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Re: The Blast (92,958) (92,961) by RibbonB from USA Never be happy, that should say. Lol. (Thursday 20 February 2020; 00:58)

Re: The Blast (92,954) (92,960) by RibbonB from USA Stellar and the assistant were around more than a decade after dumb boy hung around. They wouldn't have video associated with that time. This with her assistant will also be settled, just like she settled with Stella. (Thursday 20 February 2020; 00:55)

All Mariah magazine (92,959) by Anthony Carey from U.K Hi guys. Just going through some old magazines and feel I have lost a few through moving homes etc. Can we confirm how many of the All Mariah magazines were published in print? Thanks Lambily. (Thursday 20 February 2020; 00:03)

Re: The Blast (92,952) (92,958) by RibbonB from USA Or you can never unhappy until she does? Of the many times I have seen this picture posted on this site, this is the first time I have looked at the people in the background. I can see Sasha with headphones on but I can't figure out the person on the far left. I wonder if that's Stellar looking like death without makeup or BScott looking the same. Mimi during those weirdest of times. (Thursday 20 February 2020; 00:01)

Re: Article: Mariah shut down in $5 million battle with ex-assistant (92,953) (92,957) by Susana from USA Look who is in the background, lol. Great mothering Stella. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 23:57)

Re: New album (92,950) (92,956) by Bobby A from United States Forget a new album right now, MC has a crisis brewing in the tea kettle ready for some sipping. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 23:39)

We Belong Together (92,955) by Terna from Nigeria This song was special and looking back on the time period, even then I always felt like there were "preludes" to this song which were an indication of what was to come - songs like "You Should've Known Better" by Monica, "Burn" by Usher also a hit and "Still" by Tamia another solid song, to name a few all produced by Jermaine around 2003/2004, but that special something was missing in those songs. I guess that was what L.A Reid sensed when he sent Mariah back to Atlanta to work with Jermaine again since he was on a roll and Reid could tell he hadn't gotten the big one yet. Indeed it culminated with Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" a massive worldwide hit - an undeniable one too. Jermaine's team undoubtedly also played a pivotal role in its top notch production, lyrical word play and how fresh it sounds even today. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 23:39)

Re: The Blast (92,952) (92,954) by Bobby A from United States Yeah Bill, this is bad. I hope it is not what Damizza said in his video about the ride in the limo. She should come clean about whatever happened during that time. A wholehearted and honest interview with Barbara Walters, People magazine or Oprah about how she is human and has overcome a lot since that time. Many singers have overcome difficult times in their lives by being honest right up front like Fantasia, Elton John, Smokey Robinson, Toni Braxton, Demi Lovato, etc. I know she can't wait until this court case is resolved so she can put it behind her. But it looks like she is going to have to sit down with someone and tell her story on her terms before her medical records are released to the courts and eventually to the media. Where is Cindy Berger right now? (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 23:37)

Article: Mariah shut down in $5 million battle with ex-assistant (92,953) by Andrew from the United Kingdom This picture is grotesque. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 22:55)

The Blast (92,952) by Bill from the UK Ugh, this is bad to read. I do wonder what on earth Mariah is so afraid of being revealed to the public. This is why I continue to campaign for her to lift the lid and come clean about everything and have the ultimate catharsis. She can never be happy until she does, and we will still love her no matter what. If only she knew she was more than a commodity to us. Also, I hate that picture of her that accompanied the article. Hate it. She looks like Alison. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 22:40)

Alcohol (92,951) by Dove from United States I wish Mariah would stop drinking. I hate saying this but it seems like she's always drinking. I come from a long line of alcoholics and alcohol scares me so I don't personally drink because I've always been afraid of falling into that hole. I didn't see my dad sober until he quit drinking when I was an adult. I wish he would have quit when I was little because he's a great person but we were all scared of him when we were kids. My aunt is also an alcoholic and it started with just social drinking and partying when she was young. I told her I was concerned about her drinking and she went off on me and it was ugly. She kind of reminds me of Mariah so in my mind I imagine she would act the same way if someone told her they were concerned about her drinking. My grandpa died super young and I never in my life saw him sober. When I see MC with a glass of champagne in her hand all the time and tipsy it makes me so sad. I'm just going to pray about it. I know this post is super weird but I felt like I had to say something, even here. There's a YouTuber I follow who is very obviously anorexic and nobody ever says anything because she's a Dr. She has half a million followers and everyone just ignores it. I mean, I know we don't know these people in real life but we follow up with their lives and what they're doing every day so we should care, right? (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 21:50)

New album (92,950) by Dove from United States If that super young Finneas can produce a whole album from his bedroom why can't Mariah do one on her own? IMO her musical ear and talent is above the level of anyone she's ever worked with. I feel like on a lot of songs her voice, melodies, harmonies, and lyrics are top notch but the songs are brought down by the cheap and generic quality of the instrumental. Or whatever it's called, since they're not exactly instruments. The backing track? I feel like she could maybe do better on her own. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 21:39)

