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Solution to a jazz album (48,989) by Darryle from USA While I'd love for Mariah to do a jazz album I don't want her to do one anytime soon. Meaning within the next 10 years. I know a lot of fans want one though. I think the best way for Mariah to do something closer to a jazz album would be to do smooth R&B. An album that's a combination of songs like The Wind, Bliss, Fourth Of July, The Impossible, Subtle Invitation, Circles, Mine Again, I wish You Knew etc. All these songs are smooth r&b but a lot of them have a jazz feel. It'd be an easy way for Mariah to ease herself into the jazz genre without having to do an album full of standards. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 3:58)

#MC25 (48,988) by Darryle from USA So when I first heard about MC25 I assumed that we'd be getting a #1s album since Mariah's facebook page was all her number one singles but now I think it could be that or something different. Mariah's twitter cover is all of her albums including MIAM. So I don't really know what she's planning now. I guess I'll have to wait to find out. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 3:53)

I'm glad you asked Nathan (48,986) by nikki from usa Since the press now considers tabloids as a "source" I'm far more wary of what is commonly tossed around as "facts". The initial reports of MC's Tribecca home stated that she was renting it and the name of the owner it actually belongs to. It was worth 9 million. I always wondered if it was a rent to own type of thing or not. But, I've yet to find a reliable source that talked about purchasing it. A lot of people report she bought a place in Aspen when, in fact, she rents it each year. That's the same for the house in Capri. Mariah went on record herself to state as much (Capri and Aspen). The home in California was purchased for just under 7 million which is less than 9 million. It's not "Mariah's" because she and Nick own it together. I'm not sold on the Bahamas home belonging to her due to the frequency it's cited how often she "owns" things she's renting. We never even heard of this residence until she got married, so we have no idea how much she paid for it or when if she is indeed the owner. How much properties are worth now is irrelevent to how much she originally paid for them. I did a rough estimate based on published articles from her glam team who gave sums of how much they make and how often MC requires their services. I added published articles of shopping sprees over the years into an average. 15% is an average paid to publicists, managers, etc. But, they only get paid based off what she earns. My estimate was only for her "lifestyle". (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 3:19)

Talking about covers (48,985) by Otti from Belgium I think [...], sung and written by R Kelly, would be a great cover for Mariah to do. She can do her powerhouse vocals on it with a great gospel chords. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 2:38)

Re: Nikki (48,984) by Nathan from USA I'd really like to know where you came up with those figures. First of all, Carey owns her penthouse in TriBeCa and purchased it for 9 million in 2000, it's worth $25 million now. Carey lives in the 16-18 floors, the 15th floor just sold for 13.5 million. She also owns the home in LA with Nick for 10 million and the home in the Bahamas worth well over 5 million. PS. The 2 million a year upkeep for her lifestyle is absurd, nor could you have any idea what that number is. Having a 24 hour entourage is incredibly expensive, not to mention her taxes, fees for managers and publicists, shopping, vacations etc. I wouldn't be surprised if with current inflation rates, she's spending 5-10 million a year. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 1:21)

Re: Danny / lifestyle (48,983) by nikki from usa Initially, Mariah was in an interesting position because she was getting paid $2 per album where other artist's were getting paid 1. She also received an extra 50 cents per album sold for songwriting credits. Add up 100 million albums sold and that 250 million dollars. She would've received an additional 50 cents per album for the ones she also produced. Of course, this is before we count up tours, commercials, and vhs/dvd sales. Mariah shouldn't ever want for money. Glitter gave her a 20 million advance and then Virgin paid 28 million to buy her out of contract. That's 48 million for 1 year without accounting for her undisclosed multimillion dollar deal merger of Pepsi and iTunes. Yet, the first thing Mariah did was begin creating a new album even though she had no label at the time. It wasn't because she needed the money. She's a singer/songwriter at heart and that's what she does. I don't think Mariah will ever want for money. I think her "tour" was to pay her label back for her 4 million advance since they didn't make that back with her album. MC actually doesn't spend that much in respect to her fortune. People like Madonna and MJ had 20+million dollar homes. MC's most expensive is a 9 million penthouse, but she rents it. She could leave it at anytime. All of her other property is far less expensive. Mariah spends around 2 million per year on average from what I could gather. At the end of the day, Mariah makes that in interest alone. (Monday 5 January 2015; 21:10)

