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HFIA review (112,338)
by Lambi from USA
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Hate to say it but they probably are. The roll out was heavily banked on, probably the best publicity of all her albums. (Butterfly and TEOM didn't even get her a VMA.) She toured the dang world and let everyone know about it. She quite literally couldn't do anything more. But still by PTS, the hype pretty much died out.
Maybe if someone picks up NII for a movie, it might have a resurgence, I doubt it though.
But to completely fair, there isn't one ground breaking single. I'm still not going to count Mariah out. She shocked me with With You and A No No, I just know melodies come to her way too naturally, and it only takes one song that'll break through the cracks to bring her back on top again.
(Tuesday 11 November 2025; 02:49)
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HFIA review (112,322)
by Bobby A from United States
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Do you think Gamma was disappointed in the sales numbers and the lackluster public reaction to PTS? The only way MC is going to even come close to at least Memoirs sales numbers is to release a duets jazz or covers album. Her pop days of hit singles and albums are over with. Maybe she should pattern her next album with how Rod Stewart revitalized his career after his rock and pop success days ended. 
(Sunday 9 November 2025; 17:11)
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It's not going to happen (112,337)
by jaker20 from US
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Apparently top 15 is very possible this week. It is a lot stronger this year. 
(Tuesday 11 November 2025; 02:15)
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It's not going to happen (112,334)
by Edward from USA
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For the Grinch who keeps trying, unsuccessfully, to cancel Christmas: give it up. It's not going to happen. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is set to re-enter the Billboard Hot 100 this week at #31.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 20:20)
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Alzheimer's (112,336)
by Lambi from USA
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"You can practically feel the bitterness through the screen" is so true. Did you all gang up on Libra Lamb before? He is still very mean-spirited so I'm assuming something must've broken him here in the past.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 21:33)
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Alzheimer's (112,316)
by Edward from USA
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I agree. The thing is that some people here get triggered by anything, you can practically feel the bitterness through the screen. Nobody is trying to diagnose Mariah; people are just free to speculate. That whole "cancel anything I don't like" mentality was used as a weapon for way too long. Thankfully, we're finally moving away from that and some common sense is returning. Alzheimer's never even crossed my mind when it comes to Mariah, if anything, it seems more like it could be related to her bipolar meds.
(Saturday 8 November 2025; 20:47)
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Alzheimer's (112,335)
by Lambi from USA
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You're welcome Joachim. I don't know if you read it, but when saw how lively Mariah is on the Kai Cenat podcast, I wrote: We have to acknowledge Joachim being correct. He said, "After this period with our beloved Mariah be almost a living dead, expect a period from some time from now when she will be exuberant again." You really predicted that. Keep it up.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 21:23)
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Alzheimer's (112,329)
by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway
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Thank you, Lambi, I just needed to try to explain that I'm not a complete nuthead. 
(Monday 10 November 2025; 12:24)
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It's not going to happen (112,334)
by Edward from USA
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For the Grinch who keeps trying, unsuccessfully, to cancel Christmas: give it up. It's not going to happen. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is set to re-enter the Billboard Hot 100 this week at #31.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 20:20)
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Alzheimer's (112,333)
by Lamb Chop from USA
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I saw it, I don't think anyone was obliterated. I certainly was not. And I don't feel obliterated. You're welcome to feel otherwise though.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 16:58)
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Alzheimer's (112,332)
by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway
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Libra Lamb, message 112,312, a comment to message 112,299. 
(Monday 10 November 2025; 16:13)
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Alzheimer's (112,332)
by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway
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Libra Lamb, message 112,312, a comment to message 112,299.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 16:13)
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Alzheimer's (112,331)
by Lamb Chop from USA
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Again, can someone point me towards the comment where someone got obliterated? I still don't see it.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 14:23)
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Alzheimer's (112,331)
by Lamb Chop from USA
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Again, can someone point me towards the comment where someone got obliterated? I still don't see it.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 14:23)
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Alzheimer's (112,329)
by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway
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Thank you, Lambi, I just needed to try to explain that I'm not a complete nuthead.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 12:24)
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HFIA review (112,330)
by MusicfanJ from Germany
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I'm also pleased if this is a farewell album because it's so good. Of course I hope we get another one. By the way when I read here about "passing", Mariah is not that old. People around their 70ies are here called "best-ager". Mariah's still in the middle, people get older and older. Except they are ill, have a heart-attack or have an accident. What I want to say is, I hope Mariah gets real old. Do you know Iris Apfel from New York? She was a fashion lady and got 102. I found her so funny, a great inspiration to live a dream as long as possible.  Have a good week everyone.
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HFIA review (112,327)
by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
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By vocal acrobatics I meant the belting. On Caution it was more consistent and regular in the usual last section of the songs (if I remember well, it's been so long since I listened to that album). However, "Me. I am Mariah..." was the last time we had real huge belting (the one we have always been used to) like on "Supernatural" or "Meteorite".
