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Few other points about the carpool karaoke (51,224) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I really find it funny that people think the host sang MC's songs better than her in the skit. If that's true then I'm the next Mariah (move over Ariana) lol because I think I can sing those at least on the same level if not better than James. It's karaoke come on, it's no supposed to sound like a stage performance. So yes, back to my point, I am glad MC took a back seat and let the host have a blast getting his Mariah moment on because that's what made the skit funny. Him knowing all the words was cute. Mariah played the role of a background/supporting singer. If she would sit there belting, a) it would not be funny b) there would be some smarta** calling her out for showing off in a karaoke skit. I can't get over the cute dance they pulled for "Thirsty", she looked so cute, I wanted to hug her lol. I also found it cute that at the end when the host asked if she can get home on her own, she said that she'll see if she can hitchhike a ride or something like that instead of saying "Dahlin' I have my A+mazing decked out limo waiting." From what I saw the skit gained her some positive feedback. I am betting this is part of the image damage control by her management and I am content with it. (Sunday 29 March 2015; 14:05)

Carpool karaoke (51,214) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I thought it was really cute and funny. I was smiling throughout and I thought MC looked extremely cute when she pulled the small dance move. As for her singing let's not blow this out of proportions, the main point of the show was to be funny not showcase Mariah's vocal prowess. We all have been wanting to see MC more relaxed and less diva and that's what we are getting somewhat. I wouldn't go so far as to say judge her vocal ability based on this skit. She probably didn't even try to hit proper note there because it was just a fun skit and she allowed the host to take the spotlight. I said this before, I think MC knows very well about the condition of her voice and career. She's trying, or at least I think she is. She's working to make this year big. While Epic and her management still needs to work on a massive image damage control, I like to believe that she'll get there soon. As for now I am super excited about the new single and the pow video. I am also excited about the Christmas project but that won't surface until the end of the year so I am eagerly waiting for the new single. (Sunday 29 March 2015; 1:49)

Edward (51,208) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter You are absolutely right and might I add that I appreciate your posts. So keep posting more. As for MC's hand, yes we need it to be ready by the time the curtains go up at Vegas. How else would we understand how much MC is yearning for lost love at the conclusion of WBT (that is one example of many of course). (Saturday 28 March 2015; 19:50)

May (51,207) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think the main reason for H.A.T.E.U. being such a lackluster video was probably because the record label was not paying enough money required to produce a better video. So they (MC and Brett) probably worked with whatever they had. H.A.T.E.U. was the third single and by then the label probably saw that the album will eventually not reach their expected outcome so they probably just decided to give a very small budget for this song. Other than that all the other videos Brett directed (with the exception of TGIFY) were brilliant. Even Obsessed, which seemed to have been done on a comparatively smaller budget was a really good and cute video. So I do hope that Epic gives MC the budget she deserves. I think they did give her that judging by Brett and MC's confident statement when they said the new video for the new song will blow your mind away. (Saturday 28 March 2015; 19:33)

MC and Brett (51,200) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Oh my gosh. Did you guys hear the radio call? MC and Brett made a surprise call to a radio station. They revealed that they are shooting a movie together based on her biggest Christmas song and also her next video of her next single which will apparently "blow your minds". I am so excited. I have been wanting a Brett-MC collaboration for so long. They have been meeting up so many times, something just had to be cooking between the two. I can't wait to see what they come up with. (Saturday 28 March 2015; 11:59)

Edward (51,175) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter You are hilarious. I laughed out so loud at that post, it's not even funny. God I love Mariah and now I feel bad about laughing at that joke. Darn you. (Friday 27 March 2015; 17:43)

Happy birthday Mariah (51,157) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Happy Birthday MC. Thanks for being the beautiful person you are inside and outside. Hope you get all the happiness and success in the world. PS Webmaster, I always wish Mariah on my Facebook page so I forget to wish here. (Friday 27 March 2015; 11:11)

Lee TS (51,146) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Where did you see her with the arm sling? (Thursday 26 March 2015; 22:05)

Remixes (51,121) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Some other great remixes are: 1) It's like that (David Morales classic mix radio edit) 2) It's like that (unleashed Pound Boys remix) 3) Can't take that away (Morales revival triumphant mix) 4) Don't forget about us (DJ Clue remix) 5) My All (classic club mix) 6) Say somethin' (Morales remix) 7) Say somethin' (So So Def remix featuring Dem Frnachize Boys) 8) Obsessed (Cahill mix radio edit) 9) My all (Full Crew main mix) 10) Fly away (Def B'Fly mix) (it contains new vocals for the entire Butterfly song) 11) Fly away (Butterfly reprise) 12) Loverboy (MJ Cole remix) 13) Languishing (Jump Smokers remix) 14) Honey (Classic club mix) 15) Honey (So So Def remix featuring da Brat and JD) 16) Heartbreaker/Love hangover 17) Fantasy (Morales mix) 18) Bye bye (featuring Jay Z) 19) Bye bye (featuring Akon and Li'l Wayne) 20) Through the rain (featuring Kelly Price and Joe) 21) #Beautiful (remix featuring Miguel and Jeezy) 22) Don't forget about us (featuring Bone thugs-N-Harmony) 23) I sfill believe (classic mix) 24) H.A.T.E.U. (So So Def remix) (Wednesday 25 March 2015; 18:42)

