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Banished to a deserted island (42,307) by Ashley from United Kingdom I read this somewhere and thought it would be a fun moment. Banished to a deserted island for life and I only get to listen to 3 Mariah songs. I choose Slipping Away, Breakdown and Honey - Classic Mix. What about you guys? (Monday 24 March 2014; 0:29)

Bring It Home (42,306) by Alex from United States To those of us who know the geniusness that is "Mariah" we owe it to her to show our support. Not everybody gets to grow up with an artist who you not only connect with but their music is the soundtrack of your life. 20+ years and more relevant than ever. This is our music and we should support the legacy. It took me literally 5 minutes to look up my local radio stations. I put their numbers in my phone and will continue to request You're Mine (Eternal). This is grass roots style but I hope we can inspire each other to bring Mariah's music back to the top of the charts. (Sunday 23 March 2014; 23:01)

SS (42,305) by Bill from the UK I couldn't have put it better myself. I listened to Butterfly and Charmbracelet just this morning and enjoyed them as much as on the first listen. Yesterday I listened to The Ballads for some variety, and lately I have been enjoying the debut album more than ever. That's just something so humble and innocent about that whole record, the whole world was completely unaware of what was about to unfold off the back of it. Although the variety of producers do give it a somewhat disjointed feel, tracks like Alone In Love, Sent From Up Above, All In Your Mind are just as great as the singles. I've read some great articles about Butterfly and Breakdown which I will send to the webmaster in a hope he will share with the fans. (Sunday 23 March 2014; 17:28)

MC's legacy (42,304) by B from USA Mariah is a living legend. She paid her dues. You're Mine and #Beautiful are Mariah doing what she does best, singing her heart out over mid tempo beats. #Beautiful was a hit and You're Mine is slowly but surely climbing the charts. You're Mine and #Beautiful are het best songs/singles she's released since 2005. Lyrically, You're Mine is a masterpiece. It has several hooks. It's catchy and I love it. She knows how to write a hit song. Rhianna, Katy, Ariana, and Bey aren't even in MC's league. Her only competition is herself and her hits. (Sunday 23 March 2014; 17:17)

Re: Bill (42,303) by ss from Canada Yeah I love it as well, it's refreshing and reminds me how intricate Mariah's songs really are. Just thought I'd put a break in between the drama of whether or not the new albums going to be delayed or not. We all have her back catalogue to listen to while we wait patiently. Each day I find a new melody, harmony, transition, background vocals, or something different in her songs that I hadn't heard before. There honestly needs to be a master class in song writing and singing on Mariah, she's just a genius at what she does. We're way too critical, I mean she gives us her soul and we feel entitled to it. I'm just grateful new music is on its way if it's in May, June or July so be it. It's her music to give when she's ready to release it. (Sunday 23 March 2014; 7:12)

Enjoy Mariah's legacy (42,302) by Anonymous from I found out this remix. I think is perfect for this weekend hehe. (Sunday 23 March 2014; 1:59)

The album (42,301) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia Normally Mariah would release an album with less than 15 songs. If you recollect all the singles that she released as well as the song titles that she officially mentioned for the past few years then she would have an album that already completed and ready to be released and promoted. I really hope Mariah would named the album Hope Street. Let's take a look at the songs that are confirmed: 1. Triumphant 2. Bring It On Home 3. Mesmesrized 4. Save The Day 5. Almost Home 6. Beautiful 7. The Art of Letting Go 8. Thirsty 9. Dedication 10. You're Mine (Eternal) 11. Hope Street (Saturday 22 March 2014; 23:19)

SS (42,300) by Bill from the UK SS, I love that remix. It was posted on here a while ago and I listen to it daily. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 23:17)

Why has she not promoted You're Mine? (42,299) by PeterB from UK There has been virtually no promotion. If she is really chasing that hit, how can she expect to have one with little promotion? (Saturday 22 March 2014; 22:48)

What's going on? (42,298) by Marissa from USA I'm confused about why so many people don't have faith that the album will be released May 6. Is the album officially delayed again or are people just scared? (Saturday 22 March 2014; 21:48)

