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Forbes richest women, no Mariah (102,817) by Libra Lamb from USA

I think only handful of artists have been more popular than Mariah at their respective prime. There's people here that strongly believe that their opinions are the only ones that matter. They have to be right about everything and will go to far lengths to defend their opinions, even when they are wrong and downright offensive. It's gotten really boring to see their posts get published but when you go against it, your post doesn't see the light of day. I get that the webmaster has the right to pick and choose, I'm just saying it's unfair and again, very boring. Yawn. I try not to argue with them simply because you can never win an argument against those. It's better to log off and go to do something positive and productive and let these "lambs" sit with their phones and attack Mariah and each other. Call me delusional or whatever and I don't care, your words mean nothing to me. Stay negative and stay mad.
(Sunday 4 June 2023; 23:53)


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Forbes richest women, no Mariah (102,816) by Mariahsbaby from usa

Yet Time Magazine declared Mariah the most successful and enduring pop star. None of those ladies have accomplished what Mariah has in the industry. What I like about Mariah's career is despite her incredibly highs she has also had some lows unlike the other ladies. In my book that adds value.

Aside from tours, she has more of everything you could possibly think of. Celine doesn't sell much and her streaming is really low in comparison to her peers.
(Sunday 4 June 2023; 19:59)


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Forbes richest women, no Mariah (102,815) by Lady B from USA

"all of those artists... way more popular than (Mariah) at her peak"

No one on that list had more #1 hits than Mariah did over her top 5 year period and definitely not overall so that's an odd statement, but we're all entitled to our opinions, no matter how flawed they are.
(Sunday 4 June 2023; 19:13)


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Forbes richest women, no Mariah (102,814) by Edward from USA

All those figures are speculative. They usually estimate those numbers by the value of companies they're heavily involved in, celebrities do not go telling how much they are worth. We know approximaly Oprah's value based on the value of Harpo, same for Jessica Simpson and even Rihanna, but it's basically impossible to know. When Forbes and the lambs were sure Mariah was worth approximately 500 M, her prenup with Nick showed she came into theirr marriage with 150 M, very far from the numbers Forbes and other online outlets had been stating for a decade. In short, do not believe Forbes.
(Sunday 4 June 2023; 18:41)


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Forbes richest women, no Mariah (102,813) by Bill from the UK

It's probably right. All those artists you listed are incredibly popular, absolute juggernauts of the industry. Way more popular than Mariah was during her peak. The only real comparable is Celine. Her career is longer, her hits bigger, her tours and residencies gross more, and her sales likely bigger at this point. Mariah's career is great, but others have had better ones.

(Sunday 4 June 2023; 09:38)


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Best song intro (102,812) by Mara from United States

Can't Let Go and Fantasy will always be my favorite. VOL is the one that started it all too. Of course AIWFCIY.
(Sunday 4 June 2023; 06:33)


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Forbes richest women, no Mariah (102,811) by Nicole from US

So on the first of June, Forbes published a list of the richest self-made women, 100 women in fields of careers. For music, Rihanna (20) leads $1.4B, Taylor (34), Madonna (45), Beyoncé (48), Celine (56), Dolly Parton (59) and Barbra (61) with $430M. I cannot help but think if this list is even accurate or does Mariah not share her income accurately in tax books lol.
(Sunday 4 June 2023; 02:25)

The Rarities 2 or something like it (102,810) by Edward from USA

I have the feeling she's about to drop some music soon.
(Saturday 3 June 2023; 12:43)


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The Rarities 2 or something like it (102,809) by Bobby A from United States

MC is going to have to release The Rarities 2 or something like it to get us excited again. I am growing so impatient with waiting on new music that I am listening and purchasing all of Jessie Ware's albums. She is amazing. Her music and artistry reminds me of what I miss about MC. Her 5th album, That Feels Good, is brilliant and the perfect album for a summer party.
(Saturday 3 June 2023; 05:03)

Circles remix (102,808) by Terna from Nigeria

In the words of Toni Childs "I hate it already." Next.

(Friday 2 June 2023; 19:19)


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Rainbow was bigger than Daydream (102,807) by Terna from Nigeria

Please let's not be delusional here. Just no. Absolutely nothing about Rainbow can be rated close to Daydream, talk less of higher. Just nothing.

