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Re: Article: A little girl dreams of getting a puppy (57,763) (57,768) by May from Denmark It's beautiful the book. I already pre-ordered it from Amazon UK. Hopefully it will arrive in time, last year I ordered stuff that arrived like in late January because of a snow storm. (Thursday 12 November 2015; 13:08)

Re: Oh the insanity (57,739) (57,767) by May from Denmark I agree and disagree with you Andrew. You hit the spot when you say people were excited for Adele to come back, apart from that, she went away with a hit that lasted quite a while. But Mariah songwriting skills are still there, MIAM proves it, I just think she should put down the overproduction of some of her songs and go back to more basic backgrounds. I believe the single choices as of late have been the wrong ones, Beautiful did great but after that I question the selection. (Thursday 12 November 2015; 13:07)

Re: But for what though? (57,753) (57,765) by May from Denmark Quoting "While she does need younger fans, the likelihood of her getting them is quite slim," it's sort of true. It's like she has to make a decision where she wants to go, the past or the future. Finding a middle ground seems hard for her or she would have achieved that since Memoirs days. Reality is that young people have been very positive to songs like "Touch my body" and "Obsessed". Once I read some teens commenting on Mariah's music admitting that they found her "old stuff" very boring and her new things are awesome and she should make more music like that. It's almost the opposite of what many "since day one" fans think. I personally like Mariah experimenting and I don't mind jumping in her wagon of "let's try this and see how it goes" but I won't deny that songs like "Touch my body" or "Infinity" aren't my favorite, I think is fun to listen to, the lyrics are hilarious, maybe for a party or to joke around but I'm not one to sit and listen all on my own that type of song. I loved "Migrate" and is a shame it didn't go all out, it is one of the song that gets the best comments around YouTube from non fans. It's actually amazing that she has changed a fair amount through the years and had very different styles, is just that all her styles are around the honey colored hair, bronze make up and black clothes. I remember when Mariah came with that whole new look from Glitter, it felt like a breeze of fresh air, all the sexiness, the almost platinum hair, tiny shorts, stilettos constantly and all the splash of color that Rainbow anticipated with videos like "Boy, I need you". The Mariah from 1991 looks nothing like the Mariah today. But her current image has been the same since the Emancipation, at least it seems so to me. I wouldn't mind a change of hairstyle. (Thursday 12 November 2015; 12:54)

Article: Azealia Banks, Mariah Carey friendship (57,764) by Musti from UK I didn't know they had this interaction. What an obscure song to like. I love Joy Ride, I think it's one of Mariah's most overlooked songs. It was my favourite from TEOM for a long time. One of the best numbers on the album. (Thursday 12 November 2015; 12:35)

Article: A little girl dreams of getting a puppy (57,763) by Gemma from Australia Naw what a cute picture. Only Mariah Carey could make a book out of a song lol. (Thursday 12 November 2015; 8:56)

Mariah's Hallmark Gretting Card line (57,762) by B from USA This is brilliant. Mariah on the comeback trail. She'll be at #1 again. (Thursday 12 November 2015; 5:29)

Re: Anytime you need a friend (57,756) (57,761) by Tevin from USA Thank you. (Thursday 12 November 2015; 5:15)

Re: Touch My Body - 100M Vevo Certified (57,754) (57,760) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA It's called the difference in views from the previous week accumalated over time for each day in each subsequent week. The difference is accumulated by adding the views gained for each day of a week. By the end of each week you will have a new total. All you would need to do is subtract the total views from the previous week with the total views from the new week. That's how we know. It's very simple math. I am sure you will understand. It's already gained 30,000 views in less than 12 hours. Have a great day. (Thursday 12 November 2015; 0:59)

Re: Promo (57,757) (57,758) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Praying for an Ellen and Fallon moment. "Make my wish come true." (Thursday 12 November 2015; 0:10)

Promo (57,757) by Lee TS from USA Yay looks like there are more promotional appearances coming up. Good Morning America, Kelly and Michael, and Extra. More the better. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 20:45)

