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MClicious (90,504) by Nikki from usa I do like the fact MC put in her 2 cents, but I like the timing even more. When news first broke of Nas beating her record the headlines and stories talk about it like Mariah was some dragon he needed to slay to get the record. They talked about her like she was taken down or defeated in some way. Mariah's song is about death while Nas is riding a horse. Yes, times have changed. When Mariah weighed in with that cute meme she flipped the script. Suddenly, all the future headlines act like Mariah is a queen that gave Nas a knighting or something. She is no longer dethroned, but handed him her seat. As if she could've prevented it somehow, but chose to give him her record. It's interesting how Mariah was able to change the perspective of the events. I wish she would do this more often and write her own script on how she wants to be perceived rather than allowing the media to have their frenzy like she usually does. Mariah doesn't have to do much, but the little things she does clearly have a big impact. (Thursday 1 August 2019; 05:51)

Tik Tok challenge (90,503) by B from USA Mariah sort of participated in the Tik Tok Obsessed challenge while wearing jeans and a t-shirt. When was the last time Mariah Carey wore jeans and a t-shirt? I know it's Balmain but still? And she sang it live and sounded amazing. (Thursday 1 August 2019; 04:42)

Re: Old Town Road (90,499) (90,502) by Shezz from Pk I also like how in true Mariah form, she made that post more about herself and OSD than about OTR. (Thursday 1 August 2019; 04:18)

Mariah in the studio (90,501) by Bobby A from United States Mariah being in the studio over course of three months is making me think she has a huge surprise coming soon. She is not saying much as to what she is working on except what she said in Barcelona. I don't think now it has anything do with a Caution part 2 but restarting her career with her 16th studio album and the end of her Epic Records contract. Caution made people and critics take notice to her music again to critically acclaimed reviews. One thing we can say is that Mimi knows how to reinvent herself. (Thursday 1 August 2019; 04:05)

OTR (90,500) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) I have not heard the song as popular as it is. Personally I do not listen to the radio as much as I used to growing up because most of today’s music is not for me. Now that LNX has broken OSD’s record I hope that LNX can sustain a long lasting great career and not be known for just this one song and one achievement. On another note I am happy that MC was able to handle this moment with grace and how a legend on her level should have. (Thursday 1 August 2019; 01:32)

Re: Old Town Road (90,499) by Jeff from USA I appreciate the humor in MC's reaction to Lil' Nas X. She kept it classy and showed her maturity. Treat it like a holiday, MC. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 20:30)

Re: Old Town Road (90,495) (90,498) by Bill from the UK It wasn't aimed at you, it was a general observation about how MC fans usually react in these situations. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 20:18)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey congratulates Lil Nas X (90,493) (90,497) by Andrew from London UK Why should there be a separate category for sex? It's like saying that it is harder for women to achieve this it must be specially recognised. It is clearly not harder for women to achieve. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 16:45)

Re: Old Town Road (90,476) (90,496) by B from USA This. You can't compare OTR to OSD. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 15:49)

Re: Old Town Road (90,478) (90,495) by Andrew from London UK I in no way said or inferred that. And I have never said there was one rule for Mariah and another for every one else. Far from it. I criticise Mariah more than anyone else. Check your accuracy and wind your neck in. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 15:23)

Re: The record has been broken (90,488) (90,494) by Licia from USA I agree. Instead of being mad at her record being broken I choose to celebrate the fact that she held on to it for so long. With the way the industry has changed there probably won't be another song that will hold this particular record for 24 years. She didn't lose in my eyes and there's nothing to be mad about. if nothing else it makes me prouder of her and what she accomplished. To add on to my previous comment. For the people who are mad at Lil Nas for what he achieved, Mariah went through the same thing when she got more number ones than Elvis and came second to The Beatles. Their fans thought her music was sh*t too and wasn't worthy. I can agree OTR is not the song I'd vote for to dethrone OSD even though I like it, but I won't act like him and his team didn't work just as hard to make the song a success as she has her whole career. Lets just be fair and let him have his moment. She was once in his shoes. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 14:44)

Article: Mariah Carey congratulates Lil Nas X (90,493) by Betty from Canada Still the longest running Hot 100 #1 by a female. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 14:01)

Re: Steaming vs. legitimate sales (90,489) (90,492) by Musti from UK Wendy mentioned this too on her Hot Topics yesterday. She said Mariah will always be her #1. I'm not bothered by OTR breaking the record. Sometimes the social reasons that make a song popular far outweigh the need for the song to be amazing. Besides, OTR is a good song. Just nowhere near OSD's standard. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 13:45)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey congratulates Lil Nas X (90,485) (90,491) by Sarah from Netherlands What are you even talking about? The remix rule got stricter over time. Mariah has made use of the possibility to create a whole new song but call it a remix to have it count towards the same track on the charts, but early 00s Billboard changed the rules saying remixes can’t be vastly different anymore. You can add an artist or a verse, but you can no longer change the beat and/or melody entirely. Sooooo that whole rule as an argument kinda fails here. Besides, records are meant to be broken. She still has song of the decade two decades in a row. Relax. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 07:37)

OSD and other records forever (90,490) by Lainsky from Philippines So, it finally happened. So what? Well, the mere fact that it's OSD that has achieved that record and hold it for more than two decades is something that stays forever along with all the records Mariah has set for the first time. Like I said in my previous post, records are meant to be broken but did OTR truly has broken the record? Yes and no. Yes, for the fact that it is now on its 17th week reign. No, for OSD has been there already and set the trend in which it cannot or no longer be beaten. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 06:18)

