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Ariana interview (57,626) by Billy from Greece I really couldn't care less about Ariana (not a fan of her music or singing), but I was watching an interview she gave on Powel 106 FM where she really shut down a lot of misogynistic commentary from the two male hosts who were acting like university lads (with all bad connotation of the word), so kudos to that. However, what struck me was her body language and mannerisms which reminded me a lot of MC, as if Ariana has now started studying Mariah's interview techniques as well. I've never seen her like that before, but this time I could see an influence, or I'm just reading too much into it, I don't know. Here's the interview. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 16:08)

Re: Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade (57,617) (57,625) by Leito from USA I'm not sure if she will be on a float or a main stage. If she's on a float, those performances are usually lip-synced. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 15:41)

Re: Witchy woman (57,620) (57,624) by B from USA Eric, I showed a group of people the Halloween pictures posted (uploaded) to her social media accounts and they said that [censored]. I don't agree with them. I do think [censored] and at certain times [censored]. I would never insult Mariah or you and I'm so sorry if my message came off that way. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 14:55)

Re: Adele's Hello and the 3-minute something songs (57,599) (57,623) by B from USA Edward, I also love songs that tell stories. Charmbracelet is an album full of lyrical masterpieces like Subtle Invatation and Lullaby. Mariah is a vivid lyricist. I agree that One More Try is one of her worst covers however I think it's better than IWTKWLI. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 14:50)

Re: Secret background vocals (57,607) (57,622) by B from USA Every time I listen to a Mariah Carey song I learn knew background vocals and ad libs. Her music is a gift that keeps on giving. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 14:44)

Re: Witchy woman (57,614) (57,620) by B from USA She looked stunning as a good witch. My friends all agree [censored]. I think they [censored]. I think she needs [censored] if she ever wants to make another epic comeback. She does look better with less makeup. Doing so would help change the publics perception of her. I love how fresh faced she looks in the Always Be My Baby video. [Webmaster: You wrote a really nasty message.] (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 14:41)

Re: Bad Blood v. 1902 (57,616) (57,619) by B from USA Oh the humanity. What dancer leaves Mariah for I don't know her. I would die if Mariah and Taylor wrote a song together. Taylor's 1989 is an excellent pop album it reminds me of a countryfied Daydream. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 14:38)

Re: Ariana Grande is better than Mariah Carey (57,601) (57,618) by B from USA Lee, I was like what? Thanks for the laughs. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 14:36)

Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade (57,617) by B from USA Mariah is headlining the 89th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, this is exactly what she needed. She needs to give a stellar performance of AIWFCIY and the vindication of Mariah Carey will be complete. I knew she wanted to redeem herself after last year's debacle. Did you really think she wasn't going to be singing on our tv's this holiday season? How boring and not festive would that be. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 14:35)

Bad Blood v. 1902 (57,616) by Lee TS from USA Case in point, the TMB dancer is now team JLo for her Vegas residency. Isn't this what birthed Taylor and Katy's feud? I believe M now has to hit up Taylor and write a song together. Actually, I'd imagine M being more like Silk, "They're just back up, they don't matter." Haha just being messy here. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 12:01)

Re: ET Halloween interview (57,611) (57,615) by May from Denmark It was obvious Mariah didn't want to talk "Nick" haha. I wished the interviewer asked her for Packer instead, I would have loved to see her face and what she had to answer. She seems really happy and carefree lately. Maybe he is her match but too early to tell. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 11:56)

Re: Witchy woman (57,605) (57,614) by May from Denmark Ah, I loved her make up. In the close up pictures it looks amazing, her eyeshadow was like a mix of yellow/orange with purple. I loved that everything was sparkly. I thought she looked so beautiful and it is different, reminds me to the heavy make up she wore for "Shake it off". The strong make up didn't bother me because the whole outfit was black. The hair was to die for though. That was my favorite thing in the whole costume. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 11:55)

Re: Witchy woman (57,605) (57,613) by darrian liu from taiwan Agreed. But she should be allowed to experiment though. I thought Mariah looked the best when there's no makeup or minimal makeup on her, like in the Always Be My Baby video. I mean the woman is already very beautiful naturally, she doesn't really need makeup. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 11:26)

