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Re: Does anyone here even stream music? (88,717) (88,720) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Doesn't each IP address only count as one "view" or "listen"? I thought each IP address would only be counted once. You can listen to a song on repeat 100 times in a row, but it will only count as 1, because they track that it's coming from the same device. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 20:50)

Why (88,719) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Why is that Mariah must jump leaps and bounds just to keep everyone content? Almost thirty years later no female artist has given us what she has given as far as influence and her catalog yet it is still not enough. She just released a great album yet she should work with everyone and their mama to please everyone. Why can't Mariah just do her and those that like it continue to support and those that are done riding her wave move on plain and simple. It has become so boring hearing people complain about the same things regarding Mariah at this point either accept for who she is or just hang on to who she once was and find another artist or artists that excite your tastes. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 20:20)

Re: Does anyone here even stream music? Part 2 (88,699) (88,718) by RibbonB from USA Billboard charting still counts radio, which Mimi can barely get new music airplay on, physical sales, which she gets a small fraction of what she used to and streaming, which is low by Drake standards. Mimi has to hit on all these bases she needs to find out where those fans are and what they want to consume. If she sold 200,000 physical copies, or equivalents her first week, she would've been sitting pretty, no matter the streaming part. Taylor Swift sold big with 1989, despite it not being available on Spotify. Yes streaming is the current wave, but other factors are still in play and Mariah hasn't addressed them. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 20:15)

Does anyone here even stream music? (88,717) by Lara from Middle East I don't. It's a no no for me. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 20:12)

Re: Does anyone here even stream music? Part 2 (88,699) (88,716) by MusicfanJ from Germany "$10 a month you get millions of songs." Yes, but I don't want and need millions of songs. Just because something is trending like streaming, that doesn't mean it's better. I don't like to listen to music via computer. I have an excellent stereo system at home where I can really enjoy the music offline not just "consume" on the internet besides. On the way I have my mp3-player. I also like YouTube. What I mean is I prefer quality music over quantity. I did buy Mariah's album on the first day of the release, so to say the "retro lambs" are the reason Mariah isn't selling enough is not fair. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 18:05)

Re: My duets album (88,714) (88,715) by RibbonB from USA Yes, the comments are hilarious. But that might makes him an undesirable duet partner. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 17:19)

Re: My duets album (88,713) (88,714) by Licia from USA Daniel is always saying stupid sh*t. He was supposedly drunk so when the backlash hits him that's his excuse. I never listened to him besides that song with him and H.E.R. so no need for me to cancel him. Lol. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 14:06)

Re: My duets album (88,708) (88,713) by RibbonB from USA Daniel Caesar is currently in cancellation, lol. I'm just being introduced to him. I only like three people in your list, so I would add Khalid and Ella Mai. Ella Mai tweeted recently that TEOM is one of her favorite records. Khalid has a cool voice and vibe. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 13:17)

Re: Breaking news (88,711) (88,712) by RibbonB from USA They gon' "cache him ousside"? (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 12:07)

Re: Breaking news (88,709) (88,711) by Licia from USA They are going to cyber jump you. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 10:03)

Streaming, copies sales, radio play (88,710) by Gilles from Malta The 21 century did change a lot the game, here in France my friends and I, we do not buy music anymore we are all on Spotify and the only physical copies we get are vinyls. I have been on Spotify now for many years. In my personal opinion I would say that CD sales are not relevant anymore. We can not compare sales like it was in the 90's (it is absurd). If labels accept to produce an artist to make an album, it means that she or he is relevant and makes money and profits. Artists are brands in a marketing world. Mariah for example is a marketing brand for make up, evening gowns, ready to wear, hair, plastic surgeries and other products or events (for example promoting Christmas, Valentine's Day or Saint Patrick's Day). Of course there is the talent but the talent needs to sell and influence the people for buying. Mariah won't be able to be in the game if she would not be all of this. Have a nice day everybody. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 09:02)

Breaking news (88,709) by Bill from the UK This just in. Caution's world wide sales rocketed to 201,000 after a unexpected streaming surge from 6 fans. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 07:05)

My duets album (88,708) by Bobby A from United States An duets album by MC is long over due. Here is my tracklisting: 1. Ne-Yo 2. John Legend 3. Chris Brown 4. Jacquees 5. Tank 6. Kenny Latimore 7. Bruno Mars 8. Fantasia 9. Shanice 10. Daniel Caesar 11. Usher 12. Toni Braxton and Tamar Braxton 13. Karen Clark-Sheard (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 02:57)

Re: Does anyone here even stream music? (88,703) (88,707) by Dove from United States On Stan Twitter they pass around directions on how to get music to chart. My niece does it. The way I did it is: I used my regular phone to play it on Amazon Music continuously, my old phone to play it on iTunes continuously, then the 50 tabs (on two separate browsers, so it's actually 100) with YouTube. If you're trying to get one song to chart you have to add a 30 second interlude in-between and get the page to automatically refresh every 40 seconds. I feel like buying the actual CD is the best way to support the artist and that's why I buy a bunch even though I don't know anybody other than my husband and myself who listen to actual CDs. What is the best way to support an artist? (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 00:58)

