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#1 To Infinity and Vegas residency (53,492) by Ethan from United States I'm very glad and happy that both the single and CD are climbing up and staying steady on the U.S. chart. She still has a week of promotions so it's good news. I hope with all these promotions, she won't cancel another show like the Wednesday or any of the weekend shows. I think it's her first awards show performance in the U.S. since the 2006 Grammy Awards (I don't count the recent World Music Awards). I agree with some of you that it was good and safe. She was nervous and yet I was hoping that she could have moved more like when she performed You Don't Know What To Do on the Today Show a year ago. Even though she had her sling on and stayed at one place, she still showed some body gesture and hand moves and attitude because of the song message. I've noticed that she moves her right arm/hand, it's a bit stiff. If you guys watch her recent clips on YouTube or Instagram, you know what I'm talking about. Perhaps the fall has caused her some permanent roughness and stiffness. That's just my theory. Onto the Vegas residency, I'm glad that she's got rid of the first pink dress for the silver dress at the BBMA to perform on her last Sunday show. I've been secretly hoping that she will recreate her WBT MTV Movie Awards for the Vegas residency. It's classy and dramatic. I agree with Mimi L that she looks great in red and only if she does that performance again with another red dress. And please lose the last pink dress for any of those Versace dresses she's been wearing. (Monday 18 May 2015; 22:48)

GMB / BBMA / JLo / IKR (53,491) by Andrew from UK Mariah is on Good Morning Britain tomorrow morning. Unless I hallucinated *this* morning. And BBMA's was alright. I'm not sure what the point of lipping anything anymore is given that the whole world now knows. As for the criticism: The only way to dispel negativity is to name a date and stand there and hit these studio notes live. Not the nineties ones but the recent ones. Nobody's heard above an "and it was all" live in a decade. Every time it scrapes that, am I the only one who wonders when these studio notes are created? There must be some polyjuice potion in those there studios. But she looked good. JLo looked good, too. Surprised she didn't run on stage and announce her new number ones album. Well, EP. (Monday 18 May 2015; 22:29)

Mariah on Ellen (53,490) by Philipp from Switzerland Was that 4:00 min appearance all there was on the Ellen show? I was hoping she would peform. Back in 2005 she performed ILT and WBT and got interviewed (Monday 18 May 2015; 22:28)

Ellen Infinity clip / Vegas tourbook (53,489) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Freaking hilarious. Laughed out loud. I'm going to grab a physical copy of the album as iTunes doesn't have the booklet. Also if there is a kind lamb on here that would be willing to send me a tourbook from Vegas (I would of course pay for it and shipping) email me deedre.statz@gmail.com. (Monday 18 May 2015; 22:15)

Mariah on Ellen (53,488) by Ardis Logic from Earth I love when Mariah goes on Ellen's show. Ellen always makes it so fun. When they had the audience sing Mariah's song "Emotions", besides that one lady who was rocking it, nobody else had the guts to even try. That was really telling. How many of us can even sing like Mariah on her worst day? She really is amazing. I can't wait to see the "Infinity" video. I was laughing out loud when she showed the sneak peek clip. Anyone know when the whole video will be released? (Monday 18 May 2015; 22:02)

Infinity / Billboards (53,487) by Gary from United Kingdom I rushed out to get my copy of #1's to Infinity today, I know you only get the one extra track but I buy everything MC puts out and I am such a completist. Also the commentary MC provides for each track in the booklet is a must have along with some great new pics. I actually thought the Billboards performance was pretty satisfactory as I know she was really nervous with the recent bad performances etc. She did the a cappella run at the end of VOL really well. The overlap into Infinity could have been smoother but that might have been a timing issue and not her fault. I believe it was 100% live but some are saying parts were lipped, I couldn't spot any miming to be honest. The camera shot to JLo giving shade was hilarious, she only wishes she could pull off the VOL ending a cappella. (Monday 18 May 2015; 21:58)

Infinity sneak peek on Ellen (53,486) by Elena from The Netherlands I really burst out into laugh. I mean I saw the first sneak peek (getting ready for show) and it was alright, but when I saw this it really made me look forward to the video. (Monday 18 May 2015; 21:47)