Re: RJJ12, friend-managers, ego, and album release (42,297) by jaker20 from US I know we're just speculating, for cause of delay. But to me MC is definitely chasing that hit single. It's understandable because it's difficult enough to promote an album that only have a top 10 hit (Memoirs), and even that didn't really do that well. I don't believe the album is not finished. She released Memoirs 1 1/2 years after E=MC2 and in this period she got married, tried to start a family and prepared and shot Precious. It's definitely just the ego preventing the release of an album without a major hit. Personally I think she should have released the album last year when Beautiful peaked. Between Beautiful, Triumphant and Almost Home/The Art of Letting Go, that is 3 or 4 songs, with You're Mine being 5th. Then maybe more people would be interested on each songs as opposed them going to waste and forgotten. Now here she is again: i.e. will she release the album if You're Mine is a hit? IMO she should release the album regardless of hit single or not. It's tough to accept for her especially, but huge album sales is over. It's all about singles now. So her belaboring a "perfect album" until she gets a hit is impractical creatively and commercially. Finally about hiring friends as managers. E=MC2 was not Benny's fault. Her career nose-dived after getting married when she's in the heat of promoting an album that took 3 years to make. These tells me Benny is not even in control at all. But that's all we know. We don't know the behind the scenes. This post is long now. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 21:09)

I came across this cool mix, for the nostalgia (42,296) by ss from Canada (Saturday 22 March 2014; 20:21)

Meeting Mariah (42,295) by RadChad from United States Special K, I literally busted out laughing when reading your post about meeting Mariah. I totally visualized that whole scenario playing out in my head, sounds like classic Mariah to me. Haha. Awesome story btw. Honestly, I'm not sure how I would react when meeting Mariah. I could see myself either being as cool as cucumber or having one of those in awe moments where I can't speak at all (would hate that btw). At any event, it's been ultimate lifetime dream to meet this women for decades now. I'm looking forward to it becoming a reality soon enough. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 18:07)

Charts (42,294) by Angelo from Italy Hello everybody, I'm new on this beautiful community, huge fan since early 1999. I really appreciate the fact that "You're mine" moving on many charts, and I think remixes were great choices. I really hope that the single can climb the Hot Dance Club, great chart for many Mimi's singles. But I really don't understand her behaviour, with an entire month to promote just the single, why she doesn't perform the single? She really believed that a single performance in playback with a doll dress could allow to climb the charts? I really don't understand her anymore. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 11:06)

Special K / Mariah in the flesh (42,293) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Special K, that's a cute story, and sounds like a really special memory. I have met Mariah twice, and seen her in concert a few times. I think she looks beautiful on tv, but I think it still doesn't do her justice. To me, she's unbelievably beautiful in the flesh. Her skin is flawless and so dexterous. Her boobs are heaving, and very noticeable lol. She's not fat at all, and is very charming. I find it difficult to put into words how stunning in found her if I'm being honest. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 11:00)

Who do you think Mariah is working with? (42,292) by Mikey from USA So it seems like Mariah has been in this secluded tropical studio working hard for awhile now. Who do you think she is working with? She hasn't dropped any hints and I don't think JD is there. Unless she is just putting finishing touches on songs. But if she is creating new songs I'm wondering with who? Walter A? Probably not but a guy can dream. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 10:59)

RJJ12 (42,291) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom What I've said is in no way a hypothesis, it's merely just an opinion. I have no real experience of the inner workings of a record company. You make done good points though, and clearly if that's what Mariah said, it can't just be dismissed per se. However, you hit the nail on the head when you referred to Mariah's ego. Do you think it's possible that she may be bending the truth to save her ego? It's not exactly a good look for Mariah's record company to not want to release her album due to lack of confidence in her selling power, so it wouldn't be unexpected for Mariah to massage the truth so as to appeal to her ego. I'm not saying this is true, but in my honest opinion, I think it's more likely. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 10:53)

