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Lovers / haters exposed (52,398) by Ardis Logic from Earth It's times like this when the true colors of people come out. The true lovers of MC are exposed as well as those who are fair weather fans or worse. Not that it really matters, but for those of us who really love and respect MC we know who we are and we can see each other. (Monday 27 April 2015; 20:08)

No she didn't (52,397) by Special K from USA Lol, Mariah know she's dead wrong for putting out a diss song about Nick. Just kidding. The song is alright. I'm not really feeling it but I don't think it's a bad song. (Monday 27 April 2015; 19:57)

I liked it, sounds better on Vevo (52,396) by Terri from USA I like the song, more especially, her voice sounds good. But will there be fall out from NC? Mariah must anticipate that it will and doesn't care. What in the world did he do? I listened first on iTunes and couldn't get a real feel, then I googled YouTube which has the full song with lyrics and a Vevo "video" of sorts. The song, for me, sounds better, although someone mentioned over produced, if that references the music seems too "big" than that is the issue for me. Maybe by the time they put out the album they will have tweaked it. But no matter, I still like it and the more I hear it the better it sounds. As far as the comment comparing her to Swift and other pop singers, MC always has a ballad or two on her albums along with upbeat tempo arrangements. Anyway, I never think of her as a pop singer. So I would never compare her to Swift, Beyonce or Rihanna, to name 3 of the better ones. In my opinion, MC is a high skilled vocalist, on par with the likes of, Whitney, Chaka Khan, Pattie LaBelle, etal. Her range and vocal abilities (even on a bad day) will always be on a higher level than today's pop singers. Her music, stylistically, is more urban, hip/hop on the soul side of rthym and blues, rather than sugar pop. (Monday 27 April 2015; 19:32)

Infinity (52,395) by Luke from United Kingdom I keep thinking how the ending sounds so much like Never Too Far. This song is so creative and different. That's the good thing about Mariah, she takes risks and as she has stated before she doesn't jump on bandwagons. (Monday 27 April 2015; 19:28)

Shocked (52,394) by Bill from the UK I am really shocked that there's been a lot of dislike expressed for the song here. I was swept up from the first "ooh aah's" immediately. I fell in love on first listen and I've been playing it non stop (never been more thankful for a delayed train in my life haha). I'm glad the webmaster's "thumbs up if you like" post got a massive response though. I wish those fans would be more vocal on here (exclamation mark). I think this is pure ear candy, love everything about it. (Monday 27 April 2015; 19:15)

Just played on the radio in Houston (52,393) by JJ from Good Times from USA Well, the 97.9 The Box dj reported that she would play Mariah's new song and would take opinions. After the song played she had only one caller on air who seemed not to want to say anything bad about the song but at the end said she didn't like the beat. The dj then stated "All I have to say is that I prefer Mariah focusing on her acting career" then laughed. I personally think the song is ok for fans of Mariah. I don't see how "regular" audience members would take it. I was really looking forward to something catchy, fresh. Now how did LA Reid let this out? I guess his ear is old too. I know people in here dislike artist like Swift, Cyrus, etc. But they have an ear to hot beats and songs. I wish Mimi would let regular sample groups of people listen to her songs before releasing them. With that said, I bought the song to show support to the song that sounds like it belongs on MIAM album. (Monday 27 April 2015; 19:01)

"Infinity" / "Up Out My Face" (52,392) by Billy from Greece Does anyone else hear the similarity? It's like UOMF part two, only sweeter. Cool track. (Monday 27 April 2015; 18:56)

If you want Mariah to shut up (52,391) by Lee TS from USA Then here you go, the instrumental to Infinity. I actually really do like the music and the song too. So yeah, I am too a bit confused with the mixed reaction. I do agree it does sound a bit overproduced or rough on some spots but overall it's really good. Give it a chance. (Monday 27 April 2015; 18:43)