Another positive article from Entertainment Weekly (53,485) by Ethan from United States Here's the article. (Monday 18 May 2015; 20:59)

BBA (53,484) by Abraham from USA I didn't watch last night's show. But I saw some clips from YouTube and think Mariah did fairly well. Her voice sounded rich and deeper with "VOL". I wanted her to belt but liked the the long run she held at the end. I do wish she would have sang the whole entire song though. [censored] She gave more on American Idol's finale, but oh well. As many here know I don't care for "Infinity". I have to say she looked nice too. (Monday 18 May 2015; 20:48)

Another Infinity preview (53,483) by Jono from USA I just saw a clip on YouTube where she previews another clip on Ellen. Looks like the fine Mr. Tyson Beckford is going to be in it, and there's the classic humor in a Brett Ratner/Mariah Carey video. You just know that the press is going to wildly speculate that Tyson is an obvious reference to her ex, but that's good because it will keep people talking. And that's what this week is all about, and I'm so excited for Mariah's appearances on Ellen, Jimmy, and Kelly & Michael which are big talk shows. Promotion is on point. The BBMA was a success because it wasn't Rockefeller. Of course us hardcore fans know that Mariah sounded way better in Vegas, but the general public (and news articles) have praised Mariah's performance. Also, any "news" site that takes Twitter users as serious music critics are a complete joke. The little kids are making fun of Mariah's high notes because none of their AutoTune faves can sing more than an octave or two. It was so mindblowing to them that this is how talent sings/sounds like that they simply can not process how their favorite punching bag came swinging right back. Keep in mind Mariah could have easily pretaped a perfectly pitched performance, using her Vegas show that evening as an excuse, but she showed up, sang mostly live, and ended it on a high note. Literally. (Monday 18 May 2015; 20:42)

She will be fine (53,482) by Cgee54 from Usa I'm for one glad she still has a voice. Her voice will recover just like it did back in 2001 (Charmbracelet to TEOM). Sadly enough she can't really take a long break to help her voice heal because she's already 45 years old and let face it it's tougher for a woman to achieve success in the radio at an older age. She will be okay and I'm sure MC is doing everything possible to help preserve her voice. (Monday 18 May 2015; 20:41)

Ellen preview (53,481) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago Where did you see it Mimi L? I am trolling YouTube but cant find it. [Webmaster: See my news section.] (Monday 18 May 2015; 20:40)

BBMA (53,480) by NHYTG from nyc See how Jennifer doesn't care about Mariah's performance at all. (Monday 18 May 2015; 20:37)

#1 To Infinity is still rising (53,479) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Mariah Carey should start shoving the album down people's throats by promoting this album as much as possible because the album continues to rise faster than MIAMTEC did. The album is 26 (+3) on Amazon and 38 (+10) on iTunes. It's still 14 (-2+1) in the UK iTunes. This is really a relief because Ellen and Jimmy Kimmel are still to come. Mariah is currently trending in the UK searches and I still expect her to rise in sales with the upcoming promotion later. (Monday 18 May 2015; 19:43)

Dear Lord (53,478) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia And let the pessimism begin. (Monday 18 May 2015; 19:33)

Mariah live (53,477) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So much was discussed about the BBMAs that last night's Vegas show for her residency went by unnoticed. What I heard from the reviews, last night she was vocally at her best at her show. She took risks, improvised and sang her heart out. This shows that left with her true fans, Mariah is confident exploring her range and capability. Which also proves that she can still sing her ass of. Now the only thing she needs to do is take this to the GP. I understand her hesitation. Her last few performances have been ripped apart for her vocal mishaps, claims of lip-synching and all that jazz. So I get why Mariah froze up and decided not to let it all out when she was at the BBMAs. She was scared, she was genuinely nervous. She isn't afraid of taking risks in front of her fans and that's why her Vegas shows are getting such rave reviews. Mariah, no pressures, I just want you to slowly and steadily work on your self confidence and be the crazy Mariah we saw jump around on the Grammy's stage in 2006 and the VH1 ILT performance (with that orange flowy dress) where she dived, well ok not dived, but got right in the middle of the audience and danced around while singing. I know it will take a little time, but I am willing to wait, because I know she can do it. Now is a crucial time for Mariah. From her side she is trying to give us what we wanted, I think it's time we stand behind her to show our support. Let's overlook slight imperfections for now and show Mariah that she can slay. (Monday 18 May 2015; 19:31)

