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Re: B (78,197) by Nikki from usa Mariah's movie based off her book is labeled as a "home entertainment release". So, it's not going to theaters, but "The Star" is. Unlike the '90's where a movie theme was almost a guarenteed hit, that just doesn't apply anymore. Mariah's theme song for Oz didn't go very far and it was entirely handled by Disney's studios. Personally, I'm thinking Mariah's movie is just going to be another vehicle for AIWFCIY. "The Star" is going to get her name out there. She got all the way up to #11 in 2015 with a kid's book and a lipstick. She's getting even more media involved with her name everywhere this year including concerts in Vegas and New York. I think what she's really doing is gunning for that #1 spot this Christmas season. (Wednesday 30 August 2017; 08:36)

Mariah inspired by Whitney? (78,196) by Nikki from usa I don't see how that's possible. Mariah was signed to a record deal 3 years after Whitney's debut. Mariah and Whitney were both inspired by Aretha. Whitney's label, Arista Records, turned down Mariah for a record deal for sounding "too much" like Whitney. Ironically, they still liked her song "Someday" and volunteered to buy it from her to give to Whitney to sing. It's a good thing Mariah turned them down. But, for added irony Mottola used Whitney's producers for Mariah's debut so there's a reason there are similarities for their sound right down to the fact a Mariah original was up for consideration for Whitney to sing. (Wednesday 30 August 2017; 07:53)

Re: Gossip Cop (78,195) by Nikki from usa I actually appreciate the fact they'll do fact checking and get someone from the actual artists' camp to make a statement. The sheer fact Mariah wearing a ring on her middle finger is a subliminal message to an ex who lives on another continent around the world is an actual story is proof there's not much real news these days. Who would care? Who would be retarded enough to buy that? Mariah's as subtle as a bulldozer and upfront with her "shade". Her wearing it on her middle finger front and center while flicking off the camera in "I Don't" is self explanatory. She "said" her piece. However, since then, she's simply wearing it while it's been rotated between her middle, index, and thumb with other days where she doesn't wear it at all. I could show you 10 pictures from the past 3 months where she's only wearing her Butterfly ring. There's no story here. (Wednesday 30 August 2017; 07:47)

Mariah's star (78,120) by Nikki from usa I've actually been reading a lot of false press about this song lately. "The Star" is a song written by Mariah for the movie of the same name, but she doesn't sing it and it isn't her next single. This is another Faith Hill moment and another comedy Christmas movie. I think Mariah made a grand move by signing her Vegas residency and she's quite vibrant onstage. But, the keyword for these concerts is "temporary". She can have fun with it for awhile, but if it goes on too long she burns out. Her heart isn't in it and no amount of people is going to light a fire that isn't there. However, in all of her 27 years in the spotlight she hasn't put out a single lackluster Christmas concert performance. Her heart is always in those. Mariah and her lambily would be happier with her making new music. "The Star" will be interesting and her remix of Unforgettable is refreshing. In the future, I think Mariah shouldn't tour as much as she should pull a MSG thing. She could put together 1 epic concert and fill the arena. Holograms, fireworks, skits, Bianca, the works. Tape the whole thing and give exclusive rights to show it to one channel for a month. She can reap in that ad revenue. Then, sell it on dvd worldwide. At the end of the year she can allow it to be streamlined on Netflix. It's the concert that keeps on giving and will probably earn her near as much as her residency. Then, listen to people try to say she can't sing. Switch up the routine and do the same thing next year. It would help make up for all the tour dvds we've missed out on. (Saturday 26 August 2017; 05:19)

I'm so proud of Stella (77,873) by Nikki from usa After only 2 years of managing Mariah, she's finally responding to magazines with something other than "f### y##". She included full sentences even. (Saturday 12 August 2017; 08:58)

