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Re: Aretha's funeral performances (83,545) (83,549) by Andrew from UK Any grown ups who listen to Grande? Gay guys and women of course haha (ole Martyn went to her concert). I do agree with you though in part: I can't take her seriously. Her music is average and that flappy jaw thing she does is so irritating I am surprised nobody has tried to break it. She should stick to licking donuts. Lord knows she is one. The next Mariah she is not. But I do feel sorry for her with the way that Pastor fondled her and made a racist joke. That made for some uncomfortable viewing. (Saturday 1 September 2018; 20:38)

Re: Agressive music (83,540) (83,548) by RibbonB from USA When I read his interview, I actually thought it was shade, I just didn't share that. He doesn't seem too invested in the project, IMO. When he quipped, "it's music, it's aggressive", I thought oh no. . Maybe she's gonna drop a mixtape between her fall and winter tour dates. (Saturday 1 September 2018; 20:02)

So Blessed (83,547) by Bill from the UK Help me out please. So Blessed. Last chorus. Does she sing an accidental extra syllable on the last "amazingly"? Since all time, I have heard her sing "amazing-ing-ly". I sincerely doubt a perfectionist like Mariah would have done that, but please tell me I'm not alone in hearing this. (Saturday 1 September 2018; 20:01)

Re: Aretha's funeral performances (83,543) (83,546) by RibbonB from USA Agreed about Ariana. The choir was most on point, but I do love the Clark sisters and Gladys Knight was great and seemingly effortless. Chaka did great for not knowing those ten lyrics by heart. Jennifer Holliday gave the best performance that basically got missed at the very end. Aretha was a gift, I'm glad she had a rousing sendoff. (Saturday 1 September 2018; 19:23)

Re: Aretha's funeral performances (83,543) (83,545) by MusicfanJ from Germany I know some don't like the opinion, but for me Ariana is not a serious artist. For me she's a Disney kid that knows who to copy and how to follow trends. Is there any grown-up who would listen to her music? She's definitely a beauty, and her voice is at best ok. But that's it. Jennifer Hudson is a real singer. She's great. I was listening to Aretha today. That was music from the heart, love every song of her. Not many great artists are left on earth. But the music will live forever. (Saturday 1 September 2018; 16:48)

Re: Aretha's funeral performances (83,543) (83,544) by Morgan from United States Oh man. She was so mediocre and has no soul. Faith Hill was a screechy mess but I chalk that up to emotions and nerves as she was clearly upset. Chaka's lyric fan was spectacular. I was inspired by Fantasia's gospel rendition of "You've Got a Friend". I could've used a little less of Hudson's screaming but it still brought tears to my eyes. As did The Clark Sisters and the pure emotion of Ron Isley. (Saturday 1 September 2018; 16:40)

Aretha's funeral performances (83,543) by Chicago Lamb from USA Jennifer Hudson rocked, Ariana Grande was awful. Sorry, a smart singer doesn't do a song unless they can bring something to it. Ariana is cute and all, even competent at what she does. But she had no business singing "Natural Woman". Not what Aretha would have wanted. (Saturday 1 September 2018; 14:33)

Vegas last night (83,542) by Bobby A from United States MC looked and sounded freaking amazing last night. Point blank. Wow. Nothing else to say. (Saturday 1 September 2018; 12:38)

New snippet (83,541) by Bobby A from United States Has anybody seen the video of Mariah singing "I know you thought it was a sample" over and over again? A male's voice can be heard saying "hey Mimi". The video originated from Nick's Instagram with him listening to it with his posse. The beat and vocals gave me chills just listening to her sing. (Saturday 1 September 2018; 03:37)

Agressive music (83,540) by Matthew from USA The only way JD's description makes any sense is if he meant aggressive production. Is aggressive production on the next Mariah album a bad thing? Not necessarily. If we are being honest, production is king nowadays. It's what's driving most current music. It used to be that vocalists would dial back production so that the vocal could be front and center. But even today's vocalists like Beyonce and Ariana have very "agressive" production. In fact, Ariana's latest album could almost be called the Ariana and Pharell album, since his production is doing the most on quite a few of the tracks. So if Mariah gets aggressive with it, she would only be doing what is current. There are other reasons she might lean hard on production for the next album. If the production is doing the heavy lifting, she can take it easy with the vocal. Also, her lover and confidante is a dancer. It's likely he would give her positive feedback on music with aggressive production, since that would give him and the dancers a little more to do than her past songs allow. On the negative side, it does mean those expecting the 90's ballad queen where production is dialed back for vocals will be disappointed. But given her vocal inconsistency lately, that might be a good thing. In any case, I am very ready for the next chapter. (Saturday 1 September 2018; 01:07)

