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Re: Caution's commercial performance (86,995) (87,004) by B from USA A lot of people seem to be feeling it and Stay Long Love You. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 16:07)

Pleasant surprise (87,003) by Lara from Middle East My daughter brought her English homework today and it turned out to be from "Roc and Roe 12 days of Christmas". I wonder if her teacher is a lamb. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 15:41)

Billboard's Best Albums of the Year List (87,002) by B from USA 39. Mariah Carey, "Caution" If you needed yet another reminder as to why she remains the supreme diva, Mariah Carey's 15th album, Caution, continues to demonstrate her dominance as a chart fixture (it debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200) as well as a crafty songwriter and inimitable singer. Across just ten songs, the R&B luminary warns listeners to tread lightly when it comes to questioning her prowess - whether she's dishing out the "I don't know her" dismissals of "GTFO" and "A No No" or proving that her hip-hop roots still run deep with the Gunna-assisted "Stay Long Love You". After decades of making pop history, it still comes easy for Carey to wave off contenders to her throne with a simple flick of her diamond butterfly-embellished fingers. - Bianca Gracie (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 14:30)

Re: Slick Rick (86,998) (87,001) by Licia from USA I'll have to listen again to see if I catch it. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 13:51)

Re: Some sales perspective (86,992) (87,000) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines True. For one to truly gauge of how successful an artist is these days, they have to accept that the industry is nothing like it was a decade ago, let alone the 90s. Streaming is key, followed by sales. The only female artists who are capable of blockbuster successes these days are Taylor and Adele. Ariana's "thank u, next" leaped back to number one despite it not being quite the radio hit yet and falling a bit behind on sales, solely thanks to its campy video. For a song to be #1 today, it has to be a strong performer in all aspects - streaming, sales, and then radio will catch up later on to help with its longevity. Pretty much no song debuts at #1 based on sales alone anymore. To fully appreciate how successful Mariah is, we really have to evaluate her commercial performance compared to her 90s peers and fellow legends. That is the only fair way to go about it. Even when she's outperfoming a few of them, she cannot compete with today's stars. She still has it in her to produce a hit single, but to have another string of hits is unlikely (although I really hope to be proven wrong). Even Cher lucked out with Believe, and that was during the 90s, a year after Elton had his last massive hit; both achievements were thanks to a less ageist audience then. We have to see things from the right angle. When people talk about Celine, it's not about her music anymore. I'd go as far as saying that if Whitney (God rest her soul) were still around, she wouldn't be making waves either. Janet needed Daddy Yankee to take her to the top 10 of the iTunes charts. Post-2005 Madonna's has been skirting around for a musical identity since. Lesser 90s acts like Brandy, Jennifer Lopez, Usher, and even Britney and Christina are struggling even harder than Mariah is. Mariah, on the other hand, still managed to top the worldwide iTunes song charts with an uncharacteristic profanity-based mid-tempo jam and has fans capable of turning her initial disappointments and flops into hits over a decade or two after their original release. So Caution will probably fall off the Billboard 200 in two weeks. She'll still be happy because she's finally getting the critical respect she has so wanted for the longest time. That matters more than sales at this point. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 12:32)

8th Grade is the new Faded/Betcha Gon know (86,999) by Sheila from United States 8th Grade is her RnB smash just waiting for radio. Rnb stations once heard are gonna jump on this bop. Watch. Spring is gonna be Mariah's time. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 11:50)

Re: Slick Rick (86,997) (86,998) by Carlos from Brazil The sample is really short. It's when the song is beginning. You can hear an "EMCEEEEEE". It's almost when Mariah is doing her first line and JD is doing his JD thing. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 11:25)

Re: Slick Rick (86,991) (86,997) by Licia from USA I was wondering that as well. I read somewhere that she sampled La Di Da Di for It's Like That, but I don't think that's true because the original song and ILT have no similarities to me. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 09:19)

Hilarious article (86,996) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago I love this hilarious article - the writer is not taking things too seriously, but still manages to spin a whole other perspective while making it fun. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 03:37)

Re: Caution's commercial performance (86,989) (86,995) by RibbonB from USA I find Caution the song to be boring and repetutive. The other two songs are great potential singles. I think she hopes this coming Caution tour will keep people interested. (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 02:46)

Re: Andrew (86,969) (86,994) by G.G. from USA Why? Why, would you summon a demon like that? (Wednesday 12 December 2018; 01:44)

Re: One Child live was perfect (86,978) (86,993) by Hector from Mexico I love the Christmas in Washington performance (2010). (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 23:14)

