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Re: ET interviews (61,777) (61,780) by Licia from USA Ribbon you said a lot of what I've been thinking. Lol. I was a little disappointed that she said nothing and posted nothing about the kids' birthday on social media like she usually does, but yet they posted about her concert the next day. (Tuesday 3 May 2016; 0:10)

Craving new music (61,779) by Liz Archer from Sweden Gosh, I am craving new music from Mariah. How long do you guys think it will take until she releases anything new? (Tuesday 3 May 2016; 0:07)

Re: Rihanna's desperate, really? (61,771) (61,778) by MimiLamb from Germany I don't stress about how many #1 Mariah or any other artist have. Times changed, music changed. Let's not forget that indeed Mariah held this record for a very very long time, that on it's own is a big achievement. Mariah is in a different place now. You can't always be on top of the game. It's Beyonce's and Rihanna's time now, and their time will pass as well. Music is what we make of it and how we see it. There are no facts to how we should see music or a certain artist, it's all about taste. I just enjoy music and Mariah in my way of seeing and feeling music, and nothing will change that. Mariah as many other artists has a great legacy and music/songs that are timeless, songs that have no trend because they go beyond a certain era/ popularity/ moment. (Monday 2 May 2016; 21:36)

Re: ET interviews (61,767) (61,777) by RibbonB from USA It would be nice if she got them off of those binkies as well. They are five now. The kids are gorgeous and seem very smart, but I hope she is giving them the personal time that they need. She has a lot going on and they don't seem to be her priority. Someone earlier said that Nick might be a jerk and seek custody. Well I for one hope he seeks a fair amount of custody, he seems to be an attentive dad. The only thing Mariah did mention in the interview is that they love to travel and get on planes. Mariah may end up repeating things her mother did. While she has the money to let them travel and live in luxury. Being a rich vagabond isn't always the best thing for little children. I think it's tacky that Mariah also schedules concerts etc. on important dates for her children. Perhaps she didn't want Nick to be at their 5th birthday party. I read some people complaining online that he should have traveled to SA. Like she would have allowed him there to remind her of their 7th wedding anniversary. Well I hope she has a good mother's day with her children, but she should allow her kids to spend father's day with their dad, unlike last year when she was acting all "angry baby mama" like. IMO. (Monday 2 May 2016; 21:21)

Rihanna will burn out (61,776) by Ty from USA You all worried about Rihanna? Why? [censored] will catch up to her eventually, poor ticket sales, poor cd sales, bad promotion, bad live showings. Her time is gonna be up soon. Just wait. (Monday 2 May 2016; 19:26)

Mariah (61,775) by Ben from Sweden Have you seen this post on mariahcarey.com (Honey B Fly)? Posted 13 april 2016. "A day ago, after I suffered fatally for 7-8 years after performing Lucifer's song in the forest of Stockholm (suburb), Buddha came forward and left a comment. 'I know how to heal vocal folds, Mariah Carey.'" (Monday 2 May 2016; 17:24)

On the topic of number ones (61,774) by Anthony Basco from Cardiff, Wales Really, they don't matter anymore. I'm not just saying it as an excuse, but to be massively popular and thought of as successful, nobody is concerned with who number one is. It's been forever since I listened to or looked at a chart, and I can't tell you a single number from the UK in the last three years (I'd probably know the song and maybe even have the song, but no idea if it's number one or not). The point is, since the chart started and until maybe the latter years of the noughties, being number one or having a number one single was a huge deal. The way music is listened to, experienced and shared now means that really, charts are almost redundant. It's both a good and bad thing like everything, but regardless of what happens with Rihanna, nobody can ever replicate the magic of Mariah's career, and what happened at that time. It's a long gone era, but the era in which Marish reigned. As it was and always will be, let the kids have the charts now. For me it's all about the music. (Monday 2 May 2016; 13:19)

Re: Rihanna's desperate, really? (61,771) (61,773) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada It has never made sense to me to stress ove the record to the point that it can be. Being upset with another artist? Wasted energy lol I mean, to each their own, but stats don't make or break artistry. Mariah is in a different space in her life right now. Not saying she doesn't want success, but she is highly intelligent. Her priorities and focus have shifted, and that's ok. It's the fans that want "world domination in music". Mariah to me wants to do her thing on het terms and right now that means strong family life balanced with career. To me, she's not focused on the industry machine like at one time. I say this without judgement, malice or blame in any way. (Monday 2 May 2016; 13:09)