Re: We Belong Together (92,942) (92,949) by Bobby A from United States I can remember during the MIAM recording sessions, MC posted this picture of her, Mike Will Made It, Jermaine Dupri, Hit-Boy, and Rodney Jerkins all in the studio together. When I saw them all together at one time, I was hoping they were working on a huge ballad together. I was so disappointed that huge ballad never happened or never made it onto MIAM. I still believe that all it would take is one huge ballad to be recorded and released for pop radio to play something new by MC. MC should get Jazmine Sullivan, Darryl "DJ" Camper, Claude Kelly, and Harmony Samuels in the studio together for her next hit ballad. Some Lambs may want an uptempo track released first for the next album, but the right smooth WBT type of ballad would take off quicker on the radio. Throw in a line from Toni Braxton's Breathe Again for a 90's throwback. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 21:25)

Re: B Rodney Jerkins (92,946) (92,948) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Rodney Jerkins hasn't really had solid production since, well, Brandy's brilliant Full Moon and Michael's Invincible the year before. He had a few flashes of brilliance here and there since, but post 2003 he really hasn't had a signature sound other than the "Darkchild" tags he put on many of his productions. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 20:47)

Re: Mariah needs to recover her voice and stop touring (92,918) (92,947) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I say the sudden change is a confluence of many factors, with individual differences being the #1 factor. Each person's body is different and responds to stress, lifestyle changes and detrimental habits differently. She was never a marathon live singer to begin with. Several voice coaches have noted the anomaly of her being able to sing in spite of her nodules, also criticizing her singing techniques to be potentially damaging in the long run. She identifies herself as an alto when many classify her as a soprano, and that kind of misunderstanding of your own voice may lead to unhealthy singing habits. She might have sounded good, but she probably wasn't singing the best way. We also know how aging has contributed to her tone, even within her first 5 years in the business, her sound has gone from fuller, darker and even brash to lighter, more feminine and ethereal. On top of these were the external factors - her marriage was on the rocks, her arguments with the powers that be for more creative freedom on record, her slowly breaking free from control and partying harder, etc. Write this off as another list of growing excuses for her decline, but I'm just saying that such drastic change is possible in such a short time frame as a result of the perfect storm of every reason mentioned. Some more than others, some actually out of her control. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 18:54)

B Rodney Jerkins (92,946) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) I agree that Rodney’s production on MIAM was very dated, and lazy. Honestly Rodney Jerkins production has been stale for quite some time in my opinion. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 18:51)

Re: Mariah needs to recover her voice and stop touring (92,939) (92,945) by Stacey from USA Worst kept secret, me and Daydream, lol. As far as Migrate goes? I don't care. Period. That should clear that up. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 17:37)

Re: Mariah needs to recover her voice and stop touring (92,943) (92,944) by Stacey from USA Consider it done, lol. I've been battling strep throat, colds, etc in me and my kids that I may need to cash in on that delusional card too. Haha. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 17:35)

Re: Mariah needs to recover her voice and stop touring (92,938) (92,943) by Licia from USA I was due to cash in my one complimentary delusional moment for the year. Lol. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 16:45)

Re: We Belong Together (92,927) (92,942) by B from USA I think Mariah was smart to avoid ballads on Caution. Ballads aren't in at the moment unless your name is Adele and even she struggled with the follow to Hello. I think her best attempt to recreate WBT was You're Mine but Mariah and Rodney Jerkins doomed the song by giving it a dated JD sound. I was shocked when I found out JD wasn't involved in the production of that song. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 16:33)

What is needed right now (92,941) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) What I think MC should do right now is work on carefully constructed album that pays homage to early to mid 90’s R&B but still bring the brilliance, and freshness of Caution by using established co producers but also some new producers who are on the come up. Create between 20-30 songs and choose the strongest 12-15 as the final product. But the main goal should be a fresh take with a signature twist. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 13:37)

WBT (92,940) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Since we want to give so much credit to everyone else involved she has worked with these people after that, and nothing happened. Everyone complained about her formula with JD since E=MC2 up until the beginning stages of Caution. To be truthfully honest other than BWOY by MJB Jonta, and BCox have not had major success post 05-06. Caution was something fresh whether we want to acknowledge it or not but it still gave us signature MC. Which tells me she is more involved with her creative process than she at times gets credit for. Also a hit song has many factors besides how great it may be. It has to have radio and label as well besides a video and the regular formula. Honestly for me what I can respect is that MC has a signature sound all her own no matter who she works with or the genre she decides to sing. Because the radio nowadays is one boring sound with 20 different artists. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 13:28)

Re: Mariah needs to recover her voice and stop touring (92,931) (92,939) by Edward from USA Nobody knew you loved Daydream that much Stacey, you had kept that to yourself. I wonder what you think about Migrate? (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 12:22)

Re: Mariah needs to recover her voice and stop touring (92,935) (92,938) by Edward from USA Admitting momentary self-deluluness is rare but cathartic, congrats. But you know she was partying and partying hard. I have a friend who knows Trey and partied with her many times. He says she doesn't do heavy drugs, but she loves the clouds and loves herself some booze. But let me be a delulon and say: "We don't know Mariah, we only know what she presents us. She goes to church every morning and twice on Sundays." (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 12:19)

Re: Mariah needs to recover her voice and stop touring (92,935) (92,937) by Stacey from USA Haha. Well of course it didn't happen all in one night. Maybe a week, lol. In all due seriousness, I think over time, free from Tommy's control, she developed habits that were detrimental to an already tender voice. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 10:01)

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