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MC and NC (46,191) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It's really sad to hear the rumors escalating. There might be some truth in it. For the sake of the kids I hope it's not true, but if they are not happy together, there is no use forcing in on a relationship. I honestly thought around the beginning that MC and Nick was a mistake because he was years younger and immature and they got married just few weeks after meeting. But I was more than happy to be proven wrong and to see them together, so happy and so in love, I really did feel that they were meant to be together. I thought MC deserved it after years of being miserable. Now, if they are separating, I hope they do so on friendly terms and things don't get nasty. I do hope Mariah has a good support system around her right now because I believe she is going to be the more vulnerable one here, as she is after all a woman and she is much older. Nick is young and might be able to move on relatively easily. I remember long time back Mariah said that she wouldn't want to marry someone who is in awe of or loves "Mariah Carey" because that's not who she is (meaning at home she isn't the over-the-top diva and superstar). She said the person you see on posters and magazine covers is not really her so she would not want to be with someone who thinks of her like that. But love is weird and she ended up marrying exactly someone she said she wouldn't marry because NC always says MC is his "dream girl". He had a crush on "Mariah Carey". I wouldn't point fingers at anyone, I won't blame either of them. Atleast Mariah experienced love and happiness for a while. She deserved it and she has two beautiful babies, something she might not have had if she didn't marry Nick at that time. She might not have experienced the joy of being a mother at all. And NC seemed to be in love too and he seemed to take good care of her. So I hope people don't turn this into a circus. I am already seeing headlines like "She is difficult to live with" or "He has been cheating on her" or "She has been fooling around with younger guys" or "Nick's big mouth got them divorced". We should let them be alone and sort things out and do what will make them both happy. Best wishes to them both. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 19:58)

Yes, this_is_qhm (46,190) by May from Denmark I love Kylie. She is awesome and though her early stuff is very bubblegum pop, truth is that she has lots of really good songs and some amazing artsy and dark ones. I think the idea of an anti-tour for Mariah would be right on. She could even give the option for fans to vote from a list of unusual/B-side songs to make it to an official set list. Sometimes she surprises in her tour, makes tiny snippets, generally a capella of some very old songs or not ordinary ones but it would be so awesome to listen to a full concert consisting of just those she never either sang or sang just once. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 19:07)

Sad (46,188) by B from USA Nick made Mariah happy and this makes me feel for her. I think it's true and I think it's why she didn't want to do any promo for the album. I think she's going to tour and reconnect with her fans and either release the album or release a new album next year, her twenty fifth in the business. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 19:03)

We Belong Together (46,187) by JC from UK Does anyone else know where Mariah has sang WBT 100% live? The only performance I've thought she sang it atleast 95% live is when she sang it on BET Blueprint. The rest are prerecorded. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 18:50)

Is it a wrap? (46,186) by Shezz from Pk Looks like the rumours and speculations are snowballing and might just be grounded in truth. Until it's not officially announced we can never know I suppose. Looks like Mary J's notorious intro in It's A Wrap was actually taken to heart by MC afterall. Though I was not ecstatic about Nick in the beginning I grew to appreciate Nick and was happy that she finally got her "perfect family" that she always wondered about. It would explain a lot about the past few months. Lets say a little prayer for MC and Nick and Roc and Roe and hope for the best for them. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 18:12)

enwar00 (46,185) by Gilbert from USA Yes, I picked that because she performed that in Tokyo and that was the year I really fell in love with her and it was with the original song when I saw the Fantasy music video. So if she were to do that I'd be in Heaven because I'll reflect back to that day. I felt the set list I chose was a pretty good choice and it was hard to add/remove songs because there is so many. I wanted to showcase songs that have really beautiful lyrics and songs that were personal to her and of course songs we haven't heard. As a fan and seen a few of her concerts it's usually always the same songs so it would be such a treat for all of us to be able to hear songs live that she hasn't performed before. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 16:55)

It's over (46,184) by Ryan from Canada TMZ is now reporting that Mariah and Nick separated in May and the divorce is happening. Aren't we all happy that we criticized and condemned Mariah for not caring about her work. This is so sad because they seemed so much in love until recently. I hope everything turns out great for the kids. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 15:45)

Re: Anti-Tour (46,183) by Michele from USA Oh absolutely, I love this idea. Mariah should have a set-list that consists strictly of her B-sides, songs that weren't singles, songs that didn't make it to #1 (gosh, I would love to hear her sing "Butterfly" again), and so forth. I think she started to do this with the Angels Advocate Tour, as, if I can recall correctly, Mariah eliminated "Vision Of Love" from the set-list and changed it up what songs she sang from MOAIA. Great idea. And awesome to see someone one else who remembers that Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" had a very slow start. It was initially released in the summer of 1988, with "Knocked Out" as the lead single. It didn't go anywhere. It wasn't until a year and a half later that "Straight Up" went straight up to the top of the charts. So who knows... anything can happen. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 15:37)

