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Proving herself / being ripped to shreds (48,358) by Marissa from USA LaCoya, I see what you're saying about Mariah constantly needing to prove herself, but at the same time, every time she gives a good performance only the lambily cares. Nowadays the media only talks about MC if it's regarding divorce drama, diva demands, ill-fitting outfits, or bad performances. Period. Every time MC does something good I hear crickets from all media outlets. I think people are so eager to rip MCs performances to shreds because it's hard to sympathize with the persona that she's created. She's had a reputation for dismissing other talent, diva demands, not caring how her lateness will affect others, etc. so I think the GP feels like her vocal issues are basically karma for her behavior. People that haven't even uttered Mariah's name in 2 years are suddenly so pressed. There has to be a reason behind that. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 23:28)

Mariah (48,357) by Danny Cedar from uk Mariah is a beautiful human being with a gift as fragile as it is precious and we should all remember the joy she gives us in many ways. Her children are obviously priority now over her career as it should be and trying to juggle the level of work ethic that's natural to her offset against being a mum with her personal and professional life under such scrutiny takes a very strong person to comprehend it all. She's doing these shows for us and for herself she's hasn't hair given in and gone away she shows humility and pride eveytime she goes on stage. We should cut her a break and enjoy her life along with her. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 22:31)

Foolish (48,356) by B from USA Compare Mariah's vocals from Tokyo to the Christmas performance and it's clear she's taking care of her voice. Her voice has improved greatly since that show. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 21:53)

Shocked (48,355) by B from USA I'm in shock that MIAMTEC didn't receive a nomination for Best R&B album. Did Beyoncé score a nomination for her self titled album that is inferior to Mariah's musical masterpiece? If so that's blasphemous. Just saying. Why isn't the media attacking her? Her new music is awful. Drunk In Love is horrible and every song that I've heard from that album sounds like they were written by someone desperate to be risqué a la Rhianna. At least Rhianna's songs are catchy. Bey may be making money but her rep as a hit maker is in worst shape than Mariah's. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 21:36)

Mariah twerking (48,354) by Lee TS from USA Check out this cute clip of Mariah dancing to some Cheap Trick. No idea who they are but I am checking out their song right now haha. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 20:56)

My opinion on the current situations (48,353) by Isabelle from USA I think this is a reason why Mariah chose not to tour the US. The American media are notorious for just reporting the negativity about situations examples the Mike Brown and Eric Garner coverage. It's nice seeing that a lot of artists and celebrities are defending her performance. Now that her Christmas concerts are coming up, I would like her to start rehearsing, every other two days so she could record her self and listen to her performance and figure out what she needs to avoid or work on. Now that the 25th anniversary of her debut album is coming up I would like her to re-release it with the demos she had recorded and other material and with that she could submit it to the Grammy's hoping they nominate it for Best Historical Album. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 20:36)

Shut up already (48,352) by THE TRUTH from USA So I have no reason to say anything nice about Mariah as some of you may have noticed but ready for a shock? I just heard those vocals and haters please, shut up. It was very arrogant and inexcusable to be 3 hours late but those vocals were just Mariah being her usual musically brilliant self but doing it with a cold. I think she was embarrased to just not show up and she did give it her very best. Mariah should keep her clothes on, get healthy, and focus on what got here, her voice. Anybody can have a bad day and honestly it wasn't bad, she was just hoarse. And Debbie Gibson, seriously? Not to be rude but who cares? (Saturday 6 December 2014; 20:12)

The last AIWFCIY performance (48,351) by Jake from New Zealand Honestly, I don't think the performance was that bad. It was ok, bad for Mariah's standard, but not her worst either. Anyway, I just want her to go away for a while, after her Christmas concert. Maybe a year? She can work on a new album (with catchy hits) while taking care of her voice. I'm sure she still has it in her to sing as good as TEOM era. She also needs to lose some weight imo, because people dare unfortunately still making fun of her. I just want her to come back with great performances that will shut all the haters up. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 18:22)

Concert at Beacon Theatre (48,350) by Robby from Chicago USA Hi all, is there like a "lambily" party or get together after the concert? I am going to watch the concert on Thursday. About that NBC performance, can we just forget about it and move on? (Saturday 6 December 2014; 18:04)

