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About Tevin from USA: A laid back guy that loves Mariah!

Barbra's song (109,486) by Tevin from USA Wow. This was great. All of there voices blended together perfectly. I can't believe after all these years, Mariah and Walter finally worked together again. Do you all think he will produce or co-produce a song on MC16? (Friday 27 June 2025; 06:52) this is a reply to message 109,483

Barbra's song (109,483) by Todd from Sydney, Australia It's so wholesome. It sounds like it's right off the Aladdin soundtrack. (Friday 27 June 2025; 02:11)

What's your thoughts? (109,456) by Tevin from USA Now that the hype for TD has cold off, what is everyone's thoughts on the single? Personally I think it was a fun song and I hope it makes it on MC 16 and doesn't get regulated to buzz single status. I do think one mistake that was made with the song was the fact that Mariah broke her code of making her songs ambiguous. Songs like Obsessed and ILT was clearly referencing situations in Mariah's life, but lyrically the GP could connect and relate in their own way to the song. Where in TD whether real or fiction, the lyrics was about Mariah Mariah Mariah. The presentation was to immature for older listeners, while the call backs and references flew right over younger listeners heads. To be honest, it's a good song but if I wasn't a Mariah Carey fan, I could care less what type of love interests she is interested in. That's why I think its failing with the GP. I'm sure Mariah has even better songs coming. I just hope she has something that is relatable to the GP. Something that's catchy and simple, yet has depth to it, to appeal to all listeners. What are you thoughts on TD? (Tuesday 24 June 2025; 19:06)

35 years in the game (109,455) by Tevin from USA Thanks. (Tuesday 24 June 2025; 18:42) this is a reply to message 109,444

35 years in the game (109,444) by Shezz from Pk I don't think that was recent. It was a few years ago when Mariah was given the Icon Award by Billboard. (Monday 23 June 2025; 17:22)

35 years in the game (109,443) by Tevin from USA Do you have a link to that interview? (Monday 23 June 2025; 15:42) this is a reply to message 109,436

35 years in the game (109,436) by Bobby A from United States Edward, I understand better today. Sabrina Carpenter was interviewed recently and she sang a snippet of GTFO. I can see Sabrina and MC do a song together. Maybe Sabrina is the one who should step up and suggest a collaboration. It needs to be something fun, uplifting, and fresh sounding. (Sunday 22 June 2025; 22:03)

It's tii-iime - for Team Mariah to accept that the U.S. is no longer her primary market (109,442) by Tevin from USA I love this. Great suggestions and fresh ideas. (Monday 23 June 2025; 15:42) this is a reply to message 109,435

It's tii-iime - for Team Mariah to accept that the U.S. is no longer her primary market (109,435) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Hey Lambily. I haven't been keeping up with every message since before T:D dropped, so apologies if this has already been brought up, but it's been on my mind for a long time. MC needs to stop treating the U.S. like her main market. And that goes for Team Mariah, Larry Jackson, Gamma, her entire promo strategy, and even us lambs. Here's why and what needs to change: America is no longer serving Mariah She's been reduced to a "Christmas meme" over here. Hugely beloved in December, but ignored or mocked the rest of the year. The Caution era (which IMO is top 3 in her catalog) was under-promoted, underplayed, and mishandled because of an outdated U.S.-centric strategy. American media fixates on "diva" soundbites, lighting demands, Christmas hits, and drama - not her actual music. Thank God for TikTok or many of the youngins would never have discovered she has other songs outside of AIW (no shade). Go where you're loved In Asia and Latin America, Mariah is still treated like a living legend and never like a living relic. She fills stadiums and arenas in China, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines etc - no current album needed. Hello, The Celebration of Mimi Tour? So this can't be news to anybody. Brazil has Lambs ready to riot for a single live moment. These countries aren't obsessed with clickbait interviews or reducing her legacy to one season a year. They care about her vocals her catalog, and her presence. Rethink the rollout strategy * Drop the next single in South Korea * Premiere the video in Shanghai. * Give her first big comeback interview to Japanese TV Because guess what? Social media is global. Wherever it starts, it'll reach America within seconds. Reminder: virality isn't U.S.-owned "Gangnam Style" wasn't in English. It wasn't American. Still went viral. Let's don't "chase" a U.S. moment - create global ones and let the U.S. catch up later (they always do). Do something, anything fresh Imagine a fan listening party in the Philippines - thousands of English-speaking Pinoy Lambs who would lose their minds. Or Mariah launching a challenge on TikTok Korea or doing a collab with a big Latin or K-Pop artist. All of this creates "real momentum", way more than another awkward podcast or daytime U.S. interview. And for the finale All I Want For Christmas Is You hit #1 in Japan in 1994. (A non-Christian country, because she licensed it for use as the theme for a tv-show.) It took America until 2019 to do the same and she had to work for it. Remember December 2014? Meanwhile "Caution" didn't even chart properly in the U.S., despite being critically acclaimed. Go where you're celebrated, not where you have to beg for recognition. It's time for Team Mariah to think globally, because she is global. The U.S. doesn't have to be first anymore. Let the music lead. Thoughts? (Sunday 22 June 2025; 21:56)

