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Re: Xscape versus SWV (97,965) (97,966) by 123 from USA Seems like there might be validity to this. Not sure they will get out of this one. I love Tiny and think she is an underrated singer but her willingness to do her husband's bidding just to keep him happy might be her downfall. (Wednesday 12 May 2021; 01:10)

Xscape versus SWV (97,962) by 123 from USA Who else watched this last night? Xscape played the ABMB remix and they brought Da Brat to wrap. Both groups did really well. (Sunday 9 May 2021; 21:27)

Re: Brandy collab / Skrillex (97,958) (97,959) by 123 from USA Hey Ribbon. What’s on your wish list in regards to collabs for a new album? (Saturday 8 May 2021; 21:32)

Brandy collab / Skrillex (97,957) by 123 from USA Mariah's tweet to Brandy asking her if they are going to do background vocals. Sounds like a collab that kind of came out of nowhere. Both of these artists are known for their background vocals, so it would be interesting to see if they come up with something good. I would like Mariah to work with Jazmine Sullivan though, I think they would blend well vocally and write a good song. Skrillex posted a butterfly recently. I would t mind another collaboration with him. The Distance was very current day pop with some bounce once the beat kicked in. A new sound from her usual mid tempo r&b kick she's been on. I'd like an album full of up tempos. That would be very different for her and help inject some energy into her discography since a lot of her earlier work was ballads. (Saturday 8 May 2021; 18:42)

Re: Looking for a live rendition of "My All" (97,942) (97,944) by 123 from USA She did this a a lot during the SSFT 2016 in most cities. (Thursday 6 May 2021; 20:36)

Re: Dionne Warwick (97,902) (97,903) by 123 from USA Dionne Warwick is a legendary old school diva who comes from a era where everyone was competition, where shade throwing is not only the norm but expected. She's smart and she knows making these statements will gain traction and continued relevancy. She did state that she loves Mariah's music and writes "incredibly well". So regardless if she feels she is an icon or not, she still gave her props for her music and writing capabilities which is more than some folks give her credit for. I wouldn't tangle with Ms Warwick though. Does anyone remember when she was on celebrity apprentice and she called Nikki Taylor a "hussy" and was the villain of the season. I was dying laughing. (Friday 30 April 2021; 02:23)

Re: JLo can't sing lamb interview (97,876) (97,877) by 123 from USA A hit dog will holler. Don't think too hard you may hurt yourself. I am on the said board you mention where there are many like minded individuals who come to talk about their love of MC's music, not bash it and her over and over again. You are the only negative person on the board so you should take your own advice. Stop relying to my posts, I've told you before to leave me alone. Push on blondie. (Thursday 22 April 2021; 16:32)

JLo can't sing lamb interview (97,872) by 123 from USA This was a really good interview with an interesting back story and behind the scenes details. I love how she takes her infamy with a grain of salt and owns her 15 minutes of fame. I really like their discussion regarding other toxic lambs within this sub culture and how people should learn to get along because we all gather together to discuss our love for MCs music. If you no longer love her music or hate the artist, maybe start up another board on your own and invite like minded folks who revel in negativity. (Wednesday 21 April 2021; 19:36)

The mixes (97,658) by 123 from USA Nice mixes of deeper cuts on her albums along with new takes on some old hits. (Monday 22 March 2021; 01:46)

Re: Favorite Mariah album? (97,319) (97,335) by 123 from USA Stacey it's my favorite album as well. I love the pic. Wish it would be used as an updated pic to the 25th anniversary to her perfect album with Slipping Away attached as a bonus. That era and the music was perfection. (Tuesday 9 February 2021; 17:58)

Re: Cool On You (97,332) (97,334) by 123 from USA Yeah I do not care for One Night sans the intro. I thought it was cheesy. I've let it play a couple times and it's tolerable but glad it didn't make the cut. I prefer Slipping Away to be added in a 25th anniversary edition of my favorite album Daydream. (Tuesday 9 February 2021; 17:56)

