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New picture (74,468) by Lila from United States The picture jsselvin posted of Mariah on IG I love. This is the best I've seen her in what feels like forever. She looks normal and just good. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 14:56)

Re: The cycle of the lambs (74,453) (74,467) by Licia from USA She could have done so much with the Donell Jones sample. I agree her lyrics for her verses and the way she sang them could have been better. I wouldn't change the chorus though. I find it really funny that many of the fans/lambs were cool with the rnb and rap collabos as long as the songs charted well. Now that they aren't a hit they want her to stop doing it. I can agree the constant rap combo mix can be a little tiring, but if done right she makes some pretty awesome songs. History proves that. Whether it be Hip hop, rnb, pop, or whatever genre (except for dance lol) I really don't care what she decides to do as long as it's good music and she puts in the effort and work to make it great. Honestly no matter what genre she sticks with, if she's not 100% committed to making the music great like she used to it's never going to come out right. That's why I miss the 90's work ethic. Nothing left the studio unless it was great. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 14:52)

Anything new (74,466) by T from USA Anything new from Mariah at this point will be welcomed. The last time(s) she's switched it up were Butterfly and TEOM. Other than that it's been a lot of the same old Mariah Carey. She needs to take this new album in a direction to change things drastically. (While maintaining who she is.) That can mean go completely neo soul new age R&B, or even "hardcore" A/C. Just something that is not expected and will turn people's heads again. I would even take EDM Mariah if that means she excites people again like she used to in the old days. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 14:13)

Re: Mariah and R&B (74,461) (74,465) by May from Denmark Mariah needs to duet with Ed Sheeran. There, I said it. I think his music is utterly boring and so his voice as well, but I believe together both could do a good ballad, a real good one. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 14:11)

Re: New collaborators / berhana (74,463) (74,464) by May from Denmark This is how most people see and conclude, you aren't wrong. I always saw Mariah as the Joan Crawford of music, always wanting males as duets and not other female ones that were popular and the only ones she accepts are rappers. I was so blown that day she did the duet with Whitney because I didn't think Mariah would accept to duet with someone beautiful, young and with a powerful voice as hers. Amazingly, while that song is good and has two big weights of the music industry vocal wise, is not one of my favorite songs and probably one of those that I listen to the least. Weird, I know. The duets she chooses with non-rapper females are never for her albums, they are for live versions and are generally older. The Mary J. Blige collaboration was a let down and not a real duet. Why can't she just join Beyonce? Wouldn't it be crazy also if she stepped down from songwriting for a bit and sang someone's else music, would be too weird for her to sing a Sia song? Just think she needs some freshness. I love her voice but her penning seems to be stuck in RnB old school mode. I want something different. Even her first album has a lot of things that seem odd even for these days, like electric guitars. I feel she uses too much formula, playing it too safe. I liked I Don't, better than Infinity by miles but at the same time it felt dated. Need something different, something we wouldn't expect from her, that's why Emancipation was such an incredible hit I believe, it was different. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 14:10)

New collaborators / berhana (74,463) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Now we all know by now that Mariah would rather collaborate with rappers (usually up-and-coming or on the C-list), and that if she were to collaborate with another female, it would be a rapper, or that if she were to duet with someone who isn't a rapper, it would be a male artist. (This aversion towards female collaborators is really killing her creativity and is also unintentionally bad for her image.) But as much as I love Mariah's blend of pop and R&B with hip-hop, if she were to work with a male artist, why not ditch the rapper obsession for a while and look for someone with some soul? Not sure if you have heard about berhana, but from what I know he's been out since 2015, he has an EP that's downloadable for free on his website, and his song Janet has the kind of retro-modern yet laid-back vibe that is missing from radio right now. Check him out. Me thinks he would sound great with Mariah. His harmonies are amazing. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 12:47)

Disneyland (74,462) by Will from England Mariah looks great in that new insta pic. Looks like she's losing weight again, and almost back to her Idol look. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 10:05)

Mariah and R&B (74,461) by darrian liu from taiwan Mariah needs a new direction. I say go with Daft Punk. Her signature R&B/Pop/Hip-hop sound would go together so well with Daft Punk's sound. They're still churning out hits that are actually good and they're much, much better than that basic ass, tired, repetitive duo The Chainsmokers. I've grown to dislike The Chainsmokers's songs so much, I'm mad at myself for suggesting Mariah to collab with them a few months ago. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 09:57)

