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Re: Roc Nation (92,708) (92,711) by Bill from the UK It's too big an audience. If she messes up or lips she will never live it down. Stick to Vegas. (Monday 3 February 2020; 20:19)

Re: Dolly Parton (92,705) (92,710) by RibbonB from USA I've often dreamed of a country cover of Mariah's Don't Forget About Us. Dolly could do an excellent acoustic cover. Mimi could maybe cover Jolene. Ha, a Dueling Divas project. Hate U is pretty, but I didn't love it, but I bet Dolly could slay it. (Monday 3 February 2020; 17:56)

Superbowl Halftime show (92,709) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines After two very disappointing years (thanks Justin and Maroon 5), this year was a nice surprise. It was amazing how well J.Lo and Shakira represented not only their culture but older women in the industry in general. So many young female artists are out there yet you couldn't really spot anyone who can move and command a stage like these two can. Light on the explosives and the usual Superbowl gimmicky spectacle, more focus was directed to the dancing routines, which were really, really tight even at breakneck speed. J.Lo's daughter singing kind of reminds me that it probably won't be long before we see Monroe doing the same onstage. Well done. (Monday 3 February 2020; 17:54)

Re: Roc Nation (92,703) (92,708) by SM from Citizen of the World I hope not. Mariah doesn't need to do the Super Bowl. Lol just my opinion though. (Monday 3 February 2020; 14:54)

Re: Dolly Parton (92,705) (92,707) by Susana from USA At Dollywood, in Dolly's former tour bus that you can go inside and tour you will find in her bedroom area, a bottle of Mariah's "M by Mariah Carey". It made me smile when I saw it. (Monday 3 February 2020; 14:38)

Re: Breakdown video (92,706) by Jeff from USA Gee, you have amazing taste, hahling. Besides being two of my favorite songs, the videos are amazing. I particularly love this shot. And this one. (Monday 3 February 2020; 13:09)

Re: Dolly Parton (92,702) (92,705) by Korey2 from United Stated I love Dolly too. I've always wished Mariah and Dolly would do something together. They both have albums titled Rainbow and butterflies are important to both. Also each broke away from a very influential male relationship that was tied to the music business. (Monday 3 February 2020; 04:23)

90's sound (92,704) by Lainsky from Philippines Totally, I agree that her next album and singles should sound like her mid-90's to be specific. It's her 30th and 50th anniversary as an artist and as a person. Daydream is 25 this year. So, it's only fair to release an album like Daydream 4.0. Lyrics, sound, musicality and artistry in her current voice through an uptempo (Fantasy-like plus remix later), powerful love song ballad (OSD-like plus a duet or remix later), mid-tempo (ABMB-like), and well picked remake (OA-like) as the first four singles will be surreal if it happens. (Monday 3 February 2020; 03:57)

Roc Nation (92,703) by Will from Australia So I just read that for the first time Roc Nation is co-producing the Super Bowl halftime show. I wonder does this open the door for a possible MC slot in the coming years, especially if she landed a commercial hit album? (Monday 3 February 2020; 01:07)

Dolly Parton (92,702) by RibbonB from USA I love Dolly Parton. Such a smart business lady. Here's a great example of how a songwriter should act about a successful song. I love how she speaks fondly of Whitney Houston and her version of I Will Always Love You. I especially love how at 4:44 she breaks it down to Dan Rather. "Give Whitney the credit, just give me the cash." She's a confident, smart and gracious lady and not concerned about what Whitney said or didn't, although they were both gracious to one another. Both recognized their own respective lanes and platforms and didn't whine about the other. (Sunday 2 February 2020; 19:12)

Re: Hip pop (92,699) (92,701) by Bill from the UK That's just fab. (Sunday 2 February 2020; 15:09)

Re: Hip pop (92,696) (92,700) by Bill from the UK I said "not that it's a bad thing". (Sunday 2 February 2020; 15:09)

Re: Hip pop (92,690) (92,699) by B from USA TEOM was the best selling album of 2005 in the US and the second best selling album worldwide. (Sunday 2 February 2020; 12:36)

Re: If Mariah's gonna go full 90s with her next album (92,688) (92,698) by B from USA I love Mariah's collaboration with The Smeezington's and hope they work together again (how many years did I beg for her to work with them, lol). (Sunday 2 February 2020; 12:33)

