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Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,920) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States When did Mariah say Daydream was her best work? I'd love to check that out for myself. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 17:45) this is a reply to message 111,913

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,913) by MusicfanJ from Germany I would spend too. I became a fan because of Daydream so I really need an anniversary edition. Mariah said in a latest interview, she thinks it's her best work. So there must be something "new" for the fans to celebrate. I hope so. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 10:13)

Here For It All (111,919) by Edward from USA If I'm not mistaken, they were called Mariah's 3: MCArchives, MariahDaily, and MariahHero. Eric probably remembers that better. [Webmaster: The third one was MariahConnection.] MariahHero was the first to go, the webmaster got upset because Mariah toured but skipped his country. Back then, that site was a goldmine for MP3s and media. Years later, MariahDaily shut down too. Their news section was amazing great, but their message board never took off because you couldn't speak freely or say anything remotely critical about Mariah, so it turned into a total snooze fest. Then we had this site, which had the best discography archive, singles, international releases, everything. Eric eventually stopped updating once Mariah stop releasing physical singles. I don't remember all the details, but I recall Eric used to release a magazine-style collection of Mariah photos until he got hit with a cease and desist, and that was that. MCArchives outlived them all because this board has always kept it real. Sure, we're a little dysfunctional at times, but there's always been a balance. Plenty of people have tried to turn this place into another "MariahDaily" echo chamber, but thankfully, they never succeeded. If it were for the "yass queens" or the oversensitive ones, we wouldn't be here. What's kept this board great is that we've always been able to have different opinions. Back when fans first started noticing Mariah's voice changing, and many were deep in denial, there were basically two groups here: the UK Gang and the US Gang. Moderation was minimal, so blood was constantly spilled on the board. Some fans were so blinded by devotion that even when Mariah's boobs finally came out of the closet became they were impossible to hide, they still swore they were so big due to her wearing push-up bras. Eventually most of those fans came to their senses when those push up bras didn't seem to work for their own bosoms. Those were the days. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 17:33) this is a reply to message 111,918

Here For It All (111,918) by TJ from Norway I miss Mariah Daily. Back to the days when there were many fan sites. I was reading news here and there. MC Archives and Mariah Daily were the best ones. I do remember a third one, but I have forgotten the name of it. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 16:02)

Here For It All (111,918) by TJ from Norway I miss Mariah Daily. Back to the days when there were many fan sites. I was reading news here and there. MC Archives and Mariah Daily were the best ones. I do remember a third one, but I have forgotten the name of it. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 16:02) this is a reply to message 111,906

Here For It All (111,906) by T from USA She lists her managers on the liner notes on the new album as Michael Richardson (her former tour manager) and Liron (site administer/creator of Mariah Daily). Melissa from Caution is gone. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 02:49)

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2025 (111,917) by TJ from Norway She did, 20 years ago. At least she sang. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 16:00) this is a reply to message 111,908

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2025 (111,908) by Lighty from China They chose Fantasy as the closing number. Brilliant. I really do hope Mariah would've walked out with the angels (models) though. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 04:54)

Here For It All (111,916) by TJ from Norway I think you're right about that. It would have shocked me if she released this album 20 years ago. I'm always thinking that she would gain so much respect if she just took a chance and made something that is totally different from her previous work. A new sound. Glitter was one of those albums I love because of that. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 15:52) this is a reply to message 111,892

Here For It All (111,892) by T from USA Maybe because it's not as good as her former work. That's pretty easy to see. The songs are nice. But there are no hits and if she would've released this instead of E=MC2 after the Mimi era people would've been shocked. Just go back and listen to how polished and expensive her past albums were, especially Glitter. Money doesn't make a good song, but it can make an average song sound good. I actually believe this is just a collection of songs that she put together in the last seven years until she had enough to justify an album release. It's funny because with Caution everyone said if other artists released those songs they would be massive hits, but nobody is saying that for any of the songs on HFIA. I also think she got tired of the question on when is she releasing. Rihanna just ignores it and refuses to put out something that is less than her previous work. Mariah is being managed by her former tour manager and a super fan who ran a website in the past. Nothing screams expensive except those diamonds she has pictured on the album cover. She was bored in the interviews. She's over it. I'm glad she finally has some MTV Moon Man for her shelf. The last thing for her really is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 17:46)

Here For It All (111,915) by MusicfanJ from Germany I buy music (cd's, mp3s). But mostly cd's. I know I'm retro, but I love to collect music and movies. I need something which I can look at and collect. It's like a treasure of art. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 10:30) this is a reply to message 111,911

