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Diva duel (61,841) by Ardis Logic from Earth Who's better than Mariah, Beyoncé, Adele, Rihanna, ect? It's all in the eye of the beholder. Everyone has an opinion, everyone has their own taste in music. If Rihanna get's #1 hits (or anyone else) then she/they deserve it. Music changes as time goes on, and will continue to do so. Look at how music was 50 years ago. Mariah came onto the scene in the early 90's. Reality check, that was almost 30 years ago. I know shocking right? My point is, records are made to be broken, #1's will come and go. Despite all of these facts, no one will ever (all caps) be like Mariah. She is a legend. No matter what happens, she will be looked back on 100 years from now, as one of the greatest vocalist in music history. All these little details are no big deal. Have a beautiful day everyone. Peace and love to you all. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 18:10)

Re: Alicia Keys' "In Common", Mariah's sound overhaul (61,832) (61,840) by darrian liu from taiwan I agree. I think Mariah has nothing left to lose nor proof, so I think she should have more courage to step out of her comfort zone and experiment with various genres. Mariah could do a simple acoustic country song and it would still really be interesting. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 16:42)

Social media presence (61,839) by Anthony Basco from Cardiff, Wales I understand that a lot of success these days relies on an artists visibility, but some of the things I'm seeing lately make me cringe. I miss the days when Mariah was actually elusive, she had such an air of mystery, and that was so intriguing - the golden voiced beauty waltzed into the charts, into our lives, and then was gone again. Now, with the lap dances, semi naked grinding on dancers, butt cheek Instagram pic, drunk at parties, I don't know what I'm actually witnessing. At the moment it doesn't feel like a fabulous and blessed life, it kind of feels like witnessing somebody on the edge. There is such a thing as over exposure, and the comments and reactions are often unkind. It's either die hard lambs vehemently defending the behaviour or Joe public ridiculing it. As a true fan and somebody who loves Mariah, sometimes I'd like to see someone enjoying life, enjoying the rewards of hard work but also living with some humility and pride. I've also been a huge defender of the faith, but I just feel frustrated and quite often confused lately. Maybe I just need to lighten up. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 16:29)

Giovanni (61,838) by Martyn from England, UK Giovanni, you say the only reason Rihanna, Taylor, Justin etc. chart is because of Billboard counting digital sales and streaming and then mention that previously artists had to work, promote and sell their singles. Surely artists have to do just the same now? Don't get me wrong, I dislike a lot of current chart music because I'm 28 and it's probably no longer geared towards my age range, but many of these high charting artists do a lot of promotion and work their butts of to get where they are. Yes the way in which music is purchased and consumed is different now, but that doesn't make it any less worthy of being classed as a sale/counting towards a chart position. The way we consume music has always changed. That's like saying in the late 80s that sales of casettes and CDs were not as chart worthy as sales of vinyl. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 14:05)

Re: Mariah Carey gives the world's most awkward lap (61,809) (61,836) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter This was embarrassing and again, unnecessary. I wonder how JP feels about it. I saw the video and I am like, Mariah seriously? First of all why even bother and secondly it was so awkward that 2-3 other people had to stabilize her here and there (so she doesn't fall, just like the way they hold her when she is walking on those high heels) because she can't give the lap dance herself. Also now she doesn't have a good reason to complain about Nick partying it up with all those girls, because she was doing the same. What makes the lap dance weirder is that her kids are usually there around the stage and they witnessed this awkward situation. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 10:45)

Re: Visuals / Lemonade (61,824) (61,835) by darrian liu from taiwan Including digital sales hardly affects Lemonade's impact. I think she could hit 1 million in the next 3-4 weeks. Lemonade didn't tank lol (unless debuting with 653,000 sales of equivalent album units is tanking). Also, all 12 songs charted in the Hot 100, with 8 songs in the top 40 and 4 songs in the top 20, and 1 song starting in the top 10 (Formation). Stop bashing Beyoncé. She has never said anything bad about Mariah so why bother bashing her? (Thursday 5 May 2016; 9:32)

Re: Visuals / Lemonade (61,821) (61,834) by darrian liu from taiwan Please respect the attires. It's actually hairstyles and styles from her ancestors. Respect other's cultures as those clothings weren't just fashion, they're actual cultural artifacts. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 9:28)

Re: Rihanna (61,812) (61,833) by darrian liu from taiwan It is true that Rihanna is less talented than Mariah. However, I don't think Rihanna would easily be forgotten. She already has a signature song "Umbrella" and her collaboration with Eminem "Love the Way You Lie" is quite memorable. We don't know if she would be forgotten in the future, but I think it's highly unlikely. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 9:24)

