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Way to go Epic / Infinity single cover (52,196) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada The label is really making it clear they are behind Mariah. I love it. Pushing for the single the last little while more than IDJ was willing or able to do. I think the single art is lovely. I can't wait for Monday. Thanks Lee for posting the link to the dancers doing Honey. So cute. Everything is looking good. (Saturday 25 April 2015; 2:30)

Infinity cover (52,195) by B from USA Is that the official cover? If it is it's her best single cover since Touch My Body. This picture looks like Mariah, no visible photoshop. Should have been the album cover. (Saturday 25 April 2015; 2:04)

Periscope (52,194) by Darryle from USA Mariah's arrival at Vegas will be live streamed on the app periscope. The live stream will start 6pm Pacific time. There will also be a live stream interview hosted by Mashable at 8pm. I guess I need to get the Periscope app. (Friday 24 April 2015; 23:44)

Re: Infinity single cover (52,193) by Dove from USA I love it. Two thumbs way up. (Friday 24 April 2015; 23:15)

Promo (52,192) by Zaydream from U.S I'm amazed with all the promotional push MC and Epic are doing, I have a great feeling Infinity do very well. Also in my opinion Epic has done more promotion for this single than IDJ has for her last couple albums. It is really true "thunder precedes the sunlight" and where are all those "lambs" that were counting MC out a few months ago? (Friday 24 April 2015; 23:10)

Infinity cover (52,191) by Kate from UK Lovely to see a recent cover MC is smiling on (not counting Beautiful because you don't get to see her wonderful eyes). Was the last one Christmas Time Is In The Air? I think that looks like a fake smile though. She looks so genuine for Infinity. (Friday 24 April 2015; 22:48)

Single cover (52,190) by Abraham from USA I think Mariah looks amazing. I honestly believe that there was some photoshop, but not much. She looks almost exactly how she did on "Ellen". If she ditched the long earrings and covered up the boobs, she'd looked better. The sexy thing is getting old. But you go Mimi. Ready for the new song. (Friday 24 April 2015; 22:38)

Infinity single cover (52,188) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands (Friday 24 April 2015; 22:23)

Bloomberg article and Vegas residency (52,187) by Ethan from United States I have to disagree with the article on a few things. First, the last few cds are flopped but in Mariah's terms. Compared to other cds that came out during those eras, it was relatively the same. No one dragged this topic out when it was about Celine, Christina, JLo, and Madonna. Second, TMB was her last #1 but between 2008 and now, Mariah has had a couple Top 10 and Top 20 songs. Third, Mariah's concerts were relatively shorter than most artists, less tour dates in the US and the world. Let's not compare her to Christina whose last tour was 2008 for Back To Basics and ever since her career was nothing rather than appearing on The Voice. All flopped cds and cancelled tour back in 2010. However, I do agree on the author's point about Mariah's series of tours. She's not known for it. In my opinion, her most extensive and invested tour is the Charmbracelet like I had mentioned in this forum. There was a concept for it from the beginning to the end and everything was on point: staging, props, costumes, and dancers. At first, I was totally against her Vegas residency because it was like a last resort for artists I think. But now I think it's the best idea ever. The Vegas residency is her most invested show because it's not just a live concert. It has a concept and high-budget with an amazing stage, dancers and costumes, and it's all about theatrical performances. I'm glad she's doing it with all #1s-a first ever and at the same time for her to get her old fans and new ones as well. (Friday 24 April 2015; 20:10)

Tiina (52,186) by Tevin from USA Yeah I think a perfect example for Mariah changing her tone to add emotion or a feel to a song is Crybaby. I love that song and that mid range nasal/husky like jazz voice she does for it. (Friday 24 April 2015; 19:04)

Promotion for radio (52,185) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA I receive weekly updates via email from allaccess. com. Today I received a promotional ad from them promoting Mariah Carey achievements, Vegas promotion, and Mariah will be making official impact on Pop and Hot AC formats on 05/04/2015. In the last 5-8 years, this is the first ad of any kind that seem like everyone is anticipating a single like this for Mariah Carey. The label Epic, radio, several DJs, and other marketing folks seem to think this song is fire. I feel with no competition Mariah will dominate with this song and Mariah has the right people now with the right connections for radio. With her it comes down to promotions, marketing, and image. Once people see she is serious and has everyonce backing her, the demand will be enormous. Why couldn't DefJam be like this. Doug Morris and LA Reid knows the formula that works with her. It's working and I love it. I felt since 2009 after they left for Sony, Mariah lost her pedestal because Island/Defjam was more concerned with younger artist, when they had a money maker in Mariah Carey the entire time. I am finally happy to see anticipation building for everyone else and not just us devoted fans. (Friday 24 April 2015; 18:57)

Infinity (52,184) by Gilles from Malta I would have loved to get Infinity for the weekend and to play it for a friend of mine who is going to get married on Saturday who is a mega fan. Anyway. (Friday 24 April 2015; 18:52)

TGIF live (AMA 2000) (52,183) by Billy from Greece This is a rather forgotten performance by Mariah. I love the costume change half-way. (Friday 24 April 2015; 18:34)

Holograms in Vegas (52,182) by Ardis Logic from Earth Remember how they did the Michael Jackson and 2Pac Holograms at different concerts? That would be really cool if they did that at the Vegas shows. They could have ODB and Da Brat. That would be pretty cool. Just a random idea. Have a good day everyone. (Friday 24 April 2015; 17:55)

