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Michael Buble's special (40,254) by Robby from Chicago USA Now, that's what you can call amazing performance. I wonder what those critics will say this time. I guess they will say it was a lip-sync. Great job Mariah. (Thursday 19 December 2013; 7:35)

Buble special (40,253) by Bill from the UK I've just seen it on YouTube. Great duet, even though I can't stand Michael Buble (how someone who just speaks their songs got so popular is beyond me). Mariah did a good performance, and has improved leaps and bounds since the car crash of the tree lighting ceremony. I hope that was something of a wake up call for her. (Thursday 19 December 2013; 7:16)

Obscure (40,252) by Licia from USA The Michael Buble special airs tonight. (Wednesday 18 December 2013; 11:10)

Getting to know lambs (40,251) by Gemma from western australia Hi. I just thought because I'm a brand new member here we should have a thread to get to know eachother better. I'll go first. I'm 29 years old and I love Mariah, I think her voice is amazing. Music Box was the first album I got, I don't get why some lambs get angry because somebody talks about Beyonce. I mean, just because we talk about Beyonce or Celine or even Whitney doesn't mean we like Mariah less. Anyway I'll stop now, ok? Mariah rocks. (Wednesday 18 December 2013; 8:47)

Updates on Mariah and Lambily (40,250) by DivergentIntel from United States of America MC's performances at the Christmas Rockefeller special this year in my opinion was much better than 2012. She stepped up her game. It was great. Her vocals were so much better for 2013. Ok, does anyone know when her appearance on the Michael Bubl&eactue; special airs? Someone please let me know. Lastly, I've been saying this for years, but why hasn't Mariah Carey decided to go the route of independent. She should just do a completely independent and self employ herself like Macklemore, without the help of a big corporate record label. That way, Mariah can keep all of the profits and cut out the middle man and not have to deal with the BS. Mariah should have did that after fleeing Sony. She still can have access to top notch songwriters and producers. Also doesn't she own the rights to her Sony music back catalogue? Also I wish she would release her unreleased material and hidden stuff from Glitter era and other eras. Feel free to answer and share thoughts on these matters fellow Lambily. Thanks. (Wednesday 18 December 2013; 2:19)

Mariah / Beyonce / Celine (40,249) by Musti from UK At the risk of getting bashed by lambs for discussing Beyonce and Celine, I want to say I love both their new albums. Beyonce has been very bold both for not previously announcing the album and for the songs she has put on there. Someone said earlier that there are no solid songs on her album. I agree. But I think Beyonce is just as bored of the EDM era as Mariah and she's playing around with new ideas. She has multiple musical premises in a single song (perhaps similar to Mariah's move with TAOLG?) and she has hardly belted on any song, instead focusing on her lower range and light higher notes. It's definitely a concept album and sounds more like electronic r&b than anything else. Both Mariah and Beyonce are pioneers and I believe in what they're trying to do. As for Celine, granted her album isn't a drastic move from her previous albums by any measure, but I think she practically nailed her first attempt at r&b (Incredible and Overjoyed). Also I like that the overall tessitura of the new album is lower than her previous work. It's not only Mariah that doesn't belt like she used to! With these new releases, I'm getting more and more excited about Mariah's album. She is a genuis and I'm sure she will deliver like one. (Tuesday 17 December 2013; 20:27)

2/14 (40,248) by B from USA I can't wait to hear JD and MC's Valentine. (Tuesday 17 December 2013; 20:04)

The awesomeness that is Mariah (40,247) by Billy from Greece (Tuesday 17 December 2013; 12:51)

Beyonce archives (40,246) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia Okay so "we" love Beyonce, "we" think she's a fabulous lamb and "we" are very happy for her success, but don't use her moment to slight Mariah. It's far from cute and beyond lame. I can't believe someone had the audacity to "what has Mariah been doing, while Beyonce's been doing this, that and the other". . Really? So she hasn't been perfecting her album, being a great mother to her two children, while recovering from a very serious injury. Get a grib and get your life boo! Mariah has worked herself in the ground for a full decade. I would go as far to say that her work ethic inspired the likes of Beyonce. "Don't forget, don't forget respect that Bow Down snitches." (Tuesday 17 December 2013; 8:03)

Voice/vocals (40,245) by B from USA Mariah's vocal cords are fragile. It's either have the surgery or deal with a hit or miss voice. If she has the surgery, she loses her whistle register and might ruin her voice a la Julie Andrews. I'm happy with her voice as it is. (Tuesday 17 December 2013; 3:03)

