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Re: Article: Mariah Carey's bad weekend record sales (72,339) (72,345) by Edward from USA Licia, "I Don't" is going to be her next #1. Be patient. The video is soon going to pick up in views, then radio is going to start playing it, and sales will skyrocket on iTunes. Once she releases "I Don't (Mishka-12 Alpha Mix)", things would get better. (Wednesday 8 February 2017; 2:36)

Re: Weird era (72,340) (72,344) by Mara from United States The weirdest thing for me has to be the sudden Packer relationship/photos and the yacht pictures and then the insertion of Stella and her daughter literally everywhere MC went. It all was just so bizarre to me. At that point, the reality docuseries and Tanaka didn't phase me. (Wednesday 8 February 2017; 2:17)

Re: Weird era (72,340) (72,343) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Sadly, I agree. I used to love being able to defend Mariah against pure capitalism and proudly say, what other global pop star do you know that writes, sings and producers their own music currently on the charts. That Art. Not to mention having so much involvement in their individual projects, down to every detail? I do love "I Don't", but there is a lot of elements of her current brand and imagry that are treading against my reason's for me identifying with this humble talented soul. (Side rant: I don't believe the dress she burred in the video was the 250K one that she possibility did purchase for the real wedding. What socially conscious person in 2017 would burn an artistic creation by Valentino worth 250K? First, he'll never dress you again. Second, I'd rather we got an auction scene, and the dress going for 500K if the case were she wanted to emotionally rid herself of it.) I think it was believed to be a good PR move by the team to perpetuate the diva imagine, but not thought all the way through. It's not a happy time for many people on our planet and it's borderline disrespectful of the struggles many people face to burn that kind of cash and artistry. I can see how that would be hard to watch for those that turn to Mariah and songs like "There's Got To Be A Way" or "Outside" for comfort. (Wednesday 8 February 2017; 2:02)

Re: MC copied Whitney and Aretha's runs (72,332) (72,342) by THE TRUTH from USA When you don't understand context you really shouldn't comment on things and relationships about which you know nothing. In fact anybody with an ear can hear especially if they listen to early MC that she was in fact very influenced by Aretha and Whitney. There's nothing wrong with that. Would you have preferred she copied Debbie Gibson or Tiffany because those were her peers on Long Island at the time. Musicians have to emulate somebody and you model the best. Christina openly admitted emulating Mariah, has always been nothing but complimentary to her. In fact when she first came out I was at a party in Hollywood where she was fawning all over Mariah and Mariah was very rude to her in fact her pet name for Christina has always been White Rat for who knows what reason. It's a shame that Mariah lacks the grace to acknowledge and show kindness to someone who openly refers to her as an idol. Talent is no excuse for cruelty or pettiness. As for Morgan, lots of people here act as if he doesn't have the right to honestly express his opinions if they aren't the same as there's. News flash this is America, regardless of Mariah's revisionist history which some lambs are finally recognizing, Morgan paid Mariah's first demos, put her with Gavin Christopher, introduced and paid for her to work with Ben Marguilies, and was by her side day and night during her first two breakdowns. (Wednesday 8 February 2017; 1:49)

Article: Mariah Carey's bad weekend record sales (72,341) by Mister Lux from USA There was nothing untrue about anything he said. Love Mariah, but lately her game is weak. She needs to get her head in the game. Lady Gaga may not have hit every note perfectly during the Super Bowl, but she put her soul into it and it was obvious. Mariah hasn't put her soul into anything for quite some time and it's overwhelmingly evident. I think Mariah has more than just an image problem at this point. She comes across as having an attitude and being completely unrelatable; beyond the "diva" caricature she's created. Couple that with uninspiring, petty songs and lip syncing during performances - for God's sake she doesn't even have to dance. Is it really a surprise her "I don't" didn't do well? I want to keep cheering Mariah on, but she's getting tiresome and boring. What happened to your fire Mariah? (Wednesday 8 February 2017; 1:47)