The Mariah Carey way (77,799) by Nikki from usa Over the years, Mariah's done things her own way. She actually did some very nice things on the Butterfly tour. She had an actual boxing match for Rainbow. Her circus theme for Charmbracelet with her own little moves worked seamlessly together. In between sets Mariah had a dj play songs like it was a huge club for the Adventures tour. The Imperfect Angel tour saw her singing a song on a swing of lace in the air. She's always had her own way of doing things to make a show entertaining without dancing or much of it. Celine has acrobats and practically a theme park around her at Vegas, since she, too, is a vocalist. She'd do better with something more creative oriented and original like she's done in the past, only something new. But, I think she's burnt out on performing old hits. Dancers love to perform and entertainers get a high out of performing before crowds. But, MC's juice has always come from being a songwriter and producer creating new music. A creator artist needs to create. Listening to the radio is depressing these days. We could use a good Mariah tune with a 24 hour deal. (Wednesday 9 August 2017; 04:07)

Re: Mariah performing with 0 f---ks given (77,798) by Nikki from usa Here I was hoping for something insightful. Instead, it's just big headed Anthony stroking himself. Other than performing lifts I didn't see any improvement from Mariah last year than her usual dance routines. She showed more passion for her Honey dance when it first came out and on the Butterfly tour. She had some choice moments in the 2000's too. This was actually something I thought might eventually happen. *burnout* Mariah's been going non stop. Last year doing a residency, a world tour, her tv show, a Mac line, and her annual Christmas concerts is a lot. She didn't slow down. It didn't show until this year she also threw in 2 movie cameos at some point too. Mariah isn't a performer yet she's performing more in the past 2 years than she ever did in the 90's. Mariah's a natural artist and she's not doing her craft which energizes her. A natural performer lights up onstage, but MC isn't that kind of artist. This is burning her out, her heart isn't in it. It shows. She doesn't need a great choreographer to keep her doing things she doesn't care about. She needs to quit performing old hits on the road and get back to making new music like the artist she is. (Wednesday 9 August 2017; 03:43)

C'mon B (77,506) by Nikki from usa Lol. You didn't seriously ask why Mariah's making a song for an animated movie that isn't hers? One with a Christmas theme no less? I know 1998 was a long time ago, but The Prince of Egypt did win an Oscar. She's done this before, she and Whitney killed it. (Thursday 27 July 2017; 02:00)

Re: Licia/Mimi (76,947) by Nikki from usa No, it's not that it can't happen. It's the commonality that people with X amount of dollars in their bank account tend to have credit cards without a limit. They'd allow her to spend as much as she wanted, but it wouldn't decline. Any money problems she may or may not have wouldn't be found out about until she was dead. I'm saying scenario-wise if she were in the hole it wouldn't show up in her credit cards. However, just because there are celebs that can't manage their money doesn't mean that applies to everyone. Mariah's never stopped working a day in her life. Name one year when MC wasn't making money. There isn't any. To say everything she's doing now is because she's broke or can't keep up is ridiculous. The market's changed and she's trying new things, but she's not working any less than her usual. Secondly, as much as the media would like everyone to believe she has spending issues, she really doesn't spend a lot for someone of her caliber. Micheal Jackson had a ranch and a theme park. Madonna and J.Lo have bought homes for more than 20 million. Mariah spent 9 million on a penthouse in NY and 1 million on a home in Capri during an 11 year period. I honestly and truly believe Mariah's only making money for the purpose of spending it and having fun with her kids; and simply adding any leftovers to her bank account. (Friday 7 July 2017; 15:04)

