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JLo Hummingbird = Butterfly (104,907) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter JLo has not had a single original idea since the day she came into the limelight. Her lack of artistry and vision and talent baffles me. I don't get her appeal. She blatantly copied Mariah in a lot of things. Her only call to fame is she's got a good stylist so she stays relevant for her fashion and her "JLo Glow". (Friday 12 January 2024; 16:14) this is a reply to message 104,894

JLo Hummingbird = Butterfly (104,894) by ADAM from USA Her album roll out is such a carbon copy of Butterfly it's uncanny. Now she's adopting a hummingbird motif on her album and in her vinyl and album covers posing the same way MC did with hair and lighting like the epic Butterfly cover. She definitely has been studying MC and is doing the most. Unfortunately all she could hope for is emulating the looks because her music is grating. (Friday 12 January 2024; 03:01)

Missy Elliot (104,906) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I will not stand for the "Babydoll" slander. That song is amazing. (For clarification for some people's mind where I live rent free - no I don't want an album full of Babydoll but I 100% enjoy the the song till date). It was peak 90s R&B vibes. (Friday 12 January 2024; 16:11) this is a reply to message 104,899

Missy Elliot (104,899) by Bill from the UK Hmmm. Babydoll was a bit of snoozefest to be honest, with Mariah mumbling all the way through and the dated production. I'd rather she ditch the collabs and focus on constructing melodic, captivating songs like she did in the glory days. (Friday 12 January 2024; 12:11)

JLo Hummingbird = Butterfly (104,903) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter No one said "she should make songs like Ribbon". I said I enjoy the song. Enjoying something doesn't mean I want an album full of a song she made 15 years ago. Maybe don't make assumptions when you're "calling out" people. (Friday 12 January 2024; 15:10) this is a reply to message 104,897

JLo Hummingbird = Butterfly (104,897) by Andrew from the UK Lopez is as mundane as they come. But Mariah risks retaking the mundane crown should she listen to the lambs who are in favour of her working with The Dreary once more and releasing soporific songs like Ribbon. You have to worry about some people for they know not what they do. Or they simply haven't got a clue. (Friday 12 January 2024; 11:26)

Love for Memoirs (104,893) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Yup. The remix that was supposed to be on Angels Advocate. Featuring The Dream and Ludacris. Which reminds me I would love for Mariah to work with The Dream again. (Friday 12 January 2024; 02:26) this is a reply to message 104,892

Love for Memoirs (104,892) by Tevin from USA Ribbons unreleased remix? (Friday 12 January 2024; 00:30)

Love for Memoirs (104,882) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah does put things in the "I don't know her category" when it doesn't perform well but it remains one of my favorite albums had a lot of hit worthy songs of the roll out was good. (Thursday 11 January 2024; 01:56) this is a reply to message 104,880

Love for Memoirs (104,880) by Edward from USA Memoirs? I don't think Mariah cares much about that album. I do like it though. (Thursday 11 January 2024; 01:35)

Songs in the Key of MC (104,879) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I am cackling. Honestly though. (Thursday 11 January 2024; 01:11) this is a reply to message 104,878

Songs in the Key of MC (104,878) by Robert-Anthony from United States You are due for at least one nice comment this week. Tomorrow? (Thursday 11 January 2024; 00:22)

Love for Memoirs (104,876) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Memoirs is gonna have its 15th anniversary this year and wow time flies. Might be an unpopular opinion but I love Memoirs through and through. It's a shame the album wasn't a huge success. It had so many amazing songs. Some of which were so different from Mariah's usual sound. UOOMF with Nicki should have been a hit, they both killed it on the song. Obsessed was so fun and fresh. I love the ballads. "More than just friends" should have been released as a single and same for BGK. I love "Ribbon" too and its unreleased remix. "Inseparable" was a cute moment too. Basically I think it's one of those albums where I would have the least of any skips. I also wish the "H.A.T.E.U" remix was released properly and the general public knew about it. Anyways wanted to show my love for Memoirs a great album which unfortunately fell through the cracks. (Thursday 11 January 2024; 00:06)

Songs in the Key of MC (104,864) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Stop trying to make SITKOMC (don’t come for me Andrew) happen. It’s not going to happen. (Tuesday 9 January 2024; 18:38) this is a reply to message 104,863

