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AIW in psychological thrillers (104,833) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha wow I thought this was common knowledge. Yes it is "All I Want For Christmas". YDKWTD remains YDKWTD. AIW was shortened because everyone and their granddad knows the song All I Want For Christmas is You. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 21:40) this is a reply to message 104,830

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,830) by Bobby A from United States Something told me to Google it after my last post. Some Lambs are shortening the AIWFCIY abbreviation to AIW. I found it on the UKMIX music site where Lambs posted about the Rockin and AIWFCIY top spot battle in December. So does that mean YDKWTD is now YDK. Lol. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 19:51)

E=MC2 (104,821) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter E=MC2 is one of my favorite album from MC and I'll be forever sad that it wasn't a bigger success which it definitely should have been and would have possibly gotten her 1-2 more #1s but I understand she was going through a personal low. Also I love "Love Story", "Thanks 4 Nothin'" and "For the record". I especially love the bridge in "For the record" where she mentions so many of her previous songs. That was super clever. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 15:20) this is a reply to message 104,818

E=MC2 (104,818) by Andrew from the UK To portray this album as a failure is somewhat disingenuous. It debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200, it gave Mariah her highest first week sales of any album and also a No.1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Anyone who would not relish in this kind of success in 2024 is either not a fan or telling lies. The problem with the album is that it contains too much filler (much the same as the problem with The Emancipation of MiMi), ie., Last Kiss, Love Story, Thanks for Nothing, For The Record. This woeful R&B dreariness doesn't stand the test of time and Mariah keeps recycling it. This year's album should have no more than 11 tracks and be upbeat with hot material that is unique and accessible to all. And if "Songs in the Key of MC" isn't to be, then I must agree with Mimi L that the title should be concise - either one or two words - and not self-referential. What next? "My new secret name is Tinkerbell"? Give us a break. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 12:39)

MC30 (104,820) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter To be honest a surprise album by Mariah would not have had as much traction as Beyoncé's and that's not because I think Beyoncé is better. Mariah is a better artist through and through but Beyoncé knows how to market herself. Her whole album was a visual album with all high quality aesthetic videos and that's something I don't think Mariah would have pulled off. How many videos did we even get from MIAM? The only time Mariah could have gotten traction from a surprise album drop was if she released it right after TEOM. Not only was MIAM poorly planned it had almost no publicity. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 15:16) this is a reply to message 104,813

MC30 (104,813) by Edward from USA The rumor was that Mariah had planned to drop MIAM by surprise, but Beyoncé went ahead and did it first. To avoid situations like that, she doesn't reveal much about her projects anymore. IDJ has always been supportive of Mariah, but sadly she was too much in control and everything was messy. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 02:41)

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,819) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Andrew, you're on an MC messageboard and don't know what AIW is? (Saturday 6 January 2024; 15:09) this is a reply to message 104,815

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,815) by Andrew from the UK What the hell is AIW? Are you drunk? (Saturday 6 January 2024; 12:09)

AIW in psychological thrillers (104,814) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I'm a huge fan of psychological thriller books and movies and I've been binge reading books recently and I saw AIW mentioned in 2 psychological thriller books that I read recently. Always fun to see Mariah mentions. It has nothing significant to the plot but still makes me happy. (Saturday 6 January 2024; 02:52)

MC30 (104,808) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I wonder why Mariah stopped midway through MC30. I know speculations that she didn't have clearance for the rest but first of all why even start a project when you don't have all the clearance and secondly why would IDJ give her clearance for TEOM which was one of the biggest albums and not for the rest? She kept saying multiple times it's not over but then we never heard about it again. (Friday 5 January 2024; 15:28)

Top posters 2023 (104,805) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter This is the "leak" I was talking about. Ariana has an amazing voice and is talented for sure but I think she lacks something Mariah has. Mariah has that unique X factor to her voice and because of the fact that she writes her own songs, Mariah's songs have the raw personal feel something I don't find from Ariana. Also for the whistles Ariana uses it just because she can, Mariah uses it more artistically, she uses it like background music, she uses it to express emotions, she uses it for words (like the on and on for "Bliss"). Mariah beautiful incorporates her whistles. Mariah has that distinct raspy and buttery voice too that feels so raw and full of emotions. That's why she's often imitated never duplicated. (Friday 5 January 2024; 00:41) this is a reply to message 104,802

