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Where's Waldo (103,207) by Brad from USA

Wherever she is, we hope she is well and undertaking measures that will make her happy and keep her health well. Don't do it for the needs and joys of others, MC. Do it for your sake alone. We will always be here for the vast array of what you have already given to all of us. "If you ever need us, we're still here." A cobbled line a la "Subtle Invitation". So we wait.

(Friday 18 August 2023; 00:51)

The Price Sisters and Melonie - underrated gems (103,206) by Randy from USA

Yea, I do think they were awesome. But Kelly took some subtle digs about her vocal deterioration that I agreed with but didn't think was classy. And Melonie made a snide remark during an interview that "when I was there it wasn't no songs about touch my body", which I also didn't appreciate. Touch My Body to me is a comedy. A toned down version of WAP. It's meant for you to have fun to, not to take literally. Who really thinks MC wants anyone to touch her body?

However, let me be clear. I feel like Trey and Mary Ann are talented but sycophants. They don't care about helping her with her voice or technique. They just say yes, diva and collect their checks.
(Friday 18 August 2023; 00:42)


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Last award (103,205) by Bobby A from United States

2010 People's Choice for favorite R&B artist.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 23:29)


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Last award (103,204) by Will from England

What was the last music related award that Mariah received, that was not a lifetime achievement-esque related?
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 22:05)

The Price Sisters and Melonie - underrated gems (103,203) by Bill from the UK

I don't feel like The Price Sisters and Melonie get their dues. During the mid-90s they were astonishingly good. I was listening to Merry Christmas (I know, I know, it's August), and I honestly believe they make the album what it is. Their backgrounds on O Holy Night, Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child, Born On This Day, Joy to the World, Silent Night and of course AIWFCIY are phenomenal. Especially AIWFCIY. I'm sorry but that song would not be what it is without their stellar contribution. Then you have their vocals on Anytime You Need a Friend, Dreamlover, Everything Fades Away, Without You, the list goes on. Not to mention the remixes and how their vocal arrangements lift them to complete new heights. What a loss they were. We love Maryann but she's not a patch on those girls.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 21:43)

I saw on Facebook (103,202) by Tevin from USA

Which Twitter fan page was it on?
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 21:06)


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Nodules (103,201) by Zachariah from Croatia

Let's pray for that.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 20:57)


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Nodules (103,200) by Edward from USA

One can only dream. Many artists have had their nodules treated surgically like Justin Timberlake, Sam Smith, Tove Lo, Adele, Björk, Shirley Manson, Keith Urban, John Mayer and Rod Stewart.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 20:38)


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Kelly Price (103,199) by Bobby A from United States

I got this wrong in not pulling out the CD or vinyl. They are still boxed up from my move. I really didn't read any CD liner notes until Butterfly. Lol. Maybe I am just still a little sour and defensive at Kelly for posting that vocal shade at MC some years ago. But I am guilty as well.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 20:21)


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Nodules (103,198) by Brandon from USA

I’ve been wondering if that is where she has been. I hope so.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 20:00)


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Kelly Price (103,197) by Edward from USA

I was just about to post that. I don't see the reason for her to lie either. She was very nice about her journey with MC in one of her most recent interviews.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 14:03)


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Nodules (103,196) by Zachariah from Croatia

I think she got her nodules removed and the news will be her new voice.
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 13:42)

Kelly Price (103,195) by Randy from USA

If you look inside the booklet it says Background: Mariah Carey & Kelly Price only.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 23:56)


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I saw on Facebook (103,194) by Carlos from Brazil

There is also a Mariah Carey Barbie Doll in the making. It will be made by Matel Signature Collection and will feature the doll wearing the red dress Mariah uses in the AIWFCIY (Make My Wish Come True) video.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 13:03)


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I saw on Facebook (103,193) by MusicfanJ from Germany

Haha, thanks for the laugh.

Or maybe new Christmas cookies or sweets for Halloween.

(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 12:02)


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Perfection (103,192) by Terna from Nigeria

I rarely indulge in those AI remakes of hers, especially covering other people's songs. However, this is a song written by Mariah, that has her signature sound I always wanted to hear her sing, since I know those are her own words and lets face it "Last Chance" is a really beautiful song, I wish she had kept for herself, I even feel it's a better ballad than some of the songs that made the final cut on "Butterfly" especially if she had given it that extra touch. This AI version is the closest we would ever have to her version (unless of course Mariah has an ace up her sleeve).

