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1989 -2015 (49,422) by nikki from usa A while back I made a post on how I thought MC should do a bunch of songs on live shows to test out new material. Back in the 80's Tommy had her singing in clubs to test out the material to see what the most promising would be. She was a newbie back then. Now, she's the Mariah Carey and MC gets paid to test out new material in a Colosseum of +4,000 tourists a night. Of course, what the hell was I thinking? I guess the reason Mariah never tested out any new songs on tour was due to the bronchitis. That makes sense. I can't wait to hear your Jamaican music MC, are you going to sing Cruise Control? For the love of God, would someone please give Nick a grill made out of magnets to keep his trap shut? Just for a couple of months? You also encouraged her to do AI, and look how well that turned out for her. There could be a reason she didn't jump for another one of your brain farts. You are aware the woman made half a billion without your advice, right? (Tuesday 27 January 2015; 3:59)

Industry tidbits (49,421) by nikki from usa I was watching an interview with Ashanti and she was talking about how much the industry has changed since the early 2000's to present day. Back in the day the artists didn't need to do half the work they need to do now to stay seen or stay relevant. She went on to say she had as many as 5 labels trying to snatch her up but only offered her 360 degree deals for options. That's why she decided to go independent. Ashanti continues to explain that as an indie artist she actually makes more money selling 20,000 copies of an album than she would've been able to make under a major label selling 100,000. The labels are now taking such a huge percentage there's little left. Just think about 2002 when MC first signed to Def Jam for 4-5 albums and already had her first one ready. I doubt they thought it would take her over a decade to complete the deal. 4 million back then was decent pay, but now it's astronomical. If the artist landscape is this bad than it's a good thing MC's doing a residency. I'm now hoping MC is either thinking of opening her own label or simply talking to LA Reid as a consultant. Social media and self promotion on TV and radio has the most impact these days. Record stores are gone, commercials are too expensive, but you can actually make money from music videos thanks to Vevo. She's a household name and knows the industry, she might as well own it. (Tuesday 27 January 2015; 3:30)

Baby and Shelly (49,420) by Jon from Netherlands Everybody talks about how great Mariah was during TEOM but I disagree. Image wise she never looked better than E=MC2 and I loved that album (only Mariah to have TMB and IWYW on the same album). It had great potential. When did it start going bad? Exacly. So I agree with you Baby, 6 (kind of) lost years. She had the momentum of TEOM and of TMB and though BB didn't do as expected she could have still done great with that album but her mind started losing focus. From then on we went from a Mariah that released an album every two years (average of the 2000's) to Mariah doing almost nothing. It's true there were the twins and other situations but I feel like without him her career would be better. She was very happy while they were together and so maybe it was worth it. Shelly I don't know if Mariah has been single that many times. I think not. Before Nick she was, as far as I know, in a very private relationship for at least 4 years. I think it's not so much the relationship that makes her lose focus but Nick in particular. Btw, to clarify my YDWWTD post: I love the song Beautiful (second most played song on my iPod). I love the duet and Miguel is great. (Tuesday 27 January 2015; 1:28)

And the smearing of Mariah by Nick continues (49,419) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Thirsty's campaigning against Mariah like it's 2016. Anyone who doesn't admit to it can go kick rocks and play in traffic. Nick Cannon is a narcissistic phony set out to ruin Mariah Carey. He's Tommy Mottola 1.3. It makes me sick to think how Mariah is stuck with him untill the day he dies. All these stories "alleging" negatives on MC always have Nick Cannon painted as Prince Charming even when he has zero to do with whatever fairytale horror they are telling the kids these days. More than another #1 hit, Mariah needs to lose the miss, known as Thirsty, ASAP. His connection to her has jinxed her successes for the past 6 years because he was always inserting himself into her professional life and finding ways to not be around when she really needed him. No wonder she felt pressured to let him direct all those videos. I mean, how do you end up busier after you get married and have kids than before? Many of you guys are always talking about all the things Mariah should do to get back on track (image wise and otherwise) when the elephant in the room, the huge boulder weighing our girl down, is Nick Cannon. (Monday 26 January 2015; 23:10)

