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On the subject of being sexy (61,702) by Anthony Basco from Cardiff, Wales Just because you walk around practically nude except for a few strategically placed bits of material, this means you're confident and comfortable in your own skin? Well, I'd like to respectfully disagree. In a world where image is everything and being shocking and outrageous gets you more attention than actual talent, I think it takes an incredibly confident person to not resort to outlandish behaviours or body baring outfits to showcase yourself. It seems the more normal you are, the more prone you are to be called boring, and in age where everybody is desperate to be individual yet everybody does the same thing and uses the same platforms to showcase their originality, boring is the worst thing you can be. I'm saying this because do I feel Mariah is confident when she struts around half naked? No I don't believe that for a second. I don't think it empowers her or makes her seem more in control. Quite the opposite, in fact. Now this is my opinion, so please don't start with the "you don't know her personally so how do you know?" malarkey. I don't, I'm just saying that's what I feel and how I see it. The Honey video? Now that felt sexy and confident. Even the costumes on her SSF tour seem confident to me, quite show girl. But at other times, it almost screams desperation, like, "Look at me. I don't care what you think. Look how hot I am." I genuinely think Mariah is one of the most beautiful women of all time, I think she is desperately beautiful. But for once (and I know it ain't gonna happen, and I should get over it, yeah yeah yeah) I wish that more of these female stars would appreciate that they are beautiful and do have amazing bodies and that actually, people would be just as happy to listen (and perhaps more able to concentrate) if they allowed sexiness and confidence to shine from within. (Thursday 28 April 2016; 10:39)

Beyonce (61,701) by Giovanni from USA Is desperately trying to stay relevant. I've been saying this for awhile now. She hasn't done anything great since "Dangerously in love". I also like "B'Day" but it certainly didn't top her first album. She was great with Destiny's Child but after she seemed to be on this quest to be deemed as a legend or one of the greats. But that won't happen. I feel her and her team are running out of ideas to keep her current. She won't last much longer. I mean when will she ever sell 7 million copies of an album? And no one can deny how dark she has become. Looking hella scary and creepy in her videos. I just miss the Beyonce from Destiny's Child. The woman who just sang, was humble and didn't try to be someone she's not. Sasha Fierce took over Beyonce Knowles. (Thursday 28 April 2016; 7:42)

Re: Vegas (61,689) (61,700) by Giovanni from USA I hope not. I'm kinda over Vegas and wished Mariah would only focus on her next album. Are you planning on going to see her again? (Thursday 28 April 2016; 7:13)

Credibility / sexism (61,699) by b3nP123 from United States Arguing that because a female performs showing off her body makes her a less credible artist is ridiculous. Yes it's sexist. Like are you all 10? Women have breasts. It's life and if she likes hers more power to her. The fact that liking and showing off your body in performances and videos equates to deserving disrespect is alarming. Men have performed provocatively and not been fully clothed all the time. What's the difference? She's clearly not into sitting on a stool and singing standards while covered from neck to toes so let it be. It does no harm except for irking the sexist people who can't wrap their minds around respecting women regardless of how they dress or how much skin they show. (Thursday 28 April 2016; 7:01)

Sexuality (61,698) by b3nP123 from United States Is it really a problem though if she chooses to dress less conservatively and play up the sex appeal on stage? I mean in one breath we're talking about empowering women and in the next putting her down for being comfortable in her own skin. It's not 1802 anymore, women are allowed to have a say in what they wear and how they act. I'll never have a problem with women, Mariah or others being comfortable in their own skin. Or is the issue she's not as little as before so it's not as appealing to you? Valid question. (Thursday 28 April 2016; 6:51)

Lamb_O_Chop / Vegas revamp / JLo show (61,697) by 123 from USA Hi Lamb_O_Chop. I understand and respect your prospective, but I would like for you to take a moment and look at it through my vantage point you might see what I mean more clearly. I understand your view of JLo's lack of talent and how it could be insulting to suggest Mariah's team should watch the "less talented" competition, but both casino's are within walking distance. To be fair, JLo does have some talent, it's just not musical. She can dance, look effortlessly beautiful/sexy, and is a good enough performer to put on a great show. I mean the dancers even had props and special effects that went along with the music. You can't say the nice routine on the stairs from 5:40-7:05 isn't something Mariah could do on stage. Also, I am only referring to her Vegas show, not her tours. I prefer her tours stay more bare bones as this is more cost effective, and business savvy to have low production budget when you can rely on your talent. It's expensive to move a big budget tour from city to city internationally. No wonder Madonna's tickets are so pricey. Her Vegas show however, should be a big spectacle. Vegas is as over the top as Mariah is but her show doesn't quite represent this. It's definitely very classy, but restrained. If they dropped the #1s theme they can add some rarer up tempos, Migrate (non-lambs love that one), #Beautiful, Faded, YDKWTD, to show she still makes hot current music. (I would still want her to do the first 4 #1s as they are a rarity and TGIFU as it's the highlight of the show.) Mariah is reduced to gowns and one jet ski outfit. What about a showgirl's outfit like in Breakdown or ISIL. What about having Mariah sing Fantasy on a fake rollercoaster that moves around the stage. Or have her come down a rope from a set piece helicopter for Honey. What about singing a ballad on a flying Pegasus for laughs. (Thursday 28 April 2016; 3:46)

