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Re: Forbes fail (99,422) (99,423) by 123 from USA Yes but usually the top three slots are Christmas tunes and the same thing happens to them as well. But no mention of them. Mariah tends to get bashed unfairly with these articles. It's pointless because of course if it's a seasonal song it's going to disappear after the season, it's common sense. Do we really need an article about it. I would think Forbes would be focused on writing an article of the finances this song brings her each year with all of the multiple deals her team sets up surrounding the song's popularity each Christmas. (Friday 14 January 2022; 15:56)

Parody: Mariah talks to Beyoncé on vs Battle (99,358) by 123 from USA This is hilarious. (Monday 3 January 2022; 05:31)

Re: Mariah surprises fans (99,343) (99,354) by 123 from USA @Will. Thank you. At least someone else agrees. I say remix and revamp as many of your old songs as you want. It's not like we are getting new albums every other year. I want more music. Preferably new music but I'm good with waiting as timing is everything. And let's say the remix's come out horrible. They are going to come and go with a blink of an eye. The album versions are still accessible for all to enjoy. The remixes might be part of the masterclass she is doing this year that focuses on writing and producing. (Sunday 2 January 2022; 18:36)

Re: Mariah surprises fans (99,336) (99,341) by 123 from USA @Bill. She is promoting it so why wouldn't it be. She's wearing the same dress she wore while doing all her virtual press for it. She didn't have to bother with the fans but she did anyway. Not sure why this is so bad and everyone is thumbing up the diss instead of the video. Wierd [sic]. (Saturday 1 January 2022; 16:44)

Mariah surprises fans (99,335) by 123 from USA It's really cool that she did this recently. Taking advantage of technology to still reach out to fans virtually can really make someone's day. Kind of excited to see what this The Roof mix is going to give. (Friday 31 December 2021; 21:46)

Re: Record exec - day to day management (99,330) (99,332) by 123 from USA @T. Who do you think it is? Who would you want her to hire of all the execs she has worked with? (Thursday 30 December 2021; 23:20)

Re: Record exec - day to day management (99,326) (99,327) by 123 from USA @T. It was in the beginning of her last Twitter Spaces on 12/13. Here is the YouTube audio. (Thursday 30 December 2021; 02:11)

Vogue - top 17 looks (99,325) by 123 from USA This was fun to watch. I like how she didn't trash her earlier looks and instead looks at the pictures fondly enjoying the enormity of what each moment in time represented for a once in a lifetime career like hers. It's sad to hear a lot of her iconic dresses are stolen. Wonder if it's the same people who stole the demo tape she when asked about it in an interview while promoting Caution. Her best look is the 2018 Golden Globes. Just the right amount of sexy, classy, and old Hollywood perfectly balanced out. Did Mariah say her Christmas Continues dress had too much cleavage all while displaying cleave? I thought the same thing btw. A change perhaps? Lol. (Thursday 30 December 2021; 00:08)

Re: Record exec - day to day management (99,317) (99,321) by 123 from USA @Robert-Anthony. What streaming service do you think she should go with to release The Butterfly Lounge? I say Netflix, but I think she will go with Apple since they already have an existing relationship. (Wednesday 29 December 2021; 20:14)

Record exec - day to day management (99,312) by 123 from USA Interesting that Mariah revealed that she met with a former record exec who she used to work with to have talks regarding management. Does this mean she is leaving Range Media? Or is this person responsible for day to day management while Range works on bringing in deals and creating the promotional campaigns for all her projects? Any thoughts who it could be? LA Ried? Lyor? What other record execs have been over Def Jam while she was signed to them. Thoughts? She has The Butterfly Lounge concept she is trying to pitch to steaming services in the works, new music, reworkings of old songs, the film adaptation of her book, a children's book/series, and the re-release of Someone's Ugly Daughter with a young girl/actress singing the songs. It will be interesting how all these projects will roll out and what the promotional campaign will be. Will any of these projects be released simultaneously? I did like that her current team had her do like 100 virtual interviews with tons of outlets all over the world for 2021s Christmas campaign. When was the last time she did an interview for the Philippines, Brazil, Mexico etc. it really is a global business world now and hitting all your markets virtually is a no brainer. (Wednesday 29 December 2021; 01:55)

