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Songwriting (41,599) by Gerald from USA by the way of NYC I have been checking out the message board lately and I see that some of you want Mariah to forfeit her songwriting and allow others to do it for her. Me personally I disagree this is another part to Mariah Carey the artist being able to express herself openly and freely on her own accord and honestly for me it makes her more relatable that she take her thoughts opinions and feelings and put them into songs. (Friday 21 February 2014; 19:31)

(41,598) by J from USA You all do realize that the end of that MTV interview was a prank, right? (Friday 21 February 2014; 19:24)

Lamb oh couger hair (41,597) by Joyce from USA Relax, lol. I'm just saying her hair style as of late ages her far beyond her years. She still looks 30 and not 43 but that hair needs a software update. In the video for Beautiful, she looks ah-may-zing. Her hair, very natural. But put that gown on, gloves and aged hair do and gain unnecessarily years. See that dress I'm wearing? Big no-no. (Friday 21 February 2014; 19:21)

2,000,000+ (41,596) by Ender (602) from USA Views and counting on You're Mine. Good job lambily. Keep watching. (Friday 21 February 2014; 19:17)

Licia, Stephen, Edward (41,595) by Stacey from USA Thanks to you all. It was a funny story, such a random comment from my daughter. I guess I listen MC more than I realize. My daughter has good taste. Yes Licia, I did have my boy on November 20th. He is baby #3 and my last, lol. Hard to believe he is already three months old and so chunky. Ahhh yes, Daydream theme would be perfect. You know me so well. I'm still laughing at the two people who hit the "thumbs down" icon. Did their finger slip? Must be the case, lol. Thanks Stephen. It's nice to be back. May 6th, here we come. I can't wait. I am enjoying You're Mine more and more. (Friday 21 February 2014; 19:16)

Gloves / Billy (41,594) by Joyce from USA A fixation on Marilyn Monroe. (Friday 21 February 2014; 19:09)

Relax (41,593) by Joyce from USA Actually it seems we agree on everything but the hair and clothes now that you are not accusing me of suggesting she sell her soul to the image gods and tweenies just for record sales. Yup, it's a pretty hair style, real nice and so are the glamour gowns but, hair styles and outfits can age you older than you really are. I think the whole ensemble is a miss and though small, contributes. I hope those around me would not be afraid to have a conversation on things they feel, be in my best interest, even in just tossing around a few ideas on a message board. FYI, this is not an attack on Mariah but more a commentary on a community board where we share our ideas, hopes and suggestions on what could benefit her career, things we'd imagine could. I don't know her but what I have seen, she seems like a fragile woman with a resolve stronger than steel, who is human like the rest of us. All we can really do is hope for the best and watch from our tablet screens and iPods what comes next in Mariah's iconic career. (Friday 21 February 2014; 19:08)

You're Mine vs. Colby Odonis (41,592) by Ender (602) from USA Last night was Mariah's song vs. Colby Odonis (I don't know if I spelled his name right). But Mariah still came out victorious with 99% of votes. And I also got to hear my self on the radio again haha. (Friday 21 February 2014; 18:39)

Growth is painful (41,591) by Me. I am Carly from USA I believe that Mariah must feel a bit left behind by being with a young energetic guy like Nick, not to mention that she is a mother and a wife, it must be hard in a way for someone like her who used to be flitting all over the place like Nick to be in a completely different world in many ways. I think that all the hardship is probably good for her as long as she chooses to grow because of it. I imagine it must be hard for Mariah also to have a husband who appears to have had a very solid childhood. I think Mariah is being forced to confront a lot about herself. I am ready to hear about it. (Friday 21 February 2014; 18:19)

Jeremey Carey / BET lip-syncing (41,590) by Edward from USA Jeremy Carey, my very good friend was in the audience for the upcoming BET performance, he's Mariah's no. 1 fan, but he told me that Mariah actually lip-synced that day. He isn't sure if it was the whole thing, but he's completely sure she did. He was disappointed, but let's hope the press stays quiet about it. Since she was on that very tight dress and basically maneuvering on the piano, I don't blame her for having lipped part of the song. (Friday 21 February 2014; 18:03)

