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Re: Mariah and Luis duet (101,024) (101,027) by Robert-Anthony from United States Bill, I noticed that too on the original vinyl release. I thought the sound would be better on the 2020 vinyl release. (Wednesday 24 August 2022; 19:08)

The Butterfly Lounge (101,026) by Edward from USA What ever happened to the "Butterfly Lounge Project"? It seems as if it was abandoned or something. It's been 4 years since we had any proper music, and it was only a 10-track album. She hasn't toured or had any shows since the pandemic so she should've put something out already. I can't believe all we'll get is the same Christmas stuff plus maybe some hyped up mediocre song with a video of Marian touching herself in the snow. We need at least "The Rarities 2" ASAP. (Wednesday 24 August 2022; 18:39)

Mariah on Meghan Markles' podcast next week (101,025) by PresidentJesus from Germany Mariah will be on Meghan Markles' Spotify podcast next week. (Wednesday 24 August 2022; 15:39)

Re: Mariah and Luis duet (101,023) (101,024) by Bill from the UK Yes, the entire Rainbow album is recorded and mastered incredibly poorly. I don't think the poor sound quality is to do with the duet itself being scrapped, more just a terrible transfer from the master tape. It really needs to be remastered, unless the problem stems from the recording itself. The facility she used in Capri was primitive compared to the US Sony studios she recorded in beforehand. Also, perhaps the rush to get the album out and Mariah off the label contributed to a "it's good enough" approach. Either way it's shocking how terrible the album sounds. After Tonight is the worst track but there are others with flaws all the way through. Sometimes I curse my hi-fi set up and listen to the album on Spotify where you can't notice any of the problems. (Wednesday 24 August 2022; 10:34)

Re: Mariah and Luis duet (101,022) (101,023) by Victoria from USA Has anyone noticed the poor sound quality in parts of After Tonight? This must be why in my opinion. (Wednesday 24 August 2022; 06:25)

Re: Mariah and Luis duet (101,018) (101,022) by Edward from USA That's the official story confirmed by Marian. They couldn't use After Tonight for the series for legal reasons. Luis didn't like the final product and because the album was being recorded in such a short period of time, Marian went with solo version. (Tuesday 23 August 2022; 04:30)

Re: Mariah and Luis duet (101,018) (101,021) by RJJ12 from USA I agree Bill that the song may have been After Tonight. David Foster produced that one and Diane Warren helped co-write it. I would have loved to be a fly in the wall to see Luis Miguel confronted David Foster about the auto tune and flat out cancel the duet. I also think they when that idea fizzled out it was the same song Mariah asked Toni to duet on Rainbow and Toni ending up having to turn her down as it was during her label issues with Arista. (Tuesday 23 August 2022; 04:27)

Babydoll remix (101,020) by enwar00 from usa This is pretty cool. I hear some vocals and lyrics I haven't heard before since the background vocals aren't all there. (Tuesday 23 August 2022; 04:09)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (101,009) (101,019) by Geronimo from USA Your comments make no sense in reference to a world famous and iconic artist over 30 years in the pop culture business. This whiney exercise in gratuitous negativity is beyond tiresome at this point. (Tuesday 23 August 2022; 03:04)

Re: Mariah and Luis duet (101,017) (101,018) by Bill from the UK The other version of the story (non-dramatised for TV) is that the duet was After Tonight, but it was simply not in the right key for Luis to sing, and they realised their voices were not compatible, so Mariah recorded it solo. (Monday 22 August 2022; 21:02)

Re: Mariah and Luis duet (101,015) (101,017) by RJJ12 from USA The Whitney/Enrique duet was really good. Such a romantic song. It fit both of their voices. From Luis Miguel's TV series on his life, he was having vocal issues when recording the duet. The song didn't really seem suitable for his voice (per the show he was also drinking during the session which is death to the chords). Mariah told him he sounded flat, which sent him into a tailspin. Mariah and David Foster were talking in the booth, it's assumed they discussed using auto tune to "fix" the flaws. When Luis heard the final product he noticed and laid into David Foster (who is a very arrogant producer). Years later Luis released the duet and replaced Mariah with Celine. The shade. Here is a clip from the show. (Monday 22 August 2022; 20:44)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (100,986) (101,016) by BFF from United States Very tacky but unsurprising that she's doing this. Like others have already said, she is looking for non-music revenue streams because her voice is shot and any new music she records will be virtually unlistenable or heavily reliant on pro-tools. It fits into the pattern of endorsement/business deals like "Mariah's Cookies" (if you look this up, the reviews for it are absolutely terrible), the "Mariah Menu" at McDonalds, the perfume, Hostel World, et cetera. There was a glimmer of hope for her music career in 2013 when "#Beautiful" came out and maybe again with "Caution" in 2018, but these just seem to be minor successes in a pattern of steady decline that really started with "E=MC2". The Vegas residencies were an opportunity for her to develop some needed discipline around performing, but that obviously came to an abrupt end. (Monday 22 August 2022; 17:23)

