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Why the dislike? (111,113) by BFF from United States I love the original version of "Thank God I Found You". I think it would have worked better as a duet with Joe without 98 Degrees featured, but there is something very uplifting about the song's optimism. I think it fit well with what was popular in terms of late 90s and early 00s pop-soul ballads. I believe it would have gotten more radio airplay if the "Rainbow" album had received stronger promotion. (Thursday 11 September 2025; 17:22) this is a reply to message 111,110

Why the dislike? (111,110) by Tevin from USA So for the last few days, I've been listening to TGIFY. I've always loved that song, even though I rarely listen to it. Granted from an Rnb perspective the remix could be considered stronger. Anyway I tend to notice people on here and other Mariah discussion forums, talking about their disdain for the original song. My question is why, what makes people not like this #1 song? (Thursday 11 September 2025; 16:42)

JD interview on The Breakfast Club (111,109) by BFF from United States That sounds interesting and I will definitely give it a listen. But I don't think that would work for Mariah. Several singers have tried to rebrand as a rapper with little to no success at it. Mary J. Blige tried it as "Brook Lynn". Brandy tried it as "Brand Nu". It just doesn't work. The public will see through it and know that Mariah is doing it because she cannot sing like she used to, not because that's where her artistic vision lies. (Thursday 11 September 2025; 16:01) this is a reply to message 111,106

JD interview on The Breakfast Club (111,106) by Randy from USA He starts talking about her at 30:00 on YouTube. It was a little enlightening. He claims she wants to go full out hip-hop. At one point early on she brought Cream by Wu-Tang to him and said I want to sing over that. He also said that she wanted to "rap" more over We Belong Together. I think he meant sing more with fast wordplay. He insisted on her sing that last note We Belong Together. He also said she can sing flawlessly when she wants to. She doesn't want to highlight how well she sings anymore. That kinda makes sense. I have noticed since she started having problems with her voice she wants to put emphasis on her being a songwriter or she thanks God for the gift of making music. She never wants to talk about her voice. MC doesn't want to put the effort into singing at a high level. He also says the audience wants the new Mariah records to sound like the old Mariah records. He says it's a struggle with all artists. They all want to change their sound despite the success and the brand that got them to the top. It was very interesting. In all the hoopla of promotion I thought yall may miss out on this. (Thursday 11 September 2025; 12:42)

MC + Busta Rhymes VMA After Party footage (111,108) by BFF from United States I'll admit that it's kind of funny in a train wreck sort of way. But I definitely wouldn't want video of a "friend" offering to hump my leg and of me slurring my words with a vacant look on my face to be shared publicly. I think Mariah tolerates it because she likes having the street credibility for being seen with "grimey" rappers, but considering what just happened with Sean Combs and considering Busta Rhymes' history, I wouldn't be hanging around these people. (Thursday 11 September 2025; 15:34) this is a reply to message 111,101

MC + Busta Rhymes VMA After Party footage (111,101) by Edward from USA Relax, don't be a prude. Mariah and Busta go way back, they are friends, and friends say silly things, especially when they're happy and drunk, lol. Busta has the utmost respect for Mariah. I would like to hump on Mariah's leg myself, go figure. It's called the Mariah effect. Those two are friends, nobody took that seriously. Mariah was goofing around too. They were happy and celebrating getting their Moon Man. (Thursday 11 September 2025; 01:53)

MC + Busta Rhymes VMA After Party footage (111,094) by BFF from United States I don't know if anyone watched any of the videos floating around. First of all, Busta *twice* said he wanted to hump Mariah's leg. He would not be anywhere near the top of my list of men for Mariah to hook up with. Secondly, she seemed really out of it when they started singing along to "I Know What You Want". I don't know if it was just alcohol consumption, but she was very glassy-eyed in that footage. Yet another reason why I'm worried about her and worried that she's working too hard. (Wednesday 10 September 2025; 21:10)

