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Article: Mariah Carey: SA should "expect the unexpected" (61,242) by Malcolm from Asia I don't know but whenever I see an article or interview of Mariah saying "expect the unexpected" or "full of surprises", I usually expect the expected. It doesn't excite my nerves or whatnot because I know that she is not that type and the unexpected or surprises that she mentions are always minimal. Performs Faded, have an exceptional performance number (I always vision her singing Hero with a super long dress while in a platform that moves upward in the climax, accompanied by violins and of course the fans that blows her hair and the dress haha), brings another artist on stage to perform new song, premiere a teaser for an upcoming music video are the few things that must signify that "unexpected" statement. I guess this is the effect of being thirsty for new music haha. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 14:52)

Re: Article: Rihanna tops Hot 100 for eighth week (61,233) (61,241) by enwar00 from usa They never mention him anymore, I noticed that. Maybe because some of his #1s predated their precious Hot 100 chart they stopped referring to him? Billboard has changed. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 14:24)

Re: New album (61,231) (61,240) by Tameka walker from United states Thank you, I feel the same way. Take care. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 13:53)

Length of the show (61,239) by Jenny from South Africa Hi guys. I was wondering from the guys who have attended the SSFT how long the show lasts once Mariah starts performing. My ticket says 45 minutes. I just attended Josh Groban on Sunday and it was 2 hours and the time seemed to fly by. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 13:20)

Setlist is a bore (61,238) by Ty from USA Put a few fan faves in there. The fans continue to tell her what they want and she has had the same setlist for 10 years, even with the Christmas shows. "Faded", "Anytime you need a friend", snippet of "Slipping away", "Mine again", "Thanks for nothing". "Loverboy" and When you believe" is a step in the right direction. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 13:13)

Re: Article: Rihanna tops Hot 100 for eighth week (61,233) (61,237) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Disregard my first reply, they were referring to weeks spent on top, not the number of chart toppers. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 11:48)

Re: Article: Rihanna tops Hot 100 for eighth week (61,233) (61,236) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Maybe they meant as a solo artist. The Beatles were a group. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 11:44)

Re: The metamorphosis of Mimi (61,226) (61,235) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I love it too, that's why I also love Janet Jackson, but as pretty and dreamy those layered vocals are, they can get in the way of understanding the lyrics to the song (i.e. Boy (I Need You), Ribbon, Loverboy), making them harder to relate to for lyric-savvy music lovers. They also make her songs more difficult to sing. At her prime, she got away with swirling harmonies atop choirs of Mariah's (Fantasy, Honey, Heartbreaker) because she couldn't do anything wrong back then. This time, maybe save the more intricate songs for album tracks and push the more straightforward vocal performances as singles. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 8:22)

Re: Mariah Carey - My All live in Kaunas (61,221) (61,234) by enwar00 from usa Wow haha. Either I never put two and two together or I just forgot. Also one of my faves in my top 3 of the #1s. Such a classic and classy song. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 7:17)

Article: Rihanna tops Hot 100 for eighth week (61,233) by Betty from Canada How come they forgot to mention Elvis? He's the top third with 17 no. 1's, shouldn't Rihanna be 4th with 14 no. 1's? (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 2:16)

Re: We can only hope (61,230) (61,232) by AnKo from Germany Dear Greorge. I think you are missing the point of how she has evolved in the last 20 years or so. I don't think she collaborated with Hip Hop and Rap artists just for a trend or hype back than and now. She is making the music she always wanted to do and likes most. With every album she come closer to what was inside of her and what she wanted to express/sound like. Same with her appearance. What we see of her today is how she feels most comfortable with her body and look. And I personally like her more now than back in the 90s. But maybe you like the label and management controlled Mariah more that her true self. Just a thought. Take care. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 1:35)

New album (61,231) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Everybody has ideas on what they think Mariah should do for her next album but in reality with all the suggestions somebody will be disappointed. For me if I get an album infused with pop, R&B, and a little A/C with killer vocals and great production I will be very satisfied. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 0:59)

We can only hope (61,230) by George Golden from UK Will Mariah ever learn? We can only hope. She has cast a shadow over her music with her ''celebrity". I miss the days when the music spoke for itself and the music was centre stage and not the artist. Her music is suffering because of her inability to change her sound. She was effortless in the early days. She needs to get serious and come up with a classy pop and rnb album. I have never favoured her hip hop infusion. It was cute for a moment but now it's just an overkill at this point. Mariah is beautiful but her always putting the sexiness before the music is another problem. I wish we could have another great album with great singles. (Monday 11 April 2016; 23:48)

