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Re: Major events (72,572) (72,576) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Yup, Benny may be all of those, but unfortunately, there's a couple things he can't provide that Stella can in spades: 5. A creepy family with no respect for boundaries whatsoever. 4. A complete disregard for class and proper decorum. 3. Top-notch kiss-ass-ery. 2. Misled attempts at "female-empowerment". 1. Sweet lady kisses at night. (I really wouldn't be surprised if Marella are endgame, even if the relationship is actually one-sided - yeah, Stella, better find another.) (Monday 13 February 2017; 12:07)

Mariah doing George Michael tribute / Grammys (72,575) by Sheila from United States Since Mariah's team is unprofessional and stupid, of course they would not use music's biggest night to prove Mariah can sing and get her some industry respect. Mariah is worst than Whitney before she passed. All time career low and Stella could care less. (Monday 13 February 2017; 11:54)

Grammy's (72,574) by darrian liu from taiwan First of all, Adele is a very, very gracious person. Her acceptance speech for her Album of The Year award is so genuine and passionate. I agree with her that Lemonade should have won that award, but I don't mind that she won those big awards at all, because she's talented and she deserves those awards (although I was rooting for Beyonce, she was definitely snubbed). Also, can we talk about that beautiful Beyonce performance? That performance is so poignant. So graceful. From her restrained yet powerful vocals to the stunning visual effects to the delicate choreography, it was flawless. Adele's tribute to George Michael was also so, so beautiful. Mariah's team, take notes. (Monday 13 February 2017; 11:50)

Re: To Andrew (72,519) (72,573) by Jamie from UK Amen. (Monday 13 February 2017; 11:40)

Major events (72,572) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I miss Mariah walking the red carpet at major events like award shows and all. I wish she'd just show up sometime and let her presence be known and maybe even get some inspiration from the performers. I feel like her being away from music related events is not really a good move. Can we get Benny Medina back? He gets JLo into every relevant show and everything (even when she has nothing to promote), and before you all bring up the "well did it help JLo's sales? Because Mariah sold more with MIAM than JLo's AKA", I am well aware of that but think about it, both Benny and Mariah have something and lack something. Mariah has the talent, the skills and the voice to make a big impact but she lacks the support team to push her work and to fix her image and to basically reinforce that she is a legend and a superstar (not a reality star). On the other hand, Benny has the skills, the connections, the drive and the ability to make to do exactly that but his client, that is Miss Lopez, lacks the skills, the talent and the voice. So simple solution really, give Stella to JLo and get Benny for Mariah. Because Benny plus Mariah is unstoppable. He can use his drive and connections and most importantly his management skills to really push Mariah's work and get her in all relevant places and make her presence known while Mariah can work on her end and provide the good songs and vocals. (Monday 13 February 2017; 11:15)

Re: Adele (72,564) (72,571) by Gigi from USA No, I've read nothing but praise from everyone on Adele's George Michael tribute. To them - she continued singing and that was the most important thing. I love Adele, but I wish Mariah would've performed instead or at least made an appearance at the Grammys. It would've been a good opportunity to promote "I Don't" and the upcoming tour while on the red carpet. (Monday 13 February 2017; 10:27)

Re: Memoirs era interview (72,562) (72,570) by Martyn from England, UK I was in the audience for that show. She was so much fun, and there were so many funny bits that didn't make it to the final edit. She also sang I Want To Know What Love Is live and she did it in one take which surprised me. I still have one of the golden butterflies that they shot out on the key change in my memories box. (Monday 13 February 2017; 10:25)

Re: New radio call in (72,556) (72,569) by Luke from United Kingdom I agree with what you say that stars should be prepared for the cons of fame and celebrity but that doesn't make what goes on and what is said right. People go through things and hard times in their lives even them. I think it's unfair for us to expect Mariah to have her shit together 24/7. We only see the tip of what is going on in her life. I don't care what Mariah is wearing as long as she isn't hurting anyone, why on Earth should that give anyone the right to say things like that? Until she wears a sign on her head saying comment on my tits please, I won't agree with it. On one hand you say women shouldn't be subjected to remarks like that. But because Mariah is famous she should just sit back and let blokes say things about her like that or degrade her? I think we should be in a place where people like Mariah can still amaze people with her voice/talent, yet still be able to dress and live her life the way she wants to. It's not surprising some of these stars lose their minds when so many of us treat them like robots or animals, and that's just us. I can't imagine what it's like dealing with the twats that run that industry. (Monday 13 February 2017; 9:32)