Alicia Keys' "In Common", Mariah's sound overhaul (61,832) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I hated Girl On Fire. That song and its accompanying album flopped by Alicia's standards because it sounded like something that she has been doing since the beginning of her career, but with significantly less inspiration and soul. Which is why I'm pumped about her return. Now I don't know how In Common will do commercially, but it definitely sounds interesting. While it's nothing original and in fact it sounds like something suited to Selena Gomez's seductive breathy mumbling and her growing penchant for staccato singing (it wouldn't sound out of place of Revival), it's still something new for Alicia, and that makes it exciting. Mariah's brand of R&B hip-pop is in a league of its own, but the audience has grown overly familiar with it at this point. Remember how you felt when you first heard #Beautiful? It was a borrowed sound but it fit her like a glove, and it set our hopes up for an artistically rejuvenated Mariah, only to find out later on that it is one of just a few tracks on MIAMTEC that offer anything new from her. Since an image overhaul probably won't be happening anytime soon, maybe a sound reinvention will. Mariah doesn't even have to innovate. She can just experiment a lot more than her usual toe-dipping here and there. If Janet was able to finally get off of the sex odyssey she's been on since 1993 on her latest release, I don't see how Mariah can't just totally move on from 2005. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 6:28)

Re: Visuals / Lemonade (61,825) (61,831) by Giovanni from USA And Adele's "25" sold 3.38 million copies in her first week sales. Surpassing the 1.8 million sales of Taylor Swift's "1989". "25" is the biggest selling album of 2015, and for 2016 so far. It's also the fifth album released since 2000 to spend 10 weeks at number one on Billboard. You don't even need to be an Adele fan to know whose album made a bigger impact, broke more records and sold more. She also scored a number one single with "Hello". Where is Beyonce's number one single? I'm not even crazy about "25", but it grew on me after giving it another chance. I don't have a grudge against Beyonce, I just can't stand her music and how over hyped she is. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 1:08)

Rihanna is not Mariah (61,830) by Ty from USA In Mariah's peak, she was huge. Rihanna does not have a signature song that will be played at graduations or preschool. Her legacy will be image and style goddess. She is marketed as the bad girl of pop and it works for her. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 0:48)

Mariah Amsterdam concert (61,829) by Billy from Greece If the last six years and a half I've been trying to come to terms with the fact that I've met (and touched) Mariah, I think I'll spend the next decade trying to come to terms with the fact that I've seen and heard her live. Due to the rush and over excitement that I experienced at the first half of the concert, I had to allow some time before I recounted my experience because in the beginning it felt as if I wasn't really there, as if I dreamed of it or something. Though some coulda woulda shouldas brought me down for a while (I wish I had better seats to see her face more clearly, for instance) the feeling of hearing live songs I've been singing my whole life was just surreal. In fact, listening to her live allowed me to understand her voice better, to almost feel the "weight" and huskiness it carries, while its power was otherworldly, something that had the audience cheering so loud that at times it drowned her out. Apart from that, and apart from the hardcore fans, the audience seemed dead to me, which gave me a weird vibe as to how the band and Mariah must feel in such a context, wishing deep down that it wouldn't ruin the concert for them or for me, but I guess it might be a cultural thing with northern European audiences, not being too expressive (like in Japan), I don't know. I could go on and on forever, and deconstruct every minute detail, but I can only say that there wasn't anything I didn't enjoy (though I did want to hear "I'll Be There" live which was omitted) and I wished it didn't have to end so fast. I'm still lost for words, trying to recollect my experience there. At the end of the day, I'll always marvel at the fact that I witnessed this majestically epic note live. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 0:29)

Re: Visuals / Lemonade (61,824) (61,825) (61,828) by RibbonB from USA Exactly. I thought he must have been joking, but good that you pointed all of that out. Bey is also headed for number two the week of May 14, behind Prince who shoots back up to number one on Billboard 100, since his untimely death. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 0:23)

Re: Article: A view from the top (61,815) (61,827) by Seth M from South Africa I agree with everthing you said. Do you perhaps have the name and email address of this journalist? I too would like to send her an email and give her a piece of mind. It is sad when journalists don't do their research and write not so nice things about Mariah just because they don't like her. We as the fans need to defend Mariah from such unecssary attacks. (Thursday 5 May 2016; 0:18)

Bring it on home (61,826) by Giovanni from USA I wish Mariah would write some more lyrics for this song, finish it, re-record it and put on an album. It's such a great song. I pick this over "Infinity" any day. (Wednesday 4 May 2016; 23:38)

Re: Visuals / Lemonade (61,824) (61,825) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands Lemonade debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 485,000 copies in its first week (653,000 with additional equivalent-album units). Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 albums chart with sales of just 58,000 copies. As of April 2015, Mariah's album has sold 122,000 copies in the United States. (Billboard even speculated that its high ratio of first-week sales to total sales suggested that interest in the album came primarily from a group of die-hard fans.) Saying Lemonade did not make an impact is complete nonsense, it just makes you look silly. Why do have such a grudge against Beyoncé? Mariah clearly doesn't. (Wednesday 4 May 2016; 23:38)