Mariah is trying (41,589) by Me. I am Carly from USA As she states in the PLJ interview she is trying, trying to answer questions, reigning back the instant negativity in her answers, stating her appreciation and admitting she needed a few days of sleep. I really enjoyed the interview and she didn't dashing the whole time or drink at all. Very nice. Very mature interview. I enjoyed the tidbits: 3 new songs added over the last 2 months " for a reason". And she is mixing now but still set for May 6th. Songs with "total misery" to get her feelings out over many "issues" she has been dealing with. Without all the distraction Mariah is clearly having a rough time and had a heck of a year good for her now I hope we can see some healing and happiness come back. (Friday 21 February 2014; 18:02)

Licia (41,588) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter You are absolutely right, I thought the same. During the radio interview and 106 & Park interviews Mariah tried to bring JD into the conversation but he was either being shy or just wanted Mariah to have the whole attention. Which is very nice of him too. I like Mariah's friendship with JD. She was saying in the Ralphie interview that JD is very understanding and encourages her to work with and release singles which she wrote with other writers (like TMB). So that's sweet. Webmaster, am I exceeding the limit of posts I can write in one day? Lol because I just wrote multiple but it's Mariah dahlin' and I'm addicted so I keep chiming in. So forgive me if I am wasting your time. *lowers head and let's hair cover the face in mock shyness* (pulling a Mariah move) (Friday 21 February 2014; 17:41)

Mimi L (41,587) by Licia from USA I agree as well they could have asked him questions, but I got the impression that he was just trying to allow MC to get her shine. Even when she pulled him in to the interview he kind of tried to back off. That's just how it seemed to me. (Friday 21 February 2014; 17:25)

Billy / gloves (41,586) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It's a fashion statement. I think Mariah wants to make it her new statement accessory for this era. It's very elegant too. I would prefer if she leaves the fingerless ones (both long and short) though. (Friday 21 February 2014; 17:20)

JD (41,585) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I really don't get why people are attacking JD. He is actually a pretty good songwriter and like L A Reid said, him and Mariah really work well together. And JD didn't even write or produce YME, so why hate on him? About everyone who is saying that Mariah is trying to make WBT part 2 happen, I disagree. Just because a song's theme is similar, it does not make it a copy. The theme of YME is yearning to be with an ex, which was WBT's theme too, but hello it's the theme of like more than half of Mariah's songs, even pre-TEOM (Butterfly, CLG, DFAU). Writing love ballads is M's specialty and there are only limited storyline you can write a love ballad with - being in love, looking for love, and yearning for your lost love, telling your ex you'll be fine without them. What I mean, it's the people and articles that are comparing YME to WBT (in case of articles it's mostly because WBT is probably the only big love song from M they heard about, not everyone is a lamb). M never compared it to WBT, infact in the interview with Ralphie I believe she somewhat cleared it up a little. She just said that she leaves her song open to different interpretations like for her YME is a sad song but people take it as a happy song and she said it's similar to WBT as well because WBT is a sad song but some take it as a song about being together with your lover. I don't know if I am making sense, my point is, YME and WBT both have same theme, but they are not copies. (Friday 21 February 2014; 17:16)

Isaac / interviews (41,584) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Yes, she did look really uncomfortable and went completely quiet. It's not her team's fault either because Mariah has to do multiple interviews per day and it's the team's job to tell interviewers when their time is up. I am sure if Tabitha would have asked nicely, Mariah would have just answered her. The woman wasted a couple of minutes just shouting at the publicist, instead of utilising the time politely and smartly. About the JD thing though, I think they don't ask JD anything because he is there as her manager and not collaborator, but yes I agree they could ask him just a few questions out of respect as he is a pretty hot shot producer and songwriter with many hits under his name. (Friday 21 February 2014; 16:56)

Gloves (41,583) by Billy from England, UK Hello lambs. I was wondering, lately I see Mariah wearing gloves alot. Does anyone know why this is? (Friday 21 February 2014; 16:44)

