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Re: Miss You Most At Christmas Time (87,013) (87,019) by Susana from USA Yes, one of my favorite songs of hers no matter the season. (Thursday 13 December 2018; 05:54)

Re: Caution drops to #163 on Billboard 200 albums chart (87,014) (87,018) by B from USA At least it hasn't fallen off completely. What is it on the Billboard Albums chart? Is #23 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. With You is still at #9 on the Adult R&B Songs chart. Next month Mariah and Epic will begin promoting Caution again with the A No No remix. They ceased promotion to focus on Merry Christmas and All I Want For Christmas is You which Epic/Sony released. (Thursday 13 December 2018; 04:25)

Re: (87,008) (87,017) by B from USA To clarify the ones without a # did not list the albums numerically or in any particular order. (Thursday 13 December 2018; 04:24)

Re: Caution drops to #163 on Billboard 200 albums chart (87,011) (87,016) by Edward from USA Here we go again blaming everybody for Mariah's commercial flops. When will we stop blaming everybody and realize that Mariah is not popular anymore when it comes to her music, and that it doesn't matter if the album is great or when it was released. Of course they knew there was a chance Mariah's Christmas music would cannibalize Caution's sales, but I think it was a great move since nobody is focusing on the flop at the moment because Mariah is riding high on her Christmas success, and with a potential new top 5. In the current music scene you can't just disappear for four years and expect people to remember you when you come back, it hasn't worked like that in ages. Caution is a good album in my opinion, but what she's known for, her big voice, it's basically non-existent on this album, not even on some songs. Since that live feed was leaked from that performance of AIWFCIY, the reign of Stella, and her New Year's lipping fail, she's lost much of the respect people had for her as a vocalist and that shows greatly with the reception of this great album. I suggest some of you focus on the music, enjoy, and stop blaming those who have given Mariah the best public perception she's had in many many years, it's not their fault she's flopping commercially. She hired Stella, she went through with Mariah's World, she was the one shading people and acting as if she was better than anybody else, now it's going to take time and work for her to recover some of what she lost. If Mariah takes another four year break with the way her voice keep deteriorating, she'll be selling 10K copies next time. Mariah needs to be in the spotlight again for her music not for her boobs and crazy diva persona. (Thursday 13 December 2018; 03:58)

Re: Lip sync battle (87,012) (87,015) by RibbonB from USA Yeah have fun with it. JD is there to hype her up too. Her entrance looked a little "Vegasy" though. Lol. I'm not a fan of the show, but I've seen a few episodes before and they can be fun. (Thursday 13 December 2018; 02:02)

Re: Caution drops to #163 on Billboard 200 albums chart (87,011) (87,014) by SM from Citizen of the World Rainbow and #1's were released in November. Not sure about any others. (Thursday 13 December 2018; 01:15)

Miss You Most At Christmas Time (87,013) by ksquarred from paris Don't you think it's sad Mariah doesn't perform this gem at her Christmas shows ? (Thursday 13 December 2018; 00:41)

Re: Lip sync battle (87,009) (87,012) by Licia from USA I'm not going to lie I never thought I'd see her on this show. It's definitely a nice surprise. I hope she really does participate and keeps it funny. I don't want her to take this too seriously. Just let go and enjoy. (Thursday 13 December 2018; 00:39)

Re: Caution drops to #163 on Billboard 200 albums chart (87,010) (87,011) by Bobby A from United States Caution is dead now. It will not recover from low album sales. The Caution tour is dead too. It can't recover. MC has lost her spark with the public and in delivering radio hits. This is really sad. JD should have had 4 tracks on the album for a total of 14 tracks. Where is Walter A? She should even try the Garth Brooks approach by partnering with Wal-Mart to release her first box sets like The Columbia Years and The Def Jam Years. At this point, she needs to refocus the public attention on her early hits, B-sides, previously unreleased tracks, demos, and remixes during the 90's and 00's. We need the Complete History of Mariah Carey like next year. RocNation dropped the ball in releasing the album during November. Has MC ever had a November album release? I can't remember right now. (Thursday 13 December 2018; 00:34)

Caution drops to #163 on Billboard 200 albums chart (87,010) by The Real Deal from USA "Caution" has dropped to #163, down from #55 last week. This is not good. Billboard has the updated list here. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 22:23)

Lip sync battle (87,009) by RibbonB from USA Mimi is going to appear on this show. I think that's a cute look. She will be getting the diva treatment, but it'll have been funnier if she was there to compete. All, maybe she is, I'm just guessing rnb. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 19:22)

(87,008) by B from USA Complex The Best Albums of 2018 #48 Crack Magazine The Top Albums of 2018 #49 Muse The Top 10 Albums of 2018 #2 Now The Top 10 Best Albums of 2018 #9 Vulture The 15 Best Albums of 2018 #10 PopCrush The Best Albums of 2018 - Slant The 25 Best Albums of 2018 #12 (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 17:44)

AIWFCIY airplay (87,007) by Leito from USA In my office, we've been playing Christmas music since right after Thanksgiving. We have several Christmas stations on a shuffle playlist. I heard AIWFCIY play 10+ times a day. However, it's always someone else's rendition and not Mariah's. It's so annoying. I didn't realize there were so many versions of this song. In other news; Airplay for With You: #8 - Urban AC #20 - AC #32 - HAC (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 17:41)

