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About Bobby A from United States: I have been a Lamb since 1990. I know Mariah. I love her music. I breathe her music.

Supreme songbird (101,834) by Bobby A from United States So what we can really expect is a heavily edited CBS Merry Christmas To All broadcast with the original album tracks. It is going to be interesting on the 20th. MC totally can not sing anymore. It is sad to admit it. The honey butterfly vocals are no more. I don't think even removing her vocal nodules can repair her voice. I wonder what Patti and Stephanie Mills have done after all of these years to preserve their voices. (Wednesday 14 December 2022; 23:21) this is a reply to message 101,833

Supreme songbird (101,833) by Edward from USA I'm pretty sure Trey, Tanaka and Mary Ann would say the same. The evidence says otherwise though. Many attendees are commenting that while it was fun, they noticed the struggle on the live parts. Of course as good lambs many are blaming it on the shows in Toronto. Sadly, she won't do anything about until another very publicized new year disaster happen again. If she were to go on tour with her newly recovered pandemic voice with two year rest, she would not make it past 3 shows and she knows it. Don't expect her going on tour after this. At this point it seems she's damaging her voice further trying to sing. I hope she doesn't listen to the sycophants and ass kissers and take care of her instrument, an instrument that has been considered national treasure. (Wednesday 14 December 2022; 22:16)

MSG show (101,827) by Bobby A from United States It looks like from videos on the web that the December 13th show will be the one shown on CBS on the 20th. (Wednesday 14 December 2022; 13:49)

Caution album (101,800) by Bobby A from United States Is it say that Caution will probably be MC's last great album? I don't see how MC now with her current vocal abilities will ever be able to sing like she did on Caution. (Monday 12 December 2022; 22:54)

Toronto shows (101,796) by Bobby A from United States Wow. This is my first time seeing this video. MC is really struggling with breath control. She is going to continue performing until she can not do it anymore. We have to accept her effort to maintain her singing career. (Monday 12 December 2022; 19:07) this is a reply to message 101,792

Toronto shows (101,792) by Edward from USA Who the [censored] are you to tell him to stop following her? Anybody with decent hearing can tell she's struggling, but really struggling. She's struggling even with songs that are not vocally demanding. "Christmas Time Is in the Air" is a prime example of that. (Monday 12 December 2022; 16:15)

Toronto shows (101,785) by Bobby A from United States MC is doing the best with her voice that she can do at this stage in her career. I am thinking about all of the singers this month where there have been reports about their vocal cord problems like Martina McBride, Lee Ann Rimes, and Reba McEntire. What do all of these three singers have in common? Age and constant performances. (Monday 12 December 2022; 03:19) this is a reply to message 101,782

Toronto shows (101,782) by Terna from Nigeria Watching the clips, [one] can tell she's really struggling to put on a "singing" show but her voice is really not having it, so she talk sings or alters the melody. I really wish Mariah would get professional help. Now she's also having lower range issues as seen in the "Emotions" and "My All" clips with the unintentional vocal breaks. Another thing I noticed is the repertoire itself isn't the best for a singer her age seeing as it was written "16 to 25 minutes ago", she's missing a lot of qualities that were there before which enabled her sing so well – [agility], fluid and seamless registers, stamina in terms of youth etc just the ease of singing she once had in [general] which was an amalgamation of all these factors and more working hand in hand. It's [sad] to see the last of the two true [divas] struggling; with Celine and her health issues and Mariah and her waning instrument. (Sunday 11 December 2022; 15:46)

Mariah duet with Monroe (101,777) by Bobby A from United States Their duet was so sweet. I have watched it like six times. Imagine when Monroe is 20 years old. (Sunday 11 December 2022; 01:50) this is a reply to message 101,772

Mariah duet with Monroe (101,772) by Edward from USA Mariah and Monroe had a cute duet on her Christmas Show. I think Monroe can sing. (Saturday 10 December 2022; 17:53)

Colbert (101,759) by Bobby A from United States MC is looking so beautiful these days. I think it is because of being back in New York. How many days now until the Christmas shows? (Friday 9 December 2022; 00:20) this is a reply to message 101,758

Colbert (101,758) by RL from USA Interview was fine. She did a good job. Just curious why the audience still needs to wear masks. (Thursday 8 December 2022; 21:51)

Two more sleep, two more sleeps (101,751) by Bobby A from United States I am so excited for MC to shine at her concerts this year. Have fun. (Thursday 8 December 2022; 00:38) this is a reply to message 101,750

Two more sleep, two more sleeps (101,750) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Only two more sleeps until me and my crew she [sic] Mariah in Toronto. We're in the third row, and the recent Moet and Chandon performance made me even more excited then I already was. 6x here we come baby. (We flight out from Vancouver tonight. ) (Wednesday 7 December 2022; 23:38)

