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Re: Honey 4K (101,221) (101,225) by Carlos from Brazil I hope in the Honey minidoc that Mariah would tell us what is D.U.N.C.E. because I know that must be some inner joke of hers. (Friday 16 September 2022; 13:07)

Re: Honey 4K (101,222) (101,224) by Lee from UK Ah, that makes more sense. Thank you. (Friday 16 September 2022; 11:03)

Brandy (101,223) by Lee from UK I've not watched the masterclass with Brandy yet but I recall people here being upset that Brandy was relegated to background vocals. Listening to the track today, it sounds like, at least on the first verse, that Brandy sings every other line? Am I wrong? (Friday 16 September 2022; 11:01)

Re: Honey 4K (101,221) (101,222) by Terna from Nigeria It's the correct link, the video content just got upgraded but kept its original view count. The same was done with "We Belong Together" and "When You Believe", amongst others. (Friday 16 September 2022; 10:11)

Honey 4K (101,221) by Lee from UK Besides most of the Butterfly 25's bonus tracks already being available for many years, the 4K version of the Honey video was uploaded to YouTube 12 years ago. I wonder whether Mariah has provided us with an incorrect link? (Friday 16 September 2022; 09:58)

Re: Butterfly 25 tracklist (101,208) (101,220) by Terna from Nigeria It was a let down to see the tracklist, but I have a feeling there's going to be more reveals as the season picks up. (The Ariana collaboration? There was a clip on Twitter.) I do like the Amorphous Remix though and finally the Letterman performance on audio. (Friday 16 September 2022; 09:39)

Re: The 8 "new" tracks (101,212) (101,219) by Norman from USA I'm happy about the anniversary of such a monumental album, and I'm looking forward to the documentary - and that's it. We love everybody. (Friday 16 September 2022; 07:37)

Butterfly Tour (101,218) by enwar00 from usa Would be/have been cool if they release(d) the Butterfly Tour from Hawaii for this 25 minute anniversary. That performance looks so good, and I feel like we got jipped with the Around The World DVD. They came through with the Daydream Tour for its 25th in 2020 during MC30, so why not continue that trend? Well, here's hoping for it tomorrow. (Friday 16 September 2022; 03:05)

Re: The 8 "new" tracks (101,209) (101,217) by Stacey from USA That's it? (Friday 16 September 2022; 01:36)

Re: The 8 "new" tracks (101,212) (101,216) by Robert-Anthony from United States I look at it this way. The two vinyl releases and cassette are going to worth some money 15 years from now. I am curious to hear all of the tracks. (Friday 16 September 2022; 00:02)

Mariah x Chopard (101,215) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I'm more shook over the Chopard collaboration than the lackluster Butterfly anniversary plan. This collaboration is right on par with Mariah's brand. She also looks so beautiful in the promos with the laid back styling. I can't afford any of it but I sure love seeing Mariah collaborating with big name brands like Chopard and D&G. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 23:57)

Re: The 8 "new" tracks (101,209) (101,214) by enwar00 from usa Well, I'm excited for the 2 remixes. That's all. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 22:18)

Re: The 8 "new" tracks (101,209) (101,213) by Victoria from USA I already knew they wouldn't be new songs. Disappointing, but expected. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 20:37)

Re: The 8 "new" tracks (101,209) (101,212) by Edward from USA How are these considered "8 new bonus tracks"? Whenever You Call with Brian is no new. Hopefully those are not the new tracks since six of them are available on YouTube. If that's all, sorry but I'll pass. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 20:32)

Re: Butterfly 25 tracklist (101,208) (101,211) by Mara from United States I was really hoping she would have included the "Close My Eyes" she did on the Rosie O'Donnell show. All her Rosie performances were so special. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 20:22)

Re: Butterfly 25 (101,205) (101,210) by Tevin from USA No matter what happens or what is released, I'm just happy that Mariah defrosted early this year lol, and is dropping material. On another note, she did say "other surprises" so who knows what that could mean? Butterfly demos maybe, I hope. I think unlike her other albums, the reason why Mariah didn't have any vault tracks from Butterfly, is because she gave the ones that weren't going to make it on the album to other groups like Allure, or she used them on the Glitter project (like Lead the Way). Anyway tomorrow can't come soon enough. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 20:10)

The 8 "new" tracks (101,209) by tadatorao from japan Whenever You Call (with Brian McKnight) The Roof (When I Feel the Need) (feat. Brandy) Butterfly (live from The Late Show with David Letterman) My All (live from VH1 Divas Live) Fourth of July (acapella) Outside (acapella) Butterfly (Amorphous Anniversary Club Remix) {with Amorphous) Honey (Another Taste of Honey David Morales Remix) (Thursday 15 September 2022; 18:48)