Re: Weird era (72,327) (72,340) by Jono from USA The weirdest moment for me just has to be the superficial image that she's giving. Mariah has always been an artist first and foremost, her work speaks for herself. Now she has all these other things going around her. Not to say she can't venture out and pursue different projects. There's just a lot of silly tabloid fodder out there, some of them orchestrated by her own team, which just makes things look rather cheap. (Wednesday 8 February 2017; 1:10)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey's bad weekend record sales (72,322) (72,339) by Licia from USA To do all this manufacturing and it not really do anything to help put her back on top is what disgusts me. Yeah you're always in a headline and you have more messy followers, but that's not propelling you any further upwards. Your stock is going way down. It's making you look even more bad than you already looked in the general public's eyes. All these interviews and articles talking about the burning of that stupid dress and where is I Don't sitting at on the charts? (Wednesday 8 February 2017; 0:36)

Re: "I Don't" understand it (72,324) (72,338) by Special K from USA I don't know about Lil Wayne but Future would have been a great choice. (Wednesday 8 February 2017; 0:26)

The most beautiful era (at least to me) (72,337) by Dennis from Miami, FL I've been watching and listening the Charmbracelet tour the whole day. She looked so beautiful, shiny, relaxed and happy during 2003-2004. Dresses were so classy. Her body was in shape. For me, she sounded better than Rainbow, Daydream or Butterfly eras. Charmbracelet songs sounded so much better life. She sang them in full voice. It was very contrasting to the Glitter era. She looked so jaded and disturbed, and sounded worse. I wish that she could recover the same way as she did in 2003. (Wednesday 8 February 2017; 0:24)

Re: Weird era (72,327) (72,336) by Gigi from USA Definitely Mishka for me. At first, I thought it was a cute aunt/niece type of relationship. I know a lot of lambs were tired of seeing Mishka in every picture with MC, but it honestly didn't bother me. It only started bothering me when Mariah's Instagram started going downhill with all of the risque pictures being posted and it was revealed that then 12-year-old Mishka was the one taking them. As a mother, the thought of a child taking racy photos of an adult makes me cringe (especially the nude tub picture). Not even counting the endless times I've seen pictures of Mishka at bars, nightclubs, etc with Mariah hanging out like she's one of her adult best friends. After I saw the MW clip of Mariah saying she wanted to continue working with a 12-year-old on a professional level - I have to admit that my level of respect for Mariah plummeted. (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 22:28)

Charmbracelet tour vocals (72,335) by Billy from Greece Wow, just wow. (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 21:58)

Re: I don't (72,321) (72,334) by MusicfanJ from Germany After listening to "I don't" on repeat it seems to get catchy. I prefer the version without the rap. Some parts of the singing reminded me a little bit of old school Mariah, just three words. Does anybody know if the song gets released as a single or just digital? (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 21:54)

Re: Weird era (72,327) (72,333) by MusicfanJ from Germany I also think it's a weird era. All the things and latest "actions" I just can't understand. It's definitely not easy to understand. The weirdest thing for me was the boat trip/engagement with James Packer. Then MW and the instagram stuff posted by a teenager. I won't say anything about the dancer. (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 21:44)

MC copied Whitney and Aretha's runs (72,332) by JAXGH from United States Saw this post by Morgan. He posted a song by Christina and someone commented "ultimate betrayal" and that Aguilera, half the time sounds like MC, then he went on to argue that Mariah copied Whitney and Aretha's runs. What a shame. He truly isn't for Mariah. I know that conversation won't be viewed by anybody. But even in the smallest ways possible, he likes to make Mariah look bad and unfavored, to people he personally knows. I know artists emulate one another. That's a given. But he makes it sound like Mariah didn't create her own sound. I can argue that she's probably the most influential female singer of all time. Some of Mariah's inflections may have sounded like Whitney and Aretha's but she definitely has her own thing. When you hear her sing, you think Mariah. This is Mariah. You don't think of anybody else. But when you hear Christina and Ariana, you automatically already hear and think Mariah. The execution, the register of the voice, the runs, the feeling, are all styled like how would Mariah sing it. They literally mimic her. The truth is Mariah was inspired by Whitney and Aretha, but she worked her butt off on her range to its full extent, to produce sounds she can only make, while Christina literally just bites. There's a huge difference. (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 21:06)