Songs in the Key of MC (104,863) by Edward from USA Songs in the Key of MC is a great album title. Songs in a Minor was released 23 years ago and Alicia Keys is not relevant anymore. Her album was the last thing that came to mind. God forbid she ends up naming the new album Pantyhose or Mimi Longstockings. (Tuesday 9 January 2024; 18:12)

Songs in the Key of MC (104,849) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think it'd be cool for Mariah to host a challenge of getting her fans to name her next album. Just maybe for engagement. (Sunday 7 January 2024; 19:28) this is a reply to message 104,844

Songs in the Key of MC (104,844) by Terna from Nigeria Whack and [clichéd] version of Alicia Key's "Songs in A Minor". Just [no] please. I want a one or two word title that speaks volumes without saying much, but reflective of where she is at currently in her life. She's got this love and glow that has been missing since the early 90's and I want the album title, its artwork and content to reflect this clearly. I trust and know she would come up with something excellent. (Sunday 7 January 2024; 18:31)

Ariana Grande (104,848) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter The enunciation is definitely lacking with Ariana. Most times she's mumbling followed by a run or high note. Mariah is the the whole artistry package. (Sunday 7 January 2024; 19:27) this is a reply to message 104,842

Top posters 2023 (104,842) by Terna from Nigeria Honestly, I really don't care for her singing. She lacks precision, and everything is just merged/slurred and glides together all the time, and then there's that diction problem. Ariana has a pleasant tone but needs to know that in professional singing, intent and clarity is key. Staccato, crisp and intentional phrasing while singing with effort is what makes professional singing, not this karaoke slurred mess she always seems to conjure up. That's the difference between her and Mariah Carey, well one of the many differences. (Sunday 7 January 2024; 18:20)

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,847) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter We'll need a year end tally of how many posts we had in the "AIW in Psychological Thriller" thread. (Sunday 7 January 2024; 19:19) this is a reply to message 104,841

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,841) by Edward from USA Mimi L., stop trying to make AIW happen, it's not going to happen. (Sunday 7 January 2024; 17:25)

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,846) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha well the 2 I read didn't really have anything to do with the plot. One was the protagonist talking about AIW being played everywhere (it was set around holidays) and said something like "All I want for Christmas starts playing with Mariah singing about what she wants for Christmas". The other one had AIW start playing during a school holiday event and the protagonist and her friend gets excited and runs to the dance floor and later when the boyfriend talks about how happy she looked she's like "it's Mariah Carey ofcourse I was happy". Both books by different writers. (Sunday 7 January 2024; 19:18) this is a reply to message 104,840

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,840) by Andrew from the UK I do recall reading an Armistead Maupin novel many, many, many, years ago, called "The Night Listener" wherein someone in a mental health institution believed himself to be Mariah Carey. It is the only literary reference to MC that I've ever come across. There's a joke about Bobby-A here somewhere but I'll skip over it. Personal growth, and all that. Also, please do not imagine I'm suggesting anybody read "The Night Listener". Like "Tales of the City" it was bloody awful. Can you provide context for the Christmas song being featured in a psychological thriller? Or shall we, like my father's love, just skip over it and move on? (Sunday 7 January 2024; 15:56)

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,839) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Silence of the Lambs is my all time favourite book and movie. Haha it would have really thrown me for a loop if they added AIW (oops Andrew will lose it again) in it. Or Buffalo Bill grooving to the song while sewing would have made me really lose it haha. (Sunday 7 January 2024; 12:53) this is a reply to message 104,838

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,838) by Andrew from the UK Okay, so that made me laugh but not more so than your reading psychological thrillers with All I Want For Christmas Is You featured therein. My all-time favourite film is The Silence of the Lambs. I can't for the life of me imagine Clarice consulting with Hannibal Lecter in an effort to find a pseudo-transsexual serial killer then hopping into her car, popping on the radio, and head bobbing to the beat whilst singing "Santa won't you bring me the one I really need." (Sunday 7 January 2024; 12:33)

I'm That Chick (104,836) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I actually enjoy ITC. Do I reach for it often? No, but I do like the song. I think it's a fun carefree song and whenever it comes on I usually don't skip. Infinity had some really clever lyrics but just something about the song didn't connect with me but I do enjoy the fun lyrics, I just hardly ever listen to it. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 23:03) this is a reply to message 104,831

