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The numbers are not matching up (111,695) by Edward from USA Bobby A, those are solid numbers for a legacy artist. For example, Ed Sheen's [sic] Play dropped on September 12 and opened with 71k first week sales, 51k of which were pure album sales. Yet just two weeks later, it's already out of the BB200 albums. (Saturday 4 October 2025; 03:07) this is a reply to message 111,692

The numbers are not matching up (111,692) by Bobby A from United States HFIA is projected to sell 51,000 copies for its first week and debut at number #7 on the Billboard 200. Caution sold 51,000 and had a #5 debut with less promotion and no hit singles before its release. Seems like an powerful entity has its hand in keeping HFIA's true numbers hidden and distorted. (Saturday 4 October 2025; 02:32)

"It's one of his classics" (111,694) by Edward from USA This is how part of that interview went down. Andy: Did you write it? Mariah: No, it's one of his classics, and I sang along with him and did new background vocals and did... Judging by the way she's saying, this wasn't a duet post mortem. (Saturday 4 October 2025; 02:47) this is a reply to message 111,691

"It's one of his classics" (111,691) by Lambi from USA That too but IBT is more of a ballad in her own arranged key. I feel she's talking about more of an uptempo record. Mariah said something along the lines of "I added background vocals and sang over him", and I feel I'm That Chick is closer to that. (Saturday 4 October 2025; 01:58)

Mariah needs to be part of a major label #7 51,000 (111,693) by T from USA I was worried about her signing to gamma and my worries were correct. It surely was a way to connect to what moves records these days which is streaming, particularly at Apple. The only problem with that is it was a big gamble as Mariah isn't, and probably never will be a streaming artist. Her strength is physical sales and unfortunately being independent meant many countries, many stores from Canada to Spain, just didn't have the album in stock. I'm not mad about the first week sales but I am disappointed. It was in her hands, and she did decently but what about actually singing some of these great songs on tv? Like Jimmy Kimmel and America's got Talent literally were both ratings hits the week her album came out. Why didn't she book onto these shows way ahead of time and sing HFIA? Nothing will help unless she actually has the product in the stores to purchase. (Saturday 4 October 2025; 02:38)

The numbers are not matching up (111,692) by Bobby A from United States HFIA is projected to sell 51,000 copies for its first week and debut at number #7 on the Billboard 200. Caution sold 51,000 and had a #5 debut with less promotion and no hit singles before its release. Seems like an powerful entity has its hand in keeping HFIA's true numbers hidden and distorted. (Saturday 4 October 2025; 02:32)

"It's one of his classics" (111,691) by Lambi from USA That too but IBT is more of a ballad in her own arranged key. I feel she's talking about more of an uptempo record. Mariah said something along the lines of "I added background vocals and sang over him", and I feel I'm That Chick is closer to that. (Saturday 4 October 2025; 01:58) this is a reply to message 111,684

"It's one of his classics" (111,684) by T from USA Mariah covered MJ in I'll Be There back in 1992. (Friday 3 October 2025; 15:09)

So... thoughts on the VMA performance? (111,690) by Lambi from USA I got this one correct again about Mariah's dancing trauma as a little kid. I called it before she even referenced it on WWHL. I don't have enough fingers for all these rings. (Saturday 4 October 2025; 01:50) this is a reply to message 111,040

So... thoughts on the VMA performance? (111,040) by Lambi from USA To the real Lambilies, this was expected. I was honestly just smiling the whole time, I felt like her bestie hyping her up: "Go girl. Project." But yeah, to the casual viewer at home, this probably came off as stale and a little sad to watch, with her age in context. I thought the general public's sentiment would probably be, "It's time to retire." But I checked the YouTube comments, surprisingly passed the vibe check, it sounded like they are openly just accepting Mariah: "Only Mimi could walk across the stage like a robot and make it iconic." "She gives me everything and nothing at the same time, I love it." LMAO. I know Mariah is mortified of dancing because when she was a little girl, her aunt once used it as a determining factor if she was black or not. (It's so f***ed up) But I wish she could move past that. Heartbreaker-era Mariah doing choreography was so cute. I actually think she's a decent dancer, she has natural rhythm. Obviously not a showstopper but still entertaining to watch. People are accepting of her giving that little now, but maybe she can give a tiny bit more on the stage presence department. (Monday 8 September 2025; 23:51)

Article: Mariah Carey arrives in Jakarta with Ondel-Ondel welcome (111,689) by BFF from United States Yeah, you may be right about it being her idea. But it did kind of irritate me when Questlove made a remark about it being Mariah’s best record. Even if he was joking, it just annoys me that people are diverting attention away from HFIA, which happens to be really great and that fans have been waiting on for seven years. Hopefully the deluxe edition will help revive some momentum after the Mimi tour and the Christmas residency. (Saturday 4 October 2025; 01:32) this is a reply to message 111,688