Top posters 2023 (104,802) by Edward from USA I love the first Ariana album. I guess I was trying to find 90's Mariah in her voice and music, but even though I've enjoyed a few tracks here and there from her later albums, I haven't been able to quite connect with her like that. When I read comments from her fans, it reminds me how devoted and ready to fight for her we were back then, as if Mariah had put spell on us. Those were the days. Ariana is hugely successful but fame has had a toll on her, in part that's why she's devoted to one project only. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 21:49)

Top posters 2023 (104,800) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter There's this "leak" I recently saw of Ariana singing a bit of the WBT chorus and then adding her own verses so it almost sounds like a sample I think, and it was a rough draft. I'll see if I can find it. I don't know if it's for her next album but it'd be really cool for them to collab outside of the holidays. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 20:47) this is a reply to message 104,798

Top posters 2023 (104,798) by Edward from USA Mariah should've handled the Ariana situation like the legend she is. Instead, she turned to being somewhat dismissive and shady. It was so obvious that Ariana stopped talking about Mariah altogether when previously she had praised her. When most people heard "Vision of Love" on the radio, they thought it was Whitney Houston. When I first heard "I don't Wanna Cry", I could've sworn it was Whitney too. But as I said, Mariah was not well, it was evident. It was refreshing to see Mariah and Ariana harmonizing on "O Santa". A collabo with Ariana for MC16 would be great. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 17:38)

Top posters 2023 (104,797) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter TEC or MIAM would have been good on their own but combined it was like why on earth. I can't remember much from the era now that it's been years but I do remember the iconic "on the bathroom floor moment" when the different mix was released. As for the Ariana situation I don't remember exactly what she said but I don't think she was ever really rude and in fact I understand her frustration. Like Mariah we know has insecurities (even though she's a legend) and she has been more than once written off or called a has been or whatever even though she continues to stay very relevant so I understand that she would be annoyed at Ariana being called the "new Mariah" or "young Mariah". It's like she's being replaced and Ariana at that time was blatantly copying Mariah from the way Mariah sang, her whistles, even at one point her album was gonna be called "Daydreaming". It was insane. I know her management probably got her to do it but I could understand why Mariah would be irritated by it. It was always posed to her as a replacement not as someone who's inspired by her. She's been really graceful about other artists who were inspired by her like Beyoncé and Rihanna because they weren't outright copying her. Ariana since then has found her own style and Mariah welcomed her in her life. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 16:38) this is a reply to message 104,793

Top posters 2023 (104,793) by Edward from USA "The Elusive Chanteuse" would've been great album title, but judging by the interviews back then, Mariah was all over the place mentally. It was sad to watch. From throwing a bizarre tantrum because they had released a mix of "The Art of Letting Go" she didn't like to the way she managed the Ariana Grande situation. I was like, this girl could be your daughter, your influence is all over her music, be graceful and tone it the f down. Thank God, they're in a good place now. Mariah taking a picture from her supposed bad side is like "The Real Emancipation of cough cough Mimi" has started. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 12:48)

#Beautiful (104,796) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I never understood the point of the # in #Beautiful. Haha it was so random. But the song was dope and one of the freshest melodies. I really wish she pushed it more and was able to release the remixes on time because that could have been another top 5 hit for her. Thirsty and YDKWTD could also have been hits had the momentum of MIAM not died. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 16:29) this is a reply to message 104,792

#Beautiful (104,792) by Zachariah from Croatia Even if she only titled album #Beautiful, it would have been just fine. And made a video for Thirsty. A nice one. (Thursday 4 January 2024; 12:47)

Top posters 2023 (104,790) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter MIAM was still ok because it had the backstory of the self portrait but the game was over when she added the Elusive Chanteuse. It was so unnecessary. Also I wish she had kept the original title "The Art of Letting Go". (Thursday 4 January 2024; 02:17) this is a reply to message 104,789

