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Re: Who would you pick (76,309) (76,331) by Terna from Nigeria Maybe Enya or Lisa Gerrard. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 20:15)

Re: Skydiving (76,314) (76,330) by Terna from Nigeria That's my favorite "Memoirs " song easily. And it didn't even make the cut. Lol. Mariah Carey at her story telling best (all caps) and the fact that it seems longer than it actually is. There's a lot of emotions on that song. But the sadness and longing when she wails in the background gets me everytime. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 20:13)

Lady Gaga Mariah mash up (76,329) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So this user mashed up WBT with "A Million reasons", check it out here. It sounds beautiful. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 20:13)

MariahPride.com (76,328) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I love the Pride tanks. Funny story, I tried to get the exact same style white, Mariah facing head-on, tank made for myself last year for Pride in Vancouver and Ottawa and the printing shops in both cities couldn't do it because of legalities and copyright infringement. So happy to get my wish this Pride season. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 19:30)

Re: Who would you pick (76,325) (76,327) by T from USA Money. Money corrupts people. When she was able to make a lot of it just doing music she did. When her numbers started dwindeling and record sales in general started becoming a thing of the past she had to reinvent herself to keep chasing the coin. It's a shame because if she would've retired after TEOM her legacy would be solid. (Even if she retired right after MCIIY and having children it wouldn't have been as bad as it is now.) The first 15-20 years of Mariah were absolutely perfect. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 15:37)

Re: Who would you pick (76,324) (76,326) by Licia from USA I pick Sade. She stays out of the spotlight for years, but when she decides to make music it feels like she never left. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 14:46)

Re: Who would you pick (76,324) (76,325) by MusicfanJ from Germany MC1989 every word you said I feel and think the same way. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one. This comment "Mariah is very talented, but she has fallen into a fashion that she had criticized so much in the past" is so true. And yes it's sad. I wonder what happened in 2008 that the change was so extreme. I miss the mysterious aura so much as well. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 13:24)

Re: Who would you pick (76,322) (76,324) by MC1989 from Spain Search her. She's really one of a kind. To me, she's like the female version of David Bowie. And no, no relation to the Bush family haha. There was a rumour that supposedly she's a tory (a supportive of the Conservative Party) but that would be the only connection between them in case it was true. I have a very eclectic taste in music so I was wondering if anybody else here listens to other genres and artists who are totally different from Mariah. Nice to see the answers. In my opinion, until 2008 -more or less -, Mariah kept this reserved image. During the 90's and the early 00's she hardly ever talked about her private life. We cared about what mattered: the music. Mariah used to be a very focused and hard working person so she made sure her career was based on her work as a singer and a songwriter. She preserved this mysterious image that I miss so much nowadays. That's another reason why I thought about Kate Bush as a polar opposite to Mariah. Kate is a musical genious who hardly ever gives interviews and she rarely shows up in public but she maintains that legendary status, and her influence on recorded music has been huge - it's difficult to image Tori Amos, Björk, and even Madonna without her. People go mad each time she appears in public. There are also people like Stevie Nicks or Sade who keep a mysterious aura and maybe it takes a long time for them to release an album but when they do it you feel it was worthwile waiting. Mariah's media exposure and her recent projects (cosmetic line, fragrances, drink line , reality show, etc.) have broken this idea of "music first". It's not just that the musical quality has gone downhill, but also the way she carries herself as a public figure has gotten worse (staged relationships, constant wardrobe malfunctions, more frequent bad performances). Nowadays pop music is more about the persona than the artistry. Most singers these days are unoriginal attention whores seemingly lacking any discernable talent. Mariah is very talented, but she has fallen into a fashion that she had critizised so much in the past. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 12:15)

Re: Exclusive MW season 2 promo shot (76,321) (76,323) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Hahah hey don't shoot the messenger. You all know the lengths I go to to get you guys the latest and greatest updates. This season will be more Stellar than the last. This time you have to tune in. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 10:39)

Re: Who would you pick (76,317) (76,322) by 123 from USA I agree with Madonna during the early 90's as well. Btw, Madonna has praised Mariah and vice versa. I need a duet from them, not many legends left. I guess I need to YouTube Kate Bush. Heard the name but I would have thought she was relative of Pres. Bush and co. Talent wise yes Katy Perry would be the complete opposite. Funny how she threw shade at Mariah saying she was "good for a throwback" in regards to who the biggest female artist is but then claimed to be a member of her Lambily when she went to her Vegas show. A select few get a shot at being the It Girl O'The Day, being compared to Michael and Mariah but poor thing is struggling now and blaming Taylor for sabotage because she released all her old music to streaming services the same day Katy's new album was dropped. Petty of TS, of course, but I think people aren't just feeling you this time around Kates. Meteorite indeed. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 04:31)