I'm That Chick (104,831) by Robert-Anthony from United States MC sung at the Saadiyat Festival in UAE yesterday. There are videos on X of her singing LTT and ITC. I have always thought ITC was the beginning of MC writing cheesy and silly lyrics. I love the beat and the MJ sample, but I think the lyrics are on list of some her worst lyrics. I don't think she will write those type lyrics ever again because of the lukewarm reception to "Corny like Fritos" from Infinity. Don't you agree, Bill? Lol. And thanks for commenting on my picture. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 20:56)

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,834) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Not me having Eric bring out Wikipedia on a fine Saturday evening. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 21:47) this is a reply to message 104,829

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,829) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands There is not a single Mariah song that has the abbreviation AIW, according to Wikipedia. The closest is All I Want For Christmas is You (AIWFCIY) and All I've Ever Wanted (AIEW). (Saturday 6 January 2024; 19:45)

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,833) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha wow I thought this was common knowledge. Yes it is "All I Want For Christmas". YDKWTD remains YDKWTD. AIW was shortened because everyone and their granddad knows the song All I Want For Christmas is You. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 21:40) this is a reply to message 104,830

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,830) by Robert-Anthony from United States Something told me to Google it after my last post. Some Lambs are shortening the AIWFCIY abbreviation to AIW. I found it on the UKMIX music site where Lambs posted about the Rockin and AIWFCIY top spot battle in December. So does that mean YDKWTD is now YDK. Lol. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 19:51)

E=MC2 (104,821) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter E=MC2 is one of my favorite album from MC and I'll be forever sad that it wasn't a bigger success which it definitely should have been and would have possibly gotten her 1-2 more #1s but I understand she was going through a personal low. Also I love "Love Story", "Thanks 4 Nothin'" and "For the record". I especially love the bridge in "For the record" where she mentions so many of her previous songs. That was super clever. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 15:20) this is a reply to message 104,818

E=MC2 (104,818) by Andrew from the UK To portray this album as a failure is somewhat disingenuous. It debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200, it gave Mariah her highest first week sales of any album and also a No.1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Anyone who would not relish in this kind of success in 2024 is either not a fan or telling lies. The problem with the album is that it contains too much filler (much the same as the problem with The Emancipation of MiMi), ie., Last Kiss, Love Story, Thanks for Nothing, For The Record. This woeful R&B dreariness doesn't stand the test of time and Mariah keeps recycling it. This year's album should have no more than 11 tracks and be upbeat with hot material that is unique and accessible to all. And if "Songs in the Key of MC" isn't to be, then I must agree with Mimi L that the title should be concise - either one or two words - and not self-referential. What next? "My new secret name is Tinkerbell"? Give us a break. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 12:39)

MC30 (104,820) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter To be honest a surprise album by Mariah would not have had as much traction as Beyoncé's and that's not because I think Beyoncé is better. Mariah is a better artist through and through but Beyoncé knows how to market herself. Her whole album was a visual album with all high quality aesthetic videos and that's something I don't think Mariah would have pulled off. How many videos did we even get from MIAM? The only time Mariah could have gotten traction from a surprise album drop was if she released it right after TEOM. Not only was MIAM poorly planned it had almost no publicity. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 15:16) this is a reply to message 104,813

MC30 (104,813) by Edward from USA The rumor was that Mariah had planned to drop MIAM by surprise, but Beyoncé went ahead and did it first. To avoid situations like that, she doesn't reveal much about her projects anymore. IDJ has always been supportive of Mariah, but sadly she was too much in control and everything was messy. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 02:41)

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,819) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Andrew, you're on an MC messageboard and don't know what AIW is? (Saturday 6 January 2024; 15:09) this is a reply to message 104,815

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,815) by Andrew from the UK What the hell is AIW? Are you drunk? (Saturday 6 January 2024; 12:09)

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,814) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I'm a huge fan of psychological thriller books and movies and I've been binge reading books recently and I saw AIW mentioned in 2 psychological thriller books that I read recently. Always fun to see Mariah mentions. It has nothing significant to the plot but still makes me happy. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 02:52)

MC30 (104,808) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I wonder why Mariah stopped midway through MC30. I know speculations that she didn't have clearance for the rest but first of all why even start a project when you don't have all the clearance and secondly why would IDJ give her clearance for TEOM which was one of the biggest albums and not for the rest? She kept saying multiple times it's not over but then we never heard about it again. (Friday 5 January 2024; 15:28)

