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How Mariah got her groove back (53,144) by Darryle from USA Mariah is back and she's not letting up. The promo for this era is just amazing in comparison to what we got before. The Funny or Die video and the Michael Strahan interview were both super cute. The Daily Mail interview is hands down the best interview she's given in years. It was sad to hear that Mariah's been going through so much pain. Then there's the #1 To Infinity show that has so far exceeded my expectations. I can't wait to see what else she has in store for us. Keep up the good work Mariah. (Saturday 9 May 2015; 5:53)

MC mash-up (53,143) by Ardis Logic from Earth I love this one. Never heard it until today. I think it's pretty well done. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together/Anytime You Need A Friend mash-up. (Saturday 9 May 2015; 4:30)

Mariah single in Vegas (53,142) by 123 from USA I love that Mariah stayed away from the spotlight and focused on herself, toured overseas, and hasn't said a peep regarding Nick, the marriage, or the divorce. She didn't come back out until she had a new project. I love that now we see her hanging our with Michael Strahan and Tyson. It's nice to see her time for herself and get out there. I think her working in Vegas and staying in one central location will do her some good. (Saturday 9 May 2015; 4:21)

Interview / Will (53,141) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago Man that interview was just so amazing. I feel so much for her and if its possible respect her so much more now. Such poise and class. No pulse in her arm? Wow. She knows about her weight, and yet people here keep ragging on her for how she looks. I hope everyone reads that article, just goes to show how little we know. Love you MC. (Saturday 9 May 2015; 4:20)

Sexy hot mashup (53,140) by Ardis Logic from Earth Yeah so I'm on a YouTube binge tonight. Ha ha ha. I never heard this one before it is really hot and sexy. It really goes well together. Mariah Carey featuring Johnny Gill - My, My, My, You're Mine (Eternal) (S.I.R. Remix). (Saturday 9 May 2015; 3:50)

Mail Online interview (53,139) by LC from USA That was one of the best Mariah interviews I've ever read. I don't think we've ever really heard Mariah talk about some of this stuff, and I literally almost cried. Even when she joked about the weight she's gained. This is the most emotionally touching interview Mariah has given in so long, and it makes me so sad to know what she's been through. It makes me even sadder to know how much we as fans have criticized her in the past year. With everything from her voice to petty things like how she looks; everything we have criticized, she has too. Probably moreso. She has been going through so much. And this is just the surface of it all. Who knows how difficult that divorce really was on her? How insecure she still is about her appearance? How the backlash over her vocals has affected her self esteem? We never will. This is exactly why all of us need to support Mariah again. She is going through one of the most difficult periods in her life, and I hate to sound sappy, but, she needs us now more than ever. It seems like she's finally breaking through, but that pain will never go away. I really hope that she knows that there are millions of fans out here who love her and will continue to support her, through good times and bad. I know she'll make it. I wish Mariah the best always. This is so heartbreaking. (Saturday 9 May 2015; 3:50)

Mail Online (53,138) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Wow that interview was so intense. I got all teary. I think when a person becomes such a big star, we tend to look at them differently. I mean we forget that they are humans too. To see Mariah and her amazing houses, expensive vacations, a closet bigger than my apartment and jewels to put kings to shame, makes one feel that she has everything in the world, what could she possibly be sad about? Also since MC hardly talks about her personal life, we just get to hear what the media cooks up, that is a major diva with big demands, a has been superstar with deteriorating voice, an insecure jealous woman and what not. I am so happy that she did this interview. It just shows what a bad place she has been in the past few years. I love you Mariah, and so does the rest of your lambily. You have saved so many lives without even meeting them, you are truly a gift from God. Wishing you all the happiness and good health. You deserve every success you got and yet so much more. May this year bring you the happiness that has avoided you for so long. Be strong, and love yourself. You are a legend, and you will always be favorite. (Saturday 9 May 2015; 3:43)

Mariah Carey No. 1 song is your zodiac sign (53,137) by Wonwon from Indonesia I'm a capricorn. But I don't like Dreamlover too much, lol. From that Music Box album, I still like Hero, "All I ever wanted", and "Everything fades away". Dreamlover is ok for me, but it's a little bit too pop. I like pop with more soul. It doesn't mean that I love the ballad. I like "Now that I know" also, but I just feel that song was from the Emotion album era. Maybe because of the producers Mariah co-with, the guys from C&C Music Factory. I remember hearing a version of "Never forget you (Extended)", I don't know if it's official or not. But the hook is very hot, more R&N than the original. I like it more than the original version. (Saturday 9 May 2015; 3:11)

Infinity (8 Bit Remix Cover Version) (53,136) by Ardis Logic from Earth If you like that old school 8 bit sound, check this remix out. Infinity (8 Bit Remix Cover Version) (Tribute to Mariah Carey). (Saturday 9 May 2015; 2:55)

Mariah Carey (Chipmunk Infinity Remix) (53,135) by Ardis Logic from Earth If you need a laugh this remix is pretty cute and funny. MC the chipmunk version. (Saturday 9 May 2015; 2:52)

