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Pitchfork/Allure interviews (110,497) by Bobby A from United States

Let's hope her U.S. interviews are better and full of energy. Overall, she is loved by the U.S. news media and daytime talk shows. Jennifer Hudson would be a great first interview after Labor Day and a SNL performance on October 4th.

(Friday 15 August 2025; 00:42)


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Doja Cat (110,495) by jaker20 from US

She's apparently releasing on the same day as Mariah. Suddenly everyone is releasing and is out to get her.

(Friday 15 August 2025; 00:34)

Taylor Swift (110,494) by Libra Lamb from USA

Nope. Didn't help. Thanks for trying.
(Friday 15 August 2025; 00:33)


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Taylor Swift (110,493) by Lambi from USA

Blow up doll = never ending boob jobs.

Present father = could've protected her from Alison selling her to a pimp, from Tommy's dangerous relationship and the evil of Hollywood.

I'm getting to the nucleus of it. You can all boil it down to a lack of a father's presence. But out of respect for Alfred Roy, I'm sure he had his traumas in the military, which is why a stable household was a challenge. He exited on a peaceful note with MC so they at least both got to have that.

I hope this helps.
(Friday 15 August 2025; 00:00)


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Taylor Swift (110,492) by Libra Lamb from USA

Women are very capable of defending themselves and standing up for themselves. Especially Mariah. She's anything but a blow up doll. It's 2025 in case you're lost

(Thursday 14 August 2025; 22:20)


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Pitchfork/Allure interviews (110,491) by BFF from United States

Mariah looks good in both of these interviews, but she still seems so low energy in both. I've kind of been worried about her health ever since some of that footage from the Mimi residency earlier his year. She just seems so tired in so many of her performances and interviews.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 20:14)

Taylor Swift (110,490) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

Agree, I have a feeling she might not end up shading publicly but I do wish she does because BL deserves it. As for support system Taylor doesn't only have Scott she has her mother and her brother who she recently revealed were the people who helped her get her masters back. It's so unfortunate that Mariah doesn't have anyone to protect her like that. The only people who truly care about her are her children and they are too young to provide her that support.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 19:55)


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Taylor Swift (110,489) by Dove from United States

MC has defended herself pretty well throughout her life and career. She has God defending her and fighting her battles for her. I'm not sure what you meant by "blow up doll" but just because someone is beautiful and curvaceous doesn't mean they're not smart or don't stand up for themselves.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 15:36)


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Taylor Swift (110,488) by Lambi from USA

I'm so happy to hear that. Blake Lively is despicable. She tried to threaten Taylor Swift by saying, "I'm going to leak ten years of your messages if you don't stand up for me." Taylor is going to flex her empire hard. I've also been following the lawsuit, so knowing that she's preparing to clap back is exciting.

I also became a fan of Scott Swift, her dad, in the process. When he heard about the threats, he immediately gave the information to the opposing team, so now they have evidence of Blake Lively's extortion attempt. I love it.

It made me wish Mariah had a protective father figure like that throughout her life. Maybe she wouldn't be so damaged and wouldn't be the blow-up doll she is today, if she had consistently felt deeply loved by a father since she was a child.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 15:03)


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Wicked for Good (110,487) by Dove from United States

A lot of people will probably watch Wicked for Good. It's too bad filming already wrapped or MC could have made a cameo. They could use one of her songs at the end, while the credits are running, like they did with Oz the Great and Powerful. Anytime You Need a Friend - C&C Club Version. Or the version that sounds super jazzy... is it the string-a-pella one? That one is super long so it would need to be cut down a bit.

I bet everyone would want their project associated with a living legend if asked.

They could do the video with scenes from the movie like they did with Almost Home and have MC dripped in jewels like a fictional/alternative good witch who doesn't appear in the movie. She could lip-sync some parts of the song like she did in the Almost Home video. (Everyone lip-syncs in music videos so haters can't hate.)

I don't think this song would be a #1 but it would garner attention. People would remember, or be introduced to, one of the reasons Mariah is a legend. Her voice.

For a #1 we need another "Fantasy" type song, though.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 14:19)

Taylor Swift (110,486) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

Taylor is coming guns blazing. First of all we already know her team is insane with the promotions so I expect it to ramp up pretty soon. Taylor herself is very involved in these, she knows how to get her fans excited so she'll take full advantage. Plus she's featuring Sabrina Carpenter in one of her songs which is bound to bring more listeners and she is heavily implying she's got songs about her fall out with Blake Lively which is a huge topic currently so she's got all the attention.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 14:16)


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Stay The Night raw (110,485) by Lambi from USA

That is indeed true, that was around the pandemic. She shocked everyone with those beautiful belts. The resonance and the quality were there. But I did ask the same thing during the pandemic because I found her Through The Rain/Make It Happen medley also a little chipmunkey.

