Messageboard | The Mariah Carey Archives

Only registrated members can post messages. Registration is free.

One previous, one new collaborator needed for MC17 (114,521) by Bobby A from United States

I hope MC works with Dev Hynes (previous) and Kaytranada (new) for MC17. I am keeping my fingers crossed for them both to provide something fresh and new for MC17.

(Sunday 6 September 2026; 01:50)

Article: Gorgeous Mariah Carey looks absolutely radiant (114,520) by Bobby A from United States

Today we found out via personal trainer Terrance Michael Boston's Instagram why MC has been looking a lot thinner and gorgeous lately. Someone is preparing for a new album for sure.

(Sunday 6 September 2026; 01:28)

Article: Mariah Carey confirms new music (114,519) by Zachariah from Croatia

Honestly, I've always thought Mariah should do something unconventional before releasing a new album: gather a small panel of her most die-hard, knowledgeable core fans, play them the entire album, and actually listen to their feedback.

Let them discuss which songs have the strongest single potential, which songs deserve music videos, what kind of visuals would work best, how she should be styled, which events and performances would create the most buzz, and even how the whole era should be presented.

Nobody understands Mariah's artistry, legacy, strengths, and fanbase better than the people who have followed her passionately for decades. Of course, the final decisions should always be hers, but having a trusted group of hardcore fans as an unofficial advisory panel could be incredibly valuable.

And I'm serious: I would bet my belongings that this method would produce better results than some of the decisions made during certain past eras. Sometimes the people who genuinely live and breathe an artist's music can see things that executives, marketing teams, and industry professionals completely miss.
(Friday 4 September 2026; 07:55)


this is a reply to message		114,518

Article: Mariah Carey confirms new music (114,518) by Bobby A from United States

Hi Mimi. I enjoy your posts as always. Sometimes I try to be in MC's head and manager at the same time. I think MC has learned from the past misteps of her last few albums and singles. I feel now she just wants to make great music for the Lambs.

(Thursday 3 September 2026; 11:42)


this is a reply to message		114,516

Here For It All one year later (114,517) by BFF from US

Yeah, but this is completely different from engineering enhancement to vocals that the artist records themselves. Generative AI can write and produce entire songs without any human input based on whatever content is used to train it.
(Wednesday 2 September 2026; 21:05)


this is a reply to message		114,514

Article: Mariah Carey confirms new music (114,516) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter

Bobby you know I love you but let us not forget HFIA was touted as Mariah's return to chart domination where her label explicitly said it's Mariah's wish to come for The Beatles' record. Mariah will never stop caring about the charts because that's her Jam and every time she doesn't get the outcome she drops the promo and moves on.
(Wednesday 2 September 2026; 17:26)


this is a reply to message		114,509

Here For It All one year later (114,515) by MusicfanJ from Germany

Please no for the AI thing. I will always support Mariah but I won't buy AI music. I also don't think Mariah wants to create complete robot music. It's the opposite from soul. I take any genre. Pop, soul, gospel, jazz, country, even grunge lol but it has to be real music. HFIA has some cool retro soul vibes, pop, rnb, hip-hop and gospel. The mix was good.
(Wednesday 2 September 2026; 12:01)


this is a reply to message		114,513

Here For It All one year later (114,514) by Bill from the UK

Mariah's been artificially enhancing her voice for decades, only back then they used to call it "engineering". As far back as Charmbracelet.
(Wednesday 2 September 2026; 08:22)


this is a reply to message		114,513

Here For It All one year later (114,513) by BFF from US

I mean... considering Sony just sued Anthropic for "illegally training" Claude, you might be able to get a new Mariah album with her early 90s voice. Who knows. Mariah's voice might deteriorate to the point where she cannot do anything with it, and she might start using AI to record new music. I'd honestly be suspicious of almost anything released by any artist in the 2020s because of how ubiquitous generative AI has become.
(Tuesday 1 September 2026; 23:04)


this is a reply to message		114,498

Article: Mariah Carey confirms new music (114,512) by TJ from Norway

Sadly enough it's an album that I can't listen to.
(Tuesday 1 September 2026; 22:47)


this is a reply to message		114,509

New music (114,511) by Dave from USA

I always get excited right when I purchase whatever new music, though these days, it's usually disappointing due to her massive vocal decline. I buy it regardless and hope it's at least decent these days.

But I miss the absolute euphoria and anticipation I used to get waiting for and album or single to be released back in the day after seeing a performance like this from Arsenio in 91. Oh, what happened to this Mariah?
(Tuesday 1 September 2026; 04:43)

Article: Mariah Carey confirms new music (114,510) by Edward from USA

I think you're right, Bobby A. She loves creating and releasing music so much that it only took her seven years to finally give us some decent music.
(Tuesday 1 September 2026; 01:36)


this is a reply to message		114,509

Article: Mariah Carey confirms new music (114,509) by Bobby A from United States

I don't think MC cares anymore about industry recognitions at this point. She just wants to release new music for the Lambs. That glow and innocence on her face when she played HFIA in the U.K. last year said it all about how much MC enjoys creating new music for us.

