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Re: A message for B (83,214) (83,220) by Bill from the UK I have watched the Beacon Theatre performances and, like all her live performances of the last 10 years, there is more lipping than actual singing. The Fallon performance was okay, but it wasn't exactly If It's Over at the Grammy's or Hero at London on the Daydream tour. I don't believe she has stage fright. She mentioned she suffered from nerves when she started out, which is understandable. But come on, she's done more performances on stage than I've had hot dinners. I wouldn't say she slayed Can't Let Go either. She got through it, with a backing track kicking in at the end. I've not seen her deliver a decent 100% live performance since 1996. None of us have. She needs to simply stop deceiving all of her fans and either admit the truth of the matter, or sing, write and record within the one octave she has now. The ruination of her voice was all her own doing so she needs to show us the respect and love we show her and be honest with us all. (Sunday 22 July 2018; 19:22)

Re: A message for B (83,214) (83,219) by Andrew from UK Mariah is not "slaying" CLG. Like everything, half the thing is lipsync. On "just cast aside" she doesn't even remember to move her mouth to the "side" syllable as she gets ready for the playback to kick in. The "no, no" for the "I just can't get you out of my mind" climax is strained and tuneless after an inexplicable remarkable range and power of singing. Change the topic if you like as long as there is an openness that the topic is not her "current voice" but the significant degradation that has not been heard in this way before. This alarms me. I am not sure why it does not alarm others. Also, posting that Mariah should work with The Smeezingtons, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd etc is hardly changing the topic since you bring it up every couple of months. (Sunday 22 July 2018; 18:45)

I asked B.Scott (83,218) by John john from UK Not sure if anyone knows B.Scott but her and Mariah are close and have been for some time now. Lately I've noticed she never posts about Mariah (like nearly a year) but she post lots on J.Lo and almost daily about Beyoncé. Beyoncé blinked yesterday twice in 2 seconds and she posted it. Lol. Well I instagram messaged her and asked if they were all ok? And why she hadn't posted anything. She replied almost immediately. She said that they talk all for time and are and always be the greatest of friends. She said she hadn't had time to post much (mmmmm) as she was concentrating on a brand she'd been working on. Anyway a day later, she post on Instagram and it's a post about Mariah. I'd like to think I helped with that one. (Yes Andrew even this is a story about me and how truly amazing I can be.) (Sunday 22 July 2018; 18:31)

Change of Ttpic (83,217) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) B, while your list of hopeful collaborators would be interesting except for Miguel and Happy Perez as we have seen their work together but I would not mind another round. I think that we will be surprised with the other people who Mariah has decided to work with besides the usual suspects for the new LP I think that is what we are more intrigued about. (Sunday 22 July 2018; 17:52)

Re: Change of topic (83,215) (83,216) by Dennis from Miami, FL Regarding Max Martin. I don't remember Mariah working with any producers from overseas. The bulk of her work is with the US producers. I doubt she will work with him because she doesn't want to be associated with pop music. (Sunday 22 July 2018; 15:23)

Change of topic (83,215) by B from USA Can we please move on from discussing the current state of Mariah's voice. How about a list, lol. Here's my list of the people I want her to work with on her new album: Bruno Mars and The Smeezingtons Miguel and Happy Perez Frank Ocean Ryan Tedder The Weeknd Shea Taylor Benny Blanco Cashmere Cat Diplo Frank Max Martin  (Sunday 22 July 2018; 03:56)

Re: A message for B (83,163) (83,214) by B from USA Have you watched any of her Christmas performances at the Beacon theater? Have you seen her 2013/2014 performance of The Art of Letting Go on Fallon? Or more recently her slaying Can't Let Go? Mariah's voice is delicate and she's uncomfortable on stage yet when well rested, rehearsed, and in the right environment she can still deliver live. Personally, I think she's doing the residencies and tours to overcome her stage fright and become a better performer and obviously to reconnect with and reengage her fanbase like she did in 2003 with the Charmbracelet world tour after critics and fans alike began guestioning her vocal abilities. (Sunday 22 July 2018; 03:35)

Re: Dana Jon Chapelle (83,173) (83,213) by B from USA Imagine being at the controls when she recorded Daydream and Butterfly like he was, he was probably awestruck by her voice. I know I would've been. I would like to hear him talk about working with Mariah and her recording process. I love the David Cole and Robert Clivillés interview in which they talked about dozing off and Mariah waking them up when she hit a certain note. Was they referring to the recording of Emotions or You're So Cold? (Sunday 22 July 2018; 03:31)

Re: Celine in Manila (83,209) (83,212) by Leonard from Indonesia All by myself, the "anymoreeee" part Falling into you That's the way it is, lowering the key My heart will go on, ending part Just watched her a few weeks ago in Jakarta. (Saturday 21 July 2018; 21:45)