Article: Mariah Carey arrives in Jakarta with Ondel-Ondel welcome (111,688) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Honestly I think it was Mariah who asked for them to bring up SUD because there's no way all the interviews kept asking her about it when really no one other than lambs know about it. And I also don't get the point of her insisting on wasting time talking about it when it seems at least from what she says that she doesn't know who owns the rights to it and how she can release it. She's been randomly bringing it up and it never goes anywhere. She should just focus on HFIA and I'm a bit disappointed that she doesn't have much stories to share about her writing process when the question comes up either from the interviewer or the fans. She's very vague and very airy about it yet she keeps saying that people don't give her credit for writing her songs. I also get annoyed that she keeps saying "it's in my book" like girl one promo at a time. (Friday 3 October 2025; 22:15)

Article: Mariah Carey arrives in Jakarta with Ondel-Ondel welcome (111,688) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Honestly I think it was Mariah who asked for them to bring up SUD because there's no way all the interviews kept asking her about it when really no one other than lambs know about it. And I also don't get the point of her insisting on wasting time talking about it when it seems at least from what she says that she doesn't know who owns the rights to it and how she can release it. She's been randomly bringing it up and it never goes anywhere. She should just focus on HFIA and I'm a bit disappointed that she doesn't have much stories to share about her writing process when the question comes up either from the interviewer or the fans. She's very vague and very airy about it yet she keeps saying that people don't give her credit for writing her songs. I also get annoyed that she keeps saying "it's in my book" like girl one promo at a time. (Friday 3 October 2025; 22:15) this is a reply to message 111,687

Article: Mariah Carey arrives in Jakarta with Ondel-Ondel welcome (111,687) by BFF from United States Yeah, that's why I was a little irritated during the US promo interviews when interviewers started asking her about "Someone's Ugly Daughter" rather than HFIA. She had a relatively narrow time interval to promote the album, and it really should be the focus because it's a great body of work. I think they should have put the album out much sooner, closer to the release of "Type Dangerous". She wasn't as busy with tour engagements during the Summer, so she could have devoted more time to the album. I know some people did not like "Type Dangerous", but it caught fire in a way like none of her single releases since "#Beautiful". They should have pushed the first single a lot harder and planned better so that "The Celebration of Mimi" shows were not diverting attention away from the album. She has tour engagements planned for all of October and into the first week of November, and then the Christmas residency starts on November 28. It seems like they are just going to let the album fade away like they did with "Caution". (Friday 3 October 2025; 16:41)

Article: Mariah Carey arrives in Jakarta with Ondel-Ondel welcome (111,687) by BFF from United States Yeah, that's why I was a little irritated during the US promo interviews when interviewers started asking her about "Someone's Ugly Daughter" rather than HFIA. She had a relatively narrow time interval to promote the album, and it really should be the focus because it's a great body of work. I think they should have put the album out much sooner, closer to the release of "Type Dangerous". She wasn't as busy with tour engagements during the Summer, so she could have devoted more time to the album. I know some people did not like "Type Dangerous", but it caught fire in a way like none of her single releases since "#Beautiful". They should have pushed the first single a lot harder and planned better so that "The Celebration of Mimi" shows were not diverting attention away from the album. She has tour engagements planned for all of October and into the first week of November, and then the Christmas residency starts on November 28. It seems like they are just going to let the album fade away like they did with "Caution". (Friday 3 October 2025; 16:41) this is a reply to message 111,685

Article: Mariah Carey arrives in Jakarta with Ondel-Ondel welcome (111,685) by T from USA Whoever is managing her needs to wake up. Fine, she's left the USA but if she's going overseas they should at least mention the new album in these articles. Pushing 'The Celebration of Mimi' at this point makes zero sense. She just released an album. That would be like Taylor Swift going around promoting 1989 right now. (Friday 3 October 2025; 15:11)

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,686) by Zachariah from Croatia She looked like she in late 20's there. I was shocked. (Friday 3 October 2025; 15:14) this is a reply to message 111,682

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,682) by Dove from United States I like her sexy looks but I actually really loved what she was wearing on Jennifer Hudson's show. (Friday 3 October 2025; 09:57)

Article: Mariah Carey arrives in Jakarta with Ondel-Ondel welcome (111,685) by T from USA Whoever is managing her needs to wake up. Fine, she's left the USA but if she's going overseas they should at least mention the new album in these articles. Pushing 'The Celebration of Mimi' at this point makes zero sense. She just released an album. That would be like Taylor Swift going around promoting 1989 right now. (Friday 3 October 2025; 15:11)

