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Not lipsync / psycho nanny (49,543) by nikki from usa MC wasn't trying to lipsync. It's clear she was singing live and not being heard. Clearly, the sound tech played the wrong playback with vocals instead of just chorus. There were parts where you could hear MC singing, but barely since the overlap track drowned her out. Again, notice the earpieces. What she's hearing, clearly is not what the crowd is. This shit continues. It began with Triumphant's half time performance, Australia 2013, Elusive tour, Rockefeller, and now this. Mariah fire your sound tech already. You know there's 200 of them back there. That's the problem, it doesn't take 200 to fix a light bulb or an earpiece. MC didn't get rave reviews because she lipped, it's because she sang great live. Unfortunately, this will be the only thing talked about. A nanny fired a year ago wants 100,000 for 3 months of work because her boss was "demanding". That's insane. A personal assistant works 7 years, but never once demands her overtime since there was nothing in her suit that claimed she was refused or denied it. Both aren't represented by any staffing agency, "contract" was never uttered, and each thinks they are an employee. JD and Randy have never managed a superstar and MC's last backup hire was another backup's niece. I'm thinking these women weren't professionals, but hired by recommendation from MC's staff of buddies. It would explain the low pay, lack of negotiations and contracts, and why MC was going through them faster than laundry. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 9:44)

Discussing lipsync / Marissa (49,542) by Orkun from The Netherlands Marissa, your message says it all perfectly. From "she can't sing live" debates, people moved on to "she can't lipsync anymore". Ouch. Painful. Careless. Some vocal moments were cool. Some. During Fantasy, her lips were saying "with my girlfriend" instead of "with my boyfriend". Respectless performance. People pay for this. I would have been furious. Seems to me she has been cashing in for a while now. I'm so embarrassed. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 8:46)

My theory to some of this mess (49,541) by Amber C from USA So I will keep it straight forward. Some people around Mariah do not like her. I feel like she is being bullied. Mariah puts on this boss/diva persona, when really she is a shy almost submissive type. This quality hurt her in both her marriages, being that she wasn't a strong woman/emotional with little ol' Nick. Anyway, back to the point. She had wardrobe changes, and every time she would come out there would be technical difficulties? Why? Someone behind the scenes is messing with her. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 6:52)

Jamaica / Brian Wilson (49,540) by Skip from United States From watching the "Fantasty" video from the Jamaica concert, it seems to me Mariah was singing live but her mic was not being broadcast through the speakers, and she also could not hear the pre-recorded playback the audience was hearing in her ear pieces. The fact that at the very end of the song her mic goes live and we hear her seems to prove this was the issue. Basically, the sound engineer blew it. And it baffles me how often this happens with her. She seems to be unable to go on stage without having an issue with her mic, her mic pack, her pre-recorded playback, her backup singers, her in-ear devices. I truly think she just doesn't rehearse with the technical crew enough, but that's just me guessing. Also, to the Brian Wilson suggestion. I get it. He's an absolute genius and it's akin to Rihanna working with Paul McCartney. It would be interesting, for sure, but obviously unlikely. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 5:33)

Jazz festival (49,538) by Darryle from USA The jazz festival was an okay performance at best. Her vocals were good but whatever happened with Fantasy whether it be lip syncing or mic problems needs to be addressed by Mariah's team. I was so excited for the festival becuase I was hoping she would show sign of letting go of the MIAMTEC era but it looks like she's still stuck in the past. By the time Vegas rolls around she needs to be in a better place vocal and image wise. Or else she'll be ripped to shreds by critics. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 5:26)

