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Re: Mariah loosing a lot of fans thread (75,546) (75,555) by RibbonB from USA Exactly, Lila. The little delulu lambies are fairly vocal encouraging the nonsense. If it were not so sad it would be laughable. Did you see the viral video of the sea lion snatching the little girl into the water? Why did I envision Stella and slugs at that moment? Lol. (Tuesday 23 May 2017; 02:13)

Re: Mariah loosing a lot of fans thread (75,552) (75,554) by Terna from Nigeria Depends on how you define the word relevant? According to my understanding of that word "relevant" a dictionary definition defines it as "of contemporary interest" which she still more than qualifies for. (Tuesday 23 May 2017; 01:46)

Why do we die hards stick around? (75,553) by Special K from USA Why in the hell do we die hards stick around? Why? I mean who the hell is more crazier? Fans who put up with Mariah's BS and say she can do no wrong or us die hard fans who call Mariah out on her BS but still support her whether it be seeing her in concert, buying her records, even running a world wide website, etc, etc. Why? Why is we still here gosh darn it. (Tuesday 23 May 2017; 01:43)

Re: Mariah loosing a lot of fans thread (75,551) (75,552) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands Of course not, but that's not why I replied. You said that Mariah is still relevant, when it's clear she isn't. And no one can deny that, not even you. (Tuesday 23 May 2017; 01:34)

Re: Mariah loosing a lot of fans thread (75,549) (75,551) by Terna from Nigeria Or would you rather she retired? Say at the Glitter era and just gave up. Yeah you would've liked that now wouldn't you? (Tuesday 23 May 2017; 01:29)

Re: Mariah loosing a lot of fans thread (75,548) (75,550) by Special K from USA Someone get me some popcorn and a coke zero. (Tuesday 23 May 2017; 01:26)

Re: Mariah loosing a lot of fans thread (75,548) (75,549) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands "We're almost 30 years into her career and she has done well by still pushing forward and staying relevant." You're kidding, right? (Tuesday 23 May 2017; 01:21)

Re: Mariah loosing a lot of fans thread (75,544) (75,548) by Terna from Nigeria Surely you can't be referring to me. I turned 34 last Wednesday (I may not look it though). I too have been here supporting Mariah for well over two decades. Since I was in my early teens, yes since the 90's. Didn't we all do an age check here recently? I didn't see any babies here. So I have every right to question some of you guys. Bickering and complaining at every chance you get, over issues that shouldn't warrant such. Like you were new fans and she was still in her prime. It doesn't make sense. Grow up. Have you noticed the state the music industry has sunken to lately, this isn't the 90's anymore. Heck this isn't even the 2000's anymore. We're almost 30 years into her career and she has done well by still pushing forward and staying relevant. What is it you truly want from her that all she's done still isn't good enough. Free yourself from that Daydream era time warp you're stuck in and live in the now. Time has moved forward, and so has she. (Tuesday 23 May 2017; 00:59)

Fan base / Breakdown (75,547) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) First things first. Breakdown in my opinion has always been one of Mariah's perfect musical moments it combined the right of R&B and hip hop without coming off as desperate or trying too hard. Still to this day this song remains one of my favorite songs done by Mariah ever. Honestly as far as the fan base goes I find nothing wrong with fans who have been around since forever expressing concern or dismay with Mariah's actions as of the past two years a lot of these actions are overshadowing what we love about Mariah the most and when the music suffers everything else seems irrelevant. As a day one fan it's hard for me to defend some of choices as of late. Honestly I am tired of Mariah being photographed coming out of trendy restaurants just be captured by TMZ while the blood sucking clan gets freebies off Mariah's back but if this is what she is going to allow she can not blame no one but herself. Hopefully she can wake up and smell the roses and get back to the main thing at hand making some fire tunes and a banging album. (Tuesday 23 May 2017; 00:44)