"It's one of his classics" (111,684) by T from USA Mariah covered MJ in I'll Be There back in 1992. (Friday 3 October 2025; 15:09) this is a reply to message 111,683

"It's one of his classics" (111,683) by Lambi from USA It's okay, the "There ain't no rules, it's up to you, party on right through the night" from I'm That Chick is straight out of Michael's Off The Wall. Just in case you wanna have a reference of how Mariah would sound doing MJ's background vocals. At least we have that. (Friday 3 October 2025; 12:17)

"It's one of his classics" (111,683) by Lambi from USA It's okay, the "There ain't no rules, it's up to you, party on right through the night" from I'm That Chick is straight out of Michael's Off The Wall. Just in case you wanna have a reference of how Mariah would sound doing MJ's background vocals. At least we have that. (Friday 3 October 2025; 12:17) this is a reply to message 111,667

"It's one of his classics" (111,667) by T from USA She was talking about the cover song that was supposed to be HFIA, she wanted to keep some of his vocals on it but didn't get permission. So instead she covered the next best guy, Paul McCartney and also wanted him on the song in some capacity but he wasn't available. My only gripe with these people not fulfilling her creative vision is that if it were Beyonce I'm sure they would all say yes. Anyway, I'm glad we got a solo My Love because it fits in line with all her other white guy covers from those decades. I don't know if I would want her Butterfly Lounge voice on an MJ classic. My Love sounds really good. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 16:01)

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,682) by Dove from United States I like her sexy looks but I actually really loved what she was wearing on Jennifer Hudson's show. (Friday 3 October 2025; 09:57) this is a reply to message 111,680

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,680) by Randy from USA Y'all know I have been Mr. Negative for years on this board. I hate to give up that title but Mariah has really dialed it in this time. The album is wonderful, check my profile for the full review I did. I haven't played an MC album this much during the first week since Memoirs. In addition, she has run around everywhere promoting tirelessly. If the numbers disappoint, Gamma can't blame MC. She looks great, has been grinding and turned in a wonderful piece of art. And to see her in blazers and not mermaid gowns. She stopped traffic on Jennifer Hudson with the blazer and leather pants, hair and make up flawless. This is an amazing roll out and I am proud of MC. I would like to take this time to apologize for calling her a whistling Christmas Jessica Rabbit relic. (Friday 3 October 2025; 01:09)

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,681) by T from USA Mariah has set the bar now on what one of her album promos look like. Anything less and she will loose her fans. It can only go up from here. (Friday 3 October 2025; 04:04) this is a reply to message 111,680

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,680) by Randy from USA Y'all know I have been Mr. Negative for years on this board. I hate to give up that title but Mariah has really dialed it in this time. The album is wonderful, check my profile for the full review I did. I haven't played an MC album this much during the first week since Memoirs. In addition, she has run around everywhere promoting tirelessly. If the numbers disappoint, Gamma can't blame MC. She looks great, has been grinding and turned in a wonderful piece of art. And to see her in blazers and not mermaid gowns. She stopped traffic on Jennifer Hudson with the blazer and leather pants, hair and make up flawless. This is an amazing roll out and I am proud of MC. I would like to take this time to apologize for calling her a whistling Christmas Jessica Rabbit relic. (Friday 3 October 2025; 01:09)

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,680) by Randy from USA Y'all know I have been Mr. Negative for years on this board. I hate to give up that title but Mariah has really dialed it in this time. The album is wonderful, check my profile for the full review I did. I haven't played an MC album this much during the first week since Memoirs. In addition, she has run around everywhere promoting tirelessly. If the numbers disappoint, Gamma can't blame MC. She looks great, has been grinding and turned in a wonderful piece of art. And to see her in blazers and not mermaid gowns. She stopped traffic on Jennifer Hudson with the blazer and leather pants, hair and make up flawless. This is an amazing roll out and I am proud of MC. I would like to take this time to apologize for calling her a whistling Christmas Jessica Rabbit relic. (Friday 3 October 2025; 01:09) this is a reply to message 111,673

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,673) by Tevin from USA After having the album for a week, what's your thoughts on it Randy? (Thursday 2 October 2025; 19:47)

SUD (111,679) by TJ from Norway I think she could release that album with the voice she has today, if she doesn't whisper. I do believe her vocals would fit that kind of music. (Friday 3 October 2025; 00:48)

Album sales (111,678) by TJ from Norway It seems that MC has the highest sales numbers of the top 5 albums (in the US), but what happened to the streaming? I guess my former blonde self has missed out on something. (Friday 3 October 2025; 00:44)