Beyonce at the Grammys (72,568) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Wow, what a performance. Loser Tanaka take note. The woman barely moved yet she had one of the most powerful performance with stunning visuals and production. Beyonce actually has a team with a creative vision, same can't be said about the team surrounding Mariah. The same old lame old stuff are basically recycled in her case. Whether it's performances, or videos or promo plan. It really sucks. (Monday 13 February 2017; 8:29)

59th Grammys (72,567) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Adele is such a humble winner. 25 is a great album, but she's right - Lemonade is the real Album of the Year. You know something is wrong when even the winner herself cannot accept her own award. Beyoncé's time will come. Hopefully by then the Academy has finally learned how to choose truly deserving winners. And I'm not just saying this because they robbed Mariah of at least ten Grammys over the entire course of her career. (Monday 13 February 2017; 7:59)

Grammy's (72,566) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah should have been there praying tribute to either Prince or George Michael. Her team is so incompetent they don't realize if needed they need to pay big shows to allot time for Mariah if they want to prove that she still is "The Voice", but of course Stella's reach is up until TMZ and Gossip Cop. (Monday 13 February 2017; 5:09)

Adele (72,564) by Tameka walker from United states I was just watching the Grammys and Adele had to start the song over for the George Michael tribute. I wonder if the press and media will give her a hard time like they did Mariah. With Adele and Mariah it proves things happen live you know. (Monday 13 February 2017; 3:58)

Re: Mariah doing George Michael tribute? (72,555) (72,563) by Mara from United States I sincerely hope she is and that it was the best kept secret from her team. I saw something on TMZ sports that Mariah was at a PreGrammy party at Melonie Griffith's house. I pray Stella was able to work Mariah in to the George tribute as I know what a real fan MC was of him and his death really affected her. Also, it is a great platform to redeem NYE without going overboard and pay homage to her friend. We will find out soon I suppose. (Monday 13 February 2017; 1:56)

Memoirs era interview (72,562) by Billy from Greece It really tickles me the wrong way to think that "Memoirs" was quite some time ago at this point. I just can't with how quickly time goes by, I just can't. I remember catching MC on the Alan Carr show on TV in my hotel room in the UK when the show first aired, which was either before or after the Westfield London event where I met her (yes, I'm repeating myself, I know). Anyway, rewatching this interview is so much fun. There's something so easygoing and playful about her during that era. Has it been almost eight years since "Memoirs"? Lord help me. (Monday 13 February 2017; 1:20)

Re: "The Roof" video (72,525) (72,561) by Jimbob88 from UK The Roof is a masterpiece. The contrasting images of a lustful and liberated past with a luxurious, but confined, present is artfully done. I love the compositions - there is a certain feeling of energy during the roof shots, of life, people dancing, swaying, girls laughing, flirtation and lust. The venue may be gritty and exposed to the elements but it has people and passion. Compare that with the luxurious but sterile solitude we see Mariah during the limos shots - confined, a prisoner of her own success. She's restless, many of the limo shots show her anxiously moving, kicking her legs or swaying her arms, but she's trapped and the only way she can reconnect with her liberated past is to emerge from the limo's roof (oh the irony) to feel the rain drench her as the car hurtles down a canyon carved from skyscrapers. The image isn't triumphant, but of tragic resignation. The video ends with alternating shots; soaked scattered, half broken chairs from the abandoned party, an interior scene of Mariah standing against a wall (as her hair is dry, was this before the party? The viewer is subtly reminded that the way we remember is fragmented rather than linear and chronological) and that haunting image of a red-eyed Mariah (had she been crying?) reclining wistfully in her gilded cage. Tormented by her past. (Monday 13 February 2017; 1:15)

Re: Mariah doing George Michael tribute? (72,555) (72,560) by Gigi from USA Me too. I'm so anxious to see if she'll be there. (Monday 13 February 2017; 1:05)

Vanity Fair (72,559) by B from USA Packer used Mariah for fame. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 20:17)

Responses to Andrew's post (72,557) by Robby from Chicago USA I said this before and I am saying this again, if you keep reading and responding to his posts, you are just putting yourself in a very upsetting position. He is a provocative individual, that's what he does. We all know how he feels towards Mariah (pretending to be a lamb but is actually a wolf) but we can't keep him away nor ask the webmaster to block him because that's not the essence of freedom of expression. Let him say/posts anything he wants but if everyone ignores it, his pathetic ass will eventually get tired. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 18:46)

