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Joyce (41,471) by Isaac Ortiz from USA Cougar hair? Lmao, you make no sense. The way Mariah has been wearing her hair is fine. It's decent and looks great. How do you wear your hair? You're right about her looking younger than her age. But about her hair not so much. Mariah's had just about every hair style there is. And she's always looked beautiful to me. Like damn, everyone is focusing on her hair and appearance. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 7:09)

New era (41,470) by Chicago Lamb from USA Joyce is right on the $$. I couldn't agree more with all you've posted. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 7:00)

Just an opinion from a fan (41,469) by Andrew from Australia MC is a legend and nobody is going to take that away from her but I was squirming with embarrassment watching the Breakfast Club interview. MC has been in the business for decades and I think the world fully understands who she is as a person. I don't think it is necessary to try to be "eternally youthful" and be funny whenever you are in public. I watch some interviews from other artists like Rihanna and even Miley Cyrus (in response to her twerking saga). These girls actually sat down and gave a proper interview, without throwing words such as "darling", "diva", "honey". It is true that she is "the Mariah Carey" and she has nothing to prove to anybody but there's nothing wrong trying to be serious without the champagne, sunglasses, chocolates, etc. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 6:21)

JD (41,468) by Paul from Usa Mariah needs to dump him on the curb. I've never been a fan of JD. Frankly I think he's a bit whack, and not as "hood" as he makes himself put to be. Regardless, I think it's good to work with a variety of producers so that when your brainstorming the result won't be the same. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 6:13)

Edward (41,467) by Paul from Usa I really doubt Mariah would record a song that she didn't write, unless she was doing a cover, or somebody she truly admires. Patti Labelle, Aretha, Diana, etc wrote a song specifically for her to sing. She holds herself, and other singer/songwriters in a whole other realm than people like Britney Spears and Rihanna, they barely have a voice to mention, yet they gave hits over and over again. These songs are specifically written to be hits, and apply to the masses. I will say I'm glad Mariah hasn't stooped to that level. If she sang a generic, lifeless song like "Rude boy" just to have a hit, I think I'd boycott her. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 6:09)

Does Mariah watch herself? (41,466) by Paul from Usa I've always wondered if Mariah watches herself on interviews, concerts, TV etc after they air. And I always wondered what she thinks of herself when she does see it. Have you ever seen yourself on video and thought, "wow that was dumb"?Or "why did I do that" or "I could've done better". I know a lot of celebrities avoid digging to deep in their own media to avoid seeing any hateful comments from critics such as ourselves. So what do you guys think? (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 5:57)

Album title (41,465) by 123 from USA I wonder what she is going to call the album now? Does anyone have any suggestions? I read someone say The Dedication. Not bad. She keeps emphasizing the word “Journey” whenever she speaks about the album. Maybe she is contemplating Journey as a possible title or something like it. I was hoping she would release a double album and call one Songbird and the other Phoenix. Like the beginning and the end. What do you all think? (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 3:42)

I don't even know what to say, but I will anyway. (41,464) by 123 from USA I’m so confused at all the comments on here stating, these are the reasons why MC’s song isn’t a hit. Did it not just get released to radio today? All the reasons everyone is posting are all reasons that were given before by the media. She’s a diva, she isn’t relatable, her music doesn’t match the current format, her voice isn’t the same, she’s too old, how she dresses, and the rest of the reasons you all gave. Once Glitter happened, this is what was said. Then she took a long time away, longer then any other time in between albums and TEOM was released. It also was pushed back. Mariah said Almost Home was a separate project from the album so that doesn’t count. Triumphant was the learning experience. She released a lazy, uninspired lead single and the results showed that people weren’t having it. So she backed up and re-worked it. When has she ever charted high on iTunes? Until Beautiful, I hadn’t seen her chart that well there, so why should we care now? She is working the radio circuit which is what she needs to do to gain radio support. She is humble enough to know that without radio support, the song goes nowhere. She is playing the game and creating a relationship with these stations by either calling in or showing up for an interview to promote her record and hopefully convince the station to play her song. You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours. Besides, Beautiful didn’t start moving on iTunes until she started performing the song anyway. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 3:40)

