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Article: Miguel reflects on working with Mariah Carey (56,290) by B from USA I want another Mariah and Miguel collaboration. A duet album between the two would be amazing. (Wednesday 26 August 2015; 1:46)

Re: Article: Jermaine doesn't think Taylor Swift is the new Mariah (56,287) (56,289) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I agree. JD is always misunderstood and shot down by the lambs. I remember the fans insulting the crap out of him, attacking him on all social media platforms when the roll out of MIAM got messy. He had to be Mariah's shield and take the hit while she completely stopped acknowledging the lamb riot (for those few months) and instead went ahead and tweeted about the most random things, like other artists or her necklace and what not. I think JD is one of those rare people in Mariah's life who actually cared about her personally and understood her musically. Fans keep blaming JD that he made Mariah go down the "rap sing style" but he always said that he keeps trying to make Mariah belt but she does what she wants. I hope Mariah is still in good terms with him. Abandoning him would be sad. They have known each other for over 2 decades now. JD and Mariah always had great songs. I can't blame the messy roll out of MIAM on JD. (Wednesday 26 August 2015; 1:44)

Re: Manny - random memory (56,280) (56,288) by Manny from U.S. How cool. You're also a fan since day one. I listened to the first Christmas album religiously. One of the memories I have I have of that era is the MTV contest they had where Bill Bellamy and Mariah called the winner. The winner met Mariah and saw her rehearse. I thought I would win for sure. (Wednesday 26 August 2015; 1:37)

Re: Article: Jermaine doesn't think Taylor Swift is the new Mariah (56,281) (56,287) by 123 from USA You know, from day one JD has always defended her. That's why it upsets me when fans were attacking him and blaming him for the MIAM roll out disaster. She wouldn't listen to any of his suggestions and she had so many other things going on privately and professionally. Even today after the whole firing er I mean no longer working together collaboratively (except musically), he always gives her proper place in music and entertainment as one of the biggest and talented musicians of all time. It's more of a rarity these days and just proves he has her best interest at heart. (Wednesday 26 August 2015; 1:32)

Article: "Lose Yourself" is the most timeless song on Spotify (56,286) by Joseph Pelle from san jose, california Really this is irrelevant to all of us who do not use Spotify. This article shows what is popular among Spotify users. I personally use Amazon music, YouTube, Google, Pandora and iHeart radio. So I use many different outlets for music and Spotify isn't one of them. I've probably listened to Mariah's music a cumulative of over 100 million times just by myself so we can say Mariah is number one in my house but to others that may be irrelevant. I don't think Spotify is something we can use to measure an artist's success in the music industry. I rather stick with Billboard and RIAA and Soundscan. (Wednesday 26 August 2015; 1:30)

Re: Tamia (56,231) (56,285) by 123 from USA It's funny Licia because a lot of people have mentioned Deniece Williams as someone Mariah may have been influenced by. Especially since Deniece sings in the whistle register and has the song Black Butterfly and Mariah has Butterfly. I'm only familiar with Black Butterfly but I will listen to Silly, Free, and Gonna Take A Miracle. I've been diving into classic singers and songs lately, especially in the r&b and soul genre. There is a lot of great music and singers back then that went under the radar and now with the internet we can access most of it. Here is a link to Desiree Coleman's You Wouldn't Hurt Me. She came out in 1988 and after her first album I believe she went gospel. You will probably recognize the incredible whistle register runs she does at the later part of the song. (Wednesday 26 August 2015; 1:18)

Re: Andrew (56,266): The Art Of Letting Go (56,278) (56,284) by darrian liu from taiwan I looove The Art Of Letting Go. I always lip the last chorus lol it was really rousing and booming vocally. (Wednesday 26 August 2015; 1:05)

Re: Article: Jermaine doesn't think Taylor Swift is the new Mariah (56,281) (56,283) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ariana realized from the second album (second year of the her pop "stardom") that she is making a fool of herself by trying to draw Mariah comparisons. That's why she tried to distance her music from signature Mariah style. The way she was using Mariah as an "inspiration" for her first album was embarrassing because she came out as a knock off version and got blasted for that. Ariana can sing but she tries too hard and copies from so many celebs, it's like she doesn't have an identity/personality. (Wednesday 26 August 2015; 0:56)