Help me there's stairs (111,076) by BFF from United States Mariah just seems so lethargic/tired/uncomfortable all the time no matter what she is doing - whether it's performing, accepting an award, or giving an interview. And it has been this way for at least a year. I don't want to rip her apart, but I also don't want to enable a charade either. At this point, saying things are going well seems just as cruel as ripping her to shreds. She's been doing all of these shows for the Mimi anniversary, has more shows to come in Asia, and probably will do some Christmas shows as well. On top of that, she has an album coming out and promo for that. None of this seems sustainable given what I see any time I see clips of interviews or performances. And her recent pattern of pre-recording vocals for entire concerts particularly bothers me because she wasn't doing that pre-COVID when "The Butterfly Returns" residency ended in 2020. (Tuesday 9 September 2025; 20:13) this is a reply to message 111,059

Help me there’s stairs (111,059) by Jamie from UK Yeah it's become a bit of a joke on social media about her not moving. People shouldn't really joke about it if they don't know what's. I guess being honest would shut them down but like you said she isn't going to do that. 26th can't come quick enough. (Tuesday 9 September 2025; 13:23)

Random thought | Hunt for palatable ballads (110,917) by BFF from United States I think certain niche genres still leave room for ballads, but they are just not mainstream any more. I usually hear material like that on the local alternative and adult contemporary stations but not the pop, R&B or hip-hop stations. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars doing "Die With a Smile" was a bit of an outlier - it went to #1 and has more a ballad/soft rock feel than 90 percent of what becomes popular on the radio. Leon Bridges dropped a single called "Hold On" that has an almost Otis Redding/Bill Withers feel to it, but he has always been very non-mainstream artist. (Wednesday 3 September 2025; 15:55) this is a reply to message 110,904

Random thought | Hunt for palatable ballads (110,904) by Lambi from USA Honestly there actually is an appetite for that sound. I've traveled to so many places, in New Zealand, there were ridiculous amount of amazing ballads on the radio. I was so shocked to hear how good their songwriting is. It felt like they stayed in the 90's and early 2000's. I feel like the U.S. still has the talent, but for whatever reason, actual quality songs aren't making it to mainstream radio. Maybe the industry has become so oversaturated that real talent is getting harder to recognize. The last time I was truly ever "satisfied" vocally with a ballad was Bruno Mar's Versace On The Floor and Chris Stapleton's Tennessee Whiskey. Those Sia, Adele Or Beyoncé ballads didn't even hit the spot for me, fell a little short. Anyway from my travels, here are songs that are solid melodically and productions Mariah can totally experiment with: • Don't Let Go - Spawnbreezie • Mirror - Madison Ryan Ward • Fly - Common Kings Let me know if you guys have any favorite local artist that most will never hear about (while we drag the longest 25 days of our lives). There are many hidden gems and I know the lambily got great taste (duh), so please share them. (Wednesday 3 September 2025; 06:37)

Favorite ballads list while we wait (110,878) by BFF from United States Bobby, you have deeply upset me by not including the masterpiece ballad "Ken Lee" and excluding songs from the masterpiece albums "Prism" and "Gutter". The Divine McCarey rebukes the list. "Ken Lee, Tulibudibu doubt you." (Monday 1 September 2025; 04:26) this is a reply to message 110,834

Favorite ballads list while we wait (110,834) by Bobby A from United States I have 15 ballads on a SD card that I will listen to every day until Here For It All is released. Here is my list is: 1. I Don't Wanna Cry 2. Can't Let Go 3. Never Forget You 4. When I Saw 5. My All 6. Against All Odds 7. Never Too Far 8. Through The Rain 9. We Belong Together 10. Love Story 11. Inseparable 12. Camouflage 13. Portrait 14. There Goes My Heart Again 15. I Wish You Well (Sunday 31 August 2025; 02:04)

