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Rainbow influence (113,738) by TJ from Norway

Did Taylor Swift the same back in 2014?
(Wednesday 29 April 2026; 23:05)


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Rainbow influence (113,737) by Bobby A from United States

Me too, Shezz. It reminds me of the AYNAF single cover where MC's hair color was a dark brunette. I think she was with Ariana and JD in the studio that you posted about recently. This summer looks very promising in my drop top cruising the streets in Nashville bouncing to Ariana, JD and hopefully MC. Lol.

(Wednesday 29 April 2026; 19:17)


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Rainbow influence (113,736) by Shezz from Pk

Bobby just look at her new album cover. The moment I saw it it screamed "Mariah". She just launched her own sub label - what is it called? Babydoll music. And of course the album being called "Petal".

People like to hate on Nostradamous Insider but they have been saying for a month or so before the announcement that Ariana's next album will have a lot of Mariah references.

Her first single is supposedly reminiscent of "Breakdown" and she has also been working with JD. If that is true then Mariah was very possibly responsible for setting that up. I hope she features on a prominent song on the album. No hopping on remixes.

(Wednesday 29 April 2026; 16:04)


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The Revival Of Mariah Carey (113,735) by Bill from the UK

Thanks all. Due to public demand here is the current list of excuses for why Mariah can't or won't sing live anymore. These have been collected over the years from either Mariah herself or from Yaas Queens on this very board. Remember, this is all in jest and we love everyone, but these have all genuinely been said out loud and seriously since 1997 to date.

1. Ear monitor malfunction
2. No humidifiers
3. Too cold
4. Too hot
5. Stage fright
6. Corset too tight
7. Heels too high
8. Preserving her voice
9. Scared of Michael Jackson's casket
10. Didn't want to upstage the Queen of Soul
11. Wanted to respect her peers
12. Bronchitis
13. Stressful divorce/break up
14. Arm in a sling
15. Pregnant
16. Not pregnant
17. Nodules
18. Too many splashes
19. Medicated
20. Backing singers missed their cue
21. Backing singers singing her part now baby
22. Foiled by Dick Clarke Productions
23. Late for the sound check
24. Not enough sleep
25. Too much sleep
26. Bipolar
27. Food poisoning
28. Mic wasn't turned up
29. Shit happens
30. Avoiding wrinkles
31. Nothing to prove
32. Prioritising her children
33. Too early in the morning
34. Too late at night
35. Broken hip
36. Alzheimer's
37. Fibromyalgia
38. Botched vocal surgery
39. Inadequate breath support
40. Preparing for Christmas shows
(Wednesday 29 April 2026; 09:44)


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Rainbow influence (113,734) by Bobby A from United States

After reading that Ariana's eight album will be called Petals, I can tell that she really thinks the world of Mariah Carey. Ariana has been doing her best to emulate MC for past three years. She is enamored with love for MC. I already see the Rainbow connection and influence with the Eternal Sunshine tour and the Petal summer album drop. I can't wait for Petals to drop on July 31st. Does anyone else feel what Ariana is trying say about her love for MC?

(Wednesday 29 April 2026; 07:25)

New old interview from 1992 (113,733) by Lainsky from Philippines

It appears to be true. There's so much difference between Mariah back then and herself today. It's hard to see what she was saying then in her current persona. I mean, it might still be there. But with all that has happened since then, it needs to be unearthed and tapped. Only then might the fans or the people be able to relate and see her again in that light.
(Wednesday 29 April 2026; 03:55)


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The Revival Of Mariah Carey (113,732) by TheButterflyReturns from United States

Bill, you know Mariah needs to rest for the next six months to prepare for the rigors of pre-recording her Christmas shows. The night before every show, she needs 20 hours of sleep in a room full of humidifiers to ensure her voice can handle the difficulties of singing live for a full 120 seconds.
(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 20:42)


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New old interview from 1992 (113,731) by MusicfanJ from Germany

Yes, she often seems so. I always ask myself why? We all change a bit with age, but not so much. The authenticity stays normally or even get more when getting older. Sometimes it seems she's a complete different person in interviews the last 5 or 8 years. Or is hiding herself behind that "image". But it would be nice and refreshing to see the natural and eloquent Mariah here and there again. The old interviews are always a pleasure to watch. The late 90ies interviews are as good as the early ones. I also enjoy the ones from Charmbracelet a lot, the MTV specials are fun too. It's time for a new interview with interesting things about her music, upcoming project (if there's one) and maybe a little bit info (for the fans) about her life.
(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 14:18)


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JD as MC's manager (113,730) by MusicfanJ from Germany

I love the 90ies vibe of course too. 80ies and 90ies are the best. "Who is it" is my favourite from the album. I still wonder if one day Mariah will release her hidden MJ song.

