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About Stacey from USA: Been a fan since 1993. Favorite albums include Daydream, TEOM, and Music Box. I love a good discussion, but won't stand for hateful comments because we disagree. Ok? I'm too old to deal with drama and so are you. Keep it real with me and we'll have some fun. Peace.

Gilbert (38,635) by Stacey from USA MC going to "R&B" has its roots all the way back to Everything Fades Away and Do You Think Of Me, B-sides not being placed on the USA edition of Music Box. Sony wanted her to maintain a certain appearance and MC was pushing against that. It's why they fought her on the ODB addition to Fantasy. It's very possible that's why they didn't want the song on the album, which is funny because the songs they did include on Daydream are very R&B to begin with. I personally love Slipping Away. It has such an infectious beat and her vocals sound amazing. Another song I've rediscovered is from an album I mostly dislike: Angels Cry. What a great song with amazing vocals. (Wednesday 10 July 2013; 22:29)

New video for #Beautiful (38,614) by Stacey from USA I had high hopes for this era. #Beautiful was doing well, flying up the charts. Then we get an album delay, possible infighting between MC and IDJ. Now a new video for a song that is slowly falling down the charts. Like others, maybe her team knows something we don't know. I doubt it, lol. Honestly, it's time to get things in gear. Get a new single out with a good video, stop fighting with your label, and set a dang album release date. C'mon, this is ridiculous. If these people are such professionals, how come they are acting so unprofessional? (Monday 8 July 2013; 21:01)

4th of July / Stephen (38,546) (38,607) by Stacey from USA I was out of town so I missed the performances. Can I just say after watching them, wow. That is freaking Mariah Carey the way she should sound. Period. Those are the types of live performances we expect from her, not the shotty jobs done at AI and BET. I hope some of you can now see what some of us were talking about earlier. That voice is still there. She just needs to take care of it. Oh and I'm not saying all of FLAB from the Grammys '06 was the majority lipped, just a few notes at the end. Stephen, all we can do is quietly laugh at the end of the day, knowing we were right all along, lol. (Monday 8 July 2013; 6:10)

Terna (38,533) by Stacey from USA I've watched that performance plenty of times. Trust me, lol. But some of the high notes toward the end of FLAB are lipped, not all, just some. They sound too close to the original recording not to be. I've always said I don't mind if a singer lips here and there. All singers do it. It's when the lipping is so obvious is where I have a problem. She doesn't need any kind of bad press, especially when you are preparing for a new album release. That's pretty much where I stand on the issue of lipping. Not much more for me to say. Peace. (Tuesday 2 July 2013; 20:51)

Randy (38,516) (38,521) by Stacey from USA Well said. MC on her worst days live sounds better than these young starlets on their best days, lol. It's totally true. For me, it's not the lipping that bothers me. All singers do it at one point. It's that she's doing it all the time now and it's so obvious. At the Grammys 2006 performance, WBT was all live, but toward the end of FLAB, you could tell she was lipping. I would do after singing WBT 100% live, lol. It's ok to lip notes here and there. What bothers me is that it was so obvious at AI and the BET awards. I watched a spot on E! News today about the awards and the press MC got was not flattering. That's not the kind of media coverage you want with a new album waiting in the wings. It's freaking Mariah Carey. Arrange the songs differently to sing them live, but just sing them live. (Tuesday 2 July 2013; 2:57)

MC ft Young Jeezy remix (38,476) by Stacey from USA Man, I would love those vocals on the original version, lol. MC sounded so good. More Mariah is always a good thing. The guest rapper stint isn't my thing, but those resung vocals were killer, especially the beginning. (Sunday 30 June 2013; 2:53)

Lyric / Chase / Stephen (38,475) by Stacey from USA Well said, my friends. I especially loved Lyric's post. Fans who wear rose colored glasses loving everything MC puts do her a diservice. Even after supporting her longer than some of your time on earth, lol, some of us still can't express concern over the direction of her latest efforts. I keep going back to that point because some fans think they can throw away my 20+ years of support because I offer some constructive criticism. Just baffles me some folks can't tell the difference between negativity and constructive criticism. Who knows what the issue is these days. I thought things were back on point and then an album pushback to who knows where. Who is dropping the ball here? I don't know. All I want for MC is continued success. I couldn't be more happier for her additional roles as wife and mother (as I am both too). (Sunday 30 June 2013; 2:50)

Stephen (38,432) / thoughts (38,449) by Stacey from USA Your post was spot on. I couldn't have said it better myself. Even those here who have been staunch supporters of her can see things are falling apart. #Beautiful was a great start. It was doing well on the radio, airplay was up, things were looking good. Then an album push back. Then hot messy remixes that are so below what she is capable of doing are released. Everything was in place and now it's all falling apart. Someone somewhere better get it together fast. (Friday 28 June 2013; 19:20)

*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)

