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Happy New Year (104,748) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Happy New Year everyone. Hope this year is full of amazing things for all of you. So happy to have this message board to come and share thoughts about Mariah. (I had the most random dream that Mariah moved into the house next to me and I invited her over for dinner ahah and Roc n Roe were there too.) Eric a big thank you for making this a safe space for all of us. I am going to try and post more to reclaim my #1 spot of all time posters. Dedicating Mariah's "Auld Lang Syne" to all of you. May all your problems be as unserious as our queen in that video. (Monday 1 January 2024; 19:46)

Top posters 2023 (104,745) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ahh yes happy to see I'm still on the list. (Monday 1 January 2024; 17:30) this is a reply to message 104,743

Top posters 2023 (104,743) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands Top posters in 2023 1. Robert-Anthony from United States: 472 messages 2. Edward from USA: 278 messages 3. Andrew from the UK: 239 messages 4. MusicfanJ from Germany: 149 messages 5. Jamie from UK: 131 messages 6. Bill from the UK: 117 messages 7. jaker20 from US: 97 messages 8. Terna from Nigeria: 90 messages 9. Stacey from USA: 70 messages 10. Randy from USA: 65 messages 11. Libra Lamb from USA: 51 messages 12. Lady B from USA: 49 messages 13. Matty from Vancouver Canada: 48 messages 14. Zachariah from Croatia: 46 messages 15. BFF from United States: 46 messages 16. Tevin from USA: 45 messages 17. TJ from Norway: 42 messages 18. "MariahHater" from Hell: 35 messages 19. Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter: 34 messages 20. Brandon from USA: 32 messages 21. Norman from USA: 30 messages 22. Brad from USA: 28 messages 23. T from USA : 27 messages 24. Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway: 26 messages 25. Mariahsbaby from usa: 25 messages Top posters all time 1. B from USA: 3595 messages 2. Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter: 3579 messages 3. RibbonB from USA: 2793 messages 4. Bill from the UK: 2387 messages 5. Licia from USA: 2267 messages 6. Edward from USA: 1924 messages 7. Robert-Anthony from United States: 1843 messages 8. MusicfanJ from Germany: 1481 messages 9. Andrew from UK: 1384 messages 10. this_is_qhm from the Philippines: 1171 messages 11. RJJ12 from USA: 1037 messages 12. Stacey from USA: 960 messages 13. Terna from Nigeria: 826 messages 14. Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada: 795 messages 15. Billy from Greece: 740 messages 16. Gee from U.S.A. (New York City): 715 messages 17. enwar00 from usa: 709 messages 18. Andrew from the United Kingdom: 640 messages 19. Randy from USA: 584 messages 20. Marissa from USA: 574 messages 21. Lee TS from USA: 572 messages 22. TJ from Norway: 559 messages 23. Darren from .: 557 messages 24. T from USA : 553 messages 25. Mara from United States: 536 messages (Monday 1 January 2024; 16:35)

Studio pics (104,724) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think Mariah herself said she has about 10 songs ready for the next album, in an interview or a twitter live space. So I don't think she's upset it got out. (Saturday 30 December 2023; 23:53) this is a reply to message 104,723

Studio pics (104,723) by Bobby A from United States I wonder why MC has stopped posting pics of who she is working with in the studio. I wonder if Poo Bear posting that he and MC were 10 songs in rubbed her the wrong way. She never said publicly prior Caution being released who she had been in the studio with. (Saturday 30 December 2023; 21:39)

Tanaka (104,713) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Y'all know Mariah would pull the "I don't know her" on that era the same way there was zero mention of them in her memoirs. (Friday 29 December 2023; 15:52) this is a reply to message 104,710

Tanaka (104,710) by Bobby A from United States The Stella/Mishka storyline during MC's life story would be a screenwriter's goldmine. Meryl Streep and Mayim Bialik could play the dynamic duo. Let's throw in Zac Efron to play Tanaka. (Friday 29 December 2023; 12:05)

Tanaka (104,707) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Facts. Stella had literally taken Mariah from a legendary songbird supreme to a controversial and trashy wanna be reality star with porn girl aesthetic. And yes I know Mariah is an adult and should be held accountable for her decisions but let's not forget the people you surround yourself with (especially when they're supposed to be your manager and consultant) can influence the way you act. Now that Mariah had an image refresh she should focus on fresh collaborations, fresh content and fresh approach to marketing herself. I hope Mariah knows how important momentum is. Right after the AIW went to #1 , when she was all over she should have rode that momentum and released fresh material and it would have gotten attention. Instead she just kept focusing on Holidays and talking about projects that never came to fruition. She can't just release something and then months later release a video with no promotion and then abandon an album. Caution was a solid album and had it been promoted well she could have had another hit on her hands. (Thursday 28 December 2023; 23:31) this is a reply to message 104,706

