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Hold up Amber (49,593) by Abraham from USA And take it down a notch. I get where you're coming from regarding the drinking. But you stating that age has caught up with Mariah? I'm lost. Not true at all. Mariah looked liked she was in her early 30's in the "Beautiful" video. What are you talking about? She also looked younger than 45 on "Ellen". JLo does look pretty good, but not as good as Mariah. (Monday 2 February 2015; 2:21)

Bullied (49,591) by Dove from USA I thought the same thing when I saw her, she looks like she's being bullied. Her face, body, her whole disposition seems timid and on the defense. I feel so sad for her and I wish I could hug her (especially when she was singing ABMB) and comfort her and let her know some of us will still love her no matter what and until the end. This is how Britney looked for a long time, especially when she was on the X-Factor. Like she's just waiting for someone to attack or belittle her. She is so strong to keep working through this, I seriously want to cry for her. I was thinking about it, trying to figure out who is bullying her, and it occurred to me that it's us, posters here and all over the internet. People can be so cruel sometimes and point out all her flaws without noticing the things that are going well or offering constructive suggestions. She must get curious and read them sometimes. People on this site are not so bad but some people out there are so cruel and just looking for an opportunity to pounce on her. And I changed my mind, I do like the white dress. Mariah I still love you and believe you can make it happen, look inside you and find the hero in you and overcome this. You are precious and worth it. (Monday 2 February 2015; 1:47)

Re: (49,585) (49,590) by Dove from USA You're right, I hadn't read them all yet. What's going on MC? We don't want to see you like this. Please do whatever you need to do to pull yourself together and to get healthy. I'm sending love your way. (Monday 2 February 2015; 1:40)

Say a little prayer for Bobbi Kristina (49,589) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End If you haven't heard the tragic news, Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina was found in a tub face down the other night, and is now in a medically induced coma. There is still hope so say a little loving prayer and wish her well. And to all of you who are struggling with life, you are not alone. We are all just humans put on this Earth and sometimes we get lost or discouraged. But I honestly believe the universe is rooting for you even if you don't always feel it. Be blessed. (Monday 2 February 2015; 1:37)

Well, it seems as though I have bashed Mariah, but I can't stop now (49,588) by Amber C from USA I thought we left the glove in 2014 Mariah. I though we left the limp wavy hair there aswell. I thought we left [censored] and the lipping there aswell. I'm so disappointed to be honest. When you hear people talking about Mariah they are either saying very mean and disrespectful things, or their defending the foolishness. It's odd. Does she have internet, or is she still sheltered from the truth? At her age she shouldn't be sheltered although she still needs assistance to walk. I hope the diva act disappears soon and very soon. Mariah, you were a diva in the Emancipation era 10 years ago. Let it go. Don't cheapen yourself anymore, you're a full grown woman, and not a girl at all anymore, and you are not 12. We wonder where her friends and team are in all this mess, but we are acting just like them, making excuses for a 45 year old woman who needs to get her life together again. She needs to go on a self discovery trip because I have to ask: Who is Mariah Carey? Where is she? (Monday 2 February 2015; 1:35)

One of the real problems here (49,587) by Amber C from USA One of the biggest problems/issues Mariah is facing is her (drum roll) drinking. Yes, theres nothing wrong with being happy/jubilant and loose, but Mariah, being that she doesn't hold a regular 9 to 5 like the rest of us adults. [censored] She has her own wine company, she loves the liquor. [censored]. Another drumroll. [censored] She needs to seek help. TBH I feel that's the only issue. Once she gets that under control, her emotions, actions, singing, dressing, faith, style, judgment will all come to her again. She has lost it. This is the truth, this is true, so don't deny it. Racine, Trey, etc, her "friends" are smooching off of her. They see her demise, they see her downfall yet I can assure you they have done nothing to help. They may actually be enablers. [censored] [censored] The back ground singers, the pianist, they all knew it, you could see it on their faces. "Just Mariah being Mariah." And it's sad tbh. That is all I have to say for now. Goodnight Mariah. [censored] Why do you think JLo, Kimora, and a ton of others look younger and better than her, all of a sudden age has caught up with her. Mariah has good genes (look at her mother, sister, and brother). (Monday 2 February 2015; 1:22)

Webmaster (49,586) by Abraham from USA Please, Barbra couldn't be more boring herself. Plus she sounds terrible now. (Monday 2 February 2015; 1:21)

