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Tracklist (41,649) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Out of the rumored tracklist, which song would you all like to be the next single? I think my choice is obvious: Mr. Operator or Hurricane. (Sunday 23 February 2014; 19:54)

BET (41,647) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter First ever performance of YME (not counting the Eiffel Tower one) is almost here. So excited. I hope the performance brings positive (and no negativity due to the alleged lip synch) reviews and more attention to the song. Finally the infamous black dress performance only a diva of Mariah's level can pull off. I hope this isn't the last of YME performances we see though. After the BET one she should go ahead and perform it everywhere. (Sunday 23 February 2014; 19:51)

Stevie collab (41,639) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I don't think that's a good idea. Even though the collabo will be epic and all, but Mariah really needs the next single to be upbeat and the type which sounds like a party starter. Only then the radios will pick it up, the newer generation will get curious about the album and it can also be a club hit. The next single needs to definitely be a more club friendly song, something she collaborated on with people who are currently hot favorite writers/producers. I am rooting for Hit Boy and Mike Will collabos to come next. (Sunday 23 February 2014; 8:03)

Mariah's to-do list (41,619) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah has been working hard and doing her rounds of radio interviews, and this time around she's being the Mariah I know and love, that is she is keeping a good balance of seriousness and humor in her interviews along with providing tid bits about the new album. What she should gear up for now is to take over major television talk shows and use it for both interviews and performances. She can tape a little one hour special about the CD, like she did for the Emancipation era, or release something like Britney's documentary. She should drop a serious dance number, which she collaborated with people from the newer fresher lot like Hit Boy and Mike Will and burn down the radios. A catchy upbeat song will attract the newer generation right before the album release. I am interested in the song Thirsty as it reminds me of Migrate. Any song with clever lyrics like ITL (them chicken is ash and I'm lotion, or I ain't gonna let nobody's drama bother me) or Migrate (face body and Lamborghini outside, obviously boy you qualify, otherwise migrate bye). All these topped with the amazing voice and I think she's all set. (Saturday 22 February 2014; 8:48)

Thoughts on the hair / makeup / dress (41,615) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Everyone has a right to their own opinion, according to me, Mariah's hair is perfect for her. The longer locks looks lovely especially since our diva darling loves using her diva fan in the videos and it flows around nicely. The only thing, if any, that she can do is maybe recreate the color she had on during Butterfly era, but keep the long locks. Makeup. I love it. I am 23 (yes I debuted the same year as Mariah) and I absolutely adore and often recreate her makeup looks because she always has the flawless healthy glowing face and gorgeous yet simple eyemakeup. She alternates between a very toned down dreamy eye look (like WBT, DFAU) and a darker smokey eye (like the one on the Ralphie interview). The makeup actually makes her look more youthful than old. The day MC will start wearing yellow lipstick and sing songs with lyrics "Give you a hard night, so tight, ready to go" I'll probably just leave. (Yes JLo I'm looking at you, stop trying to recreate On The Floor with Pitbull, it wasn't a great song to start with eitherways.) I actually like it when M wears elegant gowns and dresses. As long as they are not too revealing, it's great. She does have some really amazing outfits. I would rather have her wear those and act her age than desperately try to look 20, hello Madonna. Or something outrageous like Gaga. Oops I think I find M to be near perfect. She's been my role model, and I am glad I grew up inspired by her rather than some other people who are called stars nowadays. (Saturday 22 February 2014; 2:04)

Licia (41,588) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter You are absolutely right, I thought the same. During the radio interview and 106 & Park interviews Mariah tried to bring JD into the conversation but he was either being shy or just wanted Mariah to have the whole attention. Which is very nice of him too. I like Mariah's friendship with JD. She was saying in the Ralphie interview that JD is very understanding and encourages her to work with and release singles which she wrote with other writers (like TMB). So that's sweet. Webmaster, am I exceeding the limit of posts I can write in one day? Lol because I just wrote multiple but it's Mariah dahlin' and I'm addicted so I keep chiming in. So forgive me if I am wasting your time. *lowers head and let's hair cover the face in mock shyness* (pulling a Mariah move) (Friday 21 February 2014; 17:41)

Billy / gloves (41,586) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It's a fashion statement. I think Mariah wants to make it her new statement accessory for this era. It's very elegant too. I would prefer if she leaves the fingerless ones (both long and short) though. (Friday 21 February 2014; 17:20)