Butterfly 25 tracklist (101,208) by Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa There is a tracklist on Apple Music. Honestly, I'm disappointed and underwhelmed. The Roof collab with Brandy is great, but I'm not excited about any of the other tracks. I hope The Butterfly Lounge gets to see the light of day. I was stoked to buy this 25th anniversary vinyl, but I just may pass on it, to be honest. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 18:20)

Re: Butterfly 25 (101,200) (101,207) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I was a little disappointed. They revealed the tracks and they're all live versions from the 90s, 2 DJ remixes and the Brandi collaboration plus the Whenever You Call collab. Since "Butterfly" was such a huge milestone/change for Mariah both personally (leaving Tommy and starting on her), in terms of her songwriting and collaborations , in terms of her image (more revealing, daring, unmatched confidence), in terms of her videos (sexier and more like the way she wanted) and so much more it's clear that "Butterfly" is a huge part of Mariah so for the anniversary I would have hope at least that she did more re-imaginations with popular collaborations since there are no more vault songs. I would have loved a "Honey" with Ariana for example, a Babydoll with say Drake or whatever. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 17:57)

Re: Butterfly 25 (101,205) (101,206) by Edward from USA Writing a song for someone doesn't necessarily mean you have to make a demo of it. Just like there's not a demo for "Where Are You Christmas", I don't think there are demos for those songs either. Mariah stated, back when she released "The Rarities", that she had used everything from the "Butterfly Sessions" that's why anything from that era was absent on it. Since she said she got her voice back during the pandemic, I hope to hear some awesome studio vocals on some of these new tracks. According to what you see on the promo, it's a 2-CD set, probably one with the original album and the second with the bonus material. At this point, I'm happy we're getting some new music building up to Christmas. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 17:15)

Re: Butterfly 25 (101,200) (101,205) by BFF from United States What's interesting is that Billboard is reporting it as "eight new tracks from the Butterfly sessions", which makes it sound like we are getting songs from the vault. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 16:47)

Re: Butterfly 25 (101,200) (101,204) by BFF from United States I was hoping for "vault" recordings rather than re-recordings of songs from the 1997 track listing with other artists. Surely, she has "demo" versions of songs like "Make You Happy", "Last Chance", "Head Over Heels", et cetera. But, hey, I guess we should be grateful for whatever we receive (Thursday 15 September 2022; 16:10)

Re: Butterfly 25 (101,202) (101,203) by Robert-Anthony from United States Let's hope that the physical CD is made available on her website Friday with the Honey vinyl and cassette. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 14:52)

Re: Butterfly 25 (101,194) (101,202) by MusicfanJ from Germany Sounds promising. Will there be an official CD release or just streaming? Does anyone know? Thanks in advance. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 14:43)

Re: The Butterfly Lounge (101,197) (101,201) by CMC from NY,NY I started to feel like the Butterfly Lounge was not getting backing from a record label or streaming service. Mariah was so excited and giddy, the most she's been about a project in years. In several of those Twitter Lives she stated something like, what I'm working on is unlike anything anyone's ever done and she didn't want to give anything away in case someone stole her ideas. Now there's not a peep about it. It feels like ageism from the corporate morgue that in their minds Mariah won't have new studio album success again. In the Megan Markle podcast Mariah used 3 words to describe how she was feeling and one word was "angry". Felt like that's stemming from the project maybe being squashed. Feels like any new non Christmas music she wants to put out might not be backed by the label. Everything is legacy. I'm also confused and thought months ago if the Butterfly Lounge was just the tracks she's been reworking for Butterfly 25 and there aren't even two separate projects? That would be a total bummer. It's all been so jumbled and vague. I'm happy about the bonus tracks we're getting for Butterfly 25, but I can't help think if the label ageism is all true it's so upsetting and depressing for Mariah. It's sexist too. Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, or Bruce Springsteen don't have pushback about their age. They see her as a cash cow at Christmas and that's it. It's stifling the massive creativity that she still has to offer and wants to put out. Mariah needs to flip the script and work a contract where she agrees to annual (but minimal ) Christmas appearances , a special here and there and live concerts in NYC. Use the annual gift of her Christmas legacy to her benefit that she will make the money during Christmas but give them an ultimatum she needs to have full support/label backing and promo when she wants to do non Christmas music projects through the other 11 months of the year. The Queen of Christmas is so much more and there's no one that knows that more than Mariah. They're making her into a caricature surround Christmas and it's trapping and pigeon holing one of the most diverse artist/singer/songwriter in history. There's been a shift since she's stopped talking about "The Butterfly Lounge". Maybe 2023 for a proper full new studio album. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 09:55)

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