Re: New radio call in (72,547) (72,556) by Edward from USA I don't think any woman should be subjected to being harassed just because she dresses a certain way, but Mariah isn't just any woman, she's a woman in the music business, and she very well knows that everything she does would be magnified and scrutinized. When Mariah showed the power of her voice and her song-writing skills, people talked about that. People will talk about what she shows them, including over-exposed boobs, and diva antics. Now, when she keeps giving boobs galore, she shouldn't be surprised when a comment is made about them, as Bill said, nobody would say that shit to Celine or even Janet, heads would roll. The problem here is that there's no balance in Mariah's World anymore. If she were giving great music with decent videos, things would balance themselves out. Mariah nowadays is known for her diva antics and her boobs exposure. Add to that her clearly fake reality show and you have a huge Joke in the making. Back when Mariah was a force to be reckoned with, some DJ's were fired for making derogatory comments about her and the fans that would call requesting her music. Such thing wouldn't happen anymore. Everybody from Michael, Whitney, Toni and George Michael were heavily talked about, but they were stars and they knew there was a price to pay for fame. It's frightening to see Mariah in some of those pictures, not because of her looks alone, but because there's something in face that shows a woman that is unstable. She can control what we see and how perceive her. When she has a 12-year old taking pics of you almost naked and as high as a kite or drunk as a skunk, what does she think people would talk about? It's not like people are sneaking into into her bathroom secretly snatching pictures of her boobs and ass. If you want to be private and enjoy your life like any other mortal, do not pursue being a celebrity. Just like there's an industry where celebrities made lots of money based on their celebrity status, there's an industry that makes lots of money talking about them (how they dress, how they act, what they say, who they hang out with, the comments they make). (Sunday 12 February 2017; 17:42)

Mariah doing George Michael tribute? (72,555) by Ty from USA Let's hope since she was a big fan she does it and sounds perfect I'm hoping for greatness. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 16:54)

Re: Just a thought (72,546) (72,554) by Malcolm from Asia Oh I thought they credited The Emotions for it. Well, that's probably the reason why Mariah didn't take legal actions about what Ariana did. Her team is smart then, like I can imagine that they really study Mariah for Ariana. I want to believe that all of that was her label's idea, they really dig deep to use Mariah as a vehicle for Ariana's stardom and I also believe that Ariana was a sincere Mariah fan back then, it's just that she played along with it to shaped her to be in the same category as Mariah and I think the comparisons somewhat made her diva antics acceptable this early in her career. Before I believe that Mariah really have no idea who Ariana was, but now, I think it's impossible that she didn't heard the things Ariana and her label did and I think that's really the reason why she seems cold about Ariana and not solely about that "Ariana is the new Mariah" like it's deeper than that. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 16:50)

Re: Possible blessing in disguise (72,531) (72,553) by B from USA Let's pray. I wouldn't mind Stella if she wasn't Mariah's manager. She'd work better as Mariah's coproducer of TV properties that Mariah doesn't star in. Write the concepts and direct but don't step in front of the camera unless you have a talented director with the right script and now more reality TV. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 15:47)

Re: New radio call in (72,547) (72,552) by Luke from United Kingdom That just doesn't sit well with me lol. What you're implying is we should all conform and dress a certain way so nobody says anything offensive to us? That women in particular should stay covered up so as to avoid sexual remarks or advances from men? I didn't realise we still lived in the 19th century. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 15:46)

You will reap what you sow (72,551) by Ardis Logic from Earth Some of you might know who Dave Chappelle is. If not, he is a very funny comedian. He talked about this in one of his shows. "Wait a minute, just a minute. Just because I'm dressed this way does not make me a whore." Which is true, gentlemen, that is true. Just because they dress a certain way doesn't mean they are a certain way. Don't even forget it. But ladies, you must understand that is [censored] confusing. It just is. Now that would be like me, Dave Chappelle, the comedian, walking down the street in a cop uniform. Somebody might run up on me saying, "Oh, thank God. Officer, help us. Come on. They're over here. Help us." "Oh-hoh. Just because I'm dressed this way does not make me a police officer." See what I mean? All right, ladies, fine. You are not a whore. But you are wearing a whore's uniform. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 15:25)

Re: New radio call in (72,545) (72,550) by Andrew from UK I think you're right in the sense that adding it on to the end of an interview in which you kissed ass is bad form. If you don't like someone just tell them. Don't entrap them. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 15:23)

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