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Andrew (104,257)
by Lady B from USA
(Tuesday 28 November 2023; 07:44) | | |
| Original post has 17 likes. Sorry, I just made it 18. |
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This is a reply to message 104,254 by
Zachariah from Croatia
(Monday 27 November 2023; 23:38) | | |
It is just his style. As Mariah would say: "We like everybody."  |
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Thanksgiving festiveness (104,215)
by Lady B from USA
(Saturday 25 November 2023; 08:00) | | |
| Did anyone else see the social posts from people close to her around Thanksgiving? It looked like a happy, relaxed and festive moment. That's all that matters and is all I want for her at this stage of her life. |
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Mariah now most streamed female on Apple Music (104,214)
by Lady B from USA
(Saturday 25 November 2023; 07:56) | | |
| This is wonderful news. So happy for her. |
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This is a reply to message 104,208 by
jaker20 from US
(Friday 24 November 2023; 18:00) | | |
This is why she will never give up on Christmas. It rubs off on her entire catalog.  |
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Torn (103,778)
by Lady B from USA
(Tuesday 17 October 2023; 07:06) | | |
| LA Christmas show sold out in minutes and they added another date. |
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This is a reply to message 103,776 by
enwar00 from usa
(Tuesday 17 October 2023; 01:06) | | |
| I am torn as well. I've seen Mariah every time she's come to Chicago, from Music Box through Caution, and part of me wants to keep the streak going. But I already saw her Christmas show at the Beacon Theater during its second year in 2015, which may have been the best year for it voice wise. Also, ticket prices have become ridiculous post-COVID, so that turns me off and makes me tired of playing that game. Lastly, based on the most recent videos, I'm not sure if it's even worth it. With that said, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed with the Christmas special that aired last year, so maybe she'll pull some miracle and it'll sound good. So, yes, I'm also torn. Perhaps I'll watch last year's show off my DVR early December and decide then. |
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What is wrong with Mariah? (103,777)
by Lady B from USA
(Tuesday 17 October 2023; 07:03) | | |
| Her legacy is cemented. Nothing she does now will take away her 19 #1s and place in music and writing history. That isn't a "yass queen" take, that's just reality. |
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This is a reply to message 103,775 by
Robert-Anthony from United States
(Tuesday 17 October 2023; 01:04) | | |
| Libra, we all are truly concerned about MC's career. Retirement will save her legacy. If she continues down this path of poor performances, YouTube viewers and music critics are not going to be nice anymore. She should stop performing live until her vocal issues are resolved. I would rather have The Rarities release #2-5 for the next 5 years than for MC to continue performing live and sounding a hot mess. I just wish Kuk Harrell or Mervyn Warren or Donald Lawrence were around in the 90s as her vocal coach producing her vocals. They would have told her no to the way she sung in that breathiness tone from 1995-1999 and to stop the whistle notes. If only Tommy made MC have a vocal coach during those early years, we might not be cringing in our seats now with every live performance. |
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She's checking her list - she's checking it twice? (103,676)
by Lady B from USA
(Saturday 7 October 2023; 19:36) | | |
| You're wrong. I was there. And here's the setlist. |
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This is a reply to message 103,673 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Saturday 7 October 2023; 11:33) | | |
| No. She "literally" did not. But we can move on. |
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She's checking her list - she's checking it twice? (103,671)
by Lady B from USA
(Friday 6 October 2023; 05:09) | | |
| She literally did this at MSG last year. |
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This is a reply to message 103,656 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Wednesday 4 October 2023; 11:15) | | |
Mariah ought to strongly consider shaking up her Christmas tour set-list by interspersing the Christmas songs with non-Christmas songs,
When she played "Yo New York in the house" at the London O2, 20,000 people went crazy only to fall to awkward silence when it cut short only for Mariah to joke "Nooo, that's a whole other show." Why does it have to be? You would be hard pressed to go to any pubs, restaurants, malls, etc., in December where they only played Christmas music. Too much Christmas irritates people.
