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Jay Z (80,729) by Terna from Nigeria As Mariah would put it "got foiled" last night at the Grammys ceremony. Sza too and a host of others. Congrats to Alessia Cara for the "Best New Artist" win. This whole award show is just so tired. (Tuesday 30 January 2018; 00:23)

Re: Best music video? (80,698) (80,728) by Terna from Nigeria "Breakdown" comes to mind first for me, but then again all the Butterfly videos were standouts. Also "Vision of Love" (powerful introduction), "Through the rain", "It's Like that/We belong together" combos and "When You Believe" with the late great Whitney Houston. (Monday 29 January 2018; 23:25)

Great live video (80,727) by Bill from the UK I found this great video on YouTube from the debut era. I had never seen it before. Excuse the awkwardness between Mariah and the host lol, and who knows what is going on at the end with the umbrellas. Mariah sang wonderfully. I've been buried in the debut era so much recently. For the past month all I've listened to is the first album and the singles/remixes. Those 1990 vocals are clear as a bell and her tone never sounded better. (Monday 29 January 2018; 23:21)

Re: Best music video? (80,698) (80,726) by Haiji Toro from USA Touch My Body. Fun to watch and she looks amazingly gorgeous. (Monday 29 January 2018; 22:04)

Best video (80,725) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) For me if I have to choose Mariah’s best video I would have to say The Roof hands down. She was sexy without trying too hard. It had the 80's vibes and it told a real story. Also Breakdown and Honey are great videos as well to name a few. (Monday 29 January 2018; 20:44)

Re: Bruno Mars (80,721) (80,724) by RibbonB from USA Hey if he can tailor his talents to her strengths, then that might be cool on a couple of tracks. (Monday 29 January 2018; 20:22)

Re: Grammys 2018 (80,720) (80,723) by jaker20 from US I think overall it was ok. It was largely unspectacular but not completely awful. From what I read the ratings were all-time low. It's interesting that Mariah's new year's performance was last year's highest rated musical. It tells you Mariah's name alone, by herself, has the ability to pull in viewers. (Monday 29 January 2018; 19:04)

Favourite video (80,722) by MC1989 from Spain Fantasy (with no ODB). I love this song. Definitely one of Mariah's greatest songs. I wish she would create melodies like this nowadays (forget the rappers, we need an uptempo song please). That voice, that infectious melody, that rhythm, those jeans. She was defining part of the 90's sound. Everything from Daydream gives me a summer kinda feeling. I also love Always Be My Baby. Simple and iconic videos without the desperate need of looking sexy all the time. 1. Fantasy 2. Always Be My Baby 3. Breakdown 4. I Still Believe / Pure Imagination 5. Dreamlover (Simply lovely. Summer feeling again. Ah, the youth.) 4. The Roof 5. Butterfly (Except some excesive smiling towards the end plus the moment when she feeds the horse with carrots.) 6. Some parts of Shake It Off (Visually, in terms of effects it's one of her best.) 7. Bringin' on the heartbreak 8. Through The Rain 9. Boy (Not a big fan of the song though.) 10. Honey or Heartbreaker (Monday 29 January 2018; 18:46)

Re: Bruno Mars (80,709) (80,721) by B from USA I would suggest they write songs in the vein of his first two albums. Ballads like Grenade and When I Was Your Man. (Monday 29 January 2018; 18:07)

Re: Grammys 2018 (80,715) (80,720) by RibbonB from USA I agree with a lot of what you said and not that Bruno isn't talented and a great writer. But I don't think that Mimi should try to pull from that particular well. (Monday 29 January 2018; 17:06)

Re: Best music video? (80,718) (80,719) by RibbonB from USA We Belong Together, DFAU and Touch My Body, or 16, 17 and 18 respectively. She was funny and oozing out her last bit of sexy before babies and what not. From there to I Don't is just Marian's World's apart. (Monday 29 January 2018; 17:01)

Re: Best music video? (80,716) (80,718) by Licia from USA I'd have to agree about Heartbreaker. As Special K said it was just fun and creative. My second is Obsessed. Mariah dressed as a man is something I never thought I'd ever see. It was awesome and funny. I tend to enjoy her videos that show her sense of humor. (Monday 29 January 2018; 14:43)

Re: Best music video (80,717) by Jeff from USA My personal favorite is The Roof. It was stunning. An honorable mention, however, is the iconic moment in Honey where MC "sheds her skin" by jumping in the pool to escape. (Monday 29 January 2018; 14:24)

Re: Best music video? (80,698) (80,716) by Special K from USA Heartbreaker hands down. That video has so much creativity and different hilarious scenes. The epic girl fight between Mariah and Brianca is too damn funny along with scene of the lady sitting on the toilet in the bathroom, lol. Also, Mariah was killing it with the choreographed dance moves. Honorable mentions to The Roof, Honey, ILT, Someday and TTR. (Monday 29 January 2018; 14:00)