Re: Mariah loosing a lot of fans thread (75,544) (75,546) by Lila from United States It's definitely okay to some fans, the complete fool she is making of herself. They don't outnumber the fans that see it for what it is nor the general public but they are there and there's more than a few. They think her stupid behavior, trashy dressing, and fake relationship with Tonka Toy is cute, and that her poor performances should be ignored, and that anything that goes wrong be blamed on everyone and their mama as long as it's not Mariah. They think that everyone else should think the same way also. On the other hand, it's hilarious because these are the same ones who will then turn around and constantly question why Mariah isn't respected, why everyone picks a part her performances and no one else's, and basically why the whole wide world is against her. (Tuesday 23 May 2017; 00:35)

Re: Celine Dion Billboard Awards (75,537) (75,545) by Lila from United States "Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard." And when you're talented and a hard worker, watch out. (Tuesday 23 May 2017; 00:20)

Mariah loosing a lot of fans thread (75,544) by Stacey from USA TJ and Edward are 100% right. Oh make no mistake, those of us frustrated at MC are real fans. We have every right to express disappointment in the person we have supported for over two, count 'em, two decades. I've been there since the beginning. Certain fans have no right to question the loyalty of fans who've been here when said fans were still in diapers. Look at the fool she's making of herself. That's ok with some of you? Take a seat and step it back a bit. (Monday 22 May 2017; 23:31)

Re: Mariah loosing a lot of fans (75,529) (75,543) by TJ from Norway Do you mean that when she disappoint you personally with her music, you have the right to be disappointed, and still be a real fan? But at the same time tell the other real fans who lost interest in her latest projects for "goats"? It should bother Mariah that her fan base is falling apart. Less fans, less money and less opportunity to make music. (Monday 22 May 2017; 22:48)

Article: Mariah Carey wears the same black top as Jesinta Franklin (75,542) by Matthew from USA See. It's not that Mariah is trashy. Mariah from 10 years ago would wear this top and she would look cute in it. But now with the bigger boobs and more weight, it's just not a good look. Her boobs are practically falling out of the black top. The top itself is fine, but if she wants to wear things like this, she would need to try and go back to the figure and bust she had 10 years ago. Otherwise it's just a hot mess. Whatever happened to the trainer she had that made her do water aerobics and got her into the shape she was in for Touch My Body? Did she get fired with the rest when Stella came on board and cleaned house? (Monday 22 May 2017; 22:02)

The rise of YouTube, the downfall of Mimi (75,541) by T from USA We know Mariah has had self esteem issues her whole life. Anybody who would believe that they have a bad side off one comment clearly does. But she dealt with it and in the '90s she was younger (prettier) and there weren't as many uncontrolled photo opps. Now as an older Mariah (who is trying to stay young looking with questionable methods) and the ability to upload her image at any given time must be driving her self esteem issues through the roof. Think about it, in 1995 if she had a bad performance it wouldn't be everywhere the next minute. As social media started to really rise to the levels it is now Mariah's career started to falter. In correlation. I'm looking at you 2008. Blogs like Perez Hilton started to become the voice and Mariah was a hostage to public opinion. For someone like Madonna with a thicker skin we didn't see the effects right away, but for our sensitive Mariah it must've have been hell. She carried on anyway and still tweeted throughout 2009 but after 2011 when she had her twins, her body changed and she was now 41. I noticed a big difference. And after Rockerfeller tree lighting incident she stopped using her own social media altogether. I can only imagine the hateful things she read about herself on there. Now with the NYE debacle there is no chance for her to ever feel safe or comfortable performing. Her esteem is shot and she is too guarded. Which is now a perfect mix for someone like Stella to "protect" her. Mariah's star was born at a time before social media and YouTube, I think she's tried her best (and her talent has kept her around) but like many artists she has found it hard to transition to this new era. The post 2010 technological landscape. Like in the '80s when some acts couldn't continue because they couldn't transition to the new MTV music video age. I feel bad for Mariah in this regard, she was once the most beautiful singer on the scene. But she warned us in 2008: "If there's a camera up in here then it's gonna leave with me when I do. If there's a camera up in here, then I'd best not catch this flick on YouTube. And nobody listened." (Monday 22 May 2017; 21:59)