Article: Mariah, Bryan did not have fight over birthday gift (74,460) by Manny from U.S. "They just make sh*t up." It's sad that they quote "Mariah's rep" as saying this and I almost believe it because Stella curses like a trucker. In one interview she said sh*t three times. I hope LA or someone makes her see how her brand is being tarnished. A publicist should do damage control, not curse out the media a la Trump. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 07:53)

Re: Mariah Carey featuring Mariah Carey (74,449) (74,459) by darrian liu from taiwan This video is gonna be the death of me. At the last minute I think I died and went to heaven where the choir of angels is replaced by dozens of Mariahs from different eras. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 05:50)

Re: The cycle of the lambs (74,441) (74,458) by Stacey from USA Haha, I was thinking along the same lines before I ever saw this post. I want to believe things will be different. But, I'm slowly realizing MC's best days may be behind her. May... (Thursday 13 April 2017; 05:49)

Re: Mariah Carey featuring Mariah Carey (74,449) (74,457) by Myles from CT, USA This is the truest piece of composition I have ever read. It's so on point. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 05:19)

Re: Mariah Carey featuring Mariah Carey (74,449) (74,456) by Tevin from USA Thanks a lot Andrew. I went to watch the video you put the link to, and then I ended up blowing an hour watching old Mariah videos lol. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 05:07)

Re: The cycle of Andrew's lambs (74,450) (74,455) by B from USA Mariah is respected in the industry. She's also respected outside of the lambily. Yes, people tore her down after the NYE debacle but they also love to build them back up. If she can make a comeback after the Glitter era she can bounce back from anything. The younger generation (below 20) are split evenly on Mariah, they either hate her because she was mean to Ariana and others discovered Mariah because Ariana covered Emotions and was constantly compared to her. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 01:06)

New producer (74,454) by B from USA Mark Ronson, Happy Perez, and Bruno and The Smeezingtons is who she should work with. I wonder what a song written by Mariah and Max Martin would sound like. She's written R&B Pop songs for Britney and Christina. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 00:58)

Re: The cycle of the lambs (74,447) (74,453) by B from USA R&B can be uptempo. Dreamlover, Fantasy, and Honey are R&B songs that crossed over. Make It Look Good and YDKWYD are uptempo R&B songs. She needs to dig through the crates and find another gem like the Blind Alley sample she used for Dreamlover. Sampling Jones's songs for I Don't was a stroke of genius. The lyrics needed some work and she should have interpolated the songs lyrics into the lyrics of I Don't like she did for My All Stay Awhile. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 00:56)

Re: Mariah Carey featuring Mariah Carey (74,449) (74,452) by Licia from USA That was kind of awesome. Lol. Thanks for sharing. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 00:48)

Re: Mariah Carey featuring Mariah Carey (74,449) (74,451) by Ty from USA Loved this. The stage presence, great vocals, boobs missing. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 00:16)

Re: The cycle of Andrew's lambs (74,450) by Jeff from USA So true, Andrew, so true. I know my heart will be broken, but I passionately await another Butterfly and the recognition of her peers and the general public. (Thursday 13 April 2017; 00:14)

Mariah Carey featuring Mariah Carey (74,449) by Andrew from UK If you ever wondered what two Mariahs on stage doing a duet and singing around each other would look and sound like, the last minute of thisis probably as close as you're going to get. Totally bizarre. Utterly brilliant. (Wednesday 12 April 2017; 21:49)

Re: The cycle of the lambs (74,441) (74,448) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I don't know if this is directed at me but it's hilarious and somewhat accurate so I'll allow it. (Wednesday 12 April 2017; 21:43)

Re: The cycle of the lambs (74,441) (74,447) by Shezz from Pk Pretty much, but I gotta say I wasn't disappointed with MIAMTEC the album itself. It had a few gems, it was just the mess around it. And lambs can hope but MC isn't going to do anything other than RnB. JD made that very clear in his last interview. But yes that still leaves most of the listed collaborators as possibilities. (Wednesday 12 April 2017; 20:41)

Re: Possible collaborators (74,446) by Special K from USA Daft Punk. (Wednesday 12 April 2017; 19:59)

Re: New album producers (74,434) (74,445) by Special K from USA Mark Ranson, oh hell yes. I want Mariah to work with Missy Elliot again too. The songs she has produced for Monica, MJB, Keyshia Cole along with other artists have been on fire. Love Missy. (Wednesday 12 April 2017; 19:55)

Re: New album producers (74,431) (74,444) by B from USA I'd be content with her writing the entire album with Babyface and then bringing in Happy Perez and other producers who can fuse together the music of the past and present like Kanye on his first two albums. (Wednesday 12 April 2017; 19:12)

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