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About Jamie from UK: Mariah fan since 1990, favourite album is Music Box, Favourite song is Can't Let Go.

Songs Mariah should cover (110,621) by Jamie from UK I was there too. (Thursday 21 August 2025; 14:03) this is a reply to message 110,611

Songs Mariah should cover (110,611) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway That is a picture from her Charmbracelet tour program, it sits on the bookshelf right next to me, many of my favorite pictures of Mariah in that program. Went to see her in concert in London at Wembley Arena in October 2003, I think about that trip ever so often. (Wednesday 20 August 2025; 23:00)

Sugar Sweet (110,483) by Jamie from UK Yes I feel the same, Mariah should have been more vocal on this track, there was no need for two other artists, one would have been enough at the end. I really don't get the lack of promotion behind SW though, it's like they went here you go and just disappeared, no video, no remixes, it doesn't make sense for a release. Was it gonna be number one, no. But at least try and back up what you're releasing, especially while she has done so many interviews recently, the roll out has been great apart from SW, it's really bizarre. (Thursday 14 August 2025; 11:41) this is a reply to message 110,480

Sugar Sweet (110,480) by Giovanni from USA Two problems with "Sugar sweet". It should have been a solo or just have been with Shenseea or with Ariana. Second no video. "Sugar sweet" had the potential to be better had Mariah gotten another verse in the song. I really thought hearing the snippet that it was gonna be another "Touch my body" lol. I was wrong. At this point all we can hope for is a good album. (Thursday 14 August 2025; 06:31)

Here For It All (110,464) by Jamie from UK I would love Mariah to forget the glam, the diva pretense, the hair, the make up etc and take herself off to a yoga style retreat for a month where she can reconnect with herself again, focus on what's important and be one present with herself again. I suspect she's past that now tbh but I think it would be good for her to be spiritual for a while, eat healthy food, no booze. Then gradually reduce the meds and get back to being her best. (Wednesday 13 August 2025; 15:42) this is a reply to message 110,462

Here For It All (110,462) by ADAM from USA I'm actually surprised at the reaction here - this was the same belt that was played during the album cover reveal where I reacted she sounded metallic or chipmunk like. This is definitely the best take she could deliver and even that belt I suspect is piece together or engineered to sound connected. Mariah is a studio singer and if this is what we are hearing as final then imagine how long it took since it's been many years since she released a studio effort. She's had the entire pandemic plus to rest or train her voice. I think she's an alcoholic and perhaps her addiction has ruined her voice beyond repair. Its really tough to watch or listen to her interviews, she is heavily sedated and has memory/recall issue because she can't remember in detail past events or people. The Alan Carr podcast interview was very telling. He was so happy and easy to chat with and Mariah came across like she just met the guy. Thoughts? (Wednesday 13 August 2025; 14:46)

Mariah's reaction to Katy Perry skyrockets (110,420) by Jamie from UK It's probably because she can't make eye contact with people properly because of anxiety etc. If she needs the medication fair enough but personally it's not working for her in my eyes. I too have bipolar 2 and less medication is better otherwise you become numb. I've recently 10 months ago reduced my antidepressant by half. Initially I got symptoms and withdrawal symptoms but it's passed and now wonder why I was ever on that other dose which wasn't even that high either. (Monday 11 August 2025; 17:23) this is a reply to message 110,418

Mariah's reaction to Katy Perry skyrockets (110,418) by TJ from Norway I agree 100% with you on that one. She was so flirty and present back in 1997 in that interview. I wonder why she wears those huge sunglasses inside and it's like she's on weed. Really slow. (Monday 11 August 2025; 16:17)

Mariah's reaction to Katy Perry skyrockets (110,417) by Jamie from UK Unfortunately this is Mariah now, over medicated and numb. How can she expect her songs to have any energy when she's like this. When they showed the old interview with Jamie Theakston, it showed a complete contrast in her. There she was lively, interactive and engaged. Now it's like her batteries are half full at most, she's disengaged, slowed down and flat. Yes she has some fun moments but the energy is low and doesn't let herself go or relax like she once did. (Monday 11 August 2025; 15:36) this is a reply to message 110,413

Mariah's reaction to Katy Perry skyrockets (110,413) by MusicfanJ from Germany You described it perfectly how a "normal" watcher feels about the interviews. I read how fans called it Mariah with a chill-mode, but for me it feels a little too chill. I hope for the next time there will be more "reaction" (more lively), it almost made me tired while watching. (Monday 11 August 2025; 12:15)