Top posters 2023 (104,789) by Bobby A from United States I would accept any adult title over Me I Am Mariah: The Elusive Chanteunse. Yikes. I still hate the title today. By the way, MC never told who was calling her that and why. I think it was Hitboy, Nas and James Fauntleroy because of all the splashes being consumed in the studio. (Wednesday 3 January 2024; 23:27)

Top posters (104,788) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter RibbonB. Missed you. I know I have been slacking like MC with her non holiday stuff haha, but I'm glad I'm still in the top 3 of all time posters and hopefully will climb back to #1 on that. (Wednesday 3 January 2024; 19:21) this is a reply to message 104,780

Top posters (104,780) by RibbonB from USA Wow, Mimi L. You've fallen off. Top 5. B. and Licia disappeared and I just read the news from time to time. People are still discussing Stellar? Happy New Year. (Wednesday 3 January 2024; 04:30)

Top posters 2023 (104,779) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Y'all "Songs in the Key of MC" is not gonna be it. I would like her to do a 1 word album title simple and effective and it's not gonna be "Rebirth" lol, first of all that's cheesy and secondly it was JLo's album name. I like Phoenix though. She has risen from the ashes many times so it's appropriate. (Wednesday 3 January 2024; 03:46) this is a reply to message 104,768

Top posters 2023 (104,768) by Edward from USA "Songs in the Key of MC" is a great album title, also different. I would go with something like "Rebirth" or "Phoenix" or "Rising Phoenix". (Tuesday 2 January 2024; 18:04)

Happy New Year (104,748) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Happy New Year everyone. Hope this year is full of amazing things for all of you. So happy to have this message board to come and share thoughts about Mariah. (I had the most random dream that Mariah moved into the house next to me and I invited her over for dinner ahah and Roc n Roe were there too.) Eric a big thank you for making this a safe space for all of us. I am going to try and post more to reclaim my #1 spot of all time posters. Dedicating Mariah's "Auld Lang Syne" to all of you. May all your problems be as unserious as our queen in that video. (Monday 1 January 2024; 19:46)

Top posters 2023 (104,745) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ahh yes happy to see I'm still on the list. (Monday 1 January 2024; 17:30) this is a reply to message 104,743

Top posters 2023 (104,743) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands Top posters in 2023 1. Robert-Anthony from United States: 472 messages 2. Edward from USA: 278 messages 3. Andrew from the UK: 239 messages 4. MusicfanJ from Germany: 149 messages 5. Jamie from UK: 131 messages 6. Bill from the UK: 117 messages 7. jaker20 from US: 97 messages 8. Terna from Nigeria: 90 messages 9. Stacey from USA: 70 messages 10. Randy from USA: 65 messages 11. Libra Lamb from USA: 51 messages 12. Lady B from USA: 49 messages 13. Matty from Vancouver Canada: 48 messages 14. Zachariah from Croatia: 46 messages 15. BFF from United States: 46 messages 16. Tevin from USA: 45 messages 17. TJ from Norway: 42 messages 18. "MariahHater" from Hell: 35 messages 19. Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter: 34 messages 20. Brandon from USA: 32 messages 21. Norman from USA: 30 messages 22. Brad from USA: 28 messages 23. T from USA : 27 messages 24. Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway: 26 messages 25. Mariahsbaby from usa: 25 messages Top posters all time 1. B from USA: 3595 messages 2. Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter: 3579 messages 3. RibbonB from USA: 2793 messages 4. Bill from the UK: 2387 messages 5. Licia from USA: 2267 messages 6. Edward from USA: 1924 messages 7. Robert-Anthony from United States: 1843 messages 8. MusicfanJ from Germany: 1481 messages 9. Andrew from UK: 1384 messages 10. this_is_qhm from the Philippines: 1171 messages 11. RJJ12 from USA: 1037 messages 12. Stacey from USA: 960 messages 13. Terna from Nigeria: 826 messages 14. Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada: 795 messages 15. Billy from Greece: 740 messages 16. Gee from U.S.A. (New York City): 715 messages 17. enwar00 from usa: 709 messages 18. Andrew from the United Kingdom: 640 messages 19. Randy from USA: 584 messages 20. Marissa from USA: 574 messages 21. Lee TS from USA: 572 messages 22. TJ from Norway: 559 messages 23. Darren from .: 557 messages 24. T from USA : 553 messages 25. Mara from United States: 536 messages (Monday 1 January 2024; 16:35)

