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*sigh* Here we go again (38,407) by Stacey from USA My thought is, why set a release date when you clearly know you aren't going to be ready. Taking your time is one thing (I get that) vs. setting a date then pushing it back. The latter just looks bad. I am in no way defending how Sony personally treated Mariah, but from a business standpoint, when she was there promotion and release dates were on point. Ever since she joined IDJ, the only era where that same precision occurred was with TEOM and the beginning of E=MC2. And the remix? I couldn't even take more than a few rap lines. The guest rapper joint is not my thing. IMO, it ruins a perfectly good song. I guess I should be happy the rapper is on the remix this time, lol. As with others, I'm moving onto the re-sung vocals. I didn't care for the original Triumphant song, but the remix dance track with new vocals was pretty good. BTW: The Showbiz article was on point. Couldn't have said it better myself. (Thursday 27 June 2013; 6:40)

First remix to appear #awful (38,406) by Gilbert from USA Okay, I felt the whole copy and paste situation going on again. I didn't feel this remix at all. Next release please. (Thursday 27 June 2013; 2:45)

Brad (38,405) by Giselle #1 Mariah Critic from USA Nick is worth no 100M lol. This remix is awful, all they did was add A$AP's voice and those annoying uh ah through out. I haven't been impressed with a hip-hop remix of MC's since ''TEOM''' era. She's gotten very lazy with her remixes. I believe Mariah should take off some years and go away and get her mojo back. Her sound is stale now and boring. I love #Beautiful, but usually with a new Mariah song, I play it non stop, some days I don't even play it because to me it gets boring. I believe after Triumphant failed, she started from scratch. She should go away for a couple of years and get out the pubic eye and let people miss her. I agree with Wendy, Mariah in the past was good at going away and you wouldn't see or hear from her. (Thursday 27 June 2013; 1:01)

#Beautiful Remix (38,404) by Terna from Nigeria One word: #horrid. Was this even previewed before being released? I don't think this is official. Is it? If it is, then I think there's a problem. (Thursday 27 June 2013; 0:32)

The remix (38,403) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I can't really find the remix. I can just find to remixes from to months ago. Where is the New remix? I like this one though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj5Vhdj0p-I (Thursday 27 June 2013; 0:32)

Brad (38,402) by clueey23 from USA Really? Her music career over? You are delusional. And MC has pretty much written every single one of her songs and the royalties don't lie. MC is worth like $500M. If she stopped making music, she wouldn't have to do a thing but raise her beautiful children and enjoy her marriage. Even she had no money. I believe Nick is worth 100M. Stop with your negativity. You may not like 1 of the 5 remixes, but to say her career is over has me ctfu. (Thursday 27 June 2013; 0:10)

Re: Brad / #Beautiful remix (38,401) by Badr from USA I will start by saying the "remix" released today is #awful. It completely ruined the song. It's so predictable and lame. That being said, Brad's comments, "People are no longer interested in her singing or music," are pointless. Whereas some people like it or not, #Beautiful is a worldwide smash hit. I don't know why you say that. You also say that "her music career is pretty much over," says who? (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 23:45)

#Beautiful remix with A$AP (38,400) by Will from England Moving swiftly on to the other (touch wood) re-sung mixes. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 23:21)

#Beautiful remix (38,399) by clueey23 from USA Just a thought. I don't know folks working relationships, but J.Cole, Wale or Nas would've been a nice addition also. But since I've listened to this Rocky remix a few times now, I really like it and can't wait to buy it on iTunes. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 22:50)

#Beautiful remix (38,398) by Brad from USA Hi lambs. I just heard the "remix" of #Beautiful. It is absolutely awful and doesnt even blend with the genre of the song. It is so displaced. There is no new or additional singing from Mariah on it. Frankly, it's rubbish. I hate to say it, because her songs have been an absolute mainstay for me over the last 23 years of my life, but her singing career seems over. She has single-handedly undone her own fairy-tale story with this sort of offering. People are no longer interested in her singing or music and I'm just about ready to join them. She never reached that zenith that I hoped she would. What a shame. Hopefully, she invested her prior earnings wisely and can find a new avenue of success because her music career is pretty much over. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 22:40)