Re: Mariah and Luis duet (101,014) (101,015) by Edward from USA Mine too. The look on Enrique's face when Whitney belts that note is priceless. He even laughs a little, like saying to himself: Oh no, she didn't. It was just an epic moment. (Monday 22 August 2022; 16:19)

Re: Mariah and Luis duet (101,010) (101,014) by Stacey from USA Could I Have This Kiss Forever is such a beautiful song. A definite favorite of mine. (Monday 22 August 2022; 06:57)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (101,008) (101,013) by Robert-Anthony from United States I am afraid that you are right. I have been thinking about what new female artists can I count on to release new albums. I will always be a Lamb. But, I am already building up my collection with Dua Lipa and Ella Mai. By the way Dua Lipa's new album is going to be a hot seller in November. (Sunday 21 August 2022; 22:38)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (101,004) (101,012) by Nicole from US Bill you're so shady I can't ... (Sunday 21 August 2022; 21:54)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (100,986) (101,011) by Terna from Nigeria Technically she already owns that title (just check social media during that season) and it's clear to see exactly why, AIWFC does what no other Christmas song does, every year and that is being the most downloaded, streamed and played song, all season, every year without fail. Give her the title already, who better to carry it than Mariah Carey? Moments like this just further solidify that argument. (Sunday 21 August 2022; 19:49)

Mariah and Luis duet (101,010) by MusicfanJ from Germany I really would like to know how this hidden duet with Luis Miguel sounds. Didn't she say that their voices didn't match well together? I remember the Whitney and Enrique Iglesias duet which I liked. At least we have The Rarities. (Sunday 21 August 2022; 19:45)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (101,008) (101,009) by T from USA Her voice is shot. Her brand is over. She made bad decisions both health wise and career wise. Usually based on on money. She always said she learned from the Virgin deal and would never base her choices off money again but of course that didn't last. And neither did her career. What she has left is Christmas and that's what we're gonna get. It's too bad that after her second album she didn't continue in the musicianship she was displaying instead of going the super popular pop route. I know we all love Music Box, Daydream and Butterfly but then it kept going into Rainbow and Glitter and the pop indulgence was to great for her artistry. She should've left that kind of music to the Spice Girls and Britney Spears. Even if she would've completely left after #1's and came back with TEOM in 2005 it would've been better. Roc Nation did their best with little Mariah effort to restore her back a little but what does she do? Fire them after Caution under performs. At least with them we got new music, good music. (Sunday 21 August 2022; 17:00)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (101,003) (101,008) by Sasha from Nomansland Her voice is shot for good that's why she doesn't record anything new and I highly doubt she would ever release anything else and I'm fine with it and so are my ears. If she wasn't so egotic she could have leave her singing career to rest few years ago and start write and produce others artists. This could have bring her career to another level. (Sunday 21 August 2022; 14:36)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (101,006) (101,007) by T from USA No money in jazz. And if she's not creative anymore than there is literally zero chance in forming a band and making an album. Sounded like the Butterfly Lounge was the beginning of getting back to the music but obviously they realized it wasn't going to sell so it will never see the light of day. (Sunday 21 August 2022; 14:22)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (101,004) (101,006) by MusicfanJ from Germany Well, that's something I would like to know too. Hard to believe it's the same woman. Fame and money is one thing, but I prefer the Mariah who's love for music and artistry is stronger than for money. To "milk the cow called Christmas" gets boring. Why not make new music with real musicians and a band? If even Lady Gaga could do a Jazz album why not MC? Or something new, but please no more Christmas albums. 5 albums/editions with Christmas (The Star soundtrack and animated movie included) are enough. (Sunday 21 August 2022; 12:19)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (101,004) (101,005) by TheWind from England She's someone who doesn't make or sell records like she used to, has a certain lifestyle, and thus needs to find other revenue streams to guarantee her income. Whilst it is unsavoury at times, we should probably cut her some slack. We all need to make some money, so there's no point in pretending it doesn't matter. (Sunday 21 August 2022; 11:22)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (101,003) (101,004) by Bill from the UK I do wonder if it is the same girl that used to write brilliant songs in the woodshop with Ben Margulies, that signed the contract to promote and endorse McDonalds. (Sunday 21 August 2022; 09:25)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (100,995) (101,003) by T from USA When Mariah started she had a love for music but she also knew she had the talent to become rich. Now it feels like the love for music has taken the back seat to her love of money. There's been a few examples along the way. The signing the Virgin record deal which ended in disaster. Then the $18 million American Idol disaster. Now it looks like she will only do Christmas because it's the only place she can make money now. What happened to that 17 year old with the passion to make music? I don't think LA Reid will be back but it seems like she has some kind of deal with RCA as the last two collaborations were through the label. (Sunday 21 August 2022; 03:18)

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