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Social media, why not with Mariah Carey? (50,199) by Warrior Butterfly from USA Over the years I've noticed Mariah can have this presence where she almost feels untouchable or reliable. Not through her songs, just her as a person. Before Shania Twain went to Vegas she did a docu-series with Oprah (Mariah and Oprah always seem to get along). It followed Shania through her journey to get back on stage after a major personal set back. She didn't get to nitty gritty of the bad things but put more of the focus on who Shania Twain was as a person and what brough her to this point in her life. Revisiting her past all the way to where she was standing at that moment. After seeing the program my prospective of Ms. Twain shifted from her being a singer to a actual person. Maybe if Mariah sat with Oprah or allowed the public in general to get a bit closer, cry, yell, laugh she might not appear so distant from her fans or the general public. (Monday 16 February 2015; 5:50)

Hi (50,198) by carlos from peru Hi. I don't know what happened with my last account. I couldn't log in, so I had to create another one and here I am. (Monday 16 February 2015; 4:41)

2015 is gonna be the next big era (50,196) by Mimiismychanteuse from sweden Hi lambily (the true ones, not the ones that secretly tries to bring her down). First time I ever post here but reading this Archives for years. I can't believe all the lambs talking about Mariah like this. The women who has given us her all for the last 25 years, the women who has come longer way than 99.9% of all artist in the history, the singer-songwriter who has penned more hits the any writer has. No I don't like at all the fact that Nathan Morris decided to go all national about that statement, a true friend calls you and ask you to meet them and tells you everything you need to hear in person. Especially when that friend is Mariah Carey and who has helped you get your biggest hit. Mark my words 2015 will be the biggest year since Mimi era (btw MIAM album was amaziiing but the promation ). I hope that LA Reid helps Mariah Carey to teach the world, some lambs, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande a lesson. That she is Mariah Carey for a reason, nobody and I mean nobody can sing like her, not 90s not 2000s, not now and not forever. First let her and her team promote Vegas with all the major daytime and late night talks in the USA. Then work on a new song that is going to be the next Nr 1, play it for the radios and release it with a super dope video with a couple of celebrities in it. Two versions of one song, one with vocals and piano only and one for the clubs where she calls dj mustard and create a new beat. This is part one, part two will come soon enough. (Monday 16 February 2015; 3:09)

Orkun / Deedre (50,195) by Dove from USA Orkun: *hugs* Deedre: Thank you for your message. (Monday 16 February 2015; 1:43)

Orkun (50,194) by Dove from USA *hugs* Thank you for your post. (Monday 16 February 2015; 1:40)

Edward / Abraham (50,193) by Orkun from The Netherlands Edward, I mistyped your name earlier. I was trying to thank you but it didn't come across. Abraham, you and I don't have a history. You have one. I do read your posts and give thumbs up when I like it. I will keep doing it. I could be harsh to you right now if I wanted to, believe me, but that would serve my ego, not my soul. Seriously. I don't even remember what we argued about. Your hate and grudge consumes your energy, not mine. Whatever your issue may be with me, I apologize if I stepped on your toes and forgive you at the same time. If you find a way to turn this message into a negative one, I still would forgive you. Peace rules, always. (Monday 16 February 2015; 0:47)

Shelly / Lee (50,192) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Your message was lovely and totally resonated. It's nice to see common ground on the board, even when various viewpoints are expressed. Lee, thanks for posting the My All performance from the Rainbow tour. That song is one of my very favorite Mariah tracks, and I love that performance. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 22:47)

Dembabies (50,191) by Luis from Spain True, they have not been exposed since... the tour? Maybe the reason is that their divorce is now real (Nick filed for divorce two months ago) so they won't be able to expose them until the process is finished. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 22:26)

Paul, the One's re-release is official (50,190) by Luis from Spain The release was announced in the Vegas press release, posted on her website. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 22:15)

Real band (50,186) by Dove from USA It would be amazing if We Are The Champions by Queen was Mariah's 20th #1. She could use the music from the original recording and Freddie Mercury's original background vocals. If that's possible. The track could be released as Mariah Carey with Queen. I can imagine her singing it angrily at the Grammy's Fly Like A Bird style. I am listening to IWTKWLI and I want to weep at the missed opportunity. It would have been so much better if they had used a live band instead of the cheap sounding computer noises. I don't know what it's called. When you are rich and have a world class voice, why skimp? Her songs sound 100% better when accompanied by real instruments. Or at least make the computer noises sound like real instruments like in the original AIWFCIY. IWTKWLI should have been kept at it's original length too. I'm sorry if I'm being super negative with my complaints guys. I'll be back to my normal self tomorrow. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 21:24)