I found that the Christmas set-list dragged a bit and would have been much better alternating between Christmas and non-Christmas songs. It would also have the effect of opening up her regular catalogue to a Christmas audience which is never a bad thing. |
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Why is Mariah's not releasing more albums? (103,496)
by Lady B from USA
(Friday 15 September 2023; 04:44) | | |
| Lol those artists are combined 40+ years older than her. She's got time. |
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This is a reply to message 103,488 by
jaker20 from US
(Thursday 14 September 2023; 20:21) | | |
Mariah's albums: 15 studio albums, 2 soundtrack albums, 8 compilation albums, 4 extended plays, and 1 remix album. Total 30 albums.
Madonna's albums: 15 studio albums, 3 soundtrack albums, 6 live albums, 7 compilation albums, and 39 other limited releases. Total 70 albums.
Barbra Streisand albums: 36 studio albums, 11 compilations, 11 live albums, and 15 soundtracks. Total 73 albums.
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New song? (103,239)
by Lady B from USA
(Tuesday 22 August 2023; 10:27) | | |
| I found them on YouTube. There were some BOPS on that. |
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This is a reply to message 103,235 by
Jamie from UK
(Monday 21 August 2023; 10:32) | | |
| I used to have all the MP3 of the Pepsi ringtones. I have absolutely no idea what happened to them. Anyone have them still that could send? |
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Tommy or no career at all (103,142)
by Lady B from USA
(Sunday 6 August 2023; 21:35) | | |
| To the contrary, it is well documented that there was a bidding war for her first deal. That's why she had enough leverage to own her masters. |
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This is a reply to message 103,137 by
Robert-Anthony from United States
(Saturday 5 August 2023; 20:54) | | |
| I often wonder why did it take Tommy to discover MC. She had this beautiful voice in high school and the help of her brother Morgan after high school. Could it be that if Tommy had never been handed her demo tape, that we probably would have never had a Mariah Carey? The world didn't need another Whitney Houston or Aretha Franklin? MC sounded and emulated the both of them at the beginning of her career. It wasn't until her voice started to change in 1997 that we got a very different sounding Mariah and her musical style evolved into what it is today. I think Potrait gave us the full circle Mariah Carey who looked back at her career in a song. Just me thinking that God is not done with MC yet. This woman has bounced back so many times and caught the world's attention again. |
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Bliss (103,060)
by Lady B from USA
(Saturday 22 July 2023; 14:33) | | |
| I listened to Bliss again for the first time in a long time. So hauntingly beautiful, slowly building sensuality, a strikingly different use of the whistle, lustful ballad. One of my favorites. I think it's highly underrated. |
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Emotionally stiff (103,041)
by Lady B from USA
(Thursday 20 July 2023; 22:45) | | |
| You're entitled to your opinion and people are entitled to their opinions, and their opinions on your opinions. You're free to critique, and be critiqued. Now that we have that settled. |
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This is a reply to message 103,035 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Wednesday 19 July 2023; 18:09) | | |
| We interrupt this crazy with news just in: criticizing a music artist is absolutely okay. Anybody on Earth wanting praise and adoration must accept that there will be critiques and criticisms along with it. Anybody who asks "Do you like the ensemble?" many times over must be prepared for the answer to be no and reasons given. If it made Mariah "happy" to take her clothes off I salute that. We all need to be happy and it's not easy to achieve. But her fans and followers were not looking for the nakedness and girly attitude from her. By Rainbow she was doing interviews in skimpy bikinis, bouncing around in videos with her bra-less breasts knocking left to right and on stage crowning herself the winner of her own beauty pageant every night on tour. People didn't want that from her, I would offer, so they starting turning away. She had the right to do so just as they had the right to. It's okay. I am just making observations which I am absolutely 100% qualified to do. Just as I am absolutely 100% sure that the any claim made to the extent that the other tracks on Daydream are copies of, or attempting to emulate, "Fantasy" and "One Sweet Day" are, well, absolutely absurd and total tosh. And I know you're going to get a lot of opposition to spouting such spurious nonsense. Daydream means a hell of a lot to almost everybody here. |
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Emotionally stiff (103,012)
by Lady B from USA
(Friday 14 July 2023; 14:33) | | |
| How anyone could listen to Vanishing on her debut album and think she was emotionally stiff until several albums later is beyond me, but we all have opinions. |
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This is a reply to message 103,010 by
Geronimo from USA
(Friday 14 July 2023; 01:48) | | |
I agree with you that some people got a pass while Mariah was being disparaged for formulaic and schmaltzy ballads that came off as emotionally flat. But Mariah was definitely guilty of this especially during the Emotions and Music Box era. Some of that material was very catchy, but very cliché at the same time. Some vocal performances from that time period - especially on recordings - focused on frenetic but impressive vocal gymnastics that appeal to people who prefer Hallmark card sentiments and adult contemporary/romantic comedy kitch.