Tanaka (104,706) by Bobby A from United States Right. She doesn't need Stella back. What MC needs is a songwriter/producer partner like Jack Antonoff or Ilya. Both of them have done wonders for Taylor's and Ariana's careers. He or she has to understand MC as the legendary artist that she is today. I would love to see Robert Glasper or James Poyser become her songwriting partners. If she wants any Grammy nominations or awards in 2024, she is going to have to step out of her comfort zone. A duet with Howard Hewett or Peabo Bryson would set the R&B world on fire and garner her the recognition from the Grammy committee that she has never received. (Thursday 28 December 2023; 22:21)

Tanaka (104,704) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Not Stella coming back to get her 2 minutes of frame. Lord I shudder at the thought of the time Mishka had control of Mariah's socials. (Thursday 28 December 2023; 19:38) this is a reply to message 104,701

Tanaka (104,701) by Dennis from Miami, FL Who's Maria though? You may conjure Stella by leaving loads of highlighter, rouge and lipstick overnight near the chimney. It will lure Mama Bear. Vernite Stellu bleat. (Thursday 28 December 2023; 14:04)

Tanaka (104,703) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Y'all must really be trolling because when Stella was in charge of Mariah's business Mariah's image was down in the gutters. It took years for RocNation to build her back up to the legend status that she truly should have been all along. Stella really had her going around LA in her damn bodysuits and put her in a reality show that was a through and through mess. Also not y'all out here missing a thief who stole from Mariah. Bye. Mariah doesn't need Stella's chunky highlighter and cheap leather jackets in her world. I'd rather her not be "relevant". (Thursday 28 December 2023; 19:35) this is a reply to message 104,695

Tanaka (104,695) by Zachariah from Croatia I miss her too. When Stella was around, Mariah was everywhere and relevant in terms, people talked about her. (Thursday 28 December 2023; 11:15)

Tanaka (104,685) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I agree with the ideally she should date someone closer to her age and some who is on the same or similar level of success as her. If Dwayne Johnson wasn't married haha he would be my top pick for Mariah. Dude is successful, good looking, her age range and adores Mariah. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 15:37) this is a reply to message 104,682

Tanaka (104,682) by BFF from United States Moving forward, I think Mariah needs to date people closer to her own age and who don't give off the "fanboy" vibes. This is the second time that a relationship with someone significantly younger than her hasn't worked out. Nick and Tanaka both always came off as very adolescent and starstruck about Mariah. Mariah needs someone to be an equal partner, not a fawning admirer. I'm not sure she would like a partner like that, but it's what we all need. It wasn't realistic for Tanaka to expect to have children with someone who is divorced with two pre-teen children in her early to mid 50s. They should have ended the relationship a while ago if that was an expectation. Tanaka is also 40 years old himself. I'm not sure I buy the "he wants kids" argument. Maybe Mariah just got bored? (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 14:01)

Tanaka (104,684) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter The "she used him as a walking aide" took me out haha. Well I guess we can all sit and speculate but I wish them both the best. Hope Nick doesn't try to weasel his way in. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 15:34) this is a reply to message 104,681

Tanaka (104,681) by Edward from USA She didn't hide it, but she never acknowledged it either. He was clearly into her and she probably loved having a good/sane man by her side for a change. A man like Tanaka would eventually want something deeper than playing house but Mariah wasn't into him like. He was always like a walking aide for her, at least that's the way we saw him all the time. He says they parted ways amicably which implies there wasn't a huge fight or any shady situation going on. I wish him well. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 11:58)

We need an uptempo song (104,683) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think we underestimate how much Mariah really cares about chart success. She definitely is chart hungry and that is evident from most of her interviews where she is talking about how many #1's she has had (and rightfully so). She's also hopping on TikTok trends not just herself but also with Kardashians so Adele's view on TikTok doesn't apply to her. Also when I suggested for her to use TikTok I didn't mean that should be her focus I meant she should do anything and everything necessary to get the song to #1. Exhibit A Taylor Swift releasing a gazillion remixes to get 1 week at #1. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 15:32) this is a reply to message 104,680

We need an uptempo song (104,680) by Will from England To that I say look up Adele's response to the record company suggesting she should do a song for the TikTok audience. Mariah's older songs go viral on that app without pandering to them, so I don't think this is something she should focus on. She's happier maing music that she likes/wants to make, and if it goes viral, so be it. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 11:55)

