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Re: Cher having a moment (86,901) (86,905) by B from USA Agreed. If you don't like Mariah or her music why bother coming here and complaining about everything she does. It's asinine. Caution is a stellar album that is Mariah reasserting herself artistically. The theme of the album and era is [censored] it I am Mariah [censored] Carey and whether you love me or hate me you cannot deny my talent. I also agree with you that Music Box is her most boring album because you can tell it wasn't the album she wanted to make. Music Box was the result of Tommy and other Columbia executives demanding Mariah to produce a more commercial sounding album after Emotions under-performed. Despite Mariah's impressive vocal performances most of the album lacks soul because she was making music she did not want to make. (Thursday 6 December 2018; 12:36)

Re: AIWFCIY tour (86,903) (86,904) by B from USA So glad you had such a lovely experience. Did you video any of her performances? (Thursday 6 December 2018; 11:59)

AIWFCIY tour (86,903) by Manuel from Germany Hello dahlings. I was at the concert in Berlin last night and what with there being so much criticism around her voice, I just wanted to say it is spectacular. Yes some parts where lipped (and noticeably so because the volume changed) but other parts that I thought she lipped, she didn't. She is just really that good. I think she is just not confident enough for whatever reason but the voice is still there henny. She was in great spirits, funny, engaging with the audience (unlike two years ago when I saw her in Cologne) and what a [censored] legend she is. She hasn't really had any major hit here in Germany in a long time because the general public hates her but in spite of that filled an arena 28 years into her career with a Christmas show. I think that is remarkable. Well and I was just crying throughout the concert, because Mariah and her music saved my life and for me to be breathing the same air as her, having that woman stand in front of me who sang such beautiful songs, been through so much, and still smile and be fabulous was just awe-inspiring. God bless her soul. (Thursday 6 December 2018; 08:03)

Re: With You Top 10 Urban AC (86,897) (86,902) by Tevin from USA You can easily find Runway on Tu... (just in case Mariah reads this board). (Thursday 6 December 2018; 05:37)

Cher having a moment (86,901) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Cher is having a serious, beautiful, celebratory moment right now (at the fabulous ages of 72), and it got me thinking: How high are some people's expectation for Mariah, compared to a five and a half decade long diva? Cher's first solo album dropped in 1965 (Mariah's 1990). 10 years into her career, Cher's 12th album "Stars" peaked at #153 (compare that to Mariah's Rainbow (#2)/Glitter (#7) which were also around that 10 year mark). Cher's 15th album "Take Me Home" peaked at number #25. Mariah's 15th album is peaking at #5. Madonna hasn't yet released 15 albums yet (Rebel Heart being her 13th). Janet Jackson has given us 11 studio albums. Whitney sadly only gave us 7 studio albums. What makes even some Mariah's "biggest fans" always questions if she's "done for good/lost it/going to finally retire" with even new album release since 2001 and/or 2005? What is that? To quote Mariah from that ****in reality show she did, "J.L.T/Job Long Time". She's in it for the long haul kids, buckle in, she's got 24 years before hitting 72. You might not like absolutely everything she releases, but she's released 15 albums with mostly original music written, sung and produced by your dahling dearest. Your opinions of her music through the decades are just that, your opinion, which equals no more then anyone else. Personally I believe Mariah has hit her stride with Caution. Others think it was with Music Box. (Which in my opinion is her most boarding, uninspired, caged, run of the mill circa 1993 album, that happened to have some of her most buttery smooth powerful vocals. Her voice was certainly there, however, her true art was not. Celine or Whitney could have sung and released Music Box as well, and we wouldn't know it was created by Mariah. Kinda like few people know that "Where are You Christmas" sung by Faith Hill was written by Mariah.) Only Mariah can create a Butterfly, Charmbraclet, Caution or Emancipation of Mimi. Truly think about it. Those four albums are a genre within themselves. It's the R&B Hip Pop that Mariah's defined for herself and her personal art, that only she can express to the finest decimal point. Personally, I'm buckled in for the next three or four decades and I'll be continuing the soap opera that is "the story of uniquely unparalleled of Ms. Mariah Carey". (Thursday 6 December 2018; 04:07)

Christmas albums (86,900) by sally from united states What other Christmas albums do you guys recommend besides Mariah's two masterpieces? I'm currently listening to Donna Summer's Christmas Spirit album from 1994 and enjoying a lot of the songs, maybe because they give me a similar vibe as some of Mariah's Christmas songs. Lamb of God, the Christmas Medley and her cover of Amy Grant's Breath of Heaven are among my favorite tracks. (Thursday 6 December 2018; 03:12)

