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Album cover (42,883) by David from Spain This picture should be the album cover. I'ts fabulous and very simple like the Music Box cover. (Friday 25 April 2014; 13:14)

Billboard cover (42,882) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I love the Billboard cover, it's a classic Mariah shot. It's very similar to that photo that was used a lot in magazines and when Mariah was doing promo during Glitter. I'm sure you guys know the picture, where Mariah more or less pulls the exact same pose, but with different lighting and non wet hair. I suspect Mariah will drop her album to iTunes before May 6th, so it's probably best to keep your eyes posted from this Tuesday onwards, as it could drop anyday. May 6th might be the release date for the physical album. We shall see though, as I could be totally wrong. It is just these "secret" releases tend to work like that. I think Pharrell did the same thing. (Friday 25 April 2014; 11:18)

All press is good press / Butterfly all over again (42,881) by Edward from USA Since May 6th is the release date, she won't technically be pulling a Beyoncé. The element of surprise will be the details about the album. People will be very curious. She is smart enough not to change the set date. Don't expect physical CD's right away, the album will be digitally released first, and probably a week later physical CD's will be available. It is weird though having an album with no name when you have set a release date. It will be like in '97 when I walked in the store and bought my copy of Butterfly and went home. Even though the Honey single already listed that it was taken from Butterfly, discovering every track was intriguing and exciting. I would never forget my first reaction to the song Butterfly, the nuances and lyrics captivated me. (Friday 25 April 2014; 9:38)

Mariah Billboard (42,880) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah is on the cover of Billboard? Wow I'm so excited, the promotions have begun. Mimi, gear up for your 19th number 1. (Friday 25 April 2014; 8:32)

This is my life since I last left off (42,879) by Lighty from China After waiting five years between albums, Mariah Carey finally explains the personal struggle behind her all-at-once digital release, from that Idol debacle ("bamboozled") to a need for "uplifting" music: "It's all been a blur." (Friday 25 April 2014; 7:58)

Mariah on the cover of Billboard Magazine May 2014 (42,878) by Philipp from Switzerland After waiting five years between albums, Mariah Carey finally explains the personal struggle behind her all-at-once digital release, from that Idol debacle ("bamboozled") to a need for "uplifting" music: "It's all been a blur." (Friday 25 April 2014; 7:22)

Billboard magazine (42,877) by Chicago Lamb from USA Mariah graces the cover of Billboard Magazine. Now we're impressed. (Friday 25 April 2014; 6:54)

SweetheartAaron (42,876) by Warr-en-Peace from United States You're correct in noticing the similarities in the two covers, but this era's photos are definitely not from TEOM. They likely come from early 2013 or late 2012. Markus and Indrani did shoot the TEOM-era covers. I'm not sure if Mariah has worked with them anytime from 2005-20012. Recently she teamed up with them for the gorgeous TAOLG cover (and the album cover that had been leaked by Walmart). Hopefully she continues to work with them and other great artists, as the quality of covers has been lacking in recent years. I think Markus and Indrani really create stunning shots of Mariah. (Sidenote: Indrani was the director for the "You're Mine (Eternal)" music video.) (Friday 25 April 2014; 6:03)

"You're Mine" dance mix #1 (42,875) by Chicago Lamb from USA I'm so not impressed. Show me the album. (Friday 25 April 2014; 5:47)

Formula changes / visions (42,874) by Marissa from USA I definitely think Mariah should change up her formula. How about some more pop? How about working with some producers that are not notorious for just hip-hop and rap? If she is gonna go the hip-hop route than maybe a collaboration with Snoop, Jay-Z or a beat made by Dr. Dre. A Kanye collab? Just something other than formula of soft coos and a whistle at the end. In my opinion, this soft R&B like YME isn't working and definitely isn't boosting her relevance. The masses really aren't checking for straight R&B anymore unless it's coming from a male singer like Miguel or Chris Brown. Mariah has the ability to slay if she's truly motivated, but she seriously has to abandon her comfort zone for that to happen. (Friday 25 April 2014; 4:57)

JD Interview (42,873) by NYHotShotta from USA Thanks for posting that interview. For him to say people are buying into promotion more than the album is invalid. We live in a technological, social media era where information is given to people instantaneously. This album has been pushed back many times and it's supposed to come put next month so fans do wanna know so more info. Also all this nonsense about this album having one or no singles is bs because had Triumphant, TAOLG, and YME have been successful the more than likely would have been "commercial" singles. (Friday 25 April 2014; 4:56)

Billboard cover, May issue (42,872) by Mara from United States Ok, so we know why MC has been silent. She is on the cover of Billboard looking stunning may I add. It is stating an all digital release for the new album. So no hard copy at all? The simplicity of the Billboard cover is beautiful. This stuff is starting now. (Friday 25 April 2014; 4:35)

Canada ET / JD interview (42,871) by clueey23 from USA That was a nice interview. How MC feels about Stevie Wonder is how I feel about MC. Like I have no expectations of her because she really is that great to me. And I also get what JD was saying about that nostalgic feeling of buying an album and also people buying the promotion these days. Hello, it's what's discussed on this messageboard day in and day out. Anticipation is at an all time high and I love it. I can't wait to hear the album, hopefully sooner than later. And some of you guys have absolutely no chill and it's annoying most of the time. (Friday 25 April 2014; 4:19)

