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QOC (101,706) by Nikki from usa

Sources for the definition of trademark, Bill? Surely, you can look that up. Or did you mean for the legal process of a trademark and and objections? I'm pretty sure I specified how that works, but anyone can look that up too. It's not a story I'm referencing. I would be mind boggled if you were asking for proof of Mariah's headlines over the past decade as if she's never been called the Queen of Christmas before since you've been on this board for over 20 years. Everything else is on public record and it's not hard to search.
(Wednesday 30 November 2022; 07:39)


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Macy's performance (101,705) by Nikki from usa

No - it's a moving float. All Macy performances are mimed by everyone. That's like saying it's ok for Britney to mime during a music video, but not Mariah because she's a Class A singer. Dude, it's a music vide, they all mime it, that's how its done. Macy's is never a live event because the float is moving down a street.
(Wednesday 30 November 2022; 07:31)


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Chart question (101,665) by Nikki from usa

What's interesting about that is all 3 hit the top for very different reasons. Fantasy hit because of a radio leak. Mariah mania was in full swing and people were crazy for new music from her. The leak was legit because they had to rush everything. The album is the same pic in black and white, sepia, and a close up crop of her face for the cover. They had to rush the music video and release. The song also covered multiple formats making it a shoo in.

OSD was massively promoted by the label because Boyz 2 Men had just switched to them and it was their first single with the label. A lot of tragedy had happened that year with a freak storm and a terrorist attack that killed a lot of people. The nation was in mourning and then Selena was murdered.

Mariah created buzz for Honey. She released the music video to late night MTV a month before officially debuting it. When she did, it made it to the top of the video charts before she released it to radio. By then, they were greedy for the song that caused such a commotion on music channels.
(Thursday 24 November 2022; 06:11)


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QOC (101,664) by Nikki from usa

It would be nice if people who talked actually had a clue what they were talking about. Trademarks are for products and goods, not censorship. Literally, nothing would change on how anyone used the phrase. None of these women's lives would've changed. Everything would continue as it always has. Mariah didn't "lose" anything, in fact, she generously stepped aside. The objection wasn't qualifying. All Mariah had to do was respond and the trademark was hers. She chose to remain quiet. After the 3 month period lapsed the case is closed. Mariah literally gave up a name for a merch line for no other reason than someone had a problem with it and she's painted as a villain while her quote unquote fans talk about checking her morals.

A trademark isn't a copyright. Some folks deserve some humble pie themselves. I find it interesting how many hear MC get dissed by ignorant haters and immediately take their side without question. Trademarks are for products only. It doesn't give her a "monopoly" on the holiday season. It's a product line. It doesn't change how anyone uses the expression. It only prevents others from selling other products under the phrase. It's not that deep or encompassing.

There is no current trademark on any of these things which gives Carey the right to use it. All she had to do was respond. She actually stepped aside and let the 3 month time limit lapse. She didn't "lose", there was no "battle", and she was denied for simply not bothering to respond. She let it go and she didn't have to. She's literally been called, "the Queen of Christmas" by every publication and it's uncle for the past decade. These ignorant stories do make her look bad and many of you pile on top. MC did something kind and you helped paint her as a villain.
(Thursday 24 November 2022; 05:27)


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Article: It costs Mariah $150,000 "just to walk out the house" (100,423) by Nikki from usa

I listened to this interview and feel this excerpt is slightly out of context. Nick was discussing business and how much he was learning from his marriage to Mariah. She does big international things and he's dealing with big money and acquisitions through their marriage.
I don't think he was describing Mariah walking out to the grocery store. It sounds more like album promo with "security" and "jets". The big money deals she's involved with. Also, James never gifted Mariah a boat. He rented one for her for a week while they were on vacation.
(Friday 10 June 2022; 06:58)

Re: Lawsuit (100,409) (100,421) by Nikki from usa

Lawyers are laughing as this is redefining "frivolous lawsuit". He's not suing for copyright infringement. He's trying to sue for having the same title song and the same "theme". Neither can be copyrighted. Songs with the same title and love song themes have both been around since the dawn of time. This is publicity.
(Friday 10 June 2022; 04:03)

Re: I think her voice is shot (100,413) (100,420) by Nikki from usa

People like to attribute everything to her vocals, but there's been legal issues in the past. I don't mean lawsuits. Everybody is teaming up these days and that means more channels to go through. Even TGIFY had to be put on hold for the single release because all the artists were in, then their managements had a change of heart and they had to redo things before it was given the green light. Currently, MC had a project with other artists that didn't make deadlines even though it was finished. There's no money in the music biz anymore so now everyone needs things done a certain way. I don't think this has to do with her voice, I think she's got a lot of people involved in this project with their own brands.
(Friday 10 June 2022; 03:57)