Re: MC in person / Special K (42,290) by Billy from Greece "When I shook her hand she held onto mine real tight." Same here. There was a mess going on around her (cameras, screaming people) during the "Forever" photoshoot in 2009 in Westefield London, and I didn't know whether there was any point in talking to her when other five people were talking to her simultaneously. I eventually spoke to her very briefly, sharing something quite personal. She immediately turned to me, grabbed my hand and looked at me in the eye. I'll never forget that, especially the feeling of holding my hand tightly. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 10:44)

This is awesome (42,289) by Billy from Greece (Saturday 22 March 2014; 10:38)

Funny Mariah pop-ups (42,288) by Will from England Well, this weeks certainly has been good to me on two occasions regarding Mariah. Firstly, during a lecture about how artists use science to convey messages and ideas, my lecturer decided to use E=MC2 as an example. I can tell you honestly, I have never been that excited in my whole life. I didn't even realise at first what was going on until my friends turned to look at me (because they know I'm crazy ) to get my reaction. And the second was, I finally saw the remix video for YME on a chart TV show. I have no idea what show it was, all I know is, is that in my very little corner of Wales, her video was playing in a pub and that made me very, very happy indeed. And you know what? I loved the video even more. At no point did I feel embarrassed that it was playing or think "Oh God, put them away Mariah." I just sat there, and enjoyed the video for what it was. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 9:03)

Special K (42,287) by Bill from the UK That is a great story about your encounter with MC, thank you for sharing. Lol, if Mariah had asked for my copy of her album I wouldn't have been able to refuse her haha. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 8:42)

Mariah stories (42,286) by Manny from U.S. Please more stories on meeting Mariah. I'm enjoying the stories much. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting her. I know of three lambs that did. One of my friends met her during Rainbow era at Virgin records (in store signing). He said what other people mentioned here. That TV does not do justice to her. That her skin is flawless and her speaking voice was distinctive. My other two friends met her backstage in San Diego (Charmbracelet tour). They said she was tall; she smelled delicious (like body spray) and was wearing a lot of make up. One friend said she looked like a human Barbie because she's so beautiful. Wow, I can't believe I remembered what they said. I mentally took notes. Am I obsessed or what? I hope I met her "someday", I liked her since VOL. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 3:51)

Editing comments? (42,285) by Spir Ja from USA That was whack, my comment got warped, words deleted. Free speech or freely reinterpreted? Again. Mariah is an icon and she can do what when and how she wants to. I would just like to see her move in all new directions, people, instrumentation and vibe/subject matter. Go team. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 3:30)

Acapella / single (42,284) by Marquise from USA Hey lambs, check out this great acapella version of "You're Mine", it is flawsome. PS. Glad to see You're Mine climbing up the charts slowly without any promo. Either Mariah will eventually promote the song when May gets closer or release a new single to promote the album with. I hope she sticks with You're Mine and promote it, I really love this song, it is so beautiful and catchy. It would be a shame to see yet another song of hers not reach its full potential like #Beautiful. Lets hope for the best and make sure we support Mariah so she can snatch some wigs dahlings. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 2:42)

Album release / Stephen-Edward / managers (42,283) by 123 from USA Stephen/Edward, I don't agree with your hypothesis. Mariah said on an interview that "people" kept telling her to drop the album and let it do what it does. By "people", I believe she is referring to the label and management. She said she didn't want to do that because it didn't feel complete etc. I believe the reason why it haven't come out yet is because of one thing, ego. Mariah wants a hit, point, blank, period. She wants to be on top and is used to having a song or two charting well before she releases it. Everyone is claiming she shouldn't have friends as managers but JD has done a good job, and no one can make her do what she doesn't want to do. Everyone wants her to phone Benny, but does anyone remember E=MC2? As soon as the album dropped, she disappeared. He was her manager then. Chris Lightly couldn't get her to promote Obsessed or Memoirs, because she decided to promote Precious for Lee and because she felt she had potential Oscar buzz in film which she has always wanted to be successful in. I guess she felt she could flop a few records and always come back she has already made one of the biggest comebacks in history. I just want her to not release anything else until the album is done. I may be alone on this one, but I still want her to promote You're Mine once she is done with the album. (Saturday 22 March 2014; 2:02)

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