Infinity (52,390) by Tiina from Finland I like the song and it's growing on me more and more. Expectations were high, especially after all the buzz about the single. I think it's cute. I don't know whether cute will cut it though. I guess I was hoping for more of a classic, old-school feel with real instrumentation (not just the violins) and a more straightforward structual approach. I'm afraid this song is going to sound outdated in a few years. I think it's better to focus on making classic stuff, something that will stand the test of time, not try to be overly trendy and write such kitchy lyrics. Mariah has shown us that she can have that old-school vibe and still have hits, like on TEOM. But I guess it's good that this song sounds current because a younger crowd will like it more. Structually it's somewhat all over the place, kinda like TAOLG. I like the verses but I'm not crazy about the chorus, especially if you compare it to her recent work that is similar to Infinity, like Make It Look Good that had a killer chorus. Actually, if TAOLG and MILG had a baby, it would be Infinity. I think the songs on MIAMTEC were stronger melodically, lyrically and vocally compared to Infinity. Now I'm even more bummed that the album didn't get a chance. If it was coming out now on Epic, it could have been just that. Remains to be seen whether the single will blow up. I hope so. The video is still coming, looking forward to it. I don't think this is number 1 material but for what it is I'm happy with it. (Monday 27 April 2015; 18:28)

Infinity (52,389) by Lee from UK Perhaps it's because I'm English but I really dislike the way Mariah never pronounces the "t" in the word infinity. As a result the whole song is ruined for me and should have been called "Infinidy". More than that though, there is no hook to the song. Mariah will never pull this off live as the verses are too quick and we all know she struggles with that live. This song has album filler written all over it. (Monday 27 April 2015; 18:26)

Infinity (52,388) by ktktkt from Philippines I'm scared that I will be disappointed after reading some of your reactions to the song, but surprisingly, the song is a grower and I really like it now. Someone said that the intro sounded like "Honeymoon avenue" by Ariana Grande so I was a bit. There's a resemblance in the few seconds of the intro. (Monday 27 April 2015; 18:24)

Infinity and beyond (52,387) by Manny from U.S. When I first heard the title of infinity, I loved it. I am a math teacher and that abstract concept has always made me ponder. When I actually heard the song, the strings part totally caught my attention. It has an element of dreamlike or trance. Mariah uses different connotations of that infinity. When she says "there's an end to infinity", that's the mathematical meaning of infinity, the one that theoretically we can count up to. When Mariah sings "infinity lovin' more and more", to me, I see her equating infinity to the universe, the ether of what has been, is and will be. It is the chi that flows through all of us. When you break up with someone, we forget how many paths our lives can take us. I'm thinking back of past breakups where I felt stagnant. I realize where infinity or the universe has taken me after. The heartbreak made me stronger and I grew as a person. I see "Infinity" as a song of empowerment, faith, and resilience. To me it's genius what she did. Mariah used different metaphors and she is basically saying FY to Nick. My favorite lyrics are "Everything you own boy you still owe." (Monday 27 April 2015; 18:24)

Ty (52,386) by B from USA Mariah's voice doesn't sound processed or auto tuned. Her voice sounds clear. Her voice is on point. She's obviously been seeing a vocal coach and is or has retrained her instrument. Mariah Carey is a genius lyricist. Roger was right, the lyric is clever and catchy. I don't understand why some of you don't like this song, I love it. I don't usually rush to judge a song after only listening to it once or twice and suggest those of you who hate it or don't like it take another listen to this lyrical and vocal masterpiece. I could understand these complaints if this song was as bad as Triumphant or any of the songs on MOAIA but it's not. It trumps Love Story, that song was a poor attempt to recreate WBT and it was an epic fail. (Monday 27 April 2015; 18:21)

Previous message (52,385) by Kate from UK Oops. The random "me" that appeared in that message was from the remains of what I was going to say about the phone, but I prefer to read short messages so cut it down, obviously not enough lol. (Monday 27 April 2015; 18:16)

Nick Cannon (52,384) by Dove from USA I doubt this song would upset him. It's free promo and he loves attention. It's like when Gwen Stefani wrote those songs about the bass player from No Doubt. MC is not really saying anything terrible about him that he hasn't already said about himself in his comedy. (Monday 27 April 2015; 18:12)