Re: Big Energy (100,313) (100,340) by Nikki from usa

You're not wrong. It's just that's not the only thing important to her when it comes to music. Mariah didn't allow OS to be streamed or accounted for on charts. So, she wasn't doing that for a hit. I think people forget there's not much money in music anymore and Mariah knows she's not going to get much help from her label in terms of promotion. She's been using her music as promo for other money making ventures instead. Fantasy being in the movie Free Guy and in BE has certainly given the track new life. It was a valiant effort, but I don't see it hitting #1. I do think it's possible for one of Mariah's old tracks to hit the top spot, or an old track sung in a new way. 90's is retro right now, so she has a shot.
(Saturday 28 May 2022; 03:52)

Re: Why I want another #1 (100,326) (100,339) by Nikki from usa

We could address some elephants in the room. Celine, Madonna, Barbra, and Taylor are white. They also reflect consistency. They stay in their musical lane and to the script of the image they cultivated. Mariah's genre hopped in music and in style. The 2 biggest things is really behind the scenes and promotion. Mariah really doesn't try to control her own narrative or be seen. That's the only reason J.Lo has a career right now. Celine plays ball with the industry. The Grammys always want female artists to cover male rock songs. Dion played ball and won a major category shortly after. Meanwhile, Ariana Grande didn't and she let the cat out of the bag that they wouldn't let her perform unless she did another dude's track. Mariah doesn't play ball. She did have the biggest success of '05, yet wasn't allowed to accept a single award on stage during the live broadcast. That had nothing to do with her clothing apparel. I do see a lot of respect for Mariah these days, just not from these old organizations. I think she'd do well to toot her own horn a little and be present in the public eye. She'd go a lot further. She needs her own platform.
(Saturday 28 May 2022; 03:45)

Re: A-List never dates an A-List (100,329) (100,338) by Nikki from usa

The Rock - I think they'd have the cutest babies.
(Saturday 28 May 2022; 03:20)

Re: Grammys revelation (100,084) (100,100) by Nikki from usa

I can't say Mariah didn't warn us. She said the Grammy's were boring and hasn't attended since she was forced to accept her Grammy wins backstage after the show.
(Wednesday 6 April 2022; 05:15)

Re: MC trousers (99,894) (99,895) by Nikki from usa

Lorry Hill? Seriously? Her pictures don't match up to proper years and she misuses angles to try to make a case. There's a difference between surgery and contouring. Great for gossip, not legitimacy. Mariah's tooth thing is still current. Her after photo just has it from a flipped angle. I don't know if she's had any work done or not, but this is far from an accurate source. Trying to decipher things based off pictures with heavy makeup, lighting, clever angles, and you don't know what other kind of "help" they're getting isn't going to turn up anything but conjecture. Especially, when she can't even get the time period right. I'm referring to her channel in general - not just Mariah.
(Friday 11 March 2022; 23:40)

Re: MC trousers (99,887) (99,892) by Nikki from usa

According to some of the medical records Stella leaked, Mariah was getting butt injections. However, those are temporary. They take time to build up and only stay if you keep getting injections. Seems like she was trying a new look, but decided not to keep it. None of the mentioned cosmetics involved surgery, but there was some freezing of fat. Also, not everything on there was done to Mariah. Stella and even her underaged daughters had some things done under her bill.
(Thursday 10 March 2022; 06:13)

Re: Mariah featured in NYTimes article about cheating (99,704) (99,739) by Nikki from usa

I call BS on this. The NY Times and Post were butt hurt that Mariah was in contention with the Beatles records. They also used to accuse MC's stats of being fake because her label released her singles while airplay was high. That one was repeated in '99 with Heartbreaker. Ironically enough, Mariah made an announcement in August of '99 about when the song would be available for airplay and for a single drop. I believe you can find an article about that on this website still. Heartbreaker dropped on the date in September that she stated in August. Which proves the guy wrong who claimed she waited until her airplay was at a peak then switched the date. There's too many accusations made that turned out to be false because they didn't want her breaking any of their records. I call BS on switching barcodes, because that doesn't actually help the record labels. Billboard changed its rules in the mid 90's so many artists were debuting at #1 for the first time. MC benefited most because she appeals to more than one genre whereas the rest primarily ruled just one.
(Monday 21 February 2022; 03:46)

Re: #1's Record Store Day release (99,717) (99,738) by Nikki from usa

Not true. Mariah's been trying to get a Beyonce duet since 2006. She's talked about it a lot. It's never come together. I don't know if it ever will, but it wouldn't be from a lack of trying.
(Monday 21 February 2022; 03:13)

Re: #1's Record Store Day release (99,718) (99,737) by Nikki from usa

But, George liked her remake. He publicly tweeted it.
(Monday 21 February 2022; 03:12)

Re: Sweetheart (99,723) (99,736) by Nikki from usa

Lol - maybe you guys don't like Sweetheart because it's not a Mariah record. It's JD's track and his production on it. Mariah is only a feature, but does mark the first time where she's all over someone else's record and sounds like the lead. We're so used to hearing rappers overtake her songs to the point she sometimes sounds like a feature on her own track.
(Monday 21 February 2022; 03:11)