How do you belt that beautifully raw and sound rough on record? Could it be the fact that the room she was in, had amazing acoustics? It was open and the mic wasn't too close which avoided distortion. Plus homegirl probably slept 16 hours because that was an absolute great vocal day.

Maybe she just needs to try out different recording techniques. The belts in that clip sounded so naturally beautiful, little bit of polishing, but did not need to be pitched up whatsoever. You can literally take the audio from the clip and make a stripped version and it will sound like a 2008 remix.

I truly believe she still has it. A great vocal day might be incredibly rare because Mariah has a terrible relationship with sleep, it's probably gotten more rare as she ages and as her nodules worsen, but when that once-in-a-blue-moon day comes, Emancipation-riah will be snatching these new pop girlies wigs.

This is also why I believe she refuses to acknowledge the elephant in the room that is her voice change. Because it is there, not by default, but it comes out probably thrice a year.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 12:30)


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Here For It All (110,484) by Lambi from USA

Yup and that Allure release where she breaks down her music videos is basically campaign for her to win a VMA. She set up this year to be tremendously hyped, to be in the forefront and to win, which I'm pretty sure what will actually happen with this nomination.

I'm kind of bummed it's through a mediocre song but it is about videos though, not music. She should've gotten it a long time ago with Shake It Off, even as early as Honey, so I'm pretty sure they're like, "Alright, let's just give it to her." Since she's never gotten one before. And with Gamma being a 400 million dollar company. They could easily pull some strings.

Going to enjoy the moment. It's always festive when we see our Mariah on TV. Who knows? Maybe she'll drop the 3rd single then. She may have changed gears real quick when she realizes the "favorites" in the album isn't hitting. I hope someone has told her, "Have you written with Jermaine yet?" Except scratch Jermaine and replace with today's hot new producer, with actual talent, then maybe a new WBT moment will come to fruition.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 11:56)


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Sugar Sweet (110,483) by Jamie from UK

Yes I feel the same, Mariah should have been more vocal on this track, there was no need for two other artists, one would have been enough at the end. I really don't get the lack of promotion behind SW though, it's like they went here you go and just disappeared, no video, no remixes, it doesn't make sense for a release. Was it gonna be number one, no. But at least try and back up what you're releasing, especially while she has done so many interviews recently, the roll out has been great apart from SW, it's really bizarre.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 11:41)


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Taylor Swift (110,482) by Zachariah from Croatia

I am hoping for the same. I think Sugar Sweet was something like GTFO from Caution - just a teaser single but then again, GTFO had a video. And a good one. At least visually.

I just can't connect to it knowing that there are two more artists on in that I never heard of.

I really wish I could work in an environment such as gamma to see who decides these things and release or not release singles and videos on time or after.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 10:55)


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Another #1 (110,481) by Dove from United States

I think MC can still have another #1. She doesn't need it, but she's so close to tying The Beatles. Why not at least try?

It's going to take something big, though. A really, really catchy song that you'd want to play on repeat. They need to play it somewhere everyone will hear it. Remember when Don't Stop Believing became super popular again after playing over the last montage on Laguna Beach? It didn't reach #1, but still, it made a resurgence. And not everyone watched Laguna Beach. It would need to be a movie or show that appealed to everyone.

I don't think people mind seeing Mariah blinged up. I love it. I live my royal gemstone dreams through her. She worked hard for that mess. But we need to see another "human" side to her too.

Some ideas I have off the top of my head. When I was young the super talented music icon, Juan Gabriel, would have other singers sing his already super popular musical masterpieces. He sang them too, but the new singer gave it new dimension and life. All versions are still classics to this day.

Nobody can sing Mariah songs better than Mariah.

The cheap route would be to cover a Taylor Swift song. I know she's younger and has been in the game less time but she really is very talented. That's a big part of why people love her so much. Her songs are really heartfelt. When she was younger, her songs were younger. She sang about "young" things and the songs did come off sophomoric to a more mature audience.