Re: E=MC2 (97,312) (97,323) by 123 from USA I love I Stay In Love and it should have been the second single over Bye Bye. It might be in the save vein as WBT but it's still good and one of the few vocal moments in the album. It would have been a number 1 record because that's what the public wanted from her at the time. The only problem with E=MC2 is that she stays in her mid range with no real vocal moments versus all the singing she was doing on the Mimi album and people weren't really feeling that. Plus she disappeared from all promo as Bye Bye was released and right before the album and didn't come back to promote until July. By then, the public was no longer interested in the album or single. (Monday 8 February 2021; 16:09)

Re: 4Real4Real (97,305) (97,322) by 123 from USA I always loved this song from first listen. The melody is super catchy. I know the some of the lyrics are questionable (hotter than cable tv?) but the melody is so good and the repetition of 4real at the end is just super catchy. (Monday 8 February 2021; 15:59)

Re: Cool On You (97,313) (97,321) by 123 from USA I love Cool On You from the first listen. It's classic uptempo sassy Mariah. I agree that the production sounds sparse and unfinished. I also wouldn't have minded some more vocal at the end of the song. I would have liked it as a single. I would have probably replace Bye Bye or OOC. They aren't bad songs but they don't really do anything for me. (Monday 8 February 2021; 15:50)

Re: I don't care if Mariah gets another #1 record (97,240) (97,268) by 123 from USA I never said it with an attitude, I said it with a fact. I've seen Eric tell people on their posts that he loathes when people do that when he takes time out of his day to update the news section. Also, I disproved your original post about Mariah not having anything to prove (not a fact when she re-signed to Epic), not using current artists when she's been doing it since 95. I easily dismantled your original post and you had nothing to comeback on so instead you focused on one thing that came from a "gossip" article without posting any evidence of otherwise. You were put in your place for being a crazy lamb coming for sweet Mimi L who loves Mariah and is a realist and isn't living on Bleak Ave with the rest of the delusional lambs that say Caution was a success or give excuses when she sounds bad live or better yet claim her voice hasn't changed. You services were never needed so you are dismissed. Now check that. (Tuesday 2 February 2021; 04:17)

Re: Melissa (97,264) (97,266) by 123 from USA I believe that Mariah's management contract is with RocNation and not Melissa exclusively so she wouldn't have been able to leave with her. It will be interesting to see who RocNation assigns to Mariah. (Monday 1 February 2021; 18:29)

Re: Mimi L. (97,254) (97,257) by 123 from USA Mimi L I've missed you beautiful. So glad you are back. You know I had to have your back, your post was valid and I can't have people come if for you. Glad you are posting again, we need more of your prospective. Hope you are well and congrats on your wedding. (Saturday 30 January 2021; 22:20)

Re: I don't care if Mariah gets another #1 record (97,227) (97,229) by 123 from USA You asked and I provided the source which was an article in this site. It's still irrelevant to the topic at hand. As long as Mariah continues to sign record deals she must obtain success = revenue for the advance she is given and then some so that she isn't in debt going into the next project depending on how many albums she signed for. The whole Mariah has nothing to prove to the record company is not a factual statement. Mariah even said herself when she criticized the marketing of Caution. My fans don't want instant grats, they want to see the record do well. Or are you now going to say Mariah isn't a credible source (listen to the Questlove podcast interview). Mariah has only complained about the marketing of her projects when they fail, example: Glitter, Charmbracelet, and Caution or pretends they don't exist MIAM. If the record company won't give her the budget, she should use her own funds to make the project take off and then renegotiate her deal to be compensated for her financial contribution. (Thursday 28 January 2021; 16:45)

Re: I don't care if Mariah gets another #1 record (97,222) (97,225) by 123 from USA The article was posted here by the webmaster. He's going to direct you to the news section as it's one of his pet peeves to post articles he has already posted in the news section. I was under the same impression until I read the article, so who know for sure. But my original point still stands, if you are under contract, you must make the company revenue or pay back your advance. Mariah can't tell Epic, I'm not paying you back a dime because I already made you billions of dollars and I have nothing else to prove. (Thursday 28 January 2021; 03:38)

