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Stephen / Ariana / not another Daydream (38,928) by Edward from USA Stephen, I always wondered why you were glowing so much on your pic, but now I understand. As I had said before, sounding like another singer could backfire. Ariana Grande new single in less than three weeks is out of iTunes and Amazon top 100. If she doesn't bring her own voice to her songs, she won't have another album after "Yours Truly". The careers of those who imitated Whitney or Mariah never took off. Mariah has always wanted to work with Stevie Wonder, and there isn't a better time for this duet to come to fruition. I am glad she postponed "The Art of Letting", since she and we know by now this new album could be it. I don't want another Daydream, but she needs the balance she brought on it. I think we need a few tracks in the vein of "Almost Home" in the new album. She has overplayed the Hip Hop card by now, it has become formulaic and predictable. I definitely think that a duet with Toni Braxton would benefit both their careers. (Wednesday 7 August 2013; 2:05)

The Art Of Letting Us Know (38,865) by Edward from USA Mariah has failed at "The Art Of Letting Us Know" when the new album comes out. What could she possibly be cooking for 3 years now? I am desperate for new music. She'd better have lots of treats for us. I had a nightmare that she had released the tracklist for the new album, and the first two tracks were called "Cracked Rib" and "Dislocated". Mariah hurry up. (Wednesday 31 July 2013; 20:49)

Is it time for Mariah to go back to basics? (38,857) by Edward from USA Ariana Grande is definitely ripping off and capitalizing on Mariah's early sound from Daydeam. I was debating whether Mariah should go back to basics on the new album. I would be lying if I said I don't miss her Daydream/Butterfly sound. When I say sound I don't necessarily refer to the voice, but the arrangements and production. I hope she shocks us all and shows Ariana how is done, lol. I think Ariana is sweet and I like her two singles so far. On another note, I can't understand how Britney's mediocre song from The Smurf has charted on Billboard, but Almost Home never did. I think Almost Home was pop perfection. (Wednesday 31 July 2013; 2:38)

Ariana the new Mariah. Really? (38,826) by Edward from USA I also hate when people label her the new Mariah. Maybe Leona Lewis come close, but Ariana, I doubt it. I like Ariana, I think she's nice, but vocally she can't touch Mariah even now. Leona Lewis can sing circles around Ariana, but being promoted as the new Mariah didn't work for Simon. Some think that just having a powerful voice will cut it, but many with big voices like Jennifer Hudson never found an audience. Ariana sounds as if she's imitating Mariah, and that might backfire. If she doesn't find her own voice, I don't think she'll be around long. On YouTube some even have the audacity to say that Mariah sounds like Ariana. (Sunday 28 July 2013; 1:28)

Mariah and Toni Braxton is epic (38,813) by Edward from USA I would be in heaven if they worked together. I would love for Mariah and Babyface to write the lyrics. It could actually be a single. Toni is in desperate need of a hit, and if the song is not just a rush and lazy one, it could be epic. (Friday 26 July 2013; 16:27)

Stephen / Triumphant / new album (38,789) by Edward from USA Stephen, I also enjoyed Triumphant, the remixes, specifically the vintage one. The main version was a complete mess, two rappers and Mariah singing backup for them, go figure. I hope she finds her muse again. If the new album was sounding like Memoirs, I am happy for its delay. I think she shouldn't go all R&B. An album in the veins of Daydream would be perfect. I hope she is not going through what Alanis and Celine went through. When they got stable, married and happy, they kind of lost touch with the music. Toni Braxton said in a tv show that she was falling out of love with music, and that she was done recording. I didn't even think that could happen. (Wednesday 24 July 2013; 1:01)

Alain / #Beautiful (38,754) by Edward from USA The possibility of #Beautiful bouncing back from #23 on Billboard is virtually impossible. #Beautiful peaked at 69 millions AI, now we have lost half of that. Sales are not looking good either as it faded from #25 to #51 on iTunes in just a few days. We need only 80,000 downloads to reach platinum. If it manages to stay in the iTunes top 60, it might take three or four weeks. To beat the Beatles she needs three more #1's. (Friday 19 July 2013; 16:19)

Stephen / the real naggers (38,743) by Edward from USA Stephen, I hope you won't get cyber-crucified for your pagan statements, for you shall pay with your life for uttering such blasphemy. Maybe if you repent and confess your sins, they might let you live. It's like we are in a dictatorship where if you don't say the right things according to some, you might mysteriously disaappear. Just in case, it was nice meeting you. (Friday 19 July 2013; 2:03)

Is it a new single? (38,736) by Edward from USA According to MC's team, she had dislocated ber shoulder while on the set for the Jeezy remix video. Looking at the fact that #Beautiful is already fading out airplay and saleswise, why have they waited so long to release the damn video? Well, I now think that Mariah was probably not making a video for the remix, but for a new single that might be released on 7/23. As I had stated before, it would be a terrible timing to release anything #Beautiful related at this point, but it would make perfect sense to release a new single. I just hope she has everything ready this time. I am a little bit concerned because record labels don't usually make priority of an artist who's leaving them, so their support and promotion might not be that good when the album comes out. (Thursday 18 July 2013; 16:45)

