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Did I watch a different version? (38,040) by Lee from UK I don't know what people heard on #Beautiful at GMA. I thought Mariah sounded great and Miguel wasn't out of key, he was singing his own harmony. The high notes at the end sounded amazing and the camera wasn't in the crowd the whole time either. The camera was totally focused on Mariah's face during the high notes I don't know If i watched the dubbed West Coast version, but the video on YouTube is called "Mariah Carey & Miguel #Beautiful Good Morning America 5-24-2013 GMA". Once again, I would say this performance was actually really good in my opinion and the high notes were strong and all in tune. (Saturday 25 May 2013; 20:22)

#Beautiful (38,039) by Musti from UK Hey lambs. I haven't read all the comments post-GMA performance. I just wanted to say that my heart broke when I heard the end of #Beautiful on GMA as I knew Mariah would be shredded to pieces by the media regarding her voice. We all know by now that this woman sings best at night/very early morning (5am in particular lol). It's just sad to see that the song dropped to #20 on iTunes today and has had the smallest daily increase in airplay yesterday since its release. I agree with PJW that most of Mariah's live performances have been plagued with "drama" since the DFAU performance at the AMAs. I don't know what can be done to better her live performances, but it is clearly affecting her commercial performance. Of course I don't think chart success is everything, but #Beautiful was doing great and had a lot of potential. I will love Mariah, even if her voice is reduced to half an octave. As the great La Divina, Maria Callas, had once said "You stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there." But I still want my #19 and #20. (Saturday 25 May 2013; 18:41)

GMA performance / thank you's (38,038) by Joe from United Kingdom Well, it was funny, that's for sure. It was like a malfunction extravaganza. So many things were going on/wrong, but Mariah handled it as only Mariah would. The #Beautiful performance was not the best, the rehearsal was better, ABMB and WBT were an improvement. Vocally it's kinda what I expected from an early morning Mariah. Why were the songs starting while the host was still talking? Anyway, thank you to those who gave me a warm welcome to the messageboard. I appreciate you. (Saturday 25 May 2013; 17:06)

Stephen (38,037) by RadChad from United States I always agreed with your points (though the the delivery was a little rough for my taste ). Between you, Simon Cowell, and Lee, I guess it's just the UK way. Right? No, but we've actually made many similar points in past post as well, so it was never about you being wrong in your observations and suggestions on what Mariah should do better. I know I can still be very defensive of Mariah and it's just because of the deep connection I feel with her. She's not just another great singer/songwriter/artist, she's a part of me. At the end of the day, I know we all love Mariah and have a passion for her as an artist, so though me may agree and disagree on certain things, there won't ever be any bad blood between us in my eyes. (Saturday 25 May 2013; 16:32)

RadChad (38,036) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I'm glad she sang live for the most part, but do you now see my point regarding her voice? It's definitely more limited than it used to be, and she should either take more care of her voice to counter it, or just accept it and do the best she can live. As bad as the GMA "concert" was, she sang live, and showed some real quality moments, such as on WBT. The problem was, those moments were outweighed by bad moments. You're right though, the fact that she can still hit certain notes, does show the voice is there, it's just a question of whether she has the dedication to maintain or improve her voice at this stage of her career. Mariah was hilarious on the show, and I suspect she cursed twice on purpose, as it ensured she was plastered all of Facebook and Twitter. I agree 100% with you regarding #Beautiful. I'd like Mariah to try a Mariah only version. She should go on Ellen or something and perform it. Miguel is a very good singer, but I'm not sure about him as a performer. I saw him live in London a few years back, before he was well known, and he was terrible. I actually walked out. Mariah seems to have humbled him though. I think she's shown him what a real star looks like. He's on his way though. I like his music; hence why I went to see him live. I still stand by #Beautiful and he and Mariah. They both worked very well together on this song. I'd like if they wrote more together, just not as a duet. (Saturday 25 May 2013; 13:23)

Live performance curse? (38,035) by RadChad from United States I'm convinced, because nothing seems to ever go right these days. I don't think her voice is even in bad shape, though she still needed not to be having any "splashes", to warm up the vocals with her coach, and should have indulged in a huge cup of warm tea with two big spoons of honey before hitting the stage this morning. I believe her voice would've been in great fighting shape, if she had. There were some promising vocal moments however. Also I was hoping for the premier of a new raw ballad, I feel that her voice would still shine in a simple old school vocal ballad along the lines of "The Wind" or "Music Box", "Im Free", "Circles" etc. I think MC should rewrite/rearrange Miguel's lyrics at the beginning of Beautiful and start performing it solo without the backing track, just live instruments and backup singers. I know it would make for a much better performance for that song. (Saturday 25 May 2013; 4:33)