Re: I don't care if Mariah gets another #1 record (97,220) (97,221) by 123 from USA This has nothing to do with "Mariah has nothing else to prove". You do realize that Mariah is still under contract. Having success and creating enough revenue for the record company to recoup cost for producers, marketing, writers, videos, and the initial advance that an artist gets prior to the release of an album to live off of (an advance is a loan with the assumption that the record company is going to make that money back and then some). Caution was a rude awakening for Mariah. She did not get the advance she is used to. Marketing was limited, there was only 10 tracks, and the videos were very budget conscious. The most alarming things about the last era was that both singles (spaced 4 months apart which is death to any project) were only sent to two minor radio formats. As a legacy artist, Mariah has to be played on all major formats in order to obtain success. She had no real radio budget and the label wouldn't pay for Cardi yet JLo got her on a failed single while on the same label. Without a radio budget and a hot feature all future projects are DOA. When signed to a major, if you don't make them money, you get dropped and/or if you are lucky enough to get another deal, it will be based on the success of the last project and we all know where that will land her. Had she not had her Christmas success she would probably still be in debt with the label for the Caution era if the tour wasn't part of her contract to where the label gets a chunk of the earnings. They will only re-sign her to release 100 more versions of compilations of her greatest hits. You won't be hearing more new music from her. I didn't think she cared either until she complained about the marketing and execution of Caution. And when has Mariah not included a hot feature of current chart toppers. B2M in 95, Jay Z in 99, Jay S and Camron in 2002 (which failed), Nelly, Snoop and Twista in 05. I could go on. I read in an article that she invested 4 million into her Apple special. She needs to do the same for her future projects and pay hot producers and major radio formats. She needs to call radio station heads and set up deals where they will play her next single with a hot artist in exchange for exclusive interviews, contests, and concerts. When you are signed, you have to make the label money. Mariah is not immune to this. She needs to put in the work like a new artist and use her own finances to get her projects off the ground. Gone are the days where she had label heads who were throwing money into her projects to ensure success (Tommy, LA Ried). She needs a project full of uptempos with some chart titans with great songs. She doesn't even need a lot of features. Drake and Ariana would be enough. Ballads and mid tempo records don't sell especially for aging artists. Why not do something different and make an album full of up tempo records with a mixture of genres, pop, hip hop, r&b, dance etc. Her discography and future endeavors sorely need it. (Wednesday 27 January 2021; 21:17)

Re: Butterfly era unreleased (97,068) (97,081) by 123 from USA Someone asked her that in reference to The Rarities and she said she used everything she worked on for that album. (Saturday 2 January 2021; 02:57)

Vocal talk through - Oh Santa (96,992) by 123 from USA I enjoyed this vocal talk through of the Ph Santa Remix vocal arrangement. Mariah went on to explain in the Apple interview that she vocally produced the remix so it was great to hear someone talk through the arrangement of three very different voices. (Sunday 20 December 2020; 02:18)

Re: Daley - My All (96,987) (96,991) by 123 from USA Glad you are doing better Edward. I need to dig into Daley again. I kind of forgot about him but I finally stopped being cheap and have a Spotify membership so I've been searching for all kinds of music and favoriting them. I'll have to look up time travel. I've been on a reggaeton kick lately and finding some "Spanish" r&b which I didn't really know existed but it can be exhausting going through playlists to find what I like. (Saturday 19 December 2020; 18:17)

Mariah Carey Apple interview (96,990) by 123 from USA Such a good interview. I love that the interviewer sticks to discussing her musicality which leads to some interesting discussion and pushes Mariah to elaborate. These are the type of interviews that I missed from back in the day. You can tell the interviewer studied up and did some research. There seems to be a new big male artist that is chummy with now and is going to collaborate with in the future. Not sure if it's Drake or The Weekend. I know she mentioned to big male artists she was looking to collaborate with on an album last December but wasn't sure who it might have been. I wonder if she will fund the features herself since her label isn't investing any major dollars in her projects anymore. I'm hoping she at least pushes the label to send out her singles to all radio formats or pulls a LLoyd and goes to the stations herself and offer exclusive interviews in exchange to be added to their playlists. (Saturday 19 December 2020; 18:11)

Daley - My All (96,979) by 123 from USA Such a good cover. Love that he did his own rendition. Mariah is one of the few artists that have songs so difficult that it's hard to duplicate the original vocals. Love it when artists put their own spin on it. Daley is a very underrated artist. (Friday 18 December 2020; 16:36)

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