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With You info (84,523) by Nikki from usa Mariah's releasing this track to A/C and Hot AC which is weird because this is an R&B track with cussing. I'm assuming there's a clean version. However, the impact date for radio play isn't until October 15. Mariah's AMA performance takes place on the 9th while the iHeartRadio festival performance was playing on TV today. Honestly, I'll just be happy to see her promote a real single which is something she hasn't done since #Beautiful. Live shows, TV interviews, magazine covers, and maybe some YouTuber reach outs like she did with the MAC line all sound like promising endeavors. I was really expecting something more of a "roar" for a lead single instead of this purr. Maybe she'll meow at some point. The one thing I miss about her promo is she'd do something surprising. In '99 she was the first major pop artist to stream her song on her website. She used to leave voice messages. I don't think she uses social media to her advantage as she could. A well rested voice with an acoustic set and an "isolated vocal leak" of this caliber would be a positive domino affect. She could use one of those. (Monday 8 October 2018; 06:33)

iHeart radio: Mariah whistles (83,955) by Nikki from usa Familiarity does not breed any kind of indifference, at least among fellow celebrities, as virtually every performer or presenter Variety surveyed backstage named Carey as the artist they were most excited about seeing on the evening's bill. When we posed that question to Panic. At the Disco frontman Brendan Urie, he was instantaneous with his answer: "Dude, Mariah. I want to kiss her feet and the ground she walks on. She's a goddess. I want to hear those whistle tones." He then proceeded to break into a pretty good approximation of those "Emotions" high notes that pierced the hallways. ~ Variety (Sunday 23 September 2018; 10:52)

Randy (83,954) by Nikki from usa For an introvert, never. Mariah won't let anyone in the studio with her while she's laying down vocals, so why would singing in front of a crowd get any easier? Even veteran performers say they get the jitters, it's not just Mariah. Although, I think her issue has more to do with being breathless while wearing a corset more than anything else. She didn't sound bad, she had a rasp. That's not new. Yes, she needs her ear monitors to hear the music just like every other singer in existence if she'd like to stay in key. Ever see a singing lesson Randy? If you haven't, no vocal coach says, "sing in C minor". The coach either sings the notes themselves and have the student match the note by singing it back to them or play the note on an instrument and have the student match it that way. (Sunday 23 September 2018; 10:45)

Re: Bill (83,951) by Nikki from usa Those performances were live. The 2% lipped were obvious and were the usual parts. No, GTFO was live as well. If you'd spend half the time listening to the music as you do bashing it than you'd be well aware of all the "Mariah's" on that song, in harmonies, and singing with herself. She can't do that song without playback to cover the other Mariah's. She took the lead vocal, did the adlibs, and switched to the other parts as needed. She can be easily heard over the playback whenever she sings along with it. If anything else, the rasp throughout the show should've given a lot of the live moments away. If you think the whole thing was lipped than you clearly can't tell the difference when she's singing live or not. (Sunday 23 September 2018; 10:32)

Re: voice question (83,915) by Nikki from usa She's singing in falsetto. Which is actually impressive. She did a lot of runs, riffs, and scales in that range. Her agility is on point. She quickly shifted from falsetto to chest voice and back again within a few seconds. Her technique is on fire. Mariah is older so some wear and tear on her voice is to be expected, but she can still sing fine and hit her notes. It just depends on whether or not she follows proper maintenance for her voice and in between performances. If she does it will be fine. If she doesn't than it's going to show. (Saturday 22 September 2018; 04:22)

Re: GTFO rollout (83,829) by Nikki from usa Just adding on. Yes, ILT was a real single and it was a top 20 hit on Billboard's Hot 100. Mariah promoted it and sang it live several times. WBT was actually a shock for most people because it was a slow burner and they never thought that would be a hit. Apparently, it didn't do that well outside the US. (Sunday 16 September 2018; 04:43)

The misconception (83,527) by Nikki from usa I feel really bad for people getting their hopes up. This isn't the 90's anymore. Even if she releases the greatest music of her career it will hardly get any airplay and her label has proven they're not willing to promote her. Mariah's best case scenario is the branding and hype from Jay's people and even that would be short-lived. The "hot" artists of today release new music left and right and only 1/3 of it becomes hits. This is a different climate. Artists almost release music itself as a promotional vehicle for branding themselves as a product so they can use other avenues to make money. When your likes depend a great deal on public opinion and how commercially successful something is than you're leading yourself up for disappointment. No matter what Mariah releases, good or bad, it will put her back in the spotlight. I just hope she uses all of this attention to promote herself as the creative songwriter and producer she is. She does have the perfect story of "the dream" as someone who went from rags to riches off the back of following her passions and using her amazing talent to make it happen. More than anything, I wish Mariah would take control of her own narrative and stop letting tabloids write it for her. (Thursday 30 August 2018; 16:07)

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)

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