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MC and J.Lo (83,487) by Nikki from usa Mariah's roots are R&B music which is where she resides. New York loves Mariah and she spent a good chunk of her adult life giving back and doing charity work. Which explains why Mariah could tweet she'd be in NYC in 24 hours, because a frenzy, and local police had to shut it down. J.Lo has never given back and the only time she returned home was to build a monument to herself. Which explains why she couldn't sell out a free concert in her hometown. That goes a long way to show who's truly respected and who's been surviving on hype and publicity. One is given to you by the public, the other you pay Benny Medina to obtain. J.Lo's schtick has always been to hop on whatever bandwagon is hot at the moment and jump off before it gets too cold. Everything else is fueled by constant publicity, so people don't forget her. Mariah isn't as comfortable in the limelight. But, people here aren't really honest either. You all say you just want her to make good music, but the reality is you just want her to be on top in the public eye. If she's on a major event you'll watch it, but you won't even look up her live concerts. As far as I'm concerned Mariah's last album as "Mariah Carey" the chart topper was #1's. After that she was on her own. I see her as being retired since '98. (Monday 27 August 2018; 06:19)

Re: Adam (83,486) by Nikki from usa What, dear, are you smoking? Brenda was never that close to Mariah and was expecting a finder's fee for discovering her which Mottola would later take credit for. Brenda was upset for Medina being an ass to her which he is known for and has burned several bridges with many clients because of it. That's why he gets fired so much. If that's all it took to spin Brenda on Mariah then clearly it wasn't that deep. Brenda was offended when Mariah sent her thoughtful homemade gifts instead of expensive ones. Mariah already helped Brenda, gave her shout outs, and showed her love. (Monday 27 August 2018; 06:02)

Cancelling Oz (83,361) by Nikki from usa I'm surprised it took this long, but I originally thought she "rescheduled" this tour for so late in the year because she planned on cancelling it a few months later. The whole thing was created by Stella, so I was assuming she was waiting for it to be legally clear before opting out. Although, we might hear more from Stella now that this has been cancelled. I know many people might assume she just wasn't selling well, but the fact it wasn't even promoted suggests she had no intention of doing it. In any case, most of Mariah's concerts don't sell out 2 months in advance, so whatever "refunds" need to be given back shouldn't be in large quantities. I think it's being cancelled too soon to cite bad ticket sales as the culprit. I'd prefer a new album, but I'm not expecting Mariah to chart. She'll just have more material for her next tour. Then, maybe she'll do it with some energy because the music is new. (Monday 13 August 2018; 15:29)

Re: Here's some proof (83,301) by Nikki from usa It does matter whether it's true or not. She's not called that. Tabloid fodder isn't reputable no matter how much you try to use it to validate your own opinions or try to turn it into the status quo. (Sunday 5 August 2018; 06:08)

Here's some proof? (83,293) by Nikki from usa So, articles filled with the words "rumors" and "allegedly" is proof of things that happened or were said. Not to mention, repeatedly referring to Mariah as "petty" throughout the article isn't any sign of bias or sensationalism, but complete objectivity of presenting the facts. Got it. (Friday 3 August 2018; 05:25)

Re: New single at iHeart festival? (83,246) (83,250) by Nikki from usa Mariah stated she wasn't going to do any new songs, but if she did do a collab it would be a previous one. (Thursday 26 July 2018; 08:54)

Where Are You Christmas (83,249) by Nikki from usa The song was written by Mariah as the lead writer. She was intending to sing it, but Mottola didn't want her singing for a rival company. She gave it to Faith, so it could be heard. Mariah did mention she was happy with Faith and said she did a good job. (Thursday 26 July 2018; 08:54)

