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Article: Mariah Carey in eye-popping selfie (73,368) by Musti from UK I'm loving this photo. I don't know why the article thinks it's embarrassing. She obviously doesn't look her best but pretty good for someone who's just woken up and managed to put their eyeliner on. (Sunday 5 March 2017; 3:43)

Re: "No one wants albums anymore." Wrong, girl (73,359) (73,367) by Musti from UK That could be true, and she wouldn't be mistaken. Beyonce or Adele aren't the standard to go by when thinking about album sales in this day and age. Testing the waters with singles and trying new things without committing to a full-length album might actually be exactly what she needs right now. If they get at least one of those singles right, it should eventually lead to an album. (Sunday 5 March 2017; 3:40)

Re: Her new Instagram pic (73,357) (73,366) by RibbonB from USA Also when Mariah first got on Twitter, she used to tweet "mornTing" very often. Nice to get a real Mariah tweet again. Her other fave twitter thing used to be "NTT", those were the days. (Sunday 5 March 2017; 2:21)

Re: Her new Instagram pic (73,357) (73,365) by Mara from United States Well that's a relief, lol. I do remember Madea saying it now come to think of it. I guess I'm too used to the Mishka misspells that I immediately thought it must have been her. (Sunday 5 March 2017; 2:04)

No more albums (73,364) by Will from England If you look at the talent shows recently, what they like to highlight more so than sales, are the number of singles that have been sold. Consider this, before digital marketing, you had the physical albums, where you would get the song you wanted to listen to, plus others that you'd discover to be higher quality in terms of topics, lyricism etc. than perhaps the main singles chosen to represent that album. People used to have no choice but to buy an entire album. Now, you it's like a pic n' mix counter, where you can choose the songs you like and want to buy, but no longer obliged to buy the whole album unless you are a mainstream fan of said artist(s). We have always known that the album sales are declining, and it's not just Mariah's that are low in the numbers, with the exception of those who are currently the "in thing". That's why some artists hold back on releasing albums on iTunes etc. (Adele) and instead release the physical albums first to maximise on those sales. However, that approach would only work for some artists, and I don't think that Mariah is one of them any more. Mariah is known for her impeccable albums (there is no such thing as a "bad" Mariah album, just some are better than others), but they require money from the label to record, print physical copies etc. and promote it. If the label does not have faith in Mariah recording an album that will sell, and therefore not willing to fund the creation of an album, then perhaps it's best for Mariah to go down this route. We still get new music, and not have to wait months, along with the fact that we can hear what and where Mariah feels creatively. What she creates now, probably will be different to what she wants in a few months time. And don't forget this: her last three singles have all be project singles; Infinity for Vegas, Infamous for Empire and ID for MW. This next single with Busta will be her first one in a while, that isn't tied to a side project to promote it, so it may have a different approach lyrically or sonically to it than the last three. (Sunday 5 March 2017; 1:57)

Skinny legend (73,363) by Will from England In other news, if you type the subject line into Google and click on images, guess whose the first few results. Mariah winning all the way lol. (Sunday 5 March 2017; 1:39)

Re: "No one wants albums anymore." Wrong, girl (73,356) (73,362) by T from USA Mariah changed. At one time it was about the music, it really was. But she was also a poor girl who felt the power of what money can bring. Somewhere around the time of around Rainbow/2000 her priority changed. It became about making money. $80 million to sign with Virgin, $18 million to do American Idol, countless perfumes, makeup lines and side projects and now an E. Network show. These things are not music descisions, they are money considerations. So now in an industry where albums don't make a lot of money it doesn't surprise me that she doesn't want anything to do with one. Singles are quick and easy and you can make a fast buck, period. At one time it used to music that was Mariah's inspiration, now it's money. A real musical act would never keep Stella around. (Sunday 5 March 2017; 1:03)

Hoodriah and the strength of lyrics (73,361) by Jeff from USA I realize there is often a steep and bitter division between the followers of "Flowing Gown Ballad MC" and "Hoodriah". I happen to love both personally. Hoodriah is where we see her most happy personally, but we also love her in a beautiful gown showing off her vocal range in pop performances. I get upset at times because people assume Hoodriah isn't deep or is a waste of her writing skills. In fact, I was sixteen when the Butterfly album was released. All of my anguish and pain poured out to hours upon hours of Breakdown on repeat. Later, Side Effects helped me through a year of bitter depression and suicidal thoughts after I was betrayed by those closest to me. So, just saying... Hoodriah got me through some tough calls, y'all. Anyone else have a similar experience? (Sunday 5 March 2017; 0:51)

Latest selfie (73,360) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Bravo I really appreciate the less is more approach her. Hopefully we get more natural beauty moments versus the over the top diva moments. The caption in the selfie was a Tyler Perry reference from his Madea character. Which leads to me to believe MC posted this one. (Sunday 5 March 2017; 0:51)

Re: "No one wants albums anymore." Wrong, girl (73,356) (73,359) by Licia from USA Actually Mariah's response about the people not wanting full albums may not be a cop out. She may actually believe this is true. I recently watched an interview with Prince on the Arsenio Hall show (the 2013-2014 season not the 90's). Prince mentioned something about the recording industry being in a state of where it's single driven and not really about the album sells as a whole anymore. Here is the interview. (Sunday 5 March 2017; 0:47)

