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About Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter:

Tevin (53,296) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter You literally made me stop breathing for a second. I probably had a mini heart attack. Don't you dare do that to me again *shakes Tevin by the shoulders*. Haha, you tricked me good. I mean I don't like Ariana much but I can still digest her singing a MC song because she has been wanting to be Mariah for a long time, but I can't fathom the thought of JLo attempting a Mariah song. She can't sing to save her life. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 17:08)

Uh-oh (53,293) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Did Mariah just slam Beyonce and IDJ? I knew it that the content on MIAM was not what Mariah was working on for almost 4 years. She had a totally different idea and her "fan" just took it and got all the spotlight. Check out this interview. More surprises to come. Slay Mimi. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 16:23)

What? (53,286) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It's out of BB already? That is plain sad. Ugh Sony what are you doing man? Where the heck is the music video? This sucks. I am so pissed right now. They put in more promo for the darn album cover reveal than the single itself. For those hoping for a sleeper hit, I hope I have to bite my words after this, but I think that's not going to happen. It'll take a miracle to get Infinity back in the top 20 again (that is of iTunes) we can forget about BB. Nowadays there is hardly any sleeper hit. People have a smaller attention frame and the radios will play whatever is hot and current at that period of time. They won't wait for weeks to discover a song. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 13:40)

Cancelled show (53,284) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I hope Mariah feels better. She really did take up a lot of gigs. I mean the Vegas residency is grueling as it is since she is singing a marathon of her toughest songs. Then she has so much planned for next week. Get well soon Mimi. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 13:10)

Infinity (53,273) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Deedre, that is exactly the kind of take on this single that scares me. Infinity is and was meant to be the single to get Mariah back on the charts. Now if it'll fizzle because they couldn't get more promo in place due to the residency and the fact that the MV is still not out, does not turn it into yet another buzz single. The video for it is not just concert footage. I have listed on a previous post that so far we saw 6 different scenes from the video, only 1 of which is the concert footage. The rest are all shot for a supposed storyline. To think that letting another single fall off the face of the earth won't do anything to Mariah is a very wrong idea. Every little flaw of MC is blown out of proportions. People are still going on and on about how her last hit was in 2009 with Obsessed (yes they forgot about #Beautiful already). They still talk about how MC's career has fallen since E=MC2. So I do not agree that yet another "buzz single" which will be forgotten is no threat for MC. I really hope the label doesn't think that. This is the start of her new era, it has to start with a bang. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 2:33)

Dance Mariah (53,271) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think it's time Mariah busts a choreographed dance or two. No I know she isn't really known for her dances and neither am I asking her to pull a Beyonce. Infact I am asking for typical Mariah dances. I was watching Honey and Heartbreaker. She looks so cute with the simple dance moves. I want dance-Riah back. "Gimme your love". Also, unrelated, but just want to clarify, no one is scared of JLo overshadowing Mariah, my point of bringing up the JLo issue was solely that JLo can do the same things as Mariah and people will always shower her with positivity while MC will always be looked at negatively. It's unfair to Mariah. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 1:47)

#1 to infintiy (53,270) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Oh my gosh, the European booklet for #1 to Infinity is all kids of awesome. The pictures (although old) are gorgeous, there are even a couple I haven't seen before (which is surprising because I have spent days and months going through Mariah's photoshoots over the years). For those who are interested, here it is. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 1:39)

Lee TS (53,266) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter You know, while I get it that they mainly talk about the current lot of Hollywood, I have seen many times that they keep talking about JLo and even Madonna. I mean JLo is Mariah's age, Madonna is older than Mariah and either don't fall into the "current" lot. Moment JLo announces her residency, they talk about it, the moment JLo wears a dress they gush over it. Mariah is never mentioned. I mean come on, not even the Vegas arrival? (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 23:56)

25th year anniversary (53,259) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I wonder if they have anything planned for her 25th anniversary. I really hope they do. This is a major milestone in Mariah's career and it needs to be celebrated. Waiting eagerly for May 15th. Fingers crossed for a day full of MC festivities. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 19:55)