JD (41,585) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I really don't get why people are attacking JD. He is actually a pretty good songwriter and like L A Reid said, him and Mariah really work well together. And JD didn't even write or produce YME, so why hate on him? About everyone who is saying that Mariah is trying to make WBT part 2 happen, I disagree. Just because a song's theme is similar, it does not make it a copy. The theme of YME is yearning to be with an ex, which was WBT's theme too, but hello it's the theme of like more than half of Mariah's songs, even pre-TEOM (Butterfly, CLG, DFAU). Writing love ballads is M's specialty and there are only limited storyline you can write a love ballad with - being in love, looking for love, and yearning for your lost love, telling your ex you'll be fine without them. What I mean, it's the people and articles that are comparing YME to WBT (in case of articles it's mostly because WBT is probably the only big love song from M they heard about, not everyone is a lamb). M never compared it to WBT, infact in the interview with Ralphie I believe she somewhat cleared it up a little. She just said that she leaves her song open to different interpretations like for her YME is a sad song but people take it as a happy song and she said it's similar to WBT as well because WBT is a sad song but some take it as a song about being together with your lover. I don't know if I am making sense, my point is, YME and WBT both have same theme, but they are not copies. (Friday 21 February 2014; 17:16)

Isaac / interviews (41,584) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Yes, she did look really uncomfortable and went completely quiet. It's not her team's fault either because Mariah has to do multiple interviews per day and it's the team's job to tell interviewers when their time is up. I am sure if Tabitha would have asked nicely, Mariah would have just answered her. The woman wasted a couple of minutes just shouting at the publicist, instead of utilising the time politely and smartly. About the JD thing though, I think they don't ask JD anything because he is there as her manager and not collaborator, but yes I agree they could ask him just a few questions out of respect as he is a pretty hot shot producer and songwriter with many hits under his name. (Friday 21 February 2014; 16:56)

MC interview (41,576) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Did any of you watch the old interview of Mariah with Tabitha Soren, during the Butterfly era? Everything was fine and all, MC was being a total sweetheart, but at the end, when her people told Tabitha that the interview time is over, Tabitha goes into a major mean diva mode and starts yelling and poor MC is like sitting there helpless and looking horrified. I wonder how she would tackle a moment like that now, when she is more confident and sure of herself. (Friday 21 February 2014; 14:32)

Mariah's hair (41,567) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ok so what on earth is cougar hair? I didn't even know cougars have a specific hairstyle. I don't think Mariah stayed the same in any era. Even after TEOM. During TEOM she had the golden blonde stick straight bum length hair (as seen in ILT and parts of SIO) and loose curls to wavy locks WBT, DFAU). During E=MC2, she had much shorter hair, a little longer than shoulder length, with darker blonde-brown hair, which was almost always just simply blow dried and soft straight. During Memoirs she had longer hair, waves and the old school Mariah tight curls. This era she's sporting straight hair again. Mariah actually changed her hair style and cut so many times, one haircut/style every era, that I can just look at a pic and identify which era it is from. As for her dresses, she has gone from flirty short dresses, to jeans and leather jacket moments to glamorous gowns, so that's not the same either. And I love her makeup, it's so natural yet glamorous, that's her signature style just like Jolie has her signature cat eyeliner look from which she hardly deviates. (Friday 21 February 2014; 7:05)

Proud MC fan (41,565) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter A friend of mine, a complete non lamb (I don't think she ever heard an MC song, before I made her hear some), is a fan of the current music scene, the likes of Rihanna, Chris Brown. Lady Gaga and all. I have been playing her some MC songs every now and then and over time she started admiring her voice. She is not a complete lamb yet, but the fact that she told me the other day that she woke up at 5 am and really felt like hearing Mc's voice so she looked for her songs online, on 2 different occasions in one week, or that she really likes Mariah's voice because it's so beautiful, or that she sat and read M's entire biography online because she was interested, really makes me happy and proud. I was like R Kelly sounds good on the TMB music, and she is a R Kelly fan, but she was like, no I prefer M's solo fluttery voice over the remix. Mind you, this is someone who completely doesn't like ballads and yet listens to TAOLG. So my point is, the current generation would love M's music if only they knew more about it. M has such a beautiful voice, so captivating, it would impress anyone who takes the time to listen to her diverse range of songs (the woman did everything from ballads to rap, come on). To top that off she has the glamour and elegance and I am glad she didn't go down the "crazy hair/dress/makeup" trend like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Minaj, Riri and the others. M, I might be critical of you every now and then but I truly love you, and I'm proud to call myself a true MC fan. (Friday 21 February 2014; 6:18)

