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Re: Why I want another #1 (100,361) (100,366) by jaker20 from US Mariah alone having another hit song is going to be extremely difficult, to be very honest. I think what she needs is to collaborate, collaborate, collaborate. Whitney had a big global posthumous hit a couple of years ago with Higher Love, and now Mariah as well with Big Energy remix. See the trend there? If the release of BER been handled in a better way, we would be having a different conversation right now. Technically, she does have a recent hit with BER which is charting outside of the US which is more than I can say about most of her contemporaries. But it seems anything less than no.1 is a disappointment for lambs. I think maybe a lot of us want Mariah to pull a Cher. So we are hoping her to achieve something that's only been achieved once ever, that is too much to ask and unrealistic. If she keeps collaborating she could still churn out hits in the coming years. Her music is still within the genre that is popular right now. The success of BER shows she's in a good spot if she chose to pursue it. Hits mean having another new generation to listen to her music. Some lambs seem to think that catering to young people is a bad thing, which is snobbish. (Tuesday 31 May 2022; 05:45)

Re: Why I want another #1 (100,360) (100,361) by jaker20 from US I feel like her next hit will be from a soundtrack, like "Love Me Like You Do" type of song, one that's not an r&b, but something that's more current. Again, similar to how Cher pulled it off, because "Believe" was completely different from the rest of her discography, but was of its time. (Monday 30 May 2022; 20:37)

Re: Big Energy (100,313) (100,317) by jaker20 from US Most record artists love their numbers. They either just don't want to admit, or they don't have numbers to show in the first place. I'm sure it's important to artists of any generation as well. If BER tops the charts, imagine the surge of streaming across the board Mariah's discography. Even now, with BER being a modest hit, it's rubbing off on Fantasy's streaming because a new generation is discovering it. (Saturday 21 May 2022; 22:15)

Re: Big Energy BBMA performance (100,292) (100,297) by jaker20 from US Watching that performance make me think that pushing for the remix with Mariah would have done wonders to her career. But that moment has passed I guess. I wish her all the best though. (Tuesday 17 May 2022; 02:23)

Re: Best album addition? (100,264) (100,268) by jaker20 from US Ken Li could have been no.1 too but they botched its release, so that's 25 no.1s. (Thursday 12 May 2022; 00:25)

Dreamlover appreciation (100,257) by jaker20 from US Why is this masterpiece not getting classic treatment like Fantasy, Without You, and many others. Even Breakdown has become more of a classic than Dreamlover which went to number 1 and is one of Mariah's best songs ever. Maybe it needs a tiktok mashup or remix or be featured in a movie soundtrack? It seems Mariah herself also doesn't promote it as much. What's the tea? Does she hate the song like Migrate? (Monday 9 May 2022; 21:24)

Re: Why does the Billboard article credit Mariah on BE? (100,251) (100,252) by jaker20 from US I think we all know the rules. But as I pointed out, the recent Billboard article seems to be crediting Mariah. Why they wrote it that way, I don't know. That said, yes the 50/50 rules makes sense. But when another artists who sampled a song, is the same who did a remix, both of which is helping the "original" (Latto's version) to chart higher. I don't know if this has happened before. BE already stalled outside of the top 10 a month ago until the remix was released. But BE is giving Fantasy a new audience too, so I'm not totally complaining. (Sunday 8 May 2022; 02:21)

Why does the Billboard article credit Mariah on BE? (100,245) by jaker20 from US They are confusing and misleading. At least UK charts credit Mariah. (Saturday 7 May 2022; 00:25)

BE continues to do well (100,200) by jaker20 from US I don't know if Mariah will be credited but it's looking like BE will be around throughout summer. If Mariah and Latto's teams play it right, they could push it to the finish line. It's interesting to note that the song that will probably hold off BE is somewhat a similar situation. Which is Jack Harlow's First Class which samples Fergie's Glamorous. Similarly the best part of the song is Fergie's part, without her getting credit. It would be interesting if she ends up pushing to get credit. It now looks to me like BE release just wasn't properly planned, or they didn't know it will blow up. Overall, its a sad state of music these days, and how the new artists get all the credit. (Sunday 17 April 2022; 20:58)

Mariah credited in UK and Oz (100,180) by jaker20 from US Hopefully US follows suit. (Friday 15 April 2022; 22:38)

