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KeShawn (46,267) by Jonathan from United States Mariah should do videos for the whole album since it tells a story and release them. Not like Beyonce but more Marina and the Diamonds style because Electra Heart and what she did with it was genius. (Friday 22 August 2014; 20:54)

Like the phoenix (46,266) by Tony from Ireland Hi everybody, it is been a while since I wrote something here. I think that the divorce from Nick is not taking anybody by surprise, we know how Mariah likes to keep her privacy and he was simply too much. I don't think anybody will resist as much as she did and now, while I'm listening to the album as a whole for 10000th time I really think most of the songs are related to Nick especially Faded, Cry and One More Time. It makes sense to think that Mariah did let go from the album promotion because of the mess she was leaving at her home, I would do the same actually, just think about how much effort MC was putting onto the album, how good it is but life is an unstoppable train and Im completely sure she will be back once again like the phoenix. Well, Mariah was ever gone? Love and peace. (Friday 22 August 2014; 19:33)

Random thoughts (46,265) by Dove from USA Mariah won my heart when I was a little girl and she will always be my pretty, cool, older sister; just like Robbin Williams is the father of all of us kids who grew up watching his movies. Maybe I don't know her in real life but I feel like I do know her. When bad things happen to her or I see that she doesn't look well or happy it makes me sad too. I want what's best for her. She has given me so much and I feel like she deserves to be happy and loved. I was listening to her Christmas albums today and I cried. I just thought; what if she falls into a downward spiral, like so many other celebrities have, and she's unable to come back from it. When you look at the pattern of other icons, it's hardly ever good: Michael Jackson, Elvis, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, etc. What does celebrity do to them? It's like they just blow up and when they get too big they just explode. I sincerely hope she will be okay. For some reason I'm not too worried about Nick. (Friday 22 August 2014; 19:23)

MIAMTEC video album ideas (46,262) by KeShawn Taylor from United States Cry. - A black and white video that plays the events leading to the breakup backwards. Starting off with Mariah running backwards from chasing him as he walks out the door. Show incidents of her wrongs and flaws in a relationship and his vulnerability. Mariah is also strected out upon a black piano with flashbacks to that and the visuals of the relationship. Faded. - Video starts off with Mariah texting and smoking. The video highlights her lover's appearance on random nights and disappearance when she is awake. Images are shown of them together and they fade from color to black and white. They are shown in the during the first chorus before he disappears. For the second verse, she is driving through town and images of the two appear in the sky and are in black in white. The video ends with him coming and ringing the doorbell and Mariah turning the front lights off looking at him from the window and the outside fading to Grey. Dedicated - A cookout party with Mariah and Nas there. Visuals of having a good time with people. The screen is split between visuals of the cookout and visuals of nostalgia hip hop/music moments from the 80's, 90's, Mariah's career, Nas' career, and JD's. Thirsty - Mariah in the car with her companion and blasting him for his shortcomings. While also showing off visuals of them out in public and having issues. During the bridge, Mariah and some background dancers perform a routine and she leaves him stranded. Make It Look Good - Starts off with Mariah on the beach on a sunny day and seeing her person of interest walk from the water shirtless. From there she is seen jogging in town while he is driving on the street, and getting a coffee from a cafe and seeing him there. She arrives at a ball and sees him. They dance with several partners and switch off until they dance with one another. Afterwards, he gives her his hotel room key. She shows up and they dance in the room and make out. She wakes up in the morning and gets up to leave. He pulls her back into the bed and holds her. You Don't Know What to Do - Video starts off at a ball. Females are sitting one way and the guys sitting the other way, lead by Mariah and Wale. The two are speaking their parts of the song. During Wale's verse, dancers begin skating around the place. Mariah is seen during her verse and chorus provoking Wale for his wrongs in fun and serious manners. During Wale's second verse, the males take to the stage to perform. Mariah and her girls go up during her chorus and counter perform. The close of the song sees the women walk off the stage after serenading the men to believe they were back in their clutches. Supernatural - Starts off as a home movie of Mariah and her family. The video then turns into highlights of real life and celebrities parents with their children. Meteorite - Mariah is getting ready in the mirror to go out for a night in the town for the first verse. During the first chorus she is riding in the limo to her destination and looking out the window at the sky. During the second verse, she arrives at the event and takes photos and walks the red carpet. For the final chorus she takes the stage at the event and performs. Camouflage - The video is Mariah and her spouse in marital counseling. She sings to him during the counseling sessions as images of their failed relationship flash in and out of the video. During the bridge she goes out to get some air and he comes to comfort her before she gets emotional and sings with power to him. The video ends with them hugging and crying in one another's arms. Money - This video shows off Mariah, Fabolous, and Hit-Boy's flashly lifestyles and appearances at big celebrity filled events while also showing their missing their significant other and highlights of them on jets, cruises, and in lingerie. The entrance of them walking into a party with a band playing during their entrance. It ends with Mariah turning her limo around to go back home. She arrives and gets out of the car in a robe that she unveils lingerie into her lover at the front door. One More Try - Mariah is walking to the beach and receives a message in a bottle. As she walks, video flashbacks are being shown of her and Wentworth Miller from We Belong Together and It's Like That. Other shots are shown of them together. She takes and is scene in her robe with glasses on in her beach house reading the letter. The letter is the lyrics to the first verse from an estranged lover. The second half of the verse is her writing back. This is for both verses. During the chorus Mariah takes her response letter back in a bottle to the water and looks up to see her ex lover, Wentworth Miller, walking towards her. They exchange the verse and chorus and affection towards each other until she runs away. He chases her and pulls a ring out of the sand, the wedding ring. He puts it back on her as they walk off into the water on the beach together. Heavenly - Mariah is watching videos of her past while in a church. Her career is told through videos of her early successes, separation from Tommy, leaving Sony, Glitter, The Emancipation of Mimi, remarriage, and current life. The climax sees her enter the church and sing with a choir. At the end, images of her at different stages of her career are put beside her currently and they all walk out together outside of the church. The Art of Letting Go - The video is set in the home of Mariah and her lover. She is going through his belongings, their memories, before setting the house on fire, on the steps crying. (Friday 22 August 2014; 19:13)