MC the GOAT (110,803) by BFF from United States I honestly think that "Butterfly" is superior to "Daydream" as an artistic effort. I wish "Butterfly" had been recognized at the 1998 Grammys in the categories where she was nominated. The songwriting and production are just better than on "Daydream" and she approached the vocals with more restraint. Rich Juzwiak's review of the album for Slant Magazine really encapsulates why "Butterfly" is her best album. The hip-hop elements were incorporated in a very classy manner and were not overdone like they were for some songs on "Rainbow" and "Glitter." I think "One Sweet Day" deserved to win something, but Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" was also a really great song from that year. It was a little strange to award Best Pop Album to "Turbulent Indigo" by Joni Mitchell - I have that album and it is not one of Joni Mitchell's best. She lost best female pop vocal performance to Annie Lennox's "No More I Love You's", which is kind of silly too. "Fantasy" is definitely a better record than that one. She lost best female R&B vocal performance to Anita Baker and Album of the Year to Alanis Morissette. There was a lot of competition for Mariah from all directions, but I do agree she should have won something considering she was nominated for so many and considering how successful the album was. Maybe she would have won some awards at the 1996 Grammys if "Daydream" had been released a little earlier in 1995? "One Sweet Day" and "Always Be My Baby" did not really catch on as hits until 1996, so they may not have had enough exposure by the time of the award ceremony. (Friday 29 August 2025; 15:44) this is a reply to message 110,797

MC the GOAT (110,797) by Bill from the UK I think we all agree Mariah deserved some acknowledgement that night, due to it being the pinnacle of her career. But there's no point us still being bitter about a 30 year old event and still blaming Tommy, who had nothing to do with how that night unfolded. All it did was make Mariah realise she didn't need him. Mariah was still supported massively by Sony during the separation and after the divorce. I mean look at the budget the Heartbreaker video had. The videos, the tours, the non-stop global promotion. The issue was Mariah moved away from the adult contemporary audience that she curated during the beginning of her career, so her sales dipped, and she blamed the label (like Michael Jackson did). Rainbow was not Daydream. Invincible was not Thriller. (Friday 29 August 2025; 08:17)

Dating Tupac (110,771) by BFF from United States Did anyone else listen to this interview from Power 106? Mariah definitely did *not* say she regretted not dating Tupac. The interviewer decided to take creative license and interpret the exchange that way. The just of what Mariah said is that she was star struck by the fact that Tupac knew who she was when they bumped into each other at the 1996 AMAs. (Thursday 28 August 2025; 15:44)

I am in the minority on Caution (110,725) by BFF from United States I liked the album with some caveats. My main complaint with "Giving Me Life" is the unnecessary dialogue from "Trading Places". It took up too much space on an already too-short album. It also annoyed me that "8th Grade" had that too-long instrumental outro. It's like Mariah was trying to disguise how short the album and songs were. (Wednesday 27 August 2025; 00:23) this is a reply to message 110,719

I am in the minority on Caution (110,719) by Randy from USA My favorite song is GTFO and I think the first four songs make the album. Its second half is lazy. Stacey I love you like a freeze-pop but Giving Me Life sounds like a Me, Myself and I knockoff. It also kinda irks me as gay slang that she got from Kristofer Buckle. I'm gay yall don't have a cow. At least, I was gay last time I checked. The Distance has real cheerleaders on a slow song? When I think of cheerleaders on a song Toni Basil's Mickey, Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl or MCs Up Out My Face maybe. All uptempos and it seems out of place on The Distance. One More Gen is boring, I barely remember it. Eighth Grade's hook is stuck in my head but it's not great MC material. Finally, Portrait to me is the second worse introspective MC song, barely better than I Wish You Well (which I've been telling you all for years is a rant, not a song). If MIAMTEC is my "I Don't Know Her" album, Caution is my "I Don't Know Her, But I've Met Her" album. I hope I know HFIA. (Tuesday 26 August 2025; 19:04)

Here For It All (110,714) by BFF from United States I saw the rumored track list posted on Reddit, and it looks legitimate to me. Hopefully Mariah and her team do something soon to revive the rollout. Things are way too quiet right now even after the VMA announcement. Anyone have any idea about the next move? (Tuesday 26 August 2025; 16:00) this is a reply to message 110,711