Re: Anytime you need a friend (57,748) (57,756) by Andrew from UK Cheers. They're better than the originals. If I want to play the song to someone I go to the lives over the tracks. Likewise, there are many parts of other live vocals I think are better than they are on the tracks (change in melody or simply better vocal). Sadly, Tevin, in response to your point, it is totally live so "thumbs up", but I don't particularly think TGIFY in Vegas is anything special. If I explained why I'm sure the attack dogs would circle. I shall simply say: I wouldn't write home about it, myself, but I'm glad you like it. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 20:25)

TAOLG (57,755) by B from USA Today is the art of letting go's anniversary. After listening to it, for the first time in months, this morning I actually have a new apprection for it. Mariah doesn't need to change her sound. She needs to update her signature sound by working with new producers and songwriters. She needs a fresh perspective that working with JD isn't going to provide. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 18:08)

Re: Touch My Body - 100M Vevo Certified (57,752) (57,754) by Lara from Middle East Is there a site where you can check these numbers? How can you know it's getting 500,000 views per week? Interesting. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 13:54)

Re: But for what though? (57,744) (57,753) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines If there's anything we have learned from the music industry post-2005, it is that sales are not what drives careers these days - hype does. We are at an era where an album could barely even reach gold status yet still be considered a success if the artist is constantly in the news even for non-music related reasons. Blockbuster successes such as Adele's are extremely rare exceptions. With the image overhaul, I wasn't gunning for commercial success, as Mariah already has that and more with all her various deals and gigs. I was referring to her relationship with the public. Clearly the girl has lost a lot of fans through the years. While she does need younger fans, the likelihood of her getting them is quite slim. She has better chances of reconnecting with her older fans. So yeah, you're right, "for what though", but at this point in her career, she has earned the luxury of doing anything she desires, including either changing things up or curling up in her comfort zone. Clearly, she prefers the latter. And that's more than okay if it makes her happy. But I guess it would just be interesting to know what would happen if she shook things up. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 10:48)

Touch My Body - 100M Vevo Certified (57,752) by Pau from Mexico Don't forget to watch every now and the TMB music video. At the moment, it has 94,474,627 views and it would be MC's 3rd VEVO Certified award. The views this video is getting is amazing, it gets around 500,000 per week. We really need to watch more often MC's videos and share them. Eminem has 5 billion views and 22 VEVO Certifications while MC hit 1 billion views a year ago and only has 2 VEVO Certifications. She is not even in the top 20 of most viewed artists. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 9:35)

Re: Social media (57,723) (57,751) by Pau from Mexico I also agree on this topic. MC is not taking advantage of her social media, when is the best way to keep yourself relevant and to maintain contact with your fans. As an international superstar, this should be important. Also, it is the best marketing you can get, considering it's for free, it's always available and it can get viral. MC's new strategy is very good with the GOW ads, AIWFCIY book, Hallmark movie, Christmas concerts, MAC lipstick, and participating in The Lego Movie. With the GOW ads, book and movies she will get a new generation to get to know her. I can see how she is trying to reach a new audience, but in my opinion these efforts should be supported with what she's known for: her music. As she says: first and foremost she is a singer and songwriter. She's definitely working in her consolidation in the top of mind awareness as the queen of Christmas. Which I believe it's fantastic and was thought through very well. I was thinking and I'd like to propose an idea: We could try to write to Stella. She is very active on Instagram, so we could just write to her, very politely, our suggestions/ideas about MCs social media. I've seen how she and Kris Buckle erase hate comments in the pictures they upload with MC, so she does read the comments and maybe she could take into consideration what we think. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 9:16)