Current voice (83,211) by Lara from Middle East The new generation doesn't give a damn about singers ability like we used to back in the 90s and early 2000. Beyoncé realized that and go listen to her last singles, not one is vocally demanding. I agree Unforgettable is a good direction. Mariah has a distinctive tone that is for me more important than her belts. I'd like her to take a bit more pop direction too, not necessarily with Walter. Almost home was really underrated pop song. Maybe a collaboration with Maroon 5? (Saturday 21 July 2018; 16:18)

Re: A message for B (83,205) (83,210) by 90sMariah from SG At least she'll have something else to talk about other than her 500 hours of beauty school and her unfunny private jokes with her background singers (Big Nasty, home of the fish sandwich etc). (Saturday 21 July 2018; 15:40)

Celine in Manila (83,209) by 90sMariah from SG I'm trying to dissect her performances on which songs and which parts she is lip syncing, but it's too difficult. I guess the only way to check is to play her performances on top of the other. She is just too darn good at it. But one thing is for sure though is that she when she comes in to add her ad libs at the end of her songs, her voice still matches the possibly pre-recorded parts. What I'm saying is that her live and pre-recorded voice are seamless. Even the audio and sound mixing are impeccable. Celine is so fun to watch with her down to earth theatrics and personality. She doesn't dance nor does she run around the stage, but her stage presence and showmanship shines through. Someone we know or may not know should maybe try and emulate Celine's dedication and professionalism. That's all. (Saturday 21 July 2018; 09:22)

Re: A message for B (83,200) (83,208) by Matthew from USA M from UK, I wish I could give you a gold star. I agree with you wholeheartedly. There are artists, like Beyonce and Madonna, whose passion comes from the performance side of things, and you can see it in the level of detail they put into that aspect. Mariah is most passionate in the studio. And yet she has embarked on a series of tours and bookings which I can only assume is at the behest of the label. It's frustrating to see her spend time lip-syncing though and it's frustrating that whoever is handling her only cares about the money. Tours make more money than albums today. I hope the label and handlers will reinvest some of that money into promotion when her album finally drops, but we know the label strategy is to "leak" singles. If something is a insta-hit, it gets promoted. Otherwise, crickets. Mariah still has a voice. It is ridiculously inconsistent. But given 12 or so takes in the studio, I believe she can stitch something together. She's always been good at that. She has a good ear and pen skills. At this point, make music, experiment with sounds and genres, collab with new artists and take ideas from them as well. I don't care if it's a hit. Most good music today isn't. And if the CEO's and execs won't let her, then she needs to emancipate herself yet again. There's no point trading sing-sing for yet another kind of touring prison. (Saturday 21 July 2018; 08:46)

Re: Walter A. (83,198) (83,207) by Andrew from UK Yes, that. I melted that VHS tape I used to play it so much. Someone in the comment section has put that that harmony became Close My Eyes. I can't hear it, myself. (Saturday 21 July 2018; 08:05)

Re: A message for B (83,200) (83,206) by Bill from the UK Not necessarily. Mariah can still be a singer, but one with integrity. There was nothing wrong with the song Unforgettable. In fact, it's the best thing she's done for years. That song stayed within the range she has now and wasn't falsified, and was also current and a completely new style. It was so refreshing. And if her voice is gone gone, then maybe it's time she hung up the chaise lounge and concentrated on having what I'm sure would be a very, very successful end career as a songwriter and producer. (Saturday 21 July 2018; 06:43)

Re: A message for B (83,200) (83,205) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I agree. The thing is, though, that she doesn't really need to come out and say it. Any observant fan would know the difference. The general public knows as well, although to a lesser extent. If she, despite living a more disciplined (i.e. more boring) lifestyle still does not help her sing better than she does now, then she just has to work around better ways to take advantage of what she currently has. The funny thing is that she already does these things - dropping key, rearranging, etc. - but just not as much as lipping. So if she were to lip, then she should go back to the recording booth, do a 2018 version of her vocals for the songs and use that. Lipping is practially a criminal offense for vocalists, but if she does it well and right like Celine has mastered better than her, she'll be fine. It's all about being convincing. If you're gonna sell something, you might as well sell it hard. It's still unfair to the fans who have paid their hard-earned money to see her, but it still beats jarringly shifting between 2018 and 90s/00s vocals anytime. (Saturday 21 July 2018; 05:19)

If Celine can (83,204) by Lainsky from Philippines Mariah can do too. I love and believe in her no matter what. Celine Dion is 49 and just had her 2-nights concert here in Manila. She sang those songs with high long notes like in her early days not as close as the original but still very very very close, on point and with so much energy. Watching her made me realize that these two divas started their careers almost at the same time and both were popular at the same time. Up to this day Celine has maintained her vocal prowess. Watching Mariah in her TBR videos, seemed like she has resorted to simply entertaining the crowd and business. Her heart seemed to be no longer on performing and it shows on her vocal performance. I know Mariah still has that vocal prowess in her. I could be wrong but perhaps it's their heart and a sense of balance for their respective music careers and life that makes a difference between the two. This is just an observation I came up after seeing Celine. I mean Mariah can learn something from her. Mariah's fan still deserves that heart-pouring performance from her (Saturday 21 July 2018; 04:08)