Re: Her new Instagram pic (73,350) (73,358) by AmyH from USA Actually "Mornting" is from Tyler Perry's Madea character. I'm guessing that's where she got it. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 23:12)

Re: Her new Instagram pic (73,348) (73,357) by Licia from USA "Mornting" is often used by the character Madea played by Tyler Perry. That was done on purpose. It's not Mishka this time. Lol. Anyway that's a nice picture. She looks fresh faced and beautiful. It's a nice change from boobies and butts. Lol. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 22:54)

Re: "No one wants albums anymore." Wrong, girl (73,339) (73,356) by Marissa from USA I feel like the "no one wants albums anymore" comment is a copout. Mariah is always the first one to say that true fans usually love the album cuts more than the hit singles, so how could she possibly believe that no one wants albums anymore? The bottom line is that she hasn't fully promoted an album since TEOM. You can't give mediocre effort to promotion, put out mediocre singles and then blame the public for not wanting your albums. MIAM didn't sell well because she lost a huge chunk of her fanbase due to frequent album pushbacks, weak singles, strange behavior, etc. If that same album would have been put out during a cohesive era it would have sold way more. What she should have said was "Having a successful album is no longer effortless and requires me to give my full energy to promotion and I don't want to do that, so I'm not making albums anymore." You really know Mariah has changed if she truly believes that albums aren't worth her effort anymore. Albums used to be her opportunity to pour her heart out and expose it to the world. I think MIAM was the last time Mariah felt comfortable being vulnerable. It seems like that era is over which is tragic for such a (formerly) deep and introspective writer like Mariah. I believe that as long as she's going the single route, we will not get that raw lyricism anymore. It will just be a bunch of "hip-pop" records, which is cool in moderation but I don't want to hear that only for the rest of Mariah's career. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 21:42)

Re: LA Times interview (73,353) (73,355) by RibbonB from USA Lol. Stellar stirs her tea cup and puts Mariah in the "sunken place", who will be her TSA agent? Soon she will realize the hired hand cannot give her the keys. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 21:31)

Re: Article: Mariah dishes on new music, tour - and that performance (73,334) (73,354) by Marissa from USA I hate the reasons that lead up to Mariah feeling this way about Morgan, but you've gotta admit that "a friend of my mother's son" is about her coldest and funniest shade yet. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 21:28)

Re: LA Times interview (73,352) (73,353) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Dahlin' I did, it was a great movie. Mariah should watch it too haha, she's clearly in the position of the protagonist of that movie. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 20:51)

Re: LA Times interview (73,347) (73,352) by RibbonB from USA Because Anthony didn't play along. He exposed the show as rather fake. Plus BT is the designated escort for their red carpets etc. Even in the show, she said she hired BT to be a "dumb ass" with her. And she is still wearing the ring. Lol Mimi L. you must go see that movie Get Out though. Lol. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 20:42)

Re: Her new Instagram pic (73,350) (73,351) by Malcolm from Asia Seriously at first I thought that pic belongs to a Mariah impersonator lol. Well it takes guts (especially for a person like Mariah) to post something like that, whether she personally did it or not. By the way the likes are blowing up, it goes to show that people still love her minus the antics and fishnets and I just hope her team will realize that because of it. Authentic > gimmicks. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 20:39)

Re: Her new Instagram pic (73,348) (73,350) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter "Mornting" is something Mariah says. Basically it's a "Mariah-ism" haha because morning is too mainstream. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 19:52)

Re: Her new Instagram pic (73,344) (73,349) by T from USA Her biggest pics get around 100k likes. Imagine this more natural looking Mariah pic gets 200k. It would be a bold statement to her and the people running her account. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 19:21)

Re: Her new Instagram pic (73,342) (73,348) by Mara from United States Now this is a moment. Plus it's her clearly taking the pic herself. No diamonds needed, they age her. She looks radiant and effortlessly sexy, youthful and confident and most importantly does not look awkward or trying to hard. I immediately liked and commented on the photo. Only thing is, was it spelled Mornting on purpose so people know Mishka posted it? I don't think Mariah would misspell her own catption? More if this MC. Less diamonds or at least in moderation, it's not needed when you are the gem. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 18:58)

Re: LA Times interview (73,332) (73,347) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Neither would I, but even then the question remains as to why only Anthony was supposedly considered to be the one at fault. If "Lose-naka" was co-creative head, he was equally responsible and that aside, if Stella is making a habit out of pulling Mariah away from interviewers why wasn't she there to walk Mariah away when she was up there getting embarrassed? (Saturday 4 March 2017; 18:55)

Re: Her new Instagram pic (73,344) (73,346) by Edouard from France So agree with you. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 18:47)

Re: Her new Instagram pic (73,342) (73,345) by Lexingz from Estonia The new insta pic is so beautiful. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 18:13)

Re: Her new Instagram pic (73,342) (73,344) by Danny from Uk She looks so beautiful honestly. (Saturday 4 March 2017; 16:58)

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