Love takes time / comeback (57,750) by Giovanni from USA This song is just too great to put into words. Mariah was really ahead and had already established herself as a future legend with her debut. The album went platinum, she scored four number ones and snatched Grammys. How amazing would it be if that were to happened again. I realize that's highly unlikely, but a fan can only dream. We're in the future, where albums aren't selling like before. Awards shows are a joke today nominating lesser individuals with mediocre talent. I have never understood why Mariah has always gotten overlooked and ignored at the Grammys? But yet a garbage song like "Drunk and love" is nominated and wins. I'm sorry but "Beautiful" not only deserved to be a number one song. It deserved a nomination. Mariah is a lot more talented than Beyonce. This is a fact. I have to agree with B and Mimi L. on Mariah's song writing skills. She's still definitely got it. And I believe she can make another amazing album. Remember that it only takes one song to get an artist back on top. But even if that doesn't happen at least we can say she gave us another great body of work. After all Mariah has broken records, has 18 number ones, has had a great amount of success most artists dream of having. She's a living legend so you can't count her out. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 5:58)

Re: Chill Bill (57,712) (57,749) by B from USA Don't feed the troll or trolls. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 4:38)

Re: Anytime you need a friend (57,740) (57,748) by Tevin from USA I totally agree those where great performances. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 1:49)

Re: A Christnas Melody (57,745) (57,747) by Lee TS from USA Wow, this sounds like the ultimate cheese fest in the Christmas kind of the way. Kristen is going to follow her heart and stay in Ohio with the music teacher because she ain't no boss lady. I hope Melissa hooks up with the baby daddy to get back at Kristen, we need some ratchet drama. But hey it's Hallmark, what can you do? Lol I'm excited for Mariah's directorial debut though. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 1:40)

Re: Oh the insanity (57,743) (57,746) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I actually like "Infinity" too, especially the much hated Fritos verse. That verse and the bridge is my favourite. However the point I was trying to make to Andrew was that the Mariah of the 90s is still here. She can still write songs like the ones she did pre Butterfly. And she did so too for MIAM. She has a good balance between ballad Mariah and hood Mariah. I love both. (Wednesday 11 November 2015; 1:18)

A Christnas Melody (57,745) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter The descriptionf Mariah's role has me excited. I love that she took a smaller role and a negative one. Should be fun. But I am confused about one thing, didn't we hear before that Mariah will help the little girl write the song? Did the script change? Here is the link. (Tuesday 10 November 2015; 22:45)

But for what though? (57,744) by Marissa from USA Some lambs may want MC to have an image overhaul, but I don't think we can assess whether or not she actually needs it until she puts out music and we can see how that translates into sales. Back in the MIAM days I was 130% in favor of an image overhaul because the music wasn't selling well and it seemed like the media was ragging on her left and right. Now that she has made great strides in the right direction with more positive regard in the media, better fashion choices and new, exciting projects, I don't know where this feeling of an image overhaul being needed is coming from. Compared to last year, I definitely don't think her image is a state of emergency, although improvements are always welcomed. (Tuesday 10 November 2015; 22:30)

Re: Oh the insanity (57,742) (57,743) by B from USA Mimi, I agree that Mariah is still a talented songwriter. However, I think the Infinity verses are utter brilliance. I'm not ashamed to admit that I love both sides of Mariah, the lyricist. I love Mariah when she digs deep and tugs at the heart strings and when she's writing a lyric just for laughs. Some commenters are boring and corny like Fritos. (Tuesday 10 November 2015; 19:36)

Re: Oh the insanity (57,739) (57,742) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think Mariah's songwriting is the same it used to be. She is still great at it. Let's not judge her writing talents based on "Infinity". In MIAM she has songs that shows her writing talent is still intact. Songs like "Cry" and TAOLG and "Camouflage" are examples that she is the same songwriter everyone fell in love with years back. Plus I love how she can write songs so deep that it reaches your heart yet at the same time can write carefree fun songs like "Thirsty", YDKWTD and "Money". Most writiers are in an "either/or" situation where they can only write about sob stories or fun ones. But Mariah is the best of both worlds. (Tuesday 10 November 2015; 17:46)

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