New song and Migrate (52,383) by Ryan from USA I really enjoy the new song. It is reminiscent of a Mariah song from the 90's which basically all of the songs on the #1's are from the 90's so it makes sense. Also, just to play Devil's Advocate but I am not a fan of Migrate. Everyone says it was a missed opportunity but I really think it was a smart move not to release it based on the other songs that were released from that album. It is one of the songs that I usually skip over. From what I remember she sang it live on SNL and it was far from great so a good move to have her not perform that horribly each time. It's not really a song that is meant to be sung live though. See you in Vegas Mariah on 05/23/15. (Monday 27 April 2015; 18:08)

Video concept (52,382) by Will from England Since they were using clips from Honey, would it be a stretch to think this would be the part 2 to that video? (Monday 27 April 2015; 17:51)

Infinity (52,381) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I'm not feeling the song at all. I think it's noisy and it has no melody. If this song charts, it's because of the lyrics. But is Mariah that popular these days that she can have a hit based on her rant about her last relationship? Well, I guess we have to wait another week to know. (Monday 27 April 2015; 17:47)

Re: Alex' reaction (52,377) (52,380) by MIAM from United Kingdom I completely agree with you. As a Mariah fan I am embarrassed. (Monday 27 April 2015; 17:44)

Video idea (52,379) by Lara from Middle East The video would shoot Mariah Carey throwing her ex's stuff, somehow like Beyonce Irreplacable. But the love interest would be no one else but Nick Canon himself. Lol. (Monday 27 April 2015; 17:37)

Infinity (52,378) by Jono from USA I have to be completely honest here, it's not my favorite. To be clear, this would sound great on a new album, but certainly not as a single next to her #1s. I love that Mariah has such amazing musicality, it's not easy to write the melodies that she does. However this song was just too much, and I think if they stripped it back it would have made it better. There is just so much going on in this song. What it has going on right now are the lyrical disses, but they're fresh so of course it's exciting. What makes a song last is how good it is musically, and to me the production doesn't have the same impact. It's disappointing to be honest. I like to think I have a good sense of what will be a hit on the charts, and this song hasn't given me that feeling even on the 10th listen. Migrate and YDKWTD most definitely did, and were big opportunities missed. This doesn't fit on to radio because it's way too complicated. Of course who knows, Mariah could drop some killer remixes to Infinity and I'll be eating my words lol. (Monday 27 April 2015; 17:34)

Re: Alex' reaction (52,377) by peterpaul from Ireland I'm sorry but he's just bloody annoying. (Monday 27 April 2015; 17:31)

Infinity (52,376) by Dove from USA I love the part where she sings "to infinity" because it's full of hope. Sometimes at the end of a relationship, we think our life is over, but in reality it's a new beginning full of infinite possibilities. After the grief there's nowhere else to go but up. To infinity. This is so much better than I could have ever hoped. (Monday 27 April 2015; 17:25)

Infinity cover (52,375) by Kate from UK I like the chorus, but I don't think the verses matched it. Not a fan of the lyric video at all. I really hope the music video has no awful animations like it, looks very rushed. Look at the phone in the video, the phone owner is called "ex" yet the person they're sending the message to is called "ex" "me". The whole thing is the wrong way around too. (Monday 27 April 2015; 17:25)

Love Infinity (52,374) by Malcolm from Asia I understand those who don't like that much the Infinity because even myself is expecting like a WBT-ish or DFAU-ish style of music. But I realize that it doesn't matter anyway because the song is really good, we are acting like this because we are not used to Mariah releasing that kind of music and she is in her 40s so she will not sound like she used to before but she can still really sing, it is just the tone of her voice is not like in the past years. We must face the fact that this is the reality right now, people wants older artist to have a younger-friendly and catchy sound to relate it to them. And as what I have seen today, MC really charting again and I'm so thrilled by that and I think Epic has more plans for Mariah's next full length album. I believe this song is just a warm-up for all of us and we can expect more from MC as long as she is in the right team. (Monday 27 April 2015; 17:08)

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