Respect vs ridicule: the narrative of Mimi (83,539) by Andrew from UK I wrote recently that Mariah has become so used to playing the Mariah Carey characature she developed when the voice started to crack that she is afraid to stop doing it. I believe this is true. I think she has lost any semblance of introspection and is unable to fully see how she is viewed by the world in terms of respect vs ridicule. This fixed-mental-grinning, head-tilting, good-side-only-showing, shoulders-back-tits-hanging-out, tippy-toeing-with-man's-hand-guiding, champagne-swigging, tacky-shit-flashing, clown-make-up-wearing, toy-boy-shagging characature should go. The public may know her for it, but that doesn't mean they respect her for it. The tabloids only feed the public what they want. Mariah is hopefully still a decent, grounded, pleasant person underneath. When she looked to the sky during the Dickhead Clark debacle I saw someone with no pretence, no bullshit, nothing to hide behind. She needs to find that humility again. That surely would be "The Reinvention of Mimi": doing away with all the crap and making people respect her as a person, not just for her music. Which, frankly, is becoming harder and harder to rely upon as the years pass by. Were I MC's manager, the years approaching wouldn't pass the way they've come to start. (Friday 31 August 2018; 23:36)

Re: No Mariah? (83,537) (83,538) by Will from England With Vegas starting again, I think she had no choice but to not go. Although she did send white roses in a form of a cross and a beautiful note. (Friday 31 August 2018; 23:26)

No Mariah? (83,537) by TJ from Norway Didn't Mariah go to Arethas funeral? Just asking. (Friday 31 August 2018; 21:10)

#Beautiful airplay (83,536) by Bobby A from United States It is hard to believe that #Beautiful was the last big radio hit MC has had. Despite being MC's best song since Obsessed, the only reason it did so well on the charts was because Def Jam had a promo with radio stations to play it every hour all day when it was released. Why did it stall at number #15? It will be interesting to see what radio promo Epic/Rod Nation comes up with for the first single. I just hope radio embraces her with the new single. She needs a big performance after it is release to maximize the song's potential on the charts. For example - Carrie Underwood's Cry Pretty at that big country awards show. My has gone right now which one. Lol. (Friday 31 August 2018; 19:32)

Re: Before iHeart (83,530) (83,535) by Bill from the UK Aww. B wouldn't be B without mentioning Bruno Mars or The Weeknd. (Friday 31 August 2018; 15:43)

Re: Mariah Carey takes the plunge in white gown (83,531) (83,534) by Tijl from Belgium Helpless? All I see is a confident woman beaming with joy holding hands with her beau. (Friday 31 August 2018; 06:57)

Re: The misconception (83,527) (83,533) by RibbonB from USA Mimi should stop feeding the tabloids her fictitious narrative, or should I say contrived moments. The Daily Mail has been acting like her personal companion since Stella and the paid escort came to the forefront. It will be interesting to see if Mimi has real interviews again and keep her stories straight. (Friday 31 August 2018; 01:15)

Re: The misconception (83,527) (83,532) by Andrew from UK "I wish Mariah would take control of her own narrative and stop letting the tabloids write it for her." What a crock of shit. Mariah has created her own narrative and the tabloids have mocked it, and, arguably, quite rightly. She is not a victim of anything else but her own bad decisions and bad attitude. Crock of shit. (Thursday 30 August 2018; 22:49)

Re: Mariah Carey takes the plunge in white gown (83,528) (83,531) by Andrew from UK I wish she would drop this helpless delicate princess act. Remember when she used to walk with confidence? Pre-personality transplant? No? Me, neither. (Thursday 30 August 2018; 22:45)

Re: Before iHeart (83,518) (83,530) by Andrew from UK Dear Baby Jesus, please please please let Mariah record with The Weeknd so B will STFU about it. Throw in The Smeezingtons and Bruno Mars for good measure. Cheers. (Thursday 30 August 2018; 22:42)

Re: The misconception (83,527) (83,529) by B from USA Epic was never going to promote Infinity or I Don't. The fact that both singles charted on the Hot 100 with no support from Epic and limited promo on Mariah's behalf is impressive. Besides, Mariah is no longer relying solely on Epic for support, she has Roc Nation backing her. I think a Top 20 hit on the Hot 100 and a Top 5 hit on the R&B chart is possible. (Thursday 30 August 2018; 18:19)

Mariah Carey takes the plunge in white gown (83,528) by B from USA Mariah looks amazing and is exuding confidence. She's giving me 05/08 vibes. (Thursday 30 August 2018; 18:11)

The misconception (83,527) by Nikki from usa I feel really bad for people getting their hopes up. This isn't the 90's anymore. Even if she releases the greatest music of her career it will hardly get any airplay and her label has proven they're not willing to promote her. Mariah's best case scenario is the branding and hype from Jay's people and even that would be short-lived. The "hot" artists of today release new music left and right and only 1/3 of it becomes hits. This is a different climate. Artists almost release music itself as a promotional vehicle for branding themselves as a product so they can use other avenues to make money. When your likes depend a great deal on public opinion and how commercially successful something is than you're leading yourself up for disappointment. No matter what Mariah releases, good or bad, it will put her back in the spotlight. I just hope she uses all of this attention to promote herself as the creative songwriter and producer she is. She does have the perfect story of "the dream" as someone who went from rags to riches off the back of following her passions and using her amazing talent to make it happen. More than anything, I wish Mariah would take control of her own narrative and stop letting tabloids write it for her. (Thursday 30 August 2018; 16:07)

Re: With You I'm Born Again (83,524) (83,526) by Bobby A from United States mercyjames678@gmail.com. Thank you. (Thursday 30 August 2018; 14:23)

Re: With You I'm Born Again (83,521) (83,525) by Bobby A from United States Great. Thank you. (Thursday 30 August 2018; 14:23)

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