Joyce / Marilyn Monroe image (41,463) by Edward from USA Joyce, I couldn't agree with you more, her Marilyn Monroe impersonation is getting tired. The "splashes", "the dahling's" need to go away. It is like when Madonna tried to put up an English accent she never mastered, people laughed at her. I would like to see a more relatable and likable Mariah. A Mariah focused on her music and not on her breasts, head lighting and champagne. She brings out that Mariah when she wants to, but rarely. I enjoy her on Oprah. She sounds grounded, and focused when she's being interviewed by her, but I think she knows better than acting silly around Oprah, lol. It is weird, but Mariah was more likable from Butterfly to The Emancipation Of Mimi, but after that her persona comes across as if she were a twenty something year old Mariah, just my opinion. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 3:29)

Journey (41,462) by Orkun from The Netherlands I'm thinking that "Journey" is her album title. Or something with Journey in it. Mark my words. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 2:38)

(41,461) by J from USA I highly doubt the reason Mariah's singles haven't had commercial success is because she doesn't have her 90's voice. Mariah can still sing and to me hasn't lost that power she had in the 90's. The only difference between now and 1995 is the quality of the music. IDC what anybody says but Mariah will get a hit when she stops trying to recreate We belong Together. It's real evident that she had tried. I Stay In Love (the only reason this got chosen as single was because the lambs all said it was WBT part 2), Bye Bye, HATEU, I Want To Know What Love Is, TAOLG and now You're Mine. It's obvious. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 2:16)

Please (41,460) by Jeremey Carey from United States I dare you all to go watch You're Mine (Eternal) ten times and don't forget to refresh the page in between views. I've noticed the views are increasing a lot slower. Either the lambs are slacking or Vevo is fiddling with the numbers. Please help Mariah out and show your support.. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 2:14)

Promo (41,459) by J from USA I appreciate the radio promo Mariah has been doing but come on guys, it is 2014, people barely listen to the radio anymore. One thing I will say though is that I do agree with the people that say it's too early to call this song a flop. It has only been a week. But let's get to the truth, this song will need major promotion because obviously the anticipation for it wasn't high since it has dropped on iTunes. Can we get some live performances? Ellen? Jimmy Fallon? Something. I pray this album doesn't get pushed back again, it's been 4 long years without a new Mariah album and dammit I'm tired of waiting. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 2:08)

The real reason for decline (41,458) by Joyce from USA In spite of recent missteps, the reason why none of her recent releases are gaining lift on charts is because the voice that dominated the 90’s and then some, the one that changed the course and evolution of pop music and of preferred singing styles of aspiring singers around the world, has fizzled and reduced to poor limited range with a sound of fatigue and discomfort that is unpleasant to the ear. The name Mariah Carey is synonymous with "one who sings with great skill, phenomenal vocal control and ability, with a super human vocal range". She is no longer floating on the success her past achievements. It’s time for that voice to hit the gym, for the Marilyn Monroe image to go, along with the cougar hair. She is young and looks even younger, is a good person with plenty of star power in her midst. I wish her well and love. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 1:59)

New era (41,456) by Joyce from USA In a fictitious world, if I was Mariah's manager, I'd ban her from excessive usage of the words “dhaling” and “moment”, let the wardrobe, hair and image designer go and obtain from gowns and gloves for a minimum of 5 years, Have her cut her cougar “trend follower” hair style and try something new and fresh and sleek, require more dark blue jeans (she looks so good in tight dark jeans) and cute tight top shirts mon-thurs look – as to come down to earth and more relatable and youthful. Hire vocal consultants to assist in rehabilitation of the out of shape vocal chords and set up a safe, doctor approved regular work out routine of the voice to get it back to star power. Then, put together a think tank of artists to conceptualize new music, that strategically sounds unlike albums past. But I'm not. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 1:45)

Ender (41,455) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom What about "Waiting... Patiently" for an album title? Jokes lol. (Wednesday 19 February 2014; 1:42)

Prizeo concert (41,454) by David from Spain Mariah sang Touch My Body, My All, Hero, You're Mine (Eternal), and by request Slipping Away and Lead the Way. (Tuesday 18 February 2014; 23:19)