Re: Hip pop (92,685) (92,697) by Tijl from Belgium Check this on "Fantasy". Actually, the entire website is a great read for '90s nostalgics. (Sunday 2 February 2020; 12:17)

Re: Hip pop (92,690) (92,696) by We are Lambily from USA Bill, who cares? That's the music she likes the most. As Mariah said she hardly ever listens to pop. It has become trashy. Rnb and hip hop is where her heart truly is. (Sunday 2 February 2020; 04:45)

Re: Hip pop (92,690) (92,695) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines She may have alienated a good portion of her AC fans and that for sure has affected her sales in some way, but that is also what carried her into the next decade. Besides, pretty much any artist who started out young and whose outputs have been met with staggering success, even in their prime years (usually 20s), are bound to experience a decline of some sort (Taylor Swift post-1989). For Mariah, it wasn't really about integrating hip-hop but just gradually broadening her sound in general that eventually saved her career. This is how she was able to gain new fans with TEOM that continued up to even MOAIA. After that, people just started to care less and less. This may be debatable, but had Mariah stubbornly stuck to her pre-Daydream sound, knowing the rapid shifts in trends from 1995-2004 (R&B - hip-hop - Latin pop - bubblegum teen pop - urban - rock), she probably wouldn't have made it past 2000. TEOM was instrumental in bringing contemporary R&B back to the forefront, laying the blueprint which Ne-Yo, Jordin Sparks, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Cassie, Keri Hilson, etc. would follow and top charts with later on. (Sunday 2 February 2020; 00:33)

Re: TashaK (92,692) (92,694) by RibbonB from USA Time Square was so long ago and it got viral attention. (Saturday 1 February 2020; 21:57)

Nick Cannon on "Celebrity" Mental Health (92,693) by Mercury from United States In this clip, Nick discusses "celebrities" and their mental health issues. After he addressed an unrelated issue, he began to describe manic episodes he'd witnessed with other individuals. (Saturday 1 February 2020; 21:34)

Re: TashaK (92,681) (92,692) by Musti from UK It must be a public interest issue. The Times Square scandal was pretty big though. I would've loved for Tasha to drag Stellar, as she is likely the main culprit. After all, reality meltdowns are her only "expertise" in the industry. (Saturday 1 February 2020; 20:57)

Re: Breakdown video (92,686) (92,691) by Bill from the UK Agree. All the videos from Butterfly were amazing. They were sexy indeed, but, especially for Breakdown and The Roof, there was an understated elegance to them. (Saturday 1 February 2020; 20:12)

Re: Hip pop (92,685) (92,690) by Bill from the UK That's debatable. Her sales have never been at the level they were since she fully incorporated hip hop into her sound. Not that it's a bad thing. (Saturday 1 February 2020; 20:09)

Re: TashaK (92,684) (92,689) by RibbonB from USA But Mimi befriended that crew and brought them into her and her kid's world. She was being so dumb. (Saturday 1 February 2020; 19:25)

If Mariah's gonna go full 90s with her next album (92,688) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Then production is key. This idea's cool, and Mariah's a 90s artist so she'll fit right back in and I'm fine with it. It's one thing to make the retro sound work for a single track, but to actually stretch it out into an entire album is a bigger challenge. The only other mainstream effort that pulled it off successfully in all aspects was 24K Magic, and that was largely thanks to The Smeezingtons and Bruno's sharp creative direction plus musicality. Mariah has to go more indie / low profile when it comes to producers. For a 90s sound, I stumbled across this guy Devin Morrison searching through Bandcamp last year. He produces his own stuff as well as for other artists. His debut album Bussin' transports you to the 90s, and is more organic and less flashy in sound than what The Smeezingtons do. He has a new song out, Casper. I urge you to check him out. He knows 90s R&B. If Mariah or any artist is gonna take the 90s route, then he's the guy to work with. Dude is talented and soulful. (Saturday 1 February 2020; 16:37)

Ester Dean (92,687) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Speaking of people who have never worked with Mariah before. I think that MC, and Ester Dean can write some fun uptempo songs together that can bridge the pop and B sound that will make MC and the masses happy. I think that they can write two to three bangers together. What do you guys think? (Saturday 1 February 2020; 16:29)

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