Jamaica Jazz (49,418) by Vítor Henrique Pereira from Brazil Wow. Mimi plans a special show for Jamaica's Jamaica Jazz. She's completely ready to snatch the glory for the Caribbean. (Monday 26 January 2015; 19:18)

With You I'm Born Again (49,417) by Stacey from USA I love this duet. It's probably my favorite live performance of a non-MC song. I have a good quality mp3 if anyone is interested. (Monday 26 January 2015; 17:26)

Warrior Butterfly (49,416) by juan from Dubai Here it is. (Monday 26 January 2015; 16:40)

Juan from Dubai, where did you get your avatar? (49,415) by Warrior Butterfly from USA I have not seen that picture before. (Monday 26 January 2015; 15:38)

Tattoo Club live and unedited vocals (49,414) by Tiina from Finland Could someone share a link, please? I would really appreciate it. Thank you in advance. [Webmaster: Just scoll down a few messages.] (Monday 26 January 2015; 13:48)

Luis Miguel? I don't know him (49,413) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Lol if this is true, it's hilarious. Only MC can say this and get away with it. (Monday 26 January 2015; 10:14)

Paul (49,412) by Abraham from USA Ofcourse I've seen it. And to this day I'm mad Mariah didn't record a studio version and put it on an album. (Monday 26 January 2015; 9:57)

#1s show (49,411) by juan from Dubai I really do hope Mariah teams up with really good creative team. It's a Vegas show. Everybody will be recording it and sharing it on social media. She needs to pump it up more unless she tones down and be vocally fit 100% without her backing tracks. I love her and I wish her show would live up to the legacy she owns. (Monday 26 January 2015; 9:31)

With You I'm Born Again 2005 (49,410) by Paul from Usa Mariah and John Legend did such a great job with this cover. Just spreading the joy. Hope you enjoy if you've never seen this. And can you believe this was 10 years ago? Wow. (Monday 26 January 2015; 7:36)

Mariah rereleased wish (49,409) by Warrior Butterfly from USA Holly rawness Mariah's unedited style has stirred me. "I love it even more now," said like Olaf. Stupid joke but worth it, I must say it has been a while since I've had a chill from her. The Tattoo Club mini concert would be a great gem for lambs for MC25 just saying as a DVD bonus feature for the "The First Vision". I can see why "Someday" was removed commercially back then but after 25 years it's okay let it go. MTV Unplugged; after years of arguing that live is always better, her show in it's entirety my wish is for Sony/Columbia of who ever the hell they are now I can't keep track, go Nirvana and release the entire show screw ups and all. (Sunday 25 January 2015; 13:38)

MTV Unplugged / debut showcase (49,408) by Skip from United States Both of these unedited recordings were such an unexpected pleasure to listen to today. I loved hearing the MTV show unmixed as well because of new sounds you could pick out. What sounds like a harpsichord in "I'll Be There" was so beautiful. Finding out Mariah's mom was in the audience? Awesome. But I think the thing I noticed about these performances the most were that she wasn't always spot on - and here we are 25 years later, freaking out if she misses a note or her voice cracks when the same things happened here. We just never got to hear them unfiltered. And the best thing is hearing these classic songs performed with a live band instead of the synth produced sounds of the record. I love MC with a live band. (Sunday 25 January 2015; 7:16)

Tattoo Club audio (49,407) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Thank you for posting. I loved hearing all the extra bits, and Someday. Awesome. (Sunday 25 January 2015; 6:42)

Re: Little boy (49,397) (49,406) by Dove from USA This is the last time I will mention him, after this post he doesn't exist. I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt but he just proved me wrong. He is not a nice person. He doesn't respect Mariah, if he did he wouldn't be talking about making her hit the high notes in his lame song, or talking about her at all. Everyone knows she hates her private life being made public. He can't stand that she'll always be the one people are interested in and not him. It seems like he tries to trip her up whenever she's about to do something big. She does look a lot happier and more focused now that's he's out of the picture and I'm glad for her. He probably hopes their names will always be linked together but he doesn't have any actual talent. In a few years he'll be a nobody like Kevin Federline, and Madonna and Judy Garland and all of the iconic star's ex husbands. He's not even divorced yet but is already posting pictures with the woman rumored to be his mistress. Bad move, nobody likes a homewrecker. Ask LeAnne Rimes. The reason he took all those jobs is because there was a prenup and he was trying to get a return on his investment in any way he could. What a jerk for leaving her alone all those years knowing she has abandonment issues. He's not even worth the thought or time I'm wasting typing this. End rant. (Sunday 25 January 2015; 6:14)

