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Re: Butterfly (66,411) (66,424) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ugh sorry I clearly wasn't thinking straight when I wrote that. (Sunday 18 September 2016; 9:33)

Re: Butterfly (66,419) (66,423) by Merr Hasenan from Malaysia After almost 20 years, Butterfly is always her best album. The videos are great. The story behind all three videos (Honey, Butterfly, My All) told us that the production was not half-cooked ideas. The Roof, with all the simplicity (limo, rain, rooftop) became one of her best music video ever. From the album cover to the productions to the live performances (my fav is Butterfly in SNL), Butterfly deserved its 20th anniversary celebration next year. Columbia should released more singles commercially to accompany the album. 8 months gap between Honey and My All was a total waste. They should released Close My Eyes in between or just push Butterfly to the top after Honey. Before its upcoming sweet 20 next year, let us celebrate Emotions' 25th birthday. (Sunday 18 September 2016; 4:41)

Getting MC back to the top of the charts (66,422) by Marissa from USA In my opinion, Mariah only has 3 musical routes that she can take to get back to the top of the charts in today's musical climate without compromising her musical integrity are: an infectious pop summer jam, a sultry, baby-making song a la The Weeknd's "Earned It" or a raw, honest stripped down love song a la Hello by Adele. Everything else is bullshit. Another "hip-pop" collaboration isn't going to cut it because she keeps working with here today, gone tomorrow rappers. People don't realize that the Fantasy remix and IKWYW worked for MC, not just because she was working with rappers, but because she was working with legendary, one-of-a-kind, hip-hop veterans. If she's not gonna get people of that caliber, I say forget it. I'm tired of half-assed wannabe Fantasy remix revivals. I'm fine with MC doing a love song as a single but she must (caps) let go of this WBT formula that has yet to get her another #1 for a ballad since then. WBT was great but times have changed and she needs to take a new approach. When Mariah did step out of her comfort zone, we got the brilliance of Meteorite. As we could see with VOL, the Fantasy remix and Meteorite, when Mariah gets into that trailblazing state of mind, the music is untouchable. When she sticks with formulas and creates songs that remind her of her past work, it's basically a guarantee that the given song won't even break the top 20 on the charts. (Sunday 18 September 2016; 4:14)

Re: Butterfly (66,417) (66,421) by B from USA I never said that. It is well known that Tommy didn't want to release Butterfly because of the subject matter and that he sabotaged Glitter. Mariah has made some mistakes. Her decision to barely raise her voice above a whisper during the recording of Charmbracelet, releasing Triumphant, hiring Stella, and allowing unflattering images to be uploaded to her social media accounts to name a few. Almost forgot to mention still working with KB and refusing to hire a stylist with style. Unlike you I focus on the positives. (Sunday 18 September 2016; 4:01)

Re: Butterfly (66,417) (66,420) by B from USA US Radio Songs (Billboard) #16 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) #11 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) #35 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) #13 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) #14 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard) #27 US Rhythmic (Billboard) #8 Receipts, darling. (Sunday 18 September 2016; 3:33)

Re: Butterfly (66,415) (66,419) by Edouard from France Butterfly is my favourite song ever, along with Always Be My Baby and Close My Eyes and... Tatally agree with you about the promotion. Yet, for some weird reasons I believe Butterfly is a masterpiece because it didn't extremely well critically, it did well in terms of sales but less than Daydream or Music Box. I believe that the fact that it did very well but not extremely well allowed it to be considered a critical masterpiece. It's still an album of reference. The fact that, even the promotion was a struggle, kinda went with the theme of the album. Mariah was everywhere in 1997/1998. inescapable. (Sunday 18 September 2016; 2:14)

Re: Empire (66,391) (66,418) by Licia from USA Good to know I wasn't the only one mad when they switched The One for Boy. I like Boy, but I don't love it and I know The One would have been better. I also love the remix. They utilized the Goodbye Love sample by Guy to the fullest and it came out great imo. Whatever they decide to do for the Empire soundtrack I just hope it's a good song. Esther Dean kind of caters to the younger audience, but Rodney is versatile and I think can help cater to all audiences (maybe lol). (Sunday 18 September 2016; 1:39)

Re: Butterfly (66,415) (66,417) by Andrew from UK So basically everything that has ever gone wrong in Mariah's world is somebody else's fault to you. There's a word for that. Anyway. Bro, are you the guy in Infinity who is the other side of the street? Either that or you're in her closet sniffing her smalls. I'm betting the latter. But enlighten. If it's true, it's very cool. Very very cool. (Sunday 18 September 2016; 0:56)

Re: Butterfly (66,407) (66,415) by B from USA I'm still upset that Tommy didn't properly release Butterfly. Butterfly peaked in the 20's on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and the video was in heavy rotation on MTV, VH1, and BET. If it were released after Billboard's rule change it would have been her twelfth #1. Butterfly is one of her best ballads and it's her signature song. (Sunday 18 September 2016; 0:35)