Meriweatherc86 (38,359) by Stacey from USA I get where you are coming from. I do. The song has been out for over two months, but as you know, the general public has a way of moving on to new songs quite quickly. With airplay stalling last week, we may see a drop. We may not, especially with MC slated to appear on many different shows in the coming weeks. I only want buzz to remain high in the weeks before the album drops. BTW: I like the album title too. On a side note: You think I jump the gun which comes across as negative. I disagree. I try to express my opinions with thoughtful reasons behind them. I just don't criticize something for no reason. Know what I mean? That's why I feel my thoughts fall in in the category of constructive criticism not negativity. Besides that whole conversation about promotion, etc with Edward and others was for fun. I think some fans need to not take things so seriously. Right? Right. At the end of the day, we all want the album to do well. Peace. (Tuesday 25 June 2013; 6:23)

Favorite lead single (38,351) by Stacey from USA I agree with Stephen. All her lead singles during the 90s were so radio friendly with awesome beats, etc. But how do I choose a favorite lead single? So hard. They are all so good. Would you believe I didn't like Fantasy when it first dropped? It took OSD coming out to buy the album and now I can't get enough of Fantasy. Funny how things are sometimes. Ok, it's a tie between Fantasy and Heartbreaker. For me, I normally don't like rappers in songs. I prefer the rapper on the remix. But in this case, Jay-Z's lines fit so perfectly in the song, you can't help but rap along with him. And that beat? Wowza. Fantasy is up there because she changed the course of music by fusing together pop and hip-hop. All the artists who make money off that concept have MC to thank. (Monday 24 June 2013; 19:05)

Meriweatherc86 (38,350) by Stacey from USA We aren't paid experts, but we aren't dumb either. Many of us (me included) have been MC fans for decades. We've been fans of other artists for a long time too. You see trends, what kind of promotional activities that work and what does not. In the past, when a new single, album dropped, MC was all over the place. Then it's seemed the past few weeks have seen a drop off in appearances. Airplay dropped last week. She stayed at #15, and so I'm worried the song may fall a bit before her next appearances. Know what I mean? Only time will tell. No one is being negative about #Beautiful. Some have expressed not liking the song. That's to be expected. However, for the most part everyone here seems to like the song and it's potential. We all want the song to do well. We want buzz to stay high so when the album drops and that all important 2nd single, the album will soar. Know what I mean? It's not called negativity, my friend. It's called constructive criticism. There is a difference. (Monday 24 June 2013; 19:02)

Album cover (38,275) by Stacey from USA I wonder what kind of cover art we'll get. The article posted by Zimbio on this website with her in the pool looks amazing. I'd love a facial shot ala Music Box, Daydream, etc. We'll see. So can't wait for the album to drop next month. (Tuesday 18 June 2013; 0:20)

Album title (38,270) by Stacey from USA Honestly, it really doesn't matter what it is. As long as it is not something so cheesy like Lollipop or whatever, folks will concentrate on the music the album contains rather than the album title. You never hear anyone make fun or bash TEOM because the album spawned two #1 songs and #2 with SIO. The music is that good and so no one focuses on the album title. (Monday 17 June 2013; 19:36)

Antone / Licia / Edward (38,259) by Stacey from USA What the heck happened? I make a funny joke about promotion, no drama toward anyone and some fans just freak out. Antone, try posting your opinions without the name calling or insults toward others and see what happens. Your thoughts will be posted. I guarantee it. You are expected to follow the webmaster's rules just like me and everyone else here. (BTW: I've had posts of mine censored because I didn't follow the rules. I learned from my mistakes and moved forward.) Licia, I'm too much of a prude to put a hashtag before my name. I try and keep my language clean. Edward, I'll let you have full rights to the hashtag, lol. Oh Blake can have it too. I release all rights. Haha. I'm glad there are folks who can laugh and not take everything Mariah so dang seriously. (Monday 17 June 2013; 6:37)

#Beautiful (38,245) by Stacey from USA Shocks me too the song is going up the charts with little promotion. It kills me this song could be higher with a few appearances. Why isn't she going on the talk shows? Hello? Gosh, she doesn't even have to sing when she appears. Just walking out with the song playing, talking about her life, new album, Idol would be enough promotion. Man, why is she paying her people the big bucks when some little fan like myself has it figured out? Lol. (Friday 14 June 2013; 8:05)

Roc and Roe / Edward (38,232) by Stacey from USA I've always thought MC dresses them cute. MC on the other hand? Different discussion. Moving on, lol. Maybe Roe needs those glasses. My son is 2 and needs glasses. He is farsighted. Anyway, they are her kids. MC is responsible for them. I have enough to worry about with my own children. Edward, it surprises me there isn't more promotion for the single. Is that the way things are done now? Release the song and hope for the best? That's now I would run my business. But whatever. A few appearances on some shows would go a long way to helping a strong lead single up the charts. You have to keep buzz afloat to help sales once the album drops. This whole process just doesn't seem like anyone cares. *shrugs* (Wednesday 12 June 2013; 18:12)

