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All encompassing story (91,880) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago We've all heard it before, but wait for it. (Sunday 22 December 2019; 05:07)

Please (91,871) (91,879) by ADAM from USA Thanks for sharing this article. Point well taken. I think we can agree this year was an amazing year for Mariah. She seems energized by the new team she has and all the love she has received from the music industry as of late. All the love and accolades she is witnessing unfortunately many of her peers have died before the public showed their affections. I am grateful Mariah is alive and well to receive all this love. Here's hoping 2020 brings another banner year with the new memoir and album. I don't care if she gets another #1. I'm at the point where anything she puts out I always get and respect the quality she puts into it. She's reserved her right to make the music she loves and not for the charts. Having AIWFCIY go #1 is the capstone to a stellar career. We finally got our wish to have this landmark record see #1. (Sunday 22 December 2019; 02:58)

Mariah (91,878) by Special K from USA Is it me or is Mariah's face just glowing with beauty perfection. Damn she looks good. (Sunday 22 December 2019; 02:18)

New albums in 2020 (91,877) by Bobby A from United States I thought new album releases in 2019 were few and boring. So in 2020 we can look forward to Justin Beiber, Selena Gomez, Adele, Rihanna, Sza, Drake, Frank Ocean, Monica, Daley, Maxwell, Brandy, Sam Smith, Normani, Brett Young, Usher, and Justin Timberlake. I know I am missing some others. (Sunday 22 December 2019; 02:09)

Re: Please (91,868) (91,876) by Special K from USA I never said you called Mariah a devil or a witch and in the past. She has verbally given Wally and Tommy credit. Simple facts. (Sunday 22 December 2019; 01:57)

Re: Oh Santa 10th anniversay next year (91,872) (91,875) by TJ from Norway My reaction on this one is a simply "no". (Sunday 22 December 2019; 01:55)

Re: Oh Santa 10th anniversay next year (91,872) (91,874) by Bobby A from United States I suggest to MC some Wall of Sound and Zedd EDM remixes with resung vocals. (Sunday 22 December 2019; 01:42)

Last Walter post (91,873) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) He has been given credit and compensation for the work he has done with MC throughout the years that they worked together. However I believe that he feels that he is entitled to more, and responsible for the success that she experienced while they worked together. Because if you look at her earlier work other than were noted MC was the lyrical genius behind a lot of her work. (Sunday 22 December 2019; 00:57)

Oh Santa 10th anniversay next year (91,872) by jaker20 from US Come on, we got to come up with something right? (Sunday 22 December 2019; 00:49)

Re: Please (91,868) (91,871) by We are Lambily from USA This is my last post about Walter since I found the article where Mariah walks about the songwriting process. Mariah wrote most of the words, she came up with the melody, she came up with the intro, basically most of the work. She is not obligated to say his name every time someone ask about, that's free and undeserved promotion. He may have been a great producer back in the days. But longevity is royal. Mariah Carey is the biggest blessing that ever happened to his life. Please read this article. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 22:32)

Re: Please (91,868) (91,870) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada I didn't mean you specifically Adam. But, I've been on this board for years. Mariah is raked over the coals for many things big and small. Sometimes it gets a bit tiresome. She's called selfish, ungrateful, lazy entitled the list goes on. 2014 on has been messy but I see her making effort. I see her giving the fans several things they've been asking for. I myself have witnessed her credit Walter many times and I stated as much in my post. I'm not an idiot. I know she doesn't mention Walter all the time. I know she doesn't always articulate herself clearly in every interview. Nor is it a requirement for me. She's mentioned it enough times and I guess I don't hold it against her if she doesn't. I am well aware there has also been some discord between them in the past. I stand corrected on your post about Walter A. You are entitled to your opinion. I respectfully disagree. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 22:11)

Sweetheart - acapella (91,869) by Billy from Greece Totally irrelevant to the present moment, but can we appreciate Mariah's beautiful harmonies and tone on the acapella version of "Sweetheart"? (Saturday 21 December 2019; 21:50)

Please (91,854) (91,868) by ADAM from USA It’s simple - getting paid is compensation for the legal work you contributed. Verbally omitting facts from historic record is another thing. Never insinuated Mariah is the devil or witch. Just stating IMO she should articulate the history of these records with the names of the men who helped. It’s not shade, just facts. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 21:09)

Re: Walter A. gets really candid (91,863) (91,867) by Edward from USA Mariah wrote the lyrics to the song by herself, so when she says that she's not leaving anyone out. Walter worked with her on the music and production. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 21:02)

Re: New music (91,855) (91,866) by jaker20 from US Caution should have been released this time of the year, and it would have gotten more hype. Streaming platforms recommend same artists sometimes on playlists, but they didn't think of it that way. There is this analogy of streams being water. She's got this massive flow of streams, in facts she's about to break streaming records again, but it falls into a cliff immediately after the holidays. A new year's single this more celebratory would have been good for New Year's to pick up some of that attention. It should be something that is perfect to pick up on AIWFCIY and can be played throughout the year. A pop single like Katy Perry's Fireworks, or something. They tried that Auld Lang Syne but it's a misguided effort, because no one listens to such a song afterwards. Frankly if she releases something outside of the holidays, she's basically back to square one. The build-up of attention to AIWFCIY got is unique this year, partly due to its 25th anniversary and tracking week aligning to good good amount of days, which fired up her marketing team. Next year is not guaranteed she'll peak again. I guess her team were also caught by surprise. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 19:09)