Perfect time (52,181) by Will from England As someone mentioned a few messages ago, now is the perfect time for Mariah to release new music. As that person said, the promo for 1989 for TS is over, KP has nothing coming out soon, Rihanna's song sank faster than it took to write it (has she got an album out already/soon?), nothing from the Sam Smith/Adele department, Beyonce has been quiet, Britney has Vegas, Frozen mania is finally over/coming to an end. There is literally nobody in major music that has new stuff coming out, that I can think of anyway. Now is the time for Mariah to come out swinging hard. She's losing the weight, her single is coming out in three days, Vegas. The stars are aligning for this, so I hope her team takes full advantage in this rare opportunity. She's been more active on social media than she has ever been, talking to the fans, RTing. And Sony/Epic? They've tweeted more about her in the last few weeks than IDJ has done over the past few years (well, since Twitter was invented). (Friday 24 April 2015; 17:51)

Infinity (52,180) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Just sitting here hoping and praying that everything goes right this time. The title is already perfect. It's memorable. It's quite intriguing, even. So here's hoping that every other aspect comes together perfectly - the single art, the video, Mariah's opening night in Vegas, her image, all of her fans, the promotion strategies, the general public response, the music channels, the radio stations, the remixes, and most of all, the song. Dear God, please give this woman another chance to bring back classy R&B back to radio again. It's been a long time coming, and right now, nobody deserves another shot at it better than she does. Lambs, we gotta rally through. Hard. (Friday 24 April 2015; 17:00)

Da Brat / time concern (52,179) by Lee TS from USA Da Brat shared a cute anecdote about M telling how she once was staying at M's place and suddenly M wakes up and decides to go to Disneyworld. Next thing she knew they were getting picked up by a helicopter on top of the Empire State Building and they arrived at Disneyworld just for the Tower of Terror ride. Haha forever the eternal 12 year old she is. I hope M is getting things done with what time she has left before opening night. It seems they're on a time crunch and I hope they're not too overly ambitious. (Friday 24 April 2015; 16:51)

Happy birthday Todd (52,178) by Dove from USA I think I'm going to do the same thing for my birthday next week, minus the champagne. (Friday 24 April 2015; 15:54)

Tevin / Mariah's voice / babbling (52,177) by Tiina from Finland I love Whitney. In her prime she posessed so much power and a beautiful tone. She will always be referenced by singers but I definitely agree that Mariah's voice is better and that she's a better singer. People always talk about the range and while it's most impressive (her lower range especially) to me the most beautiful part of Mariah's voice has always been her tone. I think it was Baby who made the comment that while there have been plenty of people with a similar tone to Whitney's, there have never been anyone with a tone like Mariah's and it's true. I love that she's able to sing in her high mixed voice without sounding whiney or too squeezy like most singers, it just sounds so effortless and round and she has this piercing ringing like a natural echo. Have you ever noticed how Mariah switches her tone from song to song and how she uses it to add to the emotional payoff of whatever song she's singing? I don't think most singers even think like that. It really says a lot about Mariah's level of musicianship. And that takes me to her use of melisma. Mariah uses it in a smart way. It's a part of her style but unlike most singers, her choices are not only original and imaginative, always attached to the melodies, never used just to show off. Some singers do way too many pointless runs just to show off but don't realize that it says a lot about their level of musicianship or the lack thereof. Mariah is special in so many ways but doesn't get enough credit for her atristry. (Friday 24 April 2015; 14:50)

Love Story part 2 / Baby from Sweeden (52,176) by *Az* from England I have always taken Faded to be a sort of sequel to Love Story, purely on the lyric "We continue to subside, hanging on for life on this roller coster ride. I call your name sub-consciously, always somewhere but your not there for me." I know there has been speculation the song was a long time in the making and above all, no confirmation it's about NC but Love Story's "boy meets girl and looks in her eyes, time stands still and two hearts catch flight, off they go roller coaster ride, up and down and around twisterd all out their minds." Could be coincidence but the dots connect pretty well too me. (Friday 24 April 2015; 13:29)

Stunts? (52,175) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Let me take a breath and regain my composure. Will Mariah be doing dangerous stunts for the Infinity music video? I can't wait. Got the info in this link. (Friday 24 April 2015; 12:44)

Lee re: Dance rehearsal (52,174) by Norman from USA Thanks for posting that link. It's interesting to see nappytabs doing the choreography. They're about the right pace and style. Looking good. (Friday 24 April 2015; 11:04)

False alarm (52,173) by Lara from Middle East I found a notification on my phone from YouTube "mariahcareyvevo uploaded a new video". I can't tell you how the 15 seconds to open the link passed, my heart rate reached Infinity lol. But it turned out to be the Someday video. (Friday 24 April 2015; 10:56)

Happy birthday Todd (52,172) by Norman from USA Enjoy your day, hopefully celebrate with friends and family, and enjoy the nostalgia (exclamation). I know that Anytime You Need a Friend, and Never Too Far Away always get me as well. Best wishes. Cheers (exclamation). (Friday 24 April 2015; 10:54)

My Vegas guess list (52,171) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End So who do we want to see perform with Mariah for her #1 shows? Mine are, in no particular sequence: 1. Miguel 2. Michael Bolton 2. Elton John 3. John Legend 4. Joe 5. JD 6. Brat 8. Missy 9. Bone Thugs 10. Fifth Harmony I would die, happily, but I would die a thousand times if some of my obscure mentions make it on stage. *writes subliminal message in other language* Maraja, snälla, söta, rara, gör bara exact precis som jag säger, va? Bra, då är det bestämt och därmed basta. (Friday 24 April 2015; 10:47)

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