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Mariah's singing accent (43,801) by PJW from The U.K. I noticed her doing this live way back maybe most so when singing "got to be real" with Patti La Belle but it really got to me on both live and recorded versions of "If you should ever be lonely". I've never liked that track for that reason alone. I think she's still capable of the "Mariah voice", but doesn't use it for a few reasons, one of them being years of critics saying she had no emotion in her voice, another that it's a very pretty, girly voice and that perhaps doesn't fit with a few of her mental constructs on image or sit well with memories of her earlier career. There might be reasons to do with the ease of using this current accent voice, but I've no real idea about that so it's just a guess. (Monday 19 May 2014; 12:15)

Elusive in the UK (43,800) by Antonio from Spain Hey lambily. Does someone know if Elusive is gonna be released in the UK in physical format? Because there is no promotion on the HMV stores and in Wikipedia it says "UK - Digital download". I am pretty scared because I want to get me a physical copy. Thank you. (Monday 19 May 2014; 12:08)

The voice (43,799) by Danny Braden from Uk It must be hard for Mariah to struggle maintaining an impossible image and skill. She has been one of the worlds greatest singers for 20 or so years even now she is still respected for that so the constant pressure and criticism from fans, labels and the general public must be disheartening but she keeps on doing it and bringing us new music and creativity I think as Mariah gets older unless she finds peace within her self is going to find it difficult. (Monday 19 May 2014; 8:11)

Lamb O Chop (43,798) by Randy from USA While I do believe she lipsyncs more than the lambily would like to realize, I'm having a hard time believing this video isn't doctored. If it is in fact true, it is what we've feared for some time now. None of her live high belts are her singing on stage and it calls into question every live performance after Divas Live 1998. I hope this video is not authentic. (Monday 19 May 2014; 6:47)

Re: Lee Uk (43,797) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia Hunny all I can say is I guess she wasn't feeling it that day. I agree though, I know she lips parts here and there, but I don't want to see her out there blatantly doing it like that. Hell she could've sung it in a lower key, hummed, or whistled it for all I care. Oh well she still have her "on" days when she can still give us a nice hardy robust belt so I won't (cry) about it too much about it. I just need her to really pull this voice together before she hits the the stage again to promote this album. Because chile. lol That's still my number one chick though. (Monday 19 May 2014; 4:37)

Supernatural snippet, anyone? (43,796) by Johnny from United States Everyone says it's amazing. Anyone know where I can hear it? Dying with anticipation. [Webmaster: Sorry, but I will not allow posts with links to leaks.] (Monday 19 May 2014; 3:38)

Mariah's singing accent (43,794) by Lee from UK I have recently been listening to a lot of Mariah's live performances from over the years and I have come to the conclusion that the reason I don't like Mariah's live voice these days is because of her vowel sounds. She has changed the way she pronounces some of her vowels; especially the ones on which she sustains a note. They way she sings them makes her sound nasally. It's hard to explain but her vowel sounds used to sound more rounded and smooth. Now they are a bit squeaky and scratchy at the same time. I don't know if anyone else has noticed or if it's just me but Mariah seems to have let her accent become more apparent in her singing voice since TEOM. Most singers don't appear to have an accent when they sing (unless of course you look at country singers) and Mariah never really used to have an accent in her singing voice either. To small humble me from England, she used to just have a generic American sounding singing accent that most English speaking singers tend to have (even most British singers). Now, however, there is definitely a different accent that can be heard on the vowels and they are not pleasant to the ear. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 21:19)

Lamb_O_Chop (43,793) by Lee from UK Thank you for posting that video. Can you imagine being in the audience and witnessing that happen? We all know Mariah lips most of the belting notes at the end of songs but to witness it in such a fashion is truly disappointing. I haven't mentioned anything about Mariah's Today Show performance because I wasn't expecting it to be good. After years of sub par live performance I come to expect shoddy vocals. But I would rather hear bad vocals sung live than good vocals pre-recorded. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 21:07)

Thirsty or You Don't Know What To Do (43,792) by B from USA I prefer Thirsty over YDKWTD. I think Thirsty has the potential to be a big hit with the right video. It's catchy. I like both versions. YDKWTD has potential as well. After a few false starts this era is, at least musically, taking off. She needs a video like Touch My Body for Thirsty. A video that pokes fun at the publics perception of her. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 19:25)

Mariah's dress (43,791) by Will from England Mariah's dress that she wore for her Today Show performance really reminded me on her GMA performance for TEOM, you know, the golden-ish shimmering ball gown etc. It looked great and she sounded great IMO. Were parts of the performances lipped? Maybe. But out of all her performances thus far, she sounded great that day. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 19:19)

Supernatural (43,790) by Isabelle from USA I'm already becoming obsessed with Supernatural. I keep replaying the snippet over and over. It has a sugary-pop fantasy-esque beat, I though it was going to be a piano-driven ballad or a ballad-lullaby like "Blue", but it isn't. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 18:13)

Leak is coming (43,789) by Me.Great from Germany A May 23th release in Germany and Australia will be equatable with a worldwide leak in less than 5 days. That's for sure. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 17:53)