Studio singer? (82,956) by Nikki from usa Heck, no. That's reserved for Milli Vanilli. You all know that's Mariah's voice and how she sounds on records is how she sounds live. It was airy during Daydream and that's how it sounded live. She got raspy for Rainbow and that's how she sounded live. There's no trickery there. That's all MC. Point blank: Mariah's not a performer. She's a creator and that's where she's happiest. Mariah will put on a live show when she's excited about something, but she's not going to turn that into a steady diet. Also, creating a plethora of vocals is how you record a song. Labels don't always like the way you sang a song, so they'll have you do other variations. That's a part of the normal process. Mariah is forever multitasking. She's not just singing on stage, she's recording a song the night before, and has an interview afterward. When she decides to sing live she doesn't actually give herself the breaks she needs to pull it off. She's doing back to back shows. She doesn't show up to rehearsals and wings it. MC doesn't care about performances because everything is about getting back into the studio to create a new "baby". When MC is excited about a new song, that's when you'll see her next great performance. (Saturday 30 June 2018; 08:03)

Top 50 artists (82,899) by Nikki from usa I just have one question. Where is AIWFCIY? That's been noted as her biggest seller in the new millennium multiple times. (Sunday 24 June 2018; 22:36)

Re: Mariah the trendstter (82,867) by Nikki from usa I agree with you wholeheartedly. That seems to have always been the case. From her birth of hip-pop to even the 80's style resurgence circa '03-'05. She may have received a lot of crap for Glitter, but the styles came back. The off the shoulder and asymmetrical tops and dresses. The music sampling and style was reminiscent 80's. Even J.Lo ripped off Flashdance for one of her music videos. Now, all the retro Mariah did in her last studio album is what everyone else is doing. I feel like Mariah's last album was in the same vein as her Emotions album. It also had all the throwbacks to different time periods, but actually included Jazz. Even her pics from that day were saluting different time periods. Do you remember Milli Vanili? When they got caught lipping it was Mariah who was doubted as a live singer because she hadn't gone on tour yet. So, we got the live Unplugged performance. She's in a similar boat now due to those staged performances. It seems like Mariah's reliving herself to an extent. I almost hope so, because that means we get another televised live Unplugged performance that will be released as an EP. Then a whole new direction. Viva la Mariah. (Tuesday 19 June 2018; 01:44)

Re: Slipping Away (82,682) by Nikki from usa But, she did. The label said it was "too urban" and she met the quota of how many "urban sounding" tracks she was allowed to have on the album. Also, it didn't flow with the rest of the album, so she thought keeping UTS on it was more important. Something along the lines of that. (Thursday 7 June 2018; 00:11)

European Christmas tour (82,645) by Nikki from usa There's no way that can be live. She needs two days of vocal rest between performances and they're all back to back. She only gets 1 day off when there are days off and it seems to be primarily for traveling in between countries for those concerts. (Tuesday 5 June 2018; 00:32)

Las Vegas flop? (82,644) by Nikki from usa It's interesting when MC announced her gig in 2014 and 3 *months* before its debut night the papers were claiming poor ticket sales. Now, we're getting it again 1 month prior to her debut and it's already sold to 50% capacity. She hasn't even started promo yet. (Tuesday 5 June 2018; 00:21)

MC lost weight because of JLo (82,430) by Nikki from usa I call BS. First problem - Mariah discounts numbers and has anniversaries. She pays no mind to age. Second problem - Mariah hasn't "known" J.Lo for a decade, I don't see that changing now. It looks like J.Lo's team is trying to get publicity for her. I'll believe it when I see a quote rather than a "source" that's "close to her". (Thursday 17 May 2018; 07:32)

Re: Baring all (82,429) by Nikki from usa I'd doubt she do a true nude. She usually does some form of peek-a-boo like she did with her 2003 calendar. I don't mind the sexy pics, but I hope she doesn't do a full on. (Thursday 17 May 2018; 06:46)

