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Re: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (57,159) (57,162) by CDC from CA I've been seeing some articles predicting this years Rock Hall nominees, and Mariah was among almost all of them. To think that Mariah was going to be a first ballot shoo-in was unrealistic, there simply are no precedents to indicate a Mariah Carey induction. Donna Summer is one that comes to mind, but she wasn't considered until years after her initial eligibility date. And when she died, they finally put her through (surprise, surprise). Whitney was considered the first year she was eligible, but they passed. There were rumblings of her induction the year she died (I was one who thought Clive Davis' strong connections could pull it off), but I guess the Hall didn't want to seem conformist to the hoopla of mass media. But anyways I think we should stop giving things like the Rock Hall so much meaning. It's just another award once you think about it. Some get them and some don't, either way you just gotta move on. Some of the greatest pop performers in history have absolutely zero chance of even having their photograph hung on a wall in that museum (Sinatra, Streisand, Garland, Fitzgerald, Crosby). And lest we forget leathery divas like Cher, Warwick, Labelle, Parton, Cline, whose careers predate Mariah's birth, and yet are still excluded from the museum. I've seen the list of inductees over the past few years, and there are only a handful of acts that seem exciting, so my prediction is that in the coming years they'll start putting in more pop acts to drive ticket sales. I really think the presence of the Santa leotard or Fantasy roller-skates or the Heartbreaker knit crop top, or the endless memorabilia from Mariah's storied career will excite viewer attraction much more than, say, a battered guitar from a B-list "rock" group or a wrinkled piece of hand written lyric by some uncharted singer-songwriter. (Thursday 8 October 2015; 17:49)

I agree, Mara (57,161) by Lee from USA She should get in on the first ballot. I mean, how many artists could say they have more number 1 hits than Elvis? How many artists could boast about topping the singles charts for 10 years straight and winning Song of the Decade twice? Her antics aren't half as bad as making porn, sleeping with kids, and abusing drugs (and significant others). Artists who've done worst had gotten in without any protest. (Thursday 8 October 2015; 17:46)

Re: About holiday projects (57,154) (57,160) by May from Denmark Thanks so much for the swift response. I'm even more excited now, squeeling like a little girl yeey haha. I love Christmas themed things. I'm just guessing but surely the Hallmark movie will go directly to video, generally they do that with movies with holiday subjects. I would really like to see Mariah once more in the big screen. Right now, I'm truly glad for all the new music that might come on the way. She is Christmas genius. Thanks again for the good info. (Thursday 8 October 2015; 17:08)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (57,159) by Mara from United States Well the new inductees were announced today and while I'm happy for Janet and how it seems to be her year with the great album and everything else, I am disappointed that Mariah wasn't one of them. Mariah is so underrated and is beyond one of the most talented artists out there. Her song writing, composure and delivery is what sets her apart and above the rest. Oh well... maybe next year. (Thursday 8 October 2015; 16:44)

Re: "Songs in the moment" (57,157) (57,158) by Bill from the UK I went through a phase recently of playing Without You on constant rotation. Normally I just listen to it as and when it appears on albums and compilations, but I had my singles I put on my iPod playing continuously. They were a great set as the first CD included Never Forget You and a live version of Dreamlover from the Thanksgiving special, and the second CD had the ballads Vision Of Love, Love Takes Time and I'll Be There present. Just a really great collection of tracks across the two releases. (Thursday 8 October 2015; 16:29)

"Songs in the moment" (57,157) by MIAM from United Kingdom Ok so over the past few days I've had the song Forever stuck in my head, not sure why as I haven't really paid much attention to it before, yet when I finally played it out loud I realised what a gem it is. I love the emotion in her voice and how she stretches the words, the vocals just flow through the song its crazy. Just out of curiosity, what song/songs are people listening to lately that they didn't really listen to before and why do you like listening to it so now? (Thursday 8 October 2015; 15:10)

Re: JD, the horrible manager (57,144) (57,156) by Licia from USA I don't get how JD was unprofessional. I'm surprised he didn't go off sooner than when he did. Those lambs were wrong for treating him the way they did and they deserved the treatment that they got from him. How long was he supposed to sit there and allow those crazies to attack him? Mariah fans are becoming worse than Beyonce fans. (Thursday 8 October 2015; 13:49)