Um (46,261) by Bill from the UK One thing that's just occurred to me. What the hell is Nick gonna do about his tattoo? (Friday 22 August 2014; 19:00)

Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse promo plans (46,259) by KeShawn Taylor from United States Of course the obvious answers would be to release the album in the summer after #Beautiful or to have not released Triumphant (Get 'Em). Obviously those things did not occur, so here is what I would've done starting with the release of #Beautiful last May. Launch Beautiful in May of 2013. Continue promoting the single up until July 23. Once cancelling the album's summer release, release an EP of about 6 songs to hold fans over until the album's release. Release "The Art of Letting Go" as a album teaser in November and promote it to Adult Contemporary and R&B. Over holiday break 2013, release a compilation of unreleased material from earlier in her career for fans to have music to enjoy until the album. Release "You're Mine (Eternal)" on February 12. [...] Perform live television appearances, etc. Release "Angels Advocate" as a free download in mid March. In April, release a mixtape comprised of remixes of current songs in hip hop, r&b, and pop with Mariah's version and rewritten tracks. After pushing the album's release back from May 6 to the 27, on the 6th release another "EP" of about 8 tracks to serve as a teaser for fans until the album's release date. Beginning May 1, book appearances on The View, The Talk, Good Morning America, The Today Show, relaunch Storytellers, and Behind The Music. Perform at both the Billboard Music Awards and Iheartmusic Awards. The week of the album, release music videos to every single song, two a day. Release "Thirsty" and "You Don't Know What to Do" as singles a week before the album's release. The Monday after the album's release, release a completely new track not on the album. Announce via social media that due to the long wait and excess in material, "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse vol. 2" will be released the following day with all new material, lead by the new single released the day before. Include a completely new version of "Triumphant" (solo), "Kick Rocks", "Save The Day", and other non-used material. Promote the three singles and both albums with televised appearances including performing at the BET Awards. Release "Faded" as the final single of vol. 1 in August. Perform at the VMAs. Release new singles from vol. 2 from in September and launch tour in October. I'm sure everyone is tired of my posts but I have one more that I will be posting which are what I believe would've been good video themes for each of the songs on the album. Thanks. (Friday 22 August 2014; 18:53)

"ol this_is_qhm (46,257) by May from Denmark Yeah, I noticed that too, we like similar things including the "writing a lot". Sometimes I'm like "dammit, give me more characters" and I start deleting periods hahaha. Not enough space, I just can't ever seem to simply say "it's a wrap" haha. (Friday 22 August 2014; 18:45)

Great finding Philipp (46,256) by May from Denmark Wow, how amazing is that haha. Like deja vu. Do you have the magazine, does it have pictures or is it only text? If it has pictures I would love to see it. What issue is it? Thanks. (Friday 22 August 2014; 18:41)