Daydream 30 (109,423) by Tevin from USA I hope Mariah does something for this anniversary. Hopefully it doesn't get pushed to the side for MC16 stuff. (Friday 20 June 2025; 21:53)

Music video (109,400) by Tevin from USA Also, if you look closely, her hair was very Medusa like. It's been a while since I've brushed up on my Greek mythology, but wasn't she the goddess that if men looked at her they would die or turn to stone or something. Anyway, maybe I'm thinking to deeply about this lol. (Wednesday 18 June 2025; 17:20) this is a reply to message 109,377

Music video (109,377) by Bobby A from United States It was to show the effect that MC had on them. Notice she was on the floor too. She attracts dangerous men and their bad character traits are too much for them to bare around her. (Monday 16 June 2025; 16:20)

Summertime Ball (109,363) by Tevin from USA I wished she would have announced that TD was her new single, before she started singing it. (Monday 16 June 2025; 03:38) this is a reply to message 109,351

Summertime Ball (109,351) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah left me gagged and on the bathroom floor with her performance. When I saw the stage it had this very long ramp that leads to a centre stage and I was like no way is Mariah walking that well I was damn wrong. First of all I'm so very glad she didn't wear a gown and instead wore a shorter romper dress she looked so pretty and youthful and she wore some sensible shoes. When I tell you I was hyperventilating when Mariah started walking the ramp and not just walk she walked without any help I was screeching because it's so rare nowadays. Not only did she walk, she interacted with the audience, bent down to talk to a little girl, then again to pick up a lamb toy someone threw on stage. She also looked like she wanted to sprint across the stage during the WBT ending but then thought she shouldn't. Mic was on, she sounded great. I also choked when she said during the start of WBT that it was a song of the decade and that she doesn't say that a lot but "tonight I will", I was like yasss queen own your shit. (Sunday 15 June 2025; 23:48)

Summertime Ball (109,362) by Tevin from USA Sophia is going to remember this day for her entire life. I loved Mariah's interaction with her. (Monday 16 June 2025; 03:36) this is a reply to message 109,355

Summertime Ball (109,355) by Dave from USA Now that is more like it. A little movement. Crowd interaction. Performance confidence. Similar to the early days when in Tokyo or MSG performing Fantasy. (Monday 16 June 2025; 01:26)

Mr Beast never post on his page (109,361) by Tevin from USA Paul McCartney went into hiding after Mariah made that statement. (Monday 16 June 2025; 03:30) this is a reply to message 109,346

Mr Beast never post on his page (109,346) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ya that's my view too. And as crazy as it sounds people are now saying Mariah and Sabrina are competing for the song of the summer. It's crazy because who would have thought at this point in her career Mariah would be competing with the newest breakout star. Now don't get me wrong I'm not delusional, Sabrina is killing it on streaming and will probably end up winning by a large margin, because she has a huge label push behind her, her Spotify deal and huge fan base coming from Taylor Swift fans too. But it's so good to see MC still being talked about as a main competition and not just a legacy artist. I'm liking how gamma is handling her as a star and not a legacy artist. I think it's very ambitious to put it out in the world that she's coming for The Beatles' wigs (kidding hahah). So I am keeping hope that it'll be a good era. (Sunday 15 June 2025; 15:50)

Capital's Summer Ball (109,360) by Tevin from USA I agree. She did great. This is the first full Mariah performance that I watched in a few years (not including the COVID performances). I loved the energy. Hopefully she keeps this up and starts adding in more love singing once she's starts building up her confidence. Also, ladies and gentlemen, Mariah Carey can walk. (Monday 16 June 2025; 03:26) this is a reply to message 109,353

