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Re: Rihanna (57,210) (57,232) by Giovanni from USA Great post May. Everything you stated is the truth. I like Rihanna but she's just not the artist or singer who should be the one to tie or break Mariah's number ones record. I agree that Mariah needs the best producers for her next album. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 22:18)

We Belong Together at BET Awards (57,231) by Giovanni from USA Such an amazing performance. The way the music was arranged, so good. The intro was very 70's. She literally slayed every female singer who was relevant that year. Hell Mariah slays anyone today lol. When she belts she shows just how amazing her voice is. It's simply untouchable. When I watch performances like this I need all the current artists who are in the music industry today to have a seat. They could never. (Ariana girl I'm mainly referring to you. You too Beyonce.) (Sunday 11 October 2015; 21:34)

Re: Mariah's next single (57,225) (57,230) by Giovanni from USA I agree, it would be awesome if she did that. Surely there has to be one or two songs from the 90's unreleased that could hit number one of the charts. Mariah is just two more number ones away from breaking The Beatles' record. With everything that's happened in her life, she deserves some more hit songs to her name. I have a feeling her next album will be epic. I need another "The Emancipation Of Mimi" era. Great songs, videos, performances and promotion. I want Mariah to slay all her haters. If she releases amazing songs, records great videos and promotes she'll surely score some more number ones. I think the first step is to write with good producers. I have no problem if she works with Jermaine on one or two tracks. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 21:17)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey explains album delay in letter to fans (57,227) (57,229) by Lara from Middle East Ah ok, it's the letter from 2013. I thought there was a new letter (how awesome would that be). No I'm not new, but I open the site from my phone and the format here doesn't show me the history (neither the discography). (Sunday 11 October 2015; 21:09)

I've always wondered (57,228) by Randy from USA What 1990 MC would think of 2015 MC? (Sunday 11 October 2015; 20:27)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey explains album delay in letter to fans (57,223) (57,227) by B from USA From "This Day in History". Are you new to MCA? (Sunday 11 October 2015; 19:54)

Re: Mariah's next single (57,212) (57,225) by B from USA G, I agree. I think when she writes a new song she should compare it to one of her 18 #1's. If it as good or better she should start over. I'm sure she used to do so in the 90's. Imagine all of the songs stored in the vault at Sony that she now has access to. Mariah release a song from any era during your Sony years. Please. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 19:52)

Re: Gospel album (57,220) (57,224) by B from USA I agree. Instead of recording a standards album Mariah should make a Gospel album. I think she should cover hymns and write songs of praise 50/50. LA Reid should have suggested she do a Gospel album instead of suggesting she record a standards album of songs from the Classic American Songbook. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 19:42)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey explains album delay in letter to fans (57,222) (57,223) by Lara from Middle East Where did [...] get this article B? (Sunday 11 October 2015; 19:39)

Article: Mariah Carey explains album delay in letter to fans (57,222) by B from USA Now knowing what she was going through, the injuries and divorce, I applaud her for always taking time out of her hectic life to give us updates like this. I agree with what she said about the album, MIAMTEC, and Roc being featured on a classic. Supernatural is one of my favorite songs on the album and of every pop stars that's written or recorded an ode to motherhood Mariah's is the best. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 18:27)

Re: Success of other artists (57,208) (57,221) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada No worries May. The topic wasn't directed at anyone specifically. More something I have observed countless times over the years anytime another artist who is successful is being discussed. It's all good. I respect everything you said. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 18:20)

Gospel album (57,220) by Jonathan from United States I was listening to Mariah's faith based tracks and I thought when are we going to get a gospel record? I want her back on the charts so her focus should be on pop, r&b, whatever but as a side project I want a gospel album. It would open her up to some older fans again and it could do really well in the gospel world considering she is Mariah Carey. However, if she does a gospel album I'm going to need all new songs and maybe a collab or two like with CeCe Winans or Mary Mary. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 16:22)

Re: Running by Beyoncé & Naughty Boy (57,188) (57,219) by B from USA I don't want Mariah to work with the producers Beyonce works with. I think Mariah should work with Ryan Tedder, he's a talented songwriter and he's the man Pop stars go to for ballads. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 15:15)

Re: Janet Jackson's new album (57,214) (57,215) by B from USA If Janet's new album did debut at #1 I'm happy for her. MIAM debuted at #3 with absolutely no promotion. If Mariah had been able to properly promote that album it would have debuted at #1. Her next album can debut at #1 as long as she promotes it like her livelihood depends on it. She should work on writing great songs for next album. With the divorce and custody battle with Nick, her new relationship with Packer, and directing a movie her creative juices most be flowing. She said it herself she's constantly writing. I just hope she stops using cowriters for her lyrics. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 14:48)

Janet Jackson's new album (57,214) by Martyn from England, UK Not sure if it's already been discussed here, and apologies if it has, but can we all just talk about how amazing Janet's new album is? I hear it's set to go to #1 too which is great. I hope Mariah's next album can do the same. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 14:02)

