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Re: First casualty from the debacle (70,744) (70,752) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Yes he did and Bryan was then promoted to creative director. Then Anthony came back. I bet Stella was just waiting to get rid of Anthony because from the show it is seen they clash a lot. Although I don't know how much of the show I should believe at this point but of course Stella would shift the blame on anyone but herself. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 15:03)

Re: First casualty from the debacle (70,744) (70,751) by RibbonB from USA I believe Burrell went to work with Beyonce on her Superbowl Formation event, during that break from working with Mimi. He was gone, then he came right back. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 15:00)

Re: Anthony (70,735) (70,750) by Luke from United Kingdom She needs to get rid of all the dancers in my opinion. There's nothing classier than Mariah standing next to a piano with 3 backup singers dressed in sleek black by her side. The dancers are obviously there for distraction and because there's some weird insecurity going on. Anyone would think her legs are broken the amount of times they lift her. Sure does love levitating for someone who has busted her arm and ribs from falling off stage. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 13:34)

Article: Jenny McCarthy says her sympathy for Mariah "stopped" (70,749) by May from Denmark Who cares what this woman has to say. Her ridiculous anti vaccine and "vaccines cause autism" movement has done more damage to children and humanity than Mariah's Carey one day bad performance. At least Mariah doesn't go around promoting a harmful platform that affects children and immunocompromised people. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 13:18)

Re: A smear campaign botched (70,743) (70,747) by Gigi from USA Wow. You really do sound like Stella. lol. I'm starting to believe the rumors now. Anyway, she may have gained a few more followers and an increase in "likes" per post (because that's the most important thing in the world, right Stella?) but the general public has not changed their views. If anything, from my observation, it has gotten worse. People are downloading/streaming WTB because it is a great song, period and NYE reminded them of that. They are following her because it's the thing to do. Heck, I'm even guilty of following individuals who make the news because it's human nature to want to be a part of the latest buzz if you have access to it (especially in train wreck situations like this one). I love Mariah, but I honestly do not see where DCP has anything to gain from this alleged "smear campaign". There are photos and videos of the female stand-in singing "Emotions" during the sound check. Therefore, I do believe there were technical difficulties, but I also believe more could have been done on both sides. I hate to say this, but Mariah is still trending on Facebook and I've read/seen nothing but negativity. Poor Lionel has fans begging him to drop her from his tour. All in all though, I think people are tired of hearing about it. They want it to die, but it won't with Stella still running to the press and firing people for no real logical reason. And I'm sorry, but I find it very suspicious that the marijuana dispensary photos were conveniently published right after the NYE performance. I can't help but to think Stella is behind a lot of this. I feel like she's creating bad situations so she can be Wonder Woman and save the day, but she's failing at this too. Another reason why I don't think DCP did this for "ratings" - no one is going to change their NYE plans this coming December just to see if an artist is going to lip sync or fail on stage. Generally speaking, people normally do three things on New Years Eve: go out, go to sleep, or turn on the TV to watch the ball drop. I'd only foresee a huge ratings increase if they invited Mariah back (which we all know won't happen). (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 12:54)

Jennifer Lopez keeps being shady (70,746) by Sheila from United States She continues the trend in 2017, but liking that negative IG post about Mariah's performance, knowing fully well she was A) not live B) in the comfort of her Las Vegas Arena, while Mariah looks like a villian, JLo gonna get hers eventually. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 12:41)

Re: First casualty from the debacle (70,731) (70,744) by Licia from USA Didn't he get fired once before on the second leg of the Vegas shows when Banaka (I know that's not his name, he just reminds me of that funky breathe spray Binaca from back in the day lol) took over and got promoted to creative director/fake boyfriend? (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 11:40)

A smear campaign botched (70,743) by Terna from Nigeria Kudos to those who have Mariah's back in the whole debacle. I'm glad in this social media age we live in, the lambs [...] even just the general public were able to do damage control, especially on IG [...] Facebook. We went into overdrive defending her. Talk about any publicity is good publicity, "We Belong Together" spiked up in streams and downloads and has now been certified 3x Platinum, her YouTube views also experienced a surge and her following on Instagram is now at 5 million. Talk about a smear campaign gone awry. Instead, Mariah started 2017 with a hoard of new lambs. She stays winning. And that new album we all know is coming is gonna slay (all caps). (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 11:07)