The Warning (48,982) by Jake from New Zealand So who was one of the warnings by Eminem? It wasn't actually Mariah, right? Yeah I know it sounds like her, but the voice on the track is too deep. (Monday 5 January 2015; 20:07)

Mariah Daily Journal (48,981) by Philipp from Switzerland Does anyone know what happened to mariahdaily.com? I noticed that the last post about Mariah's "Live at the Pearl" album was deleted, and the site wasn't updated since the 18th of December. Does anyone have a clue why? (Monday 5 January 2015; 20:03)

Lifestyle (48,980) by B from USA Mariah made $18 million for one season of Idol. She also writes her own songs which is a lucrative business so she's set for the rest of her life. Plus the Virgin deal and buyout. (Monday 5 January 2015; 19:01)

Clean up (48,979) by Otti from Belgium The game has changed. Like I said, Mariah should work with singles. She can release two singles, one ballad, one up tempo urban/dance. With two videos (like [...] and [...]) These two video's had one theme. And wait, what's gonna work for radio? But first, lets be honest, Mariah needs to feel in a good place. We all know that's she is not comfortable with her self the last year. If I look back to 2013, when she was promoting #Beautiful, she was skinny and looking healthy, acting normal, giving inteviews. And now she looks so heavy and wears all the time long dresses. I love to see her feeling comfortable as long she is in this divorce and label thing. It's better to do nothing. Or it's gonna be worser than it already is. If she is gonna do something this year, she needs to clean up a little bit. And give interviews, talk to the people. Say something good. She is beautiful and talented. And with her [...] there is a lot to come. (Monday 5 January 2015; 16:14)

Luis / #1's (48,978) by Dove from USA You're right, I didn't think about that. Maybe when she beats The Beatles record next year she can get around that by releasing a new #1's album with really good live versions of all her #1's. The Greatest Hits from 2001 already includes Sweetheart, WYB, and ISB. If they would have included Whenever You Call with Brian McKnight on there that would have been perfect. (Monday 5 January 2015; 15:37)

Greatest Hits (48,977) by NHYTG from nyc If another Greatest Hits would be released it should include 2003-2014. Personally I would't mind The Singles 2003-2014 including tracks like Almost Home, 100%, Right To Dream and Bring It On Home. On the other hand I can already see the haters call such an album The Flops 2003-2014 and unfortunately enough there's more than a little truth in that. I will wait and see what is going to happen in 2015, I hope this anniversary will bring us fans some great things. (Monday 5 January 2015; 14:37)

Shelly (48,976) by Luis from Spain She cannot stop producing One's because Sony makes profit from it and it is Sony's sole decision. A GH would be very wise now but one that she could actually promote. She makes money from any compilation (for those who claim that there are many GH albums out there) but with a cleverly-released product she could prove that she has a heavy legacy to be proud of. (Monday 5 January 2015; 14:07)

Danny (48,975) by Bill from the UK Hi Danny. Well, I read an article that the artist Shakin' Stevens rakes in £250k per week in December because of his Christmas song. That's really the only song of his that sustained longevity. Mariah's AIWFCIY would eclipse that as it is far more popular and reaches across the globe. Plus, her other radio hits like Hero will bring in a steady stream of income due to the royalties she would be paid. (Monday 5 January 2015; 10:04)

Lifestyle (48,974) by Danny Cedar from uk Do you think in this day and age Mariah is able to comfortably sustain her lifestyle? Sure she has made good fortune over her career and continues to generate income but I wonder if that is part of her drive especially now she has children. Her outgoings surely must be breaking even with her income now she isn't doing big sales. The tours are likely to help which might be a positive thing as we make expect a new album and a another tour in the following 12 months. (Monday 5 January 2015; 7:46)

Otti / Greatest Hits (48,973) by Marissa from USA There's no official information that she's doing a greatest hits album. Seeing her cover photo on Facebook with all of her albums and singles made me think of it. (Monday 5 January 2015; 3:29)

Abraham / retro (48,972) by Edward from USA Abraham, I also think that songs like "Mine Again", "Circles" and "I Wish You Knew" were pivotal in the success of "The Emancipation of Mimi". Mariah poured her soul in those songs. The retro 70's sound of the album attracted not only current and new fans, but older folks who enjoyed that type of music for the nostalgia. E=MC2 was an attempt to get as many #1's as they could, that was the concept L.A. Read had in mind, a collection of songs that could serve as singles, but the soul wasn't really there for me. MIAMTEC was more like TEOM, but the lack of promotion hindered the potential of any good song to carry it like "We Belong Together" basically carried the TEOM. At this point I think Mariah needs to collaborate with some mainstream artist just to open the doors for her next project. Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Beyonce would be great. (Monday 5 January 2015; 3:21)