J.Lo relevance debatable (76,933) by Nikki from usa That girl sure has access to the Latino market, but that doesn't mean much. Her last biggest hit was due to controversy and jumping on Bey's bandwagon while it was still hot, not Latino devotees. Her songs before "Mama" didn't go anywhere and her album sold worse than MC's album despite her never ending promotional blitz. I agree with those who mentioned J.Lo's only getting views for sex appeal and PitBull appearances. I'm really proud of Mariah's #Beautiful for doing as well as it did. She went her own way with a feature from a newbie who's never even cracked the top 50 of Billboard's Hot 100 by his lonesome before, and with no label support. I think that proves good music still can speak for itself. "I Don't" had more possibilities if MC had promoted it herself. Speaking of good music and possibilities, Angel's Cry hit the 97 million mark and is on its way to being her next over 100 million viewed video. I also feel the need to remind everyone caught up in The House drama flop that Mariah starred as the mayor in the Batman Lego movie this year and it grossed over 310 million. (Friday 7 July 2017; 00:21)

Christmas "instead"? (76,932) by Nikki from usa Are we sure there's an instead? It's supposed to be 6 days in Vegas. But, there's no real mention of whether she's forfeiting NY for Vegas. Mariah usually does a lot of Christmas "gigs" starting in November before her NY shows start. Last year she did 4 gigs before launching her reality show and Mac line. Maybe she's just trading in the gigs for a week and a half at Vegas before NY. All the better if we can get a show aired live on TV. That would be epic. (Thursday 6 July 2017; 23:55)

Re: Mathew "the truth of this rumor" (76,931) by Nikki from usa I'd like to know exactly what makes this rumor true? Wishful thinking? Radar is a tabloid that's wrong 70% of the time. They reported this story claiming Mariah was shopping on Rodeo Drive while she's been out of the country for the past 3 weeks and used a recent picture of her shopping in Paris. People like Mariah don't have limits on their credit cards. (Thursday 6 July 2017; 23:46)

Re: Karma (76,721) by Nikki from usa People believe whatever gets the most hype, but "Mariah" didn't cancel her South American tour. She couldn't do it period. The promoters failed on their end and wrote an apology on their website. Mariah filed a lawsuit against them last year for that breach in contract. Her NYE performance was a fluke from the get-go because she wasn't supposed to be there in the first place. Dick Clark Productions was in a bind when they couldn't get that year's biggest act as their headliner. Mariah agreed to cut her vacation short with her kids in Aspen to do them a favor. She wasn't about to do any vocal rest while on a family holiday. Not to mention major outdoor events like that are lipped 99% of the time anyway. Her performance was a product of sabotage. Which she actually could prove. Which is why her lawyer made a statement and DCP removed her performance from their website while she was able to keep her check in full. In return, she had to stay silent about it. Which is why she never went in on the details like she said she would after commenting about her inner ears not working. She took a break from social media and then chalked it up to "behind the scenes stuff that nobody would understand unless they were in the industry". Of course that makes her a patsy. Once people know you're willing to be a patsy they won't hesitate to use you as a scapegoat. I expect to see more complaints about Mariah this year if anything else she does goes wrong. (Tuesday 27 June 2017; 22:07)

It's not to stay relevent (76,720) by Nikki from usa Mariah's projects have to do with a creative outlet - I'm sure getting paid is a nice bonus, but I doubt it's the main priority. I think people, including her fans, sometimes get lost in her celebrity. Mariah likes intimate connections. I'm not referring to relationships. Given a choice would Mariah prefer to sing in an arena or a theatre? Would she like a global brand or several local ones? Mariah's been doing little behind the scenes projects for years now. She did commercials throughout the 90's for Japan. She was a model for the 2007 year in Italy for their Pinko brand. Mariah's creative and wants other ways of expressing it and simply to try new things. Small projects don't require as much commitment as large ones. This gives her more opportunity to branch out and delve into more things. It also provides her with more mommy time in between. Mariah is a driven personality. Those kinds of people don't retire and need constant stimulus. (Tuesday 27 June 2017; 21:50)