Re: Thoughts on Jamaica (49,585) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands "The people there probably didn't even notice she was lip syncing." Shelly, I guess you didn't have the time yet to read the articles on this website, or else you would have known the public wasn't pleased with her performance. Here are some comments: "She completely lipped Fantasy! I'm a die hard lamb but her mouth did not even move." "She was lipping all night. At one point she had the mic at her mouth the song was playing and the crowd swear she was singing. She didn't do one live song." "Mariah was a disappointment! She couldn't hit a high note to save her life and lipped her way out." "Was the Observer reporter at a different show from me? A large number of persons in the crowd around me were very disappointed. Something about her was not right. She kept fixing her hair every 5 seconds, saying inappropriate things and her 'singing' quality was poor. There were persons shouting, 'We want the real Mariah!'" I'm a huge fan of Mariah, but I can't watch her live performances. I've seen Mariah at the Rainbow and the Charmbracelet tour, but I don't think I will ever want to see her live in concert again. It's always a boring show with the same songs. I guess Mariah lives in a fantasy world, created by the people around her. Mariah still thinks she can show up hours late, don't rehearse, and lip synch an entire show. She could take an example of Barbra Streisand. Barbra is not a dancer at all, but her shows are amazing and people are dying to see her. And best of all, she still sings live. (Monday 2 February 2015; 1:09)

Jamaica attire (49,584) by Dove from USA One of the articles said her hair was done in the beginning but didn't stay that way due to humidity. I didn't think the gowns were appropriate for the weather and agree that this was the perfect opportunity to wear something small and sexy to show off her new body. I didn't like the purple one, the white one was okay, and I kind of loved the green and black one. If it would have been open on the left side of her waist (Toni Braxton Unbreak My Heart video) It would have been glamorous and sexy in a different way than the usual (boobies). Her skin and make up looked great and so did her legs. (Monday 2 February 2015; 0:58)

Thoughts on Jamaica (49,583) by Dove from USA I've watched all of the clips and overall I didn't think they were that bad. Fantasy was a mess but I think it looked worse to us because the camera was super close to her face. The people there probably didn't even notice she was lip syncing. She looked great, had a lot of energy and was actually moving. During Fantasy she looked genuinely panicked and you could tell there were equipment issues, she can lip Fantasy, she's done it before. She's looking, sounding, and performing a lot better than when she sang Meteorite at the WMA's last year, remember how stiff she was then? She's moving in the right direction and there is still time. I'm praying for you MC. I agree with everyone who said she needs a new team all around. I agree with Ardis that she should let Stacey and Clinton dress her. They will only put her in things that make her look like the queen she is and it's one less thing to worry about. She should hire the people who did Celine's show, they have experience working at the Colosseum and are probably out of work. Let them worry about it M. They can repurposed the set that's already there to save money without people even noticing. (Monday 2 February 2015; 0:54)

Throwing the baby out with the bathwater / Monday morning quarterbacking (49,573) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Oh relax a little will you? Is complaining over situations you have zero control over really that much fun? I feel sorry for the ones that can never appreciate the good. Deliberately choosing to ignore anything positive for the sake of harping on any malfunction. I hate to break it to you but Mariah isn't a robot. She has good vocal moments and bad moments and that's always been true. I don't mind the kinks of her performances and technical issues being exposed because it just means she'll be aware and have a chance to correct them before Vegas. I don't know why some think she's completely oblivious to her own choices on stage or worse, doesn't care what she looks or sounds like. You all have to remember that the video clips are courtesy of random people. She has no control of who does the filming or editing. Not everybody wants to see Mariah succeed or show her at her best because they have been dogging her for so long they look like fools when she performs beyond expectation, which is more often than not. I've watched all the available footage of the Jazz & Blues festival and I thought her live performances were very fresh and new. But that could be just me being a fan. It's no secret that I'm partial to Mariah Carey as an artist. But that's sorta the point or anyone could claim they are Mariah fans when all they ever wanna talk about are the negatives. What's wrong with taking the good with the bad? Please come to Europe Mariah, we you too. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 23:04)

Blame the sound guy (49,572) by Matthew from USA I agree with whoever said the technical issues are becoming too much. How many times can you blame the earpiece? Can you blame the sound engineer for not getting it right when you can't be bothered to show up for rehearsals or sound check? Continuously blaming the sound guy is only going to end up with an angry sound engineer posting your raw unedited and not so great vocals on YouTube for the world to hear. After the bajillionth malfunction, it's time to stop blaming the sound guys and take a look at the bigger picture of what is going wrong. It also wouldn't hurt for her to take some of that money and invest it into the shows and styling. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 22:56)

The first Vegas show (49,571) by NHYTG from nyc I think the first Las Vegas show will be watched very closely by lovers, haters and press. Mariah better put on a perfect premiere, if she messes that one up for whatever reason her Vegas adventure will be done and dusted. In that case she can also forget a successful comeback with the reissued #1's. I think there will be a huge pressure to make Las Vegas work, I hope Mariah will wow everybody with a killer show, if she ruins it she better leave the spotlights for years. But, whatever may happen I will continue to love and support her, to me a few messy years can't wipe away a great career of 25 years. You go girl, make it happen. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 22:27)