Infinity (53,476) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Did you guys manage to watch the preview on Ellen? It was hilarious. "Italian lover Frito" made an appearance along with Jussie and Tyson. She looks like her TMB video, with her opening the door and all. It's cute. I can't wait to see the whole thing. (Monday 18 May 2015; 19:18)

Nothing personal (53,475) by Badr from USA It's definitely nothing personal, but I find it funny that all of a sudden people feel they have the knowledge and experience to criticize the voice of someone's who's been singing professionally for over a quarter of a century. Comments such as, "doing their best to work with what is left of her voice", are negativity disguised as constructive criticism. (Monday 18 May 2015; 18:59)

Billboard Music Awards (53,473) by Luke from United Kingdom That live note at the end. If you listen closely you can hear multiple weaves whistling through the air. Marcus I'm not sure if you're being serious or not? That live note is probably easier for her to do than belting. Have you seen her Instagram videos? (Monday 18 May 2015; 18:11)

BBMA's / finally (53,472) by Marcus from Brazil I'm very pleased with the BBMA's performance. Mariah has finally put some effort into lipsyncing convincingly. The lipped high note at the end of "Infinity" didn't sound like it was disconnected and at a different volume from the parts she sung live. Sony is definitely doing their best to work with what is left of her voice. People should stop asking Mariah to be confident when we clearly know her confidence depends on her voice, and she clearly knows her voice is very unpredictable. Seeing her not being able to sing a song like "Vision of Love" has broken my heart. Mariah must be taking something for her voice/health that's making thick and bloated. I'm just happy this Vegas thing is a couple of months for two years. If she could craft a great album for next year, her next Vegas run would be a great time to promote it. (Monday 18 May 2015; 16:55)

BBMA Mariah (53,471) by ktktkt from Philippines For me she sounded great on VOL, it's just the transition from VOL to Infinity that sounded off, she was still singing and Infinity began playing but I love it overall. She looks gorgeous as ever. (Monday 18 May 2015; 16:42)

Billboard (53,470) by cherbette from usa Here is my review on the performance last night. I thought her tone at the beginning of Vision Of Love was rich and deep and beautiful. It's a register she can still easily dominate. The ending was a different matter. I think she over sang it. Why not just it was all that it turned out to be? Two sustained notes would sound so much better than strained runs IMO. I thoroughly enjoyed Infinity. Of course the "close the door" belt at the end and I think even part of the "dream" high note were assisted but looking at the Caesars videos it doesn't seem like that will change. (Monday 18 May 2015; 16:36)

Billboard performance (53,468) by Special K from USA I'm just happy that the majority of the performance was live. (Monday 18 May 2015; 15:39)

MC Billboard (53,467) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia Did anybody else notice the back up singers doing the air punches after MC nailed that last note? I thought that was cute. Anyway I agree with Ms Mimi L. It was a safe, but respectable performance. I live for the day she performs VOL with the same gusto she had on BET's Blueprint at a major award show and take the crowd to church or fiercly strut through the audience like when she performed ILT on VH1's Save The Music. I believe as she gain her confidence back, she'll go for it more. But, I've been getting my life from all the positive press she's been receiving lately. Yes thank God let's keep this up MC. (Monday 18 May 2015; 15:27)

MC at BBMA (53,466) by Ardis Logic from Earth Mariah was stunning. I loved her performance. Yes it was not "perfect", but who is perfect anyway? I think our society is too obsessed with being perfect. When she was on stage everyone was watching and there was excitement in the air. You are watching a living legend here people. Others can dance and shake that booty all they want, it doesn't compare to someone with a "real" amazing voice. (Monday 18 May 2015; 14:51)

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