Here For It All (111,911) by Philipp from Switzerland But isn't the chart system a fair representation of how we consume music? I don't know anyone who actually buys music, everyone just streams it, including me. I only buy Mariah's music. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 08:21)

Someones ugly daughter (111,914) by MusicfanJ from Germany This album with Mariah's voice would be the "cherry on the cake". It would sound so good. She needs to release it, no matter how. I just checked the songs a week ago on YouTube and also thought it needs to be heard with her voice. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 10:20) this is a reply to message 111,897

Someones ugly daughter (111,897) by TJ from Norway It's just crazy. I've known about this album for some years now, and never had a real listening session before tonight. Why on earth didn't it get released back then? Reminds me so much of Garbage, back in 97. I just wish for Christmas that this album with her voice will be released. I love it. I love it so much more than her latest albums. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 21:42)

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,913) by MusicfanJ from Germany I would spend too. I became a fan because of Daydream so I really need an anniversary edition. Mariah said in a latest interview, she thinks it's her best work. So there must be something "new" for the fans to celebrate. I hope so. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 10:13) this is a reply to message 111,896

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,896) by Tevin from USA I would spend so much money on Daydream anniversary stuff it wouldn't even be funny. Lol. This was the anniversary that I was looking forward to the most and now it doesn't seem like it's going to happen. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 20:34)

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,912) by Bill from the UK Madame, as an example, play Without You on The Rarities. 1:38, the end of the first chorus is the album version of the vocal that she is lip synching. You can clearly hear the transition and change in vocal tone, and the added reverb to make it sound live. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 08:39) this is a reply to message 111,904

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,904) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States Madame, seek help. The audacity of some of you lambs it too much to be believed. You speak as if you’re on the payroll and know the facts. No one has ever said she was lipsynching on the 1996 your - the 98 shows, sure. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 00:46)

Here For It All (111,911) by Philipp from Switzerland But isn't the chart system a fair representation of how we consume music? I don't know anyone who actually buys music, everyone just streams it, including me. I only buy Mariah's music. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 08:21) this is a reply to message 111,877

Here For It All (111,877) by jaker20 from US There is more to those numbers. The album did drop to 187 on Hot 200, but on sales it's still in the top 10. This really goes to show how messed up and useless the charts currently are. It leans way too heavily towards streaming, which doesn't really benefit most artists' pocketbooks. The keyword here is "sell". The charts are obscuring these details with "album equivalent units", because in reality, no one "sells" to profitability anymore in the same level that it used to, and that's a bad look for the industry. So when someone says: "Mariah didn't even sell as much as Doja Cat", that need to correction. Mariah did actually "sell" more than Doja Cat, in the US and certainly globally. The charts just obscures it. Equivalent sales unit will never equal sales, however the industry tries to convince us that it is. And as such, it will always be rigged against legacy artists. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 02:17)

Here for it All (111,910) by Bobby A from United States After listening to HFIA today, I couldn't help but compare it to what Charmbracelet was for MC. Charmbracelet came after a traumatic period in MC's life and the passing of her father, Alfred Roy Carey. Charmbracelet was the precursor album to one of the biggest comeback albums of all time. HFIA is MC's Charmbracelet in 2025. TEOM II is coming in 2027. I just know it will happen. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 06:56) this is a reply to message 111,899

Here for it All (111,899) by Dave from USA I personally loved the album. It's far too quick from start to finish, but she put out a good body of work. I still enjoyed Caution more as I think she stepped outside her box a bit with some of the sounds, but still a good album. The problem is she can't sell it live anymore like before. That means something now for an actual vocalist. Her appearances have most been dismal because she just stands there and seems so uninterested. Obviously, could be a factor of things that contribute to it, but we have seen her at ease with performances in the First Vision up close. We have seen her flawlessly sing Emotions while moving all over the place on MTV. We have seen her confidence singing Fantasy at MSG. Finally, we have seen her usage of choreography with Breakdown and Heartbreaker. She doesn't give off the same vibe now. Of course, the big thing is, she just can't slay vocally like she used to, and it seems like she's getting worse at times. Artists of her age just don't sell like they used to and for all the "Lambs" supposedly out here, they don't seem to show up when they need to during a release. When Cher is moving better now than she did in her prime, people juxtapose that again someone like Mariah who literally looks like she doesn't want to be there. I feel the whole diva thing feeds into it as well, where people feel maybe she's too good now to give it her all during this time in her long career. I'm sure that far from the actual truth, but it think that's part of it. Emotions was playing at work today, people singing or humming along, then one person asked "Have you heard how she sounds by herself? I heard AIWFCIY without a backing track and she sounded terrible... and yet she is still famous. I don't get it." I was shocked that she even questioned her longevity as if she was JLo, acting at singing. It was very eye opening to hear what regular folks think about her now. I'm still happy she put out a decent album, but I'm not sure if she will ever have a bonafide massive hit ever again. Which saddens me. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 23:05)