That album has no form, is full of hideous fillers (the first for her at the time) her vocals have no form either, her voice is shot on the record, sounding hoarse and gravelly, like she was sick or something and the brash airiness of her voice (damage from the world tour the prior year) is so off-putting. That era was actually the beginning of her downfall and exhaustion, and had she slowed down, Glitter and the breakdown would not have happened.
(Friday 2 June 2023; 19:12)


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Circles remix (102,806) by Bobby A from United States

I love it. It's definitely a Ministry of Sound remix. Their remixes are known repetitive lyrics and altered vocals. I like the Dev Marvelous remix on YouTube better.
(Friday 2 June 2023; 13:33)


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Circles remix (102,805) by Norman from USA

Wow. That's fire.

(Friday 2 June 2023; 09:41)


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Circles remix (102,804) by Libra Lamb from USA

I like the music but I don't like what they did to the vocals. Remixes are a hit or miss. I'd rather the original track vocals be used in these remixes. Thanks for sharing it.
(Friday 2 June 2023; 03:23)


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American Idol judges (102,803) by Edward from USA

It still doesn't change the magnitude of your delusion.

(Thursday 1 June 2023; 22:41)


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Circles remix (102,802) by Jamie from UK

Check it out it's great. Good summer vibes.
(Thursday 1 June 2023; 18:46)


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American Idol judges (102,801) by Libra Lamb from USA

It still doesn't change all your negativity. You must be the life of the party.

(Thursday 1 June 2023; 18:43)


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American Idol judges (102,800) by Edward from USA

Some people seem to be living in an alternate universe.
(Thursday 1 June 2023; 17:05)


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American Idol judges (102,799) by Libra Lamb from USA

Some people always got to find the negative in a positive post.

(Thursday 1 June 2023; 16:04)


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American Idol judges (102,798) by Edward from USA

Mariah was the most qualified but she wasn't good at it. She was rather boring and couldn't articulate her thoughts easily. Everybody was always waiting for those enlightening critique moments, but they never came. Wait, there was an enlightening moment when she became the first judge ever to get late to the show set, the other judges had already started taping without her, and when she showed up, she said: "If you want a diva, you have to pay the price." Many times she went on her usual diva tangents and rather than being a judge, she was more worried about being nice. As much as I hate to say it, Nicki was better at it. Some people are or have a well of knowledge, they could be great at using it, but few have the skill to teach it. Mariah is great as a mentor, she's shown it on some shows, but she should stay away from judging on singing competitions. The good things is that she knows it.
(Thursday 1 June 2023; 14:13)


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Mariah's body guard (102,797) by Lady B from USA

Who?
(Thursday 1 June 2023; 05:46)


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American Idol judges (102,796) by Libra Lamb from USA

I can't believe I'm bringing this up here and now after all these years but it's got to be said. And I'm not going to apologize for it. Mariah Carey was the most qualified to be a judge on American Idol than anyone else. Period. I'm not discounting anyone else's talents at all. I liked most of them, except the one we "don't know " and that other one that dared to attack MC. The nerve. I really wish Mariah had stayed on the show longer than one season because I enjoyed her mentoring the contestants. She actually knows a lot about the music industry and could have helped so many others. It's a shame what happened during her season. I hope we can one day get another show where she helps nurture and mentors young talent but without all the drama. She's just such a legend and a living Icon. We need to appreciate her because tomorrow is not promised. Remember, she owes no one anything.
(Thursday 1 June 2023; 03:40)

Mariah's body guard (102,795) by Jamie from UK

Seems Mariah is back with her old body guard after a video emerged of her last night.
(Wednesday 31 May 2023; 10:30)

Randy follow up (102,794) by Bill from the UK

It's difficult to trust Wikipedia as that also said Mariah wrote All My Life when she didn't. Anyone can add nonsense to an article. I find it odd Mariah would say, in her own words, that she didn't write the song and also didn't like it when she, according to some, did write and produce it?
(Wednesday 31 May 2023; 09:56)


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Randy follow up (102,793) by Bobby A from United States

According to Wikipedia, the original songwriters were commissioned by Disney. When MC signed on to sing Almost Home, she and producers Stargate changed it a bit and Almost Home became what was released. It's funny the website the Singersroom says that Sia Furler wrote the song with the other songwriters. It does have a Sia influenced melody during the lyrics. Could she be a ghost songwriter on the song? She was extremely popular then as a songwriter.
(Wednesday 31 May 2023; 00:42)


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