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Re: Variety and lawyers (69,783) (69,795) by Edward from USA Mariah should make up her mind about how she got to be a judge on American Idol. First she said she consulted with Prince, and he told her she should do it, so she went with it. Now she's backpedaling saying her lawyers pushed her to sign on the dotted line so they could get a commission. You signed on the dotted line because you wanted those $20,000,000. You wanted those coins, so you should just own it regardless of how things turned out. (Monday 12 December 2016; 3:50)

Kelly and Legend (69,794) by B from USA I loved Mariah and R. Kelly's duet of The Christmas Song. I also loved Mariah's performance of When Christmas Comes with John. I wish I could've attended the annual Christmas residency at the Beacon Theatre. (Monday 12 December 2016; 3:18)

Mariah's World (69,792) by B from USA The first ten minutes of the second episode of Mariah's World were perfect. She was singing live with rehearsing and talking about the Butterfly album and era and why she didn't tour that much (Tommy). Hoping for more moments like this. Maybe we shouldn't have made assumptions about this docuseries. (Monday 12 December 2016; 3:13)

Two legends. (69,791) by Letters From Adi from India Shania just posted a picture of them together of the night she visited her show. Mariah in her high heels seems rather tall lol. (Monday 12 December 2016; 2:52)

Re: Madonna's sales vs Mariah's (69,730) (69,790) by darrian liu from taiwan I saw this recent Billboard article and while Madonna is the best selling female artist worldwide with 300+ million records sold, Mariah is the best selling female artist of the Nielsen Soundscan era which starts in 1991 with 55 million albums (not records) sold. However, if we're talking of all time in the US alone (including the Nielsen Soundscan era), Barbra Streisand is actually the best selling female artist, with 68.5 million albums (again, not records) sold. Madonna is the best selling female artist worldwide, Barbra is the best selling female artist in the US, and Mariah is the best selling female artist of the Nielsen Soundscan era. (Monday 12 December 2016; 2:00)

AIWFCIY discount / #1 potential (69,789) by 123 from USA Does anyone think they will discount the song to increase its chart potential? What other big promo events does she have lined up? (Monday 12 December 2016; 1:22)

Re: Variety and lawyers (69,783) (69,788) by RibbonB from USA Mariah does have power, but she also has issues of trust and maybe a little paranoia about people's motives. I think she is trying to get to a place where she surrounds herself with people she can trust, but she must know that, that hero lies within herself, and do some soul searching and self reflection, or even take some time off. She is easily manipulated and maybe hopeful to a fault. Famous people get let down all the time and have to wade through people who have their own best interests at heart vs. Mariah's. Maybe upon reflection she feels that he lawyers did not negotiate the best deal for her and her brand at the time. Stella seems like a master manipulator, recommended to her by a good friend. While many of us see her as a snake and sycophant, Stella came in playing to Mariah's ego and capitalizing on her fears. Perhaps more will develop as the show rolls on. Stella looks atrocious for her part in this mess. She might want to get some help and redirect before she sinks the ship. I keep referring back to Mariah's former dancer's comments. (Monday 12 December 2016; 1:01)

Re: What on earth (69,779) (69,787) by Luke from United Kingdom I think it's an era phase. Like how 2014/2015 was the era for going to the park in ball gowns and diamonds. Maybe she finds them really comfortable lol. (Monday 12 December 2016; 0:28)

Re: Variety and lawyers (69,783) (69,786) by Lexingz from Estonia You make a good point. At the same time, I get the feeling that Mariah is easily manipulated (god only knows all the manipulations she has not given in to), as Lee Daniels says, she is "ride or die" and does a lot of things for other people. Which is sometimes hard not to do when you have so many people on your payroll whose lives depend on your decisions. So you have to keep the money rolling in or you will have another bunch of people you have "let down". I very much agree that she should work on it and "get a backbone", as you say. But I am glad that she had the courage to express her feelings about the Idol thing. Maybe she looks at herself saying it and realizes those things (victim complex etc) herself. (Monday 12 December 2016; 0:15)

