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Las Vegas (106,175) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
I wouldn't say her popularity declined during MIAM. In fact #Beautiful could easily have been her next top 10 hit but after the accident she dropped all promo. Same with the rest of the roll out. Her delaying it due to the title being leaked, then releasing random singles with no proper treatments and no promo. People were still interested in her during this era, she just vanished.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 13:39)
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The new show (106,174) by Carlos from Brazil
I think if I was in Mariah's situation as a singer/legend with the most difficult songs ever done to sing live I would also use my pre recorded vocals just as she seems to be doing. Looks and sounds like she is using vocals from this year maybe recorded in a studio to be used on tour. As WW used to say. It's still her voice, you know she can sing.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 13:36)
Las Vegas (106,173) by Bobby A from United States
I was scratching my head after watching Xavier's video. The facade of a total package artist is front and center now. Maybe we will never see MC16 released. This is what MC used to be through the eras 1-7

1. Debut - mesmerising
2. Emotions - insane vocals
3. Music Box - mature artist
4. Daydream - confident artist
5. Butterfly - transformation
6. Rainbow - versatile artist
7. Glitter - trendsetter
8. Charmbracelet - lackluster album, vocally on point world tour
9. TEOM - the return of the voice
10. E=MC2 - still on top
11. Memoirs - sales decline
12. MIAM - popularity decline on the charts
13. Caution - critically exclaimed album and tour, high Spotify numbers, vocal decline
14. 2019-2024 - queen of Christmas, MC16 delayed constantly
(Monday 15 April 2024; 10:41)
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Las Vegas (106,172) by Bill from the UK
I'll always love Mariah, but a grand total of 2 minutes of actual live vocals from a 2 hour show is appalling. Mariah fans love to mock J. Lo, but Mariah herself is no better. I think I'm finally done with her now. There's nothing more to say. Good luck y'all.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 09:03)
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Las Vegas (106,171) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
This is all she sang live on the first night. The new renditions sound really good though.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 01:02)
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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,170) by Bobby A from United States
I get it now. I guess she has to keep a few surprises until the start of the shows.
(Monday 15 April 2024; 00:05)
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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,169) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
Thanks for sharing. I think I read she plays music to I Didn't mean to turn you on and Boy when she's changing. Set list looks good. I would like her to add GYN on some dates. She looks great and I know she will get more comfortable with more dates.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 22:38)
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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,168) by Matty from Vancouver Canada
I get the intention being how she got from the debut to TEOM, that makes sense. I personally would have preferred a setlist that starts with It's Like That, and then shows how TEOM influenced all her albums post TEOM. Really focusing on her recent catalog, she doesn't incorporate her new music nearly enough. This would be my dream set list for this residency:
ILT
SIO
Say Somethin'
Mine again
One and Only/So Lonely
I Wish you Knew
Get Your Number
DFAU
I'm That Chick
Touch my Body
Stay in Love Dance Remix
Side Effects
Love U long time
Obsessed
Candy Bling
H.A.T.E.U
#Beautiful
Dedicated
You're Mine (Eternal)
You Don't Know what to Do
Caution
GTFO (edited version)
The Distance
A No No
WBT
FLAB as the closer
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 22:11)
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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,167) by Will from England
The theme of the show is how she got to TEOM, from her debut and through he career to show why TEOM was and is an important album. From what I've seen there are spoken parts that are played between songs, almost like the audio book. Speaking of the show, I've been highly impressed by the presentation of the set, and how it's all put together. Her voice is supremely better than when we all saw that clip of VOL from a while back. The discussion of what is pre-recorded or lipped is tired and old - she is singing live what she can throughout the show and it sounds great. We just have to adjust to the new singing style that she is adopting and it's working from what I can see and hear. As for deep cuts, plenty of deep cuts from what I've seen. Set list is roughly and order may not be correct:
VOL
Emotions
Make it happen
Can't let go
I'll be there
Dreamlover/remix
Hero
Without you
Fantasy
Butterfly
Babydoll
The toof
My all
Breakdown
Close my eyes
Looking in
(there have been some reports of a Glitter/Charmbracelet medley but I suspect that's when she is off stage)
I wish you knew
It's like that
Shake it off
Your girl
Circles
Say something
We belong together
Fly like a bird
That's quite a good set list, I can only dream she decides to take this internationally.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 19:11)
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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,166) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
Ya I was like wow that's so random that she stops at TEOM but what you said makes sense although I think this would have been a good opportunity for her to promote some of her relatively newer albums like singing The Distance, #Beautiful, A No No etc.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 19:07)
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MC would be surprised (106,165) by Bobby A from United States
I am here this morning in a popular Austin, Texas record shop called Waterloo Records. They are already sold out of the Cowboy Carter vinyl. Sales clerks are discussing different track variations between what was sold on her website compared to the physical release. Customers are calling and asking if the Cowboy Carter vinyl is still in stock. I wish the hype right now about a Beyonce release was MC. I really feel MC underestimates how the public would receive MC16. Lambs and other non fans are hungry for new Mariah Carey music. She would be surprised that it would probably do better in sales than Caution. It has been 6 years too long now.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 17:29)
Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,164) by Bobby A from United States