Mariah's Spanish songs (82,211) by Nikki from usa It's funny how Mariah turned 3 of her hit songs into Spanish in the 90's and then we didn't really get that from her again until her Spanglish version of Beautiful. Chart toppers aside I'd like to hear her sing in Spanish again since the overseas stuff is hot right now. I think it would be cool if she did a duet with Enrique Iglesias or somebody like that who's a natural Spanish speaker, so we don't get a rehash of what happened with Open Arms. It would be cool if she sang her verses in English and he in Spanish, but then they swap. She sings her next verse in Spanish and he in English. They'd have their own lines in the chorus where the lines remain the same, but they switch the language back and forth. That way, everybody could understand the song, no matter if they were English speakers or Spanish speakers. A duet's never been done quite like that before which would make it unique and kind of a niche for the current foreign trend in the US. (Monday 30 April 2018; 03:52)

RE: I Don't Vevo views (82,210) by Nikki from usa In a word: react. React channels are huge on YouTube and a lot of them have been reviewing I Don't. That seems to have had a domino effect with their viewers watching it and some of the R&B communities who love Carey were unaware of the song while the males just found it. The word "hawt" has been going around for those who liked her outfits. (Monday 30 April 2018; 03:29)

Mariah denies ex-manager's sexual harassment claim (82,053) by Nikki from usa I feel like writing a caption bubble next to Stella's head in that picture saying, "My Precioussss". (Friday 20 April 2018; 09:11)

Foreshadowing (81,920) by Nikki from usa I thought Mariah was doing a bit of foreshadowing when she mentioned she was afraid someone would "out her". However, her brother Morgan already did that 2 years ago. I have to say, with time, people seem to forget. Some mentioned that Mariah came out with zingers against Mottola when they got divorced, but that's not true. She just said he was controlling too much of her career and she wanted it back. She kept going on and on about what "a great person" he is. She didn't get into more of the nitty gritty until she was off the label. Even then, she downplayed it. You can actually see the cameras in her home on the remix for ABMB. Your hubby literally watching you 24/7 is weird and creepy. That's just for starters. Not many people would put up with all of that. My point is Mariah has a high tolerance for BS. When things hit the fan, she makes a statement, and moves on. She doesn't fight. I'm hoping this time is different. I want her to prove Stella's baseless claims faulty, then bury her. She should make an example out of Stella. If she does, you'll see a lot less slander and everyone is going to double check their facts before writing anymore BS about her. Mariah needs to start controlling her own narrative. (Tuesday 17 April 2018; 07:47)

Damizza? (81,877) by Nikki from usa Isn't that the fool, who was a DJ, that Mariah gave a shot with producing her remix to I Still Believe? She gave him his producer name. It became a huge hit and he got more work as a producer. He introduced her to Eminem. Then, came out with a tell all book that was supposed to prove he and Mariah were dating. Instead, it got him nearly laughed out of the business because his photos looked like fan photos. That fool? I remember those pictures and thinking, "Damn, Pam Anderson got more play from Mariah than that." Then, Eminem came out claiming he dated Mariah. He also had "proof" with pictures he refused to show after what happened with Damizza. Then, Damizza apologized to Mariah and he worked with her on CB. Then, they fell out of contact until Obsessed. He thought the song was about him and he made a big stink of it on social media. That fool? (Monday 16 April 2018; 11:17)

The new shock is People magazine (81,875) by Nikki from usa This is the first time Mariah's done an interview for People magazine since 1993 when they questioned if she was famous for her marriage instead of her pipes. She's actively boycotted any connection with them ever since. However, People is one of the few publications left that insist on fact checking instead of relying on he-said, she-said. The fact that she chose to come out to them in itself is amazing. (Monday 16 April 2018; 11:06)

