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I love the Filac remixes (99,053) by Dennis from The Netherlands Before people start to spread their negativity again. (Monday 6 December 2021; 16:43)

Re: Who's loving you / debut era (99,049) (99,052) by Edward from USA The airiness her whistle had hear was amazingly beautiful. Her whistle now doesn't sound like that at all. (Monday 6 December 2021; 16:00)

Re: Me thinking again (99,046) (99,051) by Edward from USA My dear Robert-Anthony, it doesn't have anything to do with Walter. Mariah's natural voice, accompanied by a very skilled pen game, was what set her apart from the rest. The whistle notes were used to adorn some songs here and there. Different from many other artists that could whistle, Mariah didn't need the whistle to create a beautiful song because her natural voice alone was simply phenomenal. As her voice started to deteriorate, the whistle trick started being used more and more. Her constant strained whispering is not pleasant to the ear anymore, at least not to mine, and her whistle alone just don't cut it. Mariah put quality albums out every year during the 90's, with left over songs that could've been in any album not as fillers, yet she has nearly two years of no touring, resting her voice, and we cannot get one decent song from her. I think it's time for her to collaborate with real musicians. Let's say "One Child", to me is a song beautifully written and sung, but whom did she collaborate with, with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman.This man wasn't probably in the booth with Mariah and her posse clowning around smoking weed. "Almost Home" is a song anybody could swear she wrote when she had very little input on it, but it was very well received and her vocals were comparable to any of her 90's stuff. I know she cannot get her voice back and nobody is expecting that, but dear, those lyrics and productions must improve dramatically. (Monday 6 December 2021; 15:56)

Re: Who's loving you / debut era (99,049) (99,050) by Bill from the UK Funny, I was on my way to share this as well. All we had previously was a tiny snippet of MC and the backing singers on the stairwell from The First Vision video, so hearing this, with those gorgeous whistles and the agile and full-bodied 1990 vocals, is such a joy. CBPCH 2021 version is sung by a completely different person it seems, doesn't it? (Monday 6 December 2021; 15:47)

Who's loving you / debut era (99,049) by MusicfanJ from Germany Have you heard this? I think it's just a rehearsal by Mariah and her fabulous background singers at that time. Sounds like year 90. I love it. All her background singers were so great too. They sounded more natural and soulful than Khalil on the new Christmas song. (Monday 6 December 2021; 13:58)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,047) (99,048) by Dennis from The Netherlands Thank you. People should be making Baby, Please Come Home a number one instead of wining. She and the song deserve it. (Monday 6 December 2021; 13:46)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,044) (99,047) by Chicago Lamb from USA You guys are looking at "The Magic Continues" wrong. Think of it as a promo for FILAC. That's one hell of a platform to promote a new song, don't you think? And don't be surprised if Mariah shows up every year on Apple+ or an equivalent to promote a new song. Star power. BPCH wasn't bad at all with the band and production. Ya'll need to stop obsessing over her tone. Happy holidays everyone! (Monday 6 December 2021; 04:06)

Me thinking again (99,046) by Bobby A from United States Sitting here thinking why MC has to put whistle notes in every dog gone song. Is it a true observation to say that when she collaborated with Walter A. that his mellow and melodic chords kept her from even trying to come with song parts to fit in some whistle notes. Maybe too many whistle notes in every recording session has ruined her voice than anything. Have many of you remember Debelah Morgan? She knew when to put in whistle notes in the right song. MC overcompensates her ability to whistle. Just my thoughts today. I guess no live Christmas program this season. Lol. (Sunday 5 December 2021; 23:10)

Just watched (99,045) by Jamie from UK Ok I've just watch the magic continues. Whilst I liked it I can't help think what was the point with 2 songs. The interview was pointless really. I'd love to see a dressed down Mariah doing an interview, she's so wooden I'd like to see if there's any of the early Mariah still in there, the one that was quirky in interviews and relaxed. (Sunday 5 December 2021; 21:21)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,042) (99,044) by Bobby A from United States Well, we can say one thing about this Christmas season. MC is crushing Spotify numbers with BPCH, AIWFCIY, and FILAC. FILAC has a good chance to make the Urban Top 20 in two weeks with the increased radio spins and Target Exclusive CD sales. I believe she is going to deliver some special gifts in 2022. (Sunday 5 December 2021; 21:01)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,034) (99,043) by Jamie from UK I don't think it's too bad, it's by no means perfect, her voice is changed, but she's working with what she has now. We can't expect her to be perfect like she was back in the day. I'm just grateful she's still around and able to do these prime time shows for us. (Sunday 5 December 2021; 15:44)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,039) (99,042) by T from USA This was recorded months ago, not in the winter (as winter doesn’t officially begin until December 21st). Plus this is all done in LA anyway. For example, FILAC was done in May/June of this past year. I actually think her true winter performances are better, like the Beacon shows. (Sunday 5 December 2021; 14:31)

