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MC30 (104,817) by Andrew from the UK I love me some Eddie. But how can something of which there are rumours be a surprise? Stacey is correct using the word "mess" but it should refer to the entire project. Everything about it was created or handled in a fashion unbecoming a supposed international superstar. That being said, there are some great melodies and vocals on MIAM. Personally, I believe Triumphant Pulse Remix, Almost Home, The Art of Letting Go and You Don't Know To Do are pretty special. I encourage Mariah to make her next record an upbeat dance record. Don't nobody need another Cautionary tale that will disappear in a fraction of the time it takes to create. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 12:23) this is a reply to message 104,813

MC30 (104,813) by Edward from USA The rumor was that Mariah had planned to drop MIAM by surprise, but Beyoncé went ahead and did it first. To avoid situations like that, she doesn't reveal much about her projects anymore. IDJ has always been supportive of Mariah, but sadly she was too much in control and everything was messy. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 02:41)

MC30 (104,816) by Andrew from the UK But then there's nobody to blame when it all goes tits up. We know that Mariah - and the lambs - always need third parties to blame when she doesn't sell. And people to dismiss, in favour of praising her alone, when she does. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 12:11) this is a reply to message 104,812

MC30 (104,812) by Bill from the UK Great picture Bobby. I said it before, but Mariah should self-finance and release her next album. Do away with a label, no one needs them anymore, especially an artist like Mariah. That way it can be her vision, her plan, her single choices etc. without any interference to her creativeness. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 01:16)

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,815) by Andrew from the UK What the hell is AIW? Are you drunk? (Saturday 6 January 2024; 12:09) this is a reply to message 104,814

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,814) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I'm a huge fan of psychological thriller books and movies and I've been binge reading books recently and I saw AIW mentioned in 2 psychological thriller books that I read recently. Always fun to see Mariah mentions. It has nothing significant to the plot but still makes me happy. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 02:52)

The Elusive Chanteuse (104,791) by Andrew from the UK I don't believe anyone was calling her that. Except for her. She liked the way it sounded so created a narrative. If anyone has information to the contrary, I'm all ears. "Me. I Make Things Up... Eternally Chatshit." It was such an awful album title with a cartoon cover, and with vocals so engineered that it's difficult to listen to. The Art of Letting Go as an album title was great. As was the song itself, save for the kitchen window lyrics. "Songs in the Key of MC" is gonna blow us out the water. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 10:35) this is a reply to message 104,789

Top posters 2023 (104,789) by Robert-Anthony from United States I would accept any adult title over Me I Am Mariah: The Elusive Chanteunse. Yikes. I still hate the title today. By the way, MC never told who was calling her that and why. I think it was Hitboy, Nas and James Fauntleroy because of all the splashes being consumed in the studio. (Wednesday 3 January 2024; 23:27)

Top posters 2023 (104,785) by Andrew from the UK Er, Mariah has just released the album title and it's confirmed to be "Songs in the Key of MC". (Wednesday 3 January 2024; 14:11) this is a reply to message 104,779

Top posters 2023 (104,779) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Y'all "Songs in the Key of MC" is not gonna be it. I would like her to do a 1 word album title simple and effective and it's not gonna be "Rebirth" lol, first of all that's cheesy and secondly it was JLo's album name. I like Phoenix though. She has risen from the ashes many times so it's appropriate. (Wednesday 3 January 2024; 03:46)

Top posters 2023 (104,776) by Andrew from the UK Notice the complete absence of surprise at this post. (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 23:51) this is a reply to message 104,772

Top posters 2023 (104,772) by Robert-Anthony from United States This title for MC16 just came to seeing Bill's new picture - Beyond the Vision. (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 21:48)

Sour grapes (104,775) by Andrew from the UK Were that true, Mariah would simply sound like an acerbic, sore loser. "I was robbed" is usually, and understandably, followed up with the questions: "Of what? And by whom?" And anyone not willing to provide clarity on that ought never to have made the original protestation. That is to say: one would just sound spiteful. (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 23:50) this is a reply to message 104,774

