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Merry Christmas (53,958) by Luke from United Kingdom I think it might be fun. It's obvious Christmas is the biggest time of year for her, so it might be good to have an exciting reinvention type album for people to pick up at her shows. We don't know how they're going to build the album so let's not jump to conclusions. If they do it right with all new music videos and different arrangements it could be great. I think what they're doing is making her noticeable again since a lot of people have simply forgotten her and her music. Once they've reminded everyone that's when a new album will come. If they just dropped one now chances are it would just be another MIAM. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 16:22)

Mariah and Britney? (53,957) by darrian liu from taiwan Idk about it. It could work, but Mariah's gotta tone down the belting and turn back the whispery vocals of Charmbracelet (just less whispery I guess?). Also, I think it would be cool if Mariah combined her signature RnB sound with Britney's club banger teen pop sound, especially with a dash of EDM. It could be a hit. About the L.A. comment, it could be done on purpose. I don't really think Mariah could be easily motivated by complimenting her or whatever. I think that by underestimating her, she would have that drive back. Look at what happened on 2005. Everybody's declaring her career dead and she just exploded with a blockbuster album and a new string of hits, not to mention the crazy promo. L.A.'s comment could be a whip to get Mariah going even harder. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 16:08)

Mariah and Britney duet? (53,955) by Ardis Logic from Earth Despite the incredible differences in their vocal abilities this could be interesting. It would bring a little new sound to MC's signature sound and maybe get new younger Britney fans into MC. It just seems like an add combination but you never know. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 15:41)

Banking on nostalgia and Christmas (53,954) by Lee TS from USA It's not working Mariah and Co. There's no point in re-releasing Merry Christmas. Look at the little latest effort #1 To Eternity, no one cares. Sigh. I'm sorry it's just frustrating. It's MIAM all over again and she's already abandoned the project. Same thing last year, she releases it and go flies off to another country and perform for a private party to collect a check. Might as well just shelve the video too because no one's gonna watch it. Just do a couple of Vegas and Christmas shows a year and call it a day. Focus on Dembabies and school and be a mommy. Maybe a break will do some good. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 15:35)

Billboard Awards 2015 (53,953) by Billy from Greece Here's an unofficial clip of the performance. She looks and sounds beautiful, even better than the official broadcast. I love how her voice has matured. Also, the audience goes crazy, just by virtue of her voice. I'm sure certain people attending have never experienced that as performers and had to distract themselves somehow. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 15:26)

Indonesian lambily celebrates "#1 to Infinity" album release (53,952) by PieterLamb from Indonesia Sony Music Indonesia has been a great support to Mariah Carey's "#1 to Infinity" album by conducting an album release party last Friday 29 May 2015 at Dream Lounge, Plaza Indonesia. Local artists performed Mariah's songs as tribute. Also great support from Indonesian lambily who have been amazingly singing with the artists. One of the performers at that night was Mytha Lestari. You may check her performance on my YouTube channel. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 15:26)

MC re-release (53,951) by Luis from Spain I don't understand the hate towards a potential MC re-release. It's her only album which consistently sells year after year, and remember that Mariah wanted to re-release MCIIYou in 2012 on the heels of the When Christmas Comes music video. Apparently, inedit material it's on the way and I guess that a new single will come out by Christmas. Clearly Sony wants to sell her back catalogue not just because it's worthy but also because she's not ready to release another album. I'm sure she won't put out any new record until late 2016. They need time to record and produce a huge comeback album. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 15:14)

Merry Christmas re-release (53,950) by Dennis from Miami, FL MC was tweeting about Idina Menzel and she is such a huge fan of Frozen, either dem Babies. I'm sure there will be some form of collabo with someone from Frozen cast (few years ago there were talks about re-release and a duet with Olaf). It might be quite interesting. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 14:28)

Damizza book (53,949) by Tevin from USA Is the book free to read online anywhere? Or do I have to buy it? (Sunday 31 May 2015; 14:27)

Merry Christmas re-release (53,948) by Licia from USA I'm with everyone else. I'm not understanding why this album needs another release. She makes money off that album every year without a re-release so it's not about money. It's not needed unless she is releasing a third Christmas album with different songs. For me if they just have to re-release it why not do it when the Christmas movie comes out? That makes more sense to me then doing it now. I totally understand the Beacon shows though. She kind of has to perform for Christmas. It's a must. I'm just ready for new music. I'm over number 1 To Infinity. I was over Infinity when it came out. Lol. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 14:10)

Mariah about AI (53,947) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Even though I cringed when Mariah straight up dissed AI, I am glad that this time she didn't launch into calling Nicki Satan and all. I mean people really think MC hates on many female artists, so it's good that she instead said that it wasn't right for AI to pit two females against each other. Also people still go on and on about how Mariah dissed Ariana, but really that's bull crap because she just said that she wishes everyone longevity in their careers. I mean what do people expect her to say? "Oh I am totally down with people calling this girl the next me, heard her songs, she totally sounds like me." That would be fake and incorrect. To be the next Mariah they have to have a voice as rich and lush as Mariah, they have to be able to write songs that really no one else can think of and they also have to produce them. Just hitting the whistle register doesn't make one a neo-Mariah. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 14:01)