Mimi (41,582) by Isaac Ortiz from USA Damn, that was uncomfortable and hard to watch. That lady was disrespectful. She could have been more nice and asked in a more polite and professional manner. She forgot she was in front of a music star. You could clearly tell by Mariah's facial expression that she was uncomfortable. I felt bad for her. But to be honest, I don't know how she'd handle something like that today. Interviewers tend to be somewhat annoying and disrespectful towards her. Especially men, asking about her sex life. Or saying rude comments about her body. Do they forget she's a married woman? But that's besides the point. You don't disrespect someone like that. Take for example "The breakfast club". Those two jerks(with the exception of Angela) completely ruined the interview. And I didn't like how they really didn't acknowledge JD nor asked him any questions. How rude. (Friday 21 February 2014; 16:33)

Dav, wedding song (41,581) by Lee from UK I love Butterfly, it is one of my favourite songs. But is Butterfly not essentially a break-up song about letting someone go but hoping they will eventually come back? (Friday 21 February 2014; 16:24)

Lamb_O_Chop, I totally agree (41,580) by Brad Catoe from United States Ive noticed that too. I am critical of MC too at times, I didn't like TAOLG, but I still respected it. I'm happy that Mariah is making the music she likes and not fitting into some mold. I think you can tell she still feels passionately about her music. That's the important thing I thing. (Friday 21 February 2014; 16:17)

Lamb_O_Chop (41,579) by Daydream327 from USA Too bad I wasn't one of those people. Iv'e always wanted her to evolve as an artist. it's those who are stuck in the past that want her to go back to the "90's" sound. I've never claimed to want the "old" Mariah back, I just want the passion for the music that the old Mariah had. (Friday 21 February 2014; 15:16)

Mixtape / EP (41,578) by Daydream327 from USA I'm not sure if anyone else have brought this up, but I think an EP before the actual album could really help Mariah gain her core fan base back and keep the GP interested. With the way the music industry is now and with digtial music moving so fast this could really help MC move up in this digital age. Although I don't actually see MC doing something like this, it would be a pretty nice surprise for the fans. (Friday 21 February 2014; 15:08)

NY hot shot (41,577) by Daydream327 from USA I see what you're saying and I do hope that she will get inspired again, but I feel that's a part of the problem. I think Mariah should stop trying to "recreate" those times. That's exactly why I feel everything now is coming off as uninspired and the reason why I think she needs a new team. Mariah and JD will probably always try to make a WBT part 2 no matter what or try to recreate TEOM to a T. Mariah has even compared YME to WBT in recent interviews. Lambs seem to want 90's/TEOM Mariah and that's exactly what she's trying to give us. But me personally I don't want the old MC, I want a new, fresh Mariah. I will always appreciate Mariah making music but I also want her to grow as an artist in every sense. Beautiful was a good start but I know she can do better. I think if she hit the studio with Justin Timberlake or possibly Bruno Mars it will really bring the best out of her. I know she has the talent to do anything creatively, she just has to be willing to take risks. And by this I don't mean following trends, but actually setting them. She has the talent to do so and she has before so there is no doubting her potential. She needs to take control of her career and become more serious about her craft. MC's only in her 40's, she still has time to grab that credit she rightfully deserves but she won't do it releasing material like this. (Friday 21 February 2014; 14:48)

MC interview (41,576) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Did any of you watch the old interview of Mariah with Tabitha Soren, during the Butterfly era? Everything was fine and all, MC was being a total sweetheart, but at the end, when her people told Tabitha that the interview time is over, Tabitha goes into a major mean diva mode and starts yelling and poor MC is like sitting there helpless and looking horrified. I wonder how she would tackle a moment like that now, when she is more confident and sure of herself. (Friday 21 February 2014; 14:32)

90s Mariah (41,575) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia For the longest time people begged and pleaded for Mariah to go back to her 90s sound. Now that she's doing that, people complain that she "hasn't grown as an artist" and "she sounds dated". Boy oh boy. Poor Mimi. (Friday 21 February 2014; 14:07)

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