Can't sing diss 1999 (99,311) by 123 from USA Never saw this behind the scenes clip. Mariah knew even in 1999 what Tommy was doing. Replacing her. (Tuesday 28 December 2021; 21:07)

Re: Change (99,184) (99,185) by 123 from USA @Bill I was referring to Barbara [sic]. She def had a nose job. A subtle, tasteful one but she def had one (or more) - lol. When you get a nose job they don't go obstructing the air passages. The main reason for any nose surgery is to help with breathing. Not just cosmetic. It's just now become more common that it's done for cosmetic reasons than to help with breathing. Here is an article that further discusses my vantage point. @Ribbon. None of that is opinion based. Rhinoplasties help with breathing. Here is another article specifically discussing that alcohol dries out the chords and will render one incapable of hitting high notes. And I don't like Morgan either. I think he is a horrible human being for selling out his sister's secrets to [...] for a couple dollars just because she cut him off, but nothing he has said has been a lie (yet and that can be proven one way or another). He was right in regards to her bi polar diagnosis, and I'm shocked she didn't sue him for releasing her PHI (personal health information). I may not have been as nice as her, but I understand that the stress of a lawsuit just isn't worth it. (Thursday 16 December 2021; 00:22)

Re: Change (99,162) (99,180) by 123 from USA @TJ from Norway. [Barbra] may have said that but it's not true. Unless you get a Michael Jackson nose where they make it so small, air can't pass through, no plastic surgeon is going to cause an obstruction of the airways. Plus [Barbra] did her a nose job. It's just not that noticeable because it was a very tasteful one. Google [Barbra] Streisand nose job and there are plenty before and after photos of a slightly shorter nose. Lol. Don't believe these celebrities when they say they will never get work done. They all have, do, and will continue to because they are in the limelight. (Wednesday 15 December 2021; 15:12)

Re: Change (99,165) (99,179) by 123 from USA @Randy. Glad you are back. It's funny because I am saying the same exact thing you are. And it's not a theory, it's fact. It's been chronicled throughout her career. People blaming it on a nose job which does not affect the chords or a boob job. If that was the case, then Toni Braxton would have lost her voice. Whitney got a boob job too and she didn't lose her voice lol. (Wednesday 15 December 2021; 14:56)

Re: Change (99,170) (99,178) by 123 from USA @Bill. How are you agreeing with Randy when he said the same thing I did? Lol. The exact same thing. (Wednesday 15 December 2021; 14:53)

Re: Change (99,170) (99,177) by 123 from USA @Bill. Nasal where? She was never nasal in the 90s. Her voice was darker and heavier on the first album only. It got lighter after that but it was because the type of music she was singing changed from a very soulful sound on the first record to a more contemporary approach on Daydream. (Wednesday 15 December 2021; 14:52)

Re: Change (99,174) (99,176) by 123 from USA @Ribbon he was referring to Tommy not Nick, he was clear on that. He was like certainty after the breakdown, which Mariah confirmed in the book. They both confirmed it so it's not my opinion. (Wednesday 15 December 2021; 14:49)

Re: Change (99,163) (99,169) by 123 from USA @Bill. To me, her Daydream voice was the best one. She was even better than all the albums before it. Her high belts because lighter and more metallic and she started to whisper a bit more but not as much as the Butterfly album where it became the main vocal technique she used. The type of music she was singing on the Daydream album was different as well so her vocal approach was different. Her early work had a lot of soul infused so her voice sounded heavier, darker. By Daydream she infused more pop and r&b. So her approach was lighter, airier. I disagree she lost power and got nasally after her surgeries. She had some good vocal moments that rivaled her early work, the consistency and comfort ability in her upper range just diminished because of vice abuse and lack of rest and tons of stress. This VOL performance from the Charmy tour is better than any non dubbed VOL performance from the 90s. There is power, agility range, high belts, sustained belts, low notes, whistle. The only thing I didn't hear is a falsetto note - lol. Her voice sounded full and buttery. Even on this [Jimmy Fallon] clip from 8 years ago, she showed more agility here than in any of her recordings and she didn't sound nasally. Notice though that when she goes to belt on TAOLG, there was a rasp and she quickly switched to a whistle. The rasp has been in the upper register for years but it's more apparent when she doesn't rest and uses vices. Her voice only recently got nasally but I think that's studio trickery masking a bad vocal take. (Wednesday 15 December 2021; 02:57)