Grammys 2018 (80,715) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I believe Bruno's sweep is a side effect of what's going on in America right now. 2017 brought to light Trump's reign and the #MeToo / Time's Up movement. Everyone is a little on edge right now. And everyone needed a break - something fun, light and buoyant, if a little shallow and dumbed down. That's what 24K Magic exactly was. it provided a joyous escape, and so people looking for lighter moments turned to that album and its hits as a distraction. When everything else is dark, the lighter ones stand out all the more. Not to discredit 24K Magic - that album, as a step-down it may be for Bruno lyrically and thematically, is still his best work to date due to its lean, sheer, impeccable craftsmanship and cohesion as a body of work. Kendrick's Damn. and Lorde's Melodrama are better and much more deserving, but that isn't to say that Bruno's outing was not competition - it's difficult to pull off a 90s concept album. The Grammys have always been notorious for choosing the safest bets as winners over the years (Christopher Cross, Falling Into You, River: The Joni Letters, 1989, 25) and what happened this year is no different. Even more disappointing are That's What I Like's wins over SZA and Julia Michaels in their respective categories, as well as 24K Magic winning Record of the Year when it's basically a lesser recreation of Uptown Funk. But the biggest disappointment of the night is probably SZA and Julia Michaels losing Best New Artist to Alessia Cara, who released her debut album back in 2015. Oh well. Thankfully, performances by Kendrick, U2, Kesha, Cardi B and Bruno were there to somehow to (unsuccessfully) save the night. (Monday 29 January 2018; 13:43)

Re: Grammy parties looks (80,712) (80,714) by Licia from USA My post should have said I was good until Patti not it was good until Patti. I would never disrespect Patti like that. Ever. Lol. (Monday 29 January 2018; 13:35)

Re: Grammy parties looks (80,712) (80,713) by RibbonB from USA OK Imma let you have Patti, lol. As for Jay, I think the party was supposed to be 1940's theme, so he was appropriate, if the only one dressed that way. (Monday 29 January 2018; 12:30)

Re: Grammy parties looks (80,706) (80,712) by Licia from USA I'm not a huge fan of Jay and Bey either, but Bey was serving some looks. Jay looked like Laurence Fishburne's character from the movie Hoodlum at the luncheon though. I really need him to cut his hair lol. I would love another Legends' ball. Oprah will forever get props for pulling that event together. All that greatness in one place. I was just recently watching the clip on YouTube where some of the legends were singing the gospel song. It was good until Patti. Patti took me out. I was a mess. (Monday 29 January 2018; 12:00)

Best music video? Heartbreaker/Honey (80,711) by Sheila from United States Honey is the video that everyone who is not a lamb says is her iconic moment. (Monday 29 January 2018; 11:46)

Re: Best music video? (80,698) (80,710) by dicky kw from indonesia Between Honey or Heartbreaker. Because the creative direction of both the videos. I love when she can have some fun on the video but also creating a masterpiece at the same time. (Monday 29 January 2018; 07:42)

Bruno Mars (80,709) by RibbonB from USA I liked one of his hits from the last project but in general that record was so derivative and basic. Mimi doesn't seem to mention him on her would like to work with list and I am glad. I think after his big win last night he might start getting backlash. The pendulum swings both ways and this project might be the climax of his career. I highly recommended she works with Miguel a couple of years and that was a nice success. I believe she could have great success and quality working with Childish Bambino and his collaborators for at least a couple of songs. I think she needs a more interesting, mature sound that people could groove to and that she would not have to worry about dancing to. Vocals not movement are her strength. Bruno does write a good ballad, but I doubt the success of 24K would rub off on Mimi nor would that sound fit with her strengths. (Monday 29 January 2018; 07:27)

Re: Best music video ? (80,698) (80,708) by Myles from CT, USA Everything from Butterfly. The videos were creative, golden and stunning. (Monday 29 January 2018; 05:07)

Re: Best music video? (80,698) (80,707) by Victor from Costa Rica My favorite video is Heartbreaker. She looks super mega gorgeous in Sweetheart. Shake It Off deserves a standing ovation. (Monday 29 January 2018; 04:00)

Re: Grammy parties looks (80,703) (80,706) by RibbonB from USA She brought her staff to both events although I heard that she and her entourage arrived at the night soiree as the event was ending. Better late than never I suppose. I'm not big Beyonce and Jay Z fans, but they were serving looks all day yesterday. Nice to see Mimi wearing her Oprah "youngun" earrings earlier in the day. Oprah really needs to throw another legends ball. The first one was epic. (Monday 29 January 2018; 01:22)

Re: Best music video? (80,698) (80,705) by Jhonny from Canada 1. It's like that 2. Honey 3. We belong together 4. Don't forget about us 5. Boy (I need you) 6. My All 7. The Roof 8. Get your number 9. All I want for Christmas is you (Justin Beiber) 10. Sweetheart (Monday 29 January 2018; 01:12)

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