Thoughts (91,865) by Dove from United States Something just occurred to me. A long time ago on this site someone posted a YouTube video of Walter in a recording studio with a girl and the girl was super flirty and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He said, "Don't show my wife." What if he's one of those producers who is not professional with young up and comers? The kind #MeToo tries to expose? If I knew something like that about someone I wouldn't want to work with them either. I know it's a huge leap to assume that from a one minute video. And no one has ever come out against him as far as I know. I don't think he was inappropriate with Mariah since he was friends with her husband. I've just been trying to think of why she refuses to work with him after all of the beautiful songs they wrote together. If it's really just that he couldn't follow her when she left Sony that seems like a reasonable reason. He was under contract. Maybe he knew what Tommy was doing at the time to try to crash her career and didn't stand up for her? Or maybe Tommy told him if he followed Mariah he'd sink his career too? And he was loyal to Tommy, Mariah be damned? This is all speculation. In my imagination I hear Tommy saying, "You're where you're at because of me." Then Mariah responds, "I'm where I'm at because of my talent." Then Tommy says, "I'll prove to you that the right publicity machine can make anyone famous." Then he hires JLo (who can't sing) and helps take her to the top proving that money and the right promo can catapult anyone. Anyway, I'm so glad time has passed and Tommy is not trying to sabotage Mariah's career anymore. Despite his faults, the man's a genius. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 18:29)

Re: Giving credit to Tommy and Walter (91,830) (91,864) by Musti from UK I agree with certain parts of this but you're forgetting the fact that we only know about the background story to Merry Christmas and Hero solely because Mariah mentioned them. She has paid her respects numerous times and continues to do so. Don't expect her to send them flowers every year or to do gratitude posts on IG because neither of those projects (or any other thing she did with Tommy or Walter) would've been remotely the same without Mariah being the centrepiece. Honestly I'm getting tired of Walter's need for attention. He admits that the AIWFCIY royalty cheques are enough to feed his entire family tree yet he still complains he doesn't get credit? Errmm.. Has he been watching Mariah's interviews? Or does he not know that the singer (and also in this case, over 50% of the true songwriting credits) always gets the most recognition? Perhaps he just wants his own mic. Neither Hero nor AIWFCIY would be the same even if you did the exact same thing with Celine, Leona or anyone else on his impressive list. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 18:18)

Re: Walter A. gets really candid (91,853) (91,863) by Dove from United States I think he comes out of his cave when AIWFCIY does well because the publications reach out to him, since he is also a writer on the song. I would be upset too if I wasn't given credit for my work. When she says "I wrote this song" I think she's talking about the parts she wrote, though. Under the description of the new video (which I loved) Walter A. Is credited. It reads: "Carey worked with Walter Afanasief, with whom she wrote all of the tracks, as well as producing Carey's interpretations of the covered material." (Saturday 21 December 2019; 18:17)

Re: Please (91,854) (91,862) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Amen girl. People come in here always saying how Mariah should give credit to this or that for being instrumental in this or that way in her career. That somehow Mariah failing to mention them in interviews is the equivalent of denying their input in her career. When has Mariah outright said or denied anyone she has previously worked with of any credit at all? When exactly has Mariah claimed to have done everything on a song without needing help from anyone? At the end of the day, the music industry is still a business. As long as you are getting paid the right amount of royalties for your contributions to material you have worked on, then actually having a good relationship with the artist is only a bonus, as bad as that sounds. Just because Mariah doesn't talk about them a lot doesn't mean she doesn't value what they have done for her career. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 18:13)

New all I want for Christmas video (91,861) by John john from UK Just checked out the new video. Only been out a day and has over 4.5 million views. This is huge. I love the video too. Also so happy for the 19th #1. I was at a Christmas market having drinks when I found out. I pretty much celebrated all night. It looks like she may have another week at the top too. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 18:10)

Re: New music (91,855) (91,860) by Bobby A from United States Caution did not sell because the lack of high profile rap features. I am sure she will have 3-4 on the next album. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 18:06)

Re: Walter A. gets really candid (91,836) (91,859) by MusicfanJ from Germany The songs he did with Josh Groban are amazing. I always get goosebumbs on "Per te". No matter what we think about Walter personally, he's a genuis producer. He can create and write wonderful songs. Thanks webmaster for the list, it was interesting to read, he has worked with the cream of the cream of the music biz. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 17:39)

Re: New video (91,804) (91,858) by MusicfanJ from Germany That's the scenes I like the most too. Reminds me a bit of the "Great Gatsby Movie". I prefer the old original video but the new one is nice as well. Her kids can dance. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 17:23)

Re: Please (91,854) (91,857) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Me too Special K. She's credited both of them many times in interviews over the years even after ties were severed and you are right, royalties have been paid. I agree Mariah isn't perfect, she makes mistakes and sometimes questionable choices (Who doesn't in life? We are all capable of it), but she's not the total witch some people tend to make her out to be either. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 17:22)

New music (91,856) by We are Lambily from USA This may sound harsh but I know Mariah has at least one million fans in the world, the streaming proves that, Caution has almost been streamed 400 million times across all streaming sites. I need Mariah to stop saying this new album is for the lambs or my fans. We need the public support again. Caution was definitely in the right direction. Her voice is definitely in a better shape than when Caution was recorded, and it will only get better. Runaway was arguably the best song of the album, it gave me vibes. The public have seen her as this untouchable diva for quite some time, we need her to level down as she has done the past year. I’m so hopeful for the future and our girl. (Saturday 21 December 2019; 16:08)

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