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Sidenote (50,929) by Lee TS from USA M's fairy godmother Ms. Patti Labelle is going to be on Dancing With The Stars this season, it would be cute if M would make an appearance to show support. (Monday 16 March 2015; 13:17)

Hero at HRC (50,928) by Lee TS from USA For the ones that couldn't view the performance on YouTube, here's a link to the performance on Facebook. After seeing the whole performance I thought it was ok, not her best but definitely not her worst either. I felt it was a bit more conservative and she didn't try to reach the big notes, maybe fearing of getting off key and get that scratch/rasp. (Monday 16 March 2015; 12:46)

Oh Andrew (50,927) by Shezz from Pk Andrew your posts are borderline hilarious now. You've gone from being the most infuriorating poster to read to the one I look out for now because I want to see how much meaner and more negative you can get. I'm from the school of thought that says let the poor girl be. She's not how she was. Enjoy her for what she can give you now instead of demanding perfection from her. Life is just so much better without all these expectations. (Monday 16 March 2015; 12:31)

Psychiatrist / Hero (50,926) by Luke from United Kingdom I'm impressed with the amount of trained psychiatrist's on this board. Who are you to say she needs help and therapy? None of us have any idea how she copes with things in her life. I think for how young he was when she started, what has happened in her family and marriages she is doing pretty damn well. As for her performance, that was her best in years. I'm not sure what people expect from a song like this when it's a slow building ballad. .She never used to do much singing Hero in the 90's either. I have wondered if maybe she changes the notes on purpose because I never considered it a hard song to sing apart from the ending. She changed parts of songs in the 90's purely because on a good day she could sound exactly like the recording, and then get chewed up and accused of lip synching. As the saying goes, don't judge someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes. (Monday 16 March 2015; 9:37)

Bill (50,925) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada I enjoy the Rainbow album. Funny enough, I had just listened to the Jay-Z version of Heartbreaker before I listened to the interview. I just love his addition to that track and have always wondered if they'd work together again. I think her cover of Against All Odds is beautiful. I think Bliss is underrated for what is actually accomplished on that track musically. Petals, well what can you say? To this day I still love "Thank God I found you". "Cry Baby" grew on me over time. At first I didn't like it. I really like the interludes on this album too. (Monday 16 March 2015; 6:14)

I love Mariah (50,924) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada 1) It has been coming for some time now, but I'm so happy she is officially singed with Epic. 2) I'm so happy, that Rainbow interview is amazing. I could listen to her riff about music and hooks and samples all day long and never get bored. Thanks so much for posting that, what I gem I enjoy it so much. I love the one from the Butterfly era that's similar. 3) I enjoyed the Hero performance, I thought the dress was lovely. 4) I am a Madonna fan, I love many artists for different reasons. I don't think discussion of other artists and their work is wasteful here, and I deeply appreciate when the discussion is handled in such a way that it isn't viewed as "threatening" to Mariah, or an attack on the artist. There's room for everybody. (Monday 16 March 2015; 6:00)

Annilated in Vegas (50,923) by Amber C from USA So lets keep it real folks. We are excited about Mariah's Sony endeavors but we are terrified about Vegas. Well at least I am. I think she will get annihilated. Yesterday this came to my mind and it never left. Right now Mariah is in her pre-Charmbracelet days. She has gone through the huge meltdown, and she has gotten dropped from the previous label. And now she's hoping to reclaim the past glory by releasing Charmbracelet on a "supportive L.A. Reid" label. I honestly don't believe we are entering the Emancipation yet (even though we are in 2015), we are entering the Charmbracelet. The Emancipation will happen, but lambs I don't think this era will be it. The Chanteuse era has barely ended. unfortunatley. The woman needs a live chat with her fans, and I mean live stream, not Facebook. Someone tell JD. Lol. Back to Vegas. Judging by the gala snip bit, she aint ready. How are you currently recording music as well getting ready for Vegas? Why is that even happening? I would rather have a new album than Vegas tbh. (Monday 16 March 2015; 4:35)