Edward (38,224) by Stacey from USA Oh I agree, #Beautiful deserves better treatment. I think the song has the potential to do better than ILT did for TEOM. She needs to do some TV shows (hello Ellen?) in between now and the 4th performance. This song has done really well with little to no promotion since it's release. But, it won't continue to rise with no promotion, MC. Are you listening IDJ? (Tuesday 11 June 2013; 22:42)

Album leaks (nikki and Edward) (38,209) by Stacey from USA Edward is right. I had a 8:00 minute song full of 30 second clips of all the songs about a month before TEOM was released. I had the full album about two weeks before. I had E=MC2 two weeks before its release too. Heck, with TEOM, I had Say Somethin' a few months before the album dropped (when that song was being considered for the lead single). The song was laced with "for sample blah blah blah only". It happens. I think in the case of MOAIA, the album just wasn't up to the calibar of TEOM and E=MC2. Plus, I still think IDJ was a bit miffed she dropped promotional efforts on E=MC2. (That's not a criticism. I'd put my personal life first at that time too. Good things were happening.) It's just that from a business standpoint, IDJ was not happy. With MOAIA, besides Obsessed and a few other songs, the album was all whisper which while you as fans may like those vocals, the general public usually does not (remember Charmbracelet). Mass audiences like the voice, hence why #Beautiful is doing well. MC sings in that song and sounds great. With the digital world we live in, leaks are going to happen. (Monday 10 June 2013; 17:46)

Will.I.Am slams MC (38,197) by Stacey from USA When a person slams someone with MC's resume (18 #1 hits, #1 albums, countless top 10 hits, over 200 million records sold, etc), it's simply jealousy. Pure jealousy. While artists may come close to tying MC's 18 #1 hits, no one will ever come close to selling as many records as Mariah. Chalk it up to jealousy and move on. He's not worth any more of my time. (Sunday 9 June 2013; 3:37)

Loverboy/Obsessed, single choice (38,178) by Stacey from USA Loverboy is a good song with a fun vibe, but that video? That was a total "what the crap was that" moment for me, lol. A part of me feels bad for saying that, because MC was not healthy during that time. I do love the video for Obsessed. She totally poked fun at Eminem and could deny the video had nothing to do with him at the same time. Brilliant. Anyway, the second single doesn't need to be like WBT or some kind of knock-off to be successful. It just needs to be radio friendly, something the masses can appeal to, whether it's upbeat or a ballad. Know what I mean? I'm talking about the formula that worked for TEOM. It's the same formula that can work for the new album. #Beautiful is doing well, creating lots of good buzz for the new album. Now she's got to wow us with that ultra-important second single. Keep the momentum going so that when the album drops, it flies up the charts too. Well said, Stephen. (Friday 7 June 2013; 20:45)

enwar00 (38,168) by Stacey from USA I don't know what kind of single she should release as #2, but in order to set the stage for a strong album sales start, it has to be a radio friendly, commercially great song. WBT was that kind of song that set TEOM on fire. The beat, lyrics, gosh everything on that song was sheer perfection. I can't remember if it was MC or another producer, but one person said there is a song on the new album that will blow people's mind. If that's so, release that song. Depending on how #Beautiful is doing at the end of June, maybe debuting the new single at Macy's 4th spectacular would be the way to go. The album would come out two weeks after that. Let the single blow up with a video right behind it (a good one, lol) and then you'll see the album flying off the shelves (ala TEOM). The buzz is great with this new album. She just needs to deliver with a good #2 single and promotion. (Friday 7 June 2013; 3:52)

Moving on up (38,162) by Stacey from USA It's good to see #Beautiful rise to #17 this week. I was a bit worried interest was maybe starting to slow. Good to see otherwise. MC's last big era was TEOM. ILT was the lead single and rose to #16. It was a great single with great promotion that generated a lot of buzz for TEOM. WBT was released a week or so before TEOM dropped in April and really blew the album up the charts. I can see #Beautiful doing the same thing, maybe even doing better on the charts than ILT as the lead single. But, MC has to have that #2 song ready to go. With six weeks untill the release, #Beautiful has the time to set up the 2nd single which hopefully will be released right before the album drops. She could blow up the charts again. Know what I mean? Now Mariah, about that album title? (Friday 7 June 2013; 0:08)

The new era / July 23rd (38,155) by Stacey from USA Well, it's about time we got a set date. The unknown release date was driving me nuts, lol. Now I have a date to look forward to. No push backs, Mariah. (Thursday 6 June 2013; 2:11)

MC's best ballad (38,117) by Stacey from USA Oh man, where to begin, lol. Everything Fades Away is a good one. Whenever You Call has one of the best bridges to date. I especially love her duet with Brian McKnight. But for me, my favorite ballad is Till The End Of Time. That song has everything for me. And that bridge? Oh my. (Saturday 1 June 2013; 21:24)

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