Celebrating women (81,356) by Nikki from usa I have to say I'm a bit surprised by the article. It claims Boyz II Men have the longest running #1 on the hot 100 with End of the Road which is false. I'm also shocked on how Mariah was short changed and how Rhianna was mentioned, but there was no accomplishment attached. It just seems like Mariah's longest running #1 was skirted around. They sort of nod to it by proclaiming Houston has the longest running #1 by a solo artist and that her record wasn't broken. True, but also misleading. Whitney's song is so iconic that it is surprising to think that Mariah's WBT actually matched it in weeks at #1. Why are people skirting around giving credit where it's due? In the spirit of that, I feel the need to mention Mariah is the first female to debut at #1, has the most #1 debuts of any artist, first female to have a #1 for every year of a decade, have the song of the decade for 2 decades in a row, along with the longest running #1 hit in history. Also, they say she's the "female" with the most #1's instead of the fact she's the "solo" artist with the most #1's regardless of gender. (Monday 12 March 2018; 11:19)

Yes, B (80,867) by Nikki from usa Show me a superstar with numerous hits that's doesn't have a lawsuit of copyright against them. Even Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On had a lawsuit against it. Mariah did initially have some issues with it when she didn't understand the legalities of it, but she made it right when she found out. She wasn't actually taken to court for Emotions, but the guy did a lot of hooting and hollaring. But, once that happens, the vultures come out to make a quick buck. This is a very sue happy industry and many lawsuits lack merit simply because they're trying to copyright something very basic that shows up in millions of songs. Over 1200 people claimed to create part of Hero. The one guy that made it to court couldn't even prove he ever had a song. Some were settled out of court, but most cases were dismissed. Mariah's been sampling for a hot minute, but she's been giving credit for awhile now. People who don't understand the biz are even claiming Mariah's no songwriter because she's has 6 songwriters with her for a song. They don't realize most of those are just crediting a music sample and not lyricists for her track. The Trackmasters said MC was a *b* to work with because she insisted on giving Shook Ones their due when they just wanted to credit Mobb Deep. (Thursday 8 February 2018; 17:57)

Mariah's in trouble (80,148) by Nikki from usa She has no idea. DCP wanted her last year when they couldn't get a headliner and were in the middle of a 1 billion dollar deal with Chinese owned Wanda Group. They needed eyeballs and stats and got them. It wouldn't mean much when they were selling to someone else and wouldn't be responsible for future performances. But, China is familiar with Mariah. She even broke the record for the most concerts by an American artist in China with her Elusive tour. Wanda Group backed out of the sale in January. Now, DCP has to deal with the fact no singer or musician wants to risk being their headliner. DCP needs everyone to believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Mariah's a screw up or kiss their butt goodbye. Mariah will be the ultimate patsy this year. DCP is already working this angle with the headlines claiming she didn't do soundcheck when there's pictures that prove she did and still a video where Ryan himself says so. This isn't about Mariah redeeming herself. There's nothing to redeem - she's been singing live for 27 years. Yet, all the headlines are skewed to blaming her 100% with no mention of DCP's responsibility in this whole mess at all. Last year they screwed her for money. This year will be for revenge and to save face. (Sunday 31 December 2017; 02:47)

Dick Clark Productions need to redeem themselves (80,057) by Nikki from usa I think it's funny how this all backfired against them. DCP didn't need to win over the public's opinion - they needed to convince people in the business. I can't help but notice how they had Ryan out in September and October trying to convince people DCP had nothing to do with it. Those of us not in the business may not know or understand, but other musicians and singers would be able to tell if MC screwed up or if DCP did. My bet would be on DCP. I saw so many topics on Reddit from sound techs and musicians claiming that was definitely DCP's screw up. Furthermore, there's 3 protocols to take in such an event: 1. Fix the ear monitors by making sure they're on the proper frequency. If that doesn't work go to 2. Utilize the monitors - those would be speakers set up on stage that can blast music directly at the artist as a back up. Instead, Mariah had to ask for them to be turned on. Repeatedly. They never did. 3. Cut to a commercial, fix the problem, start from the top. Nothing was done. Usually, they announce their headliner at the end of November or early December. The fact it's being announced just before Christmas means they couldn't get anybody. They need to redeem themselves, so here we go. MC - this would be a grand opportunity to debut a new hit song. Just saying. (Sunday 24 December 2017; 09:44)

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