The systematic #19 (50,185) by Amber C from USA Since the Elusive Chanteuse was released there were always rumors that Mariah was giving Island the scrap of her material. Also Mariah has a collection of songs she's written but never used. If Mariah is ready and wants she could get a #19. I believe that this is the only thing that would cancel the bad performances and the slightly tainted legacy. And if she's partnering with L.A. Reid I know for sure that another #1 is in the hopes. number ones aren't everything. But we are in a new decade, and how amazing would it be for Mariah to have #1s for 3 generations? And also the tour is called #1's, it's 2015, a pivotal year. I believe she can do it. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 20:33)

Testimony (50,184) by Dove from USA Maybe each of us was inspired to come to this site because we're supposed to be here. Not only for Mariah but for each other. We do have different personalities (Andrew on one end, Baby on the other, the rest of us in between) and we're bound to get on each other's nerves sometimes. But we're all part of the team/fandom and I believe we ended up here for a reason. I started coming here as an escape from the shock and intense pain I felt when the person I thought was the love of my life chose another woman over me, after more than a decade of swearing he loved me. He had a baby with her while lying to my face and I didn't even see it coming. Mariah's life, voice, and songs have always inspired me and given me hope and joy. I was so happy to come here and discover there were others who were also as enthusiastic and passionate about all things Mariah. I was depressed and had a hard time getting excited about anything. At first I was bitter about what happened, you can see in my early posts there's an anger and bitterness that bleeds through. But coming here every day and reading your funny, clever, thoughtful comments and ideas has been part of my healing. Thank you guys for existing. I appreciate you. *Hugs* to my favorite lamb: Abraham. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 19:42)

Anger (50,183) by Dove from USA After reading Edward's post (50,151) I remembered there was a time when I was also angry with MC. It was in 2009 when MOAIA came out and I first noticed the decline. I think the unflattering costumes, messy promo and performances have happened so many times since then that I've just accepted it as the new standard. I've let go of any expectations so that I won't be so disappointed when things don't go well. I do hope for the best but expect the worst and I just try to appreciate the things I do enjoy. I forgive her because I still want her in my life. She's always been in my life, in my brightest moments and my darkest. I'm hopeful for a turnaround, and have faith that she can make it happen again, but even if the current trend does continue, I'll be happy and thankful just to see her again and listen to some new songs. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 19:37)

Thank you (50,182) by Dove from USA Andrew, Orkun, Bill, and Edward. Thank you for the compliments. I am humbled by your kindness. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 19:17)

All we need is one more #1 (50,181) by T from USA If Mariah can somehow get one more #1 hit then she will forever go down as the top female artist ever. After everything she's been through I would love to see her on the top spot again, and I hope the song is for the #1's re-release because I would hate for her to get her #19 after that re-release and then not have a complete #1's setlist on one album again. Question, if Mariah's next song when to #1 on Billboard 100 would you rather it be a catchy sing-a-long midtempo, a hot "of the moment" uptempo, or a classic ballad? (Sunday 15 February 2015; 19:11)

Ghost (50,180) by Kyle from USA I'm "obsessed" with Ella Henderson "Ghost". I keep imagining Mariah's vocals for this song, in her full voice. This is the type of song she needs. It's got a great, memorable chorus, the song builds until the very end and it's a relatable subject matter. It's something that Mariah could write and sing. If she wants to be on the radio this is what she'll need to release: a catchy, pop friendly number. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 18:45)

Alternate perspective (50,179) by LC from USA To the lambs who despise the "uber-positivity" some of us like to post here, I'd like to offer an alternate perspective. Most of you who are inspired to give the tough love to Mariah have been lambs for decades and have witnessed Mariah at her many peaks and valleys. You know the perfection she was capable of because you witnessed it firsthand. Some of us who are "uber-positive" have only recently become lambs. I'm still a teenager, and though Mariah's music has been a huge part of my life since birth, I only became a lamb during Memoirs; that's when I would search for interviews, watch old performances over and over again, and just try to find out everything I could about Mariah. And as we know, her eras have only gone down since. I never experienced a "Daydream" moment or an "Emancipation" comeback. I have really only been around for the many many setbacks. And I'm disappointed like the rest of us. But I'm still hopeful. I want Mariah to succeed. I want to live in an era where Mariah is ruling, like you did ten times over. I still think Mariah is capable of doing incredible things. This album is proof of that. I wish you guys would be just as hopeful because you have been there and you know more than I do what Mariah can do when she is determined. I know that a lot of the criticism comes from a good place, why else would you come to a Mariah forum? But, I wish we could just respect each other's opinions and as a lambily, continue to support Mariah and wish her success. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 17:41)

Andrew / Monark and the unnamed heroes (50,178) by Orkun from The Netherlands Thanks for the support. Andrew, your posts are spot in too. Plus, Shelly's hug is most welcome. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 17:41)