Here For It All (111,909) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States Liron is a manager? I'm dead lol. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 06:32) this is a reply to message 111,906

Here For It All (111,906) by T from USA She lists her managers on the liner notes on the new album as Michael Richardson (her former tour manager) and Liron (site administer/creator of Mariah Daily). Melissa from Caution is gone. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 02:49)

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2025 (111,908) by Lighty from China They chose Fantasy as the closing number. Brilliant. I really do hope Mariah would've walked out with the angels (models) though. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 04:54)

Daydream before it all (111,907) by T from USA Would it have been better or even more successful if Mariah would've released TEOM20 in April and then Daydream30 in October and saved HFIA album for the top of 2026? That way these celebration concerts wouldn't interfere. And either putting S.U.D. with Daydream or saving it for 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after HFIA. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 02:55)

Here For It All (111,906) by T from USA She lists her managers on the liner notes on the new album as Michael Richardson (her former tour manager) and Liron (site administer/creator of Mariah Daily). Melissa from Caution is gone. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 02:49) this is a reply to message 111,902

Here For It All (111,902) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States Wait, who is her manager? (Thursday 16 October 2025; 00:40)

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,905) by Edward from USA Madam, please. Bill hasn't transitioned. He's just using a pic of 90s Mariah. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 01:44) this is a reply to message 111,904

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,904) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States Madame, seek help. The audacity of some of you lambs it too much to be believed. You speak as if you’re on the payroll and know the facts. No one has ever said she was lipsynching on the 1996 your - the 98 shows, sure. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 00:46)

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,904) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States Madame, seek help. The audacity of some of you lambs it too much to be believed. You speak as if you’re on the payroll and know the facts. No one has ever said she was lipsynching on the 1996 your - the 98 shows, sure. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 00:46) this is a reply to message 111,898

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,898) by Bill from the UK She lipped several parts of songs and it was also dubbed. Accept it. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 22:59)

Is HFIA her ILTY? (111,903) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States You're going to be banned for that. (Thursday 16 October 2025; 00:41) this is a reply to message 111,894

Is HFIA her ILTY? (111,894) by Max from Germany Then MC should stay away from bathtubs. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 19:41)

Here For It All (111,902) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States Wait, who is her manager? (Thursday 16 October 2025; 00:40) this is a reply to message 111,892

Here For It All (111,892) by T from USA Maybe because it's not as good as her former work. That's pretty easy to see. The songs are nice. But there are no hits and if she would've released this instead of E=MC2 after the Mimi era people would've been shocked. Just go back and listen to how polished and expensive her past albums were, especially Glitter. Money doesn't make a good song, but it can make an average song sound good. I actually believe this is just a collection of songs that she put together in the last seven years until she had enough to justify an album release. It's funny because with Caution everyone said if other artists released those songs they would be massive hits, but nobody is saying that for any of the songs on HFIA. I also think she got tired of the question on when is she releasing. Rihanna just ignores it and refuses to put out something that is less than her previous work. Mariah is being managed by her former tour manager and a super fan who ran a website in the past. Nothing screams expensive except those diamonds she has pictured on the album cover. She was bored in the interviews. She's over it. I'm glad she finally has some MTV Moon Man for her shelf. The last thing for her really is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 17:46)

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,901) by Stacey from USA Yeah, I'm a little annoyed. Daydream is perfection and nothing? (Thursday 16 October 2025; 00:25) this is a reply to message 111,882

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,882) by T from USA Why was the second disc a Daydream live tour? It could've been literally anything, it could've been the live Charmbracelet tour. But it was 2020 which was the 25th anniversary of Daydream. Maybe if she held off on including that disc then you would get it this year on the 30th. Maybe there's nothing worthwhile left from Daydream. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 14:12)