Tanaka (104,774) by Terna from Nigeria Honestly it was one of those shorts on YouTube that I ran into randomly. I bookmarked it though. I would go back and see. Here you go. "They've robbed me several times." Haha. (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 23:11)

New things (104,771) by Andrew from the UK Mariah certainly is trying new things for 2024: she walks unaided to a car in Aspen in a white coat and black dress. That's right. Nobody is holding her hand. So a photo from her bad side, walking unaided, dressing like a superstar, losing weight: what's next? A great pop album with full voice vocals? I'd have to see it to believe it but here's hoping. "Songs in the Key of MC" will be killer. (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 21:48) this is a reply to message 104,768

Top posters 2023 (104,768) by Edward from USA "Songs in the Key of MC" is a great album title, also different. I would go with something like "Rebirth" or "Phoenix" or "Rising Phoenix". (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 18:04)

Top posters 2023 (104,759) by Andrew from the UK Damn I missed that. I stand so advised. And I think William is going for the sexiest poster. Someone second it and we can pass the motion. Unless Bobby-A finally reveals his visage on his profile to clinch it. It's throwdown or siddown time. What's it to be Bobby-A? Or shall we do suggested title for the upcoming album? My brain is working on something like "Songs in the Key of MC" or "Songs in the Key of NYC". (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 14:42) this is a reply to message 104,757

Top posters 2023 (104,757) by Edward from USA Andrew, he's just being graceful and humble about it, chill. (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 13:11)

Top posters 2023 (104,758) by Andrew from the UK Randy is very active on MCW. (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 14:35) this is a reply to message 104,756

Top posters 2023 (104,756) by Robert-Anthony from United States Lol. You are always full of jokes. Can you get Randy out of hiatus? He brings out occasionally the sweeter side of you. You may be #1 this year at the rate you are posting messages and no banned status. (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 13:06)

Top posters 2023 (104,754) by Andrew from the UK And here we were hoping your first message of the year wasn't going to be total thirsty bollocks. (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 12:42) this is a reply to message 104,746

Top posters 2023 (104,746) by Robert-Anthony from United States Wow. I didn't expect to be number #1. (Monday 1 January 2024; 18:32)

Top posters 2023 (104,753) by Andrew from the UK Have you got the list of sexiest members of the group? Because I know I'm top of that one. (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 12:38) this is a reply to message 104,752

Top posters 2023 (104,752) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands I have no idea. I haven't saved the first 35.000 messages. (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 10:01)

Spotify 2023 (104,737) by Andrew from the UK 1. I'll Be There (feat. Trey Lorenz) - Live at MTV Unplugged, Kaufman Astoria Studios New York - March 1992 / 2. I'll Be There (feat. Trey Lorenz) - Live at Proctor's Theater - 1993 / 3. Anytime You Need A Friend - Live at Proctor's Theater - 1993 / 4. Fall On Me (A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera) 5. Big Energy (feat. DJ Khaled) - Remix (Monday 1 January 2024; 14:38) this is a reply to message 104,733

Spotify (104,733) by TJ from Norway What was your favourite song in 2023, according to Spotify? Mine was Hero. The top five was: 1. Hero, 2. Music Box, 3. Dreamlover, 4. Emotions (the live version) and 5. Never forget you. And some of you guys think I'm not a real fan. Happy New Year. (Monday 1 January 2024; 11:29)

More records fall (104,736) by Andrew from the UK You don't "bully" a bully. You *retaliate*. And, in any case, he's just taking the piss with a war of words. Lighten up. It ain't that deep. (Monday 1 January 2024; 14:18) this is a reply to message 104,734

More records fall (104,734) by Zachariah from Croatia Edward, don't you think that you should stop with bullying now? It is giving an immature and tacky vibe. Come on man. Leave the woman alone. Happy New Year to all of you and fingers crossed for an epic album this year. (Monday 1 January 2024; 13:02)