Top posters 2023 (104,805) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter This is the "leak" I was talking about. Ariana has an amazing voice and is talented for sure but I think she lacks something Mariah has. Mariah has that unique X factor to her voice and because of the fact that she writes her own songs, Mariah's songs have the raw personal feel something I don't find from Ariana. Also for the whistles Ariana uses it just because she can, Mariah uses it more artistically, she uses it like background music, she uses it to express emotions, she uses it for words (like the on and on for "Bliss"). Mariah beautiful incorporates her whistles. Mariah has that distinct raspy and buttery voice too that feels so raw and full of emotions. That's why she's often imitated never duplicated. (Friday 5 January 2024; 00:41) this is a reply to message 104,802

Top posters 2023 (104,802) by Edward from USA I love the first Ariana album. I guess I was trying to find 90's Mariah in her voice and music, but even though I've enjoyed a few tracks here and there from her later albums, I haven't been able to quite connect with her like that. When I read comments from her fans, it reminds me how devoted and ready to fight for her we were back then, as if Mariah had put spell on us. Those were the days. Ariana is hugely successful but fame has had a toll on her, in part that's why she's devoted to one project only. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 21:49)

Top posters 2023 (104,800) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter There's this "leak" I recently saw of Ariana singing a bit of the WBT chorus and then adding her own verses so it almost sounds like a sample I think, and it was a rough draft. I'll see if I can find it. I don't know if it's for her next album but it'd be really cool for them to collab outside of the holidays. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 20:47) this is a reply to message 104,798

Top posters 2023 (104,798) by Edward from USA Mariah should've handled the Ariana situation like the legend she is. Instead, she turned to being somewhat dismissive and shady. It was so obvious that Ariana stopped talking about Mariah altogether when previously she had praised her. When most people heard "Vision of Love" on the radio, they thought it was Whitney Houston. When I first heard "I don't Wanna Cry", I could've sworn it was Whitney too. But as I said, Mariah was not well, it was evident. It was refreshing to see Mariah and Ariana harmonizing on "O Santa". A collabo with Ariana for MC16 would be great. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 17:38)

Top posters 2023 (104,797) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter TEC or MIAM would have been good on their own but combined it was like why on earth. I can't remember much from the era now that it's been years but I do remember the iconic "on the bathroom floor moment" when the different mix was released. As for the Ariana situation I don't remember exactly what she said but I don't think she was ever really rude and in fact I understand her frustration. Like Mariah we know has insecurities (even though she's a legend) and she has been more than once written off or called a has been or whatever even though she continues to stay very relevant so I understand that she would be annoyed at Ariana being called the "new Mariah" or "young Mariah". It's like she's being replaced and Ariana at that time was blatantly copying Mariah from the way Mariah sang, her whistles, even at one point her album was gonna be called "Daydreaming". It was insane. I know her management probably got her to do it but I could understand why Mariah would be irritated by it. It was always posed to her as a replacement not as someone who's inspired by her. She's been really graceful about other artists who were inspired by her like Beyoncé and Rihanna because they weren't outright copying her. Ariana since then has found her own style and Mariah welcomed her in her life. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 16:38) this is a reply to message 104,793

Top posters 2023 (104,793) by Edward from USA "The Elusive Chanteuse" would've been great album title, but judging by the interviews back then, Mariah was all over the place mentally. It was sad to watch. From throwing a bizarre tantrum because they had released a mix of "The Art of Letting Go" she didn't like to the way she managed the Ariana Grande situation. I was like, this girl could be your daughter, your influence is all over her music, be graceful and tone it the f down. Thank God, they're in a good place now. Mariah taking a picture from her supposed bad side is like "The Real Emancipation of cough cough Mimi" has started. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 12:48)

#Beautiful (104,796) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I never understood the point of the # in #Beautiful. Haha it was so random. But the song was dope and one of the freshest melodies. I really wish she pushed it more and was able to release the remixes on time because that could have been another top 5 hit for her. Thirsty and YDKWTD could also have been hits had the momentum of MIAM not died. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 16:29) this is a reply to message 104,792

#Beautiful (104,792) by Zachariah from Croatia Even if she only titled album #Beautiful, it would have been just fine. And made a video for Thirsty. A nice one. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 12:47)

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