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New album discussion (39,364) by 123 from USA "Too many rappers and too much hip hop." Do we really think she will release an album full of hip hop? Look at her past albums. There was no hip hop on Memoirs, it was contemporary r&b. She has learned from the weak reception to Triumphant that we want her to sing regardless of the genre she chooses and not fade into the background. The album was never released and instead re-worked. Did people forget that Nick said she was looking at her first two albums for inspiration? Also, he does not run her career and her family (Nick is her husband and the father of her children) and is not to blame. There are many stars who have successful careers with a family, so why can't she be allowed to have a life? Also, you may get a dance remix but she will not be following the already dying EDM trend. "Having to follow trends is not what's fun about making music" - Mariah. Was anyone listening to the clips of music played on the Barbara Walters special? It will be retro/jazz inspired ballads and probably some hip hop uptempos. The TEOM album was like that as well however, only the contemporary r&b/hip hop inspired tracks were released as singles when the album cuts were actually late 70's soul, which is Mariah's true calling. EMC2 was merely an album filled with TEOM singles (contemporary r&b hip hop singles). It will come out when her hand is healed because you know she will not be photographed with a sling while promoting the new era. (Tuesday 1 October 2013; 3:48)

Kelly Price tweet (39,319) by 123 from USA @Obscure Opulence. Considering that Whitney attended Kelly's pre-Grammy party before her death, that would be a solid no. There seems to be a falling out between MC and KP as Kelly threw some shade at her on that LA Divas show when describing Chante Moore's whistle register. "She started hitting those high notes, you know, those notes that people seem to think that only Mariah Carey can do." When Wendy Williams asked her how her discontinuing working with Mariah went, Kelly said Mariah wasn't ready to let her go and then went on to say that was all she was going to discuss on that topic. Regarding the tweet, some say she may have been talking about Christina Aguilera who performed on some award show. Who knows, but what I do know is that something went wrong between the both of them. Kelly has grown an ugly ego and stated that some people did not like that she was now their equal/peer in the business but neglected to say who. (Wednesday 25 September 2013; 5:30)

Clip of possible new song (39,201) by 123 from USA Did anyone else catch a new song Mariah was singing on the Barbara Walters special. It wasn't Bring It On Home. It's just a short clip of her in the studio. It plays during the 2:10-2:17 mark of the interview. From the short clip, its sounds like a great song. Mature, jazzy influenced, sung in full voice. If she has more material like that on the album, its really going to be a winner. If it happens to be true that she will be re-making Lullaby Of Birdland, which is an old jazz standard sung by greats like Sarah V, Ella F, and even most recently Amy W, it sounds like she is taking a mature, jazz influenced approach that she injected into her Merry Christmas II You album. If this is the case, I believe we will have a winner on our hands. I attached the link to the interview to see if anyone hears what I heard. (Wednesday 4 September 2013; 5:00)

Randy (39,188) by 123 from USA I would have to respectfully disagree. During the early years she wasn't respected because there was a fair amount of hate from journalists that felt she was to in your face with her voice and couldn't face the fact that she sang so well, wrote, and produced. The almost too perfect artist who they felt rose to fame too soon without paying her dues. They felt she got better treatment because of who she was connected to personally and professionally. Her sales aren't due to multiple fan purchases. I grew up during that time and she was always on the radio and everyone had her records. Her later hits are fairly unknown because her label didn't promote them and they usually rose to the top due to price cuts during their airplay peak as well as cleverly releasing remixes that (for the r&b and dance charts) helped boost her chart positions. They would only sit at the top for a couple weeks. I have several of those cd singles because they always included so many versions of the singles. The reason they don't respect her now is because she presents herself as "eternally 12". BTW anyone heard the song she is singing at the 2:10 mark of the Barbara interview called Mariah's new role? It sounds incredible. (Tuesday 3 September 2013; 7:41)

Favorite song on least favorite album (39,114) by 123 from USA Rainbow and Glitter are my least favorite albums, however, Thank God I Found You/Make It Last Forever Remix is her best remix imo. Genius. On Glitter, I loved Loverboy and the video. I also really identified with the lyrics on Reflections - Care Enough as Mariah calls it. My least favorite vocals were on Charmbracelet, I felt it was full of album cuts, however the writing on that album was one of her best. I always said it would have been 10x better if sung in full voice. Subtle Invitation - jazzy, Clown - classic diss record, You Had Your Chance - great lyrics to an ex whose "someday" came. Lullaby, to that one whom will always hold a place in your heart. I didn't care much for Butterfly, but my fav song is on that one, "The Roof" is a lyrical masterpiece. (Tuesday 27 August 2013; 6:00)