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Blackpool (82,520) by John john from UK Just wondered who got tickets to see Mini [sic] and if anyone is planning to go for a beverage after? There's lots of bars open until the early hours. Ps is anyone going to Boyz 2 Men [sic] too? (Thursday 24 May 2018; 18:44)

Table tennis (82,519) by Will from England Another cute video on Mariah's insta of her playing table tennis. She's got good game. (Thursday 24 May 2018; 17:41)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey watches fan covers on YouTube (82,516) (82,518) by MusicfanJ from Germany What a nice surprise to watch. Really cute. The "violin man" with "Touch my body" and the two kids with "Hero" are fantastic. For me this is the real Mariah (the Mariah I love), her smile, her look, she's back. I don't know where "she was hiding herself", but I'm just happy to see her like that. Thumbs up for the one who had the idea for this video. (Thursday 24 May 2018; 14:15)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey watches fan covers on YouTube (82,516) (82,517) by Tijl from Belgium Hello Will. I noticed that as well. She seems very relaxed and grounded. A far cry from the "diva" we have seen over the last years. (Thursday 24 May 2018; 14:04)

Article: Mariah Carey watches fan covers on YouTube (82,516) by Will from England I think this is so cute. Been wanting her to do something like this for a long time. Also, is it me, or does her speaking voice seem a bit richer? Noticed it during the "9 Things Mariah Carey Hasn't Done" video, but thought it was a one time thing. (Thursday 24 May 2018; 10:52)

Mariah's back catalog (82,515) by MusicfanJ from Germany I've been listening to Mariah almost the whole day. There's no other artist where it would be a pleasure to listen to for so long. Well maybe Michael Jackson. I'm always amazed about her back catalog. She's the coolest woman on earth when she sings "Long Ago", the most longing with "My All", the happy girl next door with "Fantasy", the best lyricist with "Breakdown", "Outside" and the saddest with "Looking In". Just to name a few. And she sounds good in every music genre. So even if we won't get a new cd this year (of course it would be great if Mariah releases a new album) there are so many songs to enjoy. By the way I love her look from the new pics. Is her hair a little bit darker? Reminds me of the Daydream look. Very beautiful. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 20:26)

Re: Bill from UK (82,506) (82,514) by Shezz from Pk No you're not. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 19:14)

Re: Bill from UK (82,511) (82,513) by enwar00 from usa Or a few steps from stalking his life. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 17:56)

Trent Harmon (82,512) by Bobby A from United States Has anybody heard Trent Harmon's new CD, You Got Em All? It is a brilliant debut. Trent is channeling Mariah on his beautiful ballad Cause I Do with the melody and his rich vocals. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 13:46)

Re: Bill from UK (82,506) (82,511) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines He sure is a good-looking fella, and you seem like a few steps away from looking up his Insta and sliding into his DMs. Just kidding. Peace. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 13:23)

Re: Janet at the BBMAs (82,502) (82,510) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Sure, thanks for not snapping at or going all out on me as well. Haha. Sorry, not to perpetuate anything, but you know your rep in this board. Anyways, as per criteria, I really don't think there's any, really. Once J. Lo got that recognition in 2014, I feel like any idea of a reasonable criteria has gone out the window. Sure, I admire J. Lo's impact to the female Latin community, I'm sure her presence and success has opened many doors for her fellow Latinas, hence their increased visibility in today's entertainment industry, but Billboard is still a music chart, and J. Lo has not contributed anything noteworthy to the modern American hits vault. But enough about J. Lo. I'm kinda thankful Mariah didn't get the award yet, at least for this year. I personally feel like something as big as this should coincide with an album or single release. And as great as Nu Mariah is looking today, I don't think the vocals or performing confidence have been restored to the same extent, at least not yet. Had she won this award this year and performed, I kind of have a feeling that she would've settled for the same safe, boring song choices and lip the same parts she does on tour, and that the hype from it would have already died down by the time the album gets released. She's definitely gearing up for something - it just seems like she's just not fully ready yet. Should she get it next year, it would hold a better significance if only for sentimental reasons, as it would mark the 20th year since she received the Billboard Artist of the Decade Award and Song of the Decade Award for One Sweet Day, as well as the 10th year since We Belong Together won the same honor. But oh well, as long as they give it to her before the BBMAs take another break (if they ever again, like they did from 2007-2010). (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 13:20)

Less music because she got kids now (82,509) by Ben from Sweden Mariah got pregnant and has kids now, that's why we don't get an album as often. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 12:53)

Mariah new music: before Christmas season? (82,508) by Sheila from United States This is tricky. She has to release a single before July, because if she releases two (2) singles that would take her to October. In October starts her Christmas season for music, promotion, ticket sales for the Beacon/Vegas. The new CD won't come until the top of 2019. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 11:52)

Re: Mariah Carey and Michael Bolton (82,501) (82,507) by enwar00 from usa Am I the only one who is not a fan of this duet? Lol. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 08:07)

Bill from UK (82,506) by Victor from Costa Rica Bill, how old are you? Am I the only one who thinks Bill is hot? (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 06:25)