Moet and Chandon performance (101,745) by Bobby A from United States Check out the videos on Twitter. Maybe I am totally wrong. It was totally live. Was it Daydream era vocals? Not by any means, but she definitely sounded better than September at that outside event. (Tuesday 6 December 2022; 18:07) this is a reply to message 101,743

Moet and Chandon performance (101,743) by Edward from USA Could you please elaborate? (Tuesday 6 December 2022; 12:24)

Moet and Chandon performance (101,742) by Bobby A from United States MC's voice is back. I loved her solo version of Big Energy. She really sounded like she will make us proud in 8 days. (Tuesday 6 December 2022; 12:05)

Oh Santa with Ari & J Hud (101,736) by Bobby A from United States No, I don't think so because I purchased the digital tracks from the special at FYE's Mix and Burn. And Oh Santa was not an option to select to create my CD. I really think the vocals were recorded separately piecing the vocals together to film the video. Just my thoughts. (Monday 5 December 2022; 00:28) this is a reply to message 101,735

Oh Santa with Ari & J Hud (101,735) by Todd from Melbourne, Australia Watching the Apple TV show. So much of this show is in front of a green screen and it looks great. But - do we think that MC, AG & JH were ever actually in the same studio at the same time? (Sunday 4 December 2022; 22:41)

Charmbracelet - 20 years (101,728) by Bobby A from United States I just purchased Through The Rain on vinyl sealed to celebrate Charmbraclet's 20th anniversary. It was delivered early today. The Full Intention Club mix is one of MC's best. This is also the era when other producers/remixers started producing her remixes. (Sunday 4 December 2022; 00:08) this is a reply to message 101,727

Charmbracelet - 20 years (101,727) by Randy from USA I remember a lot about that era. I couldn't believe how beautiful Through The Rain was and the video is stunning. She was still doing lipping climaxes to the records, but she was on every show, despite not having a hit single. The View, Oprah, Matt Lauer interviewed her, MTV gave her a special. I didn't care for a lot of the album and at the time, I remember one reviewer stating that she did so many different things on the album that it was like mixing watercolors only to end up with a puddle of brown. I remember Lyor Cohen saying that she brought class to DefJam. It was a time where MC garnered respect because of her earlier hits that weren't as far away, but Glitter wasn't the nail in the coffin. Charmbracelet was the first and last time I would pay to see MC live. She lipped most of it. I was in full fan mode that night with butterfly and rainbow stickers all up and down my arm. It definitely is a moment. Through The Rain is the only way I make it to work many days. I still play Lullaby and Subtle Invitation. The rest of it is largely forgotten. But the era isn't. (Saturday 3 December 2022; 23:26)

Concert in Saudi Arabia (101,723) by Bobby A from United States We don't treat each nice anymore on this board. Why? (Friday 2 December 2022; 23:52) this is a reply to message 101,722

Concert in Saudi Arabia (101,722) by Lee from USA What's wrong with that? She haven't [sic] committed any crimes or abused drugs like most of the RRHOF inductees. (Friday 2 December 2022; 17:52)

AIWFCIY (101,712) by Bobby A from United States I predicted first here that she would be #1 before December 25th. Maybe this prediction will earn me finally some credibility. Lol. (Wednesday 30 November 2022; 22:24) this is a reply to message 101,710

AIWFCIY (101,710) by Terna from Nigeria Already? It's not even December yet. Lol. I noticed Brenda Lee's song is number 6 too and I'm like ain't no one listening to that [song] so soon unless maybe the trolls trying to unseat AIWFCIY. Haha. (Wednesday 30 November 2022; 17:08)

Macy's performance (101,703) by Bobby A from United States Maybe she was going to sing it live, but changed her mind during the last hour because of the wind or just wanting the perfect performance. (Tuesday 29 November 2022; 22:20) this is a reply to message 101,700

Macy's performance (101,700) by Jamie from UK I was in NYC and missed Mariah by one day. I've just been back and on NY1 news they were saying she had auto cue for the lyrics in front of her. They were saying why would she need auto cue for a song she knows inside out. It did surprise me too but then I thought maybe if her nerves got the better of her could she get overwhelmed and forget her lines. I hope it's not that's she's so far removed from reality that she needs prompting. (Tuesday 29 November 2022; 16:25)

CBS Christmas promos (101,698) by Bobby A from United States I am just wondering from the CBS promos airing if MC has pre-filmed some Christmas segments for the 2-hour special. Who knows she may even show some of the Apple TV special from last year? 30 minutes of the time will be commercials for sure. (Tuesday 29 November 2022; 00:54)