Re: DJ Khaled (99,033) (99,041) by T from USA No she didn't get the message with Caution because it didn't become the hit it could've been. She even says she didn't like the process of making it (after the fact). Remember, Mariah always goes back to the times in her life when she was most successful and tries to recreate those sounds. That always puts her in a TEOM/EMC2 state of mind. If Caution was a runaway success then I truly believe she would continue down that road, now I'm afraid she doesn't know it. I too hope she works with producers she's never worked with, particularly Max Matin. (Sunday 5 December 2021; 14:25)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,039) (99,040) by Bill from the UK In comparison though, the Grammy performance is incredible to this mess. We all criticised it at the time but "I'd give my all" to have her sounding like that again. (Sunday 5 December 2021; 12:21)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,037) (99,039) by Bobby A from United States There is something going on with her voice in the fall/winter compared to the spring/summer. Her voice had such clarity and resonance on Somewhat Loved. Now we get a nasal forced vocal styling. It has to be the change in the weather. BPCH sounds really bad. I can't watch it again just like when she performed BPCH on the very first Grammy nominations primetime special. She sounded really hoarse and dry during that performance. I hope she rebounds for the new studio sessions next year. (Sunday 5 December 2021; 02:26)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,036) (99,038) by Mara from United States I think the surprise could be the masterclass she is doing in 2022. She is doing a masterclass on how to use your voice to express yourself through music. She hasn't officially announced it but masterclass announced a few upcoming classes and she was one of them. (Sunday 5 December 2021; 02:15)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,036) (99,037) by 123 from USA Visually speaking I loved the production. I was surprised that she changed up a few vocals on FILAC. I thought she was going to mime to the studio version. I like the new vocals to BPCH. I'll take full voice mid range Mariah vocals over whispery vocals anyday. I like the vocal choices she made and replaced high bells with high falsetto notes or whistles. Two small critiques. This was too short. It was almost like what is the point? She could have added a couple of other songs she didn't sing in the previous special to continue to push other Christmas songs especially the ones she wrote. She's been promoting that her voice is in the best condition it's been in a long time, but anytime she belts high on the new BPCH vocals, it sounds digitally altered and not in a good way. I hope she can really rest and stay away from vices that dissipates the voice. I need full voiced vocals on the next album. (Saturday 4 December 2021; 23:38)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,034) (99,036) by SM from Citizen of the World If this was the surprise she was talking about awhile back... next please. And Mariah please don't do anymore interviews. (Saturday 4 December 2021; 16:38)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,034) (99,035) by Bobby A from United States I haven't seen it yet. Was it that bad? (Saturday 4 December 2021; 15:33)

Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,034) by Bill from the UK Yikes. (Saturday 4 December 2021; 14:59)

Re: DJ Khaled (99,031) (99,033) by Shezz from Pk I think she got the memo when she recorded Caution. Wasn't he practically nonexistent on that album? It was definitely a step in the right direction. Here's hoping she takes that several steps further with MC16 now that she has the time to fully work on it at her own pace. I think the other producers let her take the wheel when they collaborate either out of awe or respect of working with her. My hope for MC16 is that she tries to keep things simple production wise and not muddle her songs with over production and numerous counter melodies and let the songs be singable and more coherent. There still is brilliance in all her songs. I just feel it gets lost in there. (Saturday 4 December 2021; 05:06)

Re: DJ Khaled (99,031) (99,032) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago I think that's an inevitability we all need to be faced with. MC will always work with JD as long as she has full creative control over her career. She needs to at least listen to the advice of someone else at this stage if she hopes to ever be a non-Christmas artist at least once again. After that, I would be happy if she called it a day and only did one off performances like the WBT Valentines mix. (Friday 3 December 2021; 20:49)

DJ Khaled (99,031) by Bobby A from United States I think DJ Khaled saved his best track for Mary J. Blige. Her So Amazing track is on fire. I hope MC comes back this hard. I don't want any JD tracks on MC16. (Friday 3 December 2021; 18:28)

Re: Re: Two questions (99,024) (99,029) (99,030) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Awww so mixed reviews on the cookies. Bummer. I was hopping for oohy- gooy goodness. Cookies that are almost like cake, ya know? Anyone with info about what those cards are for, and why you'd buy them? In other news; can't wait to listen to the FILAC remixes. (Friday 3 December 2021; 17:31)

Re: Two questions (99,024) (99,029) by Littal from USA Sadly the cookies are a no. I was gifted 6 boxes of them last year - the cinnamon ones were pretty good but the rest would go uneaten. I tried bringing them to work and they were passed on. Too many other good cookie options in the NYC - levaine and Insomnia. (Friday 3 December 2021; 15:19)

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