Re: Rihanna's desperate, really? (61,771) (61,772) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Edward you are actually right. I agree with your post. Even though I am not a Rihanna fan (and I have brought up the change in Billboard rules), and I wouldn't want Mariah to be dethroned by her, the fact remains that Rihanna has managed to get #1's based solely on her popularity. She is also as much responsible for the success of the tracks she is featured in as the main artist. Because come to think of it, the only parts of those songs I remember are her parts. It is surprising that Beyonce with all her popularity couldn't even come close to Rihanna even though Rihanna came years later. I also agree about Mariah basically sabotaging her self at this point (my words, not yours) by basically giving up on many opportunities to get more #1's (not just Justin's one). Rihanna now stands the chance of breaking 2 more of Mariah's records, the most #1's by a solo artist and most weeks at #1. (Monday 2 May 2016; 11:13)

Rihanna's desperate, really? (61,771) by Edward from USA How can Rihanna be desperate when she's about to surpass Mariah's record, she's still on her prime and 18 years younger? Rihanna is not desperate, she's evidently very popular. She doesn't have Mariah's talent, her music and catalog are not as impressive, forgettable and a thing of the moment, but she's putting music out there and people are buying and enjoying it. Even though Mariah nowadays relies a lot on titles, it wasn't always that way. Her artistry did the talking and still 26 years later she remains somewhat popular. If it's not Rihanna, it's going to be Katy Perry. Katy has 11 #1's and also seems unstoppable and has the Midas Touch. Mariah had her time, it's life. Records are meant to be broken, let's just be realistic here. The sooner we accept that Mariah's #18's records is going to be over soon, the better. Less pressure for Mariah and less pressure for the fans. It was a long run, she has kept those records for a long time. I don't personally stress over that anymore. It's going to be more difficult to break the One Sweet Day record though. I don't think Billboard should change her rules now because it is convenient for Mariah, that would be desperation. Mariah had the chance of crafting a decent song, potential #1 with Justin Bieber as popular as ever, yet she did something even worse than "Infinity". So, let’s not hate on other people's success, especially Rihanna's. She hasn't ever thrown any shade at Mariah. Out of all the other acts, I think she's the only one who has always given her credit and shows respect when talking about Mariah. (Monday 2 May 2016; 5:45)

Re: DFAU performance (61,769) (61,770) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada That is freaking awesome. Thanks. (Monday 2 May 2016; 1:39)

DFAU performance (61,769) by Marissa from USA I love way she changed up this note while performing DFAU. Better than the original. (Monday 2 May 2016; 0:37)

Re: Rihanna / Calvin Harris song (61,739) (61,768) by George Golden from UK Rihanna is desperate but I don't see anything special or legendary about her. Even I think she knows that she is not on Mariah's level. But if she surpasses her it's the media that will run with it and they are going to rub it in Mariah's face. (Sunday 1 May 2016; 23:19)

ET interviews (61,767) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It's funny how in most Mariah interviews we really don't get any info. Save for some (like the one in which she talked about her music, which I loved). She is always so busy fixing her hair, fixing her boobs, turning away letting her hair cover her face, interrupting the interviewer that we end up getting no info, especially when the interviews are as short as these. Can't Mariah just stand still for a second, give straight answers and let the interviewer finish their questions and then just call it a day? Also, in a simple question like when the interviewer was asking her about how she feels about the kids turning 5, we get a "don't speak, don't speak dahlin'" all the while fixing her hair. Why not a simple "I can't believe how fast my babies are growing up"? Monroe clearly looks up to Mariah and Roc is a mama's boy, so does she want them to be stuck in the "eternally 12" cycle too, where they will be scared of getting old? If Mariah wants people to take her seriously, she needs to take herself seriously first and portray that image to the world. This whole over dramatic diva thing is getting a little too much. (Sunday 1 May 2016; 20:10)

The Bey-MC collaboraton (61,766) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It was a false account after all. Some really disturbed person must have all the time in the world and also be smart enough to use the name of Diane Martel to fool the lambs. I understood on the second day of following this person on instagram that he/she is certainly messing with us so I un-followed her. They said the release date is May 22nd, which just so happens to be the BBMAs air date. Whoever did this, made it look real but oh well, we are victims of a hoax once again. (Sunday 1 May 2016; 19:55)