But her songs have matured and grown with her. How Did It End? The Prophecy, My Tears Ricochet, Would've, Could've, Should've... I could hear Mariah singing all of these. As long as she says nice things about Taylor her fans would at least listen to it. Taylor's fans are pretty nice IMO.

I don't think a duet would sound good between those two, though. MC might be too proud to do this. I think it would make her appear humble. Some haters might say she's only doing it to ride on Taylor's success train right now but haters will always have something negative to say. I think people would listen to it. It would be magical if she had Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift covers on her album. The past and the future.

Also, she needs another "Fantasy" with the "boom" for the show/movie I mentioned earlier. There's still time. September 26th is more than a month away.

(Thursday 14 August 2025; 10:54)

Sugar Sweet (110,480) by Giovanni from USA

Two problems with "Sugar sweet". It should have been a solo or just have been with Shenseea or with Ariana. Second no video. "Sugar sweet" had the potential to be better had Mariah gotten another verse in the song. I really thought hearing the snippet that it was gonna be another "Touch my body" lol. I was wrong. At this point all we can hope for is a good album.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 06:31)

Taylor Swift (110,479) by Tevin from USA

So obviously we all love Mariah, otherwise we wouldn't be here, and Mariah has the right to live her life and present herself to the public however she sees fit. But, I will say that in today's time, that can be a double edged sword, right wrong or indifferent. I feel like younger Millennials and Gen Z are going through so much, as we all are in this world, and the one thing they like best is relatability. Gone are the days of divas and huge pop Icons that were treated as if they were royalty. When people are anxious, depressed, broke, lost, etc, the last thing they want to see is someone complaining or talking about the lighting, the size of their diamonds, or the expensive clothing they wear. This message or rant, isn't a dig on Mariah. We know she is a diva (the good version of that term), and she has earned the right to be, but you can't expect people to relate, like or spend their hard earned money on someone they can't connect with.

The thing that makes me the most disappointed is the fact that this would be the best time for Mariah the artist to shine. She could go into full breakdowns of a song writing process, production. Write for other current and upcoming artists. Discuss in depth the obstacles she had to overcome in the music business to be the successful artist and woman that she is today.

Basically what I'm trying to say is, there is no greater point in time than now where Mariah the artist, songwriter, producer and yes even singer (though limited), could shine and reach the masses. Just imagine a YouTube video or made for TV special of Taylor Swift and Mariah writing and composing a song together. It would break the Internet. Anyway rant over. Also, I can't wait to purchase Here for it All when it is released in September.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 06:12)


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Taylor Swift (110,478) by Tevin from USA

I still believe Mariah has and will have one more big hit in her. Maybe not a number one, but definitely a top ten song.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 05:48)


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Taylor Swift (110,477) by Bobby A from United States

Taylor announced yesterday that her album is dropping on October 3rd, just one week later after MC's masterpiece. Let the battle begin because you know the media will talk about chart battle on October 3rd. Why couldn't she just wait until late October?

(Thursday 14 August 2025; 05:36)


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Taylor Swift (110,476) by Lighty from China

Taylor's album gonna drop on October 3. Don't worry anymore.

(Thursday 14 August 2025; 04:41)


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Do you all think? (110,475) by Randy from USA

She'll push the album date?
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 03:33)

Here For It All (110,474) by Edward from USA

If I were Mariah, I would drop the album while the buzz is still hot, ideally within the next two weeks, while she's out promoting and the media is talking about it. It's clear now that the plan was for either "Type Dangerous" or "Sugar Sweet" to blow up and build momentum leading to the "Here For It All" release in September, but we're witnessing that's not how it's playing out.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 03:17)

Album releases in the 1990's (110,473) by jaker20 from US

I would love for Mariah to release Someone's Ugly Daughter. It's supposedly a full album with full track list. That would be a big change for her, and the way she kept talking about it, it seems she want to, but for whatever reason is hesitating to do it. Do it Mariah.

(Thursday 14 August 2025; 02:32)


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Taylor Swift (110,472) by jaker20 from US

Mariah's team can only wish. The two competing would benefit Mariah only just from the free publicity alone. They're no longer in the same commercial league anymore, as Mariah is a legacy act. I just want Mariah's album to be good and I don't care about what others are putting out there.

Taylor's album will release a week after Mariah's. She's putting Olivia in a worse position because she beat her announcement and Olivia is supposed to release in 2025. Now Olivia is likely going to change plans, especially with Sabrina already releasing later this month.
(Thursday 14 August 2025; 02:22)


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