Oh no, Billboard (42,870) by Ryan from the Philippines Billboard can't keep a secret. Lol. I can't with them spilling the beans of Mariah's "all-at-once digital release" in their latest magazine issue. On the cover is an amazingly looking and classy Mariah. Her face on the photo will truly remind you of the Music Box cover. Will it be the album cover art? We'll see. (Friday 25 April 2014; 4:17)

McQueen's video upload (42,869) by Geronimo from USA I am so glad to see from that interview that Mariah "gets it" that many of her fans prefer something that Mariah has done in the past (even the 90s.) but don't really dig what she is doing lately. It sounds like she is confident enough not to play into those expectations and that is a relief to me. I like the direction she has been going in vocally and with her writing. I can't wait to hear what she has been working for all these years. (Friday 25 April 2014; 3:44)

Feel the momentum (42,868) by Roman from USA We're so close, can we not just get excited for the eargasms that are upon us? The album, the voice are both coming. I'm so happy I could hit a 5 octive high note. Mariah would not leave her fans hanging if there was bad news ahead. What we need to do as fans is stay positive and supportive. This has the potential to be ground breaking and one of Mariah's biggest albums. (Friday 25 April 2014; 2:37)

TAOLG artwork (42,866) by ACMRitz from United States I know this is totally unrelated and what not, but I was looking at the artwork for TAOLG and kinda noticed the resemblance between the visual qualities (the heavy photoshopping on the face) of TAOLG and TEOM photo shoot. I never really heard anything about a photo shoot Mimi did for TAOLG, so do you think they could have used an unreleased pic from TEOM for this artwork? Anyways I am excited for what this new era brings. We need to help Mariah get her 19th #1. (Friday 25 April 2014; 2:25)

Eternal from Italy (42,865) by Mara from United States The last part of your post, all I can say in the best Mariah fashion is "yes dahling." I agree 100%, find a new formula and get this one under your belt so to speak. (Friday 25 April 2014; 1:25)

Mariah Carey TV listing (42,864) by Justin from USA - Los Angeles Fuse has "Mariah Carey Takeover" scheduled for May 6th. That's a good sign. (Friday 25 April 2014; 0:43)

2 Mariahs (42,863) by Danny Braden from Uk I think we have 2 Mariahs and we always have one is the Mariah we know and love who reaches us with those personal lyrics and we get the humour and realness and then there's two: promotional awkward commercial "stats" and "anecdotes" Mariah who can be quite evasive and wishy washy in interviews especially with people she isn't comfortable with. I think those 2 sides of her are conflicting right now trying to please everyone while staying herself. Her priorities are still music and creativity it's an outlet for her and also an income she has a hell of a lot to sustain in her life but no longer has to prove it. We need to support her decisions and still have a voice and opinion as fans what we aren't happy with after all we buy the music we are promoters in ourselves so we deserve something real. (Friday 25 April 2014; 0:41)

Marissa and Sweetheart Aaron (42,862) by Randy from USA Thank you so much for posting those videos. I want to speak to JD first. He says that people buy the promotion now? People should basically be surprised when the album is on the shelves with the cover and the title? What shelves; there are barely any music stores. And who buys an album (caps) solely because of the way it is promoted? And YME was put out to show she was still singing? We never doubted MC could sing in a studio; she does it better than anyone. It's the live version that bothered us. Am I the only one who noticed TTR and My All has so background vocals on it, but every time she sang it live there are full choirs on stage? And even if YME was to assure us she could still sing, the one time she performed it it wasn't live. TAOLG was to prove she still sings ballads? She's never had an album without a ballad. He made no sense at all. That video had me fuming. (Friday 25 April 2014; 0:15)

Mariah's Vevo (42,861) by nikki from usa I was shocked to see that nearly all MC's remixes aren't on Vevo. That really sucks because that's a good portion of her catalog. It puts the original tracks and schmaltz front and center, but all of the diversity isn't there to be seen. She has so many music remix videos, it's a shame they're not being represented. In the world of Vevo, Rihanna has over 4.5 billion views, people like J.Lo are under 2, and Shakira is at 2.4. (Just a sampling of artists.) Mariah is just shy of 1 billion. Those music videos would put her over that mark. Not that the views are important, but it's great promotion and she gets paid for it, plus it shows so much more variety to Mariah's musical stylings. Right now, it just looks like she does ballads. The fact that she's near the billion mark in views is nothing short of amazing since she's an old school artist and the majority of acts today got most of their views within the last few years. (Thursday 24 April 2014; 23:59)

JD interview (42,860) by Gilles from Malta After JD interview, I would say let's be patient and be surprised. Soon the will album arrive. (Thursday 24 April 2014; 23:47)

JD interview (42,859) by Martyn from England, UK Absolutely crying at the girl who wanders on at 2:23 with a sign saying "Phredley Brown" hahaha. So random. Also, I don't think JD is denying that You're Mine was a single, I think he was getting confused. He says there was only 1 other single apart from #Beautiful, and I think the song he's actually referring to is Art Of Letting Go, he's just getting his dates mixed up. (Thursday 24 April 2014; 23:33)

Eternal / what JD really said (42,858) by Edward from USA Eternal, JD never said that YM(E) wasn't a single, he said that "The Art of Letting Go" wasn't a single, which is different. Obviously when he was asked about the single release on Valentine's Day, he must've mistaken it for "TAOLG", since he mentioned it, and made reference to the Facebook fan release. YM(E) is definitely a single. Pulling YM(E) as a buzz single at this point would be crazy. (Thursday 24 April 2014; 23:13)

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