Mariah's World (61,765) by B from USA I hope this docuseries focuses on her residency and tour and the recording of a new single and or album. (Sunday 1 May 2016; 18:33)

Re: On the subject of image / Article: A view from the top (61,761) (61,764) by B from USA Beyonce's image is fake. She doesn't even do interviews because she's worried what she says will tarnish her image. This story was obviously written by a Minja fan. (Sunday 1 May 2016; 18:14)

Calvin Harris techno duet (61,763) by Ty from USA Per a new interview he says no Mariah duet has ever happened. Who puts this crap into space and the closet case queen sounded snippy about it? Calvin is a clown. (Sunday 1 May 2016; 15:38)

Article: Mariah did something she's never done before (61,762) by HerLoverboy from New Zealand This is incorrect. She brought them up on the stage during the show in Auckland, New Zealand. (Sunday 1 May 2016; 13:37)

Re: On the subject of image / Article: A view from the top (61,752) (61,761) by darrian liu from taiwan I agree. She needs to pay more attention to her image and public perception of her. Beyoncé is very meticulous about her image and gains major respect from the public (being hailed as Queen Bey). To actually be able to dominate the industry again, she needs to be in the public's good side. In 2014 she did get a coverage on her Fresh Air Fund but it got overshadowed by her wearing a ball gown on a subway. The public focused more on her diva antics, which they did not know that it is a joke. The fact that some of the lambs hailed her as the "queen of shade" also brought down public opinion about Mariah. Her shades are funny but the public thought of Mariah being catty and not classy because of them. She would do much better if she showed a more relatable side, like what Adele does (the public absolutely loves her). Self-deprecating, hilarious interviews would do wonders to her image. Some would say that she doesn't need to follow in the footsteps of a less experienced, newer artist but imo if it does good things to her career, why not? (Sunday 1 May 2016; 4:25)

The wedding (61,760) by Marissa from USA I'm really curious as to when and where the wedding is going to be. She has a very tight schedule and has to be back in Vegas by July, so who knows? Also, I don't want to see the wedding in the docu-series. I'd be satisfied with seeing some nice photos, but I feel like someone of her stature showing her whole wedding on TV is so tacky and I would feel like I was intruding too much into her personal life. (Sunday 1 May 2016; 4:04)

A view from the top (61,759) by Randy from USA The fact that he said her career was over since 2001s Glitter is already a false statement so that nullified the rest of the article. I do believe, along with Andrew, she does need a couple of image changes though. She cannot continue to do hip hop music with current, trending artists. She is 46. She cannot continue to be eternally 12 now that she's walking down the aisle for the third time and has two kids. She cannot continue to produce singles with vocals that she cannot replicate live without a backing track. Other than that, she's sounded and looked more comfortable than she has in years and I hope she gives us an album soon, that is mature and focuses more on music. (Sunday 1 May 2016; 3:09)

Mariah's popularity with social media (61,758) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA When #Beautiful was selling extremely well, her twitter followers followed the same uptick in gains each day. For instance, she was averaging over 15,000 follower gains/day when Beautiful was released. I check her followers daily about 5-6 days a week on twittercounters website. The last 2 years she has average gains of just over 1000 followers a day. What is amazing to me this year is her popularity is increasing day by day on social media. She was already popular but not as popular as other artist followers. This past month alone Mariah went from an average gain of 1500 followers/day and is now averaging over 3000 new followers/day. These past 2 weeks she has easily received over 4000 new followers. Yesterday she gained an additional 5693 followers. Here is a stat from twittercounter, Mariah Carey will hit 16,237,311 folowers in the next 3 months and 17,062,900 in one year. Fellow lambs, Mariah went from 15.8 million followers in late February to now she has 15,967,118 followers. With her current average, she will hit 16,000,000 followers by next week. Amazing. (Sunday 1 May 2016; 2:22)

Re: On the subject of image / Article: A view from the top (61,752) (61,757) by Malcolm from Asia You are right, I couldn't agree more. Respect is earned not given and as how Mariah representing herself in public, I think the ridiculous/harsh write ups and articles will always be there. (Sunday 1 May 2016; 2:18)

ET Interview with MC take 2 (61,756) by Ardis Logic from Earth Check it (part 2). (Sunday 1 May 2016; 0:00)

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