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

Remix (38,408) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Wow, that remix was all kinds of awful lol. It was lazy, uninspired and exactly the kind of rubbish I hate hearing from Mariah. I miss the remixes of yesteryear. Hopefully, the other remixes will have more effort put into them. (Thursday 27 June 2013; 8:00)

Randy (38,384) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I agree with your post, and with your comments on TEOM. The point I was trying to make is that the overall creative direction of TEOM was seamless. Despite LA Reid asking Mariah to make some more tracks with JD, he wasn't unhappy with the direction; being rnb tracks fused with hip hop and old school rnd ballads. He was just not happy with the quality of the music Mariah initially produced. Re #Beautiful, I love that track. However, I do agree that Mariah needs to leave IDJ. It's time to move on. I also think she doesn't need as much help as she thinks with song writing and producing. Some of her best work is when she strips it back and takes full control. Glitter and Daydream are both good examples of that. I too enjoyed Memoirs. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 11:40)

Showbiz 411 article (38,375) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom The latest article is pretty interesting. He's usually got the correct insider scoop on Mariah. If there are internal differences over the creative direction of the album, then Mariah should compare the reaction Triumphant got to #Beautiful. She's spent the best part of 3 years making this album. It's starting to get a bit ridiculous. Like I said before, I'm happy to wait for quality music, but if she and the label still can't decide on her creative direction after all these years, then Mariah is again in difficult territory. It seems her career has been marred by label infighting since 1997. The only time it was on point was during TEOM and the beginning of E=MC2. I agree with the label's view on Mariah's creative direction, but that's Mariah's decision to make. She's the artist and if she wants to make crap like Truimphant, then that's what she should do. Nevertheless, if she is an artist that wants to sell, then maybe she should compromise. For the record, I love hip hop and really enjoy when Mariah incorporates it into her music. She's just got a bit stale with it in recent years for me. Her ballad and mid tempo game has been better for me. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 0:20)

Delay (38,362) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom It's a shame that Mariah has to delay the album, but if it means great music, then it's fine by me. It also gives her time to get her marketing game on point. She's upping the promo, which is a good thing. She probably needs more time to finish the music and get the second single and accompanying video on point as well. (Tuesday 25 June 2013; 12:46)

Favourite lead single (38,341) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Fantasy and Fantasy remix. Hands down. I love Honey too. To be fair to Mariah Fantasy, Honey and Heartbreaker was a great run of lead singles. In fact all her lead singles from 1990-1999 were fantastic. (Sunday 23 June 2013; 17:34)

Mariah on the View (38,321) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Mariah is confirmed to appear on The View next Friday. I think it's good that she's finally making a TV appearance. Hopefully, it's to promote #Beautiful. I think she should try to fit in an appearance on Ellen earlier that week. I'm still longing to hear a solo version of this song. That would be an awesome surprise. (Friday 21 June 2013; 11:54)

George Michael (38,312) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Seeing as people have brought up George Michael, I must say, rather than sample him, I'd love for Mariah to duet with him. A cover of Marvin Gaye and Tammi would make me very happy lol. (Thursday 20 June 2013; 11:46)

Edward (38,301) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Boooooo. Always the way lol. (Wednesday 19 June 2013; 8:18)

Lee (38,291) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I know, very obvious. He's a good looking dude. Someone should send him my way haha. (Tuesday 18 June 2013; 20:30)

Jimbo (38,286) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I wouldn't worry too much. I don't think Mariah floats Miguel's boat, if you get what I mean lol. (Tuesday 18 June 2013; 16:50)

The Art of Letting Go (38,272) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Good title. Sounds mature. Do we think this is indicative of a more mature album, in terms of lyrical content and style? I hope so. I suspect Mariah may be more revealing on this album, as the title suggests. My only concen is that the title is similar in theme to TEOM and Butterfly, and the public may be tired of such themes. For what it's worth, I don't think that will be the case. If th music is on point, and Marih actually bothers to promote it, she'll always do well. (Monday 17 June 2013; 20:15)

RadChad (38,230) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I know full well the effect an amazing song can have on the public, but the point I'm making is that even if it has a positive effect, not everyone responds in the same way as you or I. Hence, why I'd dispute any suggestion of 9 out of 10 people clicking on older performances for example. That's an extraordinarily high figure and unrealistic IMO. Nevertheless, I'm sure there is a a high percentage of people that do, so I'm not disputing what you are saying, just the figure quoted. In any event, let's just be happy we have the old clips *plays Don't Play that Song for Me on YouTube* lol. (Wednesday 12 June 2013; 12:57)