TAOLG / Triumphant (41,546) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I wish articles would just stop calling the album TAOLG already, I mean come on. The legend herself has confirmed it's no longer the title. On another note, so I know many people, mostly lambs, did not appreciate Triumphant and said it was a bad song or whatever, but honestly I really love the song, it's upbeat, the lyrics of the chorus are uplifting and motivating, and the song has a nice beat. To top that off, the video was great, with M being the perfect glamor girl/diva and all the golden accents throughout the video. Yes, I will agree it wasn't the greatest choice for the lead single (at that point it was the supposed lead single), because people waited since 2009 to hear Mariah's new album and when they heard the rappers taking center stage, and M being the hook girl, it pissed off people, especially since M's signature/brand is her outstanding vocals. But keeping all those aside, I personally think the song isn't half as bad as people make it out to be, infact it's one of my favorite tracks of Mariah, the original and the vintage remix. Had Rihanna or JLo done the same, it would have been considered a great song because people don't really expect powerhouse vocals from them. It's just unfair to Mariah. (Thursday 20 February 2014; 21:09)

Performance (41,491) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ok so now it's almost a week and I think it's about time Mariah starts performing. Go on Fallon, Kimmel, Ellen, heck she should go to neighbor's roof with a loudspeaker and sing it until everyone is hypnotized by the song and shoots it to #1. Also I am excited about the upcoming BET performance. I can't wait to see how she performed in "that dress". (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 14:39)

You're Mine (41,433) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I disagree with anyone who says that it's a low quality song, or whatever. I loved it from the very first time I heard it. There have been many times when I needed to let a song grow on me after listening to it repeatedly, but this one pleased me from the start. I think most lambs also loved it, and I can say for a fact that many non-lambs loved it too. I made some non-lambs listen to it, and from the start they liked it, whereas non-lambs are usually critical of Mariah's style. A lot of people posted similar experiences with non-lambs when they made them hear the song. So no this song was good enough. Why it's not selling as much as it should is a mystery, but I would say this is my favorite single off this era so far. (Tuesday 18 February 2014; 10:17)

Carlos / dem babies (41,420) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It's just wishful thinking dahlin'. Because a lot of big names are collaborating, like Bey and Shakira, RiRi and Shakira, Britney also collaborated with Madonna long time back and even recently I think she collaborated. So yes, although it's never going to happen. There were rumors about a promised Mariah-Janet duet when JD was dating her but that never happened. She can always just do an easy dance song. Ah well let's see what she has in stock. Moving on, I wonder how Mariah has featured dem babies on a track. I hope it's something different than what has already been done. (Monday 17 February 2014; 18:11)

Alexis (41,412) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I am doing the same. I have both versions on repeat. And around the beginning I wasn't really feeling the Trey remix, but now I love it. Since the day it came out, these two versions are the only tracks I am listening to, so maybe my condition is a little worse than yours lol. (Monday 17 February 2014; 11:38)

MC and Bey (41,411) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I want Mariah to do a song with Beyonce. That would be huge. I don't think Mariah will be interested in working with any other female singer who came after her due to ego clashes, but she seems to somewhat like Beyonce (whether it's just for Jay-Z's sake or genuinely, I dont know). But I think they can come up with a cool women empowerment themed song or just a catchy club song. In other news, Beyonce seems to be doing everything possible to push her song Drunk In Love (which I personally liked) to #1. Even if it means adding Kanye's ridiculously inappropriate rap in a song which firstly already has her husband Jay Z and secondly Kanye's verse seems so random that he just suddenly starts off the song with explicit details about his intimate moments with Kim (bound 2 part 2 much?). I'm like what's the need to add a third person to a song which is about Bey and Jay? Thank God for Mariah and her sensible songs. Also please don't give up on You're Mine, it has just been 4 days. Obviously Mariah won't let it fade away, it is an official single and she has been very clear about it. She may have some strategies planned out, give it time. (Monday 17 February 2014; 11:36)

