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Vegas (49,004) by Mara from United States Do you think if this turns out to be true, this will become a show of her number one songs live? I mean think about it. All those other performers that have done the shows in Las Vegas have hits but none have the number ones that Mariah has. They can promote it doing something with her 25 years in the business with all of her number one songs. She has enough to more than complete a set list. It would remind people of her legacy and help it at that. I don't think it would be a bad thing at all. It did good for Britney, and being a mother it will keep her grounded and in one place, not to mention keep her relevant and in the general publics eyes is good, since they quickly forget. Although Mariah is "no one" to forget and never will be forgotten. Just feel like this is getting interesting and that MC25 as Cameo said, "This stuff is starting now." (Wednesday 7 January 2015; 6:55)

Mariah's debut album (49,003) by Abraham from USA For the past two days I have been listening to Mariah's first album. It's been awhile because the first one I bought was all scratched up. So I ordered a new one from Amazon and I've been enjoying it. It's my all time favorite album out of any of my favorite artists. In my opinion Mariah has the best debut album out of any female artist. The only song I don't like is "You need me". "Vision of love" is phenomenal, and one of her most legendary, iconic songs. "There's got to be a way" is a very special song. The lyrics are amazing. This song showcases her writing skills and talent. "I don't wanna cry" is a masterpiece, very 1990. "Somebody" is brilliant, catchy and her voice sounds great. "Vanishing" is one of her more personal songs and she shows off her amazing range. "All in your mind" is nice. "Alone in love" is dark and deep. Beautiful music, beat and lyrics. "Sent from up above" is nice, though not one I admire. Still a good song. "Prisoner" is cool. And I think it should have been a single. And last, my favorite fom the album, "Love takes time". I always repeat it more than once. Beautiful song. Mariah should sing this live one day. (Wednesday 7 January 2015; 1:46)

Vegas (49,002) by John john from UK This is gonna be awesome. I will be flying from the UK to see her at least once. Basically, if she signs and you're a true lamb then support her. It's pretty simple. She's gonna be amazing. I can't wait. Iv'e seen her in Vegas twice already and she was awesome. Amazing vocals and looks. (Wednesday 7 January 2015; 0:27)

Covers (49,000) by Dove from USA Whenever I feel heartbroken about my failing marriage, I listen to Love Someone by Jason Mraz. It makes me feel hopeful about the future and reminds me what romantic love is supposed to be like. It didn't work out with our exes because they weren't the right ones. When we find the right person, the timing is perfect. That person will be our partner, lover, and friend. I would like for Mariah to cover Love Someone and release it as a digital download the week of Valentine's Day along with End Of The Road. One to get the tears out and one to lift us up and give us hope. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 21:20)

A Song For Mama (48,998) by Dove from USA I also really like A Song For Mama by Boyz II Men. On this earth I love my son the most and then my mom is next. My son is going through a stage where sometimes he acts like he hates me. Sometimes I question myself, and my choices, and I wonder if I'm doing a good job as a parent. He went to stay with his dad and his new girlfriend for Christmas break. His first night back I went into his room to say goodnight and he said, "Mom, you're a good mom, I'm glad that you're my mom." My heart felt like it was going to explode with happiness. Even thinking about it right now makes me feel euphoric. That's the best gift a child can give to his mom. I love my mom a ton, too, but I don't always tell her. I guess I didn't want her to feel too proud of herself, or something, and I was resentful of the things she did wrong. but honestly, I dread the day when she won't be here anymore. My mom loves me unconditionally, she's been there for me no matter what, and I can trust her. She was my first friend. After my son told me that, I'm making a conscious effort to tell my mom how amazing she is as much as I can because I know now how much that means to a mom. I know Mariah wrote a song for her dad but I don't think she's written one for her mom yet. That's another one for my wish list. It can be released as a digital download on Mother's Day. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 20:49)

Viva la Mariah (48,997) by Warrior Butterfly from USA This might be a good re-surge for her Celine and Britney both reside their and do albums also both have said it was easier to be with their families. Also Garth Brooks and Shania Twain both had great runs. From what I have read it's not as huge as a stadium so it's easier to accommodate your audience as smaller crowd. Barry Manilow talks to his audience either as whole or individually depending on the night. I'd say go for it. Vegas is not really seen as place old musician go and live their golden years but a re-birth. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 20:32)