Randy and last album with contract (41,453) by Blake from USA Actually Madonna did have a top 10 hit with "Give Me all your lovin" from that album, but as far as her album sales, yea it barley went gold. Her tour however rocked out of all female tours ever. So that is almost better than hits. The artist usually only makes their bucks from touring. Like everyone else, I just hope this new album doesn't get shelved regardless of a current hit song. There was something online I read that said if this is Mariah's album with IDJ, lets hope this album gets released because she hasn't accumilated enough hits for a second greatest hits collection. Is this true? It can't be. (Tuesday 18 February 2014; 22:18)

New album (41,452) by Isaac Ortiz from USA I'm kind of worried about Mariah's new era. I don't think that "You're mine" was a good way to start it off. I mean "Beautiful" was the main single off the album. And it was great. Okay? Why not just have released the album and save what she came up with or wanted to put on another album? It kind of makes me wonder and disappoints me that out of all the songs she has recorded she decides to release "You're mine". "You're mine" is a song I would skip and not listen to. Even the ringtones to the Pepsi commercial sound better. And I don't know how she would let those songs go to waste. She should have made an album out of it. At this point, I don't think I could take another bad song or an album delay. (Tuesday 18 February 2014; 22:06)

Jimmy made sense (41,451) by Me. I am Carly from USA The diva moment on Jimmy was really cute because it was well planned, made sense in the setting and was clear Mariah was playing it up for fun and laughs and joking about herself. (Tuesday 18 February 2014; 20:45)

3 out 5 (41,450) by B from USA Three great songs our of five ain't bad. Almost Home, #Beautiful, and You're Mine(Eternal) are three great songs. They work together. I enjoyed Mariah's vocals on The Art Of Letting Go but was underwhelmed with the lyrics. She was the featured artist on Triumphant which to me is the worst song she has ever released. Randy obviously was a yes man. J.D. is doing his best. You're Mine is a traditional Mariah Carey ballad with Mariah Carey video. She isn't Madonna, she has never needed visuals to sell her songs. Of course in the age of YouTube, videos seem to be all that matters. Your song sucks or you can't sing oh well just ger naked. (Tuesday 18 February 2014; 20:32)

Mariah is capable of being more grown (41,449) by Me. I am Carly from USA The reason I believe Mariah's image is such a big deal, is that frankly I don't think she is competing with the younger singers even if the radio kids like her song. I think they are gonna relate to the younger newbies. Mariah's audience in my opinion is a tad older like myself mostly or more mature at least and we are living in an 99% moment, we also have been there done that and expect more because we are grown. Mariah needs to catch up, we can have some diva when it is fun and healthy, but life is hard and she is very fortunate to have the beautiful babies and handsome hubby and be so talented, and have the lifestyle, so time to outgrow the negativity cattiness and insecurity or at least rethink your popularity if you don't. (Tuesday 18 February 2014; 20:19)

Mariah is not meant for dirty business, she is an artist (41,448) by Me. I am Carly from USA I really sense that Mariah has finally realized that the life she has at home is real and the music business is business. She just hasn't figured out how to feel about it (right now she is showing her anger and resentment). I think it is very personal for her when she doesn't get the love the way she used to. If Mariah can play the game a bit more and separate herself a bit more she will be more successful. Somebody tell Mariah she needs to call Olivia Pope stat. (Tuesday 18 February 2014; 19:53)

Why? (41,447) by Lyric from USA Why do some people keep trying to change others' opinions on the song? Telling people to listen to the song more or appreciate certain aspects of the song. I don't know about anyone else, but I know within the first 30 seconds of a song whether or not I like it. It's just silly to try and get people to like something their ears aren't feeling. No one is obligated to like every song from their favorite artist. Forcing someone to let the song "grow on them" is silly. I happen to really like YM but I'm not gonna go around telling people there's something wrong with them if they don't like it. I hated TAOLG and I will be the first to admit it. Let's just allow everyone to have their own tastes and opinions. And for those claiming the song has had little promo, what do you call radio interviews and television appearances? Mariah should do Ellen. (Tuesday 18 February 2014; 19:38)

The Dedication (41,446) by Ender (602) from USA I think that would be an amazing album title. But whatever the album name is, I can't wait. (Tuesday 18 February 2014; 19:25)

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