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Re: Mariah Carey wishes fans a happy St Patrick's Day (81,422) (81,435) by Andrew from UK Agree that a light and breezy summer single like Dreamlover and Beautiful would be the best. Mariah is at her best when she is not taking herself so seriously in a musical way. However, she really needs to go back to making songs that are sing-a-long-able. Post 90's Mariah Carey music is either mostly trying to be clever and thus not remotely karaoke or just plain too stressful to sing (and sometimes listen to, also). Infinity and Obsessed are good examples of songs too showboating in composition and production to be something people can sing along to in their homes; WBT and its sequels are good examples of extreme singing and songwriting - where once there would be a middle eight and maybe a chord change with some sustained notes, now we just get another verse screeched an octave higher (that is never reproduced live). Asked to sing a Mariah karaoke song and you would not choose anything post 90's. She needs to write for what people want to hear now. And I think that people want to hear songs they feel comfortable singing along to. (Monday 19 March 2018; 15:43)

Re: Clusters (81,431) (81,434) by Bill from the UK Great clusters. (Monday 19 March 2018; 15:15)

Re: Clusters (81,424) (81,433) by B from USA Dreamlover Fantasy Sweetheart Touch My Body #Beautiful (Monday 19 March 2018; 13:45)

Re: Roc called out Nick (81,428) (81,432) by RibbonB from USA That was hilarious. They obviously playfully crack on each other. A year or so ago, Mariah referred to Roc as a freaking comedian. Wouldn't you love to hear some of his jokes then? Don't hold your breath on the rest. The video of Roc and Roe dancing behind the baby had me rolling. The random steps were hilarious. (Monday 19 March 2018; 13:14)

Re: Clusters (81,424) (81,431) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I do have a few of such "clusters" or special mini playlists that I put on depending on my mood. The string of sample-heavy lead singles: Dreamlover Fantasy Honey Heartbreaker Loverboy The buck-up power pack: Outside Can't Take That Away Through The Rain I Wish You Well Heavenly The WBT and its attempted recreations: We Belong Together Don't Forget About Us I Stay In Love Love Story Last Kiss Faded The dreamy, sparkly, saccharine cotton candy cloud of reverie: Underneath The Stars Fourth Of July Bliss Yours Supernatural And the Latin summer fling: My All After Tonight I Only Wanted (Monday 19 March 2018; 13:00)

Re: Clusters (81,424) (81,430) by Special K from USA Hi Jade. My cluster at the moment: To Be Around You Melt Away Touch My Body Sent From Above Loving You Long Time Joy Ride Dreamlover One and Only Bliss Love Story (Monday 19 March 2018; 12:56)

Re: Clusters (81,424) (81,429) by Shezz from Pk My reflective moody cluster: Looking In Close my eyes Petals I wish you well Languishing "Fly like a bird" had way too much energy and a chirpier vibe to make that cluster. (Monday 19 March 2018; 11:56)

Roc called out Nick (81,428) by Licia from USA That video Nick posted of Roc telling Nick he needed to get some "gooder" shoes had me rolling. Now the lambs can calm down now. Roc isn't traumatized by his dad talking about his ugly Uggs. Those shoes Nick had on were pretty ugly so I'd say Roc got him good. (Monday 19 March 2018; 04:20)

Re: Clusters (81,424) (81,427) by Billy from Greece Interesting concept. One of my "clusters" (I guess the moodier one) is comprised of the following: "Alone In Love", "Sent From Up Above", "Do You Think of Me", "Long Ago", "The Roof", "I Still Believe (Stevie J. Remix)", "All My Life", "Lullaby", "For the Record", "HATEU", "Faded". (Monday 19 March 2018; 02:05)

Re: The remix (81,418) (81,426) by Lila from United States It is a dumb rule. I always thought that rule was instated because they didn't want artists to have too much success off of the diversification of one song. Another hoop to jump through. Pettiness really. (Sunday 18 March 2018; 21:07)

Mariah anniveary (81,425) by Anonymous from Hey guys, thank you for reaching out in regards to celebrating Miss Mariah's b'day. I've had to take a step back due to personal reasons but please go ahead and share your special moments. Later on in the year I'll be back on it and it will be great. Just keeping ya'll updated. (Sunday 18 March 2018; 20:37)