Daydream is when I really started falling in love with Mariah Carey as a creative singer-songwriter. She started making more intelligent musical "choices" as a vocalist then and begin to sound more like a creative person with something other than skill and novelty to offer. In other words, the artist I thought she foreshadow it on her debut album took centerstage by the time Butterfly came out. |
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Latest Instagram (103,009)
by Lady B from USA
(Thursday 13 July 2023; 19:17) | | |
Hope you feel better soon, Robert. Sending you good vibes.
Like I said, Mariah seems to be really focused on spending time with her family, which is wonderful to see. Wishing her the best. |
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This is a reply to message 103,005 by
Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 13 July 2023; 11:43) | | |
| MC is looking great like the early months of the E=MC2 era. I am glad that she is focusing on herself and her children. I am trying to get that point in my life and stop worrying about my family disowning me and people not liking me. |
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MC should come clean (102,980)
by Lady B from USA
(Saturday 8 July 2023; 15:05) | | |
| Looks like she's spending time with her kids and enjoying life. |
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This is a reply to message 102,970 by
Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 6 July 2023; 03:12) | | |
| How long does MC think she can keep the Lambs in the dark about the delay for the new era? I don't think I have ever felt this much in the dark about why we haven't gotten a new album. It has to be something on the business side of her career for the delay. Or maybe it is because vocal issues. MC should come clean soon. |
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The greatest songwriter (102,939)
by Lady B from USA
(Thursday 29 June 2023; 02:39) | | |
| Beautiful post. |
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This is a reply to message 102,936 by
Mariahsbaby from usa
(Wednesday 28 June 2023; 17:39) | | |
All about Mariah posted a beautiful Mariah quote today, "Not everybody realizes that I write my own songs and they definitely don't realize that I produce them."
Mariah is without doubt the most successful female songwriter and producer and top 5 of all time (men and women) included. What Kelly said was so accurate. Mariah isn't talked about in those circles when great songwriters/producers are mentioned, and I'm sorry one award three decades later isn't enough, Mariah deserves 10 other prestigious "icon" songwriting/producers awards.
Mariah has won so many songwriting awards but they weren't televised not that nobody really watches those anyways, like the fact that she has over 33 BMI awards for songwriting.
I mean this imperfect angel is unbelievably successful yet it don't compare to her talents, A gracious musical genius who devoted her life to her music and her fans. She is a real life Barbie, has an overly girly persona, she is so sexy and she knows it, a person of faith. Many people can't handle a women who dares to speak up, knows what she wants and who likes to be in control. History has shows that usually has insecure men bothered. The critics now mostly resort to baseless accusations and try to go after her character when so many from the industry and not just the stars has said she is one of the nicest people in the industry.
The facts and the numbers will remain while the subjective commentary will be buried. |
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Kelly Clarkson comment (102,932)
by Lady B from USA
(Tuesday 27 June 2023; 14:50) | | |
I think the folks who pay close attention like the people on this board and the industry people (Songwriter HOF) recognize/know she's a songwriter too, while your average bear probably thinks of her solely as a singer.