I knew she was going to pull something like this. Knowing how she can become so fixed on an "anniversary", MC just wanted us to get hyped about TEOM all over again. She is not as predictable with her actions like she was 25 years ago. She spoiled us releasing new albims every two years, letting us have a glimpse into the recording process and her collaborator choices. It is going to be another boring Mimi summer for us filled with lots of guessing games and insider accounts.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 14:20)
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Mimi residency (106,163) by Terna from Nigeria
So far, the clips I have seen on social media, IG especially, some accounts were even uploading in real time, I am impressed in the production value and the whole esthetic of the show very high value, worthy of an album and era that literally saved this woman and moved her from icon to legendary status. Vocally, it is what it is. I feel like some songs (most of the songs if not all) have been lowered in key to fit her current voice and have her singing in her lower mix without stressing too much and doing much vocally, they sound good but not as impactful as their original keys, being a soprano it almost sounds like she's singing "too low" if that makes sense. I think Mariah has finally gotten help professionally in terms of a speech therapist and maybe even vocal coach. Her rendition of "Vision of Love" had her holding the "be" at the end of the song like on the record instead of shifting the vowel sound to an "eh" as she has done so many times in the past. This shows improvement. Concerning new music, I think we're in for a surprise later this year or early next year. A Mimi 2.0. Haha.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 13:54)
Funko Pop (106,162) by Terna from Nigeria
I chuckled when I saw the new Funko Pop Mimi figure. The dress is cute. Lol. A rare collectors item eventually.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 13:39)
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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,161) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
Yes?
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 06:13)
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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,160) by Shezz from Pk
Mimi L. from the setlist I saw (not sure how accurate it was), it seemed like she was doing an "eras" show - going along chronologically, closing with TEOM. In some ways that does seem odd that she's leaving out some great stuff from later but then that was last great "era". E=MC2 fizzled out too soon after TMB.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 05:40)
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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,159) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States
Huh?
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 01:10)
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Las Vegas (106,158) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States
She definitely doesn't look happy. She looks preoccupied and pulled out.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 01:09)
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Article: Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey are dating? (106,157) by Bobby A from United States
I guess we will know it is true when TMZ is able to take some pictures of the couple together and broadcast them on their show. By the way, he owns a home in Paris and a recording studio in the Bahamas.
(Sunday 14 April 2024; 00:34)
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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,156) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
Did we get the full set list? I'm surprised there's no DFAU. She could have done a medley of One and Only and So Lonely. I saw she started with VOL. That's odd since the show is supposed to be a celebration of TEOM and she had ILT, SIO as perfect openers. Was there a reason behind her doing older songs for a majority of the show and then TEOM later? If so why no songs from albums after TEOM? All things aside she looks stunning, the gold dress she wears at the beginning of the TEOM set was beautiful and very TEOM coded. What I loved about some of the videos are that she was walking around by herself and even did a mini almost sprint. All these visually creates a more engaging show rather than using dancers as crutches. So she'll only get better. I hope with each show she also stops relying too much on the teleprompter but as always her shows getting better with more dates. The stage looks nice and moody very TEOM coded. All things asides I think in person the show was a lot better than whatever we can see from low res videos.
(Saturday 13 April 2024; 22:57)
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Article: Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey are dating? (106,155) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
Friends become lovers all the time. Although I'm not saying it's 100% true but they would make quite a power couple.
(Saturday 13 April 2024; 22:38)
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Article: Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey are dating? (106,154) by Bobby A from United States
I think it is true. He is a legend, established, loved his late mother, a musical genius, sexy and their Grammy moment earlier this year said it all.
(Saturday 13 April 2024; 18:28)
Las Vegas (106,153) by BFF from United States
It is really hard to tell if she is singing live at all. Seems like maybe she pre-recorded new versions of most songs to make it sound more like her "current voice". The vocals sound like her "current voice" but the audio sounds too smoothed out (i.e. no cracks in her voice). The "Butterfly" medley definitely seemed completely lip-synced. And she's certainly coming off incredibly stiff in terms of stage presence. Something just seems really off.
(Saturday 13 April 2024; 15:58)
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Las Vegas (106,152) by Shezz from Pk
She fooled me first with the low resolution videos coming out. I thought wow she really did work hard for these shows and got her voice back. To be fair, it is her current voice - I think it's clear now she's not getting her confidence back to sing them live. Her voice sounds good though. She looked great, not as stiff as her first Christmas shows, she'll only get better on stage. I didn't see enough clips to see how much she was singing live but her 2 mostly live staples VOL and Hero seemed majorly lipped. Still hoping for MC16 sometime soon.
(Saturday 13 April 2024; 13:59)
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Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,151) by "MariahHater" from Hell
I was hoping she will perform Mine Again, GYN, One and Only, DFAU and ILT. Orrrr she is doing some reimagined versions of these songs. Idk.
(Saturday 13 April 2024; 13:52)

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