Covers (48,996) by Dove from USA End Of The Road by Boyz II Men. Anyone who has ever been divorced knows about divorce remorse. It's practically two of the five stages of grieving (denial and bargaining). That song was still popular way after it came out in 1992. I listened to that song in 1996 after my first heartbreak in middle school, along with the sad songs on Music Box and Daydream. Listening to it now, after getting a divorce, makes me see it in a different light. It also kinda fits with what's going on in Mariah's life right now. Maybe this song is not how she feels, but it could be, and it is for a lot of people. The reason I liked WBT so much is because I thought it was about her, that she was regretful of choosing a rich old man over her true love and was getting a do-over in the video. If she recorded EOTR, I would like for it to stay as close to the original as possible, including keeping the spoken parts and the ad libs at around 3:00 where he sings: "End of the road, end of the road, that I know I can't let go baby. I don't know what I'm gonna do because I know I've come to the end of the road. Oh my God, oh my God. Help me out a little bit baby." I want her to keep it long and really get lost in it and make us feel it. Maybe it can be produced by Babyface and LA Reid to keep it as true to the original as possible. It can be released on Valentine's Day as a digital download. I think it could be a big hit as us 90's kids are jonesing for some nostalgia. When it's supposed to be "girl" she can say "babe" or "my love" so that it's gender neutral. Then, in the spoken part, where it goes, "All those times of night when you just hurt me and just ran out with that other fella" she can say "ran out with your other lover" instead. I think if she sounds really vulnerable during the spoken part it will work. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 19:56)

Retro soul Motown (48,995) by B from USA I hope Mariah keeps making the retro soul throwback to Motown music that she made on MIAMTEC and TEOM. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 19:15)

#1's in Vegas (48,994) by Chicago Lamb from USA Mariah will slay and I will fly out to see her live. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 18:09)

Abraham (48,993) by Otti from Belgium When I said "clean it up" I meant image wise, since we live in a society were it's all about the image. Since the video Eternal, Mariah hasn't made another video to promote MIAMTEC. There were no interviews or magazine spreads. She used pictures from a year ago. And people were saying she is fotoshopped to the extreme, when she looked like that in the spring of 2013. You know what I'm talking about. If you look to the video of #Beautiful and the performance she did in 2013, she looks exactly like the cover art of MIAMTEC, what was released in 2014. We all know when Mariah is in good place, she gives interviews all over the world like it's nothing. On the otherhand, with no promo at all, no interviews, no campaign, she gave a succesful tour in Asia and downunder, sold 6 Christmas shows in New York. I never complain about her voice, on her "worst" she's still better than current artists at their best. I'm still wondering how artists like Katy and Rihanna score number one hits in the USA like it's nothing when they use autotune on stupid songs. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 16:05)

Tours (48,992) by Angelo from Italy After talking about dvd's editing (and after understanding, in my opinion, that just the Unplugged and Proctor are dvd's I wanna own), I'd like to ask you, what was the last tour of an entire setlist without playback/pre-recording? Because I listen to the Butterfly tour and the Mimi tour and I noted a lot of pure playback, but I don't understand the Charmbracelet tour. I am sure of playback "Fantasy" but other songs? "Through the rain in Manila" is totally live? (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 15:41)

The undubbed (48,934) (48,991) by Warrior Butterfly from USA It explains why the performance seems a bit odd on the dvd editing wise, must have taken forever. Take 3 seems like the main version used. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 7:28)

Edward / Otti (48,990) by Abraham from USA Thanks for the response. I agree, retro worked great with that album. Hopefully she will do some again sometime? Otti I like you, but I don't understand your post at all. You say Mariah needs to "clean it up", yet she already has. She slayed all her Christmas shows and sounded the best she's ever sounded. So obviously she's doing something. Probably was vocal training. Also, she's lost some weight. (Tuesday 6 January 2015; 4:42)

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)

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