PJW / rude comments (38,729) by Edward from USA I couldn't have said it better. And that's why my last post appreciating the fact that RaChad addressed you without sounding like an angry self-righteous religious fanatic whose idol has been attacked. And even though I don't think she should air her voice problems, it's not like people other than us fans haven't noticed something is off. (Wednesday 17 July 2013; 21:40)

RadChad / self-rightious religious fanatics attitues (38,723) by Edward from USA RadChad, considering some of the things I said, and after reading your post addressed to PJW, I now agree that she shouldn't publicly say that her voice is damaged or less poweful. You made a very valid point, she then would be known as the diva who can't sing anymore, and those who still have hope of a huge improvement would be devastated. Even though your post wasn't directed at me, I appreciate the fact that you didn't come across as if you were an angry self-rightious religious fanatic whose idol has been attacked. I do definitely agree on the fact that this is the time for her to do something serious to maintain her voice in consistent shape. I don't think it is a lost cause. (Wednesday 17 July 2013; 19:23)

When? (38,712) by Edward from USA When will the Jeezy remix video be released, when #Beautiful is out of the top 40 on iTunes? #Beautiful is fading fast on iTunes. (Tuesday 16 July 2013; 22:07)

PJW, have you been reading my thoughts? (38,710) by Edward from USA Some people think Mariah doesn't need to explain anything about her voice. Her voice is a product she sells, and a product we've been buying, promoting, fighting for, and requesting for years. So, if the product has changed evidently, and we keep paying as if it hasn't, are we bad people for demanding an explanation? I don't think so. Maybe fans who didn't experience the voice from the 90's can't relate, but for some of us is frustrating just to watch and pretend that Mariah just had a bad day. So, let fans express their frustrations as long as they are not being disrespectful to Mariah. If you don't like it, don't read it, but stop telling to tame a chill pill, because it is irritating. (Tuesday 16 July 2013; 21:51)

PJW (38,707) by Edward from USA I sadly agree with you. The fluidity in her singing is gone. When she gets to those parts of the song when she needs to use her chest voice, the transition seems to be tough for her now. I agree that with age eventually the voice will change, but there's a difference between changed and damaged. I love me some Mariah, but I don't fool myself pretending her voice has just changed. The fact that she never addresses the issue keeps many of us fans hoping for something that might never happen. When she owned her breakdown, people came out in support. I don't think it would've happened the same way if she had just ignored the breakdown away. I will always love Mariah and her music, but we, her loyal fans, deserve at least part of the truth, maybe we wouldn't be so critical. I think she can still sing, but these back up singers singing louder than her to hide her inabily to hit certain notes doesn't really sound beautiful to me. Many of us would really like to move past the voice issue, but until she owns it, it won't ever happen. And by the way, the last part of Hero "in time you'll find a way" was clearly not live. Just my 25 cents on the matter. (Tuesday 16 July 2013; 16:52)

To Di (38,652) by Edward from USA Hi Di. I have only been to three concerts, the BET performance, and twice in GMA. The Obsessed video situation was a pure coincidence, when I saw like 15 people rushing to the front of a huge hotel building downtown, I would've never imagined it was MC. I live in New York. We can get in contact if you'd like. I don't know if the webmaster would post my email, but here it is: b_terius@yahoo.com. Hit me up. (Saturday 13 July 2013; 15:24)

Miguelito is not as tall as Mariah on stilettos (38,648) by Edward from USA Mariah is 5"9' and she's always on stilettos which would put her at 6"1'. Miguel is not that tall, so Mariah would look like a giant next to him. Miguel isn't a muscle man either. Tv is all about visuals. I was a Beacon theater when Mariah sang with John Legend, and even though many of us were waiting for more than five hours, they rearranged the first four rows leaving only nice looking white people and a few tokens in those first rows. The rest were moved to the back. (Friday 12 July 2013; 0:23)

Brandon / Gilbert / videos considered as events (38,636) by Edward from USA Brandon, it is true that Mariah's had some great videos that could be considered as being events, but for each one you mentioned, I can mention three that would prove otherwise. Vision Of Love, Love Takes Time, There's Got To Be A Way, Someday, I'll Be There, Emotions, Can't Let Go, One Sweet Day, Always Be My Baby, Fantasy, Dreamlover, Hero, Without You, Anytime You Need A Friend, and the list goes on, so I agree with Giselle. Gilbert, remember that Mariah came out as a pop artist, and Tommy didn't want her to branch out from that even when she wanted to try other things. Even though Daydream was a pop album with a splash of R&B, they didn't want to alienate the pop fan base she had amassed up to that point. Slipping Away is an R&B record, Daydream was more pop. Everything Fades Away was a great R&B song, but Music Box was pure Pop. Too R&B just means that compared to the rest of the pop songs on the record, it wouldn't have had a contrasted cohesively. (Wednesday 10 July 2013; 23:20)