W Magazine cover (101,692) by Bobby A from United States MC is looking fabulous this month and breaking all types of chart records with her Christmas songs. No one can deny that this is the time of year that she shines the most. (Sunday 27 November 2022; 22:45) this is a reply to message 101,691

W Magazine cover (101,691) by jaker20 from US How does she do it? What the hell. She was just oversized a couple of weeks ago, but now she looks better than ever. (Sunday 27 November 2022; 20:43)

Macy's performance (101,679) by Bobby A from United States We all would like to know what really ruined MC's voice. It just seems like after Glitter, her voice started deteriorating with every album especially TEOM. I think it was all heavy belting during her tours from 1993-1996. MC wanting to be a perfectionist and the need to prove herself to others caused major damage to her voice. Then during the recording of the Butterfly album, we got the breathiness singing that we never got before. Her voice was beyond repair as evident on Memoirs and MIAM. It is going to be interested how much she uses a backing track and lip syncs during the Merry Christmas To All concert dates. Maybe MC will prove us all wrong starting December 13th. (Friday 25 November 2022; 21:34) this is a reply to message 101,677

Macy's performance (101,677) by Bill from the UK I know, I am truly so grateful I saw her during her indisputable best. It was one of the best nights of my life. Mariah was at her peak, as were her vocals, her music, her looks, her confidence, and my love for her. (Friday 25 November 2022; 20:15)

Macy's performance (101,667) by Bobby A from United States I thought it was a great performance. MC looked glamorous. Kristofer did her make-up so beautifully. She doesn't always need to sing live during an outside performance. My sister said the ending note was live though. Roc and Roe have really grown up. Happy Thanksgiving MCA family. (Thursday 24 November 2022; 20:38)

Angry elfs (101,659) by Bobby A from United States This reminds me of how you feel Lady B. MC said we have so called haters and we give this positivity. Where is Cindi Berger now? She was really good at speaking for MC. (Tuesday 22 November 2022; 13:45) this is a reply to message 101,658

Angry elfs (101,658) by Lady B from USA Some of you are angry elves. Me? I'll be at the Macy Parade and her MSG show on the 16th watching her prosper and enjoying being a fan. Anyone want to meet up and keep it positive? (Tuesday 22 November 2022; 04:57)

Debut album (101,654) by Bobby A from United States Critics say that MC's debut album is one of the most stunning and best debut albums ever. I would love for MC to release acapella versions and outtakes of the whole album to celebrate the 35th anniversary of its release. (Sunday 20 November 2022; 22:52)

AIWFCIY (101,653) by Bobby A from United States It has already started Edward. AIWFCIY has made it already to the iTunes Top 20 today. It is expected to make its debut on the Hot 100 next week. MC will be #1 earlier this year than last year. That is what I am predicting this year. It made it to number #1 the week of December 28th last year. If it does it again, this will be the 4th year. (Saturday 19 November 2022; 23:47) this is a reply to message 101,652

AIWFCIY (101,652) by Edward from USA I thought we were starting Christmas early this year. I haven't heard AIWFCIY playing anywhere here in NY. Hopefully we get another three weeks at #1. (Saturday 19 November 2022; 17:12)

Madison Square Garden 12/13 (101,638) by Bobby A from United States I hope she sings the Oh Santa/AIWFCIS [sic] mash-up. I had forgotten how much I loved the intro and dance beat/JD chant at the end of the mash-up. (Monday 14 November 2022; 22:20) this is a reply to message 101,637

Madison Square Garden 12/13 (101,637) by Lady B from USA I'll be at 12/16 and would love to meet up with any lambs that are going. (Monday 14 November 2022; 19:32)

Lil Durk (101,629) by Bobby A from United States MC did a short video with Lil Durk this week. Many fans are speculating about a Christmas collaboration. What if a AIWFCIY remix is coming or a new Christmas song ft. Lil Durk. If it is true, it wouldn't be out of MC's element? (Saturday 12 November 2022; 10:46)

CBS This Morning (101,628) by Bobby A from United States I hope she sounds amazing in December. Terna, we may get WAYC and some special guests in December. I hope she sings One Child with a full gospel choir. By the way, I ordered a CD version of the Apple Magical Christmas special from FYE's Mix and Burn today. (Friday 11 November 2022; 23:05) this is a reply to message 101,627

CBS This Morning (101,627) by Randy from USA I am sick of hearing about that damn book and nothing new came from this interview. But I have to admit, once again, she looked amazing, was coherent and likeable. She has really returned to form for this press tour. PS The letter she wrote her younger self was adorable. (Friday 11 November 2022; 13:06)

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