For the nostalgia TGIFY 6/18/16 (70,742) by 123 from USA Flashback to a recent great live moment. She really showed out on this performance here. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 9:00)

New years eve (70,740) by Tameka walker from United states The music business is a difficult business. If any can have a come back it is Mariah Carey. She bounced back from 2001 and she will bounce back from this too. I do believe she was having technical difficulties. I could tell that because when I saw her she was messing with her ear piece. The one thing that no one can take away the fact that she is one of the best singers of our generation. A lot of people lip sync in order to make sure everything goes smoothly. All of the big stars do this. I remember Beyonce had lip sync and she caught negative publicity when she did it at president Obama's inauguration. She bounced back and now is nominated for nine Grammys. Mariah will bounce back too. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 7:19)

New options for Mariah (70,739) by Nikki from usa They say the craziest thing is doing the same thing and expecting different results. Mariah is too trusting and very much co-dependent. If she wants things to go her way she needs to bring back that Aries fire of inspiration, creation, and passion. Stop letting others lead her around by the nose. When Mariah is passionate about something where nobody can tell her nothing and she pursues it with vigor she has overwhelming success 99.9% of the time. MC is good at making records or breaking them. Pick something MC. You could do a single concert on every continent including Antarctica each with a different setlist and different vocal arrangement that is on point. But, each location is somewhere you've never sang before. Do some grand showing like on HBO, but only for the very best concert. After a few repeats you can release the live dvd that is a compilation of all 7, like Butterfly, for sale. Take some of those songs (Close My Eyes, Butterfly, When I Saw You, Melt Away, Whenever You Call) or instrumentals of them to create actual music boxes that wind up. Never follow trends. Dig deep and come up with music that's epic and simply honest. Your pain, trials, and tribulations are your credentials - use them. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 6:47)

99 problems but reality ain't one (70,738) by Nikki from usa I want to point out a few things I don't think anyone's considered about this decade about MC and also the media in general, especially TV. Remember when Adele didn't do so hot at the Grammy's, but it was blamed on the mic even though it just sounded like she was struggling vocally? The Grammy's took full accountability for it regardless. Now, remember when American Idol hired Mariah under false pretenses, blamed her for that year's ratings, and then blamed her for the shows entire demise 3 years later? Who does that? NBC Rockefeller is up next. They could've told her to buzz off and try again next year. Instead, she showed up to rehearsals as promised and delivered a lovely intro before they cut her ears. Mariah tried to "wing it' while deaf and they delivered isolated vocals all over the net the next day. Now, this has happened again at a much larger scale. Most people are aware that the music scene has changed where money/sales are concerned, but have you noticed TV has become more vicious? There are now thousands of channels fighting for viewership. Adele is a big name with a huge machine attached to her, so no one is going to mess with that. Mariah is a huge name with no machine attached to her. Nobody is scared of her or Stella and Mariah's proven she'll take crap without fighting back. Dick Clark used to be a shoo in for top talent, now their struggling to get headliners. It would make sense to do something to get a lot of views, so they can negotiate higher ad payments next year with more expensive talent, along with the added incentive of "show Mariah how it's done". Mariah can take the fall sense everyone thinks she's a diva and even if she outs them nobody would believe what she says. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 6:10)

I smell a fox in my henhouse (70,737) by Nikki from usa ABC and the DCP aren't being on the up and up. I was following their statements at first when they claimed Mariah never showed up to rehearsals, but at the same time, I've seen very minor "tech difficulties" that resulted in a commercial break or Please Stand By screens until those were fixed. It doesn't make any sense that they kept that whole thing on air and refused to do any damage control. Anyone with any integrity whatsoever wouldn't do that. I believed MC's camp about that, but ultimately it was allowed to happen, because she didn't show up to rehearsals. Until I remembered her instagram account and recalled a picture she took. Sure enough, she was at rehearsals. That's when DCP claimed she was at rehearsals, but not soundcheck. This is just getting shadier. Since her 2014 debacle Mariah's been pretty meticulous about her sound whether lip or live. She's been doing great and even put in the effort to be early for her rehearsal spot. What doesn't make any sense is why they cut her short and only gave her 30 minutes to rehearse an elaborate 6 minute set. It sounds like she was rushed off. If she didn't do anything with "soundcheck" than she wouldn't have known about the ear pieces. I do think ABC was trying for headlines and views. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 5:33)

Jamaica? (70,736) by T from USA Was it the Jamaica concert where this same thing happened on the song Fantasy? I remember a viral moment from a couple years ago where it exposed her lip singing to a song. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 5:19)