Capital's Summer Ball (109,353) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I just watched the Summer Ball, and I actually liked it a lot. Almost everything is prerecorded, but it seems like it's her current voice, it's much deeper, she can't belt, but a few high notes here and there. And funny thing is, she actually sang a few notes and frases live, and those live notes, are actually pretty good. I wish she could have the confidence to actually sing, she has to break the barrier soon. She doesn't care if it looks like she is lip synching or not, but she does it a tad bit more believable than in China. She doesn't move her muscles in her face, but at this point I'm affraid it has with botox to do, it's quite strange how emotionless her face has become. She moves a bit more freely, and I actually think her outfit looked modern, almost a bit of a image change from the gowns and the big hair. She was not tacky, it fitted her well, she seemed young, but her own age at the same time, and not desperate to be sexy. I'm quite pleased with the performance. (Monday 16 June 2025; 00:41)

Mr Beast never post on his page (109,345) by Tevin from USA Let's be patient. Maybe they are timing everything. Music drops last week/big radio push so the song can chart. Music video drops this week, which hopefully will make the song chart higher the following week. Video cameos including Mr beast, drops next week, which should push the video even higher. Who knows, it's just a guess, maybe maybe they are playing the long game, slow burner here. We have to remember that in today's musical landscape, younger audiences play the biggest part, and unless it's Christmas related, Mariah isn't just going to shoot to the top anymore on the charts. Let's see how everything goes, before we start speaking doom and gloom. (Sunday 15 June 2025; 14:57) this is a reply to message 109,339

Mr Beast never post on his page (109,339) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia If the reason why they get to him is to gain viewers from his 450 million subscribers, then the mission is failed, so far. He never post or repost it. I visit his channel and yes it is true that all his videos have high views, his latest video has 70 million views in just 7 days. (Sunday 15 June 2025; 09:09)

Next single (109,248) by Tevin from USA I agree, we do not need another [Bye Bye] issue again. Especially since she already has a ballad coming out with Barbra. Mariah we need more uptemps. (Thursday 12 June 2025; 19:55) this is a reply to message 109,243

Next single (109,243) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I know it's premature to talk about this but I have been hearing rumours that the next single is going to be a ballad type duet with Anderson .Paak. There are a few reasons I don't think that's a good idea. - It's the TEOM cloning all over again which tanked E=MC2 and her future releases for trying to do the same format. I think her next single should still be another uptempo song. A fresh new sound like T-Dang. It's summer so let it be fun and something people can enjoy and feel uplifted. Some catchy lyrics, a strong chorus (Sabrina Carpenter dominated summer with her clever lyrics and choruses, the "I'm working late cos I'm a singer" or the catchy chorus of Espresso, or the digs in "Taste" and "Please Please Please" to name a few). So I think her next single should be uptempo and catchy. The general public is seemingly responding well to T-Dang not just lambs which is new and we need the GP to get success. - I honestly think if she is releasing any collaborations as singles it should be high impact and high profile collaborators that can benefit her on the charts if she really wants those #1's stacking up. Also she is possibly in a relation with him and I think it'll be sweeter to keep it as an album track than an official single. Those are my thoughts and 2 cents. (Thursday 12 June 2025; 16:24)

Joseph Kahn (109,247) by Tevin from USA Who is JLo? (Thursday 12 June 2025; 19:52) this is a reply to message 109,240

Joseph Kahn (109,240) by Carlos from Brazil I am also very excited for the music video. Joseph Kahn is really teasing us. I read online that the earth shattering surprise would be JLo getting barred at the club entrance and then Mariah goes to the bouncer and says "I know her." Lol. (Thursday 12 June 2025; 13:36)

Charts (109,238) by Tevin from USA Thanks for the info. (Thursday 12 June 2025; 12:37) this is a reply to message 109,233

Charts (109,233) by Bobby A from United States The tracking week is Friday [through] Thursday. The chart announcement is next Monday and dated the following Saturday. I asked my Lambs on X. Lol. (Thursday 12 June 2025; 02:34)

Charts (109,231) by Tevin from USA When do the Billboard charts update? (Wednesday 11 June 2025; 22:11)

Mariah, on fire (109,215) by Tevin from USA I loved the performance. I give it a 8/10. Personally I wished she threw on some flat shoes and moved more or do a little 2 step, but we'll take what we can get. Wow she looked amazing, and I'm sure Nick and Tanaka [were] kicking themselves after seeing what Mariah looked like while giving her acceptance speech. (Tuesday 10 June 2025; 15:30) this is a reply to message 109,212