Here For It All (110,711) by Shezz from Pk Haha if it's Roger F, he's really doing a great job at masking his dislike for MC. Nostradamous seems to love her. I've seen the few leaked track names and now the whole tracklisting floating around on UKmix. I don't post there but it's a good place to get more info on MC. I recognized Mimi L there. (Tuesday 26 August 2025; 10:55)

Sugar Sweet being scrapped (110,701) by BFF from United States I haven't heard this, but I think it is a very good idea. Mariah lost momentum with the "Sugar Sweet" misfire and needs to recover since HFIA comes out in less than a month. She should release the Anderson .Paak duet as a single since records involving him have had a recent track record of success. (Monday 25 August 2025; 15:14) this is a reply to message 110,700

Sugar Sweet being scrapped (110,700) by Chicago Lamb from USA I saw something on social media saying Maria's label was scrapping Sugar Sweet as Type Dangerous rises on the charts. The plan is to release another single in its place. Has anyone seen anything with regards to this idea? It reminds me of when Gaga's team pulled "Eh, Eh, nothing I can say" and quickly released Love Game. Hoping for the same magic (Monday 25 August 2025; 14:52)

Article: Mariah Carey to receive Video Vanguard Award (110,674) by BFF from United States Top 10 Mariah music videos for me: 1. Emotions 2. Fantasy (album version) 3. Honey 4. Butterfly 5. The Roof 6. Breakdown 7. My All 8. Heartbreaker 9. Any Time You Need a Friend 10. One Sweet Day Honorable mentions: Through the Rain, Boy (I Need You), Touch My Body, We Belong Together (Saturday 23 August 2025; 20:08) this is a reply to message 110,660

Article: Mariah Carey to receive Video Vanguard Award (110,660) by Dove from United States My favorite Mariah music videos are: Fantasy Obsessed Honey Breakdown Anytime You Need A Friend Loverboy Dreamlover I just watched a bunch, just to make sure I wasn't forgetting any. MC really does need to step it up with the videos. She needs to take advantage that she looks so good right now and make a bunch. (Saturday 23 August 2025; 12:17)

Vanguard Award - JLo? (110,671) by BFF from United States "If You Had My Love" and "Waiting for Tonight" were pretty great videos, not gonna lie. I think it's absurd that Jennifer Lopez received the award before Mariah, but Lopez definitely has a couple of great videos. I will also cop to liking some of her songs even though I don't think she's a good singer and think Mariah is far more talented. (Saturday 23 August 2025; 19:39) this is a reply to message 110,669

Vanguard Award - JLo? (110,669) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I'm sorry, this didn't meant to be a "I don't know her" moment, but when I think of artists with iconic music videos, what video of JLo is iconic? I remember her in a pink hat in the I'm Real video, her dancing with Diddy in one of his videos and then a brief flash of strobe lights in the On the Floor, aside from that they are generally all just the same formula of video from the early '00s. (Saturday 23 August 2025; 17:18)

MTV VMAs - Video Vanguard (110,626) by BFF from United States Mariah is getting the Video Vanguard award and performing at the 2025 VMAs. Hopefully she and her team can start building momentum up to that event on 9/07/25. (Thursday 21 August 2025; 20:55)

Songs Mariah should cover (110,593) by BFF from United States I would legitimately love to see Mariah step outside her comfort zone and do some alternative rock covers. We all know she has a secret rocker side that's waiting to be unleashed. I honestly thought that was going to happen when she and Courtney Love were photographed together with Lee Daniels 10 or so years ago. I also legitimately would have loved for Aretha Franklin to do a song like Bjork's "Army of Me". That would have been cool to hear. (Wednesday 20 August 2025; 01:25) this is a reply to message 110,589

Songs Mariah should cover (110,589) by Zachariah from Croatia I would love to hear her version of Metallica - The Unforgiven II. (Wednesday 20 August 2025; 00:18)