Tanaka (104,677) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter While it's true Mariah never made any statements about their relation I don't think she hid it. She had posted cute couple photos of themselves together a lot on social media including Valentine's Day and other romantic stuff. So she never hid it. It could be that after 7 years together the relationship ran its course and they decided to split due to wanting different things in life. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 01:46) this is a reply to message 104,676

Tanaka (104,676) by Edward from USA I don't think it has anything to do with kids. Probably he proposed to Mariah and she said no. We all deep down knew that relationship wasn't going anywhere. During their 8-year relationship, Mariah never acknowledged having a relationship with him, not even once. If I were him, I would've exited left many years ago. After three year, if there's not any kind of commitment, one should keep it moving. I think that's what he did. (Wednesday 27 December 2023; 01:34)

Tanaka (104,673) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Bryan released a statement confirming what we've all probably already knew at this point that they broke up. This was one of her longest relationship and even though at first I didn't ship them (I thought it was Stella's influence and also that Mariah was in a vulnerable state and needed that confidence boost of dating someone hot and young) but over the years they seemed really happy. I never saw Bryan try to use his relation with Mariah to be more relevant/famous. Their relation seemed quite strong because Stella tried to break them up but eventually got fired. The breakup probably happened earlier in the year because Mariah was saying last Christmas was a very bad time for her. Rumor is that they separated because Bryan wanted a family but Mariah didn't (and I don't blame her, her pregnancy was difficult and I'm sure her priorities are different as she already has 2 kids). (Tuesday 26 December 2023; 22:59)

We need an uptempo song (104,672) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter And she should engage TikTok influencers for a dance challenge along with the release maybe even with a sped up version. I'm 50/50 on sped up versions but that's in trend and gets attention. (Tuesday 26 December 2023; 22:51) this is a reply to message 104,671

We need an uptempo song (104,671) by MC1989 from Spain I wish Mariah give us new music in 2024. Although I loved Caution and I think It's one of her best albums (definitely it's in my top 5 favourites, with Daydream, Butterfly, the debut and TEOM), I think she need an uptempo more pop driven song. Something cheerful, with a simple structure, and not too much layering which we know Mariah is keen at, but I think sometimes less is more. I miss a good big catchy song with a real distinctive chorus, a la Dreamlover, Fantasy, Honey, Heartbreaker, even Obsessed, but a little more uptempo. Something with summer vibes. Just wishing. (Tuesday 26 December 2023; 19:32)

#1's (104,629) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter While Mariah has nothing left to prove, as a selfish lamb I would love for her to shut the haters down again by bagging a few more #1's. I understand Mariah plays it fair with her songs where she won't necessarily jump on another song just to get a hit as she likes her #1s to be attributed solely to her but I think in this era of music industry big stars will do anything to get the #1- aka Taylor, Drake and so on. So I see nothing wrong in Mariah doing the most to get those #1s and overtake The Beatles even if it means using a hot feature, and by hot feature I mean a really hot feature like Ariana, Drake, Weeknd, Bruno Mars etc and not Shawni or Stef London. I would have been pumped if Nicki and Mariah patched up and did a new song. Also before she releases anything I hope she sits with her team and really plans out a steady and cohesive release plan. A lot of her past release plans seemed like afterthoughts with bad single choice, bad videos, videos being released too late, not enough exposure. She keeps saying she's doing a lot of projects but we never really see anything come out like TBL. She said recently she has around 10 songs for a new album, I hope it has some great features. (Saturday 23 December 2023; 02:58)

Billboard Hot 100 12/30/2023 (104,628) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter We're coming for the longest running #1. (Saturday 23 December 2023; 02:51) this is a reply to message 104,625

Billboard Hot 100 12/30/2023 (104,625) by Edward from USA The numbers are in: Mariah stays at #1 for another week and it will most likely be the first #1 of 2024. She's 8 points ahead of Brenda Lee. (Saturday 23 December 2023; 01:24)

Article: Mariah makes a strong case for rocking winter whites (104,627) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I 100% agree the ball gowns age her. I think she looks great in short dresses or even jeans. She's got them billion dollar legs and should show them more often. Like this outfit she looks like she's 30, this is another winning dress. I also love when she wears fitted pants/mini skirts with like a jacket or blazer, like what a serve this look was. Mariah is aging like fine wine and should work with stylists who matches her playful personality instead of putting her in a gown and calling it a day. 2023 is definitely a new beauty peak for Mariah (with previous beauty peak eras in my opinion being 2016, 2012, 2008, 1997). (Saturday 23 December 2023; 02:50) this is a reply to message 104,613