#Beautiful remixes (38,397) by clueey23 from USA So I wasn't excited about A$AP Rocky, but I'll take it. And I'm so excited about the remixes coming within the coming days. MC never fails me. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 22:39)

Hermosa (38,396) by Lee from UK I am definitely looking forward to the Spanish version of #Beautiful. I knew there would be a remix, I didn't know there would be five, this is exciting. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 22:33)

New album (38,395) by Lee from UK I would love to hear more stripped back vocals from Mariah on the new album. I personally adore her vocal layering, but I think it's time for her to make something she can confidently perform live. All she needs is herself, a piano and a couple of backing singers, maybe something more Jazz related. Bring back the days of Patrick, Billy and Trey. The music she is currently releasing leaves no wriggle room for mixing it up during a live performance. In the past when she performed songs like Vanishing, she could sing it as she felt it at the time and it didn't matter if it wasn't exactly like the studio recording. With the more recent music, as it is so over produced, the songs are difficult to perform live. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 21:43)

Album release (38,394) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada I'm glad that the album has been postponed. This might be an unpopular view, but it has been clear watching Mariah and her team in the last month are they not ready. I would much rather have solid seamless promo appearances and a beautiful body of work from start to finish, then something that is rushed and slapped together to make money. I'll happily wait as long as needed rather than be upset or angry about 7/23. In my heart of hearts, I really think Mariah knows "Triumphant" wasn't retrieved well hence why she was obviously uncomfortable during the live performance of it. I do feel she has been re-evaluating her music, personally. There is a part of her that will always gravitate toward hip-hop because she loves doing it. I'm sure there will be some flavors of it on the album, but I really don't think the new album is going to be full of hip hop tracks. Like many of you I can appreciate a track or two of it and I love when her soprano blends well with the right track, but in general I'm not a hip hop fan much at all. If anything MC has educated me and I would not have exposure to it without her. I think she knows a big portion of her fanbase is this way too. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 21:41)

Inevitable (38,393) by Lee from UK I knew that the album wouldn't be released on its scheduled date, I find it hard to believe that people thought it would. We have been receiving pictures of Mariah in the studio for a long time and they still haven't stopped coming, so the album clearly was not ready for a July release. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 21:37)

#Beautiful remix coming today at 4 PM EST (38,392) by Quaid Long from USA #Beautiful remix featuring A$AP Rocky and Miguel coming today at 4:00pm EST. youtube.com/mariahcarey more remixes to follow. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 21:18)

Mariah's IDJ Deal (38,391) by Anonymous from After the Virgin fiasco, she singed a 3 album deal wiith IDJ. She's released 4 studio albums and a Christmas album. Did they renegotiate the deal after the success of The Emancipation Of Mimi? Hopefully this album will complete their agreement. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 20:46)

New album (38,390) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I agree [...] the one talking about [...] producers. I will also be totally happy [...] an RnB album, but please not something similiar to Memoirs, because I didn't really like that album at all. The only track i did like was IWTKWLI, I love the live [...]. But, don't think Mariah will sell that many records anymore if she continues [...] rnb lane. She doesn't have to make any techno, but more pop, maybe With an rnb sound. She was well at doing buble gum pop in the '90s, and I love those songs. I don't say that I want more buble gum pop, but mature pop, and I'm expecting more mature lyrics since she now is a mom, and have mentioned that it has influenced her [...]. I also have to say that I also loved Glitter, from the moment it was released. And in Norway, aroung Christmas time, the biggest [...] paper in Norway picked it as one of the top 5 albums to buy this year. The [...] is fantastic, and I love Mariah's voice in all her songs. I dont think there is a [...] song on that album i don't like. Maybe she should re-release it hehe. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 18:47)