Mariah's reaction to Katy Perry skyrockets (110,410) by Jamie from UK I actually think Mariah was joking that she didn't know about Katy Perry. I think she was just being sarcastic. (Monday 11 August 2025; 10:31) this is a reply to message 110,403

Mariah's reaction to Katy Perry skyrockets (110,403) by Lambi from USA For whatever reason, this is the one that every media outlet picked up and it's going insanely viral right now. It's interesting to see how the general public perceives Mariah. The comments range from: "Is she high?" "Is she drunk?" "Sedated Mariah is forever a mood," to "She sounds like she's had a few." What's crazy is, I actually thought her recent interviews were decent, definitely better than the ones in Australia. But to the average viewer who isn't a lamb, there's no mercy; they'll just call it like they see it. I really hope she eases up on the meds. While she's not totally disoriented, it's obvious to the casual observer that something feels off. (Monday 11 August 2025; 01:18)

Close My Eyes (110,398) by Jamie from UK Yes I love Looking In. I feel the same about its lyrics and my life. (Sunday 10 August 2025; 04:08) this is a reply to message 110,396

Close My Eyes (110,396) by Stacey from USA Her performance of Close My Eyes on Rosie is one of my all-time favorite songs sung live. So raw. So vulnerable. I marvel at Mariah's ability to take emotions you can't put the right words too, and she puts words to them in a nice neat package. Looking In is one such song for me personally. That song describes my life. (Saturday 9 August 2025; 22:10)

Sticking to MC's music only (110,338) by Jamie from UK Yeah I think they thought that Sugar Sweet would have been bigger than it was. It's a catchy song but doesn't keep you hooked. The video should have been out by now too, the Type Dangerous roll out was great but Sugar Sweet has been a bit lazy tbh. The album release date is too far away now. If I was them I'd get another track out or just bring the album release forward. (Tuesday 5 August 2025; 13:38) this is a reply to message 110,337

Sticking to MC's music only (110,337) by BFF from United States This sounds very promising. I really want to hear these ballads she's mentioned, and I also want to hear more of the stuff she wrote with Anderson. Mariah needs to put something out to rebuild the momentum for the album. "Type Dangerous" built things up a bit, but "Sugar Sweet" has already faded away. Maybe they should've made the album release date sooner than September? (Tuesday 5 August 2025; 13:14)

Random thoughts about aging and beauty (110,318) by Jamie from UK Haha, I was thinking the same. Her face doesn't move, that's how you know lol. (Monday 4 August 2025; 16:00) this is a reply to message 110,316

Random thoughts about aging and beauty (110,316) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands I don't know if you're being sarcastic or ignorant. (Monday 4 August 2025; 15:53)

Hero video (110,308) by Jamie from UK Great atmosphere, that song is so powerful. I'm sure she's miming though. (Sunday 3 August 2025; 19:17) this is a reply to message 110,307

Hero video (110,307) by Dove from United States This person uploaded a few videos. I love the purple outfit with the silver boots the most. I like what's going on in the background with the stars. She sounds really good too. IMO. I'm a little jealous of the people who got to go to this. (Sunday 3 August 2025; 18:00)

Stop the nonsense (110,268) by Jamie from UK Leave if you don't like it, no one is forcing you to be here. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 17:29) this is a reply to message 110,266

Stop the nonsense (110,266) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I don't know if anyone outside this forum know we exist, really. And what percentage of the world are we? Some medieval small village I tell you. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 16:39)

Stop the nonsense (110,265) by Jamie from UK Hello? Is this not a Mariah forum where we're free to talk about all things Mariah, whether it be good or bad? Mariah put herself in the public domain, so unfortunately she is subject to praise and criticism. I class myself as an honest person, I'm a Mariah fan and will critique how I want to, whether that be good or bad. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 16:29) this is a reply to message 110,264

Stop the nonsense (110,264) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway No, Mariah will never quit the diva act, no, the Karadashians have not made her unsure about her age, no, a different roll out would not have made the last two single successful, no, I said a no no, like it Frenche, no, in Spanish, no. People here on this board are completely bashing Mariah and make up outrageous reasons for what no. You are criticizing Mariah while you are all living in a Mariah fan forum creating a whole universe of excuses of why her voice is lost, her eyes are dead, who should have collaborated, how Mariah should have taken care of her voice, what affect people surrounding Mariah has, the list can go on and on. Just imagine being Mariah living in this celebrity world and what micro cosmos that will lead to. But here we are, bashing Mariah for being out of touch, too into herself and her yes people, but we are still making a universe ourselves that really doesn't exist outside the MCArchives? Hello? If this board can get so delusional, imagine being Mariah the last 35 years. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 16:15)