Article: Mariah makes a strong case for rocking winter whites (104,613) by Andrew from the UK A fashionista I am not. I'll bow to your knowledge on the matter. But you see my point? Ballgowns age her. Mariah is getting a figure back now. She should up her fashion game. (Friday 22 December 2023; 14:32)

Article: Mariah makes a strong case for rocking winter whites (104,612) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha while I agree she should take a break from ball gowns and leotards (which in her defense she let go since Stella), this outfit should be left for the slopes and not the stage. Do you all remember her leotard days, she would not only wear it on stage but to random outings too. (Friday 22 December 2023; 14:12) this is a reply to message 104,608

Article: Mariah makes a strong case for rocking winter whites (104,608) by Andrew from the UK *This* is a look she should have on stage, not ballgowns and leotards. (Friday 22 December 2023; 02:42)

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,515) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I too was thinking why is she not giving JHud the time of the day because Jenny was doing the most and Mariah just treated her like background noise while only looking at Ariana. It was a missed opportunity to he really iconic. But I really wonder why Mariah has become so rigid. In a new instagram post of her backstage singing AIW with her team and walking around everyone's jumping and having fun and she is just so stiff. I hope it's not a health issue then I'll feel bad for saying it but it's been really prominent. (Tuesday 12 December 2023; 01:46) this is a reply to message 104,512

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,512) by Andrew from the UK Best part: Mariah not looking at J-Hud because that would aim her "bad side" at the audience/camera so basically ignoring her through the whole performance and concentrating on Ariana. Second best part: having to read her own lyrics off of the floor. Mariah has serious issues. (Monday 11 December 2023; 23:01)

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,507) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Not sure if anyone discussed this yet (didn't get to catch up) but when I heard she brought out Ariana (who's been in hiding for years) I was super excited. Side note I think Mariah and Ariana should collaborate on a non Christmas song along the lines of "Touch my body", their voices complement each other. Ok back to the topic, why was Mariah so stiff? Like Ariana was skipping around dancing and enjoying, JHud was moving around but Mariah just looked like she was pinned to one location and wouldn't move. I see this a lot in her appearances. This was an upbeat song and you'd think they'd probably even try to recreate the video choreo, or if there wasn't enough time just walk around. But she was locked in position and looked like she was reading off instructions on a monitor or something. Mariah girl you've been performing to sold out shows for a while now you'd think she'd have more control over her stage presence. (Monday 11 December 2023; 21:52)

Would you rather (104,294) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I would also like to add Mariah to that list. His team allegedly didn't let his feature on "Yours" not to be released due to the fact that Mariah was going through a bad time in her career. He then tried to hit her up when she came back like a Phoenix with Mimi. So I'm on the boat of not caring about his version to be released simply because we don't need a fair weather friend. (Side note he was recently caught getting handsy with his co-actor and had to publicly apologise to his wife. That guy is through and through a low life.) (Thursday 30 November 2023; 02:39) this is a reply to message 104,289

Would you rather (104,289) by Edward from USA I think she's talking about Janet's nipple exposure at the Super Bowl and now Britney's revelation about her having an abortion when they were dating. I would like to hear the song though. (Thursday 30 November 2023; 00:40)

Would you rather (104,271) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I need new material with strong promotion and hot features. No Steflon Don or people I don't know. Side note Mariah has been hanging out with the Kardashians a lot (side side note I love them), like going to Kim's house, hanging out with Kris at the D&G event then Holiday event. Then she invited them to her show and they all posted about her. I wonder if she's hiring Kris. Kris is a marketing genius, she made billionaires out of no talent although she probably doesn't know much about the music business. I know this is an unpopular opinion but it's my 12 am thoughts haha. (Wednesday 29 November 2023; 04:37) this is a reply to message 104,264

Would you rather (104,264) by Tevin from USA I'm quite curious to read everyone's opinion. For 2024, would you rather have Mariah releases a 10 to 12 tract Rarities 2 album, where half of the songs are never before heard songs, or would you rather see here release a brand new 10 to 12 song studio album? (Tuesday 28 November 2023; 18:50)