Juxtapose that to Kanye or Dr. Dre, who I think most folks think of as both producers and rappers, not solely rappers. Again, I'm talking the casual fans, not folks like us or voters for the Songwriter HOF. |
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This is a reply to message 102,931 by
Chicago Lamb from USA
(Tuesday 27 June 2023; 13:24) | | |
| Kelly is pandering to Mariah with her songwriting comment. She would love for Mariah to be a guest on her show. |
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Pride performance (102,870)
by Lady B from USA
(Monday 12 June 2023; 05:50) | | |
| I don't miss out on an opportunity to see Mariah live and happened to be in LA for her Pride performance. I'm here to tell you, the best part was the energy that both the crowd and she gave each other. It was truly a celebratory moment and she did so many versions of songs I had not heard before. Most of all, she and the crowd both seemed to be having the time of their lives. Didn't hurt that she looked amazing and her dancers certainly played up to the audience. Good vibes all around. |
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Forbes richest women, no Mariah (102,847)
by Lady B from USA
(Wednesday 7 June 2023; 16:28) | | |
| The folks on the list are there primarily for their business ventures/money earned outside of music. Rihanna isn't worth $1.4B because of her music, but her beauty company and other ventures. One might say they leveraged their popularity better from a business POV, but it's hard to argue the music point. Fair? |
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This is a reply to message 102,843 by
Bill from the UK
(Wednesday 7 June 2023; 08:16) | | |
| I completely agree. For three years, Mariah was incredibly popular across the globe and no one really compared. However, those three years plus her US-only number one records does not mean she is the most popular female singer ever/today and should therefore be sitting atop every single list ever, unfortunately. As fans of hers, we are mired in her success and statistics, but looking at it objectively, it's clear and obvious as to why she wouldn't feature on that list and the others didn't. It's nothing for anyone to be upset about, there's nothing to be done about it. Ask yourself what has she done since last Christmas? The Christmas before that? The Christmas before that? A couple of lipped concerts and an endorsement for McDonalds. |
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Forbes richest women, no Mariah (102,837)
by Lady B from USA
(Tuesday 6 June 2023; 21:47) | | |
| And I think you had a typo in your reply. In any event, yes, I meant to reply to Bill's last reply. You got me. |
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This is a reply to message 102,835 by
Lady B from USA
(Tuesday 6 June 2023; 15:21) | | |
Actually you've said the people on the list are there instead of her because they were more popular than her at the height of her career which is an opinion, not a fact, and is undercut by objective data.
The truth is that the people on the list are on the list mostly for ventures they have done outside of music, not their music careers. Good for them and their teams. |
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Forbes richest women, no Mariah (102,835)
by Lady B from USA
(Tuesday 6 June 2023; 15:21) | | |
Actually you've said the people on the list are there instead of her because they were more popular than her at the height of her career which is an opinion, not a fact, and is undercut by objective data.
The truth is that the people on the list are on the list mostly for ventures they have done outside of music, not their music careers. Good for them and their teams. |
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This is a reply to message 102,832 by
Edward from USA
(Tuesday 6 June 2023; 14:30) | | |
| You seem to be a lil bit obtuse. "Yass Queen" doesn't refer to sexuality. It refers to what delusional fans like yourself blindly call Mariah when she has done a great or horrible job. And Eric, my dear, has always been fair to all of us. You don't get to have a board like this for 25 years by being a tyrant. |
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Forbes richest women, no Mariah (102,815)
by Lady B from USA
(Sunday 4 June 2023; 19:13) | | |
"all of those artists... way more popular than (Mariah) at her peak"
No one on that list had more #1 hits than Mariah did over her top 5 year period and definitely not overall so that's an odd statement, but we're all entitled to our opinions, no matter how flawed they are. |
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This is a reply to message 102,813 by
Bill from the UK
(Sunday 4 June 2023; 09:38) | | |
| It's probably right. All those artists you listed are incredibly popular, absolute juggernauts of the industry. Way more popular than Mariah was during her peak. The only real comparable is Celine. Her career is longer, her hits bigger, her tours and residencies gross more, and her sales likely bigger at this point. Mariah's career is great, but others have had better ones. |
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Mariah's body guard (102,797)
by Lady B from USA
(Thursday 1 June 2023; 05:46) | | |
| Who? |
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This is a reply to message 102,795 by
Jamie from UK
(Wednesday 31 May 2023; 10:30) | | |
| Seems Mariah is back with her old body guard after a video emerged of her last night. |
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Studio (102,761)
by Lady B from USA
(Wednesday 24 May 2023; 16:20) | | |
| Anyone else see her latest IG post with the dogs where she mentions studio time? |
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Mother's Day (102,729)
by Lady B from USA
(Monday 15 May 2023; 01:18) | | |
| Happy Mother's Day to the queen. It's her most important role and if the love they seem to share is any guide, she's doing it even better than her 19 #1 hit music career. Here's hoping they spoiled her rotten. |
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