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#Beautiful still at #2 in Gambia (42,637) by Loris from Italy This is the current ranking of the song on the worldwide iTunes charts. Does anybody know why Beautiful is so popular in Gambia a year later? Everytime I listen to this track I'm always "hectic inside". Clearly it's her best pop tune in years. Alas, the video doesn't bring anything interesting to the table, but the sonic sharpness of the song remains unmatched in her most recent catalogue. High hopes for the new album. I want it to reflect who she really is as a musician and person, but still I'd see her indulging too much in mundanity (E=MC2) and hip hop musicality (Charmbracelet) as a major misstep. Nevertheless, I suppose she has incorporated some elements of Daydream, Butterfly and TEOM in the new music, since Underneath The Stars, Butterfly and We Belong Together are among her most beloved songs. #Beautiful appears on the Pitchfork top 100 songs of 2013, which says a lot about how smart was the idea of joining forces with a new artist and how enchanting is the song. #2 Gambia #14 Micronesia #45 Nigeria #49 Oman #55 Namibia #58 Trinidad and Tobago #94 The Bahamas #119 Azerbaijan #132 Mongolia #140 Papua New Guinea #146 Botswana #156 Malaysia #169 Uganda #171 Antigua and Barbuda #180 Burkina Faso #183 United Arab Emirates #196 Philippines #202 Saint Kitts and Nevis #206 Kenya #211 Ghana #216 Fiji #240 Cayman Islands #244 Uzbekistan #287 Barbados #299 Brunei Darussalam #303 Cambodia #352 Turkmenistan #357 New Zealand #364 Estonia (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 22:15)

Album title, next single, and other thoughts (42,636) by B from USA I hope the album title is short and simple. Something that is catchy but isn't childish like Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. I loved The Emancipation of Mimi and E=MC2 but hated Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. It was too childish. She needs a title that while still playful and young makes people take her and the album she's promoting serious. TEOM made people take her work serious as did E=MC2. Memoirs however was derided for being too long and too childish. She also needs a fresh single. An uptempo would be a welcome relieve to the countless mid tempo singles she's releases in the last decade. Critics have also said she needs to change things up a bit. She doesn't need to do something radical, she just needs to change up the type of record she releases. #Beautiful was her biggest hit in years and it had a throwback Motown sound, whereas You're Mine(Eternal) sounds like 2005 Mariah Carey. She needs a video that is an event. A video that will be played. She needs to reveal the title or the cover work asap and start doing the rounds. 20 some days until the album is released. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 21:23)

Perez Hilton (42,635) by Myles from CT, USA Hello, Perez mentioned something today to the effect of "We would be surprised if Mariah actually did release her album on 5/6." This era is horribly sloppy and at this point I just want the album. That is all. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 20:50)

Re: Darryle (42,634) by Billy from Greece I think you have your information a bit mixed up. "If We" has nothing to do with "Firecracker" or "Loverboy". Another "singer's" song was intentionally made to imitate the vibe of "If We". (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 20:00)

Loverboy sample (42,633) by Darryle from USA As you know Mariah couldn't use the Firecracker sample for Loverboy. If you want to hear what a song of Mariah's would've sounded like with that song, listen to If We from the Glitter soundtrack. There's no actual sampling on the track but it was made to sound similar to it. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 13:41)

Pre sale (42,632) by Darryle from USA So the pre sale you guys got is like when Walmart put up the album a while back with no info. Except they had a title. That sorta sucks. I was hoping for some new insight on the album. Oh well, thanks for replying and telling where the pre sale was. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 13:38)

Presales (42,631) by Will from England Yeah, we had something similar on Amazon UK, where they had Mariah's TBA album up for presale. It should be noted that it was quickly removed after a few hours. One thing I've also noticed is the high price. It was priced in the UK at being £15 or something like that. The Dutch presale seems to be at a similar pricing (£16 or so). So that's around the same price for a film more or less. Of course, whether or not these presales are legit or not is another matter, but there does some to be consistency. Anyway, hopefully we shall find out soon. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 12:28)

Darryle (42,630) by HerLoverboy from New Zealand The presale is here. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 11:05)

Pre-sale (42,629) by Hanno van Leeuwen from The Netherlands On the website www.bol.com you can pre-order the new album, and they say May 2 is the release-date. There is no tracklist, cover etc. so I don't know if this is real or not. I haven't pre-ordered it yet, I'll wait and see. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 10:51)

Loverboy sample (42,628) by Billy from Greece Can you mentally "rewrite" "Loverboy" with its original sample ("Firecracker") in mind? I would so love to hear the original concept. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 9:59)

Pre sale (42,627) by Darryle from USA So I'm not in or from the Netherlands, but I was wondering where did you see the pre sale? Was it on iTunes? I'm only asking because there's no news of a pre sale or anything in the U.S. so I was trying to find out if there's any new info. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 9:39)

Vote Mariah in Maxim (42,626) by Justin from USA - Los Angeles Vote for Mariah in Maxim's hottest women. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 5:47)

