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Mimi L (59,442) by Ardis Logic from Earth I love your profile pic. You look hot tamale lady. Good to put a face to the awesome posts. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 14:46)

Walter (59,441) by Ian from United Kingdom Mimi, I wasn't trying to "discredit" Mariah's input to the songs, I was just giving an opinion on the songwriting team that was MC and Walter, personally as someone who was a lamb from day one, (I am 48 years old, lol) looking at her back catalogue I still to this day get tingles listening to Till The End Of Time, And You Don't Remember, Just To Hold You Once Again, All I've Ever Wanted etc. Those songs lyrically and production wise for me are timeless and I wonder if 20 years down the line songs like Infinity, Touch My Body or Obsessed will have the same effect. I know her style of writing changed over the years but I live in hope that we get an album at some point in the future where she strips it back production wise and lets the lyrics and voice do the talking. I also miss the days when the remix was special and rappers added to the track rather than featuring on the main mix. Maybe I am just getting old. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 13:32)

View from a penthouse (59,440) by Andrew from UK Mariah doesn't "need" to write with anyone, per se. When Afanasieff is brought up its usually to do with an apathy about Mariah's current output and declining popularity. Nobody much wanted to buy Mariah's recent output. As much as people try to portray MIAM as a jewel that failed due to fate, it was a little clunky musically with too many tracks that could have been left on the floor, and felt too much like the usual over-produced R&B. One commentator wrote: "Carey has a ragged determination to prove that she's still street on every album and it's hard to do that when you're looking down from the penthouse." Well, given the lifestyle now being pushed in the media that penthouse looks a whole lot further from the ground, and, hypothetically, even less people will identify with her and buy into her music. Working with Walter or somebody like him to produce Adult Contemporary Pop could have her selling again. Yet, I'm not sure anybody really believes she'll change musical direction. Can only hope. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 13:09)

Re: Opulence vs. extravagance (59,437) (59,439) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Nikki, you just slayed me with your post. Loved it. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 10:44)

Re: Walter (59,428) (59,438) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I don't think lambs hate on Walter or try to discredit his input but I am guessing (from personal experience) what annoys them more is when it is suggested that Mariah "needs" Walter to write a decent song. Yes they had great iconic songs together, but Mariah didn't stop writing cheesy (in a good way) big ballads after that. I think people try to credit Walter so much for her initial songs that they forget Mariah was equally responsible for them. Don't forget that Walter may be successful but he is best know for his work with Mariah so why discredit Mariah's input in her songs? And Mariah is also an artist and an artist works her best when she is inspired and set free to follow their vision and the songs that she had with Walter were just not the type she was into. We have to embrace that. Plus Mariah had WBT almost 10 years after Walter and that song is also iconic and one of her most successful so no, not all of her new tracks are "throwaways". Do I crave a new sound from Mariah? Yes? Do I think she needs to go back to someone who once made a good writing partner but eventually betrayed her when she was at her most vulnerable? No. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 5:54)

Opulence vs. extravagance (59,437) by Nikki from usa It was funny when MC and Nick broke up how Wendy was claiming Mariah was old and no one would want her. Then, she broke the news of her dating Packer and claimed Packer was using her for fame. She said MC was "fragile" and hoped she didn't fall in love because James is a playboy and not interested in the long term. They get engaged and Wendy won't even report it. Mariah's concerts and tours have always been bare-boned. It's always centered around her voice with limited bells and whistles. It would be nice if MC would up her game in the visual areas for a show's entertainment quality, but I wouldn't hold my breath. It took Celine 3 years before critics agreed the show no longer overshadowed her singing. Either you sing live with magnificent vocals or you rely on performance. Take a look at J.Lo hosting the AMA's and MC's dress at the Billboard Awards. She threw shade at Mariah's residency with her Spears comment too and now she's naming her own after the music video that had LL Cool J throwing a butterfly into a fire. J.Lo's first attempt at a residency was rejected for asking too much money. The fact is her only world tour didn't sell well. She held a concert with 25,000 free tickets in her home town and less than half showed up. They thought she was fake and a sell out. She's going to Vegas to cash in on tourists which is her best bet. I wouldn't worry about it. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 5:52)

Re: Rihanna going platinum (59,427) (59,436) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter That annoyed me so much. Like if you are giving the album away for free and have Samsung pay for it then obviously it'll go platinum. From what I heard, most of her fans didn't even enjoy the album. Jay-Z trying so hard to make Tidal happen and he got 1 million subscribers for Tidal after Rihanna released her hyped album for free but aren't these trial subscribers who will eventually close the account after a month? (Saturday 30 January 2016; 5:43)

Re: Walter (59,428) (59,435) by Giovanni from USA I'm in no way anti Walter. I have not forgotten what he has contributed to Mariah's music. All I was saying was that she doesn't need him to be successful again. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 3:47)

Re: Rihanna going platinum (59,427) (59,434) by Seth M from South Africa If you read this article, then you will see that Samsung (who she signed a deal with) bought 1 million copies and gave it away as free downloads. So it's easy to go platinum if you have the support of a big corporation buying a million copies and giving it away as free downloads. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 2:22)

Walter and new sounds (59,433) by David F from Mexico Hola back, some of you agree about Walter greatness and chemistry with Mariah like Ian from UK. He wrote just the truth , you all know he knows a lot about musical arrangements and instruments, that was my point, and they just click, time has passed and maybe he has something big for her in mind. He knows Mariah's voice structure and they can try something not necessarily to be destined a huge hit. I just love what they created together. I want that magic back. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 2:12)