Re: Does anyone here even stream music? (88,695) (88,706) by RibbonB from USA I'm not sure what profession you have, but mine doesn't work well with listening to music, so there goes nine hours of my busy day. Shrug, but I'm obsessed with other artists, and Caution didn't grab my interest enough to listen to more than a few times. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 00:47)

Young Mariah (88,705) by Dove from United States I think a way to get younger people interested in Mariah is to have a TV show loosely based on her young life featuring her music as the soundtrack along with music that was popular at the time. She needs to get cool, good looking kids to play the characters. Then young people might be able to relate to her better. On a network station or Netflix. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 00:15)

Re: Does anyone here even stream music? Part 2 (88,699) (88,704) by Dove from United States Dang your post made me feel super un-hip. Maybe I will try streaming again. My husband spends a fortune on new albums that he only plays a few times and then forgets about them. Maybe my 15 year old son will enjoy having a music subscription but he's never asked for one. It's only $15 for a family plan. It just makes me sad that I might forget about certain albums if I don't own them. (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 00:09)

Re: Does anyone here even stream music? (88,700) (88,703) by Matthew from USA I think I understand you now, Dove. When you say you don't have time to stream, you mean leaving the song playing on your device in some infinite loop to help increase her chart position debut. Yeah, I don't have time for that either. I've never even done it for a week, so you are a better lamb than I. Are young people really doing this though? (Wednesday 20 March 2019; 00:08)

The resurgence of Mimi (88,702) by Bobby A from United States I have said this before, but the only way MC will start selling music again in the millions is to release her first box set with rareties, previously unreleased tracks, remixes, and 12 new Timbaland or Nineteen85 and Tim and Bob tracks (Jon B.'s They Don't Know) or even work with bad boy Chris Brown. She needs something that will make the public purchase her music again. A box set released this year would be the perfect answer to her low music sales. Who doesn't want to hear Yours ft. JT or Reach For The Sky? (Tuesday 19 March 2019; 23:33)

Re: Does anyone here even stream music? (88,695) (88,701) by Special K from USA I'm 37 years young and I can't believe they still sell physical CD's. . (Tuesday 19 March 2019; 21:28)

Re: Does anyone here even stream music? (88,695) (88,700) by Dove from United States I don't have time to stream music the way young people do, with 50 tabs open on their computer playing the same song or album day and night to up the streams. I had a music subscription for about five months but I ended up always listening to albums I already owned so I ended my subscription. I like how CD's sound better than other formats so if I really like an album I buy it on CD. Places where I don't have a CD player I listen to the digital albums I buy - and those don't count towards streaming numbers. When Mariah releases a new album I do get iTunes and Amazon Music accounts to stream like a young person for about a week. I plan to do it for a month but I never do. My computer is new but in my mind it's going to crash like computers did back in the day when they had too many tabs open. Sometimes I have other things to do on the computer and don't want all those tabs open, then I get lazy to set it up again when I'm done. (Tuesday 19 March 2019; 20:06)

Does anyone here even stream music? Part 2 (88,699) by jaker20 from US Well then lambs' time to jump into streaming, Oh my gosh, now I know why Mariah is flopping. What you all waiting for? I introduced my dad to streaming last year and he never looked back. He is on it all the time, in the car, at home and everywhere. To someone who said it's not worth it, it is absolutely worth it. Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, for an average of $10 a month you get millions of songs at the palm of your hands. I still buy CD's and I'm thinking of getting into vinyl but I'm dirt poor right now. But downloads is over guys, it will be gone in a few years, mark my works. Streaming is essentially going to obliterate downloads since you can also download songs if you have streaming subscription. If I was your neighbor I will set up your streaming service for you. You can do all that you mentioned x10. All these speculation of why Mariah isn't charting, and here I uncover the problem. If this reflects overall listening behavior of lambs then she really is in trouble. Her decline is so fast. This is probably why Mariah is still courting younger fans because she knows her future as an artist relies on them, because lambs can't stream lol. However great her music is, if no one's consuming it, its all for naught. Lambs, we need to get on with the times. Streaming is the future, you cannot stop it. You shoulda' known that it's bigger than you, No, no no, a no no. A bop. (Tuesday 19 March 2019; 19:00)

Re: Caution: we're getting on each other's nerves (88,680) (88,698) by B from USA My bad I was busy focusing on the Minnesota R&B and Adult Contemporary charts. (Tuesday 19 March 2019; 17:18)

Re: Still listening (88,679) (88,697) by B from USA I believed you've confused me with yourself. (Tuesday 19 March 2019; 17:15)

Re: Does anyone here even stream music? (88,694) (88,696) by B from USA Madonna said she'd rather be dead than be Mariah Carey. (Tuesday 19 March 2019; 17:11)

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