Does Mariah really need a record label? (38,389) by Edward from USA With low promtion and lack of interest from Def Jam when it comes to Mariah and her music, does she really need a label to make music? With physical cds almost gone, why would she need a big label behind her to distribute her music on the internet e.g. iTunes, Amazon? I wouldn't mind if Mariah puts together a 10 or 12 tracks album at least every 1.5 years from now on as long as the music is good. I think she should go back to basics, and stop bringing an army to write with her. I didn't personally like what The Dream brought on Memoirs, it was repetitive. I hope she finds her muse again, and brings back the Mariah we fell in love with. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 17:28)

Showbiz article (38,388) by Anonymous from I think the ballads are similar to Triumphant. Mariah considered it a ballad, an inspirational ballad. She's stuck in a rut. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 17:16)

New album, world tour (38,387) by Giorgi Ch. from Georgia I was so disappointed by the news that the new album release was postponed. I hope it's for better to be postponed if Mariah thinks it's not ready. We all understand that there must be so much anticipation and pressure for the new album, but once again, I think that Mariah must be the one who makes the most important decisions. Also, I feel that Island Def Jam doesn't appreciate (and if they appreciate, personally I think that they don't care to act like one) that they have Mariah Carey on the label, they're more concerned about Rihanna (my personal opinion, I love her, but for me Mariah always was/is/will be #1). On the other hand, I'm so happy that world tour is coming, I really can't wait. I hope it will be huge and will have many dates across Europe. For now, as an adoring fan, all I can do is wait. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 14:12)

Memoirs (38,386) by Anonymous from I think we can all agree we don't want another album like Memoirs. I would prefer an album with a retro soul sound, like #Beautiful.She should work with Happy Perez, who obviously knows what her fans want. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 14:04)

Confused (38,385) by Licia from USA I'm confused about the Showbiz article, because he's implying that Mariah is doing mainly hip hop type songs, but I clearly remember her saying she has a lot of ballads on the album. So I'm not understanding where he's going with this article or why there would be an issue with the label if she gave them what they wanted. Anyway I could care less if she sticks with the hip hop, rnb, or just does ballads. I'm a fan of all three and as long as the music is good I have no problem with whatever direction she goes in. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 11:59)

Randy (38,384) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I agree with your post, and with your comments on TEOM. The point I was trying to make is that the overall creative direction of TEOM was seamless. Despite LA Reid asking Mariah to make some more tracks with JD, he wasn't unhappy with the direction; being rnb tracks fused with hip hop and old school rnd ballads. He was just not happy with the quality of the music Mariah initially produced. Re #Beautiful, I love that track. However, I do agree that Mariah needs to leave IDJ. It's time to move on. I also think she doesn't need as much help as she thinks with song writing and producing. Some of her best work is when she strips it back and takes full control. Glitter and Daydream are both good examples of that. I too enjoyed Memoirs. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 11:40)

My hope for the new album (38,383) by Matthew from USA What I want from the new album is new producers. I love JD, Dream, and Rodney Jenkins. They've done a lot for R&B and Hip-Hop music. But it might be time to work with some new folks. #Beautiful was produced by someone MC has never worked with, and the sound was so different and great. The same happened when she was able to snag Neptunes for Say Somethin'. The result was something we never heard before that was fresh. Then JD produced the remix, which was back on more familiar territory. So if MC wants to stay doing Hip-Hop and R&B, that's fine with me. But I hope she gets some new producers. It's going to be hard for her, because when she did Memoirs, JD kind of threw a tantrum because The Dream got most of the production on that album but he will be alright. MC is at the level of fame where I'm sure producers would be happy to work with her. There are a lot of new guys on the scene, and while many of them are focused on EDM and techno, which MC dislikes, they might be able to add a new perspective to the Hip-Hop/R&B that MC wants to do. Look at what Kanye did on his last album. He did that because he wasn't working with the typical rap producers. What do you guys think? (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 11:14)

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