Social media (50,177) by Darryle from USA For Mariah to succeed she needs to start using social media more. For starters Mariah should actually get all the social media platforms. She only has Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. She needs to update he Vine, get a Snapchat, update her Tumblr which only has one post from 2013. She needs to use it to speak out on her recent events. Like when she was having label troubles back in the 2000s she'd leave voice messages talking to the fans. She needs to do the same now. Instead of keeping quiet about Jamaica she should use YouTube/Facebook to issue an apology video. Staying quite only makes it look like she's ignoring the problem. She also needs to use it to promote her songs. She tried this with releasing TAOLG on Facebook but it wasn't well executed. She should tweet lyrics, make lyric videos on YouTube and things of that nature. She has millions of followers to promote her music properly with social media will help boost sales. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 16:24)

Something is coming soon (50,170) by Kyle from USA I find it interesting Mimi is staying low. I know she's preparing for the shows. I also see she is not performing the month of June. Maybe an April release of a new single and album, LV in May, more promotion in June and a new number 1 to sing in LV in July. Folks always love to count her out but she has always bounced back higher. I'm dying for someone to ask Katy Perry about Mariah when she has #19. Ha. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 15:27)

Medley (50,169) by Paul D from USA I won't be going to the Vegas concerts until mid July, but I have a feeling Mariah's going to sing a verse from songs she rarely sings, like Someday and I Don't Wanna Cry, in medley style. There's no way she's going to sing those songs in complete form. As for an Epic records deal or a re-release of #1s, I won't believe it until there's a press release. Excited for July. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 14:49)

Mimi L. (50,168) by MC1989 from Spain I enjoyed reading you. Mariah is one of the biggest artists in the last decades, and unfortunately, from my point of view, she's very underrated. I would underline the urgent need of working regularly with a vocal coach. For me, that's the main priority: work hard on each song, on the stage presence and rehearse her vocals time after time to become the perfectionist she once was. Lose the fear of singing 100% live, she still has a very powerful voice. I can't wait to hear Mariah singing certain songs thst she doesn't sing since 20 years ago. ("Someday", "Love takes time" and "I don't wanna cry", though I know this last one is not one of her favourites, but it is to many fans. Did you notice that it has more views on YouTube than VOL?) The other day she twitted that she was rehearsing Someday and I just went crazy. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 12:41)

A letter for Mariah (50,166) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah, if you are reading this, I would like to just speak on behalf of the lambily that we will always love and support you. We get frustrated, we criticize, we get angry, but it all comes only from the love we all share for you. I can tell you this, you are the woman who has helped me through a lot of pain and sorrow in my life without you even knowing it. I never had the chance to meet you, but your songs where there for me when nobody else was, like a hug I needed desperately or telling me to hold on and keep trying. I don't know if you know the impact your music had on so many people around the world, but you should know you are a very special person to me. At this point your career is going through a rough patch and I pray and hope for it to be back on track again. I don't know what personal issues you might be having and if it is too much for you to focus on your career at the moment, then take a break and focus on yourself. However if you want to claim back the throne that rightfully belongs to you, you need to start changing a few thing. The first would be to try and be the MC everyone fell in love with, the humble, sweet and witty Mariah, the girl with the golden voice. Second come out and tell people directly about your problems. No need to get into details, but just address your fans directly that you are going through a rough patch and I can assure you, you will find the lambily right by your side. I think a common complaint has been that you are not addressing anything directly to the lamb. Third accept the fact that even though you are still one of the most gifted singers, your voice has suffered a lot and just come out and say that. No one will judge you. Fourth, work with a vocal coach regularly and I am sure you can gain back the full potential of your voice. Fifth, it's time you change things up, come out of your comfort zone, try out different music while staying true to your style. Work with great producers (like Timbaland), work on strong collaborations (Bruno, Taylor, Beyonce). Sixth, accept the fact that only your brand will no longer sell the music like it used to, even current artists are suffering so when you embark on a project, you have to promote it like crazy. The world needs to know about it and they need to see believe that you believe in your work. A major problem with MIAM was that most people didn't know about it and a lot of people just assumed that since you are not bothered with promoting it, it might mean you just randomly put together an album just for the sake of it. So I hope you see this, and I hope you make the changes necessary. I love you and I always want the best for you. Just talk to the lambily directly, you'll find all the support you could need from us. Love and hug from me. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 10:28)

Rihanna, McCartney (50,165) by virgo.miss from australia I wouldn't rule out the possibility of this going No1, it's gone to No1 here in Australia. I actually find the song quite catchy, I imagine that is McCartneys influence, not Kanye. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 10:21)

Walter A. (50,159) by Dennis from Miami, FL Walter A. is the new judge in Russian X Factor. P.S. Mariah is suffering from [...] created by Tommy. I wonder how everything would turn out if she had freedom from the beginning. (Sunday 15 February 2015; 9:18)

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