Single release strategy (57,612) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines While we could attribute Adele's recent record-breaking comeback to her fans' fervent longing after the length of her absence, her burgeoning charisma, or just the brilliance of her new release, we could also pinpoint her release strategy as a a reason for her explosive return. When an artist releases a single before a video, he/she/they are clearly aiming for chart longevity as opposed to impact, so the timing between the two should not be too short to be considered useless, as well as not too long for the hype to die down, in which case the video should be out-of-this-world awesome to rekindle interest. If the video comes first before the single, they're probably looking to build anticipation until the single release, which is riskier as the video could have been already converted to audio and made its way to sharing sites by then. So Adele decided to go with option #3 - release both simultaneously, which could yield varied results, depending on the magnitude and relevance of the artist as well as the anticipation for a new release from him/her/them. Naturally, since it's Adele, a #1 just seems like a sure thing. If Mariah's gonna release a new single, I'd rather have her go the same route. She barely made any splash at all since #Beautiful in 2013, and the long wait for the mostly underwhelming videos and remixes definitely didn't help. It won't guarantee success, but at least it would maybe help make a slightly bigger splash, which sadly seems to be all that Mariah gets right now. But of course, the material has to be great. If it ain't gonna be a commercial hit, it better be at least a critical darling, right? (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 9:46)

ET Halloween interview (57,611) by Pau from Mexico I just watched the interview MC gave to ET at her Halloween party and I believe it is so awesome MC invited Nick. Even though what happened between them she has the maturity to do the best for Roc and Roe. I am sure we all can agree that the reunion happened because she wanted it and that says a lot about her values and of course as the type of mom she whats to be. Also, I was wondering if anyone else thinks her voice in the interview sounds like she has a soar throat. I hope she can rest her vocals and take lots of care. I mean, December will be her moment, and although we acknowledge her greatness, deep inside we all want her to have a mini come back. I sure want her to make all the people that judged her last year after the Rockefeller situation regret what they said. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 5:43)

Hidden notes (57,610) by Manny from U.S. I've come across background vocals I hadn't noticed. Usually this happens when using headphones and I realized she did different vocals for the left and the right. On YouTube there's a channel that shows those hidden notes. This is one for I Am Free. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 5:18)

Re: Secret background vocals (57,607) (57,609) by MIAM from United Kingdom Yeah she has loads of songs like that. It's Mariah Carey, she's a musical genius. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 0:31)

Re: Witchy woman (57,605) (57,608) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter But it's a Halloween costume. It is supposed to be dramatic and over the top. (Monday 2 November 2015; 22:09)

Secret background vocals (57,607) by Luke from United Kingdom Has anyone been listening to a song from Mariah and suddenly noticed a small background vocal that is so sutble you never heard it before? I was listening to Meteorite and on the line where she sings "Meteorite-ite-ite" she adds a really whispery "a shooting star". It's around 1:29 in the song. I know it's small but it adds so much more to the song and she does it until the end. It really shows her musicality and attention to detail and sets her apart from so many other singers. (Monday 2 November 2015; 21:04)

Macy's Thanksgiving parade (57,606) by Lee TS from USA Yes, it looks like the promo train is on its way. Since the event is attached to NBC maybe M will return for the tree lighting. Merry Christmas lambs. (Monday 2 November 2015; 18:50)

Re: Witchy woman (57,604) (57,605) by Giovanni from USA I sadly disagree. I think she looked [censored]. Mariah wears way too much make up that she's starting to look [censored]. (Monday 2 November 2015; 17:57)

Witchy woman (57,604) by Ardis Logic from Earth MC is one stylish classy chic. Her hair looks gorgeous. Love the whole costume. (Monday 2 November 2015; 15:02)

Re: Ariana Grande is better than Mariah Carey (57,601) (57,603) by May from Denmark It was very funny, loved the "no no no" part. Just listened yesterday to Ariana's new song, terrible is not enough word to describe it and I won't even get into detail of what I think of her in the video as I want to respect the webmaster rules. Can we say to her "bye bye"? Lol. (Monday 2 November 2015; 14:21)

Re: Adele's Hello and the 3-minute something songs (57,599) (57,602) by May from Denmark You know Edward, I completely forgot about IWKWLI. I could never get into that song, I love the way she sang it but I don't know, I never felt the song, it is not her fault, the song itself, I never felt connected to it, I don't feel it had a huge impact (not even half perhaps) that "Without you" had. I heard it a couple of times but still does nothing for me, the videoclip was one of the worst in my list. I did like her rendition of George Michael but also think alike, she played it safe, still sounded beautiful. Most people seem to still prefer the original, some say her version wasn't good at all (I'm no George expert or anything, I love his voice, some of his songs but I'm not one to say his version is untouchable or hers is not good enough, can't really judge), I like both versions. Up to this day I still wonder about that Infinity remix, it felt so out of place haha, all that people mashed up in one remix and it didn't do any good to it, I did love her parts and one part Justin sang. I don't like Justin voice neither the way he sings, I wished it was just Mariah all the way in that remix. She needs to find a really good song to cover and give all of her in it again. The late ones seemed baked half and half. (Monday 2 November 2015; 14:18)

Ariana Grande is better than Mariah Carey (57,601) by Lee TS from USA Seriously guys, this is just for laughs so let's not get up in arms about it. I thought it was hilarious. A complete and total mess in fact. (Monday 2 November 2015; 13:33)

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