Studio pics (104,724) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think Mariah herself said she has about 10 songs ready for the next album, in an interview or a twitter live space. So I don't think she's upset it got out. (Saturday 30 December 2023; 23:53) this is a reply to message 104,723

Studio pics (104,723) by Bobby A from United States I wonder why MC has stopped posting pics of who she is working with in the studio. I wonder if Poo Bear posting that he and MC were 10 songs in rubbed her the wrong way. She never said publicly prior Caution being released who she had been in the studio with. (Saturday 30 December 2023; 21:39)

Tanaka (104,713) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Y'all know Mariah would pull the "I don't know her" on that era the same way there was zero mention of them in her memoirs. (Friday 29 December 2023; 15:52) this is a reply to message 104,710

Tanaka (104,710) by Bobby A from United States The Stella/Mishka storyline during MC's life story would be a screenwriter's goldmine. Meryl Streep and Mayim Bialik could play the dynamic duo. Let's throw in Zac Efron to play Tanaka. (Friday 29 December 2023; 12:05)

Tanaka (104,707) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Facts. Stella had literally taken Mariah from a legendary songbird supreme to a controversial and trashy wanna be reality star with porn girl aesthetic. And yes I know Mariah is an adult and should be held accountable for her decisions but let's not forget the people you surround yourself with (especially when they're supposed to be your manager and consultant) can influence the way you act. Now that Mariah had an image refresh she should focus on fresh collaborations, fresh content and fresh approach to marketing herself. I hope Mariah knows how important momentum is. Right after the AIW went to #1 , when she was all over she should have rode that momentum and released fresh material and it would have gotten attention. Instead she just kept focusing on Holidays and talking about projects that never came to fruition. She can't just release something and then months later release a video with no promotion and then abandon an album. Caution was a solid album and had it been promoted well she could have had another hit on her hands. (Thursday 28 December 2023; 23:31) this is a reply to message 104,706

Tanaka (104,706) by Bobby A from United States Right. She doesn't need Stella back. What MC needs is a songwriter/producer partner like Jack Antonoff or Ilya. Both of them have done wonders for Taylor's and Ariana's careers. He or she has to understand MC as the legendary artist that she is today. I would love to see Robert Glasper or James Poyser become her songwriting partners. If she wants any Grammy nominations or awards in 2024, she is going to have to step out of her comfort zone. A duet with Howard Hewett or Peabo Bryson would set the R&B world on fire and garner her the recognition from the Grammy committee that she has never received. (Thursday 28 December 2023; 22:21)

Tanaka (104,704) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Not Stella coming back to get her 2 minutes of frame. Lord I shudder at the thought of the time Mishka had control of Mariah's socials. (Thursday 28 December 2023; 19:38) this is a reply to message 104,701

Tanaka (104,701) by Dennis from Miami, FL Who's Maria though? You may conjure Stella by leaving loads of highlighter, rouge and lipstick overnight near the chimney. It will lure Mama Bear. Vernite Stellu bleat. (Thursday 28 December 2023; 14:04)

Tanaka (104,703) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Y'all must really be trolling because when Stella was in charge of Mariah's business Mariah's image was down in the gutters. It took years for RocNation to build her back up to the legend status that she truly should have been all along. Stella really had her going around LA in her damn bodysuits and put her in a reality show that was a through and through mess. Also not y'all out here missing a thief who stole from Mariah. Bye. Mariah doesn't need Stella's chunky highlighter and cheap leather jackets in her world. I'd rather her not be "relevant". (Thursday 28 December 2023; 19:35) this is a reply to message 104,695

Tanaka (104,695) by Zachariah from Croatia I miss her too. When Stella was around, Mariah was everywhere and relevant in terms, people talked about her. (Thursday 28 December 2023; 11:15)