Some sales perspective (86,992) by Matt from Australia I just read a Rolling Stone article that says Miley's last album debuted at number 5 on Billboard and sold 45,000 in its first week. It hasn't even gone gold yet. Meanwhile her previous album, Bangerz, debuted at number 1 with 270,000 its first week. In short, many people's expectations for Mariah need a serious adjustment. Then you will realize how successful she still is. (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 21:38)

Slick Rick (86,991) by Billy from Greece In several interviews Mariah mentioned that she had sampled Slick Rick prior to their collaboration. What song was she referring to? (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 21:29)

A Christmas Melody (86,990) by Hector from Mexico I must confess that I like that movie. Yes, it is corny as hell but I find it enjoyable. (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 21:25)

Re: Caution's commercial performance (86,979) (86,989) by B from USA I don't think she's going to let this era end as a disappointment. I really hope she releases Caution, 8th Grade, and Giving Me Life as singles, those songs deserve to be heard. This album is in my top five, easily. (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 21:19)

Re: AIWFCIY #7 (86,970) (86,988) by Hector from Mexico God knows this song deserves to be #1 (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 21:05)

Beacon 2014 (86,987) by Billy from Greece I don't think I had realized back then the quality of the vocals she delivered. Wow. Her singing "Hero" is where I'm at right now. Wow. Thank God for this woman. (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 16:52)

Re: Caution album (86,985) (86,986) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I agree. But then again, people are pretty tired of Mariah after Christmas. I have noticed that radio channels that ususlly play Mariah's back catalogue, have a long break after New Year, and don't play her before April. (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 16:00)

Re: Caution album (86,982) (86,985) by Shezz from Pk Makes sense for them to do that but it also shows a bit of bad planning to launch the album 2 weeks before her very busy Christmas season. I guess she was stuck because of her Asia tour. Best thing would have been to have a single or 2 out this year and just launch the album with a bang in the new year - hot off her Christmas popularity. Makes much more sense than shelving this "solid body of work" (I see you up there). I'm just praying the A No No remix doesnt get abandoned in all this. Though I do believe Mariah will support this album as soon as she can after all the work she's put in it. (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 15:36)

Re: Billboard 200 album chart (86,983) (86,984) by MusicfanJ from Germany Deedre that's right. It's really a nice little movie for the Christmas time. It has a good message and humor (the Christmas decoration from the neighbor). Of course I love the original version with Mariah's narration. But even with the synchro it's enjoyable. How nice from your mom to buy it for you. Merry Christmas. (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 15:25)

Re: Billboard 200 album chart (86,977) (86,983) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Musician, my mom just bought me a copy of the All I Want For Christmas Is You animated movie as she knows I love Mariah. She did a really good job on the project. It's a sweet movie for Christmas time. Enjoyable for all not just kids. (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 14:56)

Re: Caution album (86,974) (86,982) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I read somewhere that the label has put the promotion of "Caution" on a hiatus until January, since people are so focused on her Christmas material now. They will continue promoting the album after New Year. (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 14:19)

AIWFCIY at no. 7 (86,981) by darrian liu from taiwan Y'all this could actually reach no. 1 this year. It debuted in November. November (all caps). Then it went on to reach the top 10, at its highest peak thus far, and we're barely even have 2 weeks in December. Ari's Thank U, Next is definitely a pretty strong no. 1 (congrats to her, a no. 1 is difficult to get, not everybody has that) with the video being a massive hit, but with AIWFCIY continuing to gain in all metrics, plus the massive streaming numbers it will get in the days approaching Christmas and Christmas itself, it truly does have a chance. Y'all in the US, please stream, stream, stream. Don't forget that paid streams are weighted more than free streams. But at this rate, a top 5 placement is definitely guaranteed. I would even say that a top 3 is a guarantee, especially with the rest of the top 10 being quite weak. Let's go lambs. (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 13:42)

Re: Caution album (86,974) (86,980) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines In today's music scene, I don't believe the strike-while-the-iron-is-hot mentality works that well anymore for this generation's most popular mainstream artists, let alone legends like Mariah. I think they should let AIWFCIY have its moment to shine first, especially now that it has just reached a new peak and we have at least two tracking weeks more before it falls out once again. Hopefully she hits the top 5 by then, and the press it would receive would be a great bed of positivity to release. Right after that, riding on that high, then they drop the A No No remix. It may not buoy the album back up, but at least it could be a hit thanks to Cardi's huge streaming pull. (Tuesday 11 December 2018; 13:38)

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