Money grab run (49,527) by Matthew from USA MC has never been a performer. She never cultivated that as an artist. She never had to. She could literally just show up and sing. Literally. Well, she can't do that anymore because her voice is not reliable. So instead she shows up and lips through difficult parts. And it doesn't have quite the same effect. The problem is, she never cultivated that other performing side because she never had to. Whereas Madonna and JLo, who are also both up there in age, can still pull off live shows because they have had to cultivate that performance side of their artistry all along. So either she is doing all these concerts and live shows as a way to figure out how to develop that performer side (but I see no development) or she's pretty much just doing what they call a money grab run, basically get money while the getting is good with minimum effort. Either way, the only way to resolve this is to sing like she used to, and that is probably not possible any more, so I guess Vegas and the money is the next best thing. Between American Idol and now, MC has definitely got her money grab run skills on point, despite everything else being off. Lol. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 4:54)

Sam Hunt's live cover of Always Be My Baby in Anaheim (49,526) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End I love how the audience at a Sam Hunt concert, who is a country singer-songwriter, are zealously singing along to every single lyric of ABMB. That song is 20 years old and still resonates with people of all ages and across genre preferences like it's nothing. Who else but Mariah can claim something like that? Very few, that's who. I'd love Mariah to work with him, he has a clear affinity for R&B in his music and I just know Mariah can incorporate country selements seamlessly into her sound. She already did with Babyface on Music Box with Never Forget You and JOWAWC on Merry Christmas. Two cents. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 4:08)

Marissa, Abraham, G.G. / Funkin' for Jamaica (49,525) by Edward from USA Marissa and Abraham, I completely agree. What she wore on Jamaica was like something she hurriedly got second-handed at the Salvation Army, horrible. She was so classy and nice on Ellen, he hair was beautiful, her outfit was great. Jamaica's weather is tropical, so she had a great opportunity at wearing nice outfits. I'm starting to believe that she is the one picking her own those things she wears. How can she not know those outfits are hideous? The flat hair is also starting to get old. G.G., it also baffles me that Mariah has been in business for 25 years, and yet any amateur drag-queen could lip-synch her songs better than her without spinning like a propeller. I hope she comes prepared to Vegas. As soon as I heard her say she wanted the show to focus on her voice, I got worried. Vegas is the perfect place to get a full blown production. Vegas is about that, and people go there for the extravaganza. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 3:40)

Vocals (49,524) by Giselle #1 Mariah Critic from USA Her vocals though were good though I must admit. It's just the whole package needs major work. The outfits, stage presence, background dancers, For a veteran like Mariah, she sure does use a church fashion show budget. Oh Mimi, please you still got time. Hire the best person to help with your residency. Hire a big time designer to design costumes, you always look amazing when you wear Tom Ford. Maybe try Bob who designed for Cher. Don't hire Rachel or Debbie, get the best and work on your stage presence and learn some dance moves atleast how to move. Hire some of the drag queens from Rupaul's show and let them teach you how to lip sync. People won't be mad at you doing it, if it's done right and you're not turning around in a circle (what are you doing?) lol. Atleast dance when you are, so you can have a legit excuse to do it. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 1:59)

Concert / Vegas / Adam (49,523) by Giselle #1 Mariah Critic from USA I didn't like her Jazz and Blues concert. Her performances are becoming a mess, every time she sings now, it's always a problem with her earpiece. You would think they would have been on top of that by now. Enough with the tacky clothes already. I just don't see how Mariah expects to sell at Vegas, the first show tickets aren't even sold out. You still can get tickets for the first few rows. I also shout out Adam, I was thinking that too. Why she decided to do this concert who has the worst LGBT rights? There was a gay young man there who not to long ago was killed by a mob at a party and he was only 17. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 1:47)

Vision of Love Performance (49,522) by ianianyo from Singapore I think she blew everyone away with VOL. Unfortunately there's currently no complete video uploaded. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 1:35)

Re: Adam / MC insensitive to gay folks (49,521) by Ardis Logic from Earth I seriously don't think that Mariah did this show to hurt anyone in the gay community. I honestly think she just wanted to get away and have fun in Jamaica. After seeing her performance I think she was just messing around, not taking this serious at all. Just having fun and maybe getting a little buzzed or tipsy. She really deserves to have fun and let her hair down, but this was maybe not the best way to do it in front of everyone. It may have seemed like a small audience but with YouTube these days millions can watch. Not sure what MC is thinking but I'm pretty sure Vegas means business, and hopefully she will be the amazing woman that we all know she can be. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 1:27)

