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BBMA performance (53,447) by Elena from The Netherlands She did well, considering she suffers from bronchitis. Yet still, I don't think that she would've done more without it. I hoped she then would belt the "and it was all" part to really kick some butt there. My other criticism is that the performance is less energetic when she just stands there. She should hold the mic in her hand. At least with Infinity since that's more up-tempo. Overall, she's doing well and I'm glad that the world gets to see it and getting better reviews this time. (Monday 18 May 2015; 7:33)

Tonight's BBMA (53,446) by JJ from Good Times from USA Like most Mariah performances it started off not so good with her looking and sounding insecure (despite over 20 years of experience), but ended on a better note. Over all, I was actually liking on "that song" tonight. I still don't think it was a good single to put out, but Mimi sings it live very well. I always get nervous for her when she is about to perform on a national stage. Vision Of Love was choppy but my nerves cleared when I heard her more confidence when she started singing that "other song". I'm still going to go see her in Vegas, all them numbers ones still my favs. (Monday 18 May 2015; 7:09)

10 Best BBMA performances (53,445) by Ethan from United States She made the list. That's awesome. (Monday 18 May 2015; 6:17)

Did you see J-Lo's face? (53,444) by princessjohnson from united states Did you see J-Lo's face? (Monday 18 May 2015; 5:09)

Blame it on the... (53,443) by Matthew from USA Well. That performance isn't going to silence the haters. She was sounding so great in the snippets of the Vegas shows I heard, so I wonder what happened at the BBA. It wasn't a disaster, but there were obvious lipped parts, and VOL wasn't as great as I know she can do it. But she had bronchitis, so I'll give her a pass. And she broke her hand, and she is going through a divorce, and the sound guy didn't get it right, and the label was giving her problems, and the weather was overcast and she was depressed and on and on. Anyway, I just need one stellar performance broadcast live to thousands just once this decade. If she can give me something stellar once per decade I'll be happy. (Monday 18 May 2015; 4:42)

BBMA performance (53,442) by juan from Dubai I am hurt. I believe in Mimi's voice but sick or not rested, she should have shown the world who she really is when she needs to. She needs to listen to people, not just lambs' opinions. Otherwise, she should stop. She needs to train with Celine (who has a personal vocal coach on all of her shows), and learn some legit dance moves with legit choreographers. BBMA performance was hideous. I am disappointed. (Monday 18 May 2015; 3:15)

Billboard (53,441) by B from USA Mariah played it safe at the Billboard Awards. It wasn't her best performance and it wasn't her worst performance. She was clearly sick and I hate that people still doubt her talent. (Monday 18 May 2015; 3:14)

BBMAs (53,440) by Raphael from Brazil Her performance was not good. (Monday 18 May 2015; 3:06)

BBMA (53,439) by Randy from USA I gotta give it to MC. That's how you perform when you've lost your voice. No one knows whether you were singing or not because there are so many voices in the background between your singers and you and your prerecorded track lol. I think she sang 75% of it live. Notice there was a break between the full voice belt and the false note but her mouth was still open, yet only I would nitpick. To the general public she sounded aamzing and I guess that's all that mattered. (Monday 18 May 2015; 3:06)

Baby (53,438) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Care to share what you think will happen? I need a little dose of Mimi. (Monday 18 May 2015; 1:59)

Mariah Oscars (53,437) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia That wasn't a "help me" look or " the look horror" IMO, it's was more of a "alright now heifer don't try to sing over my voice" look. Whitney was show boating at the Oscars, but I agree with those that don't feel like she slayed Mariah. They both did well, Mariah sounded good just nervous and Whitney sounded good, but I didn't think she sounded better than Mariah just more confident. Having more volume or power to your voice doesn't make you a better singer or mean you have a better voice IMO. Singing affectively is what makes you great in my eyes, and no one does it like MC to me. I know it's all subjective which is why Mariah Whitney and Celine are all considered the vocal trinity, each can do something the other can't with their voice or talent. They're all equally great. Your favorite of the three just depends on your preference in voices or singing styles. (Monday 18 May 2015; 1:34)

Mimi L. (53,436) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Honestly, I don't actually know anything. But my gut is my secret weapon. I listen to it when it singles something out and from that I can sometimes intuit a lot even from just a word, inflection or a little look. If I concentrate a pattern invariably reveals itself. So that's my answer. If I really knew for sure? I wouldn't have posted anything at all. I'm very good at keeping schtum even if no one asks it of me. I guess we'll know soon enough if my intuition is a load of bollocks or not. (Monday 18 May 2015; 1:12)

Shezz (53,435) by Licia from USA It's not even worth trying to defend Mariah and her image either because she's going to do and wear what makes her happy. The only person who can change her image is her and obviously she's ok with it. It's not worth the fight. I don't always agree with her choices, but she's an adult and I'm just here for the music. (Monday 18 May 2015; 1:11)

Deedre (53,434) by Licia from USA I was the same way. We were 12. We were supposed to be psycho and emotional fans at 12. It used to kill me when people talked about her. Lol. Once I was able to work and I could buy my own music and make my own choices, I started caring less about what anyone said. This is what I like and I don't have to explain why I like it. I'm sure as crap not going to argue and try to defend any performance good or bad to anyone. (Monday 18 May 2015; 1:02)

Baby (53,433) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter You are such a tease. Do you have some info that we don't? Because I am dying here. The first 13 are alternates/opposites for her studio albums, now what is this Olivia Pope/Scandal reference and what on earth will hit the DJs? Is any of her songs being used for Scandal? Or is there a remix? Or is she releasing that secret album? You know what? Just shoot me. I can't with this. (Monday 18 May 2015; 0:04)

