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The dress (44,215) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Although I agree with the person writing below about getting tired of all the black gowns, I have to say I am not a fan of the dress she wore while accepting the speech. Seriously, Mariah has access to the best designers and yet her outfits are not that great. Last year (especially during AI) she had some really great outfits, which were pretty, sexy and classy at the same time. I am guessing she wears the black ones to look slim, but she should seriously move on to colorful or gold/silver numbers. The award acceptance outfit was horrible. I get it that Mariah will always want to look sexy, but that dress did nothing for her. She could have instead opted for a long champagne gown with crystal work or whatever. She needs to draw the line between sexy and tacky. I don't understand how a woman who is so classy (the way she speaks, the way she moves, and everything) can end up in such ridiculous outfit. it's something I would expect Nicki Minaj or Lady Gaga to wear. Not Mariah. Anyways all that said, I am really looking forward to watching her performance and I am seriously concerned about the lack of promotions. Do they expect the album to sell just based on Mariah's brand? Because that won't happen unfortunately. At a time when the promotions should be at the highest level, we are barely seeing M anywhere. It's sad how somehow all her latest efforts are being ignored by the GP simply because her team is not making any efforts to get it any attention. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 19:08)

MIAMTEC (44,214) by Rón from United Kingdom I have had the album for about a day now, and have listened to all of the tracks in full now. This album is so great and as a new fan, this is the first release that I have really been a part of which is great, I am enjoying hearing everyone's opinions. My favourite tracks on this album are Cry, Supernatural, YDKWTD and Heavenly, especially Heavenly. This album is great, so good. I am so pleased with it, the vocals are great as is the instrumentation/ production. I also need to say that One More Try is a standout. Now it gets really exciting for me, the promotion. I am really looking forward to interviews and live performances, especially the NBC special to air this week. Hopefully she will appear at the MTV Awards and AMAs etc. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 18:34)

Me I am the best (44,213) by B from USA The new album is her best album since TEOM. I adore E=MC2. Side Effects is one of her best songs. But it was a collection of singles. Memoirs was/is ok. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 18:23)

Anita Baker is a Mariah Fan (44,212) by Philipp from Switzerland Check her Twitter account, Anita Baker made a lot of positive comments about Mariah's new album. At least someone is doing promo lol. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 18:10)

I think the album is a contract fulfillment (44,211) by Randy from USA Guys, I am really thrilled that you guys like the album. However, the woman that crafted Right To Dream, Butterfly, My All, Languishing, Outside, Close My Eyes, Petals is not present on this one. I think this was a mash of all the tracks she has recorded to get her off the label. Look at the lack of promotion and when I went to her official website, it's the same layout it has been, the first video that comes up is Touch My Body and on her music page, the last album is MCIIY. There is nowhere to find the lyrics. She did every talkshow and late night show with Memoirs. With this one she has done very little promotion this week. I do think this will undersell Memoirs. I want MC to be successful but I think a lot of you want it so bad you have forced yourself to find a silver lining in every song when none of it is comparable to her previous work. I think there will be another album in a year or two on a new label that will feel more MC. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 17:56)

The Art Of Letting Go is an open door for disgruntled fans (44,210) by Geronimo from USA I believe this song is about Mariah getting over her need to cater to fans who want her to be something she is not. Of course the lyrics read like a typical relationship song. But, you know what, she is the queen of the double entendre and she is telling fair-weather and "I miss Walter" fans that 1) she is tired of their non-sense "reverberating in my ears" and she wants you to 2) just "go to MiMi on your contacts, press delete" and then 3) move on to your favorite "Meteorite" and enjoy them until their 15 minutes of fame burns out. Further, did you notice how this is her first album that did not have an adult contemporary ballad thrown in for people who cannot get over her previous life working with Walter? That was also a hint. Take it and go. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 17:53)