Mariah, on fire (109,212) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ok so BETs. Tell me why this woman looks like she's still in her early 30s. She looked absolutely breathtakingly stunning and every bit the mega star she is clad in that gorgeous gold mini dress fit for the music industry's golden girl. I liked that she was more playful with the performance, I do wish she wore more comfortable shoes so that she had the confidence to strut around by herself and strut onto the stage during the opening of the song it would have made it more fierce but I see her trying and I'll take it. I absolutely loved her second look too, she looked so angelic and pure and her speech was amazing. The little humor, her embracing her diva and extraness. This is a new Mariah era not just album wise but personally too. I also hear her team discounted the song right after BETs a smart move. I'm liking how her team is handling her so far. The roll out of this era has been amazing. I can't wait for the video. (Tuesday 10 June 2025; 13:04)

Nervous BET (109,199) by Tevin from USA I'm nervous. I hope Mariah does a great job tonight. I feel like this performance is either going to make or break the success of Type Dangerous. (Monday 9 June 2025; 20:29)

No.1 in global iTunes (109,159) by Tevin from USA I agree. I know Lambs and fans are used to seeing chart success within the first week or two, but we have to remember that this is the return of MC after 7 years. This first song may be a slow burner. Let's see if streams pick up after her BET performance. Other than some of the big names nowadays like Taylor, Beyonce, Sabrina, etc. a lot of songs take a while before they hit the charts. If you use Spotify there is a playlist called rising pop. I can't tell you how many times I've listened to a song for 6+ months or more before it makes its way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. (Saturday 7 June 2025; 16:45) this is a reply to message 109,148

No.1 in global iTunes (109,148) by Shezz from Pk Don't forget GTFO hit number one on iTunes as well but failed to chart. Streaming counts the most and her numbers there are still pretty low I read on another site. Though that in no way means they can't pick up. Right now the song is only hot with the lambs. It could eventually spread to the masses. So many songs creep their way up the charts as they gain a wider audience. First week numbers aren't everything. (Saturday 7 June 2025; 13:16)

New intel (109,134) by Tevin from USA Thanks for the info. I also heard in her interview that she was recording the album while touring. I'm thinking this all makes sense why she was doing all the lip syncing in concert. Maybe she was obligated to go on tour but she knew it would be too taxing on her voice to sing and record at the same time. It also explains why she may have seemed so out of it. Think about it, mother's illness, then two tragic deaths, growling tour schedule, while recording an album and working on business deals to join an up and coming label. Plus parenthood, health and everything else. Man she was going through a lot. I can't wait to see the success of it all. (Friday 6 June 2025; 22:37) this is a reply to message 109,130

New intel (109,130) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Here are a few new info we have: - The album is almost done - There will be collabs (please Lord some A list ones) - There's a "very good" duet with A .Paak - She is currently sequencing the track list - LA Reid asked to record one more song (deja vu TEOM) - There are visuals (Type Dangerous MV) - TD will be directed by Joseph Kahn. I hope they use his full potential. Joseph did some incredible work with Taylor. (Friday 6 June 2025; 21:25)

BET (109,122) by Tevin from USA How did you all envision Mariah's BET performance to go? I'm hoping for a grand entrance like the VH1 ILT performance. Get the crowd moving MC. Maybe she can even have a guest rapper add a verse to the song, Kendrick maybe. I can't wait. (Friday 6 June 2025; 17:10)

Confirmed: Mariah is making history (109,121) by Tevin from USA Ikr. I don't want to hear anymore "she's happy to just be a legacy artist and focus on her family", nonsense. Dem baby's are grown, the voice is healed and she's ready to dethrone The Beatles and I'm here for it. Let's go Mariah. Hopefully she gets at least one if not two number one hits. Also everyone please don't be discouraged if this song doesn't hit number one (hopefully it does), just remember, ILT did decent but it didn't hit number one, but the next song after, well, you know, the rest is history. (Friday 6 June 2025; 17:08) this is a reply to message 109,111

