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About lighty from China: Been Mariah's fan since the Daydream/Butterfly era.

Thank you DJs (109,257) by lighty from China It's just the same line from the sampled "Eric B. is President". (Friday 13 June 2025; 03:41) this is a reply to message 109,249

Thank you DJs (109,249) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ok do we know why she starts of T-Dang with saying "to show my appreciation for your support, thank you DJs"? (Thursday 12 June 2025; 21:43)

Mariah, on fire (109,219) by lighty from China Maybe she wore those for the "9 inch Fendis" line? (Tuesday 10 June 2025; 17:00) this is a reply to message 109,213

Mariah, on fire (109,213) by TJ from Norway I really don't understand why she feel the need to high heels like that. Isn't she tall enough as it is? And yes, she doesn't look like she's soon 60. That's for sure. (Tuesday 10 June 2025; 14:05)

Music Box vs Daydream (108,946) by lighty from China Don't forget about Ken Lee a.k.a. Without You. (Monday 2 June 2025; 05:43) this is a reply to message 108,945

Music Box vs Daydream (108,945) by Lambi from USA In Asia, during a grand finale of a singing contest, virtually nobody uses any song from Mariah Carey, Music Box or Merry Christmas. Like when others are singing Whitney's "I Will Always Love You" or Celine's "Power Of Love". The lambily contestants would will their artillery with "Through The Rain", "Can't Take That Away", "Forever", "Never Too Far", "Butterfly" or "My All" and majority of the time, the lambs would take home the grand prize. Probably because Mariah just wrote it with higher difficulty level. Those are her best vocal performances. Once again, the market of singers have spoken, you're objectively wrong. Whitney is also the one that has to level up and match Mariah by the way, not the other way around. (Sunday 1 June 2025; 23:16)

Mimi calendar (108,701) by lighty from China Upon googling research I found that May 20th is the “National High Heel Days” so the high heels should be referring to that. As to June 6th I really have no idea. It's a Friday so maybe there's gonna some new releases, the Barbra/Ariana collab I guess? (Sunday 11 May 2025; 06:47) this is a reply to message 108,699

Mimi calendar (108,699) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Has anyone seen the new video upload for the new DFAU remix? The visuals are of the 2025 calendar highlight certain important dates like Fourth of July, Christmas etc, it also has dates like Mariah's, the twins and Kaytranada's birthdays, it also has dates of milestone moments from Mimi but what interests me most is it has dates highlighted that we don't know what's happening. Like May 30th is in gold so we know that's the release of TEOM reissue but then June 6th has a caution/exclamation sign wonder what that is. It also has one where there are high heels not sure what that represents. The calendar also shows she's booked and busy hahah but surprisingly nothing about her holiday shows. Anyone has any guesses what the unknown highlighted dates mean? (Saturday 10 May 2025; 22:01)

Born this Mimi (108,692) by lighty from China I thought it was "alright meet me, be good"? (Friday 9 May 2025; 18:42) this is a reply to message 108,691

Born this Mimi (108,691) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia In the music video Boy I Need You released in 2003, Cam'ron said in the intro "Alright Mimi, be good." (Friday 9 May 2025; 15:39)

Mariah signs with Universal? (108,533) by lighty from China It's been almost five years and I've just come to realize that The Rarities is secretly Daydream 25. Thank you for enlightening me T. (Wednesday 9 April 2025; 05:03) this is a reply to message 108,530

Mariah signs with Universal? (108,530) by T from USA She packaged Daydream 25 with the Rarities in 2020. We received One Night, Slipping Away, Just Be Good To Me (Live) and the whole second disc of the Tokyo Dome Live set. It was definitely intentional that she choose that as the second disc because it was Daydream's 25th anniversary. I'm not sure how one couldn't see that as it's pretty clear. The question is what more could she give for another anniversary to Daydream? Maybe new remixes? I definitely see her concentration on the Mimi era's going forward with Universal. (Monday 7 April 2025; 18:58)

Mariah signs with Universal? (108,523) by lighty from China When did we get Daydream 25 though? (Sunday 6 April 2025; 17:56) this is a reply to message 108,521

Mariah signs with Universal? (108,521) by T from USA All her email correspondence is now being sent by Universal Records. I find it interesting that she got through Merry Christmas 30th anniversary and then this switch. Maybe that was the last Sony reissue anniversary addition being released. And now she's going to do the Universal albums so she's signed back with them? That would mean no Daydream 30. But we did get Daydream 25, Butterfly 25 and Rainbow 25. So in one way there is no need for anymore Sony reissue anniversary additions. Now she can focus on TEOM 20, EMC2, Memoirs, The Elusive Chanteuse and Charmbracelet. And possible a new album from a UMG label. (Sunday 6 April 2025; 13:43)