Re: (61,672) (61,696) by 123 from USA Hi MimiLamb. Lambs wouldn't be so judgemental or critical but these videos are out for world consumption. If say, we were present at these events, I'd be like, look at Mimi, she is turn't up. And well deserved after one of the best tours of her career. But posting this for the world to see. Is everyone not seeing what I'm seeing? Mariah is clearly feeling "nice". If we remember the last time Mariah was filmed feeling "nice" at an event the media had a field day (was it the Palms Film Festival with Lee). Number two, if Nick wanted to be a jerk and go for full custody using these videos claiming she is an irresponsible parent. Number three, she is engaged to be married and the two male dancers at times are standing way to close to her. If they are gay then that's one thing but if they aren't, I don't know any guy who would appreciate his fiance that close to two attractive male dancers. This is the image that the world has of her, a dizzy, drunk, fast acting diva. It keeps getting in the way of people knowing the real her, the artist, the musician, the lyricist, the genius we all know and love. It's a new era and I believe Mariah is looking to make a comeback and things like this don't help. Mariah would not have this clip aired on her docuseries, never mind, "edit that out", she'd have them go the the video file and "press delete". (Thursday 28 April 2016; 2:57)

Update on the new project (61,695) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So previously we learned that the supposed collaboration was named "Closer to Heaven" but now Diane Martel has apparently posted a new instagram with a picture that says "#Twisted X.X. *lemon emoji*" (so definitely a Beyonce project?) and it is captioned "Becky and I don't know her". (Thursday 28 April 2016; 2:05)

Another hints (61,694) by Malcolm from Asia Okay enough with the clues. I can't, what is she doing haha. Just look at this and this. I can say that something is really happening here. (Thursday 28 April 2016; 2:00)

James (61,693) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Is it just me or is James looking a lot better nowadays? They seem to inspire each other to look their best. I am glad James grew out his hair, and changed his clothing style. He looks much younger now. (Thursday 28 April 2016; 1:56)

Re: Mimi and Yonce? (61,688) (61,692) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I am always in need of new Mariah music but if Mariah is releasing a new album, I hope by surprise it means that instead of posting pictures everyday about being in the studio (like she did during MIAM) with no indefinite release date, she has secretly finished the album and announces it a week or 2 before its release. Because a completely surprise album (like Beyonce's album "Beyonce") from Mariah may not work because of some reasons. Secondly it will become a joke if it doesn't match up to Beyonce's record because people will talk about how she tried and failed and that's a risk Mariah doesn't need right now. So she should announce it before hand like Beyonce did this time with "Lemonade" (because probably even she thought she can't pull a second completely surprise album just by dropping it on iTunes without any announcement). Plus I hope a promo plan is in place in advance. My heart can't take another messy, half ass-ed roll out. This is giving me anxiety dahlin', it's giving me anxiety. (Thursday 28 April 2016; 1:35)

Re: Mimi and Yonce? (61,687) (61,691) by Xavier Peoples from United States I would die if this were true. My two favorites together on one track. Maybe the lambily and the hive joining forces could bring these two back to number 1. (Thursday 28 April 2016; 0:15)

Re: Mimi and Yonce? (61,688) (61,690) by Xavier Peoples from United States Not to sound negative, but I hope that Mariah and her team have enough sense to know that the surprise album thing isn't going to work for Mariah. There's not exactly a lot of people sitting around waiting for a Mariah album to drop, and if she does a surprise release she will no doubt be compared to Bey. Hopefully, she'll find another creative way to release her new album. Just my 2 cents. (Thursday 28 April 2016; 0:12)

Re: Vegas (61,664) (61,689) by B from USA I'm not sure. I think it was temporary at first but then the residency became a success for all involved and it's been extended. I don't think she'll stay as long as Celine has. She might do that later when James builds her her own casino. (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 22:51)

Re: Mimi and Yonce? (61,687) (61,688) by B from USA I have a feeling this is the lead single from a surprise release from Mariah. (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 22:43)

Re: Mimi and Yonce? (61,686) (61,687) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Fingers crossed that it will be in the deluxe edition and is a more radio friendly song. They should capitalize on the buzz these 2 names will cause. I hope it won't just remain an album cut. Diane's involvement does suggest there is a music video involved so that's good. I am also excited about this being a good Mariah video finally since Bey usually has big budget videos like mini movies recently. So yes. As for the Vegas show, I definitely think they should drop the #1's limitations and include other popular songs of hers. (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 19:36)