So much shade, but no substance (76,563) by Nikki from usa Will certainly mentioned some issues like the producer did, but what I find shocking is the fact neither were present. Will said he was in his trailer and "heard" all of these things. Which sounds like the producer who also said these were things he "heard". That's an interesting way to push a movie. Then, this Cedric guy comes out and flat out says it's in bad form to "out" other "actors", but since they're doing it he's going to jump on the bandwagon. I'm not surprised by this board's willingness to believe the worst about MC without a single shred of information on how she was "difficult". What I am surprised at is the pure lack of objectivity period. This isn't MC's first rodeo. She's played herself before and actual movie roles without any of these issues. The only 2 tidbits of info we did get out of this was: 1. They intended to shoot her which wasn't something she agreed to do. 2. They decided to come up with some sort of "stunt" for her to do at the last minute and thought it was a good idea, but sprung it on her once she got there. So far, none of this sounds like "Mariah" being a diva. We still don't know what her "demands" were that no other movie she starred in seemed to have a problem with. It sounds like Mariah's a "diva" for expecting to have a say in how she's being portrayed as herself. I would like to hear MC's side of this before making any judgments. (Friday 23 June 2017; 07:29)

Re: Forbes (76,319) by Nikki from usa Yes, there are articles about how much these celebrities make, Lila. Nobody ever said they were exact figures. J.Lo went on several interviews to say how much she's making and that came straight from the horse's mouth. Promoters such as Live Nation do give out information on tour sales abroad for their artists and is a common practice. As I have already stated, Mariah used different people for each country she was in for back in the day. Tour gross are the numbers I was referring to which you can find from Madonna's people, Live Nation, and statements from publications for her concerts abroad. MC's have never been released from abroad in the US, but plenty have done so locally where she was touring by the people who promoted her in their native language. Yes, artists, military, and self-employed "gig" people do get exemptions from income and living taxes done overseas, Lila. It's called Foreign Earned Income Exceptions and has several other names and there were other perks throughout the years as well. Yes, Nick did blab it before anyone went around to call up AI for confirmations. People magazine was about 2 months late for that story. (Thursday 15 June 2017; 01:44)

Forbes (76,301) by Nikki from usa I once commented on this eons ago. Forbes can only calculate what is known and reported. Unlike a lot of celebs, MC is quite quiet about how much she makes. J.Lo and Spears made formal announcements about how much they make at Vegas, but MC never dished her digits. The only reason we know how much she made at AI is because Nick blabbed it. Most of Mariah's touring numbers are unknown because she tends to tour overseas and doesn't announce her income. Back in the day, it was common place for performers like Madonna to just have one large entity take over their whole tour promo and her numbers would be announced as she went. Mariah was very unique. She didn't have the same people. Mariah would use different promoters that were native to the land she was touring in. Sometimes, she'd use the same one for both North America and Europe. Other times it was different. Most of Mariah's touring gross reported is only for the times she was in North America like her Charmbracelet Tour. I used to think she did it as a way to save on taxes. In the US, what is made overseas stays overseas unless it's somehow connected to a US business. MC's perfumes from Elizabeth Arden were always reported, but most of her MAC line was sold online. (Wednesday 14 June 2017; 08:57)

MC's 3 steps to success (75,987) by Nikki from usa For one, I have no issues with sexy pictures or doing side projects. When there's a huge artist like MC who has a huge career and kids later in life than usually the family will take priority and the career becomes a hobby. What she appears to be doing now is all sorts of creative hobbies. Mariah loves creating and doing new things. She doesn't like to be tied down in one place, she has a desire to keep moving and doing creative projects. She needs to lead her own parade and leave it up to others to perpetuate what she's created. That's why joint projects like she did with MAC and Elizabeth Arden were so successful. Looking at her career I've seen some consistent patterns that have made her successful. 1. Live concerts broadcast on TV and sold later. Here Is Mariah Carey debuted as a Thanksgiving special to promote her album and premiere the live version of her new single "Hero". MSG was released exclusively on VH1 on the day of her album release for Daydream. Both Daydream and Music Box were her biggest selling albums. 2015 Mariah did a Christmas special and her hit song climbed up to #11 on the Hot 100. 2. If she doesn't give the media something to chew on they make up their own stories, find the best sellers, and perpetuate them. Look at the last few years. Mariah "losing" something is the category of choice from lovers to sales to career. Mariah says nothing about what she's up to and doesn't actually use social media. If she'd become more interactive with the public as a person and a celebrity there'd be more favorable headlines associated with her. She should be leading the media, not the other way around. 3. When MC's truly excited about something it does well. Remixes, Camp Mariah, Christmas anything, Indy films, and the first episode of MW. When she promoted it as behind the scenes of her putting a tour together and creating new music over 4 million people tuned in total. When it turned out to be her squad bickering among themselves the public tuned out. (Saturday 3 June 2017; 01:06)