Compilation (48,971) by Keagon michael from USA There are far too many compilations per Sony and newer fans (2005 to present) want a new greatest hits 2.0 that should include her hits during Island Records. The public is not waiting for a new compilation of Vision Of Love and Hero on it. Additional B-sided and unreleased material would be amazing to have but not likely. Yours with J.T. duet with M.J. (Monday 5 January 2015; 2:03)

Beat The Beatles record (48,970) by Dove from USA If MC wants to break the record for the most number ones, she needs to just tactfully ask the people. We all want to be a part of something big. We need to believe she can and will break that record. (Monday 5 January 2015; 1:48)

B (48,969) by Abraham from USA Same here, I'd love more songs like "Mine again", "I wish you knew", "Beautiful" and "The art of letting go". All of these are great. I also didn't really feel "E=MC2" and "MOAIA" either. I feel that"TEOM" and "MIAM" are a lot more mature. (Monday 5 January 2015; 1:28)

Compilation albums (48,968) by Dove from USA Right now is the time to saturate the market with Mariah because she's been out (or on the down low) for a long while. Right now is the time to put her name, face, music, and legacy out there. No one else is putting themselves out there because they know they're not going to make any money. For the #1's album, she should just add the 5 songs to the current #1's and stop distributing the old one. She can include When You Believe, Sweetheart, and Whenever You Call to a B-sides and rarities album. I still buy compilation albums because they're less money than buying the songs individually and sometimes I don't know the artist's work or what songs are good. It's just a little taste. I recently bought the Boyz II Men one and James Brown for $5 each on Amazon and I wouldn't have bought entire albums by them otherwise. (Monday 5 January 2015; 1:24)

Album prices (48,967) by Dove from USA We live in times when music can be listened to for free. Because people can listen to it for free, it's time to permanently lower prices on whole albums so that people will buy them instead of stream. I like the Amazon model where everything comes down to $5 (US) at some point. Personally, I always wait until an album hits $5 before I buy it, unless it's Mariah, or an artist I really like at the moment and want to support. But that's rare. In my opinion, a digital download should cost $5, a physical copy of a CD should cost $5 and include a free digital download ($10 for a double CD), and vinyl should be $20 and include a free digital download. (Vinyl is more expensive to make and it's also artwork that can be framed and hung on the wall.) I'm not talking about specials, I'm saying Mariah should make a big announcement that she's lowering the prices on all of her music as a thank you to the people for keeping her in business for 25 years. I know it sounds like giving it away but people are going to stream it otherwise, anyway. Mariah is the type of artist that, if she has the right people (someone like Yoko Ono) managing her legacy and life's work, her grandkids will still be making money off of her for years and years to come. (Monday 5 January 2015; 1:22)

Vegas (48,966) by Dove from USA I say yes to the Las Vegas residency. The music industry is in a weird place right now and no one is making any money. Vegas is the perfect place for her to make a ton of money, at least until music starts being distributed in a different way that turns a profit again. But if she does it she should hire some creative people to make it an amazing production/experience. I've seen Celine and Britney's shows and they were pretty awesome and worth the travel and money. (Monday 5 January 2015; 1:18)

Greatest hits? (48,965) by Otti from Belgium Marissa where did you hear about this (greatest hits album)? (Monday 5 January 2015; 0:22)

Greatest hits album (48,964) by Marissa from USA I feel torn about Mariah releasing a greatest hits album for the 25th anniversary. Greatest hits albums were useful back in 1998 when it was easier to find one album with the best songs rather than running around town trying to buy all of the singles that you liked. Like Otti said, with YouTube nowadays people can just create a playlist of all of her most successful songs and listen to it for free. Another part of me feels like she should release a greatest hits album because it technically can't be considered a flop. I think greatest hits give you more wiggle room in terms of sales expectations. We all know that no artist's greatest hits album nowadays is going to sell millions of copies when people can find all of the songs for free. Another thing is, these are already the songs that made her a star. You don't have to hope and pray that the world will like the music. They already did and do. Plus she can remind the world in an even more obvious way how prolific her career was/is. Ugh, I'm torn. (Sunday 4 January 2015; 21:23)

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