Songs Mariah should cover (110,583) by BFF from United States 1. Everything Now - Arcade Fire 2. Human Behaviour - Bjork 3. Jennifer's Body - Hole 4. Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend 5. Nine In The Afternoon - Panic At The Disco 6. Once in A Lifetime - Talking Heads 7. Today - The Smashing Pumpkins 8. Never Said - Liz Phair 9. Epic - Faith No More 10. Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage (Tuesday 19 August 2025; 22:03)

It’s tiiiime... to let the children know (110,582) by BFF from United States Maybe we're all just projecting our own projections onto the projectors who are projecting their projections onto other projectors? I just want a day where I can just look at rainbows, eat ice cream, and go swimming with dolphins. We're all just living in the moment of being positive. (Tuesday 19 August 2025; 21:44) this is a reply to message 110,579

It’s tiiiime... to let the children know (110,579) by jaker20 from US I like that many care for her, often it's well-intentioned. But sometimes it's just many here are projecting. It's too tooo too much. She is already in constant microscrope. If it's not the breast just a few days ago, then the makeup, then the everything, then she's a zombie, and not herself. (I admit I do it too sometimes, it's contagious, so I often check myself, and this is my first and last on this topic.) I feel all this focus on her being bipolar, and people diagnosing her like she's a patient, is actually adding more anxiety. And frankly pretty pointless, albeit "we have the right to post what we want". The negative is too much sometimes, that for some it's all they talk about. In the end, it is her life, she has a new "normal". She has her own baseline of what is normal. She looked great in London, happy, cheerful, she seems to have high energy, walking on her own, interacting with fans, having a time of her life, and the last few concerts smashed. And yet look at the topics here. There is nothing wrong with her as far as I'm concerned. (Tuesday 19 August 2025; 19:56)

Daydream anniversary (110,573) by BFF from United States The album release date for "Here for It All" (9/26/25) coincides with the 30th anniversary of the "Daydream" album release (9/26/95). I wonder if we will get a 30th anniversary edition of the "Daydream" album. Surely we will get something since Mariah has done something for "Music Box", "Butterfly", "Rainbow", and "The Emancipation of Mimi"? I know we got "Slipping Away" and "One Night" on "The Rarities" but perhaps there are more songs we do not know about (other than the Chick album). (Monday 18 August 2025; 18:47)

Back to chart obsession (110,549) by BFF from United States I think Mariah and her team could have gotten more mileage out of "Type Dangerous" if they had released the video and remix EP sooner. The song and video are fun, and the song makes really good use of that Eric B. and Rakim sample. It's still doing pretty well in the niche R&B radio format. I never cared for "Sugar Sweet" from the first time I heard it and think it's a much weaker song than "Type Dangerous". If I worked on Mariah's team, I would advocate for a ballad or the Anderson.Paak duet as a third single. We have to get used to the idea that the "legacy" residencies and Christmas tours are going to be Mariah's main focus since they clearly generate the most income. The rollout for "Caution" came around the time of "The Butterfly Returns" residency and a European Christmas tour, so it seems like we will see a similar pattern for "Here For It All". It makes sense that she would continue to focus on the residencies and Christmas tours... unless a newly released single or album becomes a massive hit. Maybe we will luck out and get a "Here For It All" tour next year, but Mariah's recent pattern of pre-recording entire shows doesn't bode well for how that would turn out. (Sunday 17 August 2025; 14:43) this is a reply to message 110,540

Back to chart obsession (110,540) by Bobby A from United States I feel that 3rd single is going to be the one single from the album that is going get pop radio's attention. It rumored to be a R&B ballad. I feel it is going to be released as MC embarks on the HFIA album promotional tour. She can't talk about Type Dangerous and Sugar Sweet as much now because these singles were released two months before the album. MC will have to perform the 3rd single live on the talkshow arena as much as she can three weeks before the album comes out. The VMA's will kick off the U.S. promotional tour. Plus, MC is one of the iHeart Music Festival performers. So, MC has to be ready to compete with Zara Larrson and Doja Cat. Who will have the most impactful week of September 22- 26? (Sunday 17 August 2025; 11:59)