Clusters (81,424) by Anonymous from So I was making a Mariah album for a particular chilled out mood when I thought about similarities amongst songs. I've grouped together a cluster of songs that are similar, would love to hear your thoughts on the same/different clusters if that makes sense. If We Lullaby Stay The Night Your Girl Ribbon Make It Look Good (Sunday 18 March 2018; 20:31)

Lucia / remixes (81,423) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) I agree. (Sunday 18 March 2018; 18:38)

Mariah Carey wishes fans a happy St Patrick's Day (81,422) by B from USA Mariah looks amazing. I hope she releases an amazing single this summer like Dreamlover or #Beautiful. (Sunday 18 March 2018; 18:34)

Re: New album (81,412) (81,421) by B from USA I hope Mariah makes an album that updates her signature sound seamlessly without sounding desperate. I really hope she doesn't release an album like Beyonce or Lemonade, Bey's worst in my opinion. I want midtempos, uptempos, and ballads. (Sunday 18 March 2018; 18:32)

Re: Videos (81,405) (81,420) by B from USA It's not that deep. Did no one catch my interpolation of lyrics from Did I Do That in my message? (Sunday 18 March 2018; 18:22)

Re: The remix (81,418) (81,419) by MusicfanJ from Germany I didn't know there was a new rule with the remixes. Interesting. But that explains a lot. I'm lucky as well to have experienced the time where a remix was a real remix. (Sometimes even better than the original song.) (Sunday 18 March 2018; 15:10)

Re: The remix (81,416) (81,418) by Licia from USA That's a sucky rule that Billboard made. Now we're stuck with crappy remixes. Real artists aren't allowed create greatness because the industry is now catering to these twat waffle artists that are more image than music. I'm glad I got to experience the era of great remixes. (Sunday 18 March 2018; 13:11)

Re: Mariah's voice with new album (81,411) (81,417) by Will from England If she keeps the vocals on the tracks simple, then she can play with them when live and change it up that way. But I'm so excited for what she could be cooking up at the moment. (Saturday 17 March 2018; 19:23)

The remix (81,416) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) If an artist does remixes like MC did in the 90's it is now considered a whole new song. So artists have to be careful with remixes. Even though I miss the days of a MC remix with all the brand new fixings. (Saturday 17 March 2018; 14:12)

Re: New album (81,414) (81,415) by Lainsky from Philippines Agree. If my understanding is correct, it is like "Memoirs" only it's confessions no guest rappers (but there should be a remix - her signature with guest rappers). (Saturday 17 March 2018; 13:09)

Re: New album (81,410) (81,414) by Tijl from Belgium A "Confessions" styled album from Mariah would and could be epic. Something fun and upbeat without any guest rappers just for the sake of it. Launch it with a club banger accompanied by a truly great video that has a proper storyline. "Am I asking for the moon and stars here? I don't think so." (Saturday 17 March 2018; 10:18)

New album title (81,413) by Lainsky from Philippines I hope Mariah returns to her one word title with a track of the same title like in the 90s. I kind of miss that. (Saturday 17 March 2018; 08:20)

Re: New album (81,410) (81,412) by Shezz from Pk I think hoping Mariah experiments away from RnB is futile as much as we'd love to hear another sound. It is ingrained in her. Working with Roc Nation you know she'll still have an urban sound. Here's hoping it is an inspired one like TEOM. She seems determined to do something great again, seeing as she has scrapped the old and has started anew. I'm positively hopeful. (Saturday 17 March 2018; 05:02)

Mariah's voice with new album (81,411) by Bobby A from United States I am super excited that she is making new music. I hope one suggestion that was made to her at the RocNation offices was to work with other producers and songwriters besides JD and BMC. I love their music, but Mariah has to bring it in 2018. I would like for her to take the Chris Brown approach by working with mostly new and fresh producers who don't have their sound already on the radio. She needs a fresh sound that fits the current state of her voice. Her current voice doesn't give her a strong ability to sing in her whisper or breathiness register or prolonged belts at a song's climax. I am okay with that because I want her to be able to perform the album live on TV when the promotional tour starts without any mishaps. I do hope she will finally work with Calvin Harris, Nic Nac, Mel and Mus, DJ Mustard, and a Daley or Tank duet. I predict we will get the first single at the end of the summer and the album in October or November. (Friday 16 March 2018; 23:40)

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