(Monday 31 August 2026; 23:03)


this is a reply to message		114,508

Article: Mariah Carey confirms new music (114,508) by Edward from USA

It's not like she has all the time in the world left to release new music. With the current state of her voice on life support at about 35%, I think even she knows the clocking is ticking. She can use filters, makeup, lighting, surgery, whatever to make herself look sixteen, but she can't do that with her voice. I could easily see her releasing two or three albums over the next seven years. Beyond that, though, I just don't see her recording into her 80s like Barbra Streisand. So, don't worry, new music is on the way, and sooner than expected.
(Monday 31 August 2026; 16:15)


this is a reply to message		114,507

Article: Mariah Carey confirms new music (114,507) by nancy from Switzerland

I hope she keeps the promise. We know that she and her staff don't care about punctuality. So many delays happened and projects were canceled in the past years. I am happy that she works on new material with the possibilities and limits that she has. I am ready for 2027.

(Monday 31 August 2026; 14:04)

Article: Gorgeous Mariah Carey looks absolutely radiant (114,506) by John from USA

For heaven's sake, the cowardly lion look has got to go.
(Monday 31 August 2026; 04:03)

Here For It All one year later (114,505) by Bobby A from United States

MC said to a Lamb in Beverly Hills yesterday that new music is coming next year. She must feel really confident about the songs and her vocals so far to say that.

(Saturday 29 August 2026; 23:01)


this is a reply to message		114,502

Here For It All one year later (114,504) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain

I'd love to keep getting lots of albums too even though her voice is not the same. I still think that her creativity and mastership are unparalleled.
(Saturday 29 August 2026; 19:43)


this is a reply to message		114,500

Here For It All one year later (114,503) by Lainsky from Philippines

True that. I completely agree with you about this album. I tried to skip a couple of songs that I like the least, but it just didn't feel or sound right. It�s meant to be enjoyed as a complete work, from the first track to the last.

Whereas Caution was not created this way, I don't know, but I like it more than HFIA. Giving Me Life sounds new and should have been a single. I wish they released Caution as the official carrier single. I miss her doing this, making the album title a released track. A No No could also have been the first single, and I agree that GTFO did not fit her image as the diva Mariah is. Oh well, just saying.
(Saturday 29 August 2026; 14:30)


this is a reply to message		114,501

Here For It All one year later (114,502) by Bill from the UK

I do agree in part. The creativity is definitely still there, and I don't think she'll ever lose that element of her talent. But, the delivery of these wonderful songs is just not good. It's like designing a Ferrari but sticking a Nissan engine inside. The two most recent albums have all the hallmarks of being great, with a few exceptions, but her inability to sing anymore means that they don't, and can't, go anywhere.

When I put The Rarities into the CD player and heard that rich, vibrant, pitch perfect "let me tell you something baby" I just wept tears of joy and sadness. Her voice was so amazing, and whilst I was ecstatic to hear it again in something new, my heart broke as the further through the album you got, all it did was chronicle her vocal decline.

So yes, respectfully we disagree. I'd rather have a whole album of demos from 1989 over another Caution of HFIA.
(Saturday 29 August 2026; 12:45)


this is a reply to message		114,500

Here For It All one year later (114,501) by Zachariah from Croatia

Here For It All is such a great body of work. But honestly, I feel like this is an album that's meant to be listened to from top to bottom. The songs hit differently when you experience them in the order they're presented, because you start to understand the mood, the atmosphere, and the overall story she's creating.

It's not really an album I want to pick apart song by song or just shuffle through. You have to give it some time, put your headphones on, and let the whole thing play. By the time you get to the end, you've fully settled into the world of the album - and that's when it really clicks.

A great body of work that rewards you for actually sitting down and listening to the album as an album.

(Saturday 29 August 2026; 02:23)

Here For It All one year later (114,500) by Randy from USA

Bill, you and I usually agree but I don't here. I find most of the unreleased stuff dreadful. To me they really represent cutting floor material. But each new album has surprises to me. Everyone on this board, and on the planet Earth, knows I hate MIAMTEC, but what a surprise Meteorite was for me. I never thought Mariah would get all abstract on us. Camouflage is one of the most beautiful things she's ever done. Caution's GTFO is very vile for a diva of Mariah's caliber and A No No is kinda genius. And as much as I hate the song Giving Me Life, again, I never thought I'd see MC doing two tempos on a record. Finally on Here For It All, Mi is a straight rap song and Gospel disco on Jesus I Do? Is that a new genre? I say all this to say, MC still has a lot of creativity and innovation in her even though the voice is shot. I'd love to still get new albums. Lots of them.
(Friday 28 August 2026; 22:37)


this is a reply to message		114,498

Here For It All one year later (114,499) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands

There is a third one: a close-up of Mariah's face.
(Friday 28 August 2026; 15:02)


this is a reply to message		114,497

Here For It All one year later (114,498) by Bill from the UK

To be honest I'd rather she keep churning out the anniversary editions with the unreleased material over a new album with dreadful vocals. I'd sooner have My Prayer, Here We Go Around Again, Out Here On My Own and All I Live For over anything she's done in the last 20 years. Hopefully we get some unheard material from 2000/01 with the Glitter anniversary, and I pray she does the same for her first two albums.
(Friday 28 August 2026; 14:56)


this is a reply to message		114,496

Here For It All one year later (114,497) by Bill from the UK

On point 5, Butterfly was issued with two covers. One with her eyes open, the other with her eyes closed.
(Friday 28 August 2026; 14:54)


this is a reply to message		114,492

MORE MESSAGES