I want MC Fairytales (99,696) by Nikki from usa

I don't know what she'll do for an album, but I know what I want. I want Mariah to do an album where every song is based off a fairytale with her songwriter hat on full swing. I need at least one music video to be at night and feature Mariah in moonlight. Also, I want a real Mariah mermaid video. Whether she has to rock it mermaid Weeki Wachee style or CGI, I don't care. I know there's inflation and no money in music anymore, so I don't care if she has product placements in the videos to afford a good one. She could sponsor travel destinations. That's very Mariah. It doesn't matter, whatever works. Colors, Mariah. Bring on the colors.
(Tuesday 15 February 2022; 01:39)

Re: New album is an old album (99,677) (99,695) by Nikki from usa

I'm not sure how you think all that works, but Drake worked with J.Lo and her albums haven't sold since the early 2000's. Beyonce worked with Tina Turner during the height of her fame.
(Tuesday 15 February 2022; 01:30)

Re: One offs compilation album? (99,688) (99,694) by Nikki from usa

Not sure what you mean. MIAMTEC was supposed to be released in 2012. She pushed it back when Nick was hospitalized. After his diagnosis, she pushed it back to the end of the year until her AI deal was announced. The album was pushed back again. Everyone wanted Triumphant. She wasn't going to release it to radio. Rap stations begged, so she released it solely to them. Pop fans loved the remixed dance versions. One of them could've easily had a radio edit and be made into a single. Mariah was already scheduled for AI and her role in The Butler. She gave rap fans a low budget video for fighting for the track and it went to #1 on BET for a month. ESPN called her up for the track, she squeezed it in for the halftime show due to request, other sports venues were interested too. She had a major platform never used before if she went after it. However, that would've been impossible with her contracts and concern over Nick relapsing which is the whole reason she agreed to AI in the first place.
(Tuesday 15 February 2022; 01:22)

Re: Never Forget You (99,320) (99,365) by Nikki from usa

If you'll recall - the public doesn't buy anymore. Mariah was "asked to choose"? Seriously? She didn't approve of Ben's removal and had no association with Walter prior to Tommy setting him up with her according to Walter.

Do we also recall that Mariah primarily did the songwriting? Or the fact she wrote several songs solo, but Walter automatically got a writer's credit? Or was he sleeping with Mariah and Tommy when she wrote Looking In? What of the fact Mariah states in her book that Walter only helped write the bridge of AIWFCIY?

The songs Mariah likes has little to do with Walter. How many gospel tracks has Walter done since MC? You'll also notice how most of the songs you listed weren't singles and only a few hits with Walter were successful. Remind me, how many years of success did Walter have after Mariah left? After all, if people on YouTube don't represent today's public, than Walter's numbers should reflect how much the public truly loves his work, right?
(Tuesday 4 January 2022; 07:38)

Re: Vogue - top 17 looks (99,325) (99,364) by Nikki from usa

Obviously, I don't know if you're a boy or a girl. I will say ta tas have a much different look peering down than in a mirror. Sometimes you look down and it seems like a little cleavage, but you see it head on and it tons more from the frontal view. You'd think everyone would see in front of a mirror before leaving, but that's not always the case. MC has a problem with clothes not arriving on time and then having to haul ass.
(Tuesday 4 January 2022; 07:17)

Re: Never Forget You (99,304) (99,316) by Nikki from usa

I'm not sure if the point is nostalgia for Mariah's older fanbase or if they're legit talking new music. Where new music is concerned, that stuff doesn't play well these days. Music reactors on YouTube from this time period also seem to be unanimous in not liking the Music Box album the most from her catalog. They find it boring.

Meanwhile, Mariah doesn't like the work she did with Walter. She always says the music is too "schmaltzy". I know Walter likes to say he was under contract as the company line. However, everyone was under contract, including Mariah. She still had albums to deliver. They split in '97 and she was on the label until '01.
(Wednesday 29 December 2021; 03:29)

Re: Can't sing diss 1999 (99,311) (99,315) by Nikki from usa

Well, even the media knew that. There were plenty of incidences of Lopez dressing like her exactly. Even a magazine spread was identical. In one picture, the media actually confused her with Mariah and claimed Mariah was leaving a restaurant. Rainbow had to be pushed back to push Lopez's debut first, despite MC having to finish the record in 3 months. It's partly why she signed up to do Divas Live 2000. She announced that Mahogany song she'd tribute to Diana Ross. Lopez recorded it and slapped it on as a bonus to her debut in Europe. So, the label said Mariah couldn't release her version for 2000. Then, she was greenlit to start promoting her Rainbow project. She didn't have time to make a replacement record. Carey promoted her version, but had to do a last minute smash up of Love Hangover with Heartbreaker as her official tribute. She was making it during Divas rehearsals, so she didn't have time to rehearse prior to the show despite opening for the event. She did it impromptu opening night.
(Wednesday 29 December 2021; 03:10)

Re: Don't Look Up (99,309) (99,314) by Nikki from usa

Since the president's played by Streep - do you think this is an ongoing joke about how Mariah stole her seat during the award show?
(Wednesday 29 December 2021; 02:55)

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