The gala / Hero performance (50,921) by Ardis Logic from Earth I haven't been able to see the whole performance. The video posted below is blocked in my country. I searched for other versions and only found short clips so far. She looks beautiful as always. To me, it sounds like she is trying to be careful with her voice. I hope she will continue to care for herself as much as possible. If she could just focus on being positive and just try to take each moment as it comes. Try not to focus on the negative things that are going on around her. She really needs to not to use her voice, if she can help it, until she has to sing in Vegas. I don't know if she is doing this or not. I get the feeling she is working in the studio. I wish her well and send her lots of love and healing energy. (Monday 16 March 2015; 3:19)

HRC (50,920) by Darryle from USA That wasn't a good performance. It was ok at best. Mariah sounded hoarse the whole time, which made it difficult to listen to her. The notes where choppy like she was singing each syllable of the word. This something I've noticed she does often, whenever she can't hold the note she splits them in into syllables. The climax was clearly lipped. Not only does her voice get considerably lower after the climax but, if Mariah can't sing the line "just hold on" without making it choppy what makes her think I'm going to believe she can belt out "you'll find the way" straight through? There's less than 2 months until Vegas. Mariah needs to get her voice together or else critics and fans alike will eat her alive. (Monday 16 March 2015; 3:00)

Seriously (50,919) by Anthony Basco from Cardiff, Wales Can we stop bashing this woman? Really. It's getting ugly now. Ok, she's not perfect, amazing. But just stop now. Anybody heard of unconditional love? It's a confusing concept for many, but let me make it simple - loving someone or something without condition. Through the ups and downs, the good and the bad. Whatever happens, I will love and cherish this woman until the end. "She should be, she should sing, she should wear." Over and over and over. To hell with it. She's a person, not a product. And don't give me the she's a product as she chooses to sell herself that way bollocks. She's an insecure, irrational human being. She's not perfect, never was, never will be. She has always had some of this about her, just before it was hidden. She's being scrutinised and abused 24/7, and people wonder why the insecurity raises its ugly head time and again. I say, give her kudos for still having the guts to be seen, to be herself. I hate the people constantly praising Madonna for reinventing herself. Who is Madonna? Who the hell knows? I for one don't give a shit. But I know who Mariah is, heart on sleeve, warts and all, ugly and obvious and beautiful transparency. Keep going Mariah. And please don't let anything or anybody get to you. Work on your craft, work on your body, work on your life. But I for one accept that you aren't perfect, and in my eyes, that makes you more perfect than them all. (Monday 16 March 2015; 1:49)

Andrew (50,918) by Dennis from Underneath the Stars Your posts are hilarious. You're like the Kai boy from an Andersen's fairytale. You see everything distorted and ugly. (Monday 16 March 2015; 1:19)

Puzzled (50,916) by Jon from Netherlands Not wanting to start anything thing with this but it kind of puzzles me that some people find absolutely nothing wrong with Mariah these days, no problem leaving stage mid song or whatever she is currently doing, but do see a problem with her clothes. Are we this superficial? Really? Am I the only one shocked with that? Don't get me wrong: there is nothing wrong about criticizing her clothes go ahead and do it but some people are uncomfortable with what she wears and find everything else ok. Am I a fan of the person who wrote Butterfly or am I a fan of Paris Hilton? PS: Shelly I had no idea I could summon people but I love my newly acquired power. Loved to see you back on the board. (Monday 16 March 2015; 1:08)