Re: About holiday projects (57,154) (57,155) by Lee TS from USA So yeah, I found that there is an IMDB page for the movie through the actor Brennan Elliott who's part of the film. I don't really recognize the guy. I don't know how much of the information is true but if you look at the crew, it's the initial people that were attached to the New Line Cinema deal with the writers and producers. So my best guess is that the deal didn't go through and the project got watered down to a made for TV movie. Or she is still involved with 2 Christmas movies, who knows? So since we know Lacey Chabert and Brennan are involved, I'm thinking Lacey is probably the little girl's mom and she falls in love with Brennan's character. Ok nevermind, it says New Line Cinema is part of it in company credits. I don't know, I still think there's only one Christmas movie. You know I never really noticed it until recently but RatPac Ent. is pretty huge, they're involved with a lot of movies. I keep seeing their logo during the previews in the theater. Good for them. So I highly doubt they would be involved with such a small project. Actually, maybe there were creative differences and since it was Mariah's initial idea/story for the film she took it to Hallmark lol. She didn't want it to be homogenized. (Thursday 8 October 2015; 11:44)

About holiday projects (57,154) by CDC from CA To sum it up for those who are confused: Mariah is working on two Christmas themed movies. The first is currently in production for the Hallmark channel. For this film, Mariah acts as both the director and star. As noted in the tidbit of information provided by the Hallmark channel in a preview of their 2015 holiday programming lineup, the story concerns a young girl in a new town struggling to write a Christmas song. Mariah will play her music teacher. TMZ released a report stating that Mariah will not appear as an actor, however the Hallmark channel confirmed that she is, directly responding to TMZ via twitter. How much gravitas Mariah's role is in relation to the bulk of the film, well, we'll just have to wait until mid November once the Hallmark holiday lineup begins. The second of the two Christmas movies will be a feature film distributed by New Line Cinema. This film will be financed and produced by Brett Ratner's production company Ratpack Entertainment. Absolutely nothing is known of the script, screenwriter, actors, production involvement, etc. All that is currently known has been revealed by Mariah herself at the time the film was sold to its backing studio: that Mariah's physical presence will not be seen on screen, but rather referred or implied through her music. No date of production or premiere has been released. Two projects of different formats, stories, and people in involvement, but both about Christmas and Mimi. (Thursday 8 October 2015; 7:12)

Re: A Christmas Melody (57,152) (57,153) by May from Denmark I thought it was Brett who was going to direct the movie for Hallmark and that's why RatPac was going to have a hand in it but it seems it's not like that neither, I'm truly confused as well. I'm amazingly happy that it is Mariah who is directing it though, because she is great at that. I hope she does appear in her own movie, even if it's for a little bit, maybe singing a festive song. (Thursday 8 October 2015; 0:22)

A Christmas Melody (57,152) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I am confused by the articles. Some are saying that she is starring in the movie as a music teacher, others are saying she will only direct it. I am also confused about how many Christmas movies she is involved in. There was supposed to be one with RatPac and then we heard about another with Hallmark. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 21:43)

Re: JD / Babyface (57,145) (57,151) by May from Denmark That song is so beautiful. It was the only reason I bought Babyface's album back in the days and the only one I owned, not to say Mariah put a hand in that album as well so I was delighted, the whole album was really a charm. I also agree with all the ones who said Mariah should work again with Babyface, but as a duet rather than one or the other being in the background. Their voices go so well together. What a blast from the past. I too wonder where has he been as of late? (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 20:16)

Re: Never Forget You / Mara (57,147) (57,150) by Mara from United States Thank you so much enwar for the kind words. Thank you Bill too. I have to agree that we sometimes have a delay when something like that happens suddenly. We process it differently. Music always helped me with whatever I needed to deal with. Just wanted to thank you guys again for the kind words. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 20:13)

Slowly but surely (57,149) by enwar00 from usa B I clicked on your profile pic on accident when opening one of your posts and saw the registered trademarks and I busted out laughing. That is hilarious. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 19:22)

Lenny Kravitz on biraciality (57,148) by Billy from Greece Check out Lenny's take on an issue familiar to Mariah. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 18:36)

Never Forget You / Mara (57,147) by enwar00 from usa Btw I prefer the original vs the JD remix, which is meh to me at best. I never ever thought of that song being about someone who's passed. I literally almost cried right now reading that, what is happening. Mara wow your post gave me chills big time. Makes sense to me, I think sometimes things like that have a delay before they hit. Like our minds know when to handle and fully process sad events or something. Anyway you can't control your thoughts. Hope you feel better soon. Gotta go listen to that song now. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 16:34)

Re: JD / Babyface (57,145) (57,146) by Mara from United States I agree B. Melt Away is another favorite of mine. I love Everytime I Close My Eyes. I wish they could do a real duet too. He did some amazing songs with Toni Braxton recently and I would love if he worked with MC again. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 16:10)