Branding/brand deals (108,263) by lighty from China The 2016 M·A·C Mariah Carey Collection is arguably one of the most successful brand collaborations she's done during her later career. Something like that is the way to go. (Monday 24 February 2025; 18:58) this is a reply to message 108,255

Branding/brand deals (108,255) by Norman from USA To piggyback on the RA, Randy, and Will discussion: Does anyone have any brands they think would be a realistic fit for Mariah to pursue? She doesn't have a proven track record with anything per se, but I don't think it means there isn't anything out there for her. Also, I'm not sure what her personal branding is anymore. She's being herself which is fantastic, but it's still a business and there should be something to point to outside of Christmas. Staying "booked and busy" is obviously every artist wishes to have, but I would wager something more elevated is needed for her caliber celebrity. More elevated but still accessible, you know? I think Randy is right about the make-up and perfume routes being saturated. And as much as I like the Black Irish, no one goes out on the town drinking that like vodka and tequila. I initially thought of shoes, but then remembered the stint on HSN with the clothing and shoes. I'd suggest a brand deal over her own line. Maybe a Louboutin or Jimmy Choo heel named after her, something she wears in a high concept music video (remember those? I'm aging myself). Something like that but fresher and less on the nose than what I just described. Thoughts? Hey, what about golf clubs for laughs? (Monday 24 February 2025; 00:49)

Covers compilation album (108,102) by lighty from China Also Endless Love, Got To Be Real, With You I'm Born Again, etc. (Tuesday 4 February 2025; 05:27) this is a reply to message 108,096

Covers compilation album (108,096) by BFF from United States I would love for Mariah to release a covers compilation album. She has performed, recorded, and released so many great ones that it would be nice to have them all in one place. This is what my track listing would look like: 1. Don't Play that Song (live from Tatou Club 1990) 2. I'll Be There (TOTP or MTV Unplugged) 3. Without You 4. My Prayer 5. Just Be Good to Me (Music Box or Daydream tour live) 6. The Beautiful Ones 7. If Only You Knew (Essence Awards) 8. Chain of Fools (Divas Live) 9. Sweetheart 10. I Still Believe 11. Do You Know Where You're Going To? 12. Hopelessly Devoted to You (Butterfly tour) 13. Against All Odds 14. Out Here On My Own 15. Didn't Mean to Turn You On 16. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (No Rap) 17. Bringin' On the Heartbreak 18. You and I (BET Walk of Fame) 19. Help Me Make it Through the Night (from "Tennessee") 20. I Want to Know What Love Is 21. One More Try 22. Don't Explain (Elusive Chanteuse tour) 23. Lullaby of Birdland (Elusive Chanteuse tour) 24. Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) There are a couple of others songs she interpolated on recordings or remixes - "Stay A Little While Child", "Make It Last Forever", "If You Should Ever Be Lonely", "Pure Imagination", "Funkin' for Jamaica", etc - but I think that covers most or all of them. (Monday 3 February 2025; 19:38)

Christmas shows (107,636) by lighty from China I have to agree with you on this. I won't say dementia though, maybe just memory loss due to her aging but she really seems to be slower and duller than before when she talks or moves. For example during the Las Culturistas podcast, her answers to every question seemed to be very short and simple compared to, let's say, old Oprah or Rosie interviews, where she was so talkative and vibrant. Even two or three years ago she was not like this. Another example is during the Drew Barrymore show she even forgot the word "snowglobe", which is among her latest merchandise goods. It seems to me that more often than before, she gets lost in words. This is extremely obvious in her recent interviews. Maybe that why she keeps looking at the prompters during the concerts. I can only wish Mariah healthy and happy now. (Tuesday 12 November 2024; 17:54) this is a reply to message 107,634

Christmas shows (107,634) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I agree with the people that feels she seems stiff, and I'm too surprised she uses prerecorded vocals so much, I thought her voice was in god condition, and the notes she actually sings live sounds good. It seems like she is affraid to go in higher register live these days. The constant looking at the monitors I really don't know why, she didn't do this until two years ago. As I have said before, I think she used Ozempic a year ago, and I came with a controversial theory that that medicine made her depressed, as is a common side effect to Ozempic. What Ozempic also can do, is causing temporarily dementia, I know it's far fetched, but maybe Mariah has a hard time remembering her own lyrics. Or it's just that her singing is so cut and paste these days it is to remember where she lip synchs and not. (Tuesday 12 November 2024; 16:47)