More records fall (104,716) by Andrew from the UK Have a day off, would you? Pretty sure I posted recently celebrating Mariah's 93-weeks at Number One. Oh wait, that's right, I did. I hope for your sake you're hot, honey. Because with a personality like that, you're gonna need to be. Good luck. (Saturday 30 December 2023; 01:22) this is a reply to message 104,715

More records fall (104,715) by Lady B from USA Point proven - records falling every darn day and no one replies to celebrate, instead posting endlessly about trivial things and managers from what feels like a lifetime ago, before AIWFCIY hit #1. Sigh. (Saturday 30 December 2023; 00:24)

Tanaka (104,696) by Andrew from the UK You ought to retract the apology. You simply misspoke. Nobody thinks you are so "stupid" as to think *all* straight men want to procreate. But it is true to say that *generally speaking* men seek to have children by the time they are 40 - as male fertility begins to decline aged 40 and onwards. Similarly, women seek to have children by their early 30's for the same reason. There's rather a lot of literature on this. Whilst not all straight men want - or even have - children, respectfully, most do, else the global population would likely be in a rapid decline (something it is due to do within our lifetimes). So, whilst we will never know what ended the Tanaka relationship, the fact that he is more likely than not to want children, and that Mariah has likely gone through the menopause (or is doing so at the moment), is not a bad proposition. Don't kowtow to any person that calls you stupid. Stand up for yourself. (Unless it's me, of course.) It's certainly not you that has the Dunce Hat on this week. Can you guess who has? (Thursday 28 December 2023; 11:22) this is a reply to message 104,679

Tanaka (104,679) by Robert-Anthony from United States To everyone on the board and Eric, I apologize for my ignorant comments. I was out of line. Sometimes I am too analytical and I forget about the broader audience on the board. Please forgive me and don't hold it against me going into 2024. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 10:53)

Spotify monthly listeners (104,657) by Andrew from the UK I'm not sure - given that you could assuredly add the total sum of Billie Eilish listeners to the total sum of Lana Del Rey listeners and assume they've committed suicide come January 1. That must bump Mariah up a couple. (Monday 25 December 2023; 18:48) this is a reply to message 104,655

Spotify monthly listeners (104,655) by TJ from Norway I noticed that my self today. What do you think of the numbers for Mariah in April? (Monday 25 December 2023; 16:14)

Spotify monthly listeners (104,650) by Andrew from the UK Some pretty cool stats below I looked up on Spotify for you luscious lambs 'n' fantastic fans: Taylor Swift - 110M (1st) Mariah Carey - 81M (7th in the world) Rihanna - 78M (8th) Billie Eilish - 64M (21st) Lana Del Ray - 58M (33rd) Adele - 55M (38th) Beyoncé - 51M (48th) Christina Aguilera - 29M (163rd) Whitney Houston - 25M (213th) Celine Dion - 22M (283rd) How cool is that? Joyeux Noël. Frohe Weihnacthen. Feliz Navidad. Buon Natale. Feliz Natal. Vrolijk Kerstfeest. Nadolig Llawen and every other language. Merry Christmas to everyone, everywhere. Peace to Israel. Joy to the world. (Monday 25 December 2023; 11:59)

Last Christmas number one (104,642) by Andrew from the UK Frohe Weihnachten. (Sunday 24 December 2023; 18:13) this is a reply to message 104,638

Last Christmas number one (104,638) by MusicfanJ from Germany I heard that "Last Christmas" is number one in the UK. I always loved it. It's played a lot here in Germany. I grew up with this Christmas song. Anyway I wish you all Merry Christmas. I hope you have joyful and peaceful days. (Sunday 24 December 2023; 15:07)

Clarity (104,641) by Andrew from the UK Surely Music Box, Daydream and the Emancipation of Mimi are the albums most loved by the public: not only have they sold the most, but they contain the songs that everyone knows her for. I am glad Mariah has popular annual material to sell but Christmas feels ever increasingly like a novelty. All the benefits of having such material makes real the threat of being known only for being a novelty act and having the rest of a (quite formidable) catalogue fall by the wayside. It's unnerving for someone who is a long time, avid fan. It's both uniquely great and concerning. (Sunday 24 December 2023; 18:12) this is a reply to message 104,637