Touring (46,255) by Victor from Costa Rica I think Mariah should do a world tour call "The eras of my life" and have special segments dedicated to each of her albums (probably she could dress like some videos in order to represent the most iconic moments of her career). As she has a lot of song under her credit and a lot of hits, I thinks she could do a medley of their songs in order to give fans a little bit of everything. Maybe she could sing one entire song per album (the most popular), and do a medley with the others. That would be fantastic. I want to hear live some songs from Glitter, especially Loverboy. It's not my favorite song, but I know she was going to sing that song during MTV's 20th anniversary, but she couldn't because she had the breakdown. I know that if she would sung it, the song would reached the #1 spot in Billboard. What do you think guy? (Friday 22 August 2014; 18:39)

Proper promotion for Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel (46,254) by KeShawn Taylor from United States Continuing my most previous post on E=MC2, I believe that Memoirs was not fully capitalized on. If E=MC2 rode its success into the early part of 2009, while Mariah was already working on MOAIA, the album could've fared far better in terms of sales and single success. It could've also assisted "My Love" with The-Dream to be a greater hit. Mapped out below would've been my single projections, in correlation with the release of Angels Advocate, the tour, and Precious. Following this post, I will post what I believe would've been a great approach following the flop of "Triumphant (Get 'Em)". First single - "Obsessed" released in June, perform single at VMAs, BET Awards, and not cancelled Storytellers appearance. Second single - "I Want to Know What Love Is" released in early September, performed on every adult oriented talk show possible. Released music video the day of the album release. And have a much better music video. Third singles - "H.A.T.E.U."/"Angels Cry" released in November. Fourth single/first single to Angels Advocate: "Up Out My Face" remix featuring Nicki Minaj and "Inseparable" featuring Trey Songz. Promote these songs strongly with television appearances. Final single from original album: "Ribbon" (Friday 22 August 2014; 18:31)

Jonathan (46,253) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Well let's just hope she goes down path number one (I don't care about the skinny part, but hoping she'll get stronger). As for path number two, it may not be something Mariah would do. Apart from 2001, I think Mariah kept her problems really private and dealt with it internally. Also, I think 2001 was a really bad year for her, not just for one but multiple reasons (the after effects of the problems with Rainbow, next, she just left Sony and had a lot of pressure to prove that she doesn't need a music mogul husband to stay at #1, followed by Tommy playing around with her project, then Glitter the movie, with which she probably wanted to make an impact in the movie business, was not going according to plan because she said she got scripts on the day she got to the set and apparently everything was really messy). These are reasons we know, there might have been plenty more. Plus she was young and not thinking straight when she went public with it hoping people will understand but it backfired. She learned her lesson, Mariah is smart enough not to repeat mistakes. But most importantly she is now more matured and has her babies to think about so she won't take any steps to cause them pain or embarassment. It's no longer just about her. (Friday 22 August 2014; 18:27)

Twisterman (46,252) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Twisterman, oh wow it should be interesting to see if she will actually do it. The timing is bad I admit, but Mariah has known about it for months now (while we just got to be sure yesterday) and while it may still hurt as much as it did in the beginning, she might be in a little more stable state of mind right now than she was when the separation actually happened, especially now since she is ready to go on a tour. I would love it if she does it, and imagine how stunned people will be because they think she is so high-maintenance. But hey, even if she doesn't do it, I don't care, all that matters is that she is healthy and happy. Nick just took the challenge recently, so did a host of big names. (Friday 22 August 2014; 18:15)

Proper promotion for E=MC2 (46,251) by KeShawn Taylor from United States I've been thinking a lot of about how Mariah's management team could've kept her momentum going after the big debut of E=MC2 back in 2008 and how it could've carried strongly through with her releases in 2009, 2010, and her return in 2012. Here are some ideas I had as to what I think would've been a great promotion approach to keeping Mariah as the #1 female even with the evolution of music in the six years that have followed E=MC2. Of course, I am aware that both Mariah's marriage and miscarriage factored into promotion lack from May through the end of the year for the album and it's singles. *E=MC2 - Release all singles as doubles instead of one single being promoted at a time, release two. With pairs of singles released, there would've been more Mariah flooding the radio and televisions. This would've made more people familiar with the material, especially with the album starting off with very strong sales and promotion, it is evident that the album was well favored. It was a very single driven album. Single selections: Lead - Touch My Body/ Migrate (February) Second - Bye Bye/For The Record (April) Third - I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time/Love Story (June) Fourth - Side Effects/I'm That Chick Remix (remix version sampling "Hypnotize" and "All Eyez On Me" for album re-release) (September) October - Album re-release Relaunch All I Want For Christmas for Holiday season Fifth - O.O.C./I Stay in Love (January) (Friday 22 August 2014; 18:11)

