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Cry (57,530) by Cgee54 from Usa I saw this clip on YouTube and I can only say it was beautiful. If only she would release this clip among the others she said she recorded. (Wednesday 28 October 2015; 1:03)

Re: Oz and May (57,527) (57,528) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter "And the way Ellen looks at you, do more of the dabbing and hum a little tune while you're at it. Go borrow another suit." Lee, you are the best. Lol, that line is everything. (Tuesday 27 October 2015; 5:09)

Oz and May (57,527) by Lee TS from USA Thank you for posting about the box office numbers and explaining about the Oz success. I, too, took a look at the numbers and felt the same way seeing the monumental money it took to make Oz. I definitely agree about the cultural impact and Disney expectations. Like you mentioned, the best example would be Frozen. Everybody and their mama knows Frozen and Let It Go. M chose the wrong movie to sing for I suppose. I mean, are they still creating or was a sequel ever considered for Oz? If so maybe M can sing the tune "Finally Home". Great to see M and Packer doing red carpets together, but I'm glad she didn't walk for Pan. Oops. And with these remakes they're heavily banking on nostalgia, I did like Oz from what I can remember but Pan was a snooze fest. Even Hugh Jackman couldn't save it for me. Mariah, do whatever you can to get yourself a small role in Finding Dory. Play a pink fish or something. And the way Ellen looks at you, do more of the dabbing and hum a little tune while you're at it. Go borrow another suit. (Tuesday 27 October 2015; 0:33)

Mariah on Empire (57,526) by Marissa from USA I wish Mariah would have guest starred on Empire during the first season when it felt more authentic. This season's celebrity guest appearances have been corny as hell. I hope MC is cast as a recurring character rather than playing herself. I want this to be another opportunity to show off her acting chops on a mainstream level. (Monday 26 October 2015; 21:24)

Re: Hello (57,520) (57,525) by Rene from US The point is that calling Oz a flop is not technically correct. Yes, public reception and accolades are also signs of a good movie, but it commercially it was not a flop. Glitter was a flop. It's sad but true. The numbers were in the red for that movie. (Monday 26 October 2015; 21:11)

Saying Hello with the same message (57,524) by Tijl from Belgium Hello Lambily. The world seemed to have gone in a craze over Adele's latest little effort. It is a nice song indeed, however I seems very reminiscent of her previous work. It does show that Adele has a connection with the audience in her image. As she sticks with her blue collar background, people tend to see her as genuine. Smart move. I believe that Mariah has delivered some of the best work in her career in the last years but has clearly lost some credibility with her diva-esque antics. I love her and totally connect with her goofy personality but the world clearly doesn't. Maybe she should cut back on the image and focus on the music more. A reinvention with a new look. I would love to see her being the prominent godess of pop again. I have seen a lot of videos and interviews from the Rainbow and Emancipation era and she was fabulous, very glamorous yet focused and not rambling through interviews. Come back baby because you belong up there. (Monday 26 October 2015; 20:31)

Re: Hello (57,515) (57,522) by May from Denmark I posted so many numbers that I think my message was lost in it haha. To see if I'm clear, box office numbers as a total might be deceiving many times, I've paid tickets for movies that have been all hype and ended up tanking, like really tanking, yet they have grossed a fair amount. You have to first look at the budget of the movie and then take a look at the public's reaction/reviews. "Oz" didn't match the expectations. That's what I meant. It was a box office hit indeed despite mixed reviews. "Flop" is an inaccurate term. I guess what Darren was trying to say is that the movie didn't make the expected impact as did, say, Frozen. Which is a pity since Almost Home is a great song. (Monday 26 October 2015; 19:22)

Re: China (57,514) (57,521) by May from Denmark Lee your last phrase me giggle, so true. I think she will have a good time as Packer will be there, or at least it is said so. I am so much hoping for someone to record the event. I'm really longing to listen to her again. (Monday 26 October 2015; 19:17)

Re: Hello (57,515) (57,520) by May from Denmark That's because it wasn't successful in regards to Disney expectations, reviews and critics. Disney caters to a wide variety of public, while movies like "The Butler" are on another category. The success also comes in the difference of budget and gain. "Oz" didn't do as expected for the US. It had a budget of about 215 million dollars, and only in the US it grossed by the end of year released about 230 million, the other half comes from the success the movie had in Asia. "Cinderella" which is the current Disney release, had a budget of 90-100 million, and in the US alone it has already made 200 million and worldwide 540 million, it has also been better rated by the public than Oz, which only half the people who went to see it liked it. Remember that because people pay tickets to see a movie doesn't mean they liked it. "The Butler" and "Precious" had a small budget, 30 million and 10 million respectively, the first one gained about 115 million just in the US and "Precious" which is not a movie for everyone taste not only did amazing with the critics and the public it sold really well for only being offered in a very few handful of countries, "Precious" only opened in about 4 countries theatres, a total of 50 million. "Oz" in the US wasn't really a "talked" movie I'm afraid, now "Frozen" was released the same year some months later, and now that was a blast, 150 million budget, 400 million gain in the US, and over a billion worldwide. That's all numbers and all but the thing is, that if it wasn't for the Asian market "Oz" would have probably been a Disney failure. They spent too much on the effects and they weren't even that amazing. I'm truly hoping Star Wars is going to be amazing, after the late disappointing episodes I really want it to be good, it can't get any worst. Haha. Btw, at home we are Disney-fanatics. (Monday 26 October 2015; 18:55)