On the other hand, the whistle register is always there and used very wisely aesthetically, as usual. And you're so right to say that "her vocals remain steady and buttery throughout the album", and that's what makes it consistent. Vocally, I still love her voice just because she's capable of doing so many things with it and creating so much beauty sonically with plenty of nuances. For me that's outstanding.
One thing I didn't mention in my review: the lyrics. She's a real master. She knows we pay real attention to that, and, apart from being something natural in her, she puts a lot of effort into it. "Play That Song" feels like a film when you listen to it and close your eyes in order to imagine the scenes.
When somebody commented on this album being possibly her last one, I felt like I was going to cry, but it felt right because of what it is like. Still I hope it won't.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 00:29)
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Alzheimer's (112,329)
by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway
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Thank you, Lambi, I just needed to try to explain that I'm not a complete nuthead.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 12:24)
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Alzheimer's (112,317)
by Lambi from USA
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Joachim, wow, you didn't have to obliterate him like that. Real though, this Mariah "diagnosis" is barely a diagnosis and isn't even comparable to diagnoses lambs have done in the past.
(Saturday 8 November 2025; 22:36)
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HFIA review (112,328)
by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
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I think my mother agrees with you. On the second day after the release of the album when I was listening to it at home on the speakers at full volume while sweeping the floor, I screamed: "Wow, this album is just beautiful.". And she replied: "She sounds as usual." All this in Spanish, of course. Lol. And I thought: "She isn't capable of appreciating her artistry and her evolution as an artist." Lol.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 00:37)
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HFIA review (112,320)
by TJ from Norway
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"It's new, but, at the same time, it's got classic Mariah and a little bit of everything (to my delight)."
That's the problem with this album. She's trying an old formula that doesn't work anymore, and she's done it so many times before. From my point of view she's not evolving as an artist. Caution was different, but not enough.
(Sunday 9 November 2025; 08:53)
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HFIA review (112,327)
by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
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By vocal acrobatics I meant the belting. On Caution it was more consistent and regular in the usual last section of the songs (if I remember well, it's been so long since I listened to that album). However, "Me. I am Mariah..." was the last time we had real huge belting (the one we have always been used to) like on "Supernatural" or "Meteorite".
On the other hand, the whistle register is always there and used very wisely aesthetically, as usual. And you're so right to say that "her vocals remain steady and buttery throughout the album", and that's what makes it consistent. Vocally, I still love her voice just because she's capable of doing so many things with it and creating so much beauty sonically with plenty of nuances. For me that's outstanding.
One thing I didn't mention in my review: the lyrics. She's a real master. She knows we pay real attention to that, and, apart from being something natural in her, she puts a lot of effort into it. "Play That Song" feels like a film when you listen to it and close your eyes in order to imagine the scenes.
When somebody commented on this album being possibly her last one, I felt like I was going to cry, but it felt right because of what it is like. Still I hope it won't.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 00:29)
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HFIA review (112,319)
by Edward from USA
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I miss the vocal acrobatics too. "HFIA", unlike "Caution", still has some great vocal moments, not as showy, but definitely there. Mariah's whistle register sounds a bit thicker now, and I actually love the smoky tone of her voice on this album. She doesn't go all out, but her vocals remain steady and smooth throughout. smoky, buttery, and effortless. What more could we ask for?
As I said, "HFIA" would be a beautiful goodbye album if she ever decided to stop releasing new music. Still, I have a feeling she'll put out another album in a couple of years. At this point, I think it's dawned on her that the longer she waits, the less she sells, and the more people disconnect.
(Sunday 9 November 2025; 03:35)
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Mom's death (112,326)
by ADAM from USA
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I was thinking the cause of her death was never public, which makes me believe perhaps she passed from Alzheimer's disease and Mariah is not ready to make that connection public. I think whatever she's fighting these last several years is not bi-polar related. Her memory and gross motor skills are markedly different and suspect. That's my two cents. I think Here For It All is the farewell album we suspected she'd make and she's done a great job in my opinion - a beautiful body of work she can leave the work and notes for her children when she passes.
(Monday 10 November 2025; 00:19)
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HFIA review (112,325)
by Bobby A from United States
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I miss MC's vocal acrobatics too. It is something that you looked forward to in a Mariah Carey song. My only question is now is how MC can improve her voice to at least get it back to the E=MC2 era. Her range is still there, but she doesn't have the strength and stamina to do the vocal acrobatics effortlessly. Her recent performance of PTS on the Tonight Show and the slight note change she did during the performance is a prime example of her vocal restraint. 90's MC would have done all types of riffs and runs with that performance.