Re: Honey I shrunk the fanbase (75,530) (75,540) by RibbonB from USA Fans come and go, always have. Things change. The dramatic entrances and exits are sometimes more about making that fan feel better. But some critical things are the die hards, who have become apathetic and or just tired of the antics. Number of fans don't relate to sales at all anymore, if ever. It's funny that on NC's newest vlog he said he quit IG because it was time consuming and made him no money. Perhaps Mariah and her teenage manager will finally come to that conclusion because the 12 year old fans have to get their older parents to buy their music and perfumes etc. Lol. I really don't get MW and the lies though, because that seems to have turned off a lot of people where even the die hards don't want to watch her actively make a fool of herself. The 12 year olds and the weak of mind seem to love it though. Lol sorry to members of this board who loved the show. (Monday 22 May 2017; 19:46)

Re: Mariah's World season 2? (75,517) (75,539) by B from USA I hope not. I actually pray she doesn't do another season. (Monday 22 May 2017; 17:52)

Re: Interesting LA Reid article (75,534) (75,538) by RibbonB from USA IDK, you'd have to find the receipts for that, but your first reply to me made it seem as if you were referring to him renegotiating her deal with Epic, before he got fired/ left there not IDJ. That's why I said well at least he threw her a nice party (Butterfly MC event) before he left. Either way, I just thought LA Reid dropped some interesting tidbits. We may never know what actually happened or all the background deals, but it is always interesting when music types reveal things. (Monday 22 May 2017; 17:18)

Re: Celine Dion Billboard Awards (75,533) (75,537) by Malcolm from Asia I can say that it's 60% pre-recorded and yet no one headlines that in the media, I don't know if they just really hate Mariah or Celine is just magnificent on lip syncing. The world rejoice on that performance and I really felt sad for Mariah because it's unfair that she's not celebrated like this anymore but then again, it's also her fault because she let those fail live performances to happen. I wish she saw Celine's performance for her to take down notes because that's what you called great production. If I can describe Celine, it's not "amazing" anymore but rather a "strong work ethic". (Monday 22 May 2017; 17:08)

Re: Celine Dion Billboard Awards (75,533) (75,536) by B from USA Celine's performance fell flat. Cher stole the show. End of the story. (Monday 22 May 2017; 17:02)

Re: Interesting LA Reid article (75,518) (75,535) by B from USA Have you checked out the woman's Facebook page? She had a thing for Reid. [censored] (Monday 22 May 2017; 16:57)

Re: Interesting LA Reid article (75,502) (75,534) by B from USA Didn't she already speak openly about how the success of TEOM allowed her to renegotiate her IDJ deal? (Monday 22 May 2017; 16:54)

Re: Celine Dion Billboard Awards (75,508) (75,533) by Edouard from France Hey B. I like your posts and how intelligent they are. However I don't agree with you about Celine's performance. I thought it was very good and to me she took the schmaltz out of the song with her new voice and melody choices. Damaged is a strong word. [...] has changed, evolved, just like Mariah's. It doesn't mean it's not as good. [...] are amazing singers who know their voice and craft. [..] can adapt and develop new techniques. I believe we have to welcome those changes and akwoledge that what they do (what they have been doin' for the last 3 decades) is just amazing. (Monday 22 May 2017; 16:11)

Pictures of Mariah in the recording studio (75,532) by T from USA There are new pics of Mariah at the recording studio the night she did the Jamie Fox show. Is it just me or do I see Jermaine Duprie [sic] in the clip with Jamie Fox? So we can be sure she went into the studio with JD after that then because I don't know if she's working with anyone else at the moment. (Monday 22 May 2017; 15:33)

Re: The Busta song (75,524) (75,531) by T from USA I think it was some kind of weird co-project between the two of them set up by Reid and DJ Khaled at Epic. Mariah does have some say in it I'm sure because she was going to drop it at the end of the month that her tour was starting. I read somewhere that it was supposed to coincide with her tour. She may feel like she can't promote it properly without the tour behind her so they are holding off (for now). (Monday 22 May 2017; 15:31)

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