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Creative differences with Def Jam (38,464) by Edward from USA It is sad, but I seriously believe Mariah is at war with Def Jam. I do think that the album was almost ready, but her label was not pleased with the semi end result. The fact that now we don't have an album title or a definite release date worries me. #Beautiful is a great single choice, but now with this chaos it might be too late to inject any life into it unless Mariah comes out with a great remix and video. Was Mariah producing another Memoirs? Was she whispering too much? I guess we'll never know, but I hope she keeps an open mind to constructive criticism from her label. She should know that her Midas golden touch is gone, and another Loverboy won't ever happen again. Her record label shelved Angel's Advocate for a reason we could experience with most of the remixes we heard from it. We all complained then about the cutting and pasting. My last hope is that at least one of the last two remixes saves the day. I would be lying if I said I only care about the music, I also care about the excitement of seeing her still relevant and successful. Maybe another #1 might be out of reach for her, but moderate success would be more than welcome. (Saturday 29 June 2013; 5:38)

Does Mariah really need a record label? (38,389) by Edward from USA With low promtion and lack of interest from Def Jam when it comes to Mariah and her music, does she really need a label to make music? With physical cds almost gone, why would she need a big label behind her to distribute her music on the internet e.g. iTunes, Amazon? I wouldn't mind if Mariah puts together a 10 or 12 tracks album at least every 1.5 years from now on as long as the music is good. I think she should go back to basics, and stop bringing an army to write with her. I didn't personally like what The Dream brought on Memoirs, it was repetitive. I hope she finds her muse again, and brings back the Mariah we fell in love with. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 17:28)

Three years? (38,377) by Edward from USA It used to take Mariah less than a year to produce great records like Daydream and Butterfly. Unless she's dropping off most of what she had recorded, three years is enough time to produce a decent album. I just hope that by rushing things, the album doesn't morph into another Rainbow or maybe Charmbracelet. People want to hear Mariah sing like she does on #Beautiful, the whispering is too much for many people. I hope Mariah hasn't lost her muse. Some people don't understand that record labels are in the business to make money. They don't make money from concerts. Mariah probably made more money from those two songs in Paris than what she will probably make from this album after everybody's paid off. (Wednesday 26 June 2013; 2:50)

The way I see it (38,369) by Edward from USA It has always been my opinion that after Mariah tasted the waters with Triumphant, she definitely went back to the drawing board to change things up, and that's why she is recording new material and tweaking some songs she decided to keep. I am happy because that means she is really making sure the music is good. I just hope once the new date has been set, she doesn't push it again. I think Memoirs was affected seriously by pushing the album like two times. I was a little bit worried when I read that executives at at a listening party liked what they heard, not that they loved it. (Tuesday 25 June 2013; 16:35)

Brad / #Beautiful on life support (38,327) by Edward from USA Brad, agree with you. #Beautiful is on life support now and needs a boost in sales and airplay. In my opinion the remix shouldn't wait another week to be released, since the single is becoming stagnant on the chart. The View, BET, and Macy's performances are good and all, but all of them are happening about 10 days from today. I think Mariah might be leaving her record label once TAOLG has run its course. (Friday 21 June 2013; 18:23)

Brandon (38,319) by Edward from USA Brandon, why don't you change it to "The Art Gallery of Mariah Carey"? It would be epic, lol. (Thursday 20 June 2013; 21:34)

Is it really happening? / Stephen (38,296) by Edward from USA Mariah and Miguel are soon to release the #Beautiful remix. Could it be a longer version with a bridge and more Mariah vocals on it? I am so waiting for this remix to be released, maybe next week. For those of us who thought that #Beautiful was good but too short, it would be a great surprise. I can't wait. Stephen, sorry, but Miguel is taken. (Wednesday 19 June 2013; 1:35)

Jimbo (38,290) by Edward from USA Jimbo, don't worry, Nick is old school and got a chaperone on Mariah and Miguel. I think Miguel seems to admire Mariah a lot. You can see it in the way he looks at her. He is also getting lots of exposure by working with Mariah. I have heard people say in the music industry: if Mariah calls you to work with her, you've made it. I am sad she and M&M couldn't produce any music together. (Tuesday 18 June 2013; 19:32)

The Art Of Letting Go (38,278) by Edward from USA On one hand "The Art Of Letting Go" sounds like the title of a self-help book from Deepa Chopra to me. On the other hand, it sounds like a great title for a song. I hope she has a good remake, and that some of the songs sample some good retro music. Not too crazy about this album title. . (Tuesday 18 June 2013; 3:17)