Fantasy (49,520) by Will from England She must be counting her lucky stars, that more people aren't picking up on that Fantasy video yet. Could you imagine what could happen to her if that video got the coverage her Rockefeller performance did? She can kiss any chances of getting proper respect in the industry goodbye. Vegas residency? I can see the headlines now "Mariah Carey fails to sell out Caesar's Palace" or "Number of refunds for Mariah Carey residency rise". Strong comeback for next album? Not a chance. I don't know if there were major technical errors, but at this stage of the game, and for somebody who has had 25 years in this industry, there should not be any. Or at least anything as disastrous as that. Does she even turn up for rehearsals such as this anymore? Mariah needs somebody, who will take no nonsense and get her to listen on what to do next. The diva image has been played out since TEOM (which is where this whole thing started), and don't get me started on what she wore on stage. That white number was the only good thing she wore, along with the Meteorite dress she wore months ago. She wanted to wear a gown on Ellen, yet she looked 100x better in that blue number and everyone liked it. She needs to learn to listen to other people more, and realize that even though she may have had 25 years, other people may have better opinions/ideas on what to do. Please, let there never be another "Fantasy" performance like that ever again. Or the ABMB performance for that matter. Just no. Vent over. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 1:26)

My thoughts on MC performing at the Jazz Festival (49,519) by ADAM from USA I'm conflicted about this concert. One part of me loves the new riffs and ad-libs throughout each song. It feels fresh and exciting as a long time listener. I wish she'd re-record Fantasy to fit her current voice. The clips online from Fantasy were horrendeous. By far, it was the worst job she's ever made at lip syncing. It was lol worthy and could ruin her legacy if it spreads. While I'd normally say it was unacceptable to lip sync a song during her show, I feel the first upbeat song is ok because it was clear that for the rest of the show that she sang live, and I'd rather have her do that on a fast, upbeat song versus a ballad where you expect to hear her voice and emote. And lastly the other part of me is upset that she performed a show in Jamaica altogether. A huge chunk of Mariah's fan base is gay and its no secret that Jamaica is one of the worst countries in the world to be gay. With their intolerance and violence towards gays, I could only conclude she cares about gays through the extent of them supporting her career and not any other way. By her performing at this festival she endorses their intolerance of gays. Shame on her for once again accepting blood money from nations and/or leaders who are oppressive to their own people. All money is not good money. Maybe one day one of her children will turn out to be gay and then maybe she'll reconsider her position on these kinds of crimes against human rights when it's one of her own kind. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 0:04)

This is the s*** that makes me worry about Vegas (49,518) by Marissa from USA What in the hell did I just watch? The Fantasy lipsyncing was a complete mess. The sloppy outfits that I've seen from the Jamaica concert look like someone made them while blindfolded. Come on MC. Please no more mess before the residency. (Saturday 31 January 2015; 23:49)

I'm sorry (49,517) by Abraham from USA I love Mariah to death but she really needs to start wearing more better and appropriate attire, because what she wore in Jamica was terrible. She looked phenomenal on "Ellen". I don't understand. Anyways, I'm glad she's going back with Sony. I see something big happening this year. (Saturday 31 January 2015; 23:05)

Jamaica setlist (49,516) by Philipp from Switzerland Does anyone know the setlist of songs she performed in Jamaica? (Saturday 31 January 2015; 22:40)

I don't get it (49,515) by G.G. from USA How is it that Mariah has been in this business for 25 years and still cannot convincingly lip synch ? She needs to watch some drag performances and learn to lip synch for her life. She looked pretty good and sounded ok. (Saturday 31 January 2015; 21:56)