Stephen / #Beautiful videos / body double (38,623) by Edward from USA Stephen, I think Mariah is putting all these videos out because it is evident they are low budget videos, #Hermosa being the cheapest one I think. The clean and explicit video versions are basically the same, but editted differently. The one she just shot is being directed and most likely editted by Nick. The timing has been the problem here. I think Mariah is attacking from all angles because the platinum distinction is just about 200,000 downloads away, good hype for the album. I think they know by now #Beautiful has peaked, but a drasticu fall wouldn't look good either. As for Mariah's body double, she wasn't there because Mariah was dressed as Eminem, they were both dressed and hairstyled identically, but her double was younger and somewhat slender than Mariah. She was like a younger version of Mariah for their bodies were identical, legs and all. I was about 10 feet away from them, it was surreal. Get well soon Mariah. (Tuesday 9 July 2013; 5:16)

New video / Jeezy remix (38,609) by Edward from USA I also hope the new video is for her new single. I think it is too late to try to revive #Beautiful. The Jeezy remix is fantastic to me, but everything was messy while promoting this single. #Beautiful peaked at 69 millions audience impressions, and so far we have lost about 15 millions of that. So, a new video for a dying single doesn't make sense to me now, unless they know something we don't know. I was wondering where she was filming in here in NY. I accidentally saw when they were filming part of the Obsessed video downtown. When I approached, I was like: why are there two Mariahs here? Then I realized it was her body double. It was a slender woman dressed and hairstyled exactly as Mariah. I genuinly thought she didn't use body doubles. (Monday 8 July 2013; 17:10)

Special K / more sex better voice (38,588) by Edward from USA Special K, you got me cracking up here lol. Probably Mariah hasn't made the connection yet. I hope she's reading all the messages here for tips. (Saturday 6 July 2013; 0:08)

Hero was sung so beautiful (38,581) by Edward from USA I haven't heard Mariah sing Hero so well in probably ten years. It was great. And #Beautiful was the best she's sung it so far. I am really happy she killed it last night. As for #Beautiful, we have been losing spins left and right, but sales are ok. We should make it to platinum in a couple of weeks. The remixes were not released on time to boost the airplay. (Friday 5 July 2013; 16:55)

The voice when she was pregnant (38,563) by Edward from USA Well, when she was pregnant she did everything she could to have healthy babies. She had a high risk pregnancy, which must've made her more aware of healthy choices like no alcohol, healthy eating. It pains me to see a 70 years old Streisand still being able to sing well, and Mariah at only 43 struggles to sing half a song. And I wonder, will she be able to sing at all when she's 50? (Thursday 4 July 2013; 15:11)

What happened? (38,553) by Edward from USA I think I will die with this question unanswered: What the hell could've happened in 1997 that changed Mariah's voice forever? On 1996 she was killing every performance, but on 1997 she was always gasping for air and struggling on live performances. I personally don't buy the nodules theory only. (Thursday 4 July 2013; 0:06)

Paul / #Beautiful remixes (38,547) by Edward from USA The remixes are close to the original because, according to Billboard new rules, if they sounded completely different from the original, they would chart as a complete different song. I'm not talking about quality here, I'm talking about why the new remixes can't morph into a new different sounding track and with complete different lyrics like the "The Thank God I Found You (Make It Last)" remix. With all the remixes, she's definitely trying to keep #Beautiful alive, since it was in life support. When you stream or buy any of the as of now 8 remixes, they all count towards the original one, hence a higher chance at cracking the top 10. With the clean version she's no. 21 on iTunes, but combined with the explicit version, she's at no. 11. And that's only two versions of the song. Should at least one of the remixes become popular, we should be having a top ten soon. With all this bad press, this opportunity might not present itself again. (Wednesday 3 July 2013; 16:51)

I'm feeling sad (38,531) by Edward from USA I was just watching a performance of Ariana Grande on Ellen singing her Mariahesque track "The Way". I know she can't hold a candle to Mariah, but she made it look so easy, and I remembered when Mariah used to just be able to sing effortlessly. It wasn't about the hair, dress, figure, boobs, legs, it was about her voice. I felt the pain as If I were the one who was going through the same situation. I'm terrible sadden by the thought of what all this is doing to Mariah as a person, so I listened to "Looking In" and I came to the realization that she may look all diva, but she must be terrified inside with everything that is happening, since it's becoming more evident the elephant in the room doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon. Singing in the studio is easier because you basically piece a song together little by little, but when reality hits, it's really difficult for her to recreate the smoothness we perceive in her recorded tracks nowadays. (Tuesday 2 July 2013; 18:06)

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