Two disappointing things (53,258) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter 1) Britney's single was released just last week and the video is already out. No matter how crappy the song is, it is already being labelled the "song of the summer". I am not really worried about Britney's song, what upsets me is that her single release was planned nicely. The video has the right amount of weird things in it which will make casual listeners stop by and watch it. 2) JLo's Vegas residency has been announced and her promo is much better than Mariah's. Now don't get me wrong, Mariah is doing really well considering last year's disaster, but to think this woman who sings about her butt is getting so much more coverage that a woman who has the voice of an angel is annoying to say the least. Jlo's residency announcement is immediately met with positive reactions while when MC announced hers, she was being doubted and her show was predicted to be a flop. I don't consider either of them being a threat to Mariah but it irks me when crappy "artists" are treated above Mariah. This channel "Clevver News" on YT, cover all the latest Hollywood news, they are always talking about everyone including Madonna and JLo, but MC is never mentioned. Even JLo's residency has been talked about. I don't understand why people always snub Mariah. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 19:49)

Webmaster (53,251) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Are you sure about the tracklist? Those 3 songs are samples Mariah used in Dreamlover and WBT. [Webmaster: Yes, I am sure about the tracklist. But like I said, the tracklist is wrong. I've told them so and they would correct it. In return I get a coupon for €2.50.] (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 18:20)

Luis (53,245) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I hope they are not abandoning the single, because really nowadays more than album sales, single sales gets more highlighted and MC last few singles have vanished without a trace. If they want to re-establish MC's credibility, a hit single is mandatory. I'm not saying she absolutely has to get a #1, I'm just saying that they should attempt to get it to the top 20s. People wouldn't care if a hits compilation album does not do well but if her single bombs, it'll gain be yet another bad mark on her career. This single is the first song from Mariah to kick of her new era, this needs to work. I am also worried about the chart position this week. I am hoping the various appearances next week will help it somewhat. I'm not worried about Pretty Girls, but Taylor Swift is coming with a huge promo plan for Bad Blood. Darn it, just when I thought Taylor Swift was done with her album promo for now. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 17:25)

The new single (53,235) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I was wondering the same Nikki. Although I hope to the good Lord that this is not dubbed a buzz single again. Every single of Mariah's singles starting with Triumphant have been dubbed as a "buzz single" with the exception of #Beautiful. I will even put YM(E) in the buzz single category because aside from a few radio interviews, it didn't have any promotion. Everytime they released a single and it flopped (mainly due to it not being promoted) it was dubbed a "buzz single", a "song only for the fans" and what not. You are also right about the remixes. Not a single word on it or when the video will be released. I don't understand what they are upto. We'll see a lot of Mariah starting next week though, so I hope she has something planned and will actually give this song a fair chance. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 10:29)

American Idol (53,228) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter If Mariah did end up sinking AI (which she didn't and it's ridiculous to even state that), she did the world a favor. That show needed to go down way back. It stopped being about the contestants long time back, what with the Simon-Paula feud, the JLo-Steve clash and what not. So if MC brought down AI, she should be thanked. That show was a waste of airtime either ways. Bye Felicia. (Tuesday 12 May 2015; 19:47)

Matt Summers (53,224) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter That is so cool. Brett is a great director. You basically got to meet two of your favorites under one roof haha. I saw a clip uploaded by Gilles on twitter which showed the third take in full. I was wondering what they have in mind for the music videos. Since we now know of six scenarios. One is the scene in front of the dressing table with the bulbs (I forgot what they call it) which is a lot like ISIL, the second is of her sitting on a chaise lounge/divan. The third is of her sitting in front of another mirror, eerily reminiscent of WBT. Fourth is of her walking towards a car and sitting in it, while her partner helps her and then runs to the driver's seat (this is also similar to the WBT end scene). The fifth is shots of her running around with the lights illuminating her hair. Sixth is the shot taken at the Vegas show. So I am curious to know what the total product looks like. I also heard in the clip that Mariah keeps thanking the audience again and again even after the curtains close. She is sweet. (Tuesday 12 May 2015; 18:38)