It's amazing (69,785) by Mirage_Nunez from America I'm not saying Mariah is above reproach or being criticized, but "gee willikers" some of you climb so high on your soap box and speak rather way too harshly about her as if you're perfect and faultless in your own lives. Some of you I wonder: what would the people in your lives (that know you) say about you. Are you a disaster of a person in their eyes? Do you pratice good morals? Are you shady to people around you? Looking at the way some of you express your distain on here, would make me wonder "how many people like you in real life", or "would they have good things to say about you". Are you even living up to your own standards in life? Maybe it's time you stop being so wrapped up in Mariah's world and worry about bettering yourselves in your own world. I mean I want Mariah to do better as well, I think it would be great if she gave up drinking for 2017 and diligently worked on fully repairing her voice and just focused more on motherhood, take a break for a while regroup, gain a fresh perspective on life etc., but still I don't see the purpose or good of some of your disparaging posts. I'm certain at this point, many of you find so much delight in being negative that if all was perfect with MC you would still find something cynical and pessimistic to say. Like Mariah says "you like this and you know it". (Sunday 11 December 2016; 22:09)

I don't know what people think of me (69,784) by Giselle UrbanPoshBeauty from US of A Truth hurts but I couldn't agree more. I'm not even into Mariah personally like before. With this whack reality mess and her fake relationship with the dancer. I just can't wait until it's all about the music that's all I care about now. (Sunday 11 December 2016; 21:47)

Variety and lawyers (69,783) by Lila from United States I too was stuck on the comment about her lawyers making her sign just so that they could get a commission. I don't believe everyone around Mariah, past and present, is on the up and up but like I said in a different post, she has the power. She doesn't have to keep these people employed if she feels that they're trying to push her in directions that she's uncomfortable with. She didn't have to do American Idol if she didn't want to. Get a backbone and just say no. (Sunday 11 December 2016; 21:31)

Mariah's World ratings (69,782) by Lila from United States Deadline has updated the previous article and the ratings are 2.2M viewers, E and Bravo combined. Here's the article. I still don't know where the the author originally pulled 4M viewers from. That's a big leap and I don't think it was just down to a typo because the person was giving the show props for being a top 5 E show and everything. Anyway, the numbers are low for the show to have had good promotion and aired on two different channels. (Sunday 11 December 2016; 21:17)

Prayers for Mimi (69,781) by RibbonB from USA Sending love and compassion to Mariah on this Sunday and throughout the season and her entire series. Especially hoping Dem babies are doing well. (Sunday 11 December 2016; 18:33)

Re: Mariah Carey: "I don't know what people think of me" (69,776) (69,780) by darrian liu from taiwan Well his post isn't wrong. Mariah is obviously in her own bubble - she confirms it with "I don't know what people think of me". That's really harmful for her career. Although it is good to ignore baseless bashing comments, it is also good to take the constructive criticisms in consideration as well. If Mariah says that, that means she's really shielded from every public comment about her. That means that she receives little to no feedback on her, and looking at how people around her are all yes-people and enablers (especially Stella), there's no way Mariah can receive any constructive criticisms. Look, I would never judge a woman for wearing anything revealing or anything really, I'm all for body positivity. I won't really complain about the twins (not dembabies) but her fashion choices have been questionable. Who wears lingerie to the red carpet? These fashion choices are odd, which can be caused by just how shielded she is from public opinion. Her "docuseries" is straight up reality TV, it's obvious. I've recently watched Beyoncé's 2013 documentary Life is But a Dream and compared to MW, the differences are really noticeable. If Mariah really thinks MW is a docuseries (like she always insists), then she must be very detached from reality. Mariah's image is in shambles right now and the fact that she does absolutely nothing to try and fix it (whatever she does seems to worsen her image) shows that she is disconnected from reality. Sure, she says that she's not like what she seems to be, but with her constantly talking about things like lighting, people would assume that she really is just like what she says she isn't. So no, Andrew isn't a sad human being, he's just not deluded and is ready to serve up some cold, bloody truth. (Sunday 11 December 2016; 17:28)