Billy and Make It Look Good MCIIY T-shirt (48,349) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Mariah was pregnant then [...] thus too big for her normal wardrobe. Me thinks that T is TeenNick's. One of those that you can buy all over NY like: I'm with stupid, don't shoot. [...] My boyfriend's gay. Let someone tell me again how MIAMTEC isn't all about the great abandoner. Nice catch Billy. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 17:14)

Grammys (48,348) by Ken from USA Why do the Grammys snub Mariah, what is there to have against her? Can someone explain please? (Saturday 6 December 2014; 17:05)

The time for Mariah is now (48,346) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End 1. DemBabies haven't started school yet [...] won't for a good while. How many kids get to kindergarten in all corners of the world? 2. She's still in [...] good voice when the stars align. 3. The divorce is almost over [...] done with so she'll soon be officially single again. 4. Remember how Mariah used to release an album a year in the 90's? Presence never hurt any artist. It's when you go away that the sharks start circling your catamaran, tasting your blood is in the water, even though you're alive [...] well. She needs to reassert herself as Head Diva O' The Day, Mariah's nobody's shrinking violet. 5. MIAMTEC is still virtuality unheard. No videos other than the tour concert clips. So Team Mariah could start promoting it all over again if done right. Sleeper hits still happen so why not Mariah. 6. Why should Mariah be forced to retire at 44 when Aretha, Patti, Celine, Tina, Diana, Shania, Barbra [...] Shirley are still being celebrated, lauded and releasing new albums? Even Madonna who is no where near the singer Mariah is still make music, tours [...] works on films. Why not Mariah? 7. Just like Debbie Gibson shared in her beautiful letter Mariah told a journalist: if Debbie can do it [...] she's young, then why not me? Yes Mariah, why not you? (Saturday 6 December 2014; 15:38)

Win for Mariah (48,345) by juan from Dubai I completely agree with Randy. It's an issue America likes to dwell on, failures of famous people, but while this is heat, Mariah can book a live show on Fallon or what, and sing live and belt the hell out of Christmas. Not just to prove but to promote her show as well. I wish it'd happen. People likes these kinds of entertainment with real issues. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 15:18)

Beyonce (48,344) by LaCoya from USA I hate to say it, but Mariah is going to have to pull a "Beyonce". She is going to have to prove to these critics and other people that she can still sing. Remember when Beyonce lip sing her performance for the inauguration and people dogged her until she proved them wrong? That is what I believe she will have to do. I hate that she has to prove herself over and over, but when people are always trying to ruin your career, over and over, you have to fight for it. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 15:04)

This is actually a win for MC (48,343) by Randy from USA I think she will go back and figure out why she can't deliver for TV the way she can for small intimate settings and I gotta hand it to her for not letting her wall of background singers do the singing and not lipping the performance. I really want her to let go of her insecurities and just allow songs to flow naturally from her. I'm glad this happened because it's been smoke and mirrors for way too long. And once again, anyone with an ear can hear she still has a voice. Now what to do with it is the issue. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 14:53)

Vinyls (48,342) by Darryle from USA Does anyone know of a place that sells Mariah vinyls? I'm trying to expand my Mariah collection. Her website only sells CDs and most of those are linked through Amazon. Amazon's vinyls are like $40 dollars for a used one. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 14:43)

No intelligence allowed (48,341) by TiffMelody from USA Do the Grammy's have a "no intelligence allowed" policy or is it a "no talent allowed" or what? I can't make up my mind which is it; the bias against MC is so blatantly obvious. I mean what are they going to do when more people discover the genius behind this latest album and they wonder why it didn't receive any nominations? At this point, the Grammy has as much value as a paperweight, IMO. In fact, that is exactly what I'm going to think at the awards ceremony next year. "Nice paperweight you've won there." Lol. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 11:05)

MC's t-shirt (48,339) by Billy from Greece Check the logo on Mariah's t-shirt from way back in 2010. Is it what I think it is? (Saturday 6 December 2014; 10:14)