Antone / idiots on the messageboard (38,266) by Edward from USA It is ridiculous to see Antone calling posters of the messageboard idiots just because either he didn't like a post or he simply doesn't have a freaking sense of humor. He should buy himself a clown, lock in a room, and laugh a little. Things don't have to be so damn serious. Whatever happened to having fun? If you see people having fun, you don't have to join them, but you don't have to hate either. That is probably why the webmaster doesn't post his comments. I haven't ever seen anybody address the webmaster just to be allowed to call people idiots in here. As I said, if you follow the rules, Eric is more than fair to everybody here. (Monday 17 June 2013; 17:34)

TJ / #1's / the new album (38,257) by Edward from USA TJ, #1's shows the world Mariah used the hashtag first 15 years ago. She's always been ahead of her time. She was trending and she didn't even know it. As for the new album goes, Mariah is still cooking it. I haven't seen Mariah so dedicated on an album in a long time. I hope the next single is not a soft ballad. (Sunday 16 June 2013; 17:06)

Blake / #Beautiful (38,254) by Edward from USA Blake, I hereby baptize you with your own hash tag. You shall be called #Blake until the new era is over. You need to sign a confidential agreement and be loyal to the queen Mariah. Should you go against the queen, you will be stripped and #powed down from your hash tag. And yes, #Beautiful is still rising, not only on airplay, but the explicit version is no. 86 on iTunes. People are digging the explicit version. Mariah needs to move her hash tag and start promoting #Beautiful. (Sunday 16 June 2013; 5:11)

Licia (38,251) by Edward from USA Licia, calling us that would be very unbecoming of a true lamb, . HashEdward and HashStacey would be fine, at least for me, #Stacey might disagree. You know Stacey's promotion insights got us this gig. (Sunday 16 June 2013; 1:29)

Stacey / #Beautiful (Explicit) (38,249) by Edward from USA Stacey, I just talked to Mariah and she said she wanted to hire us to be part of her promotion team. There's only one condition: I have to go by #Edward, you would have to go by #Stacey, lol. Now that the explicit version is rising on iTunes, it is likely #Beautiful might crack the top 13 next week. With combined sales, she's actually #11 now. She is also doing well on Amazon. With the BET performance and Macey's, we might be looking at a top ten if not higher. (Saturday 15 June 2013; 18:00)

#Beautiful climbs 2 spot to No. 15 (38,239) by Edward from USA It is impressive how #Beautiful, with little to no promotion, is slowly climbing the charts, and now it's sitting comfortably at No. 15 on BB Hot100. If #Beautiful manages to keep some momentum until the album is released, it might actually crack the top 5 by then with combined album and single sales. I'm really hoping for some good promotion. (Thursday 13 June 2013; 3:08)

Isn't Monroe still a toddler? (38,233) by Edward from USA Many celebrities project their fashion style on their offspring, e.g. Katie Holmes on Suri Cruise. It is not fair to rob children from their childhood by dressing them like circus poodles. Are we going to start listing the top 10 worst dressed babies of the year? Next would be the top 10 soon to be worst dressed unborn babies based on how their mothers fashion sense. Mnroe looks just fine to me. Her sunglasses are just that, baby glasses. (Wednesday 12 June 2013; 20:00)

Stacey /#Beautiful (38,227) by Edward from USA Stacey, I was starting to believe I was the only one who thought that way, hence I hadn't posted much about it. Now that we have a good single that is getting decent airplay, something she doesn't get much these days, it only makes sense they make sure it stays afloat. I read she's performing on the BET Awards on the 29th, I hope it is true. Some remixes would be great to boost #Beautiful up. (Wednesday 12 June 2013; 1:33)

#Beautiful needs some promotion (38,218) by Edward from USA I am starting to get frustrated. #Beautiful is not only great but it is also the lead single. I don't understand why it has been basically left on its own since it has great potential to be around for a while. There are many key tv shows she could be using at least to talk about the single, but all we have is a perfomance taking place 20 days from now. I know some of us think that #Beautiful is maybe the It's Like That from this album, and that everything is going to play out as TEOM, but what if it doesn't play out that way? What if #Beautiful is the best single material from this album, just like Obsessed was from Memoirs? Obsessed had a rap and non rap versions, and it had six remixes. I think #Beautiful deserves a better treatment. (Tuesday 11 June 2013; 18:08)

Nikki / why music albums leak (38,205) by Edward from USA It is almost impossible for an album not to leak at least one or two weeks before its release date. By the time an album is available to the general public, it has already been physically produced and distributed at least a week before. In the middle of all the distribution process, thousands of people other than the record label executives get to lay their hands on the album, even if it is only to package them for distribution. I personally got my physical copy of TEOM two weeks before. This is going to keep happening as long as we have the internet and physical CDs. Once CDs completely disappear, then it would be a different story. That's why Mariah had complete control over when #Beautiful was released. (Monday 10 June 2013; 3:45)

