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About Stephen from London, United Kingdom: Mariah fan since 1902.

Special K (39,340) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I'm very excited. Fair play to Mariah for sticking to her guns. If we get anything similar to her best R&B work, I'd be very happy. And you know Nas doesn't just jump in and rap on any old crap. Rappers like Nas show me that there will be a few nice ballads on the album too. He's the kind of rapper that can be nicely infused on an album with ballads and up tempos. (Saturday 28 September 2013; 10:43)

Edward (39,323) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I think you're right, she is quite superstitious and that video won't see the light of day. If I'm being honest, I'm not that bothered, as she should have left promoting the remix alone. The song died a long time before the remix dropped. Hopefully, we will get to hear more new material soon. I think Mariah will include #Beautiful on the album simply because it's been her only hit since 2009. (Wednesday 25 September 2013; 10:15)

New topic: wtf happened to the #Beautiful remix video? (39,303) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Mariah dropped that one like a dead donkey lol. (Sunday 22 September 2013; 10:18)

Mariah's voice (39,298) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom This topic is redundant. I'm sick of expressing my opinion on it. It would be great if we could all agree to disagree and move on. (Saturday 21 September 2013; 20:50)

Special K (39,285) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I totally agree with you re Nas. He's timeless and a truly great lyricist. He's stood the test of time, and never steered too far from who he is as a person when it comes to his artistry. Note how he doesn't pimp himself out for any old artist. I wouldn't be mad at all if Mariah created a few jams in the vein of Cherry Wine. It would suit her perfectly. (Wednesday 18 September 2013; 22:45)

ObscureOpulence (39,273) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I am well aware of Mariah and Nas' previous collabos. The point I was making is that he is the kind of rapper she should be working with, not the likes of Rick Ross. (Tuesday 17 September 2013; 13:40)

New album soon? (39,268) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Judging by Mariah and her collaborators twitter storm over the past few days, I suspect the new album may be nearly there. Interestingly, she seems to have taken more time to write better material, but with the same team of people. I'm very pleased Darkchild is still on board. I also hope that if she does collaborate with rappers, that Nas is one of them. He's one of my favourite rappers, and is exactly the kind of rapper Mariah should work with. His collaboration with Amy Winehouse, Cherry Wine, was sick. I loved it. Something like that would be the right way to infuse hip hop into a more soulful album, if that is indeed the sound she's going for. I think it's safe to assume that with the production team we've seen thus far, it won't be a pop orientated album. (Saturday 14 September 2013; 12:53)

Fav album 2000 to 2013 (39,028) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom For me, it's TEOM. it's definitely a beastbofcan album. A classic. However, I do love MOAIA, and always have. I've always felt it was a good body of work, with some great lyrical moments from Mariah, such as Languishing or Betcha Gon Know. With that being said, I think that moment is over for Mariah, and she should be aiming for a different sound. To be fair to Mariah, Glitter and Charmbracelet were good albums. To public, the music industry, the media, and radio all wanted Mariah to fail. She could have released TEOM during this period and it would have flopped. They were both good albums. Not her greatest IMO, but good albums nonetheless. They just happened to be released at a point when people wanted a break from her. I believe that with #Beautiful, part of its success was because people had a long break from Mariah, and were just happy to hear a good, solid single from her. It's a shame she has jeopardised that with a cute, but redundant video by modern standards, and by failing to get her act together. (Saturday 17 August 2013; 10:44)

Special K (38,978) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Yeah, it's such a great song. Such a brilliant interpretation. For me, it's definitely in Mariah's top 5 songs, and is up there with All I've Ever Wanted and Whenever You Call, as being outstanding vocal displays. Mariah was compared to a lot of other females in the 90s, who were known for their belting. With these songs she showed she had more than just a voice she could belt with. There was more to her range than the others. She could experiment with different keys and vocal tones, yet still belt like the others. (Monday 12 August 2013; 22:55)

Meriwether86 (38,969) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom You make some really good points. I didn't actually think of it in those tems, but I agree. I think The One was a great song, but at that time nobody wanted Mariah to succeed, so no matter how good a song was, she couldn't buy a hit back then. I don't think it would've been a hit, unless it was E=MC2 to TEOM. (Saturday 10 August 2013; 13:14)

Joachim / Meriwhether86 (38,958) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Joachim, you're right to the extent that Mariah hasn't had as many number 1 singles as the "artists" you mention in Europe. However, she has had hit singles, and constantly makes top 10, over 23 period, unlike the artists you mention. More importantly though, look at Mariah's album sales. They're greater worldwide than in the USA. Daydream sold around 7 million in the US. Where did the 18 million get sold? Meriwhether86, I understand why you were getting defensive, and I agree with most of your post. I'd just ask that you appreciate Mariah has come many territories to sell records because she used to understand the importance of selling on a global sale. In terms of album sales, she's sold s@#t loads worldwide. With that being said, she's not been relevant in the UK music wise since TEOM. She owned the 90s though. (Friday 9 August 2013; 10:04)

Without You / Special K (38,950) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I was gonna say Without You, but it was such a massive hit in Europe, and went to number 1 in the UK, that I decided to leave it out. I'd go as far as to say that Without You is Mariah's biggest hit outside of the US, and is what she is most known for, especially in the UK. I was shocked when I found out that it never made it to number 1 in the US. It's a great rendition of the song. I find you really see Mariah's artistry when she covers a song, because invariably she does a better job, or takes the melody to a different level. She has a great ear, and is a very good interpreter of music. (Thursday 8 August 2013; 11:50)