Sam Smith (44,209) by Jono from USA Hey Lambs, sorry to sidetrack the conversation for a bit. I was wondering if any of you have heard of Sam Smith? He's a young British artist that's just coming up. I bring him up because like Mariah, there is something about the tone of his voice that just gets me emotional. This may be so far fetched, but I'm hoping they will do a duet someday, because I think it could be a classic. To see (and hear) what I'm talking about, look up "Stay With Me", either the studio or the SNL live version. Chills. We need artists like him and Mariah to remind people what actual talent is. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 17:24)

Sales (44,207) by Jono from USA Those numbers don't surprise me, I would have been surprised if she had been above 100k. The thing is, the days of massive album sales are gone. In today's world, everyone's attention span has been severely reduced due to technological advances and accessibility. Instant gratification is what everyone seeks. No one has time to sit down and listen to an album - heck, people don't actively seek out music videos anymore. Nowadays, opening 200k is considered huge, and is reserved for the gimmicky artists (I'm looking at you, Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus). Mariah will never sell TEOM levels, and it's not her fault. It's just the changing times. Like I said, I'd much rather her have low sales than having bad, generic, selling out songs. Also, since when does a public's reception of an album determine whether or not it's good? I mean, this is a society that worships Justin Bieber, One Direction, and Miley Cyrus. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 17:09)

Re: Nobody wishes her to fail by Marcel from Canada (44,206) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands When I read all the messages you've posted here, they are mostly very negative. I highly doubt you can call yourself a fan if you only like her the first 7 years and nothing she has done for the last 17 years. Maybe you're in denial, but I think you should face the truth: you're no longer a fan. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 16:31)

Nobody wishes her to fail (44,205) by Marcel from Montréal, Canada At least I don't. Actually I wish nothing but the best for her. I said It's been 17 year without any good vocally song, and yes, to me and it's my opinion she lost it vocally and when you hear something ok like this latest album we all know she won't be able to perform it live in a good way like she used in her, sorry but, her golden years. "She's 45 don't expect her to..." yeah, sure, but first Céline is older and vocally perfect and not alone, just one example and seconnd Mariah was just a tender 27th when she suddenly lost it and we all know she barely tours or promote, her out-of-the-USA performances are lipped always since 97 and this was a 5 years period of doing nothing but relaxing almost all the time, still she was in need of electronically improving her vocals on this album, which by the way I said it was a good album just nothing spectacular and a let down to me once again, but thankfully I stayed short on my expectations so it wouldn't dissappoint me that much. About her writing, well, dumb lately and that's something most people say about her songs and then the ghetto slangs sometimes are. Don't like Miley but would've loved her to do a wrecking kind of tune or one of my fave artists Pink's Just Give Me A Reason track. I still come here after 17 years because I don't breath MC and my life is plenty with and without her. I have a life so I can hear this and still buy and "wait" but I won't be depressed nor crying to her songs. Never did, never will. Still a real fan, never a lamb. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 16:13)

(44,204) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines The question I will ask later in this post may be way off and in fact might even be offensive to some of us, so I apologize in advance to anyone who may find it so as I don't mean to ruffle anyone's feathers. To say LA Reid has nailed it this time would be an understatement. It's hard enough to stage a comeback for an artist with a career that spans decades who is alive, which makes it even more impressive that he was able to mastermind the MJ fever revival almost 5 years after his death, especially following the relatively dismal performance of his first posthumous compilation of material. Not to mention the fans are actually pretty much divided about the idea of releasing music after his death, so that definitely was an added challenge. But still, he and his team pulled it off really well. Now my polarising question is this: hypothetically, when Mariah is gone, will you allow her team to release her records posthumously? Would you be one of those fans who would agree and lap them up because every bit of Mariah counts? Or would you be one of those who think those records didn't make the cut for good reasons and just would rather that they remain unreleased? (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 15:29)