Do you all think? (110,513) by BFF from United States I agree. I think we are heading for an outcome like what we got with the "Caution" album. That album got great reviews but hardly sold at all and faded away quickly. The tour for that album was pretty successful, but I'm not sure Mariah has the capacity for a tour at that scale any more. She completed shows for "The Celebration of Mimi", but we all know the performances were almost entirely pre-recorded. It was also the same sequence of songs every night. In hindsight, I wish they would have promoted "Type Dangerous" more. I prefer it to "Sugar Sweet" and think it could have blown up more if the music video and remixes had come out sooner. I don't know how they plan to recover momentum for the rollout since the album release date is still over a month away. (Friday 15 August 2025; 18:45) this is a reply to message 110,500

Do you all think? (110,500) by Dave from USA Yes, I think it's too late. For the starting rollout, it seemed exciting and promising. Not really sure why she went across the pond so quick with a media blitz and neglected the U.S. markets. I really thought TD would take off in some capacity, but even with a fire song/video, nothing came of it. SS was worse. They could have left that off completely. I really think people are just tired of the "diva" persona, the chest always out, talking about lighting and such, and want her to do what she does (or used to do) best, which is sing. There lies the problem. She just can't sing anymore. She could get away with playing the ditzy diva role with no problem "if" she still had the chops/voice. It's so sad to see her voice deteriorate even further. I really want to be wrong and have the album completely explode like TEOM, but reality just keeps kicking in. (Friday 15 August 2025; 05:11)

Pitchfork/Allure interviews (110,491) by BFF from United States Mariah looks good in both of these interviews, but she still seems so low energy in both. I've kind of been worried about her health ever since some of that footage from the Mimi residency earlier his year. She just seems so tired in so many of her performances and interviews. (Thursday 14 August 2025; 20:14)

Type Dangerous nominated for MTV music video award (110,382) by BFF from United States Billboard was actually speculating that Mariah is a possible contender for the Video Vanguard award this year. It would make sense to see Mariah win something given she has a new album coming out and has never received a VMA award before. (Friday 8 August 2025; 17:08) this is a reply to message 110,381

Type Dangerous nominated for MTV music video award (110,381) by T from USA It's great news indeed. And it's for current work not a lifetime achievement award or something. Let's keep voting everyday. (Friday 8 August 2025; 15:10)

Sticking to MC's music only (110,355) by BFF from United States I think I understand now why the label went with the September 26 release date. It's the 30th anniversary of the "Daydream" album's release. I wonder if Mariah has something planned to celebrate Daydream's 30th anniversary as well. (Wednesday 6 August 2025; 16:18) this is a reply to message 110,349

Sticking to MC's music only (110,349) by Bobby A from United States I believe that the Bryson Tiller collaboration is on the way through a deluxe edition or Target Exclusive CD yielding 2-3 additional songs with a possible JD/BMC collaboration. The Bryson Tiller collaboration could be the third single and The Clark Sisters collaboration could act as the fourth single. Either way, I feel there is going to be a twist with the 11-song standard tracklisting when it is released in early September. Gamma has to do something to ensure HFIA is a huge seller the first week. (Wednesday 6 August 2025; 13:06)

Sticking to MC's music only (110,354) by BFF from United States I hope that's not the case. It seems like the album is a compilation of songs from different studio sessions during the 2020-2025 period. The collaboration with the Clark Sister was first reported back in 2021, for example. We've heard about her having an album's worth of songs in multiple interviews over the last few years, so I would assume that she could deliver some bonus tracks on the alternate editions. *fingers crossed* (Wednesday 6 August 2025; 16:14) this is a reply to message 110,353

Sticking to MC's music only (110,353) by ADAM from USA Am I the only one who thinks we're only getting 11-tracks and that she's only selling the different album photos? I am shocked that she's not released a full album in 7 years and she's only put forth 11 songs in that span. I think her voice is really that broken. (Wednesday 6 August 2025; 15:46)

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