Hero (50,914) by Andrew from UK Lol sorry but that performance was lazy-ass bad, and honestly from some of the comments I really wanted it to be good. Is the bar so low that that gets praise? What is it with Mariah singing this song in weird staccato: "ohh-on", "troo-ooth", "yoo-oou", "se-elf"? Can she not just actually sing the words normally and hold the note in her throat? It sounds so jarring on the ears. Also, why don't the lines flow into each other as a normal song is sung? Every line seems like it's held back and the words burst out quickly at loud volume to get them over with. And why, oh why, is the climax of the middle-8 lipped again? The pre-record doesn't even come out at the same volume as her live voice. Gut-wrenching. That wasn't anywhere near the classic performance that a "star" like Mariah should be pulling out the bag these days. That was clunky and boring and, to be quite honest, she sings Hero now like a drunk person on a cruise ship. If she thinks she can transfer that to Vegas and get away with it she's in for a brutal shock. People are paying big money, they want top quality, not to mention how annihilated she will get by the global media. Come on, Mariah. At least look like you put a little effort in. (Monday 16 March 2015; 0:11)

My name is Dita (50,913) by Dennis from Underneath the Stars As a former Madonna fan I can tell you that she had mentioned many times that she was jealous of MJ or any other famous man in the industry. I can't see passion in what she does. She is a good businesswoman, with intuition. To me Janet was and still is a "truer" artist than Madge. Remember Madge flashing her nipple in Istanbul or her behind on some other date. That was a real artistic statement. Madonna also talks the same old stuff in her interviews. And she is more afraid of aging. But lets be honest, most of us are. By the way, Madge hadn't toured much between 1993 and 2001. Her first tour of the millennium was Drowned World (when she was 42 already). It was not so visual as her later tours. Regarding bipolar, many people surrounding us have it. Maybe MC has a middle age crisis. That is normal. She will overcome it. She transformed before already. And I wish her another successful change. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 23:47)

A clip of Mariah's demo tape (50,912) by Lee TS from USA Brace yourselves lambs for the demo of Vanishing. I don't know if it's real but it sounds pretty good to me. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 23:14)

HRC gala (50,911) by Fulvio from Belgium Ok, the Hero climax was partly lipped, but anyway I wish her well. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 22:43)

To "The Truth" and also don't take Hollywood rumours for granted (50,910) by Amber C from USA Well Mariah might have married Nick, but Nick divorced Mariah. Don't get that twisted lol. There for to Nick Mariah is not the same woman he married. And what you said about the woman next to Mariah, I'm scared to say she might be a new "handler" which is strange because Mariah has never had one. (Was she that desperate for a manager?) Maybe this Sony thing is a bad idea, hopefully Mariah isn't selling her soul, because that was what was occurring behind the scenes the first time she signed with Sony, hense why she wanted out. If you don't believe me, fine, but the woman looked like a "handler", which I don't know how to explain except for she will probably follow Mariah where ever she goes, and she probably is hired by Sony. But this is all my wise and thought out speculation. Mariah is known in Hollywood as "bat sh*t crazy". We lambs need to do some research before we assume Mariah is stable because although I love her, I will admit she needs some kind of counseling/intervention in her life. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 22:17)

For the record (50,908) by Amber C from USA I never called Mariah old. I said that Mariah believes she is old. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 22:03)

JD and MC recoding a whole new album (50,907) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End I'm excited, Jermaine tweeted a link to this article. Yay for new music. This is obviously a separate project from #1's 2.0 I knew it, because Mariah kept tweeting about her Hero performance way into this morning, like she never went to bed. Are you guys so excited? (Sunday 15 March 2015; 19:55)

Poor Madonna (50,906) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Why are posters taking up web space on MCA to praise Madonna? Just looks like a more passive aggressive way of dissing Mariah to me. If I want to indulge in fangurling over other artists I simply go the their many available online forums. Last time I checked MCA is not Madonna Ciccone Archives. It's not like Mariah just performed live, effortlessly, at the HRC gala. Or how about that great interview that's resurfaced from 1999? No, let's talk about an artist that has nothing to do with Mariah at all. The moxie. Really, it makes me pity Madonna if this is the sort of tactic her die hard fans employ. Infiltrating other fandoms strictly to derail? Bless your hearts, we all know you don't really stan for Madonna other than on here. You all ain't slick. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 19:18)