Mariah and Nick (46,250) by Mara from United States So a certain gossip site is having a field day with this news. It seems like they all forget there is a real family behind it all and that real people are hurting. Some of the comments are beyond awful and it just makes me think how much can one person take. I hope Mariah doesn't even look at them. I did notice since these rumors started blowing up in the last few days, Nick has been more active on twitter again. He did that challenge on the day news broke about his marriage. Don't want to read too much into it. Just hope Mariah is OK. I think the kids are her main focus now and yes she was 3 years old when her parents got divorced but circumstances were differnt then and Roc and Roe will have more stability than what Mariah probably experienced. They are all in my prayers. (Friday 22 August 2014; 18:01)

Dream tour setlist (46,249) by KeShawn Taylor from United States Below I have listed my dream setlist for the current tour. I tried to combine album cuts, fan favorites, hits, and records from the new album. I do know that list is pretty extensive with a lot of songs so Mariah would not likely do all of them, but nothing's wrong with wishful thinking. "The Elusive Chanteuse Show" Act I: Welcome to the show 1) Me. I Am Mariah (audio from digital album) 2) Meteorite (intro and last chorus) /Money (chorus and "Baby Cause Your Love is Good") 3) You Don't Know What to Do 4) It's Like That 5) Always Be My Baby (So So Def Remix) 6) Obsessed Act II: "The chanteuse pt. 1" 7) Cry./Camouflage medley 8) I'll Be There 9) Close My Eyes 10) Love Takes Time/Can't Let Go medley 11) Without You 12) Vanishing Act III: "Woman of the night" 13) Fantasy remix 14) Shake It Off/Thirsty medley 15) Touch My Body 16) Honey 17) Underneath The Stars Act IV: "For the nostalgia" 18) The Roof/Dedicated medley 19) Vulnerability/Heartbreaker (If You Should Ever Be Lonely remix) 20) Emotions 21) Dreamlover 22) Vision of Love Act V: "The chanteuse pt. 2" 23) Don't Forget About Us 24) Breakdown 25) My All 26) Make It Happen/Fly Like a Bird/Heavenly (No Ways Tired/Can't Give Up Now) medley Act VI: "The elusive showcase" 27) Make It Look Good 28) Supernatural 29) Faded 30) One More Try 31) You're Mine (Eternal) Encore: 32) #Beautiful 33) We Belong Together 34) Hero (Friday 22 August 2014; 18:00)

Current status: divorce, tour, future of album (46,248) by KeShawn Taylor from United States First off if the divorce rumors are indeed true, my heart completely goes out to Mariah and Nick both for the sake of their children. I am optimistic that they can still work something out. The separation in May would definitely explain her lack of promotion for the album or its radio-friendly singles like "You Don't Know What to Do" and "Thirsty". I believe their marriage issues beginning in March also sabotaged any hopes and energy Mariah had to even revive and promote "You're Mine (Eternal)", which even without promotion was receiving airplay and gaining rise on charts aside from the Billboard Hot 100. I was very excited to hear about the tour. I do believe that it is a smart promoting strategy and one that her fans all around the world have been waiting for her to do. It is also a breath of fresh air that maybe there are more things to come with this new album. I am hoping that she does indeed plan on touring the United States to revive the sales despite the fact that they are at a record low for her. As for the current album, with all of the layovers and issues in Mariah's life, I am not surprised that the album has flopped. It is truly a shame because the album is so good. At this point, I thought Mariah would possibly relaunch the album with a new single and new songs to coincide with the tour, but at this point I feel she is just going to let it subside and move on. I believe that her heartbreak she is dealing now and hints of writing new material tease a new album. (Friday 22 August 2014; 17:43)