Baby (53,946) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter With all due respect, I would like to place the same question in front of you, why are you so offended that J.D. (who is currently not even working with her) made one comment that is not even getting any press time really but yet you seemed to have forgotten how bad L.A.'s comments sounded and it's still churning out articles with variations of his quotes. What matters more here? J.D.'s comment which didn't even cause any damage really or her current label boss (someone she thought will revive her or "save" her) completely debunking any hope of MC getting another hit (when MC really wants one)? Isn't L.A. just fueling the same fire that Mariah is done for good? Whereas if someone even takes J.D.'s comment seriously, they'll just be like "oh but we always knew MC is a diva and is always fashionably late". (Sunday 31 May 2015; 13:43)

Loverboy / Merry Christmas re-release (53,945) by Bill from the UK I think the reason Loverboy may sound different to the rest of Glitter is because, if you remember, Mariah had to quickly re-sing the song over the new sample of Candy following J.Lo using the Firecracker sample MC was originally using for the song. I'd like to hear the Firecracker version too. There is a glimmer of it though on the remix. When Da Brat sings "hate on me much as you want to, you can't do what the (cough) I do, just be emulating me daily", she is singing it to the tune of Firecracker. A pretty obvious stab at J.Lo if ever there was one. As for the re-release of Merry Christmas, I'm not against it. It is a classic album that deserves some special treatment as it has given MC what is arguably her most well known song ever. So long as it has some new material, like a separate disc/DVD of one of the Beacon shows would be great. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 13:11)

QuizUp (53,944) by Musti from UK Does anyone here have the phone app QuizUp? Mariah related questions come up quite regularly in the 1990s music category. It's funny (and sometimes embarrassing) how some people seem to recall Without You being a Celine or Whitney song. Same with VOL, LTT, Someday and IDWC. What surprised me the most was a question in 2000s music, which went something like this: "Which diva had a hit in 2001 with Loverboy"? I was like, for real? A hit? Still, it's nice to see the song get some recognition somewhere. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 13:10)

Loverboy (53,943) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Is it just me or does Mariah's voice sound a bit weird in this? Like a little more nasal than usual or something? Her voice on the other songs on Glitter sounded normal. I always thought she probably had a cold when she recorded this. Anyways, I know this song isn't one of Mariah's best-known hits, but I wonder how the final version would actually sound like if Tommy didn't sabotage the Fireckracker sampling plans. I think the replacement sample they had to settle with overall just sounds awkward in the final mix. Something about it just didn't complement the melody and harmonies of the song as well as Blind Alley did for Dreamlover and Genius Of Love did for Fantasy. I still like it, though, especially the Dreamy Club Of Love Radio Edit. Smooth and slinky. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 12:14)

Mariah not taking it seriously (53,942) by Musti from UK It's clear Mariah hasn't been taking her career as seriously since she met/married Nick. Not to bring up Migrate again, but even if that was released at the time I doubt she would've done enough to promote it. She did kind of try with Obsessed but quickly lost interest presumably after she realised it won't go no No. 1. Same with Beautiful (plus the injury). I see MIAM as her divorce album. Although we all love Thirsty (including Mariah), I personally believe she didn't want that as a single at the time as she probably believed there might be room to save her marriage. Thirsty might be about Damizza but it can also easily be applied to Nick, and no doubt the public would've treated it as a reference to Nick. Now that the whole debacle is over, she tore him apart with Infinity. We can all agree that Infinity is not a show stopper, but it's a great show closer. I'm not too bothered with how Infinity does (though I wish they would release the video this instant). It's a Vegas stage song, and a way to get back at Nick. It will never go to No. 1. LA was absolutely right in his earlier comments. When the time is right, and if they all want to make it happen, she will come back with a chart topper. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 11:46)

Mimi on AI being "fake" / candid Mariah (53,941) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Right on. Finally, someone who's brave enough to call it. That's the most annoying part of the show (or any other singing show with a commenting judging panel for that matter). Every time those shows come on and the judges give their comments, I actually feel bad for them because they have to make up critiques for multiple contestants, trying so hard not to repeat themselves at least within the episode. I mean, I know they signed up for that task, but come on, that's gotta be a challenge even for the most gifted speakers. No wonder Mariah was rambling most of the time. She was always running out of word choices to comment on performances she probably even didn't feel like commenting on in the first place. But as much as I love Mariah's recent brutal honesty about things, I can see how this may come across as catty and unprofessional, perpetuating her reputation as a difficult diva. Of course that isn't her intention, but then again, even if she did a 180 and settled for safe remarks on controversial topics, she'd be the one called out for being fake with all her contrived "showbiz" answers. She just can't win and it sucks. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 11:03)