Deolinda Kinzima's Hero on Portugal's The Voice (59,432) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End I thought this was quite lovely. She really made it her own. Mariah should be very proud that this little "schmaltzy" song, she originally wrote for Gloria Estefan, is such an anthem going on 20 years now. At my school it was covered a lot in the mid 90's during our talent shows (ironically, never by me). It's still probably the case. Good luck Deolinda, you have a very nice voice. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 1:41)

Re: Rihanna going platinum (59,427) (59,430) by B from USA She gave her album away and now her PR team are claiming it was an error, bahaha. The RIAA is recognizing Anti's milestone numbers, Billboard and Nielsen are not counting Anti's sales on Tidal towards their totals. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 1:09)

Re: The ring (59,426) (59,429) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada It makes me laugh actually. She's wearing the ring, not shoving it in peoples faces. The media puts it own spin on everything. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 0:46)

Walter (59,428) by Ian from United Kingdom I hate how some people are so anti Walter, we should not forget that together they were an amazing songwriting team and gave us what I believe to be some of her best work ever, she was writing serious work which will last forever, more than the throwaway over produced tracks featuring too many rappers we won't even remember in 10 years time. Respect is due to a very talented man who at the time was a major part of producing those big ballads we all love. Just saying. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 0:39)

Rihanna going platinum (59,427) by Lee TS from USA So what is this trickery? If this is how the game works now then I don't care, Jimmy better buy Mariah's next #1 single and platinum week sales. Mess. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 0:32)

The ring (59,426) by Nick from Maryland Her ring is great and all but it's kind of annoying how every article about Mariah talks about how she's "flaunting" the ring or "showing off" the ring. Feeds into the whole diva image even more. I guess she's supposed to keep her hand in her pocket or something. (Saturday 30 January 2016; 0:15)

Re: The richness and Riri (59,419) (59,425) by May from Denmark In all fairness David, we don't know what Mariah does most of the time in her private life and what's the situation with her mother and what kind of communication they have. We only get a few pictures weekly and some public events Mariah has to appear as part of her job, then, after all that, we don't know three hoots what Mariah does with her life or with who she has contact or anything. I believe sometimes is better to stop assuming things. Yes, being with mom is the best, but not 24 hours, I know I wouldn't want to be with my mom 24 hours and I like her lol. Good grief she would drive me crazy, we don't know how Mariah's mom is in private life. (Friday 29 January 2016; 23:56)

Re: The richness and Riri (59,421) (59,424) by May from Denmark I agree Mimi, if she did Emancipation huge and without Walter she most definitely can do it again. Walter is history. (Friday 29 January 2016; 23:51)

Jerry O'Connell (59,423) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So I just saw Jerry's appearance on the Wendy Show and oh gosh the man is so funny. He is just effortlessly funny and just took over the show. I remember a while back he said in an interview that he had a crush on Mariah. Man I wish they had dated. Mariah loves to joke and Jerry would make her laugh until her tummy hurts. Plus the guy is quite the looker. (Friday 29 January 2016; 19:13)

"There's a light in me" (59,422) by Ardis Logic from Earth Mariah looks so happy she is simply beaming. It's so good to see her in such a good place right now. (Friday 29 January 2016; 17:37)

Re: The richness and Riri (59,420) (59,421) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Yes Walter is done with. Plus I don't want Mariah to be stuck in her comfort zone. I want her to experiment a little like she did with #Beautiful and YDKWTD and MILG. I want her to find a new sound because she is very versatile she just needs to be inspired or a second opinion. (Friday 29 January 2016; 14:26)

Re: The richness and Riri (59,419) (59,420) by Giovanni from USA I like your thinking but I don't think Mariah would ever work with Walter again. Nor does she need him. Her career stayed strong after "Daydream" and she's still a force to be reckoned with. She can still sing and has written so many amazing songs. Some that had potential to be number one. Mariah has plenty of other talented songwriters she can work with. (Friday 29 January 2016; 10:21)

The richness and Riri (59,419) by David F from Mexico I think this rich life concept does not benefit Mariah at all. People admire Mariah for her voice not a luxury life, and I must say the press writes about the bling bling every time which causes envy instead of her role model. I always wonder why her mother is not around her and why all her past friends are not too. I hope Stella is not misleading Carey to end alone and crazy. Mr packer travels a lot and Mariah demands total company when she loves someone, he should buy her the most expensive and rare sound, beat whatever to turn heads again not material things she doesn't need, pay Walter the most rare song he may have look at Bieber he got the right sounds, he is not a stellar singer is all about that these days. Mariah needs to find new inspiration on simple things. I wish she'd be with her mother more often, being near with mother is the best thing in the world. (Friday 29 January 2016; 9:08)

New pics (59,418) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah was at a gala recently with James and wow she looks good. Her face looks so youthful. That weight loss is quite shocking. She is getting thinner everyday. Not a big fan of the dress but she looks stunning. (Friday 29 January 2016; 8:55)

Re: Topics of the board (59,413) (59,417) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter The super agent is from UTA. Apparently the Euro tour was part of her contract when she signed on to UTA. So a new meeting might mean we have more announcements? (Friday 29 January 2016; 8:49)

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