Re: Hello (57,513) (57,519) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada It's a nice song. To me it sounds like it could have been included on her last album. All I mean by that is that it's not a huge departure. She's given her audience what they enjoy of her music and vocal style. (Monday 26 October 2015; 18:50)

Someone like Mariah (57,517) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End I can't believe that many people who stan for Adele are wasting their juice on a Mariah Carey board (in fact I doubt they really care about Adele). I personally think Adele's great, ever since Chasing Pavements way back when I've been a fan. But she's also no Mariah. Who do people think inspired Adele in the first place? And why does Mariah's voice get berated and her body shamed constantly by the same posters who "adore" Adele? The same Adele who is a beautiful plus size woman. The Adele whose voice is wonderful, though limited in range compared to MC, and who also has had serious careerending troubles with her whole voicebox starting from her last album era many years ago. We still don't know the extent of her recovery. But if anyone is calling for advise about music and vocal health/conditioning it's obviously Adele calling Mariah, if she's lucky. M is a PhD vocalist, it's only a matter of which university worthy of it's reputation will be the first to acknowledge that fact. It's a real pity people are just here heaping hyperbolic praise on Adele just to stick it to Mariah. Adele deserves better than to be treated as a blunt object against her own idol by posters like TJ. It's obvious the influence Mariah had had on Adele. From VOL/Vanishing to Cry/Camouflage, one of MC's album staples has always been vocally driven piano ballads with minimal production. Not to mention Mariah's songwriting and production skills that she fought very hard to gain that now Adele and other female singers take for granted, even if in name only. (Monday 26 October 2015; 17:40)

Article: So, will Mariah Carey guest-star on Empire? (57,516) by Lee TS from USA I don't mean to be rude but is Empire still a thing? Don't get me wrong I've seen the first season and thought it was cool. But at times it can get very cheesy and overly dramatic. Like, the ratings are declining and it seems the fans are a bit overwhelmed with the many guest stars. I don't know, I'm thinking by the time Mariah does her appearance it wouldn't be as hot anymore. But yeah, I hope they write her a good role that makes sense and Lee can bring the actress out in her. (Monday 26 October 2015; 12:59)

Re: Hello (57,513) (57,515) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands I don't understand why people keep calling "Oz the Great and Powerful" a flop. The box office was $493.3 million. (The box office for "The Butler" was $176.6 million and for "Precious" it was $63.6 million.) (Monday 26 October 2015; 12:49)

China (57,514) by Lee TS from USA I hope Mariah is in a good place vocally and delivers a beautiful performance for the Chinese people. Don't lose face M. I hope she also gets to enjoy the trip and not let it just be a tour stop type of thing. You know, you always hear those musicians saying they travel far and wide but only sees the airport and hotels. Good luck M. (Monday 26 October 2015; 12:41)

Re: Hello (57,504) (57,513) by darrian liu from taiwan Cry is an amazing song. I love how the vocals are so raw yet restrained, but it's not single-ready. The Art Of Letting Go also had the same problem. The only thing that both songs need to be single-ready is a catchier, rousing chorus. Hello had a chorus that sticks to your head after a listen. Mariah hit the home run with Almost Home but it was stuck with a flop movie. I know Mariah has at least 3 more #1s in her, she just needs to continue to strive to be in tip-top condition. Another "The Art of Letting Go" is what she needs, just with a catchier chorus. She could get at least a top 40 hit with it, I'm sure with that. (Monday 26 October 2015; 10:22)

Random thing (57,510) by Lee TS from USA So I saw Bill Murray's new film Rock The Kasbah, I think that's the title, but his latest flick. Anyway, there's a tiny Mimi moment when Kate Hudson's character sported the same bikini M wore for MIAMTEC. And she looked good too. (Sunday 25 October 2015; 10:16)

Re: Never Forget You cover (57,507) (57,509) by Mara from United States That would have been me. That was amazing. He really took that song and did his own thing with it, and it is an incredibly hard song to sing. Wow. Thank you for posting it Luke. (Sunday 25 October 2015; 3:55)

