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California fires (107,974) by Brandon from USA
Does anyone know if MC has any properties in LA that were affected by the recent fires?
(Monday 13 January 2025; 21:31)
Avatar (107,973) by Bobby A from United States
Thank you, Eric. You are the best.
(Monday 13 January 2025; 17:08)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,972) by Carlos from Brazil
Although it is almost impossible for Mariah to ever be shady to Beyoncé, according to this interview where Mariah said her concept was stolen, Beyoncé's album was dropped two months before that.
(Monday 13 January 2025; 13:42)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,971) by Carlos from Brazil
Oh gosh. I had to google the "bathroom floor" crisis since you mentioned it haha. Those were the days. I was so glad to find out there was a publication about it on Vulture Magazine.
(Monday 13 January 2025; 12:50)
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Jarring (107,970) by Bobby A from United States
Did you notice that Columbia/Legacy didn't release a CD version like they did Music Box in 2023? To me it says a lot how the AR executives feel about Rainbow compared to Music Box. I would love to have a CD version.
(Monday 13 January 2025; 06:49)
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Avatar (107,969) by Bobby A from United States
Lol. I am going to try to fix it, but I not sure why my Samsung Android phone uploads my photo that way. I didn't have this problem with my LG phone.
(Monday 13 January 2025; 06:43)
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Avatar (107,968) by Edward from USA
Robert-Anthony, we've talked about this before, straighten that picture before I need motion sickness pills.
(Sunday 12 January 2025; 22:29)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,967) by Bobby A from United States
I am trying to be optimistic. If we don't get a new single by June or July, I don't think a new album is coming again this year.
(Sunday 12 January 2025; 20:56)
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Jarring (107,966) by Matty from Vancouver Canada
So, I've been obsessed with my Rainbow 25 vinyl I got from my parents for Christmas. After endless listens, I understand why I've found it such a difficult album to vibe to.

Bliss is one of the best, most fitting, and gorgeous songs MC has ever created. It just fits her and no one else. Then suddenly, without warning, I'm b*tch slapped with that early-oughts Destiny's Child/P!nk beat. I was up in the clouds, floating... suddenly I'm getting hit with a guitar string pick, and a jarring beat. The instrumentation over took a Mariah/Usher collaboration.

That shouldn't have happened. Usher and Mariah both deserved more from their collaboration.
(Sunday 12 January 2025; 19:45)
Missing studio pics solved (107,965) by Edward from USA
Mariah lost her mind like someone had just swapped her Louis Vuitton heels for a pair of knockoff flip-flops. As if the average listener could actually tell the difference between the version that got released and the one she wanted. But that was the perfectionist version of Mariah minus a pill or two.
(Saturday 11 January 2025; 17:05)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,964) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
Hahah I wonder if ISIL video was an attempt to make a [Breakdown] sequel. It has the similar story setting in Vegas, Mariah's a show girl, she's heartbroken, it's a beat ballad and so on. Although Breakdown song and video remains one of her best to date. I also didn't get the point of her blowing up the car haha. It's all too much. Mariah is an arsonist on the low with setting her car on fire and then her dress in "I Don't".
(Saturday 11 January 2025; 06:04)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,963) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
Refresh my memory please, did Taylor ever drop a demo version for that first? I can't remember, I didn't use to keep up with TS back then. But I remember her name being in the mix along with Beyoncé about who Mariah could be referring to. I know even later down the line people said she copied Mariah's "from the vault" visual. Where originally Mariah did some "from the vault" release and then Taylor used a similar visual for her re-record series? But Covid wiped out my memory so clearly I am missing chunks.
(Saturday 11 January 2025; 06:00)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,962) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
Haha I think even as a lamb that would have been too much for me. It baffles me why a story teller like Mariah has such weak videos. Speaking of JD, I am reminded of the Facebook TAOLG release and how it ended up being the wrong version and Mariah wrote her iconic "I'm on the bathroom floor" meltdown post.
(Saturday 11 January 2025; 05:56)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,961) by Edward from USA
I'm not saying it was a horrible video, but it certainly wasn't a good one either. Unless your idea of good visuals is the cliché of a woman prancing around and touching herself in a car. "I Don't" was the last decent standalone track she's released since "Triumphant" though.
(Saturday 11 January 2025; 05:05)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,960) by Shezz from Pk
Robert Anthony you are the voice of unwavering optimism on this board and I'm sorry you can't just abandon your role like a Mariah cookie. Yes her business side seems to be pretty ambiguous but we are barely a week into January. She has plenty of time to get her shit together and give us MC16 this fall.

