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Article: Mariah Carey to receive Video Vanguard Award (110,664) by Zachariah from Croatia

My favorite one is for sure Through The Rain. Such a great song and message.
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 13:35)


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With You (110,663) by Dove from United States

The video for With You is really pretty but I think it would have fit the song Giving Me Life better. The video for With You should have been her performance at the 2018 VMA's in the gorgeous pink dress and the men dancing. (In my opinion, of course.) I would have loved if they would have made a MV of her performance of The Distance on the Tonight Show with the sparkly pink dress. They don't all need to be high budget. We just need something to document the moment. In HD.
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 12:57)

People are so toxic (110,662) by Dove from United States

Beyoncé does make good videos.
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 12:49)


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Music video idea (110,661) by Dove from United States

I just came up with a video idea. Not saying it's award worthy or anything - just an idea. It's for Betcha 'Gon Know. They could hire an actress that looks like a young her. But a lot like her, like Blake Lively and Isabela Ferrer in It Ends With Us. So the younger actress could be acting out the scene in the song while Mariah does her glamour pose/singing scenes.

I know that album was ages ago, and this is not going to happen, but I come here because MC reality is suspended for me and I can share my dreams and creative visions freely.
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 12:18)

Article: Mariah Carey to receive Video Vanguard Award (110,660) by Dove from United States

My favorite Mariah music videos are:
Fantasy
Obsessed
Honey
Breakdown
Anytime You Need A Friend
Loverboy
Dreamlover

I just watched a bunch, just to make sure I wasn't forgetting any. MC really does need to step it up with the videos. She needs to take advantage that she looks so good right now and make a bunch.
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 12:17)

Video Vanguard (110,659) by Zachariah from Croatia

I can actually see her doing that.

(Saturday 23 August 2025; 10:29)


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Video Vanguard (110,658) by Bobby A from United States

This year the VMAs are on CBS making for a grand event to reach a wider audience. Anything can happen nowadays on network TV. The first 5 years of the VMAs was crazy because you never knew what was going to happen live on TV. Whatever happened was on everyone's lips the next day. Remember the very first VMAs in 1984 when Madonna performed Like A Virgin and rolled around on the floor in a wedding dress. That was iconic because no one is suppose to sing a song called Like A Virgin and roll around on the floor in wedding dress on live TV.

(Saturday 23 August 2025; 09:09)


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Video Vanguard (110,657) by Bobby A from United States

I predict Gamma has a plan to give HFIA's promotional two week period after the VMAs a high profile media blitz. They are going to do something to focus on two major songs on the album. I was worried after Sugar Sweet didn't receive any promotion, but something tells me that two huge singles are on the way.

(Saturday 23 August 2025; 06:10)


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Mariah's best videos (110,656) by Bobby A from United States

Mimi, I think Triumphant (Get 'Em) is one of MC's best videos too. Also, it showed Nick's artistic genius as a director by giving it a movie like quality.

(Saturday 23 August 2025; 06:00)


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Try it on me (110,655) by Bobby A from United States

MC was basically saying look at what I did by giving a short humorous phrase. If two ladies met up for lunch and both ladies had on a similar outfit, but one lady wore her dress with a slight variation. The lady might say, "Try this on me girl." MC was also poking fun at the media for instigating drama between her and Whitney.

(Saturday 23 August 2025; 05:53)


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Video Vanguard (110,654) by Lambi from USA

Yup. Mariah literally sashayed into the Gamma board meeting, tossed her hair, and said this verbatim: "Can we have an MTV Video Music Award moment and a Grammy moment? Oh, and a Brazilian lambily moment? Maybe another TikTok viral moment? Please thank you darlings."
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 02:43)


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Mimi L. (110,653) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

I'm forever a fan of the song and the video. It was a great video and she looked amazing. They told me get 'em, I got 'em.
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 02:10)


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Video Vanguard (110,652) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

I think it's probably a deal they had with Gamma. Gamma wants Mariah everywhere and looks like they're investing in her a lot. So I wouldn't be surprised if they brokered a deal which a lot of artists do. She deserves credit for her videos though so I'm glad if Gamma made it happen.
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 02:08)


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People are so toxic (110,651) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

The Bee Hive is insane when it comes to defending Beyoncé and while yes definitely they should step aside and let Mariah have her moment I will have to say, Beyoncé is a strong visual artist. Keep in mind she released 2 fully visuals albums with very high concept and high budget videos. With that being said why are they pissed? Didn't Beyoncé already get the video vanguard? If not it's not the end of the world she got a bunch of Grammy awards and all for what changing 2 words in songs.
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 02:05)


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Try it on me (110,650) by Pedro from Brazil

I think she meant: "You think we have the same dress? Well, try it on me, let's see who wears it better."
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 02:02)


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Mesmerized (110,649) by Giovanni from USA

Listened to "Mesmerized" on repeat today and Mariah is definitely the queen of testing her microphone. I love this song so much, it gives me Bee Gees and Michael Jackson vibes and Mariah's whistle at the end is legendary. If "Mesmerized" was released in the 70's it would have likely been a hit, same with the song "I feel it". If she was a singer in the 70's she would have been just as successful. Imagine Mariah singing "Love Hangover" from Diana Ross in the 70's. I loved her performance remix with "Heartbreaker" at Divas Live, it was great.