Re: Mimi and Yonce? (61,680) (61,686) by 123 from USA This is what I believed Mimi meant when she said single soon. I was amistad positive it was a duet for Beyonce's Lemonade. When the album came out I was disappointed. It made sense to me as she said it would be "real soon" but that the album would be a while as she wanted to take her time and quite frankly, she is too booked to whip out an album inbetween shows. A duet for another artist is perfect. Hopefully it's true, it comes out as a single and they make a video for it. It would be perfect to add to a revamped Vegas set list if they are willing to not continue with the number 1s concept or replace infinity with it. (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 19:16)

Re: Mariah and Beyonce duet (61,684) (61,685) by Malcolm from Asia It's "Beyonce Predictions" but they stop posting every now and then but the on-going rumors and predictions about the Mimi-Bey duet is everywhere. I know, it's hard to expect haha but I will keep my hopes up because this is one of a hell collaboration. I do agree, they must take advantage of this if it's true, it's like once of a lifetime collaboration. After 10 years, it must not be forgotten and will be one of the most iconic duet of all time. Look what happened to "When You Believe", even though it did not reach #1, it is so well-loved by the public. Whenever I watch the music video, it still always give me chills. (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 18:38)

Re: Mariah and Beyonce duet (61,683) (61,684) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Oh my. I can't. This is starting to sound legit. I still have my reservations though, I've been played by this rumor before haha. By the way M, was it you who mentioned a Beyonce fan page that predicted a lot of true things about Bey's career? What was the name? "Closer to Heaven" sounds like a spiritual song, but hey with Beyonce you never know. If Mariah does get together with Beyonce I would rather want them to work on a more commercial single worthy song just so they can take advantage of the hype. (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 18:17)

Re: Mariah and Beyonce duet (61,681) (61,683) by Malcolm from Asia If this and this ain't true, I don't know anymore. This Beyonce featuring Mariah Carey is strongly buzzing. Lambs and Beyhives are starting to unite. (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 18:01)

Re: Mariah and Beyonce duet (61,681) (61,682) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Dahlin' check the post below yours. I'm already hyperventilating over this. Your post just made me more excited. Could this be true? And if this is a Beyonce project featuring Mariah, well at least the quality of the music video will be better (hahah lambs don't throw things at me). I seriously will shoot someone if this is the same situation like what happened when Anthony Burrell shared this picture of MC and Bey and said something like he was honored/lucky to be working with both of them. This was during the time rumors of Mariah being on Bey's record was going strong. But later fizzled out and we thought he meant he worked with them separately. But this Diane Martel one had better be true or I will hunt her down haha. Lord I need a confirmation soon. (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 17:53)

Mariah and Beyonce duet (61,681) by Malcolm from Asia I can't, the news is swirling around and it seems a legit one. Diane Martel who has previously directed 8 music videos for Mariah posted this on her instagram. She revealed that she will be working on "something special" with Mimi and Bey, which can also mean separately. But there is also a prediction from Beyonce's camp last week that there's gonna be a powerhouse artist that will be featured on the deluxe edition of Beyonce's new album Lemonade. And a Beyonce fan account confidently confirmed a while ago that the artist is Mariah. I know, it's hard to expect and hope but what if? Surely, I'm one of the people who will rejoice if the duet will happen and knowing Beyonce's team, the possible MV will be undoubtedly well-crafted. Attention Mimi L. (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 17:34)

Mimi and Yonce? (61,680) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So apparently Diane Martel posted on her instagram about working on "something special" with Mariah and Beyonce. I don't know if that's her account or not. But it has been picked up by many of Mariah fan instagrams. I hope this is true, although we have been victims of this same hoax multiple times haha. But hey I am totally here for a Mimi-Yonce collaboration. It is possible that it is for the deluxe edition of Beyonce's album. (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 17:07)

Confused (61,679) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) I am confused here. I see now that Mariah's voice is working its way back from the sleep zone and throughout this tour she has been giving some of herbbest performances in years now it's time to follow the trends of her so called rival who shall remain nameless as we still don't know her lol. Said person needs those over the elements to mask her mediocre talent. While I would not mind Mariah mixing up the Vegas residency with a different set list I feel adding the extra bells and whistles would hurt Mariah because media already has a perception of her and this would only add fuel to the already existing first of the over the top diva label. So let her voice do the talking a revamp set list yes, maybe some production tweeking but not too much where Mariah becomes lost in it. (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 16:47)

Photo Mariah - Madonna (61,678) by Billy from Greece That's an interesting photograph. Mariah in front of a mini poster of Madonna. Who would have thought? (Wednesday 27 April 2016; 14:54)

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