Re: Mariah's next single (57,212) (57,213) by B from USA She does look amazing in the Infinity video, G. I could do without the scenes of her in her closet and laying on the couch. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 13:37)

Mariah's next single (57,212) by Giovanni from USA Has to be strong and up to pair with her past hits. I think an up tempo or r&b jam would be good. The video has to be on point too. I think the only thing I like about the "Infinity" video is how amazing she looks. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 13:19)

Christmas and Mariah directing (57,211) by May from Denmark I know it's a long shot but I would really love to see a special about Mariah as a director with takes of her backstage doing her job. We have seen specials of her in the studio, cutting and making, with the engineering machines and such being all serious. I would love to see her behind the cameras getting serious as well in the world of movies. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 13:13)

Re: Rihanna (57,198) (57,210) by May from Denmark I agree that sometimes it feels unfair when you think about the fact that Rihanna is not a good singer. Anyone who has seen her live shows knows that very well, once she spent the length of a song just trying to moonwalk, I think there was more chance of life on Mars than any life on Riri that night because she seemed really high, she hardly could sing a line and it sounded like a karaoke, like a girls-night-out, not like a professional singer on stage delivering the best to the audience. I always thought of her a studio singer, lots of takes and edits, her voice is not unpleasant but very limited. Rihanna has great songwriters backing her up, and she found a way to sell her image very well. Lately I think she is falling in the same wagon as Lady Gaga, people are getting somewhat tired. I guess that's how it is these days with the music industry, nobody seems to come to stay anymore. Someone new is popping up all the time. If Mariah works on a new album she needs to work with strong songwriters as well and work with featured artists that are in, that last pretty much is doing the trick for everyone haha. I really liked where some of her latest tunes were going. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 13:08)

Re: It must be said (57,204) (57,209) by May from Denmark Haha Marissa, I'm actually expecting some new cheerful music with these upcoming movies. The hope never dies. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 12:50)

Re: Success of other artists (57,189) (57,208) by May from Denmark Thanks Deedre for the comment. I wanted to clarify in that last post that I'm not against Janet or anything alike, she is a whole artist in her own right. My post and general comparison between Mariah and Janet was only referring to the recent article "Rock Hall nominations" and the question about Janet going before Mariah. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 12:45)

Re: It must be said (57,191) (57,207) by Lee TS from USA Yeah I agree. We don't need new music right now, instead she's still giving us plenty of gag worthy moments to hold us over. She didn't do a disappearing act ala Janet style which she could have most certainly done. You know living it up in the lap of luxury with Packer and whatnot. But I guess her keeping busy helped distract from the personal drama she was going through. It will probably take her a moment to cook up a good album and that's OK too. No point in putting a rush job and it being all types of messy. A worthy comeback takes a little bit of time and planning. And from what I can tell with Stella for always being on the phone, she is getting work done. I just want her to be happy and in a good place. Maybe write some happy songs for a change because it's been a minute. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 5:36)

Re: Rihanna (57,205) (57,206) by darrian liu from taiwan I think that's the one preventing Mariah from #1. We should go all out in supporting Mariah, buy, stream and promote it on social media, etc. Mariah's team have to think of a crazy good promo push and campaigns and really go all out. Once Mariah, Mariah's team and us lambily go together hand in hand, MC will have no problem in snatching a few more #1s. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 5:04)

Re: Rihanna (57,200) (57,205) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Not most really, 3 of Rihanna's #1's are as a featured artist out of 13 (2 with Eminem and 1 with T.I.). Plus out of the 3 singles she released recently one reached #4 and the other #15. While I most definitely agree that an artist's #1's should be counted if the song is their song and not if they are featured artists, but BB has always been clear that the #1 song will also be counted for in the featured artists total. Which is sad since Mariah wrote all her #1s (minus IBT) and was the primary artist for all of the #1's. Why I will be sad if Rihanna overtakes Mariah is because personally I feel Rihanna is not a good singer (and the quality compared to Mariah is just ugh) and if someone ties with Mariah (which I hope never happens) they should atleast have strong pipes. I never really got into most of Rihanna's catalogue save for some singles. I hope whatever MC releases next is supported by the lambily but her team also needs to put in effort and promote the heck out of it and get radio deals. Justin's latest #1 WDYM is a song I love but I'll be honest that it doesn't scream #1 but it still topped the charts because of the huge promo (even though his career was almost over just a while back). Same for Taylor's "Bad Blood", which is a horribly annoying song yet went to #1 because of the huge promo and the headlines about the video (which again was a stupid video). Her better songs like "Style" and "Wildest Dreams" didn't manage to do it despite being better written and more pleasant. So yes I hope both the lambs and Team Mariah are on point for the next era. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 2:10)

Re: It must be said (57,191) (57,204) by Marissa from USA Nice, fresh perspective Nikki. Great post. I Iove the new direction of MC taking the reins and branching out into new projects. It has successfully distracted me from begging for a new album lol. (Sunday 11 October 2015; 1:45)

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