Stacey / Edward (38,229) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I totally agree with you both. Mariah really does need to get out there and promote #Beautiful. She needs to understand that she's not just promoting the single, but that she's also promoting the album by plugging the single, and thus adding to the buzz she and her team have created. #Beautiful is for me, a much better lead single that ILT, and I liked ILT. I hope the content of this album is as good as #Beautiful, because if it's not, she may not have any viable radio hit. Hopefully, she's saving her energy for the album launch, and for a big push. A performance at the BET awards would help, but for me she needs to do one or two more carefully placed TV appearances. I understand that she has other priorities these days, but one or two more appearances won't hurt. (Wednesday 12 June 2013; 12:49)

RadChad (38,213) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom RadChad, no problem at all, no need to apologise. Re your post, whilst I agree that some people will click over and look back on Mariah's legacy out of curiosity, and thus admire her at her peak, I'm not certain that people will do that 9 times out of 10. I suspect the figure may be lower. However, it makes sense that in the modern age, people will be inclined to do that. Nevertheless, this only relates to people who actively look at Mariah on YouTube, and not the general public as a whole. In any event, I'm just glad we have the recordings from the early to late 90s. Mariah was a bawse back then, and her comfortableness on stage showed that she knew it. (Tuesday 11 June 2013; 13:23)

The voice debate (38,206) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom By now, you all probably know my views on Mariah's voice, so I'm not going to continue drum on about it. Whilst I am critical of Mariah's voice in its current state, and how she's been treating it (see the glass of wine whilst walking on stage for Summer Jam), she does seem to display excellent vocal skills when singing acapella, or for concerts/shows where she is not being televised (see Sydney and Melbourne in January). Perhaps, she should then think about arranging the live versions of her song to accommodate her voice in its current state. If she sings better acapella, then maybe an acoustic version of certain songs would be better. If she can't handle the nerves on the big stage, then maybe change the song so she is comfortable singing it. I'd rather see that than another AI performance. (Monday 10 June 2013; 12:30)

RadChad / Stacey (38,198) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom RadChad, I really like your last post, and how you expressed yourself. I totally agree with what you've said, with the exception of your point on her legacy. For us lambs, we can always look at her old performances, and you're right, we know that nobody can touch that voice when it was at its best, but for casual fans/listeners, they don't think so much of yesterday, but in the here and now, and quite easily slag her off. I've heard my friends, who as casual fans, have been out off by her voice in recent years. Nevertheless, you are totally spot on, just because the chick he referred to has a voice in better condition, it doesn't mean she's a better singer. She's not. Not even close. She'll be nobody in 2 months. Stacey hit the nail on the head, and she's right, I'm just gonna ignore such a comment. At the end of the day the show is flopping in the UK, so it's not hard to figure out why he's trying to draw attention to himself and his act. On a side note, I don't rate him as a producer. I think he's his own biggest fan. His music is just generic EDM crap to me. (Sunday 9 June 2013; 13:05)

Will.i.am slams Mariah on The Voice (38,188) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Will.i.am more or less slammed Mariah on the UK version of The Voice last night. He basically said that if Mariah heard this particular contest sing, she'd be like "darn, I wish I could sing lik that". The girl he referred to has a good voice. She's no Mariah though. She has no vocal tone, and her whistles sound more like very high falsetto notes than whistles. They are ugly ones at that. The sad fact is tough, the girls voice is probably better than Mariah's in its current shape. I think the world is taking note of the state of Mariah's voice, and that she's seriously losing some respect for her voice. These comments wouldn't have been made a few years ago. Despite this, I still think Will had some cheek to say that about Mariah on live TV. Has anyone heard Fergie from BEP try to bust a note live? She sounds like she's giving birth. I'm just saying. (Saturday 8 June 2013; 12:15)

Gilbert (38,185) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Mariah's best friend is her airbrush. I'd assume any difference in size is likely to be attributed to that and some padding. I'm not sure where this topic has come from, but whilst it's your prerogative to bring up any topic you want on this board, I find it a tad redundant to bring up something that has been discussed a million times over since like 1999. Mariah's been defending her body image for a long time, and quite frankly, I hate seeing topics like this on a fan message board. It's not healthy for Mariah, her fans, or women in general. (Saturday 8 June 2013; 2:38)