Tanaka (104,685) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I agree with the ideally she should date someone closer to her age and some who is on the same or similar level of success as her. If Dwayne Johnson wasn't married haha he would be my top pick for Mariah. Dude is successful, good looking, her age range and adores Mariah. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 15:37) this is a reply to message 104,682

Tanaka (104,682) by BFF from United States Moving forward, I think Mariah needs to date people closer to her own age and who don't give off the "fanboy" vibes. This is the second time that a relationship with someone significantly younger than her hasn't worked out. Nick and Tanaka both always came off as very adolescent and starstruck about Mariah. Mariah needs someone to be an equal partner, not a fawning admirer. I'm not sure she would like a partner like that, but it's what we all need. It wasn't realistic for Tanaka to expect to have children with someone who is divorced with two pre-teen children in her early to mid 50s. They should have ended the relationship a while ago if that was an expectation. Tanaka is also 40 years old himself. I'm not sure I buy the "he wants kids" argument. Maybe Mariah just got bored? (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 14:01)

Tanaka (104,684) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter The "she used him as a walking aide" took me out haha. Well I guess we can all sit and speculate but I wish them both the best. Hope Nick doesn't try to weasel his way in. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 15:34) this is a reply to message 104,681

Tanaka (104,681) by Edward from USA She didn't hide it, but she never acknowledged it either. He was clearly into her and she probably loved having a good/sane man by her side for a change. A man like Tanaka would eventually want something deeper than playing house but Mariah wasn't into him like. He was always like a walking aide for her, at least that's the way we saw him all the time. He says they parted ways amicably which implies there wasn't a huge fight or any shady situation going on. I wish him well. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 11:58)

We need an uptempo song (104,683) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think we underestimate how much Mariah really cares about chart success. She definitely is chart hungry and that is evident from most of her interviews where she is talking about how many #1's she has had (and rightfully so). She's also hopping on TikTok trends not just herself but also with Kardashians so Adele's view on TikTok doesn't apply to her. Also when I suggested for her to use TikTok I didn't mean that should be her focus I meant she should do anything and everything necessary to get the song to #1. Exhibit A Taylor Swift releasing a gazillion remixes to get 1 week at #1. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 15:32) this is a reply to message 104,680

We need an uptempo song (104,680) by Will from England To that I say look up Adele's response to the record company suggesting she should do a song for the TikTok audience. Mariah's older songs go viral on that app without pandering to them, so I don't think this is something she should focus on. She's happier maing music that she likes/wants to make, and if it goes viral, so be it. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 11:55)

Tanaka (104,677) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter While it's true Mariah never made any statements about their relation I don't think she hid it. She had posted cute couple photos of themselves together a lot on social media including Valentine's Day and other romantic stuff. So she never hid it. It could be that after 7 years together the relationship ran its course and they decided to split due to wanting different things in life. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 01:46) this is a reply to message 104,676

Tanaka (104,676) by Edward from USA I don't think it has anything to do with kids. Probably he proposed to Mariah and she said no. We all deep down knew that relationship wasn't going anywhere. During their 8-year relationship, Mariah never acknowledged having a relationship with him, not even once. If I were him, I would've exited left many years ago. After three year, if there's not any kind of commitment, one should keep it moving. I think that's what he did. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 01:34)

Tanaka (104,673) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Bryan released a statement confirming what we've all probably already knew at this point that they broke up. This was one of her longest relationship and even though at first I didn't ship them (I thought it was Stella's influence and also that Mariah was in a vulnerable state and needed that confidence boost of dating someone hot and young) but over the years they seemed really happy. I never saw Bryan try to use his relation with Mariah to be more relevant/famous. Their relation seemed quite strong because Stella tried to break them up but eventually got fired. The breakup probably happened earlier in the year because Mariah was saying last Christmas was a very bad time for her. Rumor is that they separated because Bryan wanted a family but Mariah didn't (and I don't blame her, her pregnancy was difficult and I'm sure her priorities are different as she already has 2 kids). (Tuesday 26 December 2023; 22:59)

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