Confirmed: Mariah is making history (109,111) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I hope this shuts down people who think Mariah isn't chasing chart success anymore and is just making music for fun or for fans. Chart success is what has been driven into Mariah since she was a teen signed on to Sony. She doesn't know any different. She is rightfully proud of her chart accolades and I am happy to see her openly just say that she wants that 20th and 21st #1. I like the new vocal Mariah that isn't afraid to voice her mind. (Friday 6 June 2025; 15:19)

Confirmed: Mariah is making history (109,112) by Tevin from USA Thanks for the info. Guys, she finally has a team and management behind her. (Friday 6 June 2025; 15:26) this is a reply to message 109,106

Confirmed: Mariah is making history (109,106) by Lambi from USA Have you guys seen this? Mariah is making major moves. Long article, I broke it down so you don't have to: - Mariah Carey is teaming up with Larry Jackson's indie music company, Gamma, instead of a big record label. - She sees this as a way to control her story and create music on her own terms. - L.A. Reid will executive-produce her new album through his company, Mega. - They've signed a multi-album deal aiming to make music history. - Mariah's goal is to get her 20th number-one hit to tie The Beatles' record and then go beyond that. - The partnership was announced in June during Black Music Month to highlight its importance. - Reid says this is a win-win, with both Mariah and Larry working to stay fresh and relevant in today's music scene. Mariah really looked at a $400 million company and said, "Okay let's get festive"? She's retiring as the greatest of all time lambily. This is so exciting. #1 to infinity indeed. (Friday 6 June 2025; 14:33)

Type? Mariah (109,096) by Tevin from USA I don't know why I just read your name as Trey Lorenz. I have to stop reading message boards so early in the morning. Lol. (Friday 6 June 2025; 12:29) this is a reply to message 109,081

Type? Mariah (109,081) by Tony Lorenzo from UK Ecstatic. Fresh, original, yet quintessential Matiah, who is her own genre. I've always preferred her hiphop/rnb joints to her ballads, and she's leant into the genre on steroids. Amazing music that features her silky voice but with no need to wrap them around overly difficult melismas etc. I've been saying forever that she should ditch balladeering and utilise her vocals on stuff like this, and jazz, club tracks. Her lyricism is too good to be held back by the need to be belting all the time, especially when that style of singing gets increasingly hard the longer you do it. Her main strengths, even in the era of stuff like My All and her incredible ballads, was never her voice, which sounds absolutely crazy because she was unsurpassed vocally, with only one real peer in Whitney. It not being her main strength is not to denigrate her voice at all. It's just that her lyric writing, and her production skills are even better. Her song construction, her melody-writing, her wit... these things are what make Mariah Mariah. In some ways her vocals being so good have been responsible for her continued underrating. People focus on the vocals and high notes and miss the intricacy of her construction. You don't lose those skills, they improve. Hence the need for new music, despite her vocals having reached their peak a while back. She can still sing but perhaps doesn't feel like she needs to fall back on the voice as much any more so she can hit us with bops for the club, which are always the best songs on any of her albums. The chorus on this track is a slice of sonic bliss. Her rapping is perfect. The references are there. Based on this track, I'm anticipating yet another major renaissance for her, akin to Emancipation. She should with the strength of this, if kept up, be able to clock another couple of chart toppers. 20 has the perfect ring to it. And wouldn't she deserve it? Imagine what a beautiful narrative for someone's career that would make? The industry chooses who to focus on and blow up, just like it chooses who to ignore, or finish off when its decided their time's up. Well Mariah is proving her time aint up. The music industry should support this rebirth. Let Mariah bask in icon status like she literally deserves. Because these young guns thinking she only sings about Christmas need to know why she was one of the top musicians stretching over three (at least) generations. She is timeless. I pray the radio supports based purely on its quality. I don't fully understand how best to market music these days, but radio stations should be bussin this out every day. Yes there will be a cohort of old fans complaining it aint Hero Two. I could not be more dare I say it proud, and excited, and happy with this track. It had better be the launch for the fully deserved renaissance. She did it before, she can do it again, so long as the industry plays fair. (Friday 6 June 2025; 07:36)

Type: Dangerous (109,095) by Tevin from USA Sweet, thanks for the info. I'll look more into it. Happy Dangerous Day. (Friday 6 June 2025; 12:27) this is a reply to message 109,090

Type: Dangerous (109,090) by Bobby A from United States Hi Tevin. Usher, Snoop Dogg, and Rick Ross joined recently Larry Jackson's gamma. MC is in good hands. Google his name to see Wikipedia page. His career is impressive. (Friday 6 June 2025; 11:15)

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