Working smarter, not harder (42,625) by nikki from usa I'm hoping something is in the works under that theme from the promotional front. People have forgotten about this album other than the lambs. They were excited when Beautiful came out, but that was a year ago. You know, if she just titled the album, "Kiss My Ass" she wouldn't have to promote it. The gossip columnists and social media alone would do that. "Kiss My Ass will be on shelves soon." "What does Kiss My Ass sound like?" Mariah began the healing process of Letting Go until she ended with Kiss My Ass. I wish she'd let go of the label, the "formula", and just let the creativity guide her. I'd love to have an album that doesn't have a "flow", but just delivers MC at her best in everything she brings to the table. She can have her My Alls, Fantasys, Heats, Close My Eyes, Sprungs, Lullabys, etc. Just an eclectic mix. Why does she have to wait for a remix to do dance or something edgy? Just bring it all and throw out the rule book. If the label picks out sucky singles then complain to the lambs, because it's obvious we'll tell the label what we want to hear/buy, then they'll oblige. Supply and demand. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 1:49)

Singles (42,624) by Justin from USA - Los Angeles So I think the original YME is done and has peaked. However the remixes are doing exceptionally well. I can't wait until May 6th. And I also can't wait to see which big record company she will sign with and maybe they will have a much better management like LA Reid or Benny Medina. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 1:42)

Album title (42,623) by Will from England If you missed the part two to Mariah's interview with ET Canada, she revealed that the album does at last have a name, but decided not to share lol. Which hopefully means that we'll be hearing something soon. Personally, I think she'll say something on the 20-day mark. (Tuesday 15 April 2014; 0:56)

25th Anniversary edition (42,622) by Chicago Lamb from USA I would love a debut anniversary cd. Unreleased tracks, demo's, the original VOL video would be awesome. (Monday 14 April 2014; 23:25)

Thumbs down (42,621) by Will from Australia I actually liked the thumbs down option as there was many a ranting know it all lamb on this board that seemed to gain some perspective from it and went either quiet with posts or changed their attitude a little. Hopefully they've learned a little from it and don't revert back. Great work with the site webmaster. (Monday 14 April 2014; 23:16)

On pre-sale in the Netherlands (42,620) by Carol from Spain I just saw that the CD is on pre-sale in the Netherlands and it will be available for purchase on May 2nd there. Bring it on, we are more then ready. I must say, excitation is already kicking in like never before. (Monday 14 April 2014; 21:50)

Beyonce Duet? Think not (42,619) by Carol from Spain Anyone else thinks this supposed duet with Beyone is a hoax? I hope it's not true. Not really my favourite artist to listen to. Besides, Fire Inside as title kinda gives it away, no? (Monday 14 April 2014; 21:46)

25th anniversary (42,618) by Carol from Spain Who else thinks shoudl there be a re-release of Mariah's debut album on its 25th annyversary? Maybe something with unreleased songs or new remixes. I would love something like that in my collection. PS. 25th anniversary is etternally 12th annyversary, since we're talking about Mariah lol. (Monday 14 April 2014; 21:43)

Still on the twitter letter (42,617) by Carol from Spain Still on the letter that girl wrote: Whatever she is, if she is attached to IDJ in someway or not I couldn't care less, simply because some opinions are supposed to be unsaid. Mariah needs unity, not a thorn apart fanbase like we're seeing here and everywhere. Anyway, she had her 5 minutes of fame and now she's forgotten. I actually loved the ha tweet JD made like he was scared of her. (Monday 14 April 2014; 21:39)

Album (42,616) by G.G. from USA I am more than ready for some information about this album. Tracklist, cover photo, etc. We have 22 days until its release. I don't believe this will be MC's last album. I think she will sign a huge deal with another record label. Maybe with Epic, since that's where L.A. Reid is the CEO. MC is not done, she has a lot more to say. (Monday 14 April 2014; 20:53)

Smile (42,615) by OGmattyICE from US If there can be 1 song on the album that will make me smile as bright as the sun, I will be satisfied. Not that I'm not happy with her work the past decade, in fact it's been incredible, filled with heart-felt songs (We Belong Together). But to use Emotions or Dreamlover for example, whenever I listen to them, I can't help but smile from ear to ear because the vibes I get from those songs. Even Fantasy. And I'm sure all of you know the vibes that I speak of that just make you smile as bright as the sun. She hasn't had a song like that in a while, for me at least. She's mostly released flavorful songs or just love songs. Emotions and Dreamlover just make me high. Naturally. I wanna feel a new breed of a "Mariah high". If that makes sense. (Monday 14 April 2014; 20:22)

Great move webmaster (42,614) by Eternal from Italy I think there are many silent [censored] lambs who read this message board and put thumbs down on whatever they read, while not necessarily contributing any useful or interesting opinion. I wonder what some of these people are thinking, if they even think at all before putting a thumbs down. It just instils this sense of negativity to MCA, in a moment of time when the lambs need more positivity regarding Mariah's new album. (Monday 14 April 2014; 19:17)

Retirement, Mariah's face and thumbs down (42,613) by Anon1978 from USA I want to comment on a few things posted on here. Regards to the rumors of this being Mariah's last album. I have suspected this would be her last for a long time now when she released "The art of letting go". I thought that song title was about her retirement. Regards to Mariah's face. [censored] Regards to people arguing about the thumbs up/down. Who cares if you get alot of thumbs down or thumbs up? (Monday 14 April 2014; 18:31)

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