P.S. AI has been in music already for at least a decade with synthesizers, Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), all that is computer generated already anyway, it's just now focusing on the vocals which many even though don't want to admit use autotune, Melodyne etc. And now the ability to create whole songs using a "mosaic" so to speak of the said artist's singing.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 11:45)


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Perfection (103,191) by Andrew from the UK

Here's a question for you, William: if you could have AI-generated versions of Mariah's entire catalogue sung in the debut album voice, would you want it?
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 09:23)


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Perfection (103,190) by Andrew from the UK

Isn't it funny: we (mostly) all once have opined that it would be magical to hear Mariah's later songs in her original, unstrained voice - and AI has the ability to give us that. But now that it's here and possible, I am not certain I want it done. Moreover I am quite surprised nobody has thought to do it yet. AI for the advancement of medical science, I am all for. But we cannot allow art, literature, music and film to be computer generated: it takes away the core of what it is to be human and to express that condition in ways that touch others' (dare I say) souls. To create art in whatever medium is to stir emotion, to convey a feeling, to record an event in a way that is interpreted by the consumer of that art in a myriad of ways, dependent upon their own characteristics and experiences. A computer may have intelligence and extraordinary abilities but it cannot draw pr paint on cave walls, it cannot look to the stars and feel awe at the majesty of the expanse and the wonder of light, it cannot comprehend with humility the insignifance of the blip in time in which human civilisation has rise and will eventually fall, it cannot love or know loss. Or can it? I recall there was once a Queen musical called We Will Rock You which ran at the Dominion for about 10. It was shockingly awful. The story, however, is pretty on point now: the future was a fascist utopia above ground with rebels under ground (I know, groundbreaking, huh?). In the future utopia so-called "real music" is banned with music consumed by what the World Government would program. Instruments are banned. Since instruments are quite literally merely tools for expression and creation it is not hard now to envisage a world in the not-so-distant future where instruments, including the voice, are merely programmed and human creation seen as a threat to order. Perhaps the modern era we thought we lived in will very quickly will be looked upon as somewhat absurd and rather silly. "You mean, they actually acted back then? The painted stuff? You mean, they 'sang' in studios and recorded it?" It's a nauseating thought.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 09:21)


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I saw on Facebook (103,189) by enwar00 from usa

A new flavor of Black Irish.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 07:33)


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Kelly Price (103,188) by Bobby A from United States

Kelly Price recently did an interview with Vibe. She says during the recording of Daydream that it would just be her and MC in the studio. She says that vocals heard on Fantasy is all her and MC. I don't believe her. I don't hear Kelly Price at all on the album version of Fantasy. I have listened to Fantasy 6 times tonight and all I hear is MC doing lead and background vocals. Why now Kelly? Oh, I forgot that you are promoting the 25th anniversary of your album Soul of a Woman.
(Wednesday 16 August 2023; 05:05)

I saw on Facebook (103,187) by Randy from USA

It was a random fan page. It said that MC has a big announcement coming soon. Anybody know anything? It better not be the annual Christmas cut and paste concerts. Hopefully it's a studio album. But I have a Right To Dream (Randy's Theme).
(Tuesday 15 August 2023; 22:24)

Perfection (103,186) by Edward from USA

There are going to be many virtual artists like Gorillaz, but I don't think real artists are going to disappear. While a great song is a great song for most casual listener, fans will always appreciate and look for the human connection. AI is going to be incorporated in everything, we're going to have to deal with it with laws and regulations.
(Tuesday 15 August 2023; 14:16)


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Perfection (103,185) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway

I agree. Truths and facts and face value of things have started to get blurry. It's a dangerous road the world is on right now, and AI produced covers and songs from living and dead artists is just another thing on that road.

Imagine in maybe 50 years, many people will have forgotten what's real and what's not real. If these AI manufactured things wont stop without a license or with warnings that it's not real, people in the future wont investigate every single thing they will come across, and fake song will be thought of as original work.

With this developement, people wont know which songs that are actually written and sung by Mariah. One can question if it's a bad thing or not, perhaps Mariah's legacy will live longer?

For me personally I would like the original work of an artist to live on, not some manufactured songs without soul.
(Tuesday 15 August 2023; 03:40)


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Perfection (103,184) by Edward from USA

I had forgotten about "There for Me". We also need "All In Your Mind" vault version. I'll never understand how great quality songs like "One Night" and "Right Here on My Own" were kept hidden for so long.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 23:23)


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Perfection (103,183) by Bill from the UK

Randy's Theme hahaha. I also wish There For Me got a spot on the record, as well as I Lose Control from the debut album. Narada Michael Walden has the master but won't release it until Mariah gives the green light. I'm like, please Mariah. Please. I need every note you ever uttered from 1990 in my life. Here We Go Around Again was a dream come true, I cried when I first heard it.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 22:08)


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