Anthony (70,735) by Mara from United States Anyone know if there is any truth to the story online that Anthony will no longer be working with Mariah in 2017 according to a Mariah representative since he moved the backup singers off stage to "make room for the dancers" without approval. The headlines certainly do keep coming, along with the recent *Aspen story*. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 4:54)

Re: Example of delay (Michael Bolton National Anthem) (70,716) (70,734) by Jo-B Sebsky from United States No problem. Again the issue here isn't hearing the music, it's hearing herself sing. Monitors are called monitors because they're used to monitor input, for singers it's a life line because on loud stages with huge speakers you can't hear yourself singing, the in ear monitors play your mic feed back to you in real time. Without them it would be like speaking and only hearing what you said 2 seconds later. This is why her adlibs were relatively on pitch and relatively on time. Anything longer than a short phrase would have messed her up because she'd be singing one thing and hearing what she had sung a second ago. It'd be like trying to sing a song while someone else is singing the same song a second late. She'd also have no confirmation of what she had actually sung until it reached her a second later. This is also why the dancers had no trouble staying on time, because they can hear the music. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 4:18)

This too shall pass (70,733) by Lannister from USA Very unfortunate but my main concern is for her the human being. In my heart of hearts I know she knows this too shall pass. The news cycle will go on. America loves a comeback story. She'll give a show stopping life performance with little production/clearly her voice, be it a National Anthem or a Grammy moment, and will be met with a standing ovation of those in the audience and open arms by those who are not. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 4:11)

Fired (70,732) by Lila from United States No, not Stella, who publicly accused Dick Clark Productions of sabotage, but Anthony, apparently, for moving Mariah's backup singers off the stage for the NYE performance and putting them at the base of the risers. Apparently, this was bad because back up singers can help with cues or whatever else. Goodness, everything is everyone else's fault. I doubt the back up singers were going to be much help though. DCP sabotaged the performance lol. I'm sure they also gave the back up singers poorly functioning equipment too lol. Anthony is just being used as a scapegoat because they know, for all their talk, they can't go up against DCP. I see Stella is still being kept although she admits that she knew, fully well, that her client's in-ears weren't working but she let her go onstage anyway and also did nothing to help the situation. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 3:30)

First casualty from the debacle (70,731) by RibbonB from USA Well Anthony is the first casualty from the NYE debacle. of course now she can promote her thirst bot/boy toy. She really needs to fire all the damn dancers and get a good set of background singers. Hopefully she cleans slate and sweeps all the frivolous help out the door. I am sure Anthony's shade about "hired help stripper Tanaka" and his comments about the show being created for dummies also didn't help. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 3:28)

Re: Dear diary... (70,721) (70,730) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I echo the sentiments of everyone here who praised Mariah on how she handled the situation. I may be disappointed in her determination to keep up this now fully exposed charade of her still being able to sing like she used to, but this may be her most mature and legendary act yet. The whole world was watching, things took a turn for the worse in the most embarrassing way possible, and yet she took full responsibility for it by standing there and powering through the madness when pretty much any other artist would have just stomped out or thrown a hissy fit of epic proportions right then and there. This is how I defend her against bashers out there. I simply go, "Face it - even Beyonce would've cussed her way out and sobbed in the corner but Mariah endured every painful moment." You don't get to be considered the (all caps) diva for nothing. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 2:40)

Re: Dear diary... (70,721) (70,729) by Martyn from England, UK Andrew, you've gone from singing Stella's praises to admitting Mariah shouldn't have hired her. I give it another month of messiness until you see the light and admit she's a horrendous leech who only has her own best interests at heart. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 1:15)

Marie Osmond (70,728) by Ian from United Kingdom She may be a cheesy hasbeen but Marie Osmond got it. She's been around the block and has probably been in this situation before and knew that there is nothing can be done in this situation. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 0:52)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey team: Here's what really (70,727) by Ian from United Kingdom Thing is the monitors were probably bass heavy, no mids, no highs, so they could feel the beat. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 0:47)

Re: Dear diary... (70,721) (70,726) by G.G. from USA Andrew, Stella isn't the only twat. (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 0:37)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey team: Here's what really happened (70,723) (70,725) by Dennis from Miami, FL Because they danced to the rhythm. They don't need music, they need the beat only (Wednesday 4 January 2017; 0:34)

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