NYE (40,244) by B from USA Mariah will bring her A game for the New Years Eve performance. Like she did when she sang Looking In at the MLB charity event after that lacking performance of #Beautiful. (Monday 16 December 2013; 21:55)

My Christmas ask of Mariah (40,243) by Brad from USA Hi Lambs. I supoose if I had the ability to ask Mariah for something for Christmas, I would ask her to drop the "out-of-touch" diva antics and undertake moments where she shows grounding and a level of gravity about herself and her artistry that is commensurate with the degree of respect she seeks from her peers and the music buying public. On the rare occassions that she does this, she is at her best. That's all I want for Christmas from MC. Be well, everyone. (Monday 16 December 2013; 21:38)

Re: An excuse vs a reason (40,240) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia Bill from the UK and Lyric from the USA, thanks for your replies. Lyric: I didn't notice a significant amount of hostility from the "sensitive lambs", however the hostility from the "tough love lambs" definitely over took the message board last week. So that statement was very misplaced. Also no one was in denial about the tree lighting performance being bad or Mariah's current vocal condition or vocal issues for that matter. I think that notion was the biggest misunderstanding amongst the lambs last week. No one every said anything was wrong with giving honest constructive criticism, but something is very wrong with being negative and disparaging, I don't care how many albums you brought or videos you've seen. Bill: Whether you buy it or not, cold weather does affect the voice, it's a fact. That's why singers are urged to take certain precautions, because if you don't breathe properly and you take in too much air, it can dry your voice out; So the speed of the song could've also played a very crucial part as well. Now add all that on top of her pre existing vocal issues, the "splashes" she allegedly had before and you have all the reasons why her performance went the way it did. The inly excuse I would say people has made about MC's voice is that she's "older" or "it's been 23 years", because we've all seen other singers who have maintained their voices over the same or longer periods of time. However by the same token, some of these individuals were able to have their nodules removed successfully, unlike Mariah. Also I just wanted to point out that cold weather was one of the reasons Beyonce lipped the national anthem and Celine Dion has lipped her fair share of performances to preserve her voice as well. At the end of the day, Mariah should've maintained her voice better, but she has proven time and time again that with much rest and recuperation she can still give a great performance. So just because many lambs choose to remain positive and consider all the factors that play into her current vocal state doesn't mean they are in denial or aren't being honest with themselves. On a positive note: We all love MC and want the best for her at the end of the day, so even though we all will have differences of opinion, us all having her best interest at heart is all that really matters. (Monday 16 December 2013; 16:59)

Angola concert (40,239) by Eternal from Italy Does anybody has the links to fan footage of Mariah's concerts in Angola and Lagos? All I can find on YouTube are 16 second clips which seem to show her singing mostly live. It would be interesting to see how MC recovered from that disastrous performance last week. (Monday 16 December 2013; 15:26)

Matthew / Nigeria performances (40,238) by Licia from USA Matthew, those little interviews are for the Christmas holiday. She's doing them for 12 days. I believe MCArchives posted the details in the news section. She sounded great in the clips that I have seen from the Nigeria concert. Fingers crossed that the next performance is just ad good. (Sunday 15 December 2013; 18:14)

Mariah's voice (40,237) by B from USA Mariah sleeps in a room full of humidifiers and Dr. Kessler tends to her vocal cords. Her nodules which produce her whistle register also affect her voice. With proper rest she can still sing I mean sang. People saying her voice is shot need to understand that she's recording, doing interviews, and then performing which means her voice isn't going to be in fine form during those performances. Common sense. She takes care of her voice. To think she doesn't is foolish. She did great live on TAOLG. Even if she lost her range, she'd still have the best voice of our times simply because of her glorious tone. But she's more than her voice she's an excellent songwriter. She wrote AIWFCIY, ABMB, WBT, and Butterfly. (Sunday 15 December 2013; 17:24)

Visual album (40,236) by Blake from USA Beyonce will definitely have the number one next week for sure, but if you are going to put that much time, money and effort into such an "artistic work", then at least make the songs solid. From what I can hear from all the snippets and videos, there are maybe 3 solid songs off this new record. Songs that have the lyrics "bow down bitch" and "working 9-5 to stay alive 100 times" is very annoying. I guess the bottom line is the songs don't match up well with the hype. I see why Sony couldn't decide on a single, even though "Pretty hurts" sounds the most promising. I think B is trying to be Madonna and Lady Gaga in one not feeling it. If the label isn't doing any promotion, then why does Beyonce have every slot of all iTunes banners at top of home page. That is huge in cost for one slot alone. (Sunday 15 December 2013; 15:57)