London (110,263) by Jamie from UK Now that ensemble in London was on point. She looks gorgeous and not trying too much. She looks there like I would like her to look. Relaxed but chic. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 16:01) this is a reply to message 110,261

Sugar Sweet video clip (110,261) by Bobby A from United States I noticed that as well. She looks a lot heavier in person. If you compare the Sugar Sweet video clip to the London photos from yesterday, you can tell the Sugar Sweet video clip is heavily edited. Why can't MC stop the diva antics and her desire to stay young? I think The Kardashians have had a negative influence on MC trying to stay young looking in the public's eye. People are not amused with her diva antics especially pop radio program diectors. These diva antics have negatively influenced the public's perception of her. Also, it is not helping that she can't sing like she used to. I have always wondered why the public loves Sza's music despite of her heavily autotuned vocals. I think it is because her lyrics are relatable and she doesn't act like a diva. This is what MC is missing in the public's eye. I believe MC acts like a diva because she is desperately trying to conceal the effects of being bipolar and the lost of her once beautiful voice. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 15:30)

Sugar Sweet video clip (110,260) by Jamie from UK I think it's a combination of that and being heavily medicated. Problem with Mariah now is she's living in a dreamlike state and has totally lost touch with reality. Whatever medication she is on is not working for her, unless there is more going on ie some cognitive disorder. The cute diva thing isn't working for her now either, all this "I don't acknowledge time" rubbish needs to stop, she needs to grow up, have a laugh yes but get back to being herself and not an act. Whether that's possible now I don't know, she seems completely lost in herself. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 15:30) this is a reply to message 110,254

Sugar Sweet video clip (110,254) by ADAM from USA Do you think her expressionless blank stares in this video and many others are the result of too much botox and filler? [It's] happened so much that I think the weight of these enhancements are affecting her ability to emote. I guess for her she'd rather look 35 forever while unable to look enthused or expressive. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 14:41)

New music (110,250) by Jamie from UK Yes I totally get where you're coming from, her lyrics used to be deep and meaningful. Now it's like she tries to get the most silliest or current trend lyrics in. Or words that no one really knows the meaning. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 13:53) this is a reply to message 110,248

New music (110,248) by MusicfanJ from Germany I completely agree. That's why I hope on the new album are some lyrics with deeper meanings. I have nothing against some fun songs/lyrics but not the complete album. We all know her voice has changed but what I don't understand is, when she was so young she wrote like a grown-up person. Now she's a grown-up and the lyrics are so girly. Normally it's the opposite. Is it all to be trendy and to get to charts again? Wouldn't lyrics that are less girly not work better? Just a question, please don't get it wrong. Something funny, I didn't know what Fendi is. Lol, a luxury brand, now I know. I watched a docu about Gucci yesterday, there they were also talking about the other brands. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 12:44)

Sugar Sweet video clip (110,247) by Jamie from UK Ah good. I hope so. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 12:42) this is a reply to message 110,246

Sugar Sweet video clip (110,246) by Shezz from Pk Jamie, I don't think that's a clip for the official video. It's another home video clip for TikTok/promotion like she did for TD as well. She looks good, yes the editing is off. She looks so beautiful when she smiles, needs to do that more than these serious expressions that read more lost than sexy. Looking forward to seeing how she performs SS in Brighton. She's going to bring the energy again like the Capital ball. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 11:52)

What Virgin Records could have been for MC (110,242) by Jamie from UK Yes I agree, they should have given her more of a chance, but I think it was more to do with the negative publicity around her breakdown etc. In those days it wasn't accepted to have any mental health struggles and you were written off. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 10:10) this is a reply to message 110,237

