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Benny Medina (74,248) by Edward from USA Benny Medina, unlike Stella, isn't anybody's baby sitter. He manages many artists, not just JLo. He has a team, he's not a one man show, he actually know what he's doing. He could manage Mariah, JLo and anybody else he thinks he could based on his company resources. This idea that a manager or publicist should be just for one specific artist because they would be conflict of interest is utterly ridiculous. It's like telling a divorce lawyer that he could only represent one client at a time because it would a conflict of interest. Tommy made Celine a star while still being full force behind Mariah's career. Stella is a one-inexperienced-woman show, Benny like Tommy back then has a very qualified team working with and for him that doesn't include his offspring, siblings, in-laws or grand parents. Stella is a one woman live-in show, just like Mariah wants it. Mariah wasn't ever going to get a live-in manager from JD or Randy. The older Mariah gets, the needier she seems to become. So, for those of you thinking that Stella is going anywhere, just make your peace with it. As you could all see, Stella is an ass kisser, telling Mariah repeatedly that she loves her, and that every f*g thing she does is ok, and Mariah loves the attention. So yes, if Mariah surrounded herself by professionals, she could have a second coming. But as she gets older and keeps on clowning touching her tits and giving the middle finger while lying down somewhere, that is very far fetched. (Friday 7 April 2017; 21:50)

Lets lay off Bryan haha (74,247) by lil star from untied states We need to lay off the Bryan weather or not we think he's right for her, she seems to be enjoying his company. Nobody liked Nick at first and now people changed there [sic] tune about him. I think for Mariah it's not about the money there are a lot of similarities between Bryan and Nick, there [sic] both kinda goofy and you always see them laughing and with a smile and maybe tha'ts what she likes. She's done it all and been all over the world maybe doing stuff with Bryan and his excitement for all the new stuff he gets to experience is infectious to her. (Friday 7 April 2017; 21:23)

Re: The Art of Letting Go conversation (74,239) (74,246) by Edouard from France I understand your point, it's more coherent than Infinity though. I like this song nonetheless. For Mariah TAOLG is deeper than we think. I truly believe she scrapped it as a sign of commitment to her then husband. They gave it another chance and she wrote YME and released it to celebrate the continuation of their relationship. It must have been such a hard time for Mariah. I hope she will adress this period one day, although I totally respect her choice of not wanting to talk bad about the father of her children. (Friday 7 April 2017; 21:04)

Re: Ridiculously bad videos (74,242) (74,245) by Edouard from France The #Beautiful video is simple yet so elegant and iconic. I always love how Mariah dances in the air and let her hair do all the choreography. (Friday 7 April 2017; 21:01)

Re: Where's Mariah? (74,241) (74,244) by SM from Citizen of the World I agree with that, I was glad a while back when she said she was taking a social media break, but it didn't even last two weeks lol. I wonder if that rumor will be true about joining Parkwood Entertainment. (Friday 7 April 2017; 18:11)

Re: Where is Mariah? (74,230) (74,243) by May from Denmark Well, didn't lots of fans wanted her to go away? Guess they got what they wanted. I actually was happy with her being in the spot all the time, not all articles were negative. (Friday 7 April 2017; 16:40)

Re: Ridiculously bad videos (74,197) (74,242) by May from Denmark Her videos have been going downhill since before that. "HateU" was so terrible and it made me feel so dissapointed when I saw it the first time because the song was amazing, a beautiful melody and great lyrics. Then "Angels Cry" was terribly boring, another chance at a great video thrown away. Even "#Beautiful" was boring, I feel that the color tone and the lighting saved that one from going to the bin, the memorable chandeliers scene and Mariah spinning in the yellow dress is all I got from it. Truly "I don't" takes the award for badness masterpiece. The only two scenes I liked were her in the wedding gown flipping the bird and the one with the red dress burning it to the ground, the rest was cringeworthy and trying way too hard, she still looked very pretty. She needs a professional director capable of screen writing and scripting, Brett has been slacking big time. (Friday 7 April 2017; 16:39)

Where's Mariah? (74,241) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) With so much negative publicity surrounding Mariah I am glad that she is taking time away from the public hopefully she is taking time to reflect and recharge. I also hope that she is resurrecting herself and her team. Truth be told Stella and company have not been conducive to Mariah or her career. Mariah needs a team that is no nonsense and can show her that her greatness is diminishing with these unnecessary cheap stunts. I want MC to be true to herself but I also want her to respecting her craft and genius with the quality and greatness she is capable of. (Friday 7 April 2017; 15:23)