No new single post by Isabelle (43,788) by Chicago Lamb from USA You are 0% correct. Thank you for clarifying this for the lambs. The theme here is pre-order the whole album if you want what you've liked so far. After all, Mimi did say the album has to be heard as a "whole". (Sunday 18 May 2014; 15:44)

Will from Australia (43,787) by Will from England Different release dates for different countries. So Australia will be one of the first countries to hear the whole album. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 13:13)

Release date (43,786) by Martyn from England, UK From what I've heard it's being released in Australia and Germany on the 23rd, in the UK on the 26th and the 27th everywhere else (Sunday 18 May 2014; 12:24)

May 23rd or May 27th? (43,785) by Will from Australia I'm confused, my iTunes pre order says expected May 23rd but some articles that Mariah has tweeted say May 27th. Does anyone know what it actually is? (Sunday 18 May 2014; 10:54)

Pre-order new album (43,784) by OGmattyICE from US I'm not sure if it's been brought to ya'lls attention yet, but on iTunes USA you can pre-order Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse with both clean and explicit lyrics on both the standard and deluxe versions. That's 4 total pre-orders. Simply go to the "albums" section of Mariah Carey on iTunes, scroll down, and you will find them. I hope this helps. Spread the word. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 8:29)

Don't be patetic (43,783) by Anonymous from When Mariah does something good I praise her and talk about it, when she does something bad (in my opnion) I will talk about it too. But really, some people are patetic. I read some comments on her Today performance and I need a rest, some of you claim for perfection. Mariah doesn't need to hit every single note in a perfect range or how she used to do it in her early years before so much concerts, albums, interviews, etc etc. She is not a machine. I think she did a really good job, she sounded out of key in some parts in "Always be my baby" but in general was good. And why if she sang along a playback in some parts of her new song. Everybody does that. I'm sure that if she sounded perfect in every song, every note then some of you would say: it's lipsynching. Really those kind of comments stress me. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 5:20)

Mariah, the Today performance (43,782) by Anonymous from I watched the performance on the Today show and it made me feel happy. She was really good, having a good time. I liked the 3 songs. I have to say that "You don´t know what to do" is a really good song, very fresh and catchy. I wonder why that song wasn't the last single instead "You're mine lol" whatever. The only thing that I didn't like is that Mariah still doesn't know how to move along all the stage. I hate when she stands in only one place but in general I enjoyed the show. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 3:02)

Thirsty (43,781) by Darryle from USA Mariah instagramed a short video of the album and single covers with Thirsty as background music. Seeing this now I'm confused on whether or not she's dropping it. Normally when she drops something she just doesn't acknowledge it. So maybe it will be a single and she just didn't perform it at the summer concert. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 2:51)

Mariah "gurl" (43,780) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia I'mma get you for this (2:38 mark). Now you all know I love her and will defend her to the "gawds", but Hunny chile I can't with this. Which one of you all uploaded this? Never mind, honey I preordered my album yesterday. May 27th can't get here fast enough. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 2:38)

There is no new single (43,779) by Isabelle from USA These songs are being released to showcase the album. There is no individual single that will be released for right now. Lambs and others are missing the point of the strategy. The point is to lock up more album pre-orders by stalling a singular digital downloads, and the strategy to drive up album pre-orders is working. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 2:30)

Million Dollar Bill (43,778) by Maurice from USA I love both song choices from Mariah but I believe that Thirsty has more crossover potential. YDKWTD sounds like Whitney Houston Million Dollar Bill. It's a great song but that song didn't do well for Whitney and I feel the same way about YDKWTD. I believe after the album release Mariah will release Thirsty as the single. I hope she is taking this time to slim down a little for the video. For the video I would like Mariah to make fun of herself. The song is called Thirsty so show the world how Thirsty you have been to remain relevant. Like always having your breast out, being ultra sexy, refusing to act your age, and playing the diva role. It would make the video funny and make her more relatable. On the day the video is released she should release a maxi single for Thirsty. With 5-6 remixes all re sung including dance mixes and RnB mixes and to also include the re sung dance remix of Beautiful that we all want. To capitalize the beautiful dance mix will be album only so you will have to buy the complete maxi single to get that song. Price should be between 6-7 US dollars. She can still release YDKWTD to do to pop radio just to see how it would perform. But I'm so excited to get this album. I believe it will be great. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 1:32)

YDKW vs Thirsty (43,777) by Me.Great from Germany "YDKW" is a good song, but "Thirsty" would be a better choice for a single. "Thirsty" ist fresh, catchy and reaches the masses, not only the lambs and "90's Mariah lovers". It's too similar to MJ's and JT's single. "YDKW" also reminds me of "I'm that chick". "Chick" also was a good song, but not a good choice for a single, therefore they dropped it. "Migrate" would have done better. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 1:14)

That Grape Juice (43,776) by Martyn from England, UK Stephen. I totally agree about That Grape Juice. They used to be so nice about Mariah but for some reason Sam has decided he wants to mock her in every post, even positive ones. I've stopped visiting that site because of it. In other news, I visited a beach today as the sun was setting so naturally decided to remake The Art Of Letting Go single cover. It doesn't look like we can add pics on here any more but I posted it on my Twitter @martynhett. (Sunday 18 May 2014; 0:57)

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