(Sunday 9 November 2025; 22:42)
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HFIA review (112,318)
by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
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My quick review (better late than never): overall I like it very much. It's new, but, at the same time, it's got classic Mariah and a little bit of everything (to my delight). Just like she told us, it's an eclectic album. The one thing that I miss really much: the vocal acrobatics. They started to fade away on the Caution album, and now that's a fact. However, the artistry is intact and evolving, her real virtue. Right after the release, I didn't want to listen to the album more that once a day. But lately, the number has increased. It's a real pity this kind of music doesn't have a global impact like it used to. Anyway, we're here for it all. Hugs.
(Saturday 8 November 2025; 23:07)
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Alzheimer's (112,324)
by MusicfanJ from Germany
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Luckily "cancel culture" seems to go away or at least recognized for what it is. It's a dangerous "weapon" against free speech, opinions and thoughs. But back to Mariah I also think it's only because of her meds. Of course I don't know. But I wish she wouldn't take/need them. Even if you're a normal person you need a doctor you can trust. There are bad ones out there like in every other profession, but with all the money Mariah has, you guess there should be a real good one. But who knows.
(Sunday 9 November 2025; 21:56)
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Alzheimer's (112,316)
by Edward from USA
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I agree. The thing is that some people here get triggered by anything, you can practically feel the bitterness through the screen. Nobody is trying to diagnose Mariah; people are just free to speculate. That whole "cancel anything I don't like" mentality was used as a weapon for way too long. Thankfully, we're finally moving away from that and some common sense is returning. Alzheimer's never even crossed my mind when it comes to Mariah, if anything, it seems more like it could be related to her bipolar meds.
(Saturday 8 November 2025; 20:47)
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Another #1 (112,323)
by jaker20 from US
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When people hear "vocalist" they think American Idol or The Voice. These reality TV competitions have beaten that art form to the ground.
When people think vocal performance in current pop music, they think Billie Eilish or maybe even Sabrina. I love their voices, I love Bird of a Feather, but that's how "good vocals" sound to post millenials.
And if you are belting, they think 90s or Idol. The only way Mariah would have a hit is if she's a featured artist, or a movie soundtrack, because the song is associated to the movie, and not to her.
By that same point, that made AIWFCIY a classic, because it reminds people of those magical days. Mariah will never be both, she can only be a Christmas artist or not.
(Sunday 9 November 2025; 18:27)
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Another #1 (112,300)
by Lamb Chop from USA
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I don't think Mariah will get another #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 that's not All I Want For Christmas. As much as I'd like so see it happen, it's very unlikely. I don't mean to count her out. She's clearly very talented. But the problem is, in my humble opinion, she's not relatable at all. Some might even say she's not real. They know who she is, but they "don't know her". As much as she presents herself to be real, a lot of people are not buying it, and therefore not buying her records. Maybe she'll prove me wrong with another hit. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
(Friday 7 November 2025; 21:53)
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HFIA review (112,322)
by Bobby A from United States
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Do you think Gamma was disappointed in the sales numbers and the lackluster public reaction to PTS? The only way MC is going to even come close to at least Memoirs sales numbers is to release a duets jazz or covers album. Her pop days of hit singles and albums are over with. Maybe she should pattern her next album with how Rod Stewart revitalized his career after his rock and pop success days ended.
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HFIA review (112,319)
by Edward from USA
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I miss the vocal acrobatics too. "HFIA", unlike "Caution", still has some great vocal moments, not as showy, but definitely there. Mariah's whistle register sounds a bit thicker now, and I actually love the smoky tone of her voice on this album. She doesn't go all out, but her vocals remain steady and smooth throughout. smoky, buttery, and effortless. What more could we ask for?
As I said, "HFIA" would be a beautiful goodbye album if she ever decided to stop releasing new music. Still, I have a feeling she'll put out another album in a couple of years. At this point, I think it's dawned on her that the longer she waits, the less she sells, and the more people disconnect.
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HFIA review (112,320)
by TJ from Norway
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"It's new, but, at the same time, it's got classic Mariah and a little bit of everything (to my delight)."
That's the problem with this album. She's trying an old formula that doesn't work anymore, and she's done it so many times before. From my point of view she's not evolving as an artist. Caution was different, but not enough.
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HFIA review (112,318)
by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
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My quick review (better late than never): overall I like it very much. It's new, but, at the same time, it's got classic Mariah and a little bit of everything (to my delight). Just like she told us, it's an eclectic album. The one thing that I miss really much: the vocal acrobatics. They started to fade away on the Caution album, and now that's a fact. However, the artistry is intact and evolving, her real virtue. Right after the release, I didn't want to listen to the album more that once a day. But lately, the number has increased. It's a real pity this kind of music doesn't have a global impact like it used to. Anyway, we're here for it all. Hugs.