Benny Medina (74,240) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Benny Medina was MC's manager for five years and it's not a secret that Benny is a diva to the max as well. While he did great things with MC there was a conflict of interest when he was back to managing Jlo. There is no way he was going to be able to manage them both at the same time. He is also the Godfather to Jlo's twins, so their relationship runs deeper than that of him and MC. Honestly for me as long as she has a competent team surrounding her, and she finds inspiration and focus again MC could find great levels of success again. Until that happens the results will be what they are right now. When have to stop blaming others and point the finger solely at MC because she puts her team together and around her. (Friday 7 April 2017; 15:11)

Re: The Art of Letting Go conversation (74,219) (74,239) by B from USA I like her vocal performance on TAOLG but the lyrics are clunky. It's like two songs merged into one. The verses are Hoodriah and the choruses are classic Mariah. (Friday 7 April 2017; 15:05)

Lambily (74,238) by B from USA If Outside has touched you please email videos of yourselves explaining how it has impacted your lives (similar to the videos used in Mariah's Theme). It's for a top secret project but once it's completed we'll share it on here. Thanks. I forgot to include my email address. My email is blambert@ohiochristian.edu. Eric, I hope you're ok with this and I'd love to feature you in this passion project. (Friday 7 April 2017; 14:59)

Would be great (74,237) by RibbonB from USA If Mariah really took some time off to rest and reflect and raise her children. Only she can make herself happy, or be happy, no external person cad do that. That is a vicious cycle in Mariah and many people's lives. She will always be subject to the whims of external forces until she finds peace within. Grappling with any issues in public and on a reality show stage are a recipe for failure and all participants are at fault even, or especially the hired love interest. Really, how could she ever trust that? Stella was a stupid hire to begin with and Mariah should have listened to her really concerned friends, not the paid for friends who are on payroll to gas her up and keep her entertained and served 24/7. (Friday 7 April 2017; 14:52)

Re: Article: Meet Mariah Carey's maybe fake, definitely hot BF (74,226) (74,236) by RibbonB from USA That might be a cute fantasy, but they fired the one who seemed to really care about Mariah and how she looked and professionalism and that was Anthony. Yeah he encouraged the boobs and curves, but she needs no encouragement for that. This current crew is approved by Stella. Hand picked. (Friday 7 April 2017; 14:39)

Re: Article: Meet Mariah Carey's maybe fake, definitely hot BF (74,226) (74,235) by MusicfanJ from Germany Wow M, your last sentence touched me. Amen to that. I wish Mariah would read your post, it's so true and all her real fans will always care for her as a person not only the superstar. (Friday 7 April 2017; 13:41)

Re: Ridiculously bad videos (74,225) (74,234) by MusicfanJ from Germany Exactly Bliss. And Mariah is too good in every way to play the sex chick like woman without any talent. The showbiz is full of them, we don't need another one. It's ok if women show the sexiness but still in a classy way. Mariah did it many years and it was never embarrassing. I'm still sure her "entourage" is saying how hot all the latest actions are (and MC seems to believe it) but it's not hot. The video of "I still believe" is sexy, "Sweetheart", "Honey", "Heartbreaker", "Can't let go", "The roof" and the list goes on. Bad taste will never be sexy, like too much blush. (Friday 7 April 2017; 13:38)

Re: 1998 interview (74,224) (74,233) by MusicfanJ from Germany Yes, she is so loveable. I remember when this special was on MTV Europe, I watched it again and again on my video-cassette. I still have it somewhere. Didn't know it is on YouTube. This is the real Mariah without the fake circus around her. Thanks for posting the link. I'm so jealous of the interviewer. Haha. (Friday 7 April 2017; 13:21)

Re: Benny Medina (74,229) (74,232) by Lila from United States From what I understand, it aired (2012) but ratings weren't good. (Friday 7 April 2017; 12:56)

Where is Mariah? (74,230) by SM from Citizen of the World I haven't seen her since last month. Lol. (Friday 7 April 2017; 06:17)

Re: Benny Medina (74,223) (74,229) by Manny from U.S. I recently learned that Fresh Prince of Bel Air is based on Benny Medina moving in to a music executive's home when he was young. Which reminds me of when Stella mentioned a show based on Mariah's early life. I haven't heard more on that. If this is made, I hope its well executed and not a circus production a la Mariah's World. I also wondered what happened to Minaj's TV show. Did it even air? I can't find anymore information on that. (Friday 7 April 2017; 06:10)