Simple and classic (107,476) by lighty from China I might be wrong but are you imitating the way Robert Anthony talks? (Tuesday 8 October 2024; 17:08) this is a reply to message 107,472

Simple and classic (107,472) by Edward from USA The mike was definitely on. We have to give her credit for this performance. If you look closely, paying attention to her mouth, neck and demeanor, you can tell when she's lipping. To be honest, judging by recent performances, I thought it would be more of the same, but I'm glad to have been proven wrong. I'm a happy for her. (Monday 7 October 2024; 21:08)

Mariah's mom and sister died on the same day (107,286) by lighty from China Now I understand why Mariah seemed to be so stiff and sometimes too emotional during certain parts of her recent live shows. Maybe she was thinking about Patricia all the time when performing Make It Happen. All my prayers are with Mariah and her family. Bless. (Wednesday 28 August 2024; 19:29) this is a reply to message 107,251

Mariah's mom and sister died on the same day (107,251) by Pedro from Brazil Actually Mariah has confirmed that her mom and sister died on the same day. (Monday 26 August 2024; 22:43)

How Much remix (106,657) by lighty from China If I remember correctly, How Much was supposed to be the third single from Rainbow but Mariah wanted CTTA instead. (Thursday 13 June 2024; 17:46) this is a reply to message 106,652

How Much remix (106,652) by Bobby A from United States You may be on to something. Sony did not want any R&B hip hop infused songs from Rainbow as singles. Remember the Can't Take That Away From Me/Crybaby battle with Sony. Maybe How Much was going to be the original second single after Heartbreaker and Sony said no and released Thank God I Found You instead. (Thursday 13 June 2024; 16:22)

Article: Mariah surprises with her first career hit on one chart (106,618) by lighty from China According to Wikipedia: As a result of the increase in the popularity of dance and electronic music, Billboard introduced the Dance/Electronic Songs chart in January 2013 to rank the most popular dance and electronic songs according to airplay audience impressions, digital downloads, streaming and club play and publishes it on a weekly basis. They are tracked by Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen BDS, BDS from streaming services including Spotify and Xbox Music, and from a United States-wide select panel of 140 DJs; it uses the same methodology as is used for the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. It is separate to the Dance Club Songs and Dance/Electronic Digital Songs charts, the former of which is ranked by most popular club play and the latter by the most sales. Songs will be eligible to chart on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart based on their "core sound and tempo", however dance remixes of songs which were originally pop, R&B, rap or a different genre are not eligible for inclusion, regardless of whether it appears on either the Dance Club Songs or Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts. (Sunday 9 June 2024; 10:06) this is a reply to message 106,613

Article: Mariah surprises with her first career hit on one chart (106,613) by Matty from Vancouver Canada What's the difference between the charts "Hot Dance/Electronic song" (Portrait Hopeful Child, as the only charter) and "Club Dance Songs" (Mariah has 17 #1, Triumphant being the most resent)? Thanks for anyone that can break it down for me. (Saturday 8 June 2024; 17:50)

Spotify numbers (106,009) by lighty from China All those TikTok trends, namely Obsessed, Touch My Body, It's A Wrap, etc. Movie tie-ins like Fantasy in Free Guy. The general public don't really care about MC30 anyway. (Tuesday 19 March 2024; 05:29) this is a reply to message 106,007

Spotify numbers (106,007) by Bobby A from United States I am sitting here trying to figure out what significant event in MC's career during last five years caused a huge increase to 90.5 million in Spotify sales. Besides AIWFCIY, the only event that I can think of is MC30. Do you think that event is the reason? (Monday 18 March 2024; 23:02)

Emojis (105,983) by lighty from China ?? could also mean Olivia Rodrigo depending on the context. (Friday 15 March 2024; 03:33) this is a reply to message 105,982

Emojis (105,982) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So there's a new post about something happening next week. Anyone can help me decipher emojis? It has: Butterfly = Mariah Cat with hear eyes = Katie Perry Dancing girl = ?? Cuban flag = Camilla Cabello? Diamond = Rihanna? High heel = ?? (Thursday 14 March 2024; 23:04)

Yes, And so close to top 10. Now or never (105,600) by lighty from China You can actually buy the CD single from Ariana's website. (Tuesday 20 February 2024; 13:42) this is a reply to message 105,595