Is HFIA her ILTY? (111,900) by Edward from USA Or maybe some people have forgotten that Mariah is a legacy artist, someone with 35 years in the game. To really understand what's happening with her numbers, you have to be fair and put things in context. She's not a "current" artist whose label dropped the ball, she's an artist with longevity, but far past the point where most peers are even charting. You can pour all the marketing and promo muscle into her, but one thing you can't manufacture is connection. The bond Mariah once had with the general public during her prime can't be bought or forced, it has to happen organically. Every generation builds emotional ties with the artists who define the soundtrack of their lives. The music landscape today is completely different. It's flooded with countless artists and endless songs competing for attention. Personally, I've even come across YouTube covers I prefer over the originals, which says a lot about how saturated things are. The younger generation still admires Mariah, but they don't necessarily relate to her. Her "untouchable diva" image feels iconic but distant to them, and that's okay. It's just the natural cycle of pop culture. When I was growing up, I couldn't fully connect with older artists either. My emotional ties were to people like Alanis, Jewel, and especially Mariah, artists whose music reflected what I was living through. For today's teens, that connection might be with Taylor, Sabrina, Olivia, or Ariana. That's just how time moves. The fact that Mariah still charts, still breaks records, and continues to dominate every holiday season speaks volumes about her staying power. She's achieved a level of success and cultural imprint most artists could only dream of. Not every release will sell like it's 2005, and it doesn't have to. In the streaming era, it takes 1,500 streams to equal one album sale. Most fans aren't buying albums anymore, so when you adjust for that, her numbers are actually great. Mariah already had her era, our era, and it still echoes decades later. Now it's simply time for others to have theirs. The real question is: how many of them will still matter 30 years from now? (Thursday 16 October 2025; 00:11) this is a reply to message 111,884

Is HFIA her ILTY? (111,884) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States If you think that, then you haven’t been paying attention. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 15:02)

Here for it All (111,899) by Dave from USA I personally loved the album. It's far too quick from start to finish, but she put out a good body of work. I still enjoyed Caution more as I think she stepped outside her box a bit with some of the sounds, but still a good album. The problem is she can't sell it live anymore like before. That means something now for an actual vocalist. Her appearances have most been dismal because she just stands there and seems so uninterested. Obviously, could be a factor of things that contribute to it, but we have seen her at ease with performances in the First Vision up close. We have seen her flawlessly sing Emotions while moving all over the place on MTV. We have seen her confidence singing Fantasy at MSG. Finally, we have seen her usage of choreography with Breakdown and Heartbreaker. She doesn't give off the same vibe now. Of course, the big thing is, she just can't slay vocally like she used to, and it seems like she's getting worse at times. Artists of her age just don't sell like they used to and for all the "Lambs" supposedly out here, they don't seem to show up when they need to during a release. When Cher is moving better now than she did in her prime, people juxtapose that again someone like Mariah who literally looks like she doesn't want to be there. I feel the whole diva thing feeds into it as well, where people feel maybe she's too good now to give it her all during this time in her long career. I'm sure that far from the actual truth, but it think that's part of it. Emotions was playing at work today, people singing or humming along, then one person asked "Have you heard how she sounds by herself? I heard AIWFCIY without a backing track and she sounded terrible... and yet she is still famous. I don't get it." I was shocked that she even questioned her longevity as if she was JLo, acting at singing. It was very eye opening to hear what regular folks think about her now. I'm still happy she put out a decent album, but I'm not sure if she will ever have a bonafide massive hit ever again. Which saddens me. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 23:05)

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,898) by Bill from the UK She lipped several parts of songs and it was also dubbed. Accept it. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 22:59) this is a reply to message 111,890

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,890) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States Tokyo wasn't lipsynched. It was dubbed. Don't lie. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 17:14)

Someones ugly daughter (111,897) by TJ from Norway It's just crazy. I've known about this album for some years now, and never had a real listening session before tonight. Why on earth didn't it get released back then? Reminds me so much of Garbage, back in 97. I just wish for Christmas that this album with her voice will be released. I love it. I love it so much more than her latest albums. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 21:42)

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,896) by Tevin from USA I would spend so much money on Daydream anniversary stuff it wouldn't even be funny. Lol. This was the anniversary that I was looking forward to the most and now it doesn't seem like it's going to happen. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 20:34) this is a reply to message 111,885

Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,885) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States What's left from the Daydream era? 1. If indeed the OSD video was the real making of the song, release the entirety of the footage. Same for the remix of ABMB. 2. We've never seen the full Steven Meisel photoshoot for the artwork. Release it. 3. It's clear that some of the European dates of the Daydream tour were filmed. Release it - even if it's just select performances 4. Where is the acapella release that the other albums got? I want to hear a "sweet acapella" of I Am Free, when I Saw You, and especially the album version of Fantasy. 5. I would like to hear a merger and sequence of Daydream and Ugly Daughter. I want to hear the songs she worked on in the day and then the secret grunge she did at night. A cute title like "Twilight Daydreams" would be cute. 6. There is all kinds of merch that could be released. (Wednesday 15 October 2025; 15:09)

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