Re: Edward (74,780) by Nikki from usa Talk about seeing what you want. I never stated the webmaster wouldn't support "receipts". I was referring to the fact he doesn't like excessive links which is something he's mentioned before. But, way to go off on a tangent. Nobody said Nick "beat" Mariah or half that crazy stuff you came up with. It is a fact Nick is a well known playboy and has been long before he hooked up with Mariah. It is also a fact he's a multi-entertainer who's held down several different jobs at the same time since he was 17 - you can look it up. That's his work ethic, not because people were *gasp* "talking". We both know you'd never excuse Mariah for anything real or imagined just because people were "talking". Mariah didn't "behave" in any inappropriate manner while married to Nick. I'm referring to him failing a public lie detector test on fidelity and allowing 3 women to grind on him while married to Mariah (not after serving divorce papers, but before). I find your reference to Mariah's "decency" as nothing but sexism for how you think a married woman should look. Apparently, a man cheating is okay if his wife is being indecent by wearing pig tails. Mariah was there for Nick in his time of need and put her career on hold, Nick didn't reciprocate. One of these is not like the others. What I can't help but notice is you don't seem to be disputing Nick's actions as much as you seem to think Mariah deserved it because you don't find her "perfect". (Thursday 27 April 2017; 05:32)

Since I've been ragging on Nick lately (74,735) by Nikki from usa I don't think he or Mariah are getting back together. I think they're planning their kids' birthday parties. I don't care what he's doing with his life up to this point. I do believe he was in love with "Mariah Carey" as an image and the person wasn't what he was looking for. I do think he's fame minded, landing her was a huge score, and using her name keeps him in papers. But, I also believe he's trying to live his own life at the moment too. Whatever anyone does or doesn't believe for their appearances, it is clear Nick and MC are working together to provide the best experience they can for their children. So, where priorities are concerned, I believe both Nick and Mariah have their heads on straight. They are attempting to do what they think is right for Dem Babies. That's all that truly matters. If Nick or Mariah had egos as big as everyone claims they wouldn't be able to put them aside for the sake of their kids. Yet, clearly, they are doing just that. Props and full cred where it's due to MC and Nick for putting the kids first. (Tuesday 25 April 2017; 04:20)

The truth is missing (74,734) by Nikki from usa I guess you're just hoping nobody is aware of the fact it's common practice for a label to set up a newly signed artist in finer accommodations after signing a record deal which includes an advance? That's proof she didn't grow up poor? Mariah's statements about being poor are from her younger years to age 13. Pat remarried after that. If you were so informed on Mariah's early life you wouldn't have tried to convince everyone she was ashamed of her heritage based off of an article you read of Mariah explaining an incident when she was 8. That's right up there with trying to convince us she was trying to hide she was black for not whipping out a family tree when she was signed, never mind she flat out told the truth when asked. Clarissa correlates Mariah's story about living in 3 different areas while trying to "make it". One of which is living with Josefin. Another is living on Colombus and 85th while having to live with 6 other girls. Mariah said "like 5". Either way, there was clearly more than 3 people for one apartment and that certainly looks like being financially strapped. You claim it was a 2 bedroom, but that doesn't make them look any more financially independent. (Tuesday 25 April 2017; 04:06)