I don't think she's hanging out with Anderson [.Paak] just for us to discuss their chemistry. They are cooking something. Her not having a contract/label is probably the reason we are not hearing much about MC16. She has repeatedly said it is coming. I believe once things fall into place she will be motivated enough to finish it off.
(Saturday 11 January 2025; 04:50)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,959) by Bobby A from United States
I don't think I Don't is MC's worst video as you are eluding to it being. Imagine 13 videos of I Stay In Love directed by Nick. I hate that video. I have only seen Daisy Duke travels to Las Vegas, but her car breaks down in the desert one time. Lol. I was not impressed with that video treatment. What were MC and Nick thinking?
(Saturday 11 January 2025; 02:20)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,958) by Matty from Vancouver Canada
I always thought it was going to be a 1989 concept and Mariah was going to drop her demo, with the original version and then a newly recorded version exactly how she wishes her debut was produced.
(Saturday 11 January 2025; 01:33)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,957) by Edward from USA
Are you sure you're not secretly related to Celine Dion?

I agree, Mariah couldn't have pulled off something like that. Imagine 13 "I Don't" type of videos and then, for the grand finale, a half-naked mermaid moment. That would've been career suicide. Thank God she had JD to guider her.
(Saturday 11 January 2025; 01:15)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,956) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
Oh my gosh yes you're right "it's all coming back to me now" hahah. I remember that, and I was thinking wait was MC really going to drop a surprise album like that's ambitious because look I love Mariah and she'll always be my #1 but she didn't have the pull to do a drop like that. Also if it was the other point of a "visual album", did we need 10-15 videos of Mariah looking beautiful and caressing herself hahah. it just didn't make sense to me at that time or even now. Beyonce's project was extremely ambitious and each of her videos were really well thought out (I may not love all of them but they were quite impressive nonetheless). So ya Mariah needs to spill the tea.
(Friday 10 January 2025; 22:47)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,955) by Edward from USA
At that time, the rumors were heavily hinting at Beyonce. She did two things no mainstream artist had done before: 1. She released an overnight, critically acclaimed, very successful surprise concept album and 2. Every track on that album came with its own video. Nothing else happening in music during that period was significant or relevant enough for Mariah to go on panic mode, confiscating portable electronic devices and putting blinders in the studio.

I was just 10 back then though, so maybe I missed some major events, so don't quote me on it.
(Friday 10 January 2025; 19:05)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,954) by Bobby A from United States
Shezz, I am starting think that we will not be getting a new album or single this year. I have had that feeling all week because something just seems off with the whole business side of MC's career. MC has not talked much lately about who her manager is or what label she is on. If an artist is under a recording contract, doesn't he or she has to deliver an album within a certain time frame.
(Friday 10 January 2025; 18:04)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,953) by Bobby A from United States
It is funny that you mentioned Taylor's retro Polaroids. I have those in a yellow photo sleeve. They were included with the deluxe version of her 1989 album that I found at Goodwill. I have been thinking about selling them on Ebay. Lol. They have to be worth at least $15.00 right now.
(Friday 10 January 2025; 17:57)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,952) by MusicfanJ from Germany
"I would even a take a JD studio pic at this point." Lol. Thanks for the laugh. I really miss the time Mariah was posting studio pics. I'm so hungry for new music. Or at least some more hidden songs from the past.
(Friday 10 January 2025; 17:34)
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Missing studio pics solved (107,951) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
Oh yes the greatest mystery that was never solved. I remember Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's name coming up as the people who stole the concept but I can't remember what the theories were. One I think had to do with T Swift's 1989 having the retro polaroids promo strategy (I honestly can't remember what the theory was because I don't remember MIAM having similar strategy). If anyone remembers do share.
(Friday 10 January 2025; 16:20)
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Top posters 2024 (107,950) by Tevin from USA
I can't believe I made it in the top 10. Thanks Eric for providing this platform for us to share our thoughts on all things Mariah.
(Friday 10 January 2025; 16:15)
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