Re: Andrew (56,266) (56,282) by 123 from USA Uni (can I call you that for short?), your post is the most accurate post in a long time. It's perfect, I couldn't have said it better. I hate hot air promotion. Since the Glitter era they have said, it's a mix of Vision Of Love etc. Just give us good music. It's really that simple. Not some rush job, because her lambs can tell. That's why MIAM was so good, she crafted each song to perfection while still making all these different genres fit on one album. Each song flowed nicely after one another because of the excellent sequencing which I believe she has mastered the art of. So to me, it doesn't matter the genre, just give quality songs, great vocals/arrangements, and well thought out lyrics. (Wednesday 26 August 2015; 0:48)

Article: Jermaine doesn't think Taylor Swift is the new Mariah (56,281) by B from USA Taylor isn't and never will be the next Mariah Carey. There will never be another Mariah, sorry Ms. Grande. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 23:29)

Manny - random memory (56,280) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago A fan since VOL premiered, and upon hearing she was doing Merry Christmas (pre-internet days here in the Caribbean), I imagined her singing Oh Holy Night and slipping in one high note somewhere in that killer ending. Upon finally getting the cassette (yes cassette) and seeing it on the tracklist, I tried my best not to skip forward to my fave Christmas song ever. When it came to it, and then that last chorus, and of course the high note, I just couldn't believe it, and felt like it was just for me. It remains the one time in my life a tear came to my eye from music - I am not a crier, though I should be given the amount of nonsense I have had to deal with. On a side note can she announce Beacon already? I want to book my ticket and airfare and hotel and the rest of my holiday. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 22:40)

Re: Andrew (56,266): The Art Of Letting Go (56,278) by Andrew from UK Aside from the fact that it suffers from recent strange Mariah cop-outs, namely trying to use down-with-the-kids kitchen-window lyrics and the Beautiful-esque finishing way too soon, I think The Art Of Letting Go smacks of genius. It's actually quite beautiful to listen to. First time I heard it I punched the air at the last "Baby letting goooooo..." If only the lyrics were as universal and meaningful or inspiring as the title suggested. I still love playing it though. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 22:11)

Re: Giovanni (56,274) (56,277) by Bill from the UK I remember when Infinity debuted, the Webmaster wrote a post asking fans to "like" it if they loved the song. It got 200+ likes. I enjoy the song, I think it runs deeper than face value too, but that could be me just over analysing the song. But I tend to ask people of Giovanni's ilk the same question which often goes unanswered, why post on a Mariah fan site if you don't like anything about her anymore? To me it makes no sense. I just don't get it. Invest your time in something that brings a smile to your face, not a frown. You'll get wrinkles. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 21:54)

Re: Giovanni (56,274) (56,276) by Giovanni from USA I'll try. I've never met a straight man who's into Mariah. [censored] There is a reason radio didn't want to play it. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 21:38)

Re: Infinity (56,272) (56,275) by Jenny from South Africa I love "Infinity" and I'm a woman in my late twenties. I'm not a fan of the remix but I really enjoy the original. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 21:05)

Giovanni (56,274) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands Giovanni, could you please stop being so rude all the time? And why do keep on thinking that your opinions are the truth? I like Infinity and I'm not a young girl and I'm not gay. Finally, could you please stop calling other fans delusional when they don't agree with you? (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 20:51)

Andrew (56,273) by Giovanni from USA Thanks for telling it like it is. I'm glad you're still posting here. It amazes me how many delusional fans Mimi has. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 20:42)

Re: Infinity (56,269) (56,272) by Giovanni from USA Oh please. It's [censored]. The only ones who think it's any good are young girls and gay guys. If you compare "Infinity" to any of Mariah's past material. It's evident how bad it really is. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 20:41)

Beautiful (56,271) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I have said in a previous post that even though Mariah always looks gorgeous, but if I had to pick an era where she looked her greatest (sexy and beautiful with a lot of elegance), it has to be the "Butterfly" era. But even I was surprised when I saw these unedited photos of Mariah from the Butterfly photo shoot. The woman basically had no flaws. I honestly had to look hard to understand what exactly they changed because they look exactly like the finished version. I still don't find much difference, but I think they fixed the hairline from the first picture and maybe added a few shades here and there. Probably went over the skin once with the airbrush tool, although it looks unnecessary as her skin looks literally perfect. Lastly they added the butterfly to the pictures. That's about it. We live in an era where celebs have to photoshop their pictures to the extreme and even the GP are so into filters to look perfect, whereas Mariah Carey in 1997 was a vision of perfection. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 18:20)