Mariah in Nigeria (40,235) by Terna from Nigeria Mariah Carey the voice is in my country Nigeria. Wow, I don't even know how to react. Lol seriously, this is an honour. I feel so proud. News of her arrival is all over the news. (Sunday 15 December 2013; 11:18)

Nigeria / Billboard (40,234) by Ryan from the Philippines I've watched a short clip of Mariah singing "The Art of Letting Go" in Nigeria and it wowed me. Seemed like she has recovered so well form thag National Tree Lighting ceremony performance debacle. I hope she continues with this kind of vocal condition. It's sad that I only see Mariah being talked on Facebook because she cracked while singing, on the other side it's also nice to read all their thoughts and concern for her. By the way, congratulations Mariah for, again, having "All I want For Christmas Is You" at #1 on Holiday charts and #26 on Hot 100. Plus #Beautiful being a part of the Hot 100 year end chart. (Sunday 15 December 2013; 10:08)

Mariah slaying (40,233) by Matthew from USA Holy cow. Head over to Mariah's instagram to catch a snippet of her live performance of TAOLG. It's very short, but she is slaying it in what we can hear. See this is what I'm talking about. Roller coaster. Just when everyone says it's over after a bad performance, she does another performance and everyone is like, ok maybe not. Lol. Don't count Mariah out guys. (Sunday 15 December 2013; 8:25)

Purpose of interviews and Beyonce (40,232) by Matthew from USA Mariah invited Kathy Lee and Hoda into her home for another mini interview. They all consumed alcoholic beverages so the lambs won't be pleased with that. But I was wondering exactly what Mariah is promoting with these series of interviews. Is she just trying to keep her profile up going into the new year? Mimi and Beyonce seem to both be going through the same thing with their record labels. They are creating music and the record labels don't think it's commercial enough so they order the artist to go back to the drawing board. Both Mariah and Beyonce seemed to go back to the drawing board and pushed back their albums while dropping a song or releasing a snippet here or there. It seems Beyonce finally just decided to release what she had, whether the label supported it or not. I think Mariah is frustrated with the label as well, but I think she will play by the rules so that she can have some support from the label. (Sunday 15 December 2013; 8:15)

Innovation not immitation (40,231) by nikki from usa Shakira's using her toothpaste commercial as a springboard, Beyonce is releasing her album straight to iTunes. Mariah released her single straight to Facebook (to iTunes). I'm not sure how the latter worked out for her, as we weren't given any numbers, but it was innovative. All I want to see is Mariah on talk shows, on magazine covers, and radio interviews. Personally, I think it would be awesome if she kicked off her album release by singing the songs off her new album at a concert in Camp Mariah televised on Oprah. We could turn it into a donation even. Like: Mariah will sing 10 additional songs from her catalog based off of which songs get the most dollar votes. Pledge a dollar amount with which song you want to hear from her and the most money making songs get heard. I think that's the only way I'll get to hear Inside live. That would be innovative. (Sunday 15 December 2013; 6:10)

Mariah slayage top of the year (40,229) by KayJoy from USA I really want Mariah to have chart success. I think she can but she has got to have great singles, perform them well and promote. Hopefully Team Mariah can pull it together. Mariah's voice is timeless. She deserves to be celebrated. Come on lambs. (Sunday 15 December 2013; 1:50)

Bey has been promoting an album all since the Super Bowl (40,228) by KayJoy from USA Yes, Bey came out of nowhere with her album release, however she has been on tour the whole year, slowly releasing songs that were indeed on the album. And she just had the social media buzz. The thing with Mariah is she doesn't get the same support. I feel as people don't truly value her work. Nobody ever says the next Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion etc. Yet everytime someone comes out they are the new her. That's disrespectful. I don't know why Mariah doesn't have the same social buzz. Neither pop or urban radio play her like they should. (Sunday 15 December 2013; 1:40)

I can't agree with B from the US more (40,227) by Critter from USA I want to like Beyonce's music, but I can't get past her voice and way of singing. Irreplaceable, isn't it annoying to sing like that or what? No offence to her or her fans though. I do enjoy Destiny's Child. That's pure harmony of 3 singing voices. And I do enjoy her in one of the Austin Power movies. Anyways, I am still hopeful about Mariah. I'm waiting for her full album to drop. Thanks. (Sunday 15 December 2013; 1:27)

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