Clarity (104,637) by Edward from USA Merry Christmas has gone from 5x Platinum to 9x Platinum in just four years. It has sold about 300K this Christmas season so far. Caution is not even close to reach gold status and Mariah Carey is stuck at 9x Platinum since the late 90's. I would say Merry Christmas is loved by most. (Sunday 24 December 2023; 13:26)

New albums (104,634) by Andrew from the UK Squeeze me? Baking powder? Did you just say you're looking forward to a new "album" from "J.Lo"? I wish hard copies were still a thing because I would buy one, use the booklet to wipe myself after skimming the disc across the water. She's not even an entertainer. She's duplicitous, and a liar. She is not what she is. (Saturday 23 December 2023; 20:33) this is a reply to message 104,632

New albums (104,632) by Robert-Anthony from United States 2024 is shaping up to be year which artists who haven't released an album in 5 years or more will release their long awaited new albums. We can look for new albums from JLo, Keyshia Cole, Usher, Sheryl Crow, Daley, Marsha Ambrosius and MC. (Saturday 23 December 2023; 15:09)

Best Love Takes Time performance (104,633) by Andrew from the UK The very last "I don't wanna be there" which goes up the scale full voice is remarkable. I will forgive-ah, the endless-ah. (Saturday 23 December 2023; 20:19) this is a reply to message 104,630

Best Love Takes Time performance (104,630) by Shezz from Pk Also, she does the "blind-ahhh" like "treated me kind-ahhh" that you love so much Andrew. I miss the way she used to hang her head back whenever she ended a performance. Happy holidays everybody and nice to see you posting again Mimi L. Stay. (Saturday 23 December 2023; 03:18)

Best Love Takes Time performance (104,624) by Andrew from the UK The last "I *just* can't escape this pain *so* deep inside because love takes ti-yi-yi-yi-ime" is the greatest vocal arrangement of this song. I wish it were on the actual record. (Saturday 23 December 2023; 00:41) this is a reply to message 104,620

Best Love Takes Time performance (104,620) by Chicago Lamb from USA Ok I see, after hearing the whole performance perhaps I was hasty. (Friday 22 December 2023; 20:53)

Best Love Takes Time performance (104,623) by Andrew from the UK I never *got* liking the debut voice over what came after. 92-94 may have had ever-so-slightly less power, but the tone was more silky and fluid. It was beautiful and impressive - as opposed to just impressive. The debut era feels like Mariah attended the Whitney Houston School of Shouting. (Saturday 23 December 2023; 00:30) this is a reply to message 104,618

Best Love Takes Time performance (104,618) by Bill from the UK Her voice was magical during the debut era. It never sounded as good. Even her "ropey" performances sound superb. The NARM performance of Love Takes Time is beautifully sung. No dubbing, no lip syncing, no play back. Just the girl who wrote her songs in a woodshop singing her song straight through. Wonderful. (Friday 22 December 2023; 19:36)

Best Love Takes Time performance (104,622) by Andrew from the UK What a Terna-round. You are observing reality without sugar-coating or embellishing. I'm impressed. And a little proud. (Saturday 23 December 2023; 00:27) this is a reply to message 104,617

Best Love Takes Time performance (104,617) by Terna from Nigeria Just [beautiful], great seeing Mariah at the very beginning, hungry to prove herself as a legit singer and an [artist]. Makes me smile to notice the insecurities of "good side, bad side" weren't here yet, she's also not trying to be "pretty" while singing, she's just singing, immersed in the song, its performance and relaying the feel and its message of the song to the audience. Clips [like] this make me wonder, does she look back at her younger self and acknowledge fame did change her and sometimes not for the better? "I'm the same Mimi, fame ain't changed me." Hmmn. (Friday 22 December 2023; 19:34)

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