Re: Walter A. (83,198) (83,203) by Bobby A from United States Lambs this is just beautiful to see them at the piano composing a song together. They made beautiful music together. We have to let her know that we would love to see her and Walter A. at the piano again. So, I have an idea for tomorrow starting at 11am CDT. Let's tweet storm MC at that time begging and pleading for her and Walter A. to collaborate again for her 15th studio album in the coming weeks. We have to let her know that Lambs are longing for another Walter A. collaboration. It makes sense now to do this now in her career. It worked for Johnta Austin this week. I tweeted her about calling in Johnta Austin and she listened. I am Tony Campbell on Twitter. Who is down for tomorrow? (Saturday 21 July 2018; 03:03)

Re: Walter A. (83,196) (83,202) by B from USA Mariah has stated that Walter ran to Tommy and told him he thought Mariah was making a mistake by working with the producers and collaborators she was wprking with which he confronted Mariah about and the only way he would have known was if Walter told him, Mariah isn't an idiot. He's bitter Mariah was able to succeed without him. If she hadn't changed her sound she would have followed Celine into irrelevance in 2002. By taking her music in an urban direction she been able to remain relevant as an R&B artist, which she's always been. She's never been a pop star, she was only a pop star when R&B was considered pop in the 90's and 2000's. (Saturday 21 July 2018; 01:00)

Re: A message for B (83,200) (83,201) by B from USA I never said Mariah should come clean about the state of her voice or the cause of her vocal decline. I believe Mariah still has most voice. If she had lost even half of her voice her whistle register would have been the first to go followed by most of her upper register. Her voice has changed because of the constant recording over the last 28 years but when well rested and in the right environment she's still capable of greatness. (Saturday 21 July 2018; 00:49)

Re: A message for B (83,163) (83,200) by Musti from UK Mariah coming clean about losing her voice is the worst marketing move imaginable for a singer. This wouldn't be anything like her bipolar announcement. She'd basically be telling everyone that the very product she is selling no longer works. Such an announcement might make some lambs happy, but it would certainly drive away whatever casual fans she has left. Everyone already knows that her voice isn't even half of what it used to be. What she does need to do is to stop touring so much. I don't think her voice is completely gone, but she definitely hasn't been a reliable live singer for a long time. Although I'm very satisfied with her recent Can't Let Go performances, watching her lip ISB entirely was just embarrassing. She should stick to the studio where she knows how to shine, with or without a bit of studio magic. One can only hope that her new material will be true to her current voice, but whatever she chooses to do I'm still here for her commercial releases. (Saturday 21 July 2018; 00:12)

Re: The truth about Walter A (83,195) (83,199) by Hector from Mexico Walter Affanasieff worked with Celine for the first time in 1991. (Friday 20 July 2018; 23:57)

Re: Walter A. (83,197) (83,198) by Bill from the UK You mean this? (Friday 20 July 2018; 23:53)

Re: Walter A. (83,196) (83,197) by Andrew from UK I always feel a little sorry for Afanasieff. I'm not sure what he did wrong. Sure he wrote songs with Mariah on her albums but Mottola was his boss, no? He worked for the label, didn't he? Wouldn't it be a bit like being a lawyer for Dewey, Suwem and Howe and being asked by a dropped client to quit the firm and work part time for her? I don't know much on the subject but I never understood the source of Mariah's ire. I do agree with the person who said that Mariah may be embarrassed to sit at a piano with him and sing. The only thing I ever really remember about Walter is actually Mariah sitting with him at a piano and demonstrating how they compose, and desperately wishing what she hummed was one day turned into a song. I can still hear it in my head today. (Friday 20 July 2018; 22:57)

Re: Walter A. (83,188) (83,196) by Bill from the UK There's no evidence anywhere that Walter and Mariah fell out over the direction Butterfly was taking and that Walter and Tommy wanted a sequel (or "squeal") to Daydream. Tommy was the Executive Producer of the record. If he wanted Daydream 2, he would have got it. Walter's contribution to the album was very much in the same gear he's been driving in since he came on the scene. Walter revealed that My All and Whenever You Call were, to his standard at least, unfinished as they stopped working together during the album's creation. Mariah thought the ballads sounded better being sparse and without Walter's "schmaltz". The reason they fell out, which Mariah herself has said, was because during the separation he sided with Tommy. That, and nothing more. (Friday 20 July 2018; 21:01)

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