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Ariana covers of Mariah's songs (46,746) by Manny from U.S. The thing I've been curious about this whole Mariah/Ariana situation is related of the covers Ariana did of "Emotions" and "All I want for Christmas is you". Ariana recorded "Emotions" and sang "AIWFCIY" live. I was always under the impression that if a singer covers a song they need permission from the songwriters. Was Mariah asked if allow Ariana could sing her songs? Or is this done through the publishing company? Does anybody know how this works? (Thursday 11 September 2014; 23:01)

Lee (46,745) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter That video was amazing. I was laughing so hard. MC and Beyonce's impersonation was spot on. I have seen previous videos of Jessica and although she looks a lot like Mariah during Rainbow and Glitter era, I thought her impersonation was not really that great, she didn't always get the hand movements and expressions right, but in this video she was flawless as Mariah. It was awesome. The one who played Beyonce managed to get the perfect voice. P.S. Is it only me or does all MC fans tend to eventually start talking and doing hand gestures like MC? I've noticed many times that whenever a Mariah songs comes out and I am singing along I start doing hand movements and pulling expressions and I'll look at the computer screen and I see MC doing the same pose right at that moment. I guess we all study her so intimately that it kind of translates into our (or atleast my) body language. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 21:07)

Myles (46,744) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I respect your opinion but I just want to say that I don't think Mariah's enunciation was ever as bad as Ariana's. I hardly ever understand what Ariana says. Even in the song problem, the only line I understood on my own at first was "I've got one less problem without you" and that part was sung by big Sean. I didn't have problems understanding Breakdown or Miss You from the first listen although I will admit that I could not understand what she ad libs around the end of Breakdown. For Mariah the case is maybe that we sometimes don't understand her ad libs, the recent one being Thirsty's ending. But for Ariana it's the whole song. Too much screeching. Mariah has this soothing voice of a storyteller. I can listen to her talk for hours. But anyways just want to clear it out that I am not trying to push my views on you, I am just sharing my opinion about your post. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 20:59)

Lee/Mimi L. (46,743) by Abraham from USA Lee thanks for posting that video. I was laughing. Mariah's part is the best. "I ripped that ponytail right off her head." Someone needs to show it to both Ariana and Mariah, lol. Mimi L, good list. I completely forgot about Drake and Usher. As for the women, I forgot Leona Luis. I like her voice and think their voices would blend together perfectly. But I don't think Mariah is interested in collaborating with female artists. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 20:37)

Ariana (46,742) by Myles from CT, USA I jumped on the Ariana "Please Enunciate" bandwagon too but then I remembered Mariah's later songs. This is why I was happy she include the lyrics. "Breakdown", "Miss you" and the whole Charmbracelet album. Lol, I love her anyway. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 18:39)

Never Too Far / Glitter / 9-11-01 (46,741) by Michele from USA I don't know about anyone else, but ever since I bought the Glitter album on 9/11/01 and heard "Never Too Far" that day, it has always reminded me about this tragic day, and though we lost so many people they are "never too far" and we won't forget. Does anyone else feel this way too? I play it every year on this day as a reminder. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 18:03)

New Mariahs / Ariana, Christina, Leona, who else (46,740) by Eternal from Italy To quote DJ Clue, "new Mariah often imitated, never duplicated". I don't want to put Ariana down, because she's new and obviously the mini Mariah thing was mostly a marketing ploy by her company to get people talking. They did that with Christina Aguilera and Leona Lewis too. They are all endlessly talented when compared to their peers. I don't know how many of you watched the video of her performing on the Today Show a week ago. Her fans in the studio were about 10 years old each. She's 21, like Mariah was in 1991. Watch any live performance by Mariah at age 21 and compare it to Ariana now, and I think these comparisons can be put to rest. Mariah sang songs for adults, Ariana sings songs for pre-teens. Mariah could hit high notes while retaining a thick, soulful voice. She didn't have to screech to hit a G5. The maturity of her songwriting was really beyond her years. She wrote Vanishing as a teen. Somehow I can't even begin to imagine Ariana writing a song like that in her 40s. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 16:25)

Collaborators (46,739) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Some of the people I would like for MC to collaborate with: Male: Robin Thicke, Jay Z, JT, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Enrique Iglesias, Usher, Drake, the British band Blue (yes yes they are not that famous right now but I loved each and everyone songs they made and they write their own material). Female: Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj (come on they can make up), Janet. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 11:18)

Fun Parody Video (46,738) by Lee TS from USA Hey Lambily. Here's a fun video that features Mariah's impersonator Jessica. And just want to say huge thanks to webmaster for the site, I've been visiting since I was a little boy. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 10:29)