Steaming vs. legitimate sales (90,489) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines True, it is easier and much cheaper to steam a song on loop than to buy several copies of a single or constantly request for it on radio stations, but the music industry has evolved and we all just have to accept it and move on. In fairness to this streaming era, I believe it does have its own difficulties as well, such as a much more fleeting interest from the public due to the wider access to more material. It makes it easier for a song to debut at #1, but it also makes it quite the battle to stay on top. So while streaming somehow does lessen the overall impact of charting to some extent (at least to us who were around long enough to witness the traditional way of doing things), it still is the current system and there really is nothing we can do about it. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 06:16)

The record has been broken (90,488) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines While most fans are up in a tizzy being all salty and defensive about Mariah losing the record to an inferior song, I'm one of those who are relieved we don't have to worry about it anymore. There is always a bigger push towards breaking than retaining a record, and this time, it was One Sweet Day's turn to bow out. Mariah still has better records that no one can take away from her, like being the first woman to debut at #1 on the Hot 100 and having two Songs of the Decade back-to-back. Those records hold much more weight to me. If the queen herself has classily relinquished one of her crowns, so should we. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 04:21)

Article: Mariah Carey congratulates Lil Nas X (90,487) by achul from malaysia I remember Mimi said records are meant to be broken during her interview with Kimora Lee Simmon. She still hold more records. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 02:35)

Old Town Road is a great song (90,486) by jaker20 from US On 20 April 2019, I posted on MCArchives: "I would like Mariah to collab with a country artist. Old Town Road is one of the hottest tracks I've heard in awhile, and hopefully Mariah can branch out to that genre too." That was 3 months ago. Search it, page 50 (or 51 now probably). That was before the song completely blew up. I knew I heard something, because you know, I got a good ear for a hit. The truth is, huge hits sometimes happen by accident. You don't know what will be a hit. Artists have to experiment and find it somewhere deep inside them. Mariah herself said it sometimes you can't tell if a song will be huge. She actually thought WBT will not be a huge hit, and that It's Like That will be a bigger hit. Well, everything happens for a reason. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 00:55)

Article: Mariah Carey congratulates Lil Nas X (90,485) by Travis from USA I have to start by saying that I have nothing against Lil Nas X whatsoever. Mariah and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day" was #1 for 16 weeks based strictly on sales, radio airplay, and no social media (never existed). Today, all you have to do is stream a song millions of times (mostly) with little sales, lack of radio airplay, create tons of remixes that count as the same song, and an artist can remain at the top easily for weeks at a time with no major chart shifts. These kinds of things never happened until Billboard changed the rules a couple of years ago. Am I upset that this "most weeks at #1" record was broken? Yes, but because of the rules and not the artist. Had the rules back then still applied today, this record most likely wouldn't have been broken so easily and songs on the Hot 100 would have a chance to shift. It even took the rules change from Billboard for "Despacito" to tie the record at the time. Just sayin'. (Tuesday 30 July 2019; 23:38)

Re: Old Town Road (90,482) (90,484) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Yes and I am saying the impact of charting via streaming loses something for me. It’s not that I’m not happy for the artists doing well with it. I just feel it’s more meaningful when a song catches on and it’s everywhere. I’d not even about Mariah keeping the record. (Tuesday 30 July 2019; 22:51)

Re: Old Town Road (90,477) (90,483) by MusicfanJ from Germany Yes Terna, I asked myself the same. "What happened to the magic? Where did it up and leave to? Music used to inspire and move people, now it only gives a headache. It's sad." I'm happy to have a big collection too from Mariah and all the other true musicians. A cd or vinyl is so much more worth than just a click on a streaming platform. (Tuesday 30 July 2019; 22:15)

Re: Old Town Road (90,479) (90,482) by Bill from the UK But streaming is how music is consumed these days. If Old Town Road was released in the 90s, it would have sold a lot of physical copies, as that was how music was consumed. (Tuesday 30 July 2019; 22:15)

Re: 16 Weeks (90,475) (90,481) by Edward from USA I agree. At least Despacito was everywhere. Even if you were not looking for it, it would pop up everywhere. Mariah handing over the torch with such grace and class makes me happy, that wouldn't have happened on Counturella's watch. Finally I dont have to worry about that record anymore. (Tuesday 30 July 2019; 21:49)

Re: 16 Weeks (90,475) (90,480) by MusicfanJ from Germany Completely agree. The quality on the streaming charts are so poor now. I had to google the song because the German radio stations don't play it/or not often (maybe on the young/fm). To compare that song with OSD is ridiculous. When OSD was released the radio stations played it on my German radio station every hour, I swear. That time was heaven to be a Mariah fan. I have no problem that Mr. Nas X and the country singer broke MC's record because that song is nothing that will last. Just compare the lyrics. When Mariah starts to sing: Sorry I never told you, goosebumbs guaranteed. And yes I love Boyz II Men, one of the best artists at that time in 95/96 for sure. Real rnb from the heart. I wonder if a ballad or a slow song has a chance today to be on number one. (When it's not from Adele, Bruno Mars or Ed Sheeran.) Maybe a movie song? (Tuesday 30 July 2019; 21:44)

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