Re: Adele (57,505) (57,508) by Mike from FL, USA I totally agree in that most of Adele's songs all sound similar to me. Her voice and tone dont change much imo. Apparently I'm in the minority, as Adele just doesn't do much for me. She does have a beautiful voice, however I just never really feel a connection to her music/performances. Certainly not the same emotions I feel when listening to say Mariah or Whitney. I just think Adele is way overrated. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 23:00)

Never Forget You cover (57,507) by Luke from United Kingdom People were talking about this song a few weeks ago (sorry I can't remember who) and it got me listening to it. While I was looking around I found this and it's amazing, kind of hard to believe he can sing a song this hard and sound good haha. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 22:39)

Re: Adele (57,505) (57,506) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA When I look at trends, I look at analytics of sales and how that translates into publicity and/or respect. Adele is doing what Mariah did in the 90s by letting her voice do the talking. Adele is unique in the aspect that her competition in the music industry doesn't have a unique voice or sound when they sing. Mariah could do the same but has made it clear she hates singing ballads all the time. That separates Adele from the rest because she reaches a broader audience of all ages. Mariah has taken alot of flack these last few years professionally. I just have this feeling that Epic Records, Sony, and Mariah Carey are on the same page and are super quiet. They know something we don't. Mariah is still the only contemporary music artist that can dominate contemporary music when she feels the need to do so. Her issue is she never sings ballads anymore, but what happens if she does? Game over. Poor promo and marketing has always been the issue with Mariah. Record execs know that now. Mariah is the only legendary artist, to me, that still can compete with her voice. Record execs polled for her recently and agreed she is the one they would help for a comeback. Enough said. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 20:43)

Re: Adele (57,497) (57,505) by May from Denmark I'm with you on that. I do still hold my lit candle that Mariah could be successful again with a hit song but there's no doubt that Adele is still at her peak and that's the plus that helps her out for now, she is still "fresh". Like you said, I also like some of her music but at the end of the day, most sounds repetitive, her voice stays the same throughout, so I feel that apart from emotional lyrics and some sparingly vocal "momentum", I'm not being offered much else. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 19:10)

Hello (57,504) by May from Denmark Everyone praises how simple is "Hello" by Adele, the piano and her voice, slowly building. It's almost as if those who do know Mariah's last album forgot "Cry.". Just a piano, just her voice without overproduction and some light chorus. Maybe "Meteorite" and YDKWTD should have waited until "Cry." and "Faded" saw the light first. I believe these are things Mariah will take into consideration for her next album. It's not like she isn't trying new things, "Meteorite" is clearly a sign of that. That's also a reason why I wasn't impressed to the core with "Infinity", after some amazing music she delivered in her last album, listening to that last single felt like it wasn't match to the big things she gave us. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 19:04)

Re: Adele (57,492) (57,503) by May from Denmark I think Adele and Mariah promo cases are different though. Adele had a truly successful album with 21, her song "Rolling in the deep" was still being played a lot last year, it almost felt like Adele hasn't been absent these 4 years. Mariah's "Memoirs", while it did fine in the charts, wasn't a big hit, it didn't sell big, it wasn't really a hype and though I love some of the songs in it, I feel there was no truly strong song for everlasting (maybe BGK had some chance with a video). Mariah's choice (or team choice) of singles to promote for MIAM were the wrong order in my opinion, from YAM and YDKWTD (a really great tune fit for a summer jam). But after #Beautiful, the choice should have been "Faded". Mariah had the potential with her last album, without heavy promo, without the hype, it debuted third on Billboard. It's keeping it up which makes the difference but hers fell apart sadly, people didn't have the chance to hear gems like "Faded" or "Make it look good". For the Billboard 2015 live, and obviously this is just my opinion, instead of a medley of VOL/Infinity she should have chosen LTT from her first album, do a medley with Faded and finish it with a little part of Infinity. It would have sounded like the ultimate failed relationship song lol. While I understand the medley of VOL/Infinity, a bit of a surprise act in the day all eyes were in would have been amazing. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 18:51)

Adele (57,502) by Billy from England, UK I was watching the video for Hello and thought it reminded me of Mariah's Almost Home. Well anyway I decided to comment of what I thought and got hate about Mariah saying she was a drinking old has been and I shall not leave Mariah comments on Adeles video. How cheeky are some people? No one will ever be as amazing as Mariah. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 18:44)

Re: The vinyl and Adele (57,499) (57,501) by Sarah from Netherlands It's still available on Amazon UK. But I wonder for how much longer. I ordered 2 copies just in case. They shipped Thursday or yesterday. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 18:39)

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