Depressing drama (56,270) by Luke from United Kingdom I think if Mariah ever read this board she'd laugh her ass off. The amount of dramatic, not-it-all-psychic Sally's is ridiculous. It's depressing with some many acting like Mariah is some uncontrollable tyrant, think back a year and everything has changed. So she released a song that didn't please your high standard needs. Go listen to MIAM. I would rather have them put out a re-release of MC on the shelves at Christmas for people to think "ooh I remember that album, I'll buy it for this person" instead of releasing a quality album that'll be ignored. These two re-releases will have people remember her in a good way. I remember looking for MIAM on the shelves here and it was knowhere to be seen, but now I've seen #1 To Infinity everywhere. It's these small things that make a difference. Some if you should really try looking on the bright side of life. I think she knows better than anyone with what sounds good, I also think she's not going to waste good music like that on people who aren't going to give a shit. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 18:10)

Infinity (56,269) by B from USA Infinity has witty (clever) verses and a strong chorus/hook. The music (beat) is what was messy and the mixing. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 18:07)

Re: Andrew (56,266) (56,268) by darrian liu from taiwan Couldn't have said it better. I remember her telling that Infinity is a mix of Emotions, Vision Of Love, Obsessed and some other songs she mentioned. I can't wrap my head around it. I would prefer if Mariah plays secretive about new music because you know, suspense. Mariah should review her past songs that have been fan faves. Find out what made them special in our hearts. Then craft a song that has that special essence in it. It doesn't necessarily have to be in the same genres and structures though. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 17:01)

Re: Mirage (56,267) by Warrior Butterfly from USA You hit the nail on the head. Expanding on this just a bit I always get the sense Mariah avoids her musical past as attempt to move forward. Example unless NC had pushed her into we'd probably had never heard Emotions like in 2009 live ever again, prior to the #1's release. She claims to give us fan favorites but these favorites are usually avoiding her whistle songs such as Breakdown. Maybe she regrets writing them high because it difficult to do. Some fan favorites are Emotions, Someday, Without You (which appears to be performed only internationally but I adore it) prior to Vegas did we hear them that often, no. peaking of Vegas WOY should be a quick bleep during the show it is a #1, sense she has such destine her Columbia years had it not been for those releases mentioned above as well as others. Would we know who Mariah Carey is? Her whistle is her signature. Someone mentioned Bliss using the whistle which I love very innovative. When have we heard it live never. How about an old school mini tour or what have you? [MC] Alone in Love, Sent From Up Above [EM] And You Don't Remember, So Blessed [MB] Music Box [DD] Melt Away, Long Ago [CB] I Only Wanted, Lullaby [Glitter] Last Night Night A DJ Saved My Life, Didn't Mean to Turn You On, Want You. A nod to Glitter would be nice and it did happen. Notice that whistle songs are avoided but there is a happy fan. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 16:04)

Andrew (56,266) by Mirage from Unicornatopia The problem is that whenever Mariah or her people have come out and said where the music is going, they have always been inaccurate. How many times have we heard that a single or song is similar to Vision Of Love or Always Be My Baby? To only get the likes of Triumphant, which is irony personified as far as I am concerned. Mariah has sometimes been chasing popularity with her music, which is why she probably will not come out and state the intended direction of her music, because there is less conviction than there has been in the past. I am not sure she understands where she is going any more. The foolish thing is, Mariah has the talent to stand by her convictions. When it is done well, you can be very successful. Just take a look at Adele, who did not follow any trends or try to be current. She just did her thing, did it well, and reaped the rewards. Mariah needs to look at what made her the star she is, and do that in a modern way, without trying too hard. What we don't need is another The Art Of Letting Go, where Mariah incoherently [censored]. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 15:05)

Merry Christmas (56,265) by B from USA Merry Christmas is a classic. It doesn't need to be rereleased or reissued or remixed. (Tuesday 25 August 2015; 14:41)

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