Re: Future releases (61,212) (61,229) by darrian liu from taiwan I love that version of Triumphant. Although it's fan-made, I actually prefer that version of Triumphant. (Monday 11 April 2016; 22:42)

Re: Future releases (61,210) (61,228) by darrian liu from taiwan That's why. Unlike previous years, 2015 and 2016 are quite unpredictable, but the one thing I noticed is that recent hits' production sounded simpler and less crowdy. Unlike 2012-2013 for example, those years' hits were packed with synths and dance beats with a lot going on with the instrumentation. This year's hits, from "Work" to "Hello" to "Hands to Myself" to "Love Yourself", there are not many layers of instrumentation and the production are kept minimal, to the point you can hear every single layer of instrumentations easily. That's why I thought Mariah should keep her next single's production really simple as it will really suit her amazing vocals. I guess we did describe WBT lol, but not another replica, please. (Monday 11 April 2016; 22:41)

Re: Future releases (61,219) (61,227) by B from USA Her songs weren't written by that many people. WBT for example samples two different songs lyrically. (Monday 11 April 2016; 21:57)

Re: The metamorphosis of Mimi (61,220) (61,226) by B from USA I love the layered background vocals. (Monday 11 April 2016; 21:54)

The Metamorphosis Of Mimi (61,225) by Giovanni from USA Would make a great album title. I love it. (Monday 11 April 2016; 21:30)

Re: Lambs I need your input (61,222) (61,224) by Andrew from UK With all due respect, I don't need to be told when to "chime in". The truth is self-evident. Whatever you're trying to do, I'm not your puppet. Much love. (Monday 11 April 2016; 21:12)

Lambs I need your input (61,222) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago So this was very recently obviously and sung differently from when the tour first started. My question is the climax - lip synced, backing track, pre-recorded vocal? I mean I love it either way because its new and fresh, but man we all know she can't lip for her life and everything was perfect, so I'm perhaps foolishly leaning toward live (Andrew chime in here please lol). Then there is this one even more recently and not as great, but even more "live" in my opinion. Has she jaded us to the point where we even disbelieve a fantastic vocal? I just don't want to get too excited or feel too good about this without some input from you guys. I just looked at the first of the two links again and to me there are so many subtle but very definite changes and the other thing I noticed was Trey and Maryann and their reactions throughout. Am I being delusional? (Monday 11 April 2016; 20:03)

Re: Mariah Carey - My All live in Kaunas (61,198) (61,221) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada This is incredible. One of my all time fave songs (see username) lol. She sounds fantastic. Thanks RJJ12. (Monday 11 April 2016; 19:34)

The metamorphosis of Mimi (61,220) by Lara from Middle East That should be the new album name. Just look at her performances on the Elusive Chanteuse tour and now. You won't recognize her. Her weight, voice atttitude and confidence are totally different. Let the new album and songs show this change. And yes, less layering, more raw vocals. (Monday 11 April 2016; 19:20)

Re: Future releases (61,209) (61,219) by Warrior Butterfly from USA When thinking of this take off the lamb goggles, I noticed that Mariah's material had better staying power across the board, when there where less hands in the cookie jar. Daydream was her last simplistic body of work front to back. Butterfly moved in slightly different direction, granted these where the TM and WA years but nine people to write the music for Honey. Breakdown has three lyric writers because of Bone-Thugs but still two music writers. Then Rainbow happened five writers for Heartbraker, Bliss is a fan favorite IMO because of who was working with her James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James Wright. They did not over power the Mariah sound. After Tonight, X-Girlfriend three writers. Eight for Crybaby. Charmbracelet three to four through out the album. TEOM ten for WBT, yes a #1. Point being that Mariah Carey fairs better when it's just her and one to two producers. John/Jane Public does not know the the inner woven back stories of these records, just that she made one. Frankly let the charts thing stop being a main focus of her work. Yes it is an achievement, she will be forever associated with the 1990s' even if someone brakes her records. "Records are made to be broken." Oprah to Mariah 1999. (Monday 11 April 2016; 19:13)

Re: Future releases (61,209) (61,218) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago Mariah needs to do a vocal danceable track - plain and simple. Compare the fun and ease of Dreamlover and Fantasy and Heartbreaker to Triumphant, Infinity and even to a degree Obsessed. Her own style of music that she basically created is now coming back and she should capitalise on it and show the world how it is done. I am from the Caribbean and collectively we all love what Rihanna has done, but enough now. (Monday 11 April 2016; 18:23)

Re: Mariah Carey - My All live in Kaunas (61,198) (61,217) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago Amazing switch up - love. (Monday 11 April 2016; 18:17)

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