Mariah (41,392) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Can we all just take a moment and bask in Mariah's beauty. I was going through the pics of her wearing the white gown and fur for the Empire State Building ceremony and she looked so flawless (nothing new there). Her makeup was gorgeous and I love that she's sporting the pink lips (she's usually more into peachy and nude tones). And her hair was on point. So glamorous. With all the Mileys getting naked on stage and JLos trying to be hood, Mariah is so effortlessly glamorously and yet "hood" at the same time when she wants to be. When I see Mariah performing with other rappers, she never comes across as a wannabe, which is something I don't think I can say for many other white singers (I know she is biracial) male or female. I am happy that I was born in an era where I got to experience the two greatest singers ever - the fabulous Miss Mariah Carey and the ridiculously talented king of pop, Mr Michael Jackson. If only they had a song together (and the all star songs don't count), a love ballad or a sexy duet. But I am still grateful that we'll see a lot more of MC. (Sunday 16 February 2014; 18:50)

Stephen (41,386) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I agree with you about the promotion route. Yes Mariah is really going out if her way to promote the song the best she can and I also was wondering why she isn't appearing on Ellen because she seems to love being on it and also it will get major attention on the song. Your idea about her appearing on Wendy is great, I heard Wendy talk about M many times and she had nothing but great things to say about her. She can also make an appearnace on Alan Carr's show for the UK fans. M has been doing her share of promotion, now she should step it up a notch and appear on some major talk shows. (Sunday 16 February 2014; 15:07)

Danny / Thirsty (41,375) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Yes Mariah mentioned in one of her radio interviews that she has a new song called Thirsty and she also mentioned the producer, I forgot the name though. I think she talked about it when people the interviewers were talking about Beyonce's Drunk In Love. What's funny is that when I heard her mention the name of the song, I also immediately thought about Migrate. Hopefully it will be an upbeat song like Migrate or maybe sultry like Drunk In Love. Another name that came to mind when she mentioned Thirsty was the song Crave that someone posted here months back and said it was for the Butterfly album but wasn't included as it was considered too sexual. (Sunday 16 February 2014; 8:21)

Nikki (41,374) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Please don't go around assuming that you are the only one who cracked the similarities between YME video and the original Little Mermaid and then call people dense and shallow. The fact that Mariah drew the ideas from the story is quite apparent. The whole costume discussion comes up because we all know Mariah isn't exactly known for her dancing skills and if she would have used an alternative way to hide her breasts at least she could move around the rainforest or at the very least move her hands more freely. The fact that the shots were beautiful and MC looking gorgeous isn't lost on anyone. If M as a little mermaid could find a piece of material to wear as a skirt, she could find one to cover her chest. You made your point, explaining something that probably some people didn't know, that's fine, but don't feel too free to call people out on their intelligence. (Sunday 16 February 2014; 8:16)

Licia (41,359) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Yes, you were right about the second day interviews. It was way better and professional yet funny. That's the real Mariah we all know and love. So when people tried to say that the "rambling Mariah moment" was her usual routine, it's not the truth, this is why I referred back to 2005-2009 era when her interviews were funny, witty and professional. I am glad she took note and fixed herself up for the next round of interviews. I just get frustrated because I don't know about her, but I desperately want her to be back at #1, I hate how talentless people are mass producing what seems to be like the same song with different lyrics (yes I know they are not the same, dahlin') while people like Mariah who actually make real music are given the backseat. That doesn't sit well with me. Not the slightest bit. (Saturday 15 February 2014; 17:44)

Second day interviews (41,355) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah seems to have gotten back to form for the interviews after that day, I just got to watch them today and she not only looks gorgeous (and dressed properly), she didn't stray away off topic and gave informative answers. All her interviews need to be like these. Like the BET 106 & Park moment, she was her usual funny self but she talked about the song as much as she could in that time frame. That's the MC we all want. It brought a smile to my face instead of a cringe. (Saturday 15 February 2014; 17:02)

Twitter pics (41,354) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah looks so effortlessly sexy in those pics. She looks nothing close to 40 and can easily pass off as half that age. I was going through each and I was like wow, that's gorgeous. (Saturday 15 February 2014; 16:40)

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