Anti-Tour (46,182) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Don't know if there are any Kylie fans out here, but in 2012, she did this Anti-Tour. It's a tour with a setlist entirely consisting of her most obscure songs (b-sides, bonus tracks, outtakes, and oft overlooked non-single album tracks). The production was said to be minimal and more intimate, and it wasn't extensive or anything - she just did some venues in the UK and Australia, but it specifically catered to her most loyal and hardcore fans. Since a lot of Mariah's fans have grown tired of her resorting to her go-to setlist choices in her tours, and since she seems to have lost touch with a lot of her core supporters, wouldn't a similarly-themed tour be a good place for her start? Imagine songs like When I Feel It, Outside, Melt Away, Heat, Lullaby, Circles, Candy Bling, Slipping Away, Do You Think Of Me, Fourth Of July, etc. all being performed in one night - that's the dream right there. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 14:54)

Songs I wish were Mariah's (46,181) by George Golden from UK 1. Mr bright eyes - Rebecca Ferguson 2. Thinking out loud - Ed Sheeran 3. Natural woman - Deborah Cox 4. Clown - Emily Sande (Thursday 21 August 2014; 14:28)

Dream setlist (46,180) by George Golden from UK 1. Meteorite 2. Obsessed 3. Always be my baby soso def remix 4. Shake it off 5. Almost home 6. There for me 7. Anytime you need a friend 8. Do you think of me 9. Last night the dj saved my life 10. Heartbreaker, Dreamlover, Honey, Fantasy mash up 11. interlude 12. Beautiful 13. Triumphant pulse remix 14. Hero, Cant let go, Vision of love meadly 15. We belong together original and remix mash up 16. Butterfy 17. One sweet day (Thursday 21 August 2014; 14:22)

Vote on PopCrush (46,179) by Twisterman from Brazil Whose "Shake it off" is better? Mariah or Taylor song? Cast your vote. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 14:00)

What now? (46,177) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I do love that Mariah's making music entirely her way right now, and that she's doing it for the artistic aspect of it. But the reality is that the music industry will always be a business. At the end of the day, people are gonna have to get paid, which obviously won't happen if no one's buying her releases. Probably the biggest reason for MIAMTEC's commercial failure is this consistently half-assed collective effort to promote anything related to it. Really, the only single off it that was supported the most was #Beautiful, and those efforts were low key compared to what Mariah, her team, or her label would usually do for a normal single release, let alone a lead one. Everything else since then was treated as if she was just testing the waters. From a financial standpoint, it's a wise move. But to most of the public, it comes across as all sorts of confusing. If even the most dedicated fans can't tell what's going on, then imagine how much more clueless the regular music buyers will be. If they're still gonna continue promoting this masterpiece, to me it doesn't matter anymore what track they would choose to release, if at all. Just pick something and stick with it, promote the heck out of it until all options are exhausted. Right now, there's nothing left to lose. The upside to that is she has everything to gain. This may be a long shot, but if Paula Abdul was able to send her album and 4 of its songs to #1 over a year after its release, then who's to say it won't happen for Mimi? If it still fails, the worst has already happened anyway so at least she'd be able to say she did her best and not wonder "what if". (Thursday 21 August 2014; 11:30)

Stacey (46,176) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Lol, I'm not sure I can hear that, but I kinda get where you are coming from. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 10:20)

RJ112 (46,175) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I wasn't expecting everyone to agree. Really I wasn't, like even anyone at all. I know she's not everyone's cup of tea and won't force her down anyone's throat. I also do get that this is a messageboard and understand the freedom it grants its posters, that's why I chose things that I wanted to comment on (not missed anything you said). I left out the NFY part because although I hear some similarities, I'm not in a position to judge if AINE was a complete rip-off of it, and that unless Mariah herself comes out and says it is, I tend to tread carefully when it comes to these copying issues because I wasn't happy when Mariah was accused of ripping other people off, so I don't wanna put anyone on the receiving end of that. I also didn't comment on Ariana or how she's being marketed as the "new Mimi" because I know eventually people are gonna tire of that schtick and expose it for the ridiculous plan it is. I'm gonna agree on your more recent point, though, that talent doesn't equate respect. Most importantly, it was rash of me to assume you were insinuating I had bad taste in music and I'm sorry for that. Peace. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 9:11)