What Virgin Records could have been for MC (110,237) by Bobby A from United States I was thinking today and wondering what MC's career with Virgin Records would have been like if they didn't buy out her 80 million dollars contract. The Virgin executives surely didn't support an established artist who had sold millions during the first ten years of her career. Just because her first album for the label didn't live up to their expectations, they decided to cut their losses and buy out her contract for 28 million dollars. Glitter was a soundtrack and not a regular album. They could have given her some grace and allowed MC to record a non soundtrack album. I am just thinking today about the "what if" with Virgin Records after 24 years. Virgin Records has other instances when they did support their artists when they were in a crisis or underperforming like Boy George, Janet Jackson, D'Angelo, and Aalyiah's family. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 08:01)

Update on Type Dangerous (110,241) by Jamie from UK The UK one is only sales and not the official chart which would be compared to the Hot 100. The official chart is the only one that counts here and I think it even charted on there unfortunately. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 10:06) this is a reply to message 110,233

Update on Type Dangerous (110,233) by Haiji from United States Type: Dangerous U.S. Billboard Hot 100: #95 (50th career entry on chart) Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #24 Adult R&B Airplay: #15 R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #7 Adult Pop Airplay: #22 Pop Airplay: #32 Rhythmic Airplay: #20 R&B Digital Song Sales: #1 Digital Song Sales: #4 Hot R&B Songs: #7 Radio Songs (All-Format): #47 Australia ARIA Digital Tracks: #4 U.K. UK Singles Sales Chart: #9 UK Downloads Charts: #8 (currently re-entered at #99) Japan Billboard Japan Hot Overseas: #12 New Zealand RMNZ Hot Singles: #15 Lithuania Top Hit Airplay: #49 South Korea Circle BGM: #139 Type Dangerous: The Remixes EP - Brazil iTunes Album Charts: #3 Brazil Funk Remix (featuring Luísa Sonza) - Brazil iTunes: #6 Sugar Sweet Spotify: Over 1M streams in 4 days (Thursday 31 July 2025; 04:51)

New music (110,240) by Jamie from UK I often wonder has she had vocal surgery and this is the result of it. I was listening to I Don't a couple of days ago, and whilst it might not be some people's favourite (I like the song just the video is a no no for me), she's actually singing on it and sounds good, and that was only 2017. Something serious has happened in that time, either personal or vocal surgery gone wrong. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 09:04) this is a reply to message 110,228

New music (110,228) by ADAM from USA So I've read on here several times how some people are disappointed MC is a feature of her own song. While I normally would agree with that sentiment, I think [it's] actually for the best. The cold, hard truth we all can admit, is that her voice is gone. [It's] thin, shrill at times, and not rounded and smooth, [it's] damaged beyond repair her repair. While we could all speculate that vocal surgery could make it better, we really don't know and [it's] clear she doesn't take the risk. So I say all this to say, she creates music now where she can be a featured artist but have other people do the heavy lifting. No one is more aware of the bad state of her voice and limited feature on her own songs than her. She's said many times in the past, when she's not in good voice she is her own worst critic. So I conclude in 2025, to remain positive about her musical contributions, is to accept fate as we see it - she will frontload her music with featured artists, lip sync entirely, and use auto-tune [permanently] in the studio to piece together what's left of her voice. (Wednesday 30 July 2025; 20:23)

Sugar Sweet (110,239) by Jamie from UK That's cool that she's been responding on X. Maybe that's why she doesn't look happy in the [Sugar Sweet] video, maybe she's realised it's not working. I'm not on X so I can't comment on what they have been saying, but it's nice she's interacting with them. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 08:59) this is a reply to message 110,231

Sugar Sweet (110,231) by Bobby A from United States I think so too. MJ's streaming numbers would be astronomically high today. You know I wouldn't be surprise if L.A. Reid and Larry Jackson suggest to MC to go into the studio with JD or another producer to record 2-3 more songs to get that hit single. They can manufacture CDs, cassettes and vinyl records within 30 days of HFIA's release. It may be best to record some more songs based upon how some Lambs are responding to MC this week. MC has been responding to some Lambs negative comments about TD and Sugar Sweet on X for the past two days. MC replied, "I love it" to one Lamb's comment about wanting a song with a strong beat. And it is not helping that Sugar Sweet is having very low radio spins today. I am hoping spins and streams pick up soon. (Wednesday 30 July 2025; 22:42)

Sugar Sweet video clip (110,238) by Jamie from UK So Mariah has shown a clip of the new [Sugar Sweet] video. What you guys think? She loves a stairway I'll give her that, remember I Don't. I love the ensemble, she looks really nice. I just wish her face would show it too, she looks miserable, she looked happier in the kitchen clip she did. There's a part in the video where her eyes go to the left like she's looking for direction, it's a poor edit if that's gonna be in the final video. She looks nice, I just don't think it's going to rescue the song. (Thursday 31 July 2025; 08:55)