Re: JD / Babyface (57,124) (57,145) by B from USA Babyface's Every Time I Close My Eyes, with MC singing the background vocals, is an amazing song and he's an amazing songwriter. I want a proper duet. I don't know why LA Reid hasn't suggested she work with Face again. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 15:08)

Re: JD, the horrible manager (57,130) (57,144) by B from USA I thought (think) as her friends they would have been better positioned to advise her. JD's unprofessionalism is what bothered me. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 14:59)

Re: "Never Forget You" (57,136) (57,143) by Mara from United States Billy I always thought it was a love song about a missed opportunity when I was younger until I really listened to the lyrics. When she sings "Baby can you hear me wherever you may be tonight - are you near me - it clicked" that if she is asking if the person is near her he must have passed and she's talking about his spirit. Ok sorry for being so deep and sad. On another note I 100% agree with you that it must be so hard to go through the ups and downs of life as a celebrity status such as Mariah. She always puts that smile on, but what she is going through we have no idea. Your post was perfect and hit it all. They said she lost her mind, voice, attitude, marital problems, weight. She is a strong woman and is a fighter. She went through a very serious injury too and who knows if she has any health issues like the rest of us. Yet she has to always "be on" so to speak, and be in full make-up and have her outfits "on point" it gets tiring I'm sure. Thank you for your post about the human side of MC. I really puts it into perspective for all. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 14:54)

Re: Never Forget You (57,133) (57,142) by B from USA Mara, I have also found solace in Mariah's music. I think I read somewhere, years ago, that The Wind was inspired by the death of a friend. I believe it was a car accident. Does anyone else remember reading that? (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 14:47)

Re: Never Forget You (57,135) (57,141) by Mara from United States Bill, that line especially hits. Also when she sings "somewhere I know you'll be with me - someday in another time". I am sorry about your sister in law. I'm sure she knew you loved her, she knows how you felt now. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 14:46)

Re: JD, the horrible manager (57,130) (57,139) by Musti from UK I guess it makes sense that she hired Randy and JD during a very private time. These guys are her close friends whom she could trust as the separation/divorce was ongoing, while Randy/JD did some of the public interviews/appearances on her behalf. I don't think she wanted to be in the public eye at all, nor did she really want to travel great lengths to promote the album. It was unfair indeed when fans started attacking JD. I still think he could've handled it more professionally though. Didn't he call one of the lambs "stupid" on Twitter? That was way out of line. That type of behaviour could alienate the fans from the artist. He had never managed an artist of Mariah's calibre or fanbase so it's understandable to a degree, but not acceptable. In his latest interviews JD is respectful as ever towards Mariah, but something in his choice of words just doesn't sit well. I hope it's all water under the bridge for these two. I do want to see them working together again in the future, even if it's just 1 or 2 songs per album. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 14:23)

Mariah (57,138) by Billy from Greece I just wanted to say that as I go through life, experiencing situations that are often challenging, or filled with questions and often surrounded by instability, I keep thinking what it would be like for a person of Mariah's fame to handle whatever life poses you in the public eye. Considering that we have no idea what goes on in Mariah's life beyond what she herself (not the press) publicizes, I can't help but applaud her resilience and strength when she has had to face not just her own troubles but the "celebrity" aspect of her life as well. And that goes as far as back as 2001. The woman was thrown down, "abused" by the media, "disowned" by fans, and yet she kept on going. Behind that gorgeous smile and talkative playfulness, she has remained silent, discrete and low-key considering the over-the-top divadom that is attributed to her. People said she lost her voice, she kept on singing. People said she's lost her craft, and she kept on writing marvelous songs. People said she is fat, she kept on wearing whatever the hell she wanted. Have you ever thought how would you handle such a situation and if you could endure it? Sometimes I find it hard just to face another day and I don't even have to strike a pose in front of paparazzi. For all that has been said about Mariah, I remain an admirer of her ability to take control of her life, sometimes more successfully than other times, and keep on going. I need that inspiration every now and then too. (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 12:25)

Janet (57,137) by Billy from Greece I'm so happy with Janet's new album. I do agree with the person that said that it sort of is what "The Elusive Chanteuse" was to Mariah, namely, true return to form that evokes the essence of their artistry, standing up there with their best work. Actually, during 2014-2015 all three icons (Mariah, Janet, Madonna) released albums that signaled a creative rejuvenation, which I find fascinating. It allows me to feel (a little bit) like it's the 1990s again, only less carefree. Actually, this decade's popular culture has been paying homage to the 1990s aesthetic quite profusely I would say. If only you could go back in time. "Now I'm stuck in the future missing you. " (Wednesday 7 October 2015; 12:07)

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