Yes, And so close to top 10. Now or never (105,595) by Tameka walker from United states I love Mariah but no one has taught me how to download. Back in the day when she put something out I would just go to the record store and buy it and so forth I was was the first one there to get it. I wish it was still that way or else I would have bought it and more than one copy to help her since I love her. Now the music business wants people to download and not everyone including me knows how to download music. I would love to learn. I will stream it. (Tuesday 20 February 2024; 01:25)

Billboard Woman of the Year (105,325) by lighty from China Just saw this: Karol G is being recognized for her amazing year in music. On February 8, Billboard announced that Karol G will be honored with the highly acclaimed 2024 Woman of the Year Award at the upcoming Billboard Women in Music Awards on March 6. (Thursday 8 February 2024; 16:21) this is a reply to message 105,317

Billboard Woman of the Year (105,317) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Did you all see they will be revealing the Billboard Woman of the Year award and gave 3 hints? • She has made Billboard charts history. • She has sold out stadiums on tour. • She has a popular nickname. Before I even saw the hints I was like oh well it's gonna be Taylor again, plus she has been selling out stadiums. But as far as I know she doesn't really have a popular nickname. The first and third applies to Mariah. Did she have sold out stadium tours? Other than Mariah it could maybe be Beyoncé. (Thursday 8 February 2024; 00:09)

Re: I never thought (93,354) (93,359) by lighty from China Oh, you're calling me an SJW, but am I? If someone shout to you face something like "**** USA", what would you say? I've been a frequent visitor to MCArchives since the early 00s and I read the comments on this messageboard every now and then but I just rarely talk, because my English is not very good. I enjoy so much reading you guys' comments here, even Andrew's, because sometimes I find his opinions, as direct as they are, honest and truthful. But not this time. This time, he's just being mean, as he always is. This should be my last time posting here, and I still hope you guys all safe and sound, including Andrew. One of my friends' sister, who's a nurse, went to one of the hospitals in the most infectious province to support, and she got infected too (recovering now, God bless). So please stay at home, wash hands, and wear masks. (Monday 23 March 2020; 09:58)

Re: Correct, you didn't think (93,355) (93,358) by lighty from China I used the term "appear" because, first of all, China didn't intentionally create that virus and then whether it's caused by China or not is still hung in doubt. You may wanna watch this video where this Italian doctor stating that symptoms of the coronavirus were reported back in December or as early as November in Italy where in China the first report was in late December. I'm not trying to find an excuse, and yes, our local government tried to hide the fact (but failed at last) and it caused thousands of deaths in China, and the whole nation is blaming them, too. I just hope you could read more information before making a final conclusion. And if you still stick to your opinion, then fine. I never said anything nasty to you so I'm really disappointed that you need to directly say something like "**** you" to me. If that's a common western manner, I get it. (Monday 23 March 2020; 09:58)

Re: I never thought (93,346) (93,348) by lighty from China Scroll down to message No. 93,336 and try telling me again no one said **** China. (Sunday 22 March 2020; 16:48)

Re: Correct, you didn't think (93,345) (93,347) by lighty from China The fact that the virus first appeared in China is indeed, a fact. I never denied that. "But one thing is for sure: we should ban all flights from that country forever. And not trade one single grain of rice with them. Forever." is what I consider the part that's racist. If the first infected patient is a black person, and you say something like "we should ban all flights from taking black passengers", you know what you'll be facing with. (Sunday 22 March 2020; 16:47)

I never thought (93,342) by lighty from China That some of the most racist comments I'd ever read would show up here, on a messageboard of my favorite artist. I could just assume that most of you have never been to China, even once. You might think that Chinese culture allow people to kill wild animals and eat them, but all I can say is that before this virus became a thing, most Chinese people don't even know bats could be eaten. As of now, 3267 Chinese people died from this virus and we suffered much more than you could ever imagine. It really breaks my heart to see someone on this board would loudly shout out something like "[censored] China". But all I can say to everyone on this board is, please do stay at home as much as possible, I hope you all safe and sound. And to some certain people, the more you curse us, the more you're blessing us, but still, I wish you well. (Sunday 22 March 2020; 05:04)

Re: We Belong Together (92,927) (92,933) by lighty from China I think there's no doubt Mariah could create another great ballad like WBT. It's just that a "hit" doesn't depend solely on songwriting. A great video, solid marketing with radio/tv/streaming, etc., good promotion including collaboration with platforms (twitter/tiktok/youtube) are all factors in making a hit. (Wednesday 19 February 2020; 06:36)

By far (85,082) by lighty from China I love all three new songs we've heard. GTFO > The Distance > With You. Here is hoping that the song she did with Busta last year would be included on Caution. (Friday 19 October 2018; 04:12)

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