say that she has her E=MC2 trainer Patricia back living with her. I know I know, that doesn't mean anything but Mariah must know the link the fans will make. The last time she worked with Patricia was right before Touch My Body. It's natural to assume that she would get back into shape with that comment. Then there's all the talk about the voice and being so inspired. Linking her time out of the spotlight like the time she took to write and record Butterfly. Now we here there's no album in sight. We expect Mariah to have a Beyonce career, in reality we are getting something like Anna Nicole Smith.
(Sunday 19 June 2022; 14:15)

Re: Songwriters speech (100,501) (100,505) by T from USA

I think it's becoming apparent why Tommy controlled her so heavily. He didn't do it with Thalia. Of course their personalities clashed. But he had to go overboard to reign her in unfortunately. As one gets older their mental health issues get worse as well. She was probably a lot more manageable in her twenties. We were fortunate to get the work she did all those years because I don't see a lot coming out in the future. I mean, if she was completely healthy I'm sure we would've gotten at least an album every two years all through this decade. That's just who she is, a hard worker. But there is a lot stopping her from completing anything now. I still wish she would just stick to her plans and release something, whether it be SUD, or BL or even her version of Where Are You Christmas.
(Saturday 18 June 2022; 13:40)

Re: Michael Buble (100,471) (100,497) by T from USA

There is nothing wrong with being a legacy act, it signifies that you've actually accomplished something worthwhile to fall back on. I think that's what L.A. Reid meant for her when she resigned with Sony in 2015. However she wasn't ready for that yet and decided that she wanted to make a current sounding album. Which she did under [Roc Nation] in 2018. Maybe the sales for Caution woke her up into realizing that. I'm just wondering why she didn't pull out all the stops like the old Mariah and fight to get Caution heard. If only to prove all the naysayers wrong. She did give up on it quite fast and thus resulted in her being seen like a legacy artist who was trying to stay current. Instead of a current recording artist releasing their new project. Look at Beyonce, nobody ever questions her new releases or asks her to only sing Halo from now on. If Mariah has decided to go down the legacy/Christmas route then I wish her well. I do wonder what would've happened if she went along with LA Reid back in 2015 and embraced her legacy, skipped the Stella era, would she be taken even more seriously? Then again we wouldn't have Caution if that was the case.
(Friday 17 June 2022; 23:52)

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