Re: Todd from Australia (74,218) (74,228) by Andrew from UK Darce, you'd have to be an actor. A television actor. But you're not one of those. Right? (Friday 7 April 2017; 05:42)

Re: Article: Meet Mariah Carey's maybe fake, definitely hot BF (74,193) (74,227) by Musti from UK I want to believe what you're saying. But the truth is, most of these publications are merely platforms used by artists to benefit both the artist and the publication (even some of the sources we would consider "credible"). Meaning, you only hear what they want you to hear, for a price. I've stopped basing my understanding of M's life on these articles, rather only using them as background information. My personal opinion (which is not very hard to see) is that M is possibly going through something pretty serious. She possibly realises she has made some mistakes but she is not sure how to proceed, hence her half-assed and uninspired "safe" non-efforts. I say own up to your mistakes and be the strong grown woman that you have actually become. Go on record for accepting that your voice isn't in its VOL days and then get on that stage and sing the [censored] out of your latest single. Compliment other female singers (the ones deserving of your compliments anyway) and even collaborate with some of them. Get that Celine duet done. It's the only thing left that simply must (in capitals) happen in the history of contemporary music. Do it for authenticity, not for chart positions and money. You have lost so much credibility as an artist that it doesn't even matter how many copies your next single sells. You need to earn that respect once again. If it's not a Celine duet, then do whatever the [censored] it takes. (Friday 7 April 2017; 03:40)

Re: Article: Meet Mariah Carey's maybe fake, definitely hot BF (74,190) (74,226) by Musti from UK I'm hoping it's real to be honest. Or that he's making M feel stronger than she would have. Whatever the hell she is going through (I have my theories), she needs genuine support. Yes, M frequently speaks of self-help in her songs. But the very fact that she is constantly surrounded by her circus tells me that she feels lonely and that she is still in search of something that completes her. Stella simply isn't it. I don't know Stella personally so I can't judge what kind of a friend she is, but she is destroying M's career as a manager. If Tanaka somehow makes M feel empowered though all that (especially since NYE; I'm guessing M is still trying to get over that, considering how sensitive she is), I'm all up for this "affair". I'm just trying to find things to be optimistic about. I feel like I've been very critical of her lately and it doesn't feel right. I don't know M personally but I have cared deeply about her well-being and her success for such a long time that it feels like I'm betraying her, even though my critique entirely comes from a place of love and concern, like you and many others on this board. Please M (I know you or one of your people are reading this). I no longer care whether I ever see you at the top of Billboard 100/200. I only want to know that you're alright and that your career is handled in a way that is worthy of your legendary status. It will always hurt when people laugh everytime I mention your name, just like it did during Glitter. I want you to be respected. I want all of this to matter. (Friday 7 April 2017; 03:13)

Re: Ridiculously bad videos (74,214) (74,225) by bliss! from Brazil Edouard, I gave an example of one video, "My All", which the vulnerability part makes sense and it's very beautiful to watch, not because she's vulnerable per say, but because it matches the song. She did bad ass videos where she wasn't vulnerable like "Honey", "It's Like That", "Shake it Off" and "Crybaby", with the difference that they all had some sort of storyline instead of her touching herself all the time and looking stiff. Nothing wrong with showing skin, but some of her recent videos are just boring because they are all about that. I mean, her lyrics have so much potential to create great visuals. "I Don't" could be a kickass video, if it had a storyline like her old stuff. (Friday 7 April 2017; 02:37)

1998 interview (74,224) by Billy from Greece Gorgeous, eloquent, candid Mariah in this interview. I can't get my head around how gorgeous she is here. Just look at her eyes, her smile. What a beauty. (Friday 7 April 2017; 01:36)

Re: Benny Medina (74,196) (74,223) by THE TRUTH from USA Benny like Tommy has been around the block and knows how the game needs to be played. Handprint is run with military precision and he's not shy about expressing his opinion. He wouldn't bow down and be subsurvient. She is unmanagable and has been ever since she divorced Tommy. Every year she is more and more out of control. If you aren't an ass kissing, yes man, encouraging her vices and stoking her ego you won't last long. (Friday 7 April 2017; 01:18)

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