Disrespectful (50,905) by SM from Citizen of the World I'm a fan from the ghetco. It is way to much negativity towards her here, yes I get it everyone has an opinion on MC, do I like her ensembles everytime I see her? No and then all the posts about her voice. Like really people, she's lost her voice, it's not in the same condition, oh she's lipping songs oh this and that, it's sad I feel everyone forgets MC is human. MC can't vocal rest like she used to and not speak and use flash cards of what she wants to say like over a decade ago. She has a life now besides music, she has kids she has a ex-husband with problems and I'm sure the sadness of the whole divorce and being upset does not help with her vocals. It was a tough time. And beyond all the fantasy things that everyone wants her to do like she used too like MC perform this, MC wear that, MC should release a duets album, MC should work with this producer, let's get her a 19/20 #1, is all rediculous MC has proven herself for 25 years now, she is only staying around for true lambs who care about her and her music. I mean if you call yourself a true fan, why are you wasting your time posting the most rediculous posts about MC on here? Do you just not have anything better to do? It's like get over it, move on and except and enjoy what she has given us and what she will be creating. Mariah will never do what anyone else says, thinks or has an opinion on with her career besides what she wants to do. And it is more than clear. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 18:24)

Luis, Madonna is not Mariah (50,904) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Luis I don't agree with Mariah is not well known internationally. It's the same termanology as saying she is not an international artist. Madonna fans are always saying Madonna has sold more. Madonna had sold 80 million albums just from 6 compilation albums and several sountracks. No shade but if you took those away and judged based on studio efforts, Mariah wins everytime. I agree that Madonna is relevent now but she is relevent because she tries too be. Mariah is 10 years younger anyway. Madonnas relevency is still there but it is known to be decreasing as she gets older. Since 1990 Mariah has sold a modest 100,000,000 albums internationally and 68,000,000 in USA. She remains the fastest selling female artist since debut. She is not the best seller in the UK or Europe but she has maintained consistency to stay close in the pact of relevancy with modest figures of 15 million and 20 million, respectively. Madonna's music fits Europe and UKs club demographic anyway and will sell more regardless. It wouldn't fit lets say Japan. Mariah has sold 20 million albums in Japan alone and the figure is honestly modest. Madonna is not even close to Mariah in Japan and most Asian markets. Where Madonna reigns Mariah stays close and where Mariah reigns madonna is not close at all. The advantage Madonna has is 4 live albums, 6 compilations, 11 EPs, 3 soundtracks, 3 remix albums, and 21 box sets. The fact that Mariah is close speaks to her diversity and relevancy in all countries. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 17:46)

Mariah (50,903) by B from USA Mariah was betrayed by Nick. Listen to Camouflage. She spells it out for the listener. Her confidence in herself was destroyed by his betrayal. She's slowly but surely regaining her confidence. Her appearance on Ellen and her recent performance of Hero are examples of Mariah's reemerging confidence. Talent always rises to the top. Ms. Carey is a talent to be reckoned with. She is a bird of paradise and like a phoenix she will rise from the ashes renewed. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 17:31)

Rainbow (50,902) by Bill from the UK Has anyone else been playing Rainbow on repeat since listening to that amazing interview? I've always enjoyed the album (except Did I Do That), but am seeing it and appreciating it in a whole different way now. In fact, DIDT is even beginning to grow on me. What is happening in this world? Lol. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 16:49)

Annoying [censored] lambs (50,901) by TheElusiveLamb from USA I'm so confused on as to why any other diva is being brought up on a Mariah Carey fan message board. Mariah isn't Madonna, Celine, or etc. She's Mariah Carey. She knows what she needs to do. She hit a rough time and is not feeling sorry for herself, nor is she walking around crying every five seconds. She is a goddess. If her being at the top of the charts is that important to you, then she doesn't need you "lamb". Jump the ship and leave the real fans along. You all wonder why MC won't do anything? Look at every thing she does gets critique and compared to other divas. STFU already. You all are such crybaby [censored]. Annoying as [censored]. (Sunday 15 March 2015; 15:44)

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