Re: Mariah's next number one (100,149) (100,158) by jaker20 from US I loved French Montana's remix with Mariah. I hope she does more of those. In general, Billboard is trying to stop artists on remixes from getting credit. Remixes of course are different from ft. artists. The case is slightly different here because the artist on the remix (Mariah) is also an artist which is on another version of the song which the original (Latto's version) sampled (Genius of Love). It's a convoluted situation. That said, I don't think Mariah was tricked or used. Mariah isn't stupid. She knows that she may or may not get credit. But with Latto's version going up the charts, it also reminds people what a gem Fantasy was. That on is own is getting streams, and is getting some cute bumps on YouTube views. (Thursday 14 April 2022; 21:27)

Re: Billboard Hot 100 (100,138) (100,143) by jaker20 from US "But it would take a little persuading." That doesn't even sound right. (Wednesday 13 April 2022; 01:27)

Re: She can do it (100,137) (100,142) by jaker20 from US Elton John only got back on the charts because of Dua Lipa, lets be honest. (Wednesday 13 April 2022; 01:24)

Re: Billboard Hot 100 (100,131) (100,134) by jaker20 from US Latto's team should get Mariah credited too if they want to get lambs fully on-board, as well as get more press. As it is, it won't go higher. For all we know the remix is at 45% points of Latto's version, and just needs a little bit of push. The 50/50 rule should have exceptions in this case, because Latto's version stalled at no.13 weeks ago, and that already samples Fantasy, and then on top of that, it was the remix that pushed it to top 3. (Tuesday 12 April 2022; 01:43)

Re: #3 (100,095) (100,099) by jaker20 from US Yes, Mariah could get credited next week, because the remix is new. Also, the remix is more radio friendly. The original has a lot of explicit lyrics even though a clean version exists, people know mostly the explicit version. So hopefully that helps the remix. (Wednesday 6 April 2022; 01:04)

BE jumps to no.3 (100,080) by jaker20 from US Mariah doesn't get credit because the remix version is getting lesser streams than the original. But it's close. So stream yall! Lol. So she could end up helping Latto go to no.1 (or no.2) without her getting credited, which is a shame. But now I'm also excited for the follow-up. Because honestly, Mariah has dozens of second-tier hits that can be remixed and mashed. (Sunday 3 April 2022; 21:18)

The remix is a bop! (100,032) by jaker20 from US MC's beats are just timeless. (Monday 28 March 2022; 18:21)

E=MC2 (93,804) by jaker20 from US This album sounds so fresh even now, any song in this album is radio and chart ready. (Tuesday 28 April 2020; 02:06)

Re: Boy (I Need You) (92,411) (92,429) by jaker20 from US The best way to experience Mariah is creating your own playlists across multiple albums. Some albums flow well on its own, but we're talking 30 years of discography and many of the songs are classics on their own. And with such a diverse discography some songs will speak to you differently than how they were originally intended. I myself have 5 Mariah playlists and I grouped Boy I Need You with the mid to low tempo R&Bs which includes: (Boy) I Need You Breakdown Clown The Roof X-Girlfriend Loverboy (some say it's trash but I love it) If We Last Night A DJ Ger Your Number Say Somethin' (Friday 17 January 2020; 21:19)

Re: Boy (I Need You) part 2 (92,404) (92,410) by jaker20 from US Seriously an underrated pop genius. One of the best Mariah songs that didn't chart (along with Say Somethin'), in this case it didn't even chart. The video is cute too. (Friday 17 January 2020; 01:28)

Re: Songwriters Hall of Fame (92,408) (92,409) by jaker20 from US And the topic was R&R HOF, do you know how to read? (Friday 17 January 2020; 01:08)

Re: Songwriters Hall of Fame (92,401) (92,407) by jaker20 from US Licia, people were referring to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame previously. Do you know the difference? (Thursday 16 January 2020; 23:41)

Songwriter Hall of Fame (92,375) by jaker20 from US Congrats Mimi. This is big. To me this is bigger than the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I'm sure she's more excited about this than yet another recognition as a singer. A legendendary singer and songwriter confirmed. This is the kind of recognition that she deserves. So happy for her. (Thursday 16 January 2020; 16:02)

Re: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (92,360) (92,363) by jaker20 from US I hope they don't give it to her yet. She's still pretty active. That thing didn't help Janet one bit, it just makes artists look over the hill and completely done. I mean, Streisand, Sinatra, Garth Brooks, Celine are just a few who are non-inductees so I wouldn't put much importance on it. It would be like if MCArchives do a round robin voting and call it MC Archives Hall of Fame, meaning, it's just an opinion of another group of people, but with money because they can afford a show. (Wednesday 15 January 2020; 22:22)

I love the tone of her voice here (92,256) by jaker20 from US I wish she'd make songs within that range more. It reminds me of Underneath the Stars. I love the playful quality of voice in that range. (Friday 10 January 2020; 20:40)

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