Mariah Carey - Infinity (M.B. RemiX) (53,134) by Ardis Logic from Earth Found this remix. Not sure if this has been posted yet or not. Check it out. (Saturday 9 May 2015; 2:45)

Daily Mail interview (53,133) by Will from England When Eric posts this interview, you must (all capitals) read this interview. She has not done an in-depth interview like this for a while. She may not talk directly about what went on with Nick, she does talk about her emotional state, and it is heartbreaking. Side Effects has a whole new meaning now. Love you much Mariah. She needs our support now more than ever. Enough with the bad talk. I'm (and many others it seems) sick of all the needless knitpicking. (Saturday 9 May 2015; 1:43)

Randy (53,129) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada I appreciate your honesty. I'm sure people respond in many different ways. I can only say that for me (not just with Mariah, but with everything in life) expectations are the quickest way to unhappiness. In relationship to others, in everything. I just try my best not to create any expectations. I work through things just making an effort to be present in the moment. When I find myself kinda dwelling on the past or drifting to thoughts of anticipating future, I just kinda re-center myself. It might sound weird to bring up om relation to Mariah but it really is a way to live with a sense of peace. You can read things that the label has to say about a single, and not make any judgement on it. You can hear a song and just enjoy it for what it is. I don't think it is hard to be a Mariah fan, because I don't feel the need to defend her to the general public. I visit this forum and a Madonna one, that's it. I love MC and 99% the time I don't pay attention to what people who don't like her are saying (lol). If they want to hear why I'm a fan, great, but I don't have any interest in trying to convince people of anything. They either like her or not. Doesn't change my love of her. I experience a lot of joy from the music, which isn't dependent on whether lipping or dubbing happens to be involved. I have listened to the Vegas show, and I don't share the sentiment that most of it is lipped or pre-recorded. Is there some? Yes. But, for me personally I don't think it's realistic with Mariah's instrument for her to be singing a 19 track set list 100% live. Again, that's just me. Nothing to do with you. I do get caught up sometimes in wanting to see others happy, but then I just have to remind myself that I'm only responsible for my own happiness (lol). (Saturday 9 May 2015; 0:17)

M from Asia / webmaster (53,128) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Yes that was a rumor (VOL and Infinity). You can check the confirmed story out right on this site. It's the article about the zodiac sign. P.S. Haha I love how Eric gets pissed when we ask about news articles. I get it, I mean he puts in a lot of effort. I think I made that mistake too (of asking about an article which he posted). Eric, I just want to thank you again for maintaining this board and archives so well. I am sure it's tough. (Saturday 9 May 2015; 0:05)

Concerning Taylor Swift (53,127) by Jono from USA Listen, I can't hate someone who writes their own material. It's not easy to do. Yes, I definitely prefer Mariah's more sophisticated writing; it's crazy how much more mature Mariah sounded at her age (or even Adele for that matter). That being said, Taylor sold out. Are her new songs catchy? Sure. But she has gotten rid of her country roots to "experiment" with pop, which is more or less doing commercial songs. So yes she's the "it" girl at the moment, but like I said before I am glad Mariah hasn't sold out to try and gain more fans. Her work speaks for itself. I shudder thinking if Mariah teamed up with a Dr. Luke or what not to create some generic trash. I agree with others though that the Infinity video needs to have something special that will grab people's attention. Her and Brett have created some of her most memorable videos, and I have no doubt they could do it again. An excellent video that gets shared on YouTube a lot will draw attention to the song, since pop radio has a stick up its ass when it comes to playing any Mariah Carey song. Lastly, I just want to say how proud I am of our girl. She was torn apart in 2014, they were kicking her while she was down. And now she's risen from the ashes and getting so much positive press, even from longtime haters. The haters are getting desperate, as they realize Mariah has come back with a vengeance. She needed to nail opening night, and that she did. Here's hoping for an absolutely stellar Vegas run. (Friday 8 May 2015; 23:44)

Mimi L. / Emotions to Infinity on BB Music Awards (53,126) by Malcolm from Asia I just want to know where you saw that or read that Mariah will gonna perform Emotions and Infinity on BB because the other time I heard VOL to Infinity. Any link? Thanks. [Webmaster: This website also has news, maybe you should check that.] (Friday 8 May 2015; 23:41)

Taylor Swift (53,125) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Swift's new video seems to be a huge budget one. She has assembled her celebrity friends to form a superhero girl gang and each girl's character is being revealed like a movie poster and their superhero name. Scared for Infinity music video now. (Friday 8 May 2015; 23:28)