Lee TS (51,082) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Thank you for sharing the video. It's one of her best interviews. I really enjoyed it. I haven't watched this before. She looks so humble and sweet. Falling in love all over again. (Sunday 22 March 2015; 23:28)

Luke (51,060) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Hey there. Haha don't worry, you are not the only one. There were many a times when I wrote something and pressed submit and then I was like oh no, should I have written that? But I am glad you understood my point, infact you got it exactly right because I was thinking about MJ when I wrote that post and that's why I included the part about the posthumous album. I hate that they keep milking his name every chance they get and knowing the perfectionist that MJ was, it bothers me more. I am a huge MJ fan and like MC, I somehow feel really connected to MJ so it bothers me when I think something is unfair in their cases. I don't know much about Whitney but she was a legend and I am sure not much different from MC and MJ when it came to her artistry so I would assume she wouldn't appreciate it. As for your other suggestion about her bringing back some of her iconic moments, I would love that. Due to time constraints it might not be possible to do all her looks, infact it's quite impossible. So she can break down her eras into 4 parts and choose 1 hair for each part. Shelly had a wonderful post about the breakdown of the styles in one post. It was really good. (Friday 20 March 2015; 0:53)

Vegas (51,055) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I would love for Mariah to incorporate some of her iconic looks into the Vegas show. Since Mariah's hair changes with almost every era, she could have wigs for a couple of eras and bring on some of the iconic costumes. Anyways, that's just a thought. I however do not like the idea of having a Whitney hologram for a "Mariah Carey #1's" concert. It can go wrong in many way. 1) With Whitney passing away just recently and Bobbi Kristina's latest tragedy, MC might be slammed for using Whitney's likeness and people might take it in the wrong way thinking MC is using Whitney to create buzz. 2) It is a show about her #1's and I am sure she already has a huge set list. If she really picks songs apart from her #1's, I'd rather have her pick some fan favorites and as much as WYB is great, there are other tracks fans love more. 3) Whitney's likeness should only be used when the concert is a tribute to Whitney, this is Mariah's 25 years being celebrated. There are so many other reasons, so no, just no to the hologram please. 4) I never liked the idea of using dead artist's holograms. I don't know, it's just corny and a little cheap. The artist is not alive to have a say regarding this and so it's unfair to them. Same with posthumus albums. If the artist didn't feel like the songs were not ready to be released or perhaps not up to the mark in their POV, then it shouldn't be released. Just saying. That's my opinion. (Thursday 19 March 2015; 22:06)

Another Christmas album? (51,041) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter There is a rumor circulating that Epic wants Mariah to record another Christmas record after the release of #1's but it also says that Mariah has not agreed to it yet. I hope that MC doesn't plan on another Christmas album. She already has 2. Three holiday albums is a bit too much. Plus if Mariah really wants to record another album this year, it should be a comeback commercial album. After the unfortunate failure of Memoirs and MIAM, MC needs to shake off the bad streak and plan an album that will put her back to where she belongs - the top. Now isn't the time for a Christmas album and she just released one 4 years back. Anyways it's just a rumor so nothing serious I guess. (Thursday 19 March 2015; 8:00)

Wendy (51,040) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter This woman is so full of crap, spewing hate in the name of entertainment. She just hates Mariah because MC probably declined coming to her show. I used to think that MC should go Wendy because in the episodes I watched a few years back, she used to always praise Mariah. But now I am glad Mariah doesn't pay her any attention. Wendy has many a times bad mouthed about people and then changed tunes while they are on the show and then go back to bad mouthing after a while. She used to always make fun of JLo but now all of a sudden JLo is her favourite and every Mariah topic is compared with JLo. She keeps saying MC is "ticky ticky boom" in the head and what not, well Wendy what have you achieved so far? She keeps going on about how trashy the Kardashians are, when they're not collectively as trashy as her. She is so obsessed with MC that she even made up the story that she declined MC as a guest because she wanted to sit on the side Wendy sits. As if she would risk say no to the woman she keeps talking about almost every other episode. Two words to Wendy: "Bye Felicia". (Thursday 19 March 2015; 7:33)

The illuminati (51,009) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter After writing that post I did check it out. I realized I was stupid haha, I didn't know that "the all seeing eye" (which I always knew was the symbol of the illuminati" was the same as the "eye of Horus". Anyways I don't know if it's true if MC actually thought that was the last means of reviving her career, but I hope not. I can disregard the suspicious jewellery choice of the woman as being a wannabe illuminati freak who wants to look edgy, however I do find it weird that MC is not seen with her usual entourage. While people who have repeatedly been associated with the illuminati are the ones at the top now (Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry), I wouldn't want MC to go down that path. It usually doesn't end well. (Wednesday 18 March 2015; 13:34)