Re: Glitter debacle (66,397) (66,414) by B from USA Hey, RJJ 12. I like how they tried to downplay the scandal. What goes around comes around. Ja Rule and Irv Gotti's reign ended two years later when 50 cent murdered Ja on record. Jennifer is a talented comedic actress. She's at her best in romantic comedies like Maid in Manhattan but her film career stalled a few years later as well. She recently scored a modest hit at the US box office with The Boy Next Door and her television series Shades Of Blue was renewed for a second season despite lackluster ratings and horrible reviews. Her last big hit was Get Right which she stole from Usher. Her recent hit songs were hits because of her collaborators, Benny, and AI. I haven't attended her Vegas residency but from the videos I've seen Mariah's is superior. Jennifer has the better stage costumes (wardrobe) but she's a darling of the fashion industry and has an amazing stylist. Perez Hilton said he learned from Jennifer's team that she was upset with him when he said Mariah's show was better than hers. Karma. (Sunday 18 September 2016; 0:12)

Empire single (66,413) by Marissa from USA I'm glad Mariah's putting out a song that will basically promote itself by being on Empire, but I hate the fact that Jussie/Jamal's goat vocals have to be a part of the track. His vibrato is out of control. The only male singer I really want Mariah to collaborate with is The Weeknd. That would be perfect. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 23:20)

Emotions (66,412) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) This brilliant album is now a quarter century. Happy 25th anniversary Emotions you are truly one of a kind. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 23:20)

Re: Butterfly (66,407) (66,411) by B from USA 2017 will be Butterfly's twentieth anniversary, right? 1997-2007-2017. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 22:53)

Re: Empire (66,408) (66,410) by B from USA Is it the one included on The Remixes? If so I have. I meant she should have redone her vocals on the original and released it as a single. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 22:50)

25th Anniversary of "Emotions" (66,409) by Ardis Logic from Earth Wow. Has it really been that long ago. Amazing. I absolutely adore that song. It's magical. Here is the video if anyone is feeling nostalgic. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 22:13)

Re: Empire (66,391) (66,408) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter But she did remix "The One" with re-sung vocals. The remix was amazing and more laid back. Mariah's vocals were great too. You should check it out if you didn't already. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 22:05)

Re: Butterfly (66,395) (66,407) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter All these cool ideas will only come from Mariah's fans. LA would just re-release it with a "Butterfly 12th Anniversary" in gold writing. If they do it, they should take the suggestions you made. But do they really re-release stuff for 12th anniversaries? Isn't it usually 10th or 20th or 25th? I could be wrong but I'm here for the ideas you mentioned. Butterfly is a timeless album. So many classic. I will forever be mad that the gorgeous "Breakdown" video didn't get the attention it deserves. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 22:04)

New single? (66,406) by 123 from USA Mariah stating in an interview she hopes to have a new single out by the time she starts her SA leg of her tour. I will never trust the word "soon" to mean within the next six months lol. Maybe she is referring to the duet. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 21:17)

Re: The Rap Game (66,371) (66,405) by Haiji Toro from USA Exactly. Queen Latifah has done it all since the beginning of her career. This woman is indeed an entrepreneur. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 21:00)

Super vocal series: It's Like That perfect climax (66,404) by 123 from USA I love all the clips they collected of different parts of the climax she sang live. I need another hot uptempo that features a strong, but feasible lead live vocal from her with a great build. The beat is so sparse that her voice. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 20:45)

Honey live #1 To Infinity 6-25-16 (66,400) by 123 from USA My favorite Honey performance this year. I loved how she changed the way she sang "running" at the 50 second mark. For someone who has been out since 1990, I still find it incredible that can still come up with new riffs and runs 25 years later. I need her to drop the pre-records that kick in at the bridge, she doesn't need to go for that G5 for the song to still sound good. Singing it live all the way through would really be a highlight the way she is sounding these days. Her tone was so good in June and I can't wait to hear what she recorded while she was in Vegas that month. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 20:21)

Re: The Rap Game (66,369) (66,399) by RibbonB from USA Mariah did ok on the Rap Game. She seemed a little nervous or tired, but she seemed to like the kids' raps and that perked her up. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 19:41)

The Rap Game (66,398) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Really enjoyed Mariah's appearance on the rap game. Here is the full version for those interested. I love that she gave little inputs (for example how to handle the mic and many more). Also liked seeing what kind of rapper she prefers. Overall it was a cute moment. Here is a separate video with an intro not included in the first video. She seems to be recording something. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 19:36)

Re: Glitter debacle (66,373) (66,397) by 123 from USA HI Tevin and Licia. Yes Ashanti admitted to singing the reference and they left the vocals. Here is the article. that came out recently where JLo's team admits about knowing Mariah already cleared the sample, JRule discussing how they had access to Tommy's private jet because he wanted the song done and video filmed all in one weekend, and Ashanti admitting she sang the reference. Watch this video as well where Ashanti reveals she was mad that Irv because he gave JLo I'm Real and sang the reference to I'm Real and they left her hook and backgrounds. It's Ashanti you hear on that song, not JLo. Watch at the 3 minute mark. (Saturday 17 September 2016; 19:20)

Webmaster (66,396) by Edward from USA There are a couple of posters here whose messages are so edited out that most times is very difficult to decipher what they're talking about. I know you've made it clear many times about the rules, but they keep ignoring you. I don't see the point in posing their messages when all we see is a bunch of [...]. [Webmaster: Some like Sheila never learn, but I think it's too much to delete the message completely.] (Saturday 17 September 2016; 18:55)

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