Re: Weird era (72,327) (72,331) by Malcolm from Asia In Mariah's own words, "if this is the career path that they choose, hope they can achieve longevity". It will get weirder and weirder as long as there's this self-proclaimed empowered and foul mouthed woman behind her shadow together with her protégé/daughter who keeps messing around a legend's social media accounts and have the audacity to caption "think so muthafu&@as". (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 20:04)

Streaming I Don't is free, lets all stream tonight (72,330) by Sheila from United States It will help Mariah, even if you lambs don't purchase the song, a stream may help the queen. (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 19:59)

Boomerang (72,329) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter The latest Boomerang on MC's insta is really good and I love her adorable outfit in it. I wish she'd dress casual like this on her days off. She looks so nice and youthful. (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 19:41)

Re: Weird era (72,327) (72,328) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter The weirdest thing is definitely Mariah hiring Stella. Why would an A-list music legend hire a reality show producer with zero background of the music industry (which is Mariah's main profession) as her manager? I could understand if she took a liking to Stella and became friends with her or even give her a small role in her career, but to hire this woman as her manager and then allow her to basically surround Mariah's personal and professional life with only people from Stella's circle is the weirdest thing ever. It's like Stella sucked Mariah into her cult. (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 19:38)

Weird era (72,327) by Danny from Uk Does anyone else think the whole last 12 months of so have been a weird era? The whole James Packer "moment", tour, instagram pics, Tanaka, NYE and odd single releases and then Mariah's World. There have been some good moments like the tour etc but overall I've found it very weird but not in a good way if that makes sense. What's your weirdest moment from the era? I think for me it's random Tanaka. (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 18:52)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey's bad weekend record sales (72,322) (72,326) by RibbonB from USA Actually I saw Mariah say that on Access last night on the red carpet of the Lego movie lol. About things being cyclical, happy and "sad". (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 18:40)

Re: "I Don't" understand it (72,324) (72,325) by RibbonB from USA Drake is about the only one of those who could have a really great impact with Mariah. Jay Z is too busy and Bouncy would not even allow that not with her twins on the way, lol. Lil Wayne though? Ugh. He is gross and is he even relevant these days? (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 18:36)

Re: "I Don't" understand it (72,319) (72,324) by Edward from USA "Why You Mad" was the remix for "Infinity". She threw in the mix as many rappers as she could plus one Beiver. The Beiver was having a great career resurgence at that time, but it was a lost opportunity because the song was garbage. It was so bad that it wasn't ever officially released, so we can pretend it never happened. Andy is a dear co-poster here who's very passionate about Mariah. He loves "Right to Dream" so much that I call it "Andy's Theme". I want to make clear that I don't have anything against rappers. I just think that if she's going to use one at this stage in your career, she should use great and well known ones. Let them give that push to your career that you used to give to to theirs, it's only fair. I wish for proper collabo with Drake, Ludacris, JZ, Little Wayne. Bring it big. (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 18:17)

Most recent ET interview (72,323) by Chicago Lamb from USA Can someone post the most recent, full Entertainment Tonight interview? (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 18:15)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey's bad weekend record sales (72,305) (72,322) by RibbonB from USA Licia, Mariah said in her little ET interview that things are cyclical. She finally sees that people are happy then sad then over again. When she is finally no longer happy with this team, or when they fall away from her she will make changes. Since they are leeches, it will probably take a while. She does not seem to have learned how to go through these cycles with the same man or team though. Not unlike many of us in our daily lives, but she is just living hers in public. The manufacturing of facts though is distasteful and cause for alarm or concern to many. (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 17:24)

Re: I don't (72,318) (72,321) by May from Denmark Not even Mariah and her team know. Unless they are playing the fools and suddenly come up with a surprise. So far it's being decided if she is going to sing it on the Lionel's tour or what. I say she should go to Ellen and for once sing a song in a sketch on the show. Every time they get together it's so funny. It's been said Mariah is preparing a new song for March, so I don't believe they will do much with "I don't". (Tuesday 7 February 2017; 17:12)

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