Where are you Christmas: Mariah's version (53,939) by Cgee54 from Usa I hope Mariah releases Where Are You Christmas now that she's back with Sony. I always wanted to hear her rendition, after all it was the original. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 6:34)

Christmas album (53,938) by NYHotShotta from USA Also I agree with others I don't understand why she wants to re-release the Christmas album again. I think this time she should just do the Beacon Theater performances, having them be heavily promoted this time around. I think she should work on her building up her stamina and voice for the next era and I think she should rebrand herself again. She's had this "glamorous dress" phase since the Angels Advocate tour. She should mix it up, maybe even brings back the curly hair. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 6:20)

Another Christmas album? (53,937) by Marissa from USA A re-release? This is a mistake. I know she said it was for the fans but Mariah, Merry Christmas II You already served that purpose. It's time for new, properly promoted, material. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 6:16)

Advice (53,936) by NYHotShotta from USA Yes Mariah has an amazing career and she has nothing left to prove, but I agree with JD and some of the other lambs who feel she does tend to get lazy, especially recently. I felt like if you're gonna release an album, shoot a music or have a Vegas residency where your fans shell money to support you should be on top of your game. Whatever she did to prepare for the Beacon Theater concerts she should do now or it seems she's getting there because she voice is getting better from show to show. She should take the criticisms that her friends such as Nate Morris from Boyz II Men and JD have given her seriously. Mariah has way much more to give musically and MIAM has shown that. On another note I applaud her for the interviews she has been doing for this era. The interviews she had during the MIAM era were all over the place at times. This time around, she has been staying on topic throughout and even when the interviews shift she always brings it back to the music. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 6:15)

Could this all be subterfuge? (53,935) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End It's just very odd to me once I consider the sources. Next thing you know Trey Lorenz, Mary Ann and B. Scott are going on Facebook, Twitter and blogs blasting Mariah. At this point noone seems exempt. It feels almost coordinated tbh, the attacks on Mariah's work ethic as they make no sense at all even tangentially. So, if it's blatant lies then why? Maybe it's just me wishful thinking that Team Mariah is that bold in strategy but that is the only way this makes a lick of sense. Is this a twisted version of if you can't beat 'em, join 'em meets reverse psychology? One can only hope. Whatever the case M shouldn't have to deal with this anti-Mariah open season from the press, friends or fans. Like everything else, I guess well know soon enough what's what. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 6:11)

Another #1 for Mariah (53,934) by darrian liu from taiwan Let's face it, we can't hope for Infinity to go #1. I just read that Ester Dean wanna write a song for Mariah Carey. Ester Dean is quite a hitmaker and maybe she could collaborate with Mariah. Maybe Mariah will get another hit off that collab. I'm just hoping that if they ever collaborate, they won't come out with a song like Super Bass or S&M. Those are too mindless and kinda stupid, even for any artist. But they could get Mariah back into the top 20. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 5:48)

Damizza's book (53,933) by Darryle from USA Wow. Damizza's book is very insightful. There's so much as fans that we don't get to see or learn about. I suggest you guys read Mariah's chapter. Damizza gives information of Mariah's breakdown, Eminem, Tommy, Glitter etc. He does it in a classy way without bashing Mariah or trying to paint her in a bad light. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 5:27)

Glitter (53,931) by Warrior Butterfly from USA I read the the MC chapter and parts these accounts don't seem that far fetched especially when I started reading about Virgin/Glitter. I'm going to try to explain this the best I can. I have been informed that I don't make sense. Looking in as a average person if you're not a Mariah fan that hears about this record huge deal, and she's debuting on a label with a soundtrack album. But has never acted an odd strategy. Glitter the film might have done well if it had been a cable presentation. Truth be told I only saw it because Mariah was in it. The movie didn't flow, seemed very thrown together even the films webpage there I said it. Mariah being a first time actress in a studio film, it might have been better to take a smaller bite. HBO did Queen Latifah's film Bessie as a special feature, instead of a theater release. Same theory applies you still need enough audience willing to take in the project, I liked Bessie, but I do see why HBO did it and not some studio in reality the average person is not going to care about a jazz singer that lived over a 100 years ago. As Glitter happened it seemed that people on the inside might have known in advance or had a hunch that it might not fair well in general. Perhaps Mariah didn't want to hear the negative there was a good director but not much else as far as promotion leading up to the film. I get the feeling that while trying to succeed she lost prospective of the big picture. The reason I say this is all those behind the scenes specials and segments, seemed to be formatted for a specials section for the dvd. Da Brat taking about her charater, extra's having memories while filming in the club scenes, footage of Mariah belting out Lead The Way and so on. I don't believe many talk shows were plugging it. It felt like if you're a lamb you knew if not oh well. (Sunday 31 May 2015; 4:27)

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