Walking off stage in the middle of "We Belong Together" (49,570) by Ardis Logic from Earth Wow. That is so unprofessional. I seriously doubt that the big boss man over at Cesar's Palace is going to be cool with little stunts like this. If I was a fan who went to this show and paid $100 for a ticket or more I would be very disappointed and many be even a little angry. That is just wrong. If you are not emotionally able to deal, and sing your songs, then it's best if you just stay at home and take care of yourself until you are healed. Lord knows she has plenty of money. If I had it my way I would put her in to serious therapy. I believe that she is running from her feelings and covering her hurt with food and alcohol. That is the worst thing you can do. If you don't deal with the pain and the hurt that you are feeling it will just keep building up more and more. It never goes away. (Believe me I know.) You have to do the work. I really wish that Mimi would just step back for a while before the whole Vegans thing and really just take care of herself. I wish her well and really don't like to see her like this. Sending much love and positive energy to you right now Mariah. I know you need it girl. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 22:11)

Oops, I couldn't hear myself / "lip-sync 101" (49,569) by Edward from USA How can it be that Mariah always has problems with these effing earpieces, and some keep finding a 1000 ways how to justify her? If you're going to lip, at least do it with professionalism, any drag-queen would give her a couple of "Lip-sync 101" classes. Thank God we always have technicians or anybody for that matter to blame for. Anything before her Vegas act should be on point, people are watching. The elephant is not in our little heads and rooms anymore for us to ignore, now he broke loose on YouTube. A whistle note here and there doesn't cut it anymore, she's going to have to sing and harmonize to get people to go to Vegas. And no, having the audience singing half of her songs for her won't cut it. It is so sad how we have settled for mediocrity. Wait a minute, maybe Nick, the suing Nannies, the company that makes her earpieces and her sound technicians are together in "the ultimate sabotage" of Mariah Carey. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 21:59)

My theory on Mariah (49,568) by ldyer from England I've never posted on here before, am not the type of person to get on the internet and speak behind a screen like most do, but I thought let me get this one out there my take on Ms Carey. I feel from way back when, Mariah has always been this type of shy person as someone said below, Yes I feel for some reason there are things happening beyond what we see. And what I mean by this, I'm speaking emotionally and even mentally with Mariah as person that is affecting her professional output. To me it almost seems like self-sabotage, which is not really mad considering she's come from a broken background and she's always made a point of saying that emotionally she is much different than what she is said to be. She has pretty much been perceptive and intuitive about her life, marriage and her place in this broken world. I identify a lot with that so I can relate on a personal level. I refuse to cast any comment on her antics since 1997 as I feel something serious has happened, and it's no laughing matter. Come what may, Mariah will always be who she wants to be, and no one, can take that from her. Not Tommy, none of us fans, no Nick or the industry. They "need" Mariah, she is the standard. Lip-synch or not, 1996 voice or not. She is the benchmark. Be it far from me to ever be quick with words to offer my opinion when I always feel that something has not been quite right with her as a person and this shows in her performances. I pray for her just like I miss Whitney. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 21:30)

Wow, just wow (49,567) by Marissa from USA I haven't seen so many lambs pissed all at once in a very long time. She needs to take her career seriously or sit down. Period. I don't have sympathy anymore. Someone needs to get her a therapist and life coach and let's get this show on the road. If she's that emotionally wounded then she needs to stop performing. This performance was an even bigger confirmation of why I am not wasting my money on tickets to anything unless she shows consistent excellence in image and performances. I'm staying right at Caesar's this summer and I'm still not considering seeing the show. I refuse to throw money away. I totally agree with Ardis. At least have the respect for your fans money (caps) to try. That's my message to the people who always make excuses for her. It isn't funny or cute for people not to get their money's worth when they are spending hundreds/thousands to see someone who doesn't care. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 21:26)

Touch My Body Jamacia Jazz and Blues performance (49,565) by B from USA That was the best performance of Touch My Body Mariah has ever done. Her voice sounded solid. She can succeed in Vegas. That Fantasy performance is forgivable because she delivered vocally for the rest of her set and she made sure we knew she was singing live by adlibbing, lol. Those riffs and runs. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 21:10)

[...] (49,564) by B from USA I am fine with Mariah lipping some of the more difficult parts of her songs, her voice is fragile. Her songs are straining. Her songs are some of the most difficult songs to sing. Cut her some slack. If she sang those parts live every time she would lose what is left of her voice. Grow up. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 20:46)