Listening to Memoirs (44,203) by Anonymous from I really enjoy listening to this one. This album had great opening sells because there was a hit named Obsessed. Is there a new video from Chanteuse yet? I don't even hear of any video shoot these couple of weeks. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 15:24)

Nothing good since 1997? (44,202) by Alex from England I just can't sit this one out when I read that some people haven't heard anything good vocally since 1997 except for Lead The Way. I mean, sure, everyone is entitled to their opinion but I have one question then. Why still wait for Mariah to astound you for the past 17 years when she clearly no longer can. I mean, I do understand that her voice is not the same, that cannot be argued but saying that she hasn't put out anything good/amazing vocally in the past 17 years is just... I guess I just don't understand some people and what they actually expect. On another note, I've had the album on repeat for a week and now my mind is definitely made up. Favorites: YDKWTD, Heavenly, Faded, MILG and Meteorite. The ballads are definitely so 90's Mariah, I hope people asking her to give them a couple more ballads like the old days are happy, if not, you never will be. I like all the songs but I'll skip a couple of them in the long run but I can say she's given us a great body of work. I'm glad I never doubted her even though the leadup to the album was more than confusing. Welcome back Mariah, you're still the best. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 15:17)

More promo (44,201) by Anonymous from I feel like Mariah should have promoted the album more, going on more talk shows and more magazine interviews. I know she's done some but not enough imo, she needs to be everywhere. Maybe the sales would've been better then. Not that it matters that much to me, as long as the album's good. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 15:06)

Angels Advocate (44,200) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Does anybody else as well feel relieved that the Angels Advocate album didn't get released at all? I mean, all of the "remixed" songs from that album were barely even touched at all. Like somebody else mentioned here earlier, all of them stink of the same lazy "cut-and-paste" routine. It makes you even wonder how this whole idea of a remix album was even concieved in the first place, let alone considered. It had "legacy tarnishing" written all over it. It's funny because it's almost as if Mariah forgot what "remix" means - ironic, considering she was responsible for some of the most memorable remixes (dance or hip-hop) in the 90s. Of the 5 songs that were "remixed", I feel like only Ribbon with The-Dream and Ludacris was the only one where the original song structure was altered the most (and that's not saying a lot, because they still retained the beat, just removed the lazy drone in the background). Even worse, there was no trace of a resung vocal to be found in any of the supposedly "reworked" material. Thank God this was shut down because it definitely would have been a massive commercial flop following the already underwheming performance of its parent album. Plus, the critics would have never let us heard the end of it. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 14:51)

Me. I am Mariah (44,199) by Robby from Norway I would like to share my post in my FB. The long wait is over. Lambs around the world let's celebrate and say "Hail the queen and the voice isbBack. She is back. Mariah Carey has once again put out a great album." Yeah, the long wait is over and it's worth the wait. I have listened to the entire album, from "Cry." to "The Art of Letting Go" (since I have the deluxe edition in my iPhone) many times already and all I can say is perfection. You'll never press the skip button because each song is worth to listen. It's been a while since we heard from our Mimi and now here it is. A fresh music made specially by Mariah. She is not your diva who only sings but also writes her own songs, makes the melody, produces music and sometimes directs the video. If I am going to pick my top five songs from the album, it will be 1. "Dedicated" (ft. Nas) 2. "You Don't Know What to Do" (ft. Wale) 3. "Faded" 4. "Cry." 5. "Heavenly". Special mention to her cover of George Michael original, One More Try, she nailed it. Congrats Mariah. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 14:16)

Homeslice from Canada (44,198) by Bill from the UK Mariah's 7 track Unplugged EP from 1992 was eligible to chart on the Billboard 200, so there's no reason Mahone's cannot. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 12:21)

Me I Am Mariah (44,197) by Dan from US They should never let it stream on iTunes Radio, sales would never been at a low for first week. I actually don't care what she sells anymore but it is nice to read positive things on such an amazing album. She needs promo like ASAP in the US lol. Hopefully she kicks JD and Def jam to the curb. They are not doing anything good for Mariah. I hope she realizes this. We don't even have a real single to request at radio, like common people. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 12:06)