Re: Janet at the BBMAs (82,499) (82,505) by CDC from CA I didn't watch the show but a friend of a friend was at the MGM Grand that night who is a casual Janet fan and during Janet's set, on "Nasty" when she yelled "what's my name y'all" - the correct response as according to the song was "Miss Jackson if ya nasty" - but instead everyone yelled back "Janet". Lol. But anyways Janet's flaccid numbers in the UK certainly doesn't rescind her influence in the broader picture. And we shouldn't adorn the Icon award with more clout than it actually has. It's an advertising tool and nothing less. They created the "Millennium Award" for Beyonce. If Mariah wanted to, they could very well hand her her own "Mariah Carey Slenderest Butterfly Award" if she agreed to show up to the live show and sing Hero. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 05:55)

Re: Janet at the BBMAs (82,500) (82,504) by Licia from USA I can understand people here not liking that Mariah hasn't gotten this award yet, but to act as if Janet isn't deserving is nonsense. I like to look at it this way, out of the four women that have already gotten the award, three of those women were at least at the same level as Mariah. If she's going to lose to anyone I'd rather her lose to worthy opponents. It sucks that they all lost to J. Lo though. J. Lo is low on my list of people who should have been the first woman to receive this honor. Lol Mariah will get hers in due time. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 03:30)

Re: Mariah Carey and Michael Bolton (82,501) (82,503) by Andrew from UK Ha mate. Martyn loved Michael Bolton. What a great poignant post. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 01:55)

Re: Janet at the BBMAs (82,500) (82,502) by Andrew from UK Point taken. I didn't like the performance or the speech, especially when I sat through the Celine totes emosh fest. But I submit. If the point of the award is simply being "iconic", well, then yes - Janet Jackson is iconic. But Mariah is surely more iconic. I'd love to know the criteria on which this is based. And not some GLAAD award where it's just "lets give it to this person". Even my dad admitted to me the other day what a global phenomenon Mariah is. And he used to hate her. Or my singing. Loud. He knows the words to Hero. I saw him lipping it recently. Thanks for the reasoned response. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 01:54)

Mariah Carey and Michael Bolton (82,501) by MC1989 from Spain Hi everybody. I'm so amazed after watching this short video footage. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 01:15)

Re: Janet at the BBMAs (82,499) (82,500) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Look, the BBMAs is mostly, if not solely based on American success and impact but we already know that. And any Janet fan knows that that was far from her best performance. There were many times that she did better on her recent tour. Plus the fact that J. Lo was honored before Celine, Cher and Janet has already proved that the award is not necessarily based on chart achievement or previously won awards. I'm just being appreciative of her contributions to music, particularly for black women in music. Whatever Beyoncé, Ciara, Tinashe, Rihanna, etc. can get away with today, they owe it to Janet. They are special in their own way, but they themselves have spoken on Ms. Jackson's influence on their work. Sure, she will never be as popular as Bey, but when you get to sell 20 million records worldwide with a self-titled album (you dropped your last name from) in 1993, that is something, considering only Whitney was probably the only other female African-American artist to do so at the time. Sure her BBMAs performance wasn't up to everyone's taste/standard, but so was Celine's a few years ago. I choose to see it as a success story of a girl who has come from the most recognized family in music who somehow was able to break through the shadows of her siblings despite her limited vocal abilities and make a name for herself other than being referred to as the Baby Jackson or Michael's sister. To me and others who think similarly, that is what we see - a triumph. Do I think Mariah deserves it more? Sure, given her pervious record-breaking successes. But I wouldn't say Janet doesn't at all. She just got it before Mariah. But I guess being first doesn't matter that much (or anymore) when J. Lo already has you beat. Mariah's time will come in due time that Billboard realizes how senseless they were at handling this award. By then, hopefully she would have fully gotten her act together to give a decent performance. But for now, I celebrate Janet's victory. (Wednesday 23 May 2018; 01:08)

Re: Janet at the BBMAs (82,494) (82,499) by Andrew from UK Er, not to be purposely contrary but what were you watching? I watched a woman walk around slowly like she joined Rihanna's miserable make-believe military academy, lip-sync to tuneless songs and dance a bit (albeit well). To top it off she made her speech about #metoo, which is revealed as vapid self-promoting nonsense now, and then blathered on about some religious mumbo jumbo instead of thanking people who helped to get her there, or dedicate it to somebody or, I don't know, saying something interesting. Janet Jackson never really took off in the UK (except for the songs Together Again and All For You doing well) so it is probably natural that I thought it was a pile of shit. How Mariah has not received the Icon award when dance mime artists like J-Lo and J-Jack (?) get it is beyond comprehension. (Tuesday 22 May 2018; 17:12)

Re: janet. turns 25 (82,463) (82,498) by B from USA All For You was a successful album, critically and commercially. The title track was Janet's last #1. (Tuesday 22 May 2018; 15:55)

Re: New list (82,476) (82,497) by B from USA 2017 Sam Smith The Thrill of It All One Last Song (Tuesday 22 May 2018; 15:51)

Re: Current record label (82,491) (82,496) by B from USA Mariah's record label is Epic and Roc Nation is the company that manages her. (Tuesday 22 May 2018; 15:44)

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