Songs I wish were Mariah's/Mariah should cover (46,246) by KeShawn Taylor from United States I have been absent from the board in awhile but I've noticed quite a few conversation topics brought up that I'd like to tackle. The first one being songs I would have loved to see Mariah's and songs that I think she should cover. Wish were MC's: 1) My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion (I blame Walter.) 2) Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (Can't you hear Mariah slaying that first verse in her low register before going breathy. Would've been a great second single following Touch My Body.) 3) Someone Like You - Adele (While I admit Adele slays this, I would've loved to hear Mimi as the original singer of this.) Wish she'd cover: 1) You Give Good Love - Whitney Houston (For some reason I envision this as a duet with Maxwell and think it would definitely be an instantaneous classic.) 2) What About Love - Heart (Ever since I heard Lil' Wayne's remake of this song, I've been itching to hear Mariah sing that first verse.) 3) So Anxious - Ginuwine (Mariah has had her fair share of sensual tracks, but I think tackling one that is more recent as well as by a male audience, would further showcase her true versatility.) 4) Ex-Factor - Lauryn Hill (With her relationship with Nick appearing to falling into shambles, I feel like Mariah's emotion would take this song to another level.) (Friday 22 August 2014; 17:37)

I just remembered (46,245) by Dove from USA That a few months ago at the BET awards Zebdeya asked about career advice and Nick said, "Save your money, save your money, and..." "Save your money?" Zendaya interjected. "Marry well," Nick joked, giving a shoutout to Mariah. "Hey baby," Nick said, looking into the camera and waving. He had a smirk on his face and now we know why. This breaks my heart because it makes me think that maybe he was just in it for the money and fame after all. If he were a gentleman he wouldn't take any of her money. It was so tacky when Nick Lachey took a bunch of Jessica Simpson's money. Nick has those 75 million he reportedly made since he's been married to Mariah. I guess we will see what kind of man he is as it all unfolds. (Friday 22 August 2014; 17:35)

I get you're joking (46,244) by Brad Catoe from United States But that's further stigmatizing mental illness. Even though we don't actually know what happened to her during her "breakdown" it was obvious she was dealing with mental illness [censored]. I joke about inappropriate stuff all the time, but joking about mental illness and weight shaming is something you might not want to write down on the internet. Just saying. (Friday 22 August 2014; 17:29)

Seperation comments (46,243) by Dove from USA I didn't want to comment but I am. My divorce just finalized on Monday, after 12 years together, so I feel them. We went to eat afterwards, and it was so sad letting that chapter end. Even though we knew we shouldn't be together anymore, it still hurts, especially because of our son. My heart is breaking for them. I don't want to see her a drunken mess, not sleeping, and rambling. I want her to be happy and at peace. Wearing normal clothes, doing the ice bucket challenge, smiling and being okay, and nominating Nick Cannon because they are going to remain friends. It was beautiful while it lasted. She looked so happy and in love for a while and that was a gift. (Friday 22 August 2014; 17:16)

Mariah and Nick (46,242) by Gilbert from USA I feel bad but I personally think when someone is with someone is because they are a "fan" I don't think it would work out because they are really just in love with the super star. Just an opinion and I think the same thing happened with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, she said she was a big fan of his as well. I really wish them the both but if they are unhappy then they chose to move on separately. Mariah is an amazing songwriter, I bet she is experiencing so much right now that I bet she has quite a few songs lined up already. I never really thought of Mariah as this huge super star, I always thought of her as someone very close to my heart even though I really don't know her but I connect with her through her music. (Friday 22 August 2014; 17:06)

Re: Mimi L./Marissa ice bucket challenge (46,241) by Twisterman from Brazil Johnta Austin nominated Mariah for the ice bucket challenge. I think this is not the good time for this, but... (Friday 22 August 2014; 16:57)

Joke I stole from tumblr, don't kill me (46,240) by Jonathan from United States I'm hoping for one of 2 outcomes after Mariah’s divorce. She either gets really skinny like 2008 skinny and looks really good as revenge or she becomes a drunken mess and chaos ensues. Like it’s 4 am and she drunkenly breaks into the abandoned TRL set singing #Beautiful. (Friday 22 August 2014; 16:53)

Songs I wish Mariah sang (46,239) by Dove from USA 01. We Are the Champions - Queen 02. Time - Pink Floyd 03. 3 Things - Jason Mraz 04. A World With You - Jason Mraz 05. Everything is Sound - Jason Mraz 06. Living in the Moment - Jason Mraz 07. Smile - Nat King Cole 08. Always and Forever - Heatwave (Friday 22 August 2014; 16:31)

Separation (46,238) by Darryle from USA It's really sad to hear Mariah and Nick are separated. I bet this is terribly hard on the both of them with all the media scrutiny and people placing blame on one of them or the other. I hope they can work it out and stay together. It would suck for Mariah to have to relive what her parents went through. Even if they can't work it out I hope they maintain a friendly relationship if not for themselves then for their kids. (Friday 22 August 2014; 16:19)

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