Randy (38,939) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom A song I am shocked never got released, let alone to number 1 was Whenever You Call. A beautiful song, with great vocals, and a stunning melody. Very heartfelt and emotional delivery from Mariah too. I don't like the version with Mr McKnight as much. Another one is Migrate, which I put down to label politics. (Wednesday 7 August 2013; 14:10)

Outfit / Butler (38,938) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Mariah's outfit at The Butler premiere was fantastic. Very stylish and on point, even with a sling. She looks like she's 25. It's ridiculous. I feel Mariah may get more acting praise with this movie. Lee Daniels seems to like her as an actress. Her story recounting being spat on is incredibly sad, and shocking tbh. It's one of the most degrading things to do to a person. Mariah's had the last laugh though, becuase nobody knows who that moron is, and look at Mariah now bishes. (Wednesday 7 August 2013; 11:09)

Licia / new arrival (38,937) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom What can I say, we let one slip through the net? It was fun though. Those names haven't been confirmed Licia. We may have to delay the release of the names, because I am not certain as to which direction I want us to go in with our new material. I mean babies. I'm mean, I know lol. (Wednesday 7 August 2013; 11:03)

Stacey (38,922) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Like you, I'm pregnant. Jokes lol. Nah, like you, I'm getting impatient. I want new music like yesterday. I'm happy to wait for quality music. I just wish it wasn't so long already. Anyways, me moaning about it won't make it happen any quicker lol. (Tuesday 6 August 2013; 15:14)

Track list (38,912) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I'm not going to pay any attention to the track list until Mariah or her team confirms what the actual track list is. I remember a fake track listing coming out before most Mariah albums, usually all incorrect. The only thing I will state with regards to this is that some of the tracks have previously been mentioned, such as Hope Street, so as Randy suggested, it may have been the original track list, before the album got pushed back. In any event, it could be totally false, who knows? Until it's been confirmed, I refuse to comment any further. (Monday 5 August 2013; 13:43)

Wake collaboration (38,895) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Mariah has collaborated with Wale on a new track. He's exactly the kind of rapper Mariah should be working with if she insists on collaborating with rappers. I do hope Mariah is careful with the creative direction of tracks like this. It seems the public and a lot of Mariah fans don't want more hip hop collaborations from Mariah. However, if it turns out like Breakdown, or The Roof remix, then I won't be mad at all lol. Lotus Flower Bomb was a jam and a half. (Sunday 4 August 2013; 20:59)

Randy / Special K (38,880) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I don't know how plausible Melt Away being created for the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack was, with everyone knowing how domineering Tommy was, especially with label politics. However, Babyface may have thought about it and wanted it in his own mind. On a side note, Melt Away is an absolute jam. I love that song. (Friday 2 August 2013; 10:35)

Stacey (38,879) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Congratulations. Bambino no.3 - woo hoo lol. (Friday 2 August 2013; 10:33)

Jaker20 (38,878) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom J.Lo going onto AI isn't even news for me. It's like "so whatever" at this point. Mariah is done with AI, it's over, so let the ever irrelevant J.Lo do whatever she needs to do to get a cheap dance hit. Meanwhile, Mariah is hopefully cooking up a classic album, something J.Lo has never and could never achieve. (Friday 2 August 2013; 10:32)

Edward/Stacey (38,859) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I agree. I've been saying it for a while, but Mariah most definitely does need to just get back to good old songwriting, in the mold of Daydream. She can show these new "artists" a thing or two about how it's really done. Despite my criticisms of her voice, as a studio singer, and as a songwriter, I have a lot of faith in her artistry, and I do think she can produce a top quality album, if she accepts that she's not just on her own songs to sing the hook, and actually delivers. Stacey, like you, I'm bored of the studio pics. Just give us some music lol. We've been waiting since 1902 dammit. (Wednesday 31 July 2013; 12:09)

RadChad (38,841) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I'm glad you got where I was coming from. I liked your point re Chaka and Mariah both having pitch perfect when singing in a spontaneous/free style. I had noticed this too. Chaka is a great singer and performer. One of my favourite older performers. (Monday 29 July 2013; 13:52)

Ariana Grande (38,831) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I try my best to not mention her on here for a while, just because it's so obvious and ridiculos how she and her record company have ripped off Mariah. However, I feel like she's been shoved down the record buying publics' throats, so thought I'd get the discussion out of the way now. I'm glad most of us seem to be in agreement. We've seen this before with Jessica Simpson, Christina, Leona, and now Ariana. I see her as no different. The public isn't stupid either. Mariah is the original, and her career has maintained beyond all of theirs. Even MOAIA did better than any of the formers latest albums. Form is temporary, class is permanent. (Sunday 28 July 2013; 14:16)

Stacey / Daydream (38,823) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Stacey, Daydream is definitely one of Mariah's finest bodies of work. For me, it's better than TEOM and set the blueprint for Butterfly, which is my favourite Mariah album. It's definitely in my top 3 Mariah albums. There's not one track I skip. I find it interesting that Ariana Grande wants to rip off that sound and the look from Fantasy, and that era as a whole, yet Mariah wants to run away from it. The girl is starting to make some big waves. She's good, but she's no Mariah. Not even close lol. (Saturday 27 July 2013; 23:07)

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