Nick re: Edward (74,733) by Nikki from usa I don't think the webmaster would like me posting so much multimedia to a post. What would you like specifically? Nick did a lot of cringe while he was with Mariah. Would you like to be directed to the video where he lists his jump offs, including Mariah's name in them, 3 days before her birthday? Or how about when he agrees to take a lie detector test, but then fails the fidelity question and then backtracks? What about when he dirty dances with 3 girls in Jamaica while still being married to Mariah? Or wait, the fact he served her divorce papers 2 weeks before Christmas during her concert week? But, those pictures of him partying in Vegas with Mario Lopez during Christmas while ditching Mariah and the kids are such winners. Nick is no martyr. He didn't "work 10 jobs" to prove anything to Mariah or her people. Nick has always done that, he's a multi-entertainer and always has been since his teen years at Nickelodeon. Mariah's name opened up a lot of doors for him and he jumped on it. His excuse for not spending time with the family was because he had to work. Nick seemed to need a scapegoat for being called Mr. Carey, while Mariah wanted to have a family. We do know Nick left Mariah to her own defenses while in a high risk pregnancy so he could work. I hardly believe that was Mariah's idea. He did so again when she broke her arm. Mariah put her career on hold when he was diagnosed with Lupus and fed him in the hospital, then gave him a Lamborghini as a get well present. MC put the family first and Nick didn't. "Sainthood" is ridiculous for anyone, it's about priorities. (Tuesday 25 April 2017; 03:25)

Actual truth (74,687) by Nikki from usa Mariah slept on the floor in a dinky apartment with 5 other girls and cats. Yes, she grew up poor and living from home to home with her mom. We all know this tale she told it since day 1. If you're interested in the "truth" than start accepting it instead of making up your own stories. (Sunday 23 April 2017; 07:01)

Good news (74,374) by Nikki from usa I agree with whoever else stated we hope this doesn't turn out like Crave or MonarC. Mariah getting her own joint venture for her own label equals an actual team of people employed by Mariah to me. That's great news if she's actually getting a full fledged team together that will be backed up by the label. That could also get her some better priority where promo is concerned. It could be financially fantastic or disastrous. But, either way, it forces MC to put some of her own coin on the line. She won't have time to mess around, but she'll need to be passionate about something if she wants to do something risky. I hope this all works out in the best possible way. I am looking forward to Mariah's mentoring skills with other talent. It'll be nice to see her artistry acknowledged in that respect. As a side note, between Roger claiming she'll be dropped from the label to cite Mariah's new deal is the old one reiterated, proves this guy has no inside track or fact checking ability. (Tuesday 11 April 2017; 06:37)

To and fro (74,281) by Nikki from usa It's interesting how everyone just loves Anthony, yet he's the one who told Mariah to bring her butt out and touch her breast. Everyone loves Benny who has been fired by nearly every artist he's ever managed including J.Lo. He's been known to burn bridges and has incorporated sleezy business tactics. He is one of the reasons Brenda hates Mariah. Of course, he can get the job done because he's cut throat just like the music industry. Rene was a great manager, but it doesn't change the fact he also married and lived off Celine's success [censored]. Go on and love Mottola, but he was nothing before Sony and hasn't amounted too much since being fired by them. He can scream from the top of his lungs how he "discovered" great talent and had his own biz once upon a time, but it doesn't change the fact he wasn't the one to turn them into stars and his business didn't go anywhere. He had to be hired by a friend and then stab him in the back for his job to get his seat at Sony. Just because you want Mariah to rule again, doesn't mean she wants to. She did that for 2 decades. She's said repeatedly she doesn't want to have a million comebacks. She's trying new things, stuff she hasn't been able to do before. Now, she's enjoying herself, her hobbies, and her life. Mariah needs to be needed and those that are grateful for her help makes her happy. Amazingly, Mariah isn't interested in having people around who don't like anything about her and criticize her all the time. She's just not frigid and joyless like a girl should be. (Sunday 9 April 2017; 08:52)

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