"It's one of his classics" (111,677) by Geronimo from USA I'm glad she didn't say it so that no one can try to scoop her on it. The journalists understand that, also. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 23:56) this is a reply to message 111,665

"It's one of his classics" (111,665) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia Mariah explained on Watch What Happens Live that she and Michael Jackson had collaborated on a song and Mariah said "it's one of his classics". Why can't Andy asked her back "Which song?" Didn't they learn the art of follow up questions anywhere from their career of hosting or doing interviews. Sigh. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 14:55)

Article: Mariah Carey says music video coming for Sugar Sweet (111,676) by jaker20 from US Yes, "Play This Song" is listed as the third single, per Billboard, and its been added on radio and iheart etc. Strangely it has a bigger playlist reach than both Type Dangerous and Sugar Sweet, Spotify is very weird to me and what people there really listens to. Although I like it better now than when I first heard it. It is very essential standard sounding, it does have a classic appeal to it, something I didn't expect would do well on streaming. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 20:48) this is a reply to message 111,663

Article: Mariah Carey says music video coming for Sugar Sweet (111,663) by BFF from United States I'm not sure I trust this article. It's from the Jamaica Observer, and I think Mariah would have talked about the video in one of her interviews if it was coming. I'm confused by the release of a video for "Play This Song" and the performance on Jimmy Fallon. Is it an official single? Are they sending it to radio for airplay? (Thursday 2 October 2025; 13:20)

Top of Billboard 200 HFIA (111,675) by T from USA In my eyes HFIA is the #1 album this week on the BB200. It's the best selling album which should be the only factor anyway. Think of how many people like me are spinning the album on CD and it's not adding to her streaming numbers. I'v played it enough times to make ten album sales just from me. I have an idea, albums and songs shouldn't be eligible for streaming sites until they have passed 6 months in the physical and digital relm. That would be the best of both worlds, sales can still be sales and music can still be accessible especially artists' older albums. But at least eras would last six months while the artist try to increase sales. Numbers could still increase because of streaming but only after the song is six months old. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 20:40)

Article: Mariah Carey says music video coming for Sugar Sweet (111,674) by jaker20 from US Maybe it's a the solo version. I think a lot of people don't know that that's the version that is on the vinyl and CDs. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 20:37) this is a reply to message 111,657

Article: Mariah Carey says music video coming for Sugar Sweet (111,657) by Lara from Middle East The issue is that she has 2 people on this track which makes it hard to join them for a video and can explain the delay. Cardi B just released a song with Kehlani and dropped the video. Just the 2 girls in pyjama's, and it seems the song is doing well on charts. Sugar Sweet is very radio and TikTok friendly, it has potential but needs exposure, that's why she brought 2 persons on it to widen as much as possible its reach. Now let's cross our fingers. I have a feeling her kids have an appearance on it dancing. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 05:44)

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,673) by Tevin from USA After having the album for a week, what's your thoughts on it Randy? (Thursday 2 October 2025; 19:47) this is a reply to message 111,658

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,658) by Randy from USA My iTunes on my phone didn't download a booklet. This is the first MC album I didn't buy a CD for. I threw all my CDs out when I moved and the shelf system as well. I've scoured the four corners of the internet and cannot find a pdf or clear pictures of the booklet that accompanies the album. Anyone help me out email me at randyalexander@hotmail.com. I really want to read the credits and the thank you's. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 12:24)

"It's one of his classics" (111,672) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ugh so frustrating. I wonder if it's "You're not Alone". I've always wanted her to cover it but if it was a collaboration then that would have been a dream. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 19:21) this is a reply to message 111,665

"It's one of his classics" (111,665) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia Mariah explained on Watch What Happens Live that she and Michael Jackson had collaborated on a song and Mariah said "it's one of his classics". Why can't Andy asked her back "Which song?" Didn't they learn the art of follow up questions anywhere from their career of hosting or doing interviews. Sigh. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 14:55)

Article: Mariah Carey says music video coming for Sugar Sweet (111,671) by Bill from the UK Hmmm. I hope Sugar Sweet doesn't end up becoming the next Oh Santa. It was a fun little ditty that kept up momentum until the album's arrival, but let's move on as literally any of the other songs on the album could work as the next single after Play This Song has done its thing. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 18:29) this is a reply to message 111,651

Article: Mariah Carey says music video coming for Sugar Sweet (111,651) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Girl just let it die with no goodbyes. Instead focus on "Mi" with a SIO-ish video. Or do "In Your Feelings" or even "I won't allow it". If you've still not coordinated everyone's schedule to film the video there's no way it will be done soon. We have a tight deadline because even Mariah can't compete with Christmas-riah. (Thursday 2 October 2025; 02:36)

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