The Elusive Chanteuse Show playlist (46,174) by Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa 1. The Wind - And You Don't Remember - Cry 2. Love Takes Time - Can't Let Go - Vision of Love 3. You Don't Know What To Do - I'm That Chick - It's Like That 4. The Roof - Melt Away - When I Saw You 5. 4th of July - Underneath the Stars - Bliss/The Impossible mashup 6. After Tonight - Lullaby - Subtle Invitation 6. Babydoll - Breakdown - The Beautiful Ones 7. Against All Odds - Side Effects - HATEU 8. If It's Over - Faded - Don't Forget About Us 9. Thanx 4 Nothin - One More Try - It's A Wrap 10. Close My Eyes - Can't Take That Away - Camouflage 11. I Wish You Well - Heavenly 12. #Beautiful 13. Meteorite The Elusive Chanteuse Show: I feel that this playlist showcases her elusive side as well as highlighting her bodies of work that showcase the Chanteuse, her vocals. Vulnerability, darkness, mystery and so beautiful. I think ending with the upbeat and current tracks adds a light at the end that is so Mariah. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 6:30)

My setlist for The Elusive Chanteuse Show (46,173) by Fahmi Mustaffa from Malaysia 1. It's Like That 2. Money 3. Migrate 4. Always Be My Baby/Heartbreaker/Emotions 5. Fantasy 6. Looking in/Petals/Underneath The Stars 7. Cry. 8. Make It Look Good 9. Dedicated/I'll be There 10. Bye Bye/Hero/Through the Rain (dedicated to MH 370 and MH17 tragedy) 11. My All/Be Mine/You're Mine 12. Make It Happen/ Heavenly 13. Stay The Night/Camouflage 14. We Belong Together/The Art of Letting Go 15. Butterfly So what do you guys think? (Thursday 21 August 2014; 5:27)

Alex (46,172) by Mara from United States What you wrote is exactly what I was thinking. It is amazing how people have a living legend still making music and who has the history MC has and she is not appreciated. God forbid if something happened to our Mariah, all the people would find it "cool" again and sing her praises, including the "other people on the charts" currently that seem to throw insults her way. Appreciate her now. And yes, Mariah will continue being Mariah and doing what only she can do. I for one still love her. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 5:02)

Gilbert (46,171) by enwar00 from usa I love that you called the Fantasy intro sci fi. Surprise surprise that you want her to sing the whole song. Are those other three your faves as well? Meteorite has some sci fi elements to me. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 3:09)

Similarities (46,170) by enwar00 from usa Ok I can hear Alone In Love and Sent From Up Above in Faded. I also would never have thought that. All three awesome songs to me. You're Mine (Eternal) always reminded me of Alone In Love though. Maybe mixed with Like You by Bow Wow, the music at least. And Cry reminds me of And You Don't Remember, especially the bridge. And yes, I totally hear the Twisted notes towards the end. Haha this is fun. Supernatural of The Impossible not sure why though. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 3:05)

Who should win? (46,169) by Abraham from USA I personally think Mariah deserves to win. She was (and still is) the best female singer of the 90's and scored the most number ones out of anyone. I think we should celebrate when she gets her 19th number one. (If that happens, which I hope it does.) Sounds silly I know but 18 number ones is amazing and quite an accomplishment. I'm proud of her. I really hoped "Beautiful" would have been her next number one. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 2:14)

Me. I am... listening to the music (46,168) by Alex from England I'm glad to see I'm not the only one feeling this way. Enjoy the music guys, here's to hoping Mariah comes to a venue near all of us. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 2:04)

Nick and Mariah / 90's pop icon (46,167) by Abraham from USA Anbody watch ET? They talked about Mariah and Nick possibly getting a divorce. I'm hoping it's not true because that would be sad. It is something how both haven't taken a pic together. It's only been one of the other with the kids. I don't know what's up. I casted my vote for the 90's pop icon. And hope the rest of you will too, though I'm not telling anyone who they should vote for. Just saying, to vote. It'll be interesting to see who wins, there's a lot of competition. You have Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'm assuming that The Spice Girls will have the lowest votes. I didn't even have to think or hesitate when voting. Obviously I'm gonna go with my favorite female singer. The 90's was Mariah's decade. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 1:56)

Re: Alex (46,166) by Carol from Spain Thank you. You're so accurate. (Thursday 21 August 2014; 0:54)

Obsessed, TMB, and Faded (46,165) by Dove from USA Obsessed and Touch My Body are actually two of my least favorite songs of hers. On my perfect set list I added the hook: "Touch my body, put me on the floor, wrestle me around, play with me some more, touch my body, throw me on the bed, I just want to make you feel like you never did, etc." Because I like the lusty mood of it and I think it goes with the sensual/infatuation mood of #Beautiful and Your Girl. It's a shout out without going into the whole song. I also like that she doesn't whisper the hook. Obsessed has a good beat and it's a fun song, I think it would sound good after Thirsty. But from my set list it's the next song I would have taken off. After reading the post about Faded, I can see how Sent From Up Above and Alone in Love are similar to Faded. I almost changed the medley on my set list but I added I Only Wanted instead because it has a similar theme and Charmbracelet wasn't getting any love on my list. I can see the Don't Forget About Us similarity now too. (Wednesday 20 August 2014; 21:06)

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