Re: "8th Grade" (86,896) (86,899) by B from USA I haven't listened to a Mariah Carey album in its entirety like I have been since Butterfly and 8th Grade was love at first listen. I always skip Irresistible on Charmbracelet, To The Floor on TEOM, Bye, Bye on E=MC2,, and I only listen to Obsessed, H.A.T.E.U and the JD remix, and Candy Bling from Memoirs, and (Thursday 6 December 2018; 02:44)

Re: With You Top 10 Urban AC (86,897) (86,898) by B from USA Email? I emailed it to you. (Thursday 6 December 2018; 02:22)

Re: With You Top 10 Urban AC (86,892) (86,897) by enwar00 from usa B can you send me Runway. I still haven't heard it. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 22:40)

"8th Grade" (86,896) by Billy from Greece Newest addiction. Can't get enough of the whole album. I didn't see such an album coming from Mariah. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 22:10)

Re: Top R&B albums - back to back #1s (86,894) (86,895) by B from USA Go to Mariah's YouTube channel and watch the video documenting the making of the With You. Just because the video is simplistic it does not mean it was cheaply filmed. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 21:55)

Re: Top R&B albums - back to back #1s (86,891) (86,894) by Edward from USA Dear Brandon, either you're blind or you are still using a flip phone. Which one is it? GTFO and WY have videos as expensive as the record breaking views they have accumulated since they were released. I like both songs, but child please. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 21:17)

Mariah Carey - Merriest Christmas Special (86,893) by B from USA The only good that came from Stella's reign of terror. It just might be one of Mariah's best televised specials ever. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 21:15)

Re: With You Top 10 Urban AC (86,888) (86,892) by B from USA Exactly, darling. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 18:42)

Re: Top R&B albums - back to back #1s (86,889) (86,891) by B from USA With You doesn't looks like a low budget video to me. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 18:41)

"All I Want..." looks like it might hit a new peak (86,890) by B from USA Let's request, stream, and view AIWFCIY ad naseum and get it to #1. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 18:39)

Re: Top R&B albums - back to back #1s (86,886) (86,889) by Edward from USA Most of those folks who are buying "Merry Christmas" are not her fans. They're buying great Christmas music which happens to be Mariah's. That's why the general public is imperative for an album to be commercially successful, unless you have a huge fan base, but sadly Mariah is not popular anymore when it comes to her music, and it is perfectly ok, nobody stays at the top forever. To be honest, this is the first time I haven't felt disappointed because a Mariah album is not doing as we expected commercially, but it's doing so critically, which is more important at this stage in her career. I was watching Ariana's new video and how it broke the record for most views in 24 hours, 54.5 million, and now it has 114 million views in 4 days. I wanted to hate on her, but then I saw a young Mariah in her trying to make it when she was being compared to others, when they said she lacked emotion in her voice. Yes, Mariah has less than 5 million views for low budget video for "With You", but that doesn't make it a bad song or less than some of the most viewed ones. It's good to note that Ariana brings in the money and she has big budgets for her videos just like Mariah when she was popular. I actually think it's liberating not to be checking the charts with anxiety, I'm just letting the music do the talking, for me. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 16:32)

Re: With You Top 10 Urban AC (86,882) (86,888) by enwar00 from usa Slowly but surely. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 16:06)

Re: Top R&B albums - back to back #1s (86,886) (86,887) by B from USA I'm hoping the people buying and streaming her Christmas album also purchase Caution or stream it. Mariah's team should bundle Caution and Merry Christmas together as a holiday special, lol. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 15:56)

Re: Top R&B albums - back to back #1s (86,875) (86,886) by Special K from USA That is crazy. I'm happy for Merry Christmas but then it's like okay, more folks would rather buy an album from Mariah that's more than 20 years old than an album she just released? (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 15:16)

Re: 8th Grade (86,870) (86,885) by Special K from USA Yes I love 8th Grade. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 15:10)

Caution (86,884) by B from USA I think Mariah and her team are going to drop the A No No remix once AIWFCIY enters the Hot 100 Top 10 and she'll resume promoting Caution in January. Before then she'll probably promote Caution while doing her annual Christmas festivities. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 14:29)

Re: Top R&B albums - back to back #1s (86,875) (86,883) by B from USA Tis the season. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 14:26)

Re: With You Top 10 Urban AC (86,865) (86,882) by B from USA But I was lying when I said it was climbing the Adult Contemporary and R&B charts, smh. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 14:03)

Re: Stay Long Love You (86,872) (86,881) by B from USA It sound like a song that could be the song of the summer. (Wednesday 5 December 2018; 13:56)

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