Matt Summers (53,219) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Congrats on your MC music video debut. I keep hearing about the 3 different takes on the music video. Can you please shed some light on it? What exactly did she do? And why were there 3 takes? (Tuesday 12 May 2015; 10:25)

American Idol (53,212) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It's so pathetic of Nigel Lythgoe to now call out Mariah and Nicki for the fall in ratings. I don't blame either of the ladies. The fight was exactly what the team wanted and they got it. Why bring two women either ways when they kept JLo and Paula as sole female judges? They could have just hired either Mariah or Nicki, instead of both. Both of them have a big fan following each so why hire both? Now they are trying to save face and throw mud at the two ladies. How about just keep it classy and say that they had a good run and end the show on a high note. What a tacky move. Good for Mariah and Nicki that they left. Plus the ratings probably fell way before. No one really even cared about JLo as a judge. I don't watch AI, I thought the show needed to end years back. It was getting tiresome plus it has way too many replicas now. (Tuesday 12 May 2015; 2:20)

Selfies (53,211) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I love how MC is getting down from the stage and letting her fan take selfies/photos with her while she is performing. The fans are so lucky. If she came and stood next to me singing, I'd either faint right there or I'd try my best to turn my camera on and take a selfie but fail miserably because I'd have a serious case of shaky arms. This era is going pretty well for Mariah. She is quite focused and she is being interactive with the fans. I am unfortunately missing out on the fun but I am glad to see the pictures and videos and audios. Her stage setting looks so elegant and classy. Loving the props she is bringing on stage. Hopefully things keep going well. Next week we'll probably see a lot of MC. The BBMAs (I am so excited), Jimmy Kimmel and Kelly & Michael. I can't wait to see the performances she has lined up. Hoping she chooses some pip ensembles too. Mariah if you need advice, you know where to come dahlin'. (Tuesday 12 May 2015; 2:11)

A butterfly in Vegas? (53,201) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I don't know if this rumor is true but I sure hope it is. Don't know if you all have seen this link yet. (Monday 11 May 2015; 22:11)

Jenny (53,197) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Wow I completely forgot about the "ain't no compliments", "ain't no being friends", "ain't no false pretense" part. That does say a lot. Plus MC's short but polite replies whenever Nick is brought up speaks volumes. She really doesn't want to talk about him or give him any more media space. When asked what she thinks of all the praises Nick has showered her with recently, she just replies "that's nice" and moves on. Two words, more effective than all the multiple post spree Nick is on. (Monday 11 May 2015; 21:01)

Another thing about Nick (53,193) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter The difference between Nick and Mariah regarding their roles as parents is that MC is doing whatever is needed for the kids' happiness without posting a million tweets/instagram posts about it. She isn't going around using Nick's pictures to show that she is being so friendly with Nick for her kids. She is doing whatever she has to do without declaring it to the world. Same can't be said about Nick. Why is it so important to post these for the world to see? I mean it's not like his kids are on instagram that it's for their benefit and by the time they are of the age to use these, they'll already know what is up so these are pointless. So just don't say anything, no positives, no negatives. I was just going through Nick's instagram and saw he posted a picture of a bag of Fritos. Basically I think he just loves to stir up controversies. (Monday 11 May 2015; 18:22)

Licia (53,189) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter You know I always love your posts so much so it does make me feel bad that I am writing something that differs from your opinion, so I hope you don't take it personally. About Nick, while it's true he didn't say anything about MC publicly, he did go on joking about her in his shows even after MC went on and on about how she wants him to stop, he didn't say anything when his father made those disgusting statements supposedly directed at MC, he talked about his past sexual partners (when he could have refused to do so, I mean it's fine for a bachelor to say those not a married father of 2). As for him being famous before Mariah, I personally never heard his name before MC. I am also not hearing his name after MC except for when he mentions her name, or when he is grinding around (and Mc's name is dragged in) and when he is trying to cover MC's tattoo with an elabborate Jesus one. (Not saying he should keep the tattoo of MC though.. Anyways all this aside, good luck to all the parties involved. And love to you. (Monday 11 May 2015; 16:36)