A hero lies in me (49,514) by Bill from the UK For years, I could take or leave "Hero". I understood why so many people love it, I understood why it became so popular with the masses, and it is of course sang beautifully and sincerely by Mariah. But, like I said, it never really wowed me like some of her other songs do. All that changed when I was facing a very difficult situation personally. I don't really want to go into the details of it here, but I was struggling to find the courage to deal with it, and then "Hero" played on my iPod. I sat back and listened to the lyrics, which I of course know as well as my own name, but finally, after all these years, they struck a chord with me, and I sat there in awe. All those times when we're faced with difficult situations, or adversary etc., we always get through it and live to see another day. The hero within us "comes along" and just carries us through it. Whenever I dread a presentation at work, telling somebody something they don't want to hear, facing something I really don't want to, that hero in me surfaces, and saves the day. I've never had a lyric by Mariah touch me so much before. And I never really noticed how astonishing this song actually is until now. I've always liked it and been extremely fond of it, but now it has been elevated onto a whole other level. We all know it anyway, but Mariah really is the greatest songwriter there is. (Saturday 31 January 2015; 20:38)

Jazz mess (49,513) by Ardis Logic from Earth I love MC and always will, but that clip of "Fantasy" posted by Luke is just a hot mess. She looks out if it in a way. Maybe she had a little "ganga" before the show. Who knows? Haha. Anyways I would love to see more of this show if anyone can provide a link to a better performance that would be great. I also think that green/black dress is a hot mess as well. Uhh. What is going on with MC? (Saturday 31 January 2015; 20:36)

Edit (49,512) by Luke from United Kingdom I just wanted to add that I was just talking about Fantasy. She seemed to take on all the other songs well and delivered them amazingly. She also looks fabulous. I do hope nobody was messing with her mic again though. (Saturday 31 January 2015; 20:11)

Brian Wilson (49,511) by THE TRUTH from USA Shelly, Brian is a legend but he hasn't written anything worth a damn in a century. The important thing would be to write with strong writers whose music continue to impact pop culture in the present day. I do think that Bruno M would be a good match. Even if she sat down with some pianists or guitarists and just dug in, spent some time in the, "wood shop" like in the old days pre fame, got back to the love of making music she'd kill it. It needs to be about the music, not the fame, image, or celebrity. The only way she can make a meaningful come back is to truly embrace the music and forget about the hype. (Saturday 31 January 2015; 19:29)

Mariah is on fire (49,509) by B from USA I watched clips from the Jamaica Jazz and Blues concert and she sang live and slayed. It's one of her best live performances in recent years. She knows that she needs to deliver to ensure her residency is a success. I have a feeling she's exercising her voice and doing vocal rest before performances like she used to. (Saturday 31 January 2015; 17:43)

Jamaica (49,508) by Luke from United Kingdom So I'm not really sure what's going on here. She's lip-synced in the past but here it's like she's not even trying during Fantasy, like she knows something isn't going right. I'm wondering if someone turned down her mic on purpose like when someone extracted her mic feed in Rockfeller. Who knows, maybe the lip-sync plan just failed. She was singing amazing at Beacon Theater though. I don't understand why she struggles on her non Christmas songs. I hope she sorts it out though because poeple wont be happy if she brings this to Vegas. (Saturday 31 January 2015; 12:15)

Diva sings the blues and all that jazz (49,507) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Emotions, Vision Of Love, Touch My Body and We Belong Together. The Elusive Chanteuse Show needs more legs, preferably a European one. Mariah looks so good and sounds even better, more confident and playful with her instrument, honouring the theme of the Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, like the pro she is. She's doing new riffs, runs and just plain reinventing her catalogue, 27 years post her first record deal, and I'm in awe. I can't wait for the longer clips of Emotions and WBT especially. Now all she has to do is make a quick stop to the DR and get rid of that extra baggage a.k.a. "Thirsty". (Saturday 31 January 2015; 11:05)

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