Thoughts (48,338) by Stacey from USA I applaud "The Talk" for standing up for Mariah. I still say, she should have "made it happen" (pun intended) and pre-recorded her song. Easy to hang up the phone, do what you need to do to perform, then get back on the phone. But, it just goes to show she will sing and perform for the fans. I hope after her Christmas concerts, she takes a break and really works on getting a healthy vocal range back, reach the potential of where her voice is now (if that makes any sense). When personal matters are high, it's best to take a step back, fade away, deal with it, then once done with those issues, come back and shut up the critics. She did it with TEOM. I know she can do it again. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 8:03)

ABC Nightline segment (48,337) by Lee TS from USA More ABC US news. I know Mariah still has a lot of fight in her. Take a moment then comeback strong, on top winning. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 7:29)

Smear campaign, I say we lift her up (48,336) by Ty from USA I've never understood why the public is so fickle about Mariah. Seems like they love to see her fail. When they announced she was 1 number one away from the Beatles the public turned on her, only reporting negative press, calling her crazy. Saying she was a hoe with rappers, saying she lost her voice. If I was Mariah I would retire and turn my back on fame and raise my kids, but she keeps putting out quality music and appearances. Because she loves the lambs, she does not need the money. Instead of bashing her, I'm gonna download her music and lift her up. She's always there when we need her. I am gonna respond to every article with love. Without her music and voice I would not be who I am. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 6:47)

Trying to find the pos out of it (48,335) by Marcel from Montréal, Canada First, well if you ever wished you could sing like MC, now you can. Now, in a way I guess this leak was a good thing because she really needs to face reality. If she doesn't after something as bad and public like this (even bigger than her bad performance on her latest tour) then I don't know what'd let her face it. I hate all the false support by her friends like Ms Osburne and Debbie (2 of the few white people MC follows on Twitter) because this isn't an isolated bad performance, this is like not a constant but a pretty common bad performance from her. I guess she is keeping it mute or will came out with a lame excuse like after MJ's memorial performance where she was hanging them boobs on M's coffin and missing the notes. I don't care that much if she doesn't make a statement but I hope this time she really reflects and all of these things becaming so patent and for once go and try to get the needed help. Wish her the best. Btw, with the WMA she did the same to NBC and has done that to almost every single media. It is not nice what someone did but understandable. Actually long years ago they did it to E. Iglesias and I thougth what if they'd do this to MC? Would she change? (Saturday 6 December 2014; 5:29)

Debbie Gibson (48,334) by enwar00 from usa Awesome response. I love her. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 4:58)

Gloria, Mistaken, Will, DK, Brad, Deedre, Ryan, Otti, R&B Junkie, John John, Ernesto (48,333) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Et al. Thanks for showing up [...] refusing to drink the stale kool-aid from 1990 that's been making the rounds in the media about Mariah. Back then the talk was it wasn't even her singing her own songs [...] then it was that she couldn't sing live. Then she was accused of oversinging [...] just showing off. Now it's the blatant in your face lie that she's lost her voice, overnight, like freaking Ariel the mermaid? Where were they just a few weeks ago when Mariah had us feeling Emotions like it was 1991 on The Elusive Chanteuse Tour? The haters that be, want it to be true so bad they go around harassing lambs calling us delusional [...] wishing alcoholism on her. Apropos of Thirsty things, have any of you tried the Butterfly drink? We don't have it here in Europe yet, or do we? (Saturday 6 December 2014; 4:03)

Martyn, Marc Shaiman and that other [censored] (48,330) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Yeah, that was me fangurling over Marc Shaiman below. Who wouldn't after this nice letter he posted on Facebook? Mariah is very aware of the comments, allegedly she posted this on Twitter: "I'm fighting a cold. Give me a break" [...] someone screencapped it before it got deleted. Probably haters attacking her under the guise of fandom. Then the champion of all fools went on Twitter [...] said this: "Mariah Carey, wish I could have been there to help. Lets talk." Where was all this altruistic caring in 1997 [...] through all her troubles with Tommy [...] Sony? Such opportunistic behaviour has rarely been seen since MJ [...] that's saying something. [...] (Saturday 6 December 2014; 3:05)

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