Ethan (53,185) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I agree with you about the hospital. I know MC said that she told him to go back to finish the video, but really how important is a video when your wife has suffered an injury which was apparently equivalent to get hit by a bus. Plus the video was never even released, so it wasn't that important after all and I think Nick can afford the best out there to edit the video while he stood by his wife while she got the scare of having to probably live with a paralyzed hand. In all honesty, I think MC said she told Nick to leave because she was saving face for herself and her marriage. Would anyone of you here leave your loved ones (even if they told you to) and go and finish a darn video if you knew that they were in a world of pain and at the risk of never recovering? Ethan, about her body, she lost all the weight before she met Nick. She got thin around 2007 while she dated Nick around 2008, so the weight theory is something I am not sure about. But well Nick's dad did indirectly say "How can a man love his woman when he can't stand to look at her?" Cheap dig. (Monday 11 May 2015; 15:07)

Licia (53,183) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I respect your opinion, but I still stand by mine. Where is all this love coming from all of a sudden? All the time MC was being blasted by the media the last year, Nick never came to her defense. There were no lovey-dovey notes left for her for the world to see. Nick's move is very calculative this time around. While the diss record got rave reviews, many people are also calling out Mariah for dissing the father of her children, so in comes Nick with all the love in the world because he knows he'll make headlines as the ex husband who is still respecting his ex-wife and posting one lovey-dovey thing after another while his "arrogant wife is dissing him publicly". Just another way to show he is the bigger person. I am sorry but no, I don't believe all these crap. MC is not perfect but I believe her when she says implicitly that Nick has put her through a lot of pain. Nick just probably thought that now that he has so many gigs lined up, he no longer needs MC. But since the divorce how much have we really heard about Nick except for when he is talking about MC? Even his hook ups are only getting media time because Mariah's name is coming into it. It is what it is. This is just Nick's way of getting media attention. When they got divorced, the majority of people said "good riddance for Nick, it must be hell to live with that demanding woman" because Nick always maintains an image that he is loving and caring and is "putting up" with MC's demands because he loves her. He was always portrayed as the victim and the bigger person. So now he is trying to do the same again, to show he is above MC because he doesn't have to diss her. But flashback to a few months earlier, what kind of respectable man drags his ex-wife's and mother of his children's name to a song where he is talking about banging multiple girls? He made headlines when he was promoting MC's song "Infinity" but really he had no idea it was about him. MC said so herself that even her good friends didn't hear the song until it was released. Like I said, I will honor your opinion, but I will still stand by mine and that is NC is only going public with his "over-flowing affection" because his gigs are drying up. He wants the attention of the media and he wants the attention of MC. (Monday 11 May 2015; 14:59)

Cannon (53,174) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha it's so hilarious seeing Nick continuously trying to get Mariah's attention. I mean at first it was annoying, but now it's just so pathetic that I can't help but laugh. While I respect that they both are keeping things civil for the kids, I am happy that MC has decided to no longer be in that cloud of confusion anymore. Her interview showed that she has decided to put that chapter behind her and that she is not interested in it anymore. That and also how she always gives very short but polite answers when they ask her about Nick. I mean she doesn't have to go out of her way and praise him to show that all is fine. Her main focus is her kids not getting affected by the divorce so she really doesn't have to bother letting the world now how "buddy-buddy" she is with Nick. It's just not necessary and it's not true either because obviously MC still doesn't like the idea of him being a part of her life but she is sacrificing that for the kids' benefit. Nick on the other hand needs to constantly keep talking about MC, constantly "@-ing" at her. The gigs are probably drying up for him. I don't even feel bad saying that because he was the one who broke her heart and filed for divorce. MC was right when she said "lost the best you ever had" because it is so true, he may get younger girls, hotter girls (although I have yet to see one) but he will never get anyone again who is a celebrity of Mariah's level. I can bet on that. So Nick just shoo away and let the woman heal her heart. (Monday 11 May 2015; 2:32)

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