Redo album cover (38,184) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom For me, the MOAIA album cover has to be her worst. It looks cheap and amateurish. It also seems to lack any direction. Mariah should have stuck to the white colour scheme, but kept it simpler, with a more poignant pose, and a nicer outfit. I'm sure she'll do much better with this album cover. She and her new team seem to be getting more right since the release of #Beautiful. (Saturday 8 June 2013; 2:26)

Loverboy / Obsessed / Stacey (38,182) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I'm not a huge fan of the Loverboy song. I like it, but I don't love it. I think the lack of a coherent chorus is what annoys me. However, as a visual, I love the video. It's fun. If you're going to do a fun, summer video, with no choreography, then that's how you should do it. Re Obsessed, I love the song and video lol. I totally agree with you regarding the formula Stacey. It worked before, and I think if the music is on point, then it will work again. (Saturday 8 June 2013; 2:17)

Blake (38,180) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I agree that a video with a storyline is necessary for her next video. The sex kitten is played out, and more funny than sexy at this point in her career. I was just saying that I'd hate for her to try to mimic these younger artists, like Aguilera did with Bionic. That's all. It seems that you think the same. We're obviously on the same wavelength lol. (Saturday 8 June 2013; 2:11)

Stacey (38,170) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I totally agree. Mariah needs to get the second single ready asap. It needs to be fire, and receive its debut two weeks before the album drops. A strong accompanying video is definitely needed, to send the song further up the charts in this very visual age. I do hope that the song is not a rip off of WBT, as I am fed up of hearing WBT knock offs from Mariah and JD. If she chooses a ballad, then I hope it is fresh and something that will capture audiences. If it's an up tempo song, then I hope its an absolute banger. I'll leave Mariah and her team to choose the appropriate style of song, but whatever it is, the video needs to be on point. Whilst I love the #Beautiful video, I am well aware that it won't do much to capture non fans, so do think Mariah needs something fresh there too. I don't agree with the person who used Katy Perry as an example. I think Mariah should still keep it her, and not try too hard to look like someone of little substance such as Katy. She needs a themed video. ILT and WBT really captured audiences. So did Honey. Something dramatic would be amazing. #Beautiful is a great song and has set the tone. This era is building, but lets hope it doesn't lose momentum, and that Mariah's team continues to do the good work. Mariah needs to get herself on TV and get word out there now. She could easily have another top 10 single if she did so. (Friday 7 June 2013; 12:08)

#17 (38,159) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Congratulations to Mariah on reaching #17 on the Hot 100, that's a nice jump. The songs success continues to amaze me. Sales went up by 2% this week. That's pretty good going for Mariah. If that trend continues, it should be certified Gold next week. I really feel that if Mariah got out there and hit a few talk shows or something, she'd send the song to #1. It would be a great way to promote the album too. I must say though, she and her team are using twitter very well to promote her music. I get all my Mariah news and data off of twitter, as opposed to Mariah fan sites. It's just a lot quicker. I'm not throwing shade or anything, but I really do feel like MDJ has dropped the ball with Mariah recently. They don't seem to be on it as much as they used to be. Just an observation. (Thursday 6 June 2013; 16:17)

Lee/Mariah at Summer Jam (38,136) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I agree. I have always loved it when Mariah had been interviewed by Rosie. I find that Rosie is down to earth, and not very Hollywood. She makes Mariah very comfortable, and they interview like friends, as opposed to a professional relationship. I just saw Mariah sing live with Miguel at Summer Jam. There were a few problems with the sound quality, but it was obvious Mariah was singing live. Those high notes at the end were the nuts. I loved them. Her shorts deserve their own twitter feed. I can't believe she's 43 lol. (Monday 3 June 2013; 1:50)

Favourite ballad (38,124) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I'm not gonna lie, I don't really like Mariah's ballads. My favourite song is Loverboy. That was obviously a joke lol. It's too hard to specify one, but Without You, Lead the Way, Can't Let Go, Whenever You Call, Alone In Love (I consider this a ballad), Melt Away, Butterfly, to name a few lol. Please note I wasn't throwing shade at Loverboy, which I consider to be her worst lead sine, but still a good song to me. (Sunday 2 June 2013; 0:50)

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