Will.i.am / Mariah and the artist within (38,201) by Edward from USA Wil.i.am made a very unnecessary comment. He doesn't even deserve the attention. People need to be careful about comparing singers to Mariah. Mariah is not only about the voice, but about the way she uses it. Some may know how to paint, but artistry comes from within not from techniques. Mariah just happens to have them both plus a not-less-important ingredient called charisma. Leona Lewis was hailed the next Mariah according to Simon, but a great voice and hitting notes haven't quite done it for her. Mariah may not have the voice she had, but she's still a true artist in so many other ways. If she were to completely lose her voice and the money she has, she would be just fine by producing and writing. My ears haven't experienced vocal layering like Mariah does. If we pay close attention to the vocals in the background on any of her songs, we would realize how great of an artist she is. (Sunday 9 June 2013; 18:54)

Gilbert / Mariah's boobs (38,187) by Edward from USA Gilbert, I used to defend Mariah and her naive theory of push-up bras, but looking closely at some pictures with less than a year apart that I was just in plain denial. By the time Rainbow came out, Mariah had grew new boobies, good for her. My sister had made a comment about her implants and I told her about the the push-up bras theory, and she told me sarcastically that when Mariah discloses where to find those bras and the name, she would get a few of them. My sister is a fan. I don't see anything wrong with women getting a good pair of boobs, if it lifts their self esteem, good for them. I don't defend Mariah about her boobies anymore, I just enjoy them, that's why she got them. Besides, most artists even younger than her have had some tweaking here and there. (Saturday 8 June 2013; 3:24)

Stacey (38,177) by Edward from USA JD was the one who commented on a banger track he and Mariah had worked on. He said he was sure that fans would love it. Mariah and JD produced two great tracks together (ABMB and WBT). The problem comes when they try too hard to recreate them, then we end up with We Belong Together wannabe's like Angels Cry and I Stay In Love, good songs but never close to the former two. I think a not so quiet ballad would do as the second single. People call Rolling In The Deep a ballad. It seems to be that the definition of a ballad has changed with time. That wasn't a ballad to me all. I hope #Beautiful enters the top 10 in the next couple of weeks. (Friday 7 June 2013; 20:15)

Stephen, I agree with you too (38,161) by Edward from USA At this point, Mariah is just another singer to them. Rihanna is their priority now, since she has been bringing the money in, mostly in single sales, but also her albums have been selling well lately. As much as I hate to say it, I underrstand this is business for them, it is about the money. Promoting Mariah the way she used to be promoted might actually cost them more than the money they would make in revenues from the album. By producing, writing, and singing her songs, Mariah is entitled to a huge chunk of the profits from the album, and since nobody is selling records like they used to, it only makes sense to taste the waters first before throwing down the house promoting a project that might or might not meet their expectations. Videos come out of the artists' pockets, and the record labels are relying more and more on social media like Facebook and Twitter. The face of promotion has morphed from posters on the subway to the internet, where the recipients and responsibles for the promotion are the artists themselves. Mariah doesn't have the backend she used to, so she'd better come out of her shell and promote at least dking short interviews. (Thursday 6 June 2013; 23:32)

Some acoustic versions / #Beautiful remixes (38,147) by Edward from USA It would be mind blowing if Mariah released at least a few acoustic versions of some of the tracks from the new album. Leona Lewis did, but her album flopped due to moving the releasing date of Glassheart for a whole year, but Mariah so far has kept her word. By not giving a definite date for the album release, she technically is not pushing or delaying anything. As long as she gets it released within this year, it would be fine. I'm happy that she is promoting more, next would probably be the album name and soon after the remix for #Beautiful. I think they are managing her much more intelligently now. Every time releases a piece of information about this new era, #Beautiful spikes higher on iTunes. The video streaming on Vevo is increasing faster now. (Tuesday 4 June 2013; 3:08)

Rashidi / album title (38,137) by Edward from USA Rashidi. Unicorn... really? I am the only one who can use unicorn sarcastically on this board. Unless you are being serious. Another one word album title would be good to me as long as she doesn't go over the rainbow. Memoirs was a good title too. As long as the music is good, the album title isn't that importan, like Alanis "Jagged Little Pill". I just hope the album title is also a song on the album. I think Mariah is about to drop a bomb soon, a good one of course, but I can't quite figure what it is. (Monday 3 June 2013; 2:00)

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