Re: Exclusive MW season 2 promo shot (76,313) (76,321) by Licia from USA Dang you Mimi L. I screamed so loud one of my cats ran into the room to see what the hell was going on. She's still sitting here staring at me. Mariah is one blush stroke away from looking like that though. Lol. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 02:04)

Re: Who would you pick (76,309) (76,320) by B from USA Ozzy. I don't know any female besides Madonna, Britney, and Gaga that haven't emulated or paid homage to Mariah. Sheryl Crow and the Lilth Fair lineup including Paula Cole carries themselves differently. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 01:59)

Re: Forbes (76,319) by Nikki from usa Yes, there are articles about how much these celebrities make, Lila. Nobody ever said they were exact figures. J.Lo went on several interviews to say how much she's making and that came straight from the horse's mouth. Promoters such as Live Nation do give out information on tour sales abroad for their artists and is a common practice. As I have already stated, Mariah used different people for each country she was in for back in the day. Tour gross are the numbers I was referring to which you can find from Madonna's people, Live Nation, and statements from publications for her concerts abroad. MC's have never been released from abroad in the US, but plenty have done so locally where she was touring by the people who promoted her in their native language. Yes, artists, military, and self-employed "gig" people do get exemptions from income and living taxes done overseas, Lila. It's called Foreign Earned Income Exceptions and has several other names and there were other perks throughout the years as well. Yes, Nick did blab it before anyone went around to call up AI for confirmations. People magazine was about 2 months late for that story. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 01:44)

Re: Exclusive MW season 2 promo shot (76,313) (76,318) by RibbonB from USA Please tweet that to Mariah. She needs to see what she has unleashed into the firmament. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 22:47)

Re: Who would you pick (76,309) (76,317) by MusicfanJ from Germany In the past Madonna. Lol. Today I would choose Katy Perry. Well we know the second woman is a bit of a fan of Mariah but she's also the complete opposite. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 21:59)

Re: Exclusive MW season 2 promo shot (76,313) (76,316) by Lila from United States Bury me. I'm dead from laughter. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 21:27)

Re: Who would you pick (76,309) (76,315) by Ben from Sweden Björk, maybe? (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 21:03)

Skydiving (76,314) by Ben from Sweden Is it only me that feels Skydiving as a killer? It's not like she sounds like a diva but the beat is uplifting as hell. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 20:22)

Exclusive MW season 2 promo shot (76,313) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Here you go, you all can thank me later. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 19:04)

Re: Who would you pick (76,309) (76,312) by Bill from the UK That's strange, as I was reading your message, and before I got to you mentioning Kate Bush, in my head I thought of Tori Amos, who is very often cited as the American Kate Bush. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 18:54)

Re: Forbes (76,301) (76,311) by Lila from United States There are no articles that state that a formal rep for J. Lo or Brittany confirmed anything about their income, so there have never been any formal announcements from their camps about income. If anything, some celebrities have stories planted related to their income or their PR takes the inititiative, which are still usually highly exaggerated, but no one actually comes right out and gives that information away. Most of these figures are simply made up estimations by the likes of Forbes based on unproven formulas. What celebrities make from touring is not reported by them or their promoters. What is reported is the gross sales of those tours. No one knows how much Mariah made on American Idol, exactly. Therefore, Nick nor anyone else "blabbed" anything. It was reported by People magazine that Mariah was being paid $18M and, when asked by Barabara Walters, Mariah said that the figure was in the ballpark. That's as close as we get to knowing how much she made. It is 100% false that money made overseas stays overseas. If you are an American citizen, all of your income, regardless of where it was made and minus what the government has said is exempt, is taxed unless you lied on your taxes about just how much you made. You must be thinking of expatriates, which Mariah is not, who are commonly, and also wrongly, thought to be completely exempt from paying taxes on foreign income. Even then, Mariah would make too much money to be exempt from taxation if we are to believe that she does command millions from one private performance alone. Not to mention, regardless of if the IRS is not going to tax the money, US citizens still have to file with the IRS and basically report that the money was made. As far as perfumes, most of the figures reported on celebrity perfume sales are like tour figures: gross sales, not how much the celebrity made. I'd say that's more than likely reported because the companies who make these perfumes are usually public companies. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 18:49)

Re: Who would you pick (76,309) (76,310) by Warrior Butterfly from USA Marilyn Manson or Nine Inch Nails. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 17:14)

Who would you pick (76,309) by MC1989 from Spain Here's an interesting question. If you had to pick a musical artist (woman or man) that you felt was a polar opposite to Mariah and her music, who would think? I don't just mean the music, but also how they carry themselves in public. I think it's a very tough question. I would choose Kate Bush. I have some thoughts, but I will wait to see what you all think before I share them. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 17:02)

Re: Mariah's World season 2 episode synopsis (76,306) (76,308) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha if the show is anything like the synopsis, I'm totally down for a second season. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 15:55)

Re: Channeling the Buttefly within (76,296) (76,307) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Hahaha I'm done. Edward I cannot deal with you anymore. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 15:45)

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