(Saturday 8 November 2025; 23:07)
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HFIA review (112,319)
by Edward from USA
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I miss the vocal acrobatics too. "HFIA", unlike "Caution", still has some great vocal moments, not as showy, but definitely there. Mariah's whistle register sounds a bit thicker now, and I actually love the smoky tone of her voice on this album. She doesn't go all out, but her vocals remain steady and smooth throughout. smoky, buttery, and effortless. What more could we ask for?
As I said, "HFIA" would be a beautiful goodbye album if she ever decided to stop releasing new music. Still, I have a feeling she'll put out another album in a couple of years. At this point, I think it's dawned on her that the longer she waits, the less she sells, and the more people disconnect.
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HFIA review (112,318)
by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
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My quick review (better late than never): overall I like it very much. It's new, but, at the same time, it's got classic Mariah and a little bit of everything (to my delight). Just like she told us, it's an eclectic album. The one thing that I miss really much: the vocal acrobatics. They started to fade away on the Caution album, and now that's a fact. However, the artistry is intact and evolving, her real virtue. Right after the release, I didn't want to listen to the album more that once a day. But lately, the number has increased. It's a real pity this kind of music doesn't have a global impact like it used to. Anyway, we're here for it all. Hugs.
(Saturday 8 November 2025; 23:07)
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HFIA review (112,318)
by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
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My quick review (better late than never): overall I like it very much. It's new, but, at the same time, it's got classic Mariah and a little bit of everything (to my delight). Just like she told us, it's an eclectic album. The one thing that I miss really much: the vocal acrobatics. They started to fade away on the Caution album, and now that's a fact. However, the artistry is intact and evolving, her real virtue. Right after the release, I didn't want to listen to the album more that once a day. But lately, the number has increased. It's a real pity this kind of music doesn't have a global impact like it used to. Anyway, we're here for it all. Hugs.
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Alzheimer's (112,317)
by Lambi from USA
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Joachim, wow, you didn't have to obliterate him like that. Real though, this Mariah "diagnosis" is barely a diagnosis and isn't even comparable to diagnoses lambs have done in the past.
(Saturday 8 November 2025; 22:36)
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Alzheimer's (112,312)
by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway
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Well, I have a masters degree in psychology and working as a mental health professional, we are not diagnosing Mariah, but the symptoms can be symptoms of early Alzheimer's. There are other wild speculations here about almost everything, her mental health have been talked about for years.
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Alzheimer's (112,316)
by Edward from USA
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I agree. The thing is that some people here get triggered by anything, you can practically feel the bitterness through the screen. Nobody is trying to diagnose Mariah; people are just free to speculate. That whole "cancel anything I don't like" mentality was used as a weapon for way too long. Thankfully, we're finally moving away from that and some common sense is returning. Alzheimer's never even crossed my mind when it comes to Mariah, if anything, it seems more like it could be related to her bipolar meds.
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Alzheimer's (112,312)
by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway
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Well, I have a masters degree in psychology and working as a mental health professional, we are not diagnosing Mariah, but the symptoms can be symptoms of early Alzheimer's. There are other wild speculations here about almost everything, her mental health have been talked about for years.
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Best voice of all time (112,315)
by Giovanni from USA
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It's clear when you listen to songs like "Dreamlover", "My all", "We belong together", "When Christmas comes" and the amazing "One Child", Mariah definitely has the best voice of all time. I know her voice is nowhere near what it used to be and you have Whitney Houston who was labeled The Voice. But Mariah will always have the best singing voice ever and no one today comes close. She's the last golden voice we will ever hear. No doubt Mariah has a place in God's singing choir and I can't even imagine what she would sound like in Heaven. I think Mariah will look like Daydream Mariah and her voice will be reanimated to the fullest extent. I love you Mariah.
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Article: Mariah set to re-enter Billboard Hot 100 earlier than ever (112,314)
by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
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No. Next week. Lol.
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Article: Mariah set to re-enter Billboard Hot 100 earlier than ever (112,310)
by Bobby A from United States
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I think it will hit #1 the last week in November.
(Saturday 8 November 2025; 12:02)
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Alzheimer's (112,313)
by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
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You're so right, Joachim. Thanks for your input.
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Alzheimer's (112,312)
by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway
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Well, I have a masters degree in psychology and working as a mental health professional, we are not diagnosing Mariah, but the symptoms can be symptoms of early Alzheimer's. There are other wild speculations here about almost everything, her mental health have been talked about for years.
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This is a Mariah Carey messageboard, so the message must be related to Mariah Carey. |
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Only messages in English will be posted. And please try to write understandable English,
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Messages with all capitals will be ignored. |
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Messages that are insulting (to Mariah, other artists or members of this messageboard) will
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The webmaster has the right to refuse any message he doesn't like.
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