Lol (46,737) by Abraham from USA A new boy toy would help Mariah's image? How? She's a grown woman who can do what she wants, but isn't it a little too soon for someone new. Ofourse Nick has moved on and already starting over with someone else. He's young and the wild type. (No boy toy for now.) But hey, if it'll make her happy. I think Mariah is the type that wants to be loved by someone. A lot of people feel that way. Take for instance Marilyn Monroe. Mariah doesn't like being alone. I'm sure whenever she's ready for a new start, there will plenty of men who would love to date her. Hopefully for all the right reasons. To Dan, I agree. I think Alicia Keys would be the perfect female artist for a collaboration. I think their voices would work and sound good together. Maybe on a ballad. I think other fans should post who they want Mariah to collaborate with. Mine are Pharell, Jay Z, R. Kelly, Robin Thicke or JT for the men. And Alicia Keys for the female. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 10:10)

Back up singers (46,736) by Lara from Middle East I accidently just heard Babyface "Only when I close my eyes" with Mariah vocal's on the background. I wonder is there any other artist that has a special relation with his backup singer like Mariah has? If i'm not mistaken, they've been singing with her for 20 years, if not more (at least for Trey). She had a duet with Trey (twice) and one of his girls wrote Thirsty with her. I think Mariah really appreciate her backup singers because she once was just like them. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 9:26)

It's time (46,735) by Dan from US Many of you can hate or what not but it's way past time. Mariah and Alicia Keys need a song together ASAP. It needs to happen. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 6:43)

Celebrity Dirty Laundry article (46,734) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter "She thinks that acting like a cougar is bound to fix her public image." Really? How exactly? She's a mother of 2, how will "acting like a cougar" exactly help her? JLo and Madonna's "cougar-ness" didn't do anything to help them. What a silly idea. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 6:15)

Old 2014 interviews (46,733) by 123 from USA After everything that has transpired, has anyone gone back and watched old interviews of Mariah from this year? They are very telling. I watched Mariah's the Only interview and for the first time I understood what she was talking about. A lot of people were saying that she was just babbling but really, she was dropping hints as to what was going on in the background. In this clip, she talks about what I think is what Meteorite is about. Immensense instant fame, that completely disappears a few days later. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 6:03)

Subtle Invitation / big band Mariah (46,732) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines There's just something so sexy about Mariah playing it coy. She really does her best to just make her intentions to sound casual when deep inside she's really on the verge of begging for her ex to come back. I also love how she mentions the titles of some of her past songs towards the end. The whole thing is just so affecting; she makes the idea of getting back together very, very enticing. Whoever inspired this is probably dead inside for not getting the message and acting on it. Haha. The jazzy-lounge production probably inspired her to explore it more in TEOM (Mine Again, Stay The Night, Circles, I Wish You Knew, Fly Like A Bird). I love this side of her. Its organic feel doesn't mask the flaws in her performances too much, which gives them a rawer, more earnest feel. There are 3 versions of Mariah I love the most: sample-nailing Mariah, the Mariah choir (multiple vocal layering and adlibs), and stripped-down Mariah. She doesn't do the third one as much as the first two, but when she does, she's untouchable. She should do more of it, especially if she's backed up by a big jazz band. Perfect combination. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 1:00)

Petals live (46,730) by B from USA I just watched the video posted below of Mariah preforming Petals during the Rainbow era and it made me cry when the tears begin running do Mariah's face. She's the greatest. The lyrics to that song are some of her most personal. I think the boy and girl that became like a brother and sister to her were Tommy's children. The patriarch she sings about is Tommy obviously and the flower that taught her to pray was Alison. (Thursday 11 September 2014; 0:59)

May / song speculations (46,729) by Bill from the UK I agree May. I enjoy reading everybody's thoughts about the song meanings. My favourite posts are when people bring their theories around tracks, new and old alike, and also when people share why a song is special to them and what it means to them and how we interpret them. I always go and listen to that song after having read their post and often I experience it in another way. An old friend of mine thought that Vanishing was about her dad and how she couldn't remember him after being absent from her life for so long. He also thought Love Takes Time was about her relationship with Alison which for me added a whole new spin on both records. (Wednesday 10 September 2014; 22:57)

Ariana (46,728) by Brad from USA Can't. Understand. A. Word. She. Sings. It's. Called. Enunciation. (Wednesday 10 September 2014; 22:30)

Mariah back on the charts (46,727) by Abraham from USA I myself want her to be back on the charts and to the top. I honestly think that there are people who don't want Mariah to get her next number one. Especially radio, they don't want her to surpass The Beatles record. But that's too bad, because if Mariah delivers another album like "MIAM" it will happen. She must have something planned for next year. It just takes one good album to change everything. Good singles, videos and promotion. I also miss seeing her at events, awards and tv talk shows. It's like she's retired. Right now it's all about Beyonce and Ariana (for now) but hopefully Mariah makes a great comeback and makes it about her. Also, in my post about Ariana I thought I had erased the word "she's" after favorite. Same with the icon. That was unnecessary. But everything else I meant. Ariana is beautiful and talented. But to me, you can't compare her to Mariah. (Wednesday 10 September 2014; 21:56)