(Saturday 23 August 2025; 01:28)


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Mariah on SNL (110,648) by Mara from United States

It would be so nice if Mariah hosted and performed on the SNL season premiere. It airs back live on October 4th literally the week of the HRIA release. I wish her team would get on that if she's up for it. She has been the musical guest 4 times but never hosted and I think she would be hysterical and could have fun with it. I don't know why she never was asked or maybe she was and turned it down? I just think she could be a great host as we know how funny she always was. I never understood why they never asked her around Christmas either. I'm just going to put it out there and hope for the powers that be can "Make It Happen".

(Saturday 23 August 2025; 01:27)

Mimi L. (110,647) by Giovanni from USA

I also love the "Triumphant" video. She looks so good, I remember being excited and ready for the album and we never got one. I even thought Mariah was gonna name the album "Triumphant" lol. I'm still mad Mariah never finished "Bring it on home" and made it into a full song. It would have been a perfect song to finish the album.
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 01:12)

Try it on me (110,646) by Lambi from USA

It seems like a catchphrase that stylists probably used when going all in on a look. When a look is pow after putting it on, Mariah will say, "Try it on me." as an expression of excitement. Kind of like saying "hell yeah". It does sound like an inside joke between her stylists though. Or maybe it's from a movie. Anyway it sounds hilarious to me, I can picture her stylist contemplating about a look and Mariah going, "B*tch try it on me..." just for laugh, on that same diva voice.
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 01:07)


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Video Vanguard (110,645) by Terna from Nigeria

So suddenly, after shunning her videos all these years - 35 years to be exact, they finally wanna give Mariah a moon man? Yeah right.

Next?

(Saturday 23 August 2025; 00:29)

It’s tiiiime... to let the children know (110,644) by Terna from Nigeria

I watched this analysis a while back too and I agree with most of his points of view, especially when he pointed out that Mariah's voice was at its most powerful and free at the "Music Box" era. That was spot on, her voice was front and center with such a wow factor to it, concerts from that era and vocals she did on the records through to early '94 were just jaw dropping, at what a voice was capable of. However, I also think that this was the period where she damaged her instrument. That tour from 1993 created problems that manifested in her modal voice and her ability to sing comfortably inside her range and transition smoothly. I think Oleta Adams or was it Gladys Knight? When interviewed once and asked about Mariah, advised that she sings way too much outside her range, singing with a constant lift since her voice wasn't a textbook soprano voice (this is true) so to speak and she might suffer damage down the line, if she didn't limit the use of her ability to sing so high (This was even before The Emancipation Of Mimi. I wonder what she thinks of that one. Haha.)
(Saturday 23 August 2025; 00:24)


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Article: Mariah Carey to receive Video Vanguard Award (110,643) by Travis from USA

It's unbelievable that some of these other artists have received the award before Mariah even has, like Jennifer Lopez. I feel that MTV has never really gave her the respect over the years that she deserves, but better late than never, I guess. It's about time and well past being due.
(Friday 22 August 2025; 23:11)

Try it on me (110,642) by Bill from the UK

When MC and Whitney did that "same dress" skit at that awards ceremony and Mariah said "try it on me" as she ripped her dress off to reveal a shorter one underneath, what does that phrase mean? I've never heard anyone ever say it before or since in any similar context, and Mariah seems to think it's one of the wittiest things she's ever said. I know I'm being dense, so can someone explain?

(Friday 22 August 2025; 22:28)

People are so toxic (110,641) by Giovanni from USA

There seem to be a lot of trolls on X who are not happy with Mariah getting the Vanguard Award. Mind you Beyonce has like two good videos, "Baby boy" and "Single ladies" yet she got the award. I will give her "Crazy in love" but that's about it.

(Friday 22 August 2025; 21:20)

Mariah's best videos (110,640) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

The disrespect of not having Heartbreaker in the list. My favorite Mariah videos (not in order)
- All her "Butterfly" era videos - starting with Honey and Breakdown. The Roof is a classic and I liked the concept and visuals of the title track video. And of course My All, so so beautiful.
- Heartbreaker and the remix videos.
- The I Still Believe Pure Imagination remix video.
- Every video from the TEOM era, no exceptions. Every video is pure perfection.
- TMB, I Stay in Love
- Triumphant (I want no slander)
(Friday 22 August 2025; 20:34)


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