Re: SC (38,034) by nikki from usa You're so lucky. I wanna know, I heard the by Boston Chery version of #B on YouTube where I thought she and Miguel sounded great. So many people say it sounded bad, although they weren't there, so I wanted to know. Is that how you heard it when you were there? Is that accurate or was it different? (Saturday 25 May 2013; 2:13)

GMA (38,033) by Special K from USA Now that was a hot mess. Oh well, sh$t happens. (Saturday 25 May 2013; 1:27)

Fun, but.. (38,032) by Orkun from The Netherlands Yes, the performance was fun and funny. The jokes were in place for sure. But no. Again the cameras were taping the audience during high notes. No no no. Mariah's rep will have to lie again. I can tell exactly which parts weren't live. But I did like the soulful growling. She still nails that. Miguel was really really off. (Friday 24 May 2013; 23:21)

Comments from GMA concert from a witness (38,031) by SC from USA Hi guys. I attended this morning's mini concert and it was a lot of fun. Mariah rehearsed ABMB and Beautiful, the last one twice with Miguel. They sounded great in rehearsal. I definitely can testify that the performance was fully live, except for the chorus of Miguel. Backing vocal and Miguel sang over it. It was really very messy when the live show started. The AWBM rehearsal was really cool and well planned, but I don't know what happened with the live one. I guess Mariah ran out of time at the changing room, but she literally wasn't there when the song started. I'm not a pro, but her team is huge, they need to focus more on the timing. Everything was really rushed because she changed clothes. I get it. She wants to change a few times. She looked amazing, but she should've rehearsed with the clothes for the live shows. It would have been a lot easier for her. WBT was great as of all know by now. Beautiful started and the show's director kept screaming the time. 60 seconds, 30 seconds and no Mariah. Again. she came out at the last minute. These wardrobe things are easy fixes, they just need to get her ready in full "live show clothes" at rehearsals. The "shit" and the no shoes situation was definitely odd, but in any case I always love seeing her and she's really funny. She chatted with fans a lot and sang a verse of "Underneath the stars" for us. It was great and vocally she was on point. She's perfect, but there's just so much around her. She's a diva and we love her for it. (Friday 24 May 2013; 22:46)

#Beautiful rehearsal (38,030) by Edward from USA I have to say that she did performed #Beautiful as a rehearsal and it was on point, but when the real performance took place, things went way different. Mariah should perform an acoustic version of #Beautiful without much production. The song sounds simple vocally, but it would be almost impossible to sing without a backing track with all the layering it has. For a person who exercises a lot, I don't understand why Mariah is so stiff on stage. I know she is not a dancer, but a little moving around would do. (Friday 24 May 2013; 22:12)

GMA "Beautiful" performance (38,029) by Marise from Russia It was terrible. But it's not Mariah's fault. She was good, in my opinion, but Miguel ruined their performance, he was totally off key. It seems like he can't sing at all. So sad. On the other hand, Beautiful went up in iTunes. And it's good news. I hope their next performance will be soon and much better. (Friday 24 May 2013; 21:32)

GMA (38,028) by Lee from UK Now that's what I'm talking about. Live performances are the only way to go. Mariah sounded good. She didn't sound perfect, but at least it was live. I love the "Always be my baby" segment, especially with the Disneyland photo of her and Nick at the end. God bless the recorders who upload to YouTube. In addition, she handled the wardrobe malfunction pretty well. (Friday 24 May 2013; 20:02)

Performance problems (38,026) by PJW from The U.K. Okay, so this is going to be slightly controversial, but has anyone noticed that more often than not, there's a "problem" with Marian's performances in the last few years (let's say from DFAU at the AMAS). And by that I mean she "couldn't hear herself" (all the time) and has to take the earpiece out, she "couldn't get in to her dress/her dress popped" (a few times now), the backing track messes up or there was a problem with the post edit (again, a few times). I mean really, how often can this - and especially the same problems - happen? Where's the professionalism from her or any of her team/the external teams? I'm not going in attacking her here, there are just certain things that keep happening during important performances and I don't understand how. (Friday 24 May 2013; 19:42)

Just when you think it can't get any worse (38,025) by John john from UK Then GMA performance happens. Just saw the performance with Miguel, what a mess. The end was just terrible. I'm pretty gutted, because I thought it would be amazing. I was hoping for a smooth ride, but just lately it never happens. Maybe the whole team need to rethink these ideas before anything happens. I just want one concert with "no moments". (Friday 24 May 2013; 18:44)