What on earth (69,779) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah out there wearing next to nothing, when it's clearly cold outside and even Stella is wearing a heavy shawl. No wonder she caught cold. What on earth is this bodysuit obsession really? It's just so bizarre. Who wears bodysuits off stage? Let's not name Lady Gaga and Madonna, because if y'all can't group her in the same category as Mariah as an artist, then y'all shouldn't group her in the same category ensemble wise. (Sunday 11 December 2016; 16:03)

Re: Mariah Carey: "I don't know what people think of me" (69,775) (69,778) by Lexingz from Estonia "Messages that are insulting (to Mariah, other artists or members of this messageboard) will not be posted." Well, obviously not. (Sunday 11 December 2016; 15:22)

Re: Andrew (69,777) by Natalia from Italy Truth hurts, but truth needs to be told. If only she could hear it. (Sunday 11 December 2016; 15:10)

Re: Mariah Carey: "I don't know what people think of me" (69,775) (69,776) by Felix Pires from Holland Ohhhhh Andrew you are a sad human being. (Sunday 11 December 2016; 13:12)

Mariah Carey: "I don't know what people think of me" (69,775) by Andrew from UK Mariah is increasingly full of [censored] attempting to continue to peddle nonsense she's been peddling her entire life. It's not a [censored] documentary. It's a scripted reality show. Documentaries educate. Mariah's World is cheap light entertainment. And her lawyers "lured" her into American Idol for their commission? Always a [censored] victim. Nothing to do with the fact that she turned herself into a Music Account instead of a Music Artist. She's played the victim her entire life. And if she really doesn't know what people (non fans) think of her she's in big trouble. And even fans don't buy this "I act like a cheap immoral [censored] but that's not the real me" any more. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably won't [censored] sink in water. Always the same bullshit from her. [censored] What the [censored] is wrong with her? She keep blowing the bloody things up. When her policy is to constantly cut outfits down to reveal breast implants, safe to say she's disconnected from reality. She mustn't know what Joe Public thinks of her. Because he thinks she's a cheap punchline that has a successful song once a year for two weeks. What the bloody hell happened to her? She's a disaster of a human being at the moment. (Sunday 11 December 2016; 12:27)

Article: Mariah Carey hits the UK Top 10 yet again (69,773) by Matthew Keeley from UK Incredible. Imagine this actually became Christmas Number 1. That would make my year. (Sunday 11 December 2016; 0:41)

Re: Miss Monroe introducing herself (69,757) (69,772) by Lila from United States I loved that video. Their little plan to catch Santa was so cute. (Saturday 10 December 2016; 23:30)

Re: Mariah's World ratings (69,755) (69,771) by Lila from United States Thanks for the articles. They let me know that I'm reading the ratings correctly. I still don't know why the article for MW made no specific mention of L7, L3, C7 or C3. I can't stand poorly written articles but whatever. Overall, the tv ratings of these shows are definitely padded. I think there should be two separate ratings given. The current system is really all about the networks getting paid, anyway, so L7 or C7 is fine but when it comes to clocking the actual popularity of a show, I don't think it works because it could count one person more than once. For instance, if the show is being watched on DVR, and is viewed three times, but by the same person, then that person shouldn't be counted three times. Also, if it takes 7 days for someone to watch a show then they're not that interested, they're watching because nothing else is on. Including reruns are okay but I don't think anything past 3 days should be counted. Too much convolution and yes imaginary viewers lol. (Saturday 10 December 2016; 22:58)

Re: When Christmas Comes "Live" with John Legend (69,769) (69,770) by Andrew from UK Stop singin' my part now, baby. (Saturday 10 December 2016; 21:07)

Re: When Christmas Comes "Live" with John Legend (69,767) (69,769) by Edward from USA Andrew, MCA's devil child, are you having a blond moment? Lol. By the way, do you think that Mariah should get her nodules and polyps removed by Adele's surgeon? (Saturday 10 December 2016; 20:12)

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