Re: Visuals / Lemonade (61,823) (61,824) by Giovanni from USA Because of digital sales and streaming. The album has had no impact or a number one single. And it didn't even sell a million copies. I knew Beyonce wasn't going to get even half of Adele's sales. I honestly think Adele has no real competition other than Mariah. Mariah is the queen of course. (Wednesday 4 May 2016; 23:25)

Re: Visuals / Lemonade (61,821) (61,823) by RibbonB from USA Lol Lemonade is hardly tanking. It reached number one its first week and Beyoncé is breaking records because of it, also all of her songs charted at the same time. The drawback is that it is streaming exclusively on Tidal. While It helps Tidal, it somewhat suppresses Lemonades numbers. She should be helped out yet again because the physical release comes out this week, just in time for Mother's Day and the older folks who don't stream music anyway. I think it is very likely that she will get another big pop in sales from this. My favorite song on Lemonade is "Sorry", which should continue moving up the charts. The song is funny and hits the feeling of being pissed, while pretending to be apathetic perfectly. The line "stop interrupting my grinding" is so silly, petty and hilarious all at the same time. Lol. (Wednesday 4 May 2016; 22:56)

Re: New music (61,807) (61,822) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter That is unfortunately true. Nowadays just having a great song doesn't guarantee a #1. Popularity, demand for the artist, the promotional roll out and the publicity stunts all play a huge part in this. (Wednesday 4 May 2016; 21:55)

Re: Visuals / Lemonade (61,816) (61,821) by Giovanni from USA I thought the visuals were creepy and evil. Beyonce freaks me out with all her ridiculous hair styles, attire and lyrics. And I told you all "Lemonade" would tank. It didn't even sell 1 million copies. (Wednesday 4 May 2016; 21:00)

Re: Rihanna (61,814) (61,820) by Giovanni from USA I didn't say it was Rihanna's fault that Mariah can't chart no more. I was only stating facts. Rihanna is below mediocre as a singer and as an artist. Her music is terrible and she'll never be considered a legend. The only reason she and other lesser artists like Taylor and Justin have been able to chart is because of Billboard changing their rules. They now count digital sales and streaming. Before in order for an artist to get their song to number one they would have to work, promote and actually sell their singles and albums. They're are so many s*****, forgettable number ones now and days. Except for "Hello". think I am going to remember that song for the rest of my life lol. I agree with what you said about Mariah though. She needs to start covering up and release good quality music if she wants to be successful again. But let's not forget that "Beautiful" made it to the number 15. So Mariah has proven she can possibly score a number one. She needs good lyrics and good videos. "Infinity" was her weakest release and effort. (Wednesday 4 May 2016; 20:52)

Re: Met gala (61,813) (61,819) by B from USA Mariah routinely makes the worst dressed list and isn't a darling of the fashion world like J.Lo or Kendal Jenner which is probably why she isn't invited or never attends. (Wednesday 4 May 2016; 15:55)

Re: Visuals / Lemonade (61,816) (61,818) by B from USA I agree. Mariah needs better visuals if she's ever going to make another comeback. I think she should pull a Justin Bieber and hire actors to appear in her next video and not appear in it at all. (Wednesday 4 May 2016; 15:53)

Visuals / Lemonade (61,817) by Ian from United Kingdom Martyn, I couldn't agree more with you, we do need something a bit more abstract, dare I say "arty" from Mariah, as far as videos go, I always loved the Butterfly video, because she looked like she had been dragged through a hedge backwards and yes the spoken word bits on Lemonade are boring as hell, but the actual videos are quite random and therefore interesting to watch, without these images the music is quite bland, but it just goes to show with the right visuals it can be so much more, Mariah has great music so you would reckon with great videos she could be a lot more relevant. (Wednesday 4 May 2016; 15:21)

Visuals / Lemonade (61,816) by Martyn from England, UK Despite not really being Beyonce's biggest fan, I watched Lemonade last night to see what all the hype was about. I found the spoken word and Gaga-esque 15 minute intros to each song quite tedious, but other than that the visuals were absolutely stunning. It will never happen in a million years, but I really wish Mariah would step outside her comfort zone when it comes to music videos. Why can't she give us nice visuals, something a little more abstract? All we ever get are slow mo shots of Mariah and poor production values. You don't need a big budget for a good video, you just need a good director with a clear vision and no self-editing which I suspect Mariah does a lot. If I had one wish for the next era it would be that Mariah had less control outside of the musical side of things. (Wednesday 4 May 2016; 14:49)

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