Defense (53,432) by B from USA America loves building celebrities up and tearing them down. It's sad but true. However, America also loves a comeback. Mariah Carey's talent is undeniable and she thrives when she is the underdog. Never bet against her or count her out. (Monday 18 May 2015; 0:01)

MC week (53,431) by Tevin from USA Let the week of Mariah begin. (Sunday 17 May 2015; 23:30)

Gilbert (53,430) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Happy Birthday. Here's to you getting to see Mariah at a new show and everything is effortless and smooth. (Sunday 17 May 2015; 23:23)

Vegas, Whitney and the Oscars (53,429) by Ty from USA While I love Mariah and appreciate the front row seats, the lambs were saying how ill-fitting Mariah's gowns were, she has a stomach and the pink dresses were horrid. This is Vegas and her costume designer should be stoned. The dress with Rita Ora (who is a lamb) should have been worn in the show. The Oscars. Are you crazy? Whitney tried to oversing Mariah, did you see Mariah's face at the bridge? It was of total horror. Whitney was crazy pure crazy and I love her for it. Mariah should have brought her A game but as usual she looks frighten on stage. At 45 Mariah should be a queen of stage but at this point, well let me say this, [...] was the highlight of the [...] show. (Sunday 17 May 2015; 23:13)

Whitney Houston (53,428) by Abraham from USA Had a way more powerful voice than Mariah. She practically sang circles around anyone. She was the greatest female singer of all time (my opinion). Mariah can do more with her voice, but when you're looking at power and range, Whitney wins without a doubt. But by '95 drugs and smoking took its toll on her voice and it was ruined. Everything after she sounded either hoarse or dry. Their Oscar performance was meh to me. Whitney got the best of Mariah there but got the best by Mariah on "Oprah". To me that performance there was iconic and breathtaking. I disagree with anyone who thinks that Mariah gave medicore performances after '97. (Sunday 17 May 2015; 22:55)

Licia (53,427) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada I posted something similar last week about not needing to defend Mariah. I do understand where Randy is coming from. I was 12 when the debut album came out, and growing up I had family members constantly at me about why I was such a fan etc. I used to be super sensitive to people being critical because I heard it so much from friends and people in general. All I can say, is I had to learn and accept that I can't let my mood/outlook/happiness in life be dependent on anything outside of me, ie what others say/do how they react. I'm always at choice how anything effects me. I'm just not interested in defending Mariah or why I love her to anyone. They either like her or they don't. (And I personally choose not to spend my time on internet sites that clearly don't like her.) But that's just me. I also think comparing artists is rather futile. Everybody brings their own thing to the entertainment business, so I just don't see the point. I know some feel that it has to be competitive. But I just don't. To me comparing instruments is like comparing apples to oranges. (Sunday 17 May 2015; 22:40)

Mariah Carey's five most amazing TV performances (53,424) by Ethan from United States I'm a bit surprised of the roller coaster media coverage that Mariah has been receiving. All these ups and downs. Haha. Here's the new Billboard's article. And I think they forgot her 2006 Grammy Awards performance. That was amazing. I mean she's had many other most amazing performances: 1992 Grammy Awards performance of If It's Over and 1991 MTV Video Music Awards of Emotions. Billboard should have made it the Top 10 list instead. Haha. It's just a wish. (Sunday 17 May 2015; 22:16)

Mariah Carey #1 to Infinity (53,423) by Warrior Butterfly from USA Has non digital booklet, anyone else have the same problem? I'm in the States. (Sunday 17 May 2015; 21:36)

Here is the deal on Mariah Carey right now (53,422) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Lets keep it 100% real for one moment. Mariah Carey's album is #50 on Amazon and #57 on UK iTunes thanks to Rita Ora publicity (picture with Mariah). We have proven time and time again that Mariah's main issue with maintaining success is her disconnect with young fans and the general public. When she and the record label is 100% commited to promote her projects, the general public buys her music. Now she needs to ace the BBMA tonight and show why Mariah is often imitated but never duplicated. She needs to give that serious aura sexy phoenix free no bars attached performance. It doesn't have to be perfect but good enough to stand out because, right now, the public only knows her as a diva who can't sing. That can easily change with a good performance. They will buy her album if she sounds well and this same public will 100% buy her new album because it contains all #1s that everyone knows. Mariah is known to be a lot in the public eyes but they know her best with her mainstream material (#1s) and will buy the new album regardless of press because of the value of her music. She has no competition this week. If her performances are ripe and the dresses are not too tight, she will be alright and wouldn't need to fight to stay relevant. Let the music speak for itself. It will speak loud and I predict with promotional pushes and good performances that Mariah Carey will have her 7th #1 album this week. (Sunday 17 May 2015; 21:17)

To tell or not to tell, that is the secret (53,421) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End 1. Bianca Nunez 2. Feelings 3. Off-grid 4. Jack-in-the-box (festive times) 5. Nightmare 6. Papillon 7. Watercolours 8. Stardust 9. Missing Link 10. The Gentrification of Harlem 11. The square² root of ginger ale 12. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (festive x2) 13. Her. She is mini-me. The eternally 12 14. Olivia Pope's secret hitlist: soundtrack to a scandal Tu ne comprend pas? I was bored, Billboard. Shhh. The DJs won't know what hit 'em come tomorrow. The headlines alone. Mariah is a genius. I'm so happy right now, that #1 To Infinity pre-ordered album better arrive on time or I will literally scream. OAN Mariah, keep the rarity intact but remember to break a nail will you? Hell, why not take it beyond and break the internet. (Sunday 17 May 2015; 21:10)

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