GMA (38,024) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada I'm with Stephen, despite obvious glitches this performance I thought she did really well. No debate about this one being live/dubbed. WBT was great, especially considering being in the morning. #Beautiful had issues obviously, but considering how the song started way early (not sure what that was about?) and the backing track being off and Miguel being off key most of the song - it really went better than it could have gone. Lol. I'll never be one who agrees her "voice is shot", because the fact that she can still hit a song like WBT like that despite having using her voice recording and performing for 23 years, I personally always feel blessed we still see her. Maybe that's just me, but I always feel at this point she could stop anytime, and we might only see her performing as often as someone like Aretha. I will say though, there was room to allow more time to rehearse #Beautiful. (Friday 24 May 2013; 18:09)

How about those "other" great MC songs? (38,023) by Geronimo from USA GMA was pretty funny. I'm not sure singing in the morning is her thing, but at least she had a good time. It also makes me crave an unplugged set from her again with less glam and hoopla. She has so many songs that are not hits, but that are just great songs. I wish she would dump some of the "hits" one day and try a different approach with her broader catalogue. At this point, what's she got to lose? In fact, I think it would improve her already considerable legacy. (Friday 24 May 2013; 18:08)

#Beautiful GMA (38,022) by Edward from USA As everybody has stated, she sounded good in everything but #Beautiful. #Beautiful was not beautiful, and it is sad because that is the single that they should be killing on stage. It sounded and looked so unrehearsed and messy, but I will leave it at that. She looked stunning on stage. (Friday 24 May 2013; 17:41)

Beautiful rehearsal (38,021) by Licia from USA I just saw a video of the "Beautiful " rehearsal and she sounded way better at the rehearsal. Not sure if I can post the link, but look up #Beautiful Mariah Carey Central Park GMA performance 2013 if you want to see it . (Friday 24 May 2013; 17:35)

GMA performance/Will (38,020) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Despite the obvious limitations Mariah's voice now poses, I'm glad she sung the songs live. For me, I hate it when she fakes it, and for the most part today, she didn't. WBT was particularly good. She changed it up to prove that she was singing live, something she needed to do after the AI performance. #Beautiful was a boiling hot mess, but at least she sang most of the song live. Like I've said before, she needs to accept the limitations of her voice and just sing her damn songs live. I was particularly impressed with the clarity of her whisper register today. It sounded beautiful. She was also hilarious. I don't get why she sat on a chair for #Beautiful though. It was a very strange way to duet with someone, but it's Mariah, she can probably get away with that haha. I do agree with Will to the extent that she and Miguel (who was out of key) really need to nail this song live, as realistically they'll get very few opportunities to perform it together, and it is her current single, which should be pushed more on TV for me. Perhaps Mariah should do a solo performance on Ellen or something. (Friday 24 May 2013; 16:38)

Surprisingly... (38,019) by jaker20 from US Miguel isn't really that good on Beautiful as well. The whole segment was a bit of a hot mess. I think they need to sing this on a late night show acoustic. MC was great on the rest though. By the way MC's cussed when her dress popped. Well there's always a first lol. (Friday 24 May 2013; 16:10)

GMA (38,018) by Licia from USA Mariah did good on "We belong together" and "Always be my baby", but the "Beautiful" performance was not good. It could have been better. No one can deny the songs were not live though. (Friday 24 May 2013; 15:55)

GMA (38,017) by Will from England Well, I can't defend that performance of #Beautiful. The editing/backing track (whatever that was) was more than just a hot mess. I saw a live feed and at first, I thought that the audio was a bit messed up. But then I saw the tweets and I became more disappointed. I did not see the two previous performances, but you know, I'm not really bothered with those two songs, since it's #Beautiful that should be the perfect vocal performances, not two old hits. (Friday 24 May 2013; 15:31)

MC slayed GMA (38,016) by jaker20 from US All live. I don't know what some of you are going to say this time. To be honest, it wasn't perfect, there's some heavy breathing and some bum notes on the ending of #Beautiful, I think they didn't have time to rehease that song, but overall she slayed. I loved every minute of it. I loved Always Be My Baby. She's so much fun, so cute, and so hilarious. Lol and all live. I bet the haters will still find faults, but whatever. I thought she did great. I really hope she performs #Beautiful again on another show. Such a hot summer song. (Friday 24 May 2013; 15:23)

Joe (38,015) by RadChad from United States Exactly. I can agree. The only thing I initially found a little suspect soundwise was the "comes along" and "feel like hope is gone" lines in Hero, but after watching a few times, I gave it the benefit of a doubt, because I could hear her sound a little raspy on the "strength to carry on" line (and on a side note: wouldn't really make sense to lip those parts since she's sung them well in the recent past in a lower key). But I totally agreed if lipped on some parts, I honestly believe 98.99 % of it was live. I just hope she gives a stellar performances today, so everyone can be happy and just look forward to the music. (Friday 24 May 2013; 12:48)

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