Perfection is a vicious cycle (49,563) by Cgee54 from Usa I don't know how low Mariah can sink at this point. I suspect it all started in her debut days because if you pay attention to the MTV unedited concert posted not so long ago you can tell the pressure she felt to be perfect and how she was compelled to re-record Emotions because she probably felt it wasn't perfect enough. Perfection can truly kill someone soul and when someone like Mariah experience not so perfect moments she breaks in pieces. We all know she can sing because we seen it yet the public expect to hear 1990 Mariah and I'm sure deep inside she knows and that's why she's always lip singing when she knows she won't be perfect. I'm sure she heard what happened to Whitney Houston oversees when she decided to go fully live despite of everything she was going through with her voice and yet we saw nothing but "blood" and bad critics attacking her. It is a vicious cycle she agreed to participate in and now we see the consequences of her past actions play out. The public and possibly her team keeps feeding this impossible obsession for perfection which is not healthy. She needs to let Mariah Carey circa 1997 go and she needs to adjust to her new vocal state and admit she was won't sound like her former self anymore and embrace her husky and sweet sound. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 20:34)

What happens in Vegas won't stay in Vegas (49,562) by Andrew from UK Oh dear, oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. "I told you so"? I argued much for Mariah to either perform live or retire as she was going to damage her reputation and "legend". And all the crazies came out to tell me how evil I was and all manner of things. And looky here. She's still lipping. But, and listen up kids, now she can't even do that. So now the crazies (the l word) are blaming technicians (notice how every issue in Mariah's life is someone else's fault, I imagine this latest embarrassment will be Tommy's? Nick's? Alison's?). It's very, very simple. Mariah is a vocalist who doesn't sing live. She has lipped in almost every song for a decade. It. Is. A. Lie. And she is taking people's hard earned money to pay for it (certainly not her set-pieces, clothes, etc). And fans have the right to be p*ssed off about this now. Years of one hideous decision and terrible performance after another. Vegas? Let's hope someone can press "play" on the vocals at the right point, eh? (Sunday 1 February 2015; 20:14)

Mariah (49,561) by sandra carroll from usa Mariah has had several performance issues lately either by her own hands or by her sound techs. She needs to wake up and hire a manager who has an IDGAF attitude who will tell it like and fire her whole team. She needs a manager who can intercept the BS thrown at her and give it back when needed. She needs an advocate who understands her legacy and works to preserve it. I have someone in mind that not everyone will like, but this person is intelligent, knows the industry and who I think will intimidate some because he knows his stuff and would also keep it real with Mariah. Damon Dash could do this. He knows Mariah, they've worked together and though he's gotten himself in trouble in the past, I think he'd be someone who wouldn't say yes to her all the time which is what she needs. Randy and Jermaine where amateurs to handling artists compared to what Same has done. The man helped helped bring Jay-Z to the forefront when no one else would sign him, he discovered and signed a young Kanye West to Rockafella when even Jay-Z didn't want him. He may not be an industry good guy, but maybe it's exactly what she needs. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 18:41)

Enough (49,560) by Lee from USA This is absurd. Calling her out for these "cash grab" performances is plain stupid. Michael Jackson charged people in Japan thousands of dollars to just to see him. Yet his legacy is not destroyed. The fashion critics always make me laugh. These idiots are the first to pay $300-700 to see Madonna whip out a breast and dry hump her dancers, yet be the first to complain about Mimi showing the "puppies". If Mimi covers up, then Heidi Klum, Marilyn Milian, and Kimora Lee Simmons should not sunbathe topless anymore. How is it that there isn't anyone on this site from Jamaica nor have went to Jamaica critiquing this performance? (Sunday 1 February 2015; 18:18)

The delusion is real (49,559) by Randy from USA When I said she lip synced her high belting notes at every performance years ago, I was attacked. Now I see everyone finally getting the fraud. But what trips me out is how some of you are still making excuses. Someone on this board actually thinks that someone behind the scenes doesn't like her and turned her mic down. She's being sabotaged and bullied from someone in her camp? The Fantasy and WBT tells the story. I could care less about whether she changes her hair, her ensembles, her staff. I want the woman who is considered the best singer in the world to address what has been going on since that fateful performance in 1997 on Oprah. She needs to address it and stop with the smoke and mirrors. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 18:13)

Thoughts (49,558) by Abraham from USA I wouldn't say I'm embarrassed like Orkun did. I just want Mariah looking her best. She's a beautiful women. Her being in the public eye she should be looking nice. With all that money there's no excuse. Edward I agree. She definitely should have worn something more comfortable. Does anybody remember that red ensemble Mariah wore back in '05 on VH1 where she sang "It's like that"? Jermaine was there and started off the song. That is what Mariah should have worn. Or that dress she wore in 2012 in Macau. Both those ensembles were nice. I just thought Mariah had better taste than what she wore in Jamaica. I'm not bashing or putting her down because like I stated, I love Mariah. I just don't want her making a fool out of herself by wearing ugly attire and having people making fun of her. I just want her to get it together. She's far too important and special to be wearing stuff like that. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 17:42)

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