Grio performances (104,245) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I 100% agree with this post through and through haha. I was surprised everyone was praising the tributes (I didn't even bother with OSD) and I was like am I the only one thinking they are awful like I get it, it's a tribute and not a mimicry and the artists put their own spin on it but this wasn't it. I absolutely loved her speech, she was animated, funny, looked absolutely stunning. She looked like she time travelled back to 2005. This is also the most animated I've seen her in a while. For some reason in most of her previous appearances or performances (not talking about the tour I haven't seen any clips of that yet) she has been very stiff like she was afraid to move. I can't put my finger on it but there was just a lack of energy and movement. She has been getting a lot of press lately and she's all over. She teamed with 2 huge brands Mattel and Victoria's Secret. I hope she keeps the momentum going and releases a non holiday album fresh off her holiday domination. (Monday 27 November 2023; 06:00) this is a reply to message 104,236

Grio performances (104,236) by Andrew from the UK All three performances were absolutely awful. Jennifer Hudson and Patti Labelle plodded through songs - which are supposed to build in momentum - only for them both to climax in the most awful screeching. It's very easy to see why Mariah sold records in the way she did. And the less said about the lady singing with Boyz II Men the better. Mariah's speech endearing. She was unassuming, funny, concise and beautiful. Her speaking voice is noticeably a lot deeper than before. I think she is now going through a lot more vocally than previously realised. Despite that, it was a good showing from her. (Sunday 26 November 2023; 19:24)

Usher and Superbowl performance (103,983) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I was so surprised to hear Usher randomly mention Mariah. Like it has been so long that they collaborated. Mariah ofcourse didn't confirm it and said he didn't call her for the show yet. Everytime I hear Love In This Club (part 2) I wish Mariah was on it (she was supposed to be on it originally but it fell through). It'll be interesting to see why Usher said that because it'd be random for them to perform "How Much" which no one other than the lambily knows. (Tuesday 7 November 2023; 23:24) this is a reply to message 103,981

Usher and Superbowl performance (103,981) by Bobby A from United States Usher was interviewed on the Today show and he said that MC could make it on his list of performers to join him at his Superbowl Half-time show. There is good a chance that MC may be on his new Coming Home album dropping the same day as his Superbowl Half-time performance. There was a rumour this past summer that he had recorded a duet with a popular R&B diva. Also, he signed a new record deal with Epic-gamma under his independent label mega with L.A. Reid, who is the executive producer on the album. (Tuesday 7 November 2023; 13:47)

Jimmy Kimmel (103,959) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Thoughts on Kimmel, she looked stunning. The dress was everything and she looks like she's stuck at age 35. But as for the interview yes it was fun and I was really laughing at Mariah's witty and quick remarks but it seemed kinda pointless. I didn't expect any new music or anything to be announced but I figured she went to the show to promote her Christmas tour but they hardly spoke about it until the very end where Kimmel basically said to look out for her show. I did enjoy the prank segment (Saturday 4 November 2023; 04:05) this is a reply to message 103,955

Jimmy Kimmel (103,955) by Zachariah from Croatia Jimmy was meh. And you could tell that she was there just because. (Friday 3 November 2023; 19:55)

First Cheech, then Chong, now the Chin (103,956) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter She might have had one but the wave has nothing to do with it. She still waves regularly. Any Mariah fan knows she has a few Mariah-ism not just limited to phrases but mannerisms too. You can see in the Fallon videos and the "call with Santa video" her chin looks very naturally full. I can't believe I'm engaging in a post defending her chin but here we are. (Friday 3 November 2023; 21:06) this is a reply to message 103,947

First Cheech, then Chong, now the Chin (103,947) by Andrew from the UK I put it to you: Fact Parte the First: Mariah has spent years silently, without ceremony, repositioning her head on her neck almost every time a camera is aimed in her direction. We know her head is not aligned correctly with the centre of the Earth because the other people in the photo, the buildings in the photo and Mariah's own body upon which the head sits in the photo, are all pointed in the same direction - that is to say, to the centre of the Earth. We know that Mariah does this because she has - or had - a much larger, fattier face than previously known, and. in doing said little-teapot-short-and-stout act, she is stretching the skin to reduce the fat effect. For Heaven forfend Mariah not look perfect all the live long day. Fact Parte the Second: Mariah's face has become noticeably thinner with less weight around the jawline and neck this year - at a much more appareent accelerated rate than her body (which is still rather curvy). Fact Parte the Third: Mariah does a little hand wave with the bridge of her hand pressed against her chin. Those of us who have a grip on reality will have seen over the years tha Mariah does not start new body movements unless they are covering something up she does not want people to see. Please the court, I wish to read the charges: Mariah Carey has had more cosmetic surgery - Mariah Carey has had a chin lift. What say you? (Friday 3 November 2023; 01:02)

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