Arena's SoundCloud audio of #1 To Infinity from opening night on May 6th (53,122) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Is really good considering it's not professionally recorded. It's better than most of the grainy and sometimes indistinguishably muffled amateur live uptakes from the Music Box, Daydream, Butterfly and Charmbracelet tours that people swear by as proof of Mariah's vocal "peek". In reality, she's been disciplined, diligent enough in her craft and fortunate enough to have had several peeks and she's more than capable of having yet another one. When she sang Hero at the Colosseum I shed a tear and this is from someone who always preferred AYNAF. But even Hero gets to me when she sings it live at times There's something in her voice, a sincerity that cuts through any bullshit and just strikes you where you stand when Mariah sings. And it has absolutely nothing to do with if she's even on pitch for every single high note. That's Mariahs true gift really, her ability to emote so sincerely you find yourself accessing feelings you may otherwise keep locked away and let fester to the detriment of your soul, not the seven octave range. I truly believe that. Mariah isn't the only singer with that God given ability and to keep from shading any other annonted artists alive or dead even unintentionally. I will refrain from mentioning any of them because I also believe it's a devine connection that makes us gravitate to whomever moves our spirits. It's like having guardian angels if you believe in that sort of thing. Mariah for me is that significant to my spiritual wellbeing. (Friday 8 May 2015; 23:05)

Torn (53,121) by Randy from USA I do feel that some fans are overly critical of everything MC has done. At some point I was going to post we maybe need to be careful what we post before MC dips on us like Janet did her fans. MC doesn't have to sell another record, record another song or anything else because she is set for life. However, it pains me the amount of defending I have to do for her with the general public and on diva forums and groups. I wish some of you could spend some time going through live performances with her lipping the difficult parts of songs to sing although she struggled through the verses. It's not that I want MC to quit or anything like that, I just want her to sing songs 100% live using what she can do now. I like Infinity now that it's grown on me but again my first thought is you can't sing your old repertoire because of vocal changes and now you release more music you won't be able to sing live? I do think that lip syncing is a form of cheating when in the real world we all can't cheat on our jobs and we don't even get a fraction of what she gets as a paycheck. And yet it's us who has made her wealthy. But then someone on here said she can't sing lower whether it's old songs or new because then she'll be criticized for that. That's true. I don't know what to feel anymore. Being a MC fan is hard. What do you all think? (Friday 8 May 2015; 23:00)

FYI (53,120) by Ardis Logic from Earth Just a friendly heads up for those that don't seem to understand. Las Vegas is all about wigs, outrageous costumes, and putting on a very colorful and fast pace show. I think MC is doing an amazing job as far as Las Vegas standards goes. In fact I'd love to see her in a show girl outfit full feathers and all like she wore in the "I Stay In Love" video. (Friday 8 May 2015; 22:54)

I agree (53,119) by Licia from USA Marissa and Myles I agree with you both. She's putting in alot of effort and she's trying to make these Vegas shows a success. Even though I'm not a fan of Infinity, I can agree that the label and Mariah are really putting their all behind it and that's what she need. I'll be the first one to be vocal when stuff goes wrong, but you have to give her some credit right now. She knocked that first show out the box. Was it perfect? Nope, but she put in the work and hopefully it will only get better as the show continues. (Friday 8 May 2015; 22:34)

Emotions to Infinity at the Billboard Music Awards (53,118) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End This is a brilliant move by Team Mariah. Emotions is one of her most iconic songs and probably the most Mariahesque song (vocally) as far as most civillians know because no one can sing it live from top to bottom. Well, no one except Mariah of course. Most lesser singers that try it sound like screeching copycats and no self respecting true diva would ever even attempt to out of courtesy and awe. I hope she does the unplugged version of The Elusive Chanteuse Show fame. It'll work really well going into Infinity that she attacks in a completely different way(vocally) but the lyrics of both songs are dripping with innuendos and double entendres. Very "full circle" by way of an 8 symbol. (Friday 8 May 2015; 22:30)

Billboard (53,117) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So MC is apparently going to perform "Emotions" and "Infinity" for BBMAs. I think it's a good choice. "Emotions" is as classic MC as it gets and showcases her whistle register like fine art at a museum. And of course "Infinity" needs all the promotion it can get. (Friday 8 May 2015; 22:22)

Vegas opening night (53,116) by Nick from Maryland I think she sounded good, we can't expect her to sound the same years and years later. She is giving her all. I mean when her biggest criticizers like Wendy Williams and TMZ are giving her credit then we should too. As someone said earlier it'd be nice if she moved a little more especially to a song like Infinity that people want to dance to. Maybe she was just tired from rehearsing but looking forward to each show getting better (Friday 8 May 2015; 22:16)

I cannot even believe what I am reading (53,115) by Myles from CT, USA Over the course of two years I have read people saying on this board, "She is not even trying anymore", "Why is she not promoting?", "She is not even singing live, she doesn't respect her fans", "Why isn't she promoting and singing live on talk shows?" Well guess what, she is doing all of that right now and still cannot please you people. Mariah Carey will never please the general public anymore because you are telling her "we want the 90s Mariah back" but at the same time you are saying "Mariah needs to try something new." She has no idea what her fans want anymore and I truly hope she never comes here for advice. This has been the best promo she has received in the last two years. Some of which yes maybe she did cause. I for one am going to bask in this great promotion and always be hopeful that her legacy will cary on. (Friday 8 May 2015; 22:04)

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