First week predictions US (44,196) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Mariah's first week sales predictions are in, and it's looking terrible. Sales of 65-70k have been predicted based one one day sales. I love the album and this would never affect my opinion of it, but perhaps Mariah, JD and the rest of her team should stop asking fans to go "do it for MC" on twitter, and actually get out there and do the work themselves. I don't believe in making fans do the work. That's not our job, it's Mariah's. She has barely promoted this, and will now suffer gross humiliation in the press as a result, which is a shame. A legend like Mariah should not have to justify herself. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 10:02)

This album / bittersweet (44,195) by Anthony Basco from Cardiff, Wales It's kind of an odd occasion, because it's so polarising. It seems like the straw that will break the camels back, cementing life long and always no matter what fandom or letting go and just appreciating what was. I do enjoy reading everyone's opinions (ok, a stretch of truth, I feel a bit uncomfortable reading really scathing, what I feel to be unfair reviews, but hey, I do accept completely that people do and often do haha have different opinions to mine). I just, I feel because for me this is one of, if not the greatest Mariah album (she has so many "greats" but this is probably what I would describe as the definitive MC album) that I thought everyone, especially fans, would love it. But instead it's almost like a "thank you for the years" album for some fans. I feel it's a little bittersweet and a little sad, but life is full of meetings and partings and I guess that's what this album represents. Which considering at one point it was supposedly going to be "The Art of Letting Go" is particularly fitting. Thanks for all the replies and again I really enjoy this message board. Now all is left for me is to enjoy this phenomenal gift that Mariah has produced for all of us, her fans. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 9:43)

Randy (44,194) by Darryle from USA You hit the nail on the head when you said Mariah isn't respected in songwriting because of her image. That's so true. Most people see Mariah as a diva ditzy dumb blonde. Even Mariah knows it. I wish people would look past the cleavage and diva stuff and just look at Mariah's sining and writing. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 8:22)

Outgrown Mariah (44,193) by Sunshine Divalamb from Germany I have read this a few times. That some say Mariah is just not doing it for them anymore, she can't give what they want etc. That is cool, for those it's time to move on and like others artists. What I don't get is why they still go on about it and even go as far as wishing Mariah to fail with this album. If you are done your are done, just leave. A lot of us just want to enjoy this era and experience it with each other, to see these messages in between just puts me in a unnecessary bad mood. I don't want to be disrespectful to anybody and yes everybody is entitled to their opinion but there is a time to say bye bye. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 8:14)

Mimi's dress (44,192) by Marissa from USA I just have to give a shout out to Mariah's sparkly number that she wore to accept her WMAs. I was so tired of seeing her in black all the time. This may be my favorite dress that she's ever worn. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 7:17)

Sales / charts (44,191) by cBerr from Canada With regards to the article on Austin Mahone (or whatever his name is), since when does a 8-track EP [of which 2 tracks are listed as bonus tracks] qualify as an album? Maybe I don't know the rules for charting, but have EPs always been eligible for the BB200 Album Chart? Seems somewhat unfair. Before anyone accuses me of bias, I would feel this way regardless of the artist in question. It's unfair to all new releases; Mariah's, Coldplay's, MJ's or Sarah McLachlan's. All of which are full-length albums. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 6:57)

First post / thoughts on MIAM (44,190) by cBerr from Canada Hey everyone. Found this site after the drama surrounding the MDJ (non-)closure, but wanted to wait until after the album release to combine my first post with my thoughts on the album. From top-to-bottom, I think this is a really solid release, maybe the closest to resembling "old-school" Mariah. (Even though I am not one of those who obsess over that sort of thing.) I'm proud of her growth/maturing as an artist and with regards to MIAM, I have not skipped a single track on this album and believe it is full of potential "singles" to help sales. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 6:46)

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