Re: Change (99,160) (99,168) by 123 from USA @Robert Anthony. Gladys is correct. Mariah has admitted that she is more of an alto and not a soprano and in the vocal analysis I watched they and Mariah herself have confirmed this. She has a natural low speaking voice and she taught herself how to sing high. That's why she has so much control on the bottom end of her voice because it's where her voice natural sits. (Wednesday 15 December 2021; 02:28)

Re: Change (99,159) (99,167) by 123 from USA @Ribbon, he may be all those things but he was still around after the Tommy divorce. Maybe you meant the divorce with Nick. (Wednesday 15 December 2021; 02:21)

Re: Change (99,156) (99,157) by 123 from USA @Bill. Of course it won't work if you drink glasses of alcohol with it. It does work if you are avoiding vices. Morgan confirmed that since her divorce she has consumed large amounts of alcohol to deal with the stress. Her vices, stress, and lack of discipline/rest are the cause of vocal decline. When you get a rhinoplasty done they also open up the airways. I've had two and my singing and speaking voice have had no change. In fact, I breathe better now. There was a vocal analysis on [YouTube] for each era that like an hour long and they discuss the rhinoplasty that could have helped with breathing during the [Charmbracelet] era. If the rhinoplasty and boob job hinder her vocals in the 90s, how was she able to bounce back vocally during the [Charmbracelet] tour? She made sure she slept enough each day and stayed away from alcohol and blunts. I lost my voice years ago and when I finally stopped smoking, reduced my stress level, and started to get some consistent sleep each night, my voice slowly came back. (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 21:53)

Re: Change (99,153) (99,154) by 123 from USA A rhinoplasty has no effect on the cords. She's had at least two and they would help with breathing other than the obvious cosmetic changes. Breast implants may impact breathing but none of her cosmetic superhero would effect her voice. Stress, sleep, and vices (alcohol and smoking) would affect the voice. She isn't as disciplined anymore and she loves to drink. Her vocals technically change with each album. Putting down the alcohol and getting 8 hours of sleep with a humidifier would help but then there is the real world and life gets in the way. (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 20:25)

New album wish list (99,144) by 123 from USA Since she is also working on new music. I already want to put in a request. I need her to work with Salaam Remi. I have no idea why she had not worked with this man. From his work with Amy Whinehouse, Fugees, and Miguel, it's a no brainer. I love Snoh Allegra's "I Want You Around" and can totally hear Mariah singing it. My second request is that she gives us tone with this album like she did with the live vocals during the Rainbow era. Gone where the high belts but she made up for it singing in full voice so her buttery tone shined through. That's what I love about Snoh's voice. She doesn't have to do a lot because her tone is so satisfying. No whispers in caps. (Monday 13 December 2021; 19:53)

Re: Uncertainty (99,136) (99,143) by 123 from USA Hi Edward. I think she is stripping the songs down and doing a "live" sounding version. The 2008 Hero was horrible but her voice was in tatters in 2008 with only a few memorable performances at the end of the year when she was pregnant before she miscarried. I agree is best not to recreate her classics but I'm cool with new versions as long as she sounds good. Crossing my fingers that if she decides to do any upper belts that they do get studio enhanced. It makes her voice sound thin, sharp, and nasally. I really loved the stripped down version of Love Story she did for MTV years back. (Monday 13 December 2021; 19:31)

Re: Uncertainty (99,125) (99,130) by 123 from USA She's working on a new version of the roof at the moment. She confirmed on an interview also confirming that she filmed the creation dying her Butterfly Lounge Atlanta sessions. (Monday 13 December 2021; 06:34)

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