Orkun (51,006) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha thanks buddy, you are too kind. "Tying with the Beatles" really got me chuckling. Seeing the number of my posts, I was like oh my, did I actually write so many? But I guess when it comes to Mariah, I just have a lot to say. I am glad you enjoy reading them, and I enjoy reading yours. (Wednesday 18 March 2015; 10:40)

The Truth (51,005) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Your post got me intrigued. Can you please elaborate? I don't know if it makes me stupid, but I don't know much about the meaning of the Eye of Horus, so could you explain if you have time? As for the lady, it does strike me as weird. I mean MC has always been accompanied by that handsome black bodyguard (I forgot his name) and in most cases she had RaeRae with her. But in her last two outings it was only this woman. And both times she is getting into that red sports car. I wonder what is up? If it's a strict manager and MC is listening to her, it's ok I guess, but I sure hope it's not something to do with the dark side of the industry. I just want MC happy and healthy. (Wednesday 18 March 2015; 10:37)

Most frequent posters / Shelly (50,991) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Oh wow, I didn't realize I wrote so many posts haha. I haven't even been posting for that long although I have been visiting this site for years. I love this forum though. I got into many arguments here, but I see everyone on this board love Mariah in their own unique ways and I like hearing and discussing MC related stuff with you all. It's the only place where I can discuss MC and expect people to know what I am talking about because in my country people don't know MC that much. Thank you Webmaster for being so patient with all of us and taking the time to keep this site updated daily. Shelly, girl, you are such a sweetheart and your presence will be missed dearly. I hope you can pop by once in a while but I understand your problem and life comes first. So wishing you all the best and I can't wait for your next post. You are one of those lambs who admire MC dearly and yet have a clear mind when it comes to her flaws. I really enjoy your posts. (Tuesday 17 March 2015; 17:49)

Correction (50,966) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I meant "great" and not "creative" in my last post. As in Mariah looked great in that black dress. (Monday 16 March 2015; 23:59)

The woman with Mariah (50,958) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I wonder who she is. She has been pictured with her twice now. I have never seen her around MC before. Anyways, can we take a moment and acknowledge how creative MC looks in that little black dress (the one she wore to Dan Tana's). Her chest is completely covered, she's not in a gown, she looks so cute. (Monday 16 March 2015; 22:11)

Mail Online (50,955) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Wow, Mail Online is suddenly being nice to Mariah. They usually always post negative things about her, even when there is nothing negative to post. (Monday 16 March 2015; 21:38)

Luke (50,949) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think she has some marks left from the accident. Someone pointed out that in of the pictures she tweeted months back of her, Nick and Dembabies, her hand was exposed and it had marks on it so maybe she hides it with the gloves. (Monday 16 March 2015; 20:30)

Abraham (50,948) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I agree with you. I mean we have all been asking her to drop the lip syncing and sing live and she did that. It wasn't the best, but it was certainly not the worst. I think she did a pretty good job, especially considering the fact that some people were saying she can't sing one line live anymore. She did what we wanted, she went live this time. So give her a break. Plus this was not a major concert so chances are that she didn't really warm up much for this. Let's not judge her preparations for Vegas based on this informal performance of hers. She was mainly there to show her support for a cause she believes in. Secondly I am just glad that for a change when you type "Mariah Carey" in Google news this time around, there are positive articles about her performance. Which is something new because usually right after her performances the negative articles and flood the internet search results. (Monday 16 March 2015; 20:15)

HRC gala (50,889) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think Mariah looked great, I loved the hair, the makeup looked good. She really didn't look 44, more like 35. However, I did not like the dress. I think it was not flattering on her, but oh well, she looked great overall. Good to see her back. I enjoyed the performance. She changed up the song to suit her current state and that's a really good thing instead of trying to make it sound like the original or lipping. Shows she still can slay her older hits with a bit of modification. As for the stage set, I don't think MC or her team can be blamed for that. It wasn't her show that she or her team will have control over the outlook. The stage was made as it is for the gala and she was just there as a performer and supporter, so I don't think it's fair to blame team Mariah on that. Plus for a song like Hero, there is nothing flashy that can be incorporated on stage, except for the piano. One can't expect dancers in this song. Anyways, I am glad to see her back in form somewhat. I hope to see more of her as her Vegas gig gets nearer. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 13:12)

Dropping hints in advance (50,865) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I agree with the person who posted that Mariah sometimes drops hints in advance, like about the collaboration with Miguel. The hint that she was moving to Epic was dropped years back, way before MIAM released and even before the original release date of TAOLG. It was a twitter conversation between MC and LA Reid, where LA Reid wrote something about something being "epic" and Mariah tweeted back with (again I can't remember exactly what she said) and it also had the keyword "epic". So ya, Idina may be a hint, I don't know. But I am excited to hear re-sung and duet versions of her #1's, and hopefully a few album cuts. (Saturday 14 March 2015; 11:50)

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