The Elusive Chanteuse Show (46,725) by KeShawn Taylor from United States Hey everybody. I know there has been a lot going on and everyone is still anticipating news on the tour (hopefully coming to the US), the divorce (rumors or facts), and the possibility of new music (after abandonment of promotion). I know I recently posted a dream setlist that was rather extensive of what I'd like to see Mariah do at this show. However, I decided to think a little out of the box and came up with what I thought would be a good idea of something that she's never done before. Do a complete show of mashups, putting new songs together with old songs and performing them live at the show. Some of the older hits would of course not be touched, like Hero and We Belong Together, but others would be used to allow those songs to see the light of day and also receive new day recognition with her new work. Feedback please. Setlist: Act One: Background Singers 1) Medley: Touch My Body, Obsessed, Heartbreaker, Fantasy, It's Like That 2) Underneath the Stars Snippet Act Two: For the Nostalgia 3) Loverboy/Dreamlover 4) Always Be My Baby/My All (Stay Awhile) 5) Make It Happen/Vision of Love 5) Hero 6) We Belong Together Act Three: A Broken Home 7) Vanishing/Cry. 8) You're Mine (Eternal)/Stay The Night 9) Faded/Side Effects 10) You Don't Know What to Do/Long Ago 11) Thirsty/Up Out My Face/Shake It Off 12) Music Box/Supernatural Act Four: Make it Look Good 13) Make It Look Good/Subtle Invitation 14) Meteorite/Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise) 15) Money/I Know What You Want 16) The Roof/Dedicated 17) Camouflage/Petals 18) The Art of Letting Go/I Don't Wanna Cry 19) One More Try/I Still Believe/Against All Odds Encore: 20) Heavenly/My Saving Grace/Fly Like a Bird 21) Sent From Up Above/#Beautiful (Wednesday 10 September 2014; 21:14)

Ariana Grande (46,720) by Abraham from USA I'm with the rest of you. I just don't see it, nor feel it. Ariana just doesn't do it for me. And I don't see the comparisons. It's so obvious her team is trying to make her as the new Mariah. But it's no use. Like someone posted, there will never be another MC, ever. Mariah's voice at her prime is unmatched, as with her song writing. Ariana needs a whole team to help her write one verse for a song. No other new female singer will ever top a song like "VOL". Ariana is such a copy cat. Her image, clothing/attire, singing technique, attempting the whistle register, laughing in the end of songs. And she's my favorite, having black and white album covers. She's even taken pics like Mariah posed exactly the same way. I'm tired of her. I've heard that ever since she heard what Mariah said about her in "TBC" interview. She now hates Mariah. I think Ariana being cool with Katy Perry is the reason with Katy dissed Mariah. Those two can have several seats. It doesn't matter how much older or old Mariah gets, no one will top her in voice, talent and music. (Wednesday 10 September 2014; 19:19)

To Webmaster (46,719) by May from Denmark Thanks for fixing some of my grammatical mistakes haha, my English is in reality Funglish, promise to proofread the next time, there are moments when I just can't do it. But when I mentioned in my previous post the word - Anaconda -, I wasn't trying to say a bad word, I wanted to mention a current song that is just simply too awful, as an example of what is now at days in the mainstream radio. Thanks, ta ta (exclamations). (Wednesday 10 September 2014; 18:15)

May / Ariana (46,718) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I completely agree that the whole comparison came as a publicity ploy by her team and for sure it backfired somewhat. I did notice in the second album she tried songs very different from Mariah's (as opposed to the first album where she tried everything Mariah). The songs I heard didn't even feature the whistle note that she has been trying to sell (I didn't listen to all the songs). But my main point is that the media always comes up with Mariah comparisons just based on a person being able to hit a high note. They forget that Mariah wouldn't be the superstar she is today if she didn't have creative input in her career. She writes songs that touches people and to top it off she sings in a voice that mesmerizes people and these are some of the reasons she got so successful. MC isn't all about yelling at the top of her lungs putting a random whistle note just for the sake of it in a song (Ariana does that a lot, she screeches away and will insert a random whistle). Her arrangements are flawless. I heard that Ariana now specifically mentions that the media can't ask her about MC. Her albums do sell because she is "in" right now so it surprises me how she didn't manage to snag a #1 single yet. Nowadays it seems like even I can get a #1 single if I come up with song but back it up with a publicity stunt (and I will admit I am a horrible singer). Don't get me wrong I don't hate Ariana, she just tries to hard. There is nothing effortless about her. (Wednesday 10 September 2014; 18:05)

Ariana (46,717) by B from USA Ariana is not the next or new Mariah Carey. Mariah writes and produces her songs. Ariana doesn't. She can sing but not as well as Mariah. (Wednesday 10 September 2014; 17:53)

MIAMTEC (46,713) by B from USA I really hope Mariah tours the US. I've been a fan since 1995 and have never seen her live. MIAMTEC is a musical masterpiece. It's confessional and cathartic. In my opinion it's her best album since 2005 and it deserves some recognition. Maybe 2015 will see Mariah's return to the top of the charts. (Wednesday 10 September 2014; 17:51)

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