Wishful thinking (110,225) by Jamie from UK Yeah her voice for the majority it's good, it's just the higher bits that sounds off. (Wednesday 30 July 2025; 18:15) this is a reply to message 110,221

Wishful thinking (110,221) by Dove from United States I don't know. We need a viral moment. She should hire Roseanne to write some skits for her social media. Also, Sugar Sweet needs to be re-sung just by herself. There needs to be a remix with a harder beat that will bump in the car. Or maybe a strong bass guitar riff. I'm sorry but her voice sounds frail and thin and it's not pleasant to listen to. I know she can sound better.. We need to up the humidifiers or something. (No shade because even at her worst she sounds better than I did at my best.) Her voice sounds better on Type: Dangerous. But SS is a good song too. It just needs work IMO. For the video she should just hire people for it. Or put it in a scary movie. Like, the movie can start all nice and carefree with this song before the scary stuff happens. I don't think Taylor Swift was in the video for All Too Well at all and that's one of her best videos. Or Everything Has Changed. I remember when I was in 7th grade I was in choir. We would have fundraising car washes. Our advisor was a "cool" young guy so we always had it on a corner of a busy and popular street. It was the parking lot of a store that sold stuff for cars, like rims and stereo systems - stuff like that. There was a Burger King across the street and we would all walk there for our break. Across from Burger King was another car parts store, O'Reillys and a grocery store. It was a busy street on a sunny Saturday. I vividly remember the cool/nice cars would have really loud stereo systems and they would be bumping Fantasy by Mariah Carey. Some of the girls would wear bathing suit tops and use it as an opportunity to tan. We were in 7th grade so we had little girl bodies, but still, it was fun. I remember Fantasy by Mariah Carey, My Boo by Ghost Town DJs, Love You Down by INOJ, I Wanna Be Down by Brandy, Summertime Summertime by Corina, Release Me by Angelina (a lot of songs from her self titled album), Feel So Good by Lina Santiago. The video could even be MC's kids and their friends at a car wash. Then Mariah can come pick them up at the end. Actually the other singers on it sound good and they can stay but Mariah needs more parts. Even background parts like she used to do for Allure. I know this is wishful thinking but it's fun. (Wednesday 30 July 2025; 16:29)

Pics (110,219) by Jamie from UK Absolutely loving these pics of Mariah on this Instagram post. She looks gorgeous. (Wednesday 30 July 2025; 14:45)

Sugar Sweet (110,215) by Jamie from UK Do we know if the video will be released this week? I wish they had released the video at the same time. People's attention spans are shorter these days and react more to visuals. The momentum for [Sugar Sweet] [has] died off a bit and it was only released last week. Hopefully some remixes coming soon too. I'm no expert in the field but personally I'd release everything at once including video and remixes. In a fast world, if it's not an instant hit, people can move on, and then when you do release the video and remixes later the momentum and interest has gone. I might be wrong but I'd like to think they have more up their sleeve before 9/26 as that's a long time off. Maybe another single before then? Fingers crossed [Sugar Sweet] rebounds with video and remixes. (Wednesday 30 July 2025; 11:01) this is a reply to message 110,210

Sugar Sweet (110,210) by Giovanni from USA I agree Jamie. I also wish we had more of Mariah singing the song. A solo version would have been much better. (Tuesday 29 July 2025; 23:44)

Sugar Sweet (110,209) by Jamie from UK I've been listening to it today, I really wish she had also sung the 2nd verse, it's a catchy song but I don't think there's enough Mariah on it. When I heard the clips before its release I was excited but I actually think I prefer TD especially the soul of the people remix. (Tuesday 29 July 2025; 23:29) this is a reply to message 110,206

Sugar Sweet (110,206) by Bobby A from United States I can't believe Sugar Sweet is currently #83 on iTunes. This is not good. I don't think radio adds and the video next week will help Sugar Sweet debut on the Hot 100. I sure hope there are other songs that will carry the album after it drops on September 26th. I hope there are some features and samples that will be revealed to us soon. It is Mariah Carey vs. Morgan Wallen, Alex Warren, Teddy Swims, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Beiber right now on the iTunes chart right now and probably will be that way in late September. (Tuesday 29 July 2025; 20:48)

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