A little light hearted message (49,405) by Amber C from USA So Lord knows the next time we will see Morrocan Scott and Monroe, they'll probably be eighteen, when they are no longer under parental guidance. But pertaining to little miss Monroe, I don't want to jump the gun, but I do believe she has the talent in her. I believe she will be just as talented as her mother. For example, she has Mariah's "loud" pitched voice. Even when Monroe isn't loud her voice is big. Next example, during her Australian debut in Supernatural, did you guys realize her little hand moving in that "wax on, wax off motion" Mariah does? I did. Maybe im overjoyed for no reason, but I do believe Monroe is her mother 10x. (Sunday 25 January 2015; 5:05)

Mariah at Nick and Amber: "I don't know them" (49,404) by Vítor Henrique Pereira from Brazil I still imagine Mimi being unmoved, say, if she and Nick were two Lego blocks, even the Harvard University graduating class of 2010 couldn't put them back together again. Not funny. (Sunday 25 January 2015; 4:06)

Lee TS / Warrior Butterfly / unedited vocals (49,403) by Bill from the UK Lee TS, I cannot thank you enough for sharing the unedited MTV Unplugged concert. Unplugged has always been my most favourite album of Mariah's, and this was a complete joy to listen to and such a treat. For years, I have thought I heard the "la la la's" towards the end of I'll Be There, but thought my ears were playing tricks on me. They were there all along but just moved to the background in the editing lol. So many times I wanted to post about that but worried about coming across as a fool haha. And Warrior Butterfly, the Tattoo Club showcase was brilliant. I never knew she performed Someday (can see why it was left out as they seemed to screw up a couple of times haha). These were great to listen to, thanks for posting, both of you. (Sunday 25 January 2015; 1:20)

Mariah Carey is happy after Nick? (49,402) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Is it just me or does it seem that Mariah makes more of an impact when she is single and is focused? She seems more radiant, happy, eager to work, and less stressed when she is not caught up in a relationship with a jerk. Nick is definately a jerk. Astonishingly I am surprised of how he is trying to hurt the mother of his two children by degrading her new career moves to be his idea. If I were him, I would appreciate that my wife made me a successful career and move on. He will get joint custody. So why is he acting this way? We don't know but he needs to stop before Mariah goes back to Sony. Sony (NBC) does a lot of business with Nick. Her classiness will always outrank his childish atttitude and 10 gigs. If you are well respected enough your name is all you need to be successful. It says a lot that Mariah does less for more and nick does 10x more for less. Just saying he needs to watch it. Can I get a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T. (Saturday 24 January 2015; 22:59)

Don't play that song (49,401) by NHYTG from nyc I just listened to Don't Play That Song, I don't understand why it wasn't a part of the first album. It's great, I would have liked to hear Mariah a bit raw like that more often. (Saturday 24 January 2015; 22:52)

For the nostalgia (49,400) by Vítor Henrique Pereira from Brazil Unedited audio from Mariah Carey's 1990 debut showcase concert at the Tattoo Club? Oh, I totally lost my shit. Mariah Carey's whole, unedited concert for MTV's Unplugged series? It is to die, dahling. [...] (Saturday 24 January 2015; 21:40)

Re: MTV Unplugged unedited full (49,399) by Warrior Butterfly from USA Wow happy, happy, joy, joy, joy. There is even one for her Tattoo Club debut. [...] (Saturday 24 January 2015; 17:35)

MTV Unplugged unedited full (49,398) by Lee TS from USA Listening as I post. What a treat, check it out. (Saturday 24 January 2015; 11:43)

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