Re: Caution's commercial performance (87,004) (87,006) by RibbonB from USA I love Stay Long Love, it is perfect for radio. Nice song. If she really wanted to release Caution, just from a story perspective and with it being the title cut, she should have released it as first single. I don't like With You or The Distance, but they would make sense as 2 and 3. Maybe that's her plan for the new year and tour, shrug. But I think that should have sacked. She may now be missing a rare opportunity with 8th Grade, which is a rare gem. It is one of her best songs ever, IMO. Nice to see her RT Timbaland and note that it is also one of her faves. I would love to hear more material with Mimi, Timbaland and his team of musicians and co-writers. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 17:07)

O2 show (87,005) by Will from England I am so glad that at the last minute, me and a family relative decided to go and see the show. It was simply spectacular, and we both agreed that it was better than the SSF tour mostly because there were screens present and we could actually see her this time around. Her voice blew us aware and frequently we turned to each other to marvel at what we had just heard with our own ears. There is no doubt in my mind that her voice is in good shape and will continue to be so. The unexpected highlight for me was "The Star", with Roe standing next to her superstar mother. Just beautiful. Can't wait for next year. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 17:03)

Re: Caution's commercial performance (86,995) (87,004) by B from USA A lot of people seem to be feeling it and Stay Long Love You. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 16:07)

Pleasant surprise (87,003) by Lara from Middle East My daughter brought her English homework today and it turned out to be from "Roc and Roe 12 days of Christmas". I wonder if her teacher is a lamb. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 15:41)

Billboard's Best Albums of the Year List (87,002) by B from USA 39. Mariah Carey, "Caution" If you needed yet another reminder as to why she remains the supreme diva, Mariah Carey's 15th album, Caution, continues to demonstrate her dominance as a chart fixture (it debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200) as well as a crafty songwriter and inimitable singer. Across just ten songs, the R&B luminary warns listeners to tread lightly when it comes to questioning her prowess - whether she's dishing out the "I don't know her" dismissals of "GTFO" and "A No No" or proving that her hip-hop roots still run deep with the Gunna-assisted "Stay Long Love You". After decades of making pop history, it still comes easy for Carey to wave off contenders to her throne with a simple flick of her diamond butterfly-embellished fingers. - Bianca Gracie (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 14:30)

Re: Slick Rick (86,998) (87,001) by Licia from USA I'll have to listen again to see if I catch it. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 13:51)

Re: Some sales perspective (86,992) (87,000) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines True. For one to truly gauge of how successful an artist is these days, they have to accept that the industry is nothing like it was a decade ago, let alone the 90s. Streaming is key, followed by sales. The only female artists who are capable of blockbuster successes these days are Taylor and Adele. Ariana's "thank u, next" leaped back to number one despite it not being quite the radio hit yet and falling a bit behind on sales, solely thanks to its campy video. For a song to be #1 today, it has to be a strong performer in all aspects - streaming, sales, and then radio will catch up later on to help with its longevity. Pretty much no song debuts at #1 based on sales alone anymore. To fully appreciate how successful Mariah is, we really have to evaluate her commercial performance compared to her 90s peers and fellow legends. That is the only fair way to go about it. Even when she's outperfoming a few of them, she cannot compete with today's stars. She still has it in her to produce a hit single, but to have another string of hits is unlikely (although I really hope to be proven wrong). Even Cher lucked out with Believe, and that was during the 90s, a year after Elton had his last massive hit; both achievements were thanks to a less ageist audience then. We have to see things from the right angle. When people talk about Celine, it's not about her music anymore. I'd go as far as saying that if Whitney (God rest her soul) were still around, she wouldn't be making waves either. Janet needed Daddy Yankee to take her to the top 10 of the iTunes charts. Post-2005 Madonna's has been skirting around for a musical identity since. Lesser 90s acts like Brandy, Jennifer Lopez, Usher, and even Britney and Christina are struggling even harder than Mariah is. Mariah, on the other hand, still managed to top the worldwide iTunes song charts with an uncharacteristic profanity-based mid-tempo jam and has fans capable of turning her initial disappointments and flops into hits over a decade or two after their original release. So Caution will probably fall off the Billboard 200 in two weeks. She'll still be happy because she's finally getting the critical respect she has so wanted for the longest time. That matters more than sales at this point. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 12:32)

8th Grade is the new Faded/Betcha Gon know (86,999) by Sheila from United States 8th Grade is her RnB smash just waiting for radio. Rnb stations once heard are gonna jump on this bop. Watch. Spring is gonna be Mariah's time. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 11:50)

Re: Slick Rick (86,997) (86,998) by Carlos from Brazil The sample is really short. It's when the song is beginning. You can hear an "EMCEEEEEE". It's almost when Mariah is doing her first line and JD is doing his JD thing. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 11:25)

Re: Slick Rick (86,991) (86,997) by Licia from USA I was wondering that as well. I read somewhere that she sampled La Di Da Di for It's Like That, but I don't think that's true because the original song and ILT have no similarities to me. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 09:19)

Hilarious article (86,996) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago I love this hilarious article - the writer is not taking things too seriously, but still manages to spin a whole other perspective while making it fun. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 03:37)

Re: Caution's commercial performance (86,989) (86,995) by RibbonB from USA I find Caution the song to be boring and repetutive. The other two songs are great potential singles. I think she hopes this coming Caution tour will keep people interested. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 02:46)

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