I need a Rarities Part two.
(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 13:45)


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Mariah's voice (113,729) by Terna from Nigeria

I think Mariah may have caught covid-19, this would explain a lot of the issues that she is going through, coupled with the fact she already had nodules. When Kelly Price sang "Lift every voice" recently, you could tell there was a little damage there and she shied away from anything extra too - she too caught Covid if you recall a very severe form. Mariah's voice has ground to a lock so to speak, where she has no or limited access to the upper half of her 4th octave notes (where her nodules lie and affect the range and that scratchy sound occurs), the entire 5th octave ("Daydream" and "Emancipation" powerful sustains) and its even affecting the 6th octave notes where her whistle lie (peep the struggle whistle tones on HFIA, smh). The album was marred by the poor state of her voice. I don't think she has done any surgery yet. I hope she considers all her options before venturing down that path. Her voice for the most part still sounds healthy on the parts she can access, which suggests her inabilities are superficial and temporary, most likely caused by lifestyle choices. Another thing that has affected her singing is her breath support. It has been off since at least "MIAM". I want Mariah to explore the tricks of the trade - there is a bevy of tools singers use to remedy vocal issues no matter how advanced.
1. Singing straws (they're oh so helpful, especially on trouble spots in the voice)
2. Humming as softly as possible (acts as a massage on the chords)
3. The "Ng" placement massage
4. Motor boat exercises on the main voice without straining.
Lastly, no whistle tone for a while, she needs to work her main voice and get that balance back.

(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 13:40)

The Revival Of Mariah Carey (113,728) by Bobby A from United States

Yes, please do.

(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 13:36)


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Jesus I do (113,727) by Terna from Nigeria

No Giovanni, that's even the song that made it glaringly clear that her voice is in shambles. She's keeping up with the Clark sisters and it seems Karen Clark sings over Mariah's scratchy belts in order to mask and hide her flaws. No sooner than the song starts, Mariah's voice cracks unintentionally on the line "You are the light enabling me" (0:31).

(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 13:34)


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The Revival Of Mariah Carey (113,726) by Edward from USA

Please do.

(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 11:48)


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JD as MC's manager (113,725) by Bobby A from United States

I remember in 2012 or 2013 on Twitter when JD and MC were having a brief conversation about the songs they had already done for MIAM. Teddy Riley posted that he wanted to get a joint on the album. His tweet made it seem like he had been talking to JD about joining them in the studio. Does anyone else remember that conversation? This is also around the same time the Bobby Ross Avila of the Avila Brothers posted a picture in the studio with MC, JD, and Johnta Austin after a long night. I wonder will we ever hear the song one day.

(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 09:52)


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Jesus I do (113,724) by Giovanni from USA

While we're addressing the current state of Mariah's voice and how she sounds on HFIA, I have to say I think Mariah sounds fine on "Jesus I do". It's one of the few songs on the album where I don't think she could have recorded it any better. God is the only one who can give Mariah her voice back so going the gospel route would be wise. I really hope she works with The Clark Sisters again because they did an amazing job and [I'm] so proud of Mariah for making such a great gospel song. It's now my favorite song on HFIA.

(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 09:20)

JD (113,723) by Giovanni from USA

I disagree about Caution being better had JD produced a few more songs for the album. Caution is perfect the way it is and it's one of MC's best albums and a no skips for me. This is Mariah at her best in my opinion.

(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 09:13)

New old interview from 1992 (113,722) by Jamie from UK

She says she doesn't want to over shadow who she is as a singer with too much glitz and glam. How far from the truth she is now. She was so confident back then, she knew what she wanted to do and was so true to herself.
(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 02:29)


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New old interview from 1992 (113,721) by Jamie from UK

Everything she says in that interview is Mariah. She is so far removed from all those views now.
(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 02:13)


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JD as MC's manager (113,720) by Jamie from UK

Dangerous is the best album. Pure 1991 vibes.

(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 02:09)


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HFIA - vocal condition (113,719) by ADAM from USA

I wanted to chime in with the others on here that agree about HFIA as a collection of work being good but her voice is completely unrecognizable. It's not pleasant and being objective nothing like her previous sounds or bodies of work. Feels fraudulent to not explain what happened or have reviewers even mention this in reviewing the album or performances. It's like a whole different artist. I wish she'd be honest with her fans. She would only gain more support.
(Monday 27 April 2026; 20:08)

New old interview from 1992 (113,718) by Philipp from Switzerland

I came across this new old interview from 1992. Mariah speaks about her videos, MTV Unplugged and touring. I think it's really interesting and I think the interview was spot on when he asked Mariah if she ever felt rebellious or like a sheltered princess.
(Monday 27 April 2026; 19:28)

JD as MC's manager (113,717) by Lighty from China

I still remember for a very long time people on this board have been saying JD's production is old and tiresome and now you're indicating if he had produced some tracks on Caution it would've become a bigger album? No it wouldn't dear Bobby A. Caution is a very cohesive piece of work and got rave reviews on its own. Had JD produced something they would've become WBT part 678910 and do you really want those?

And about the JD/Teddy Riley thing, what is your source? I've never heard of Teddy Riley remotely connected with Mariah [except] for the Crybaby sample and The One So So Def Remix sample. If there's some news out there please let me be informed.

(Monday 27 April 2026; 19:03)


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The Revival Of Mariah Carey (113,716) by Bill from the UK

If anybody wants me to post my list of reasons I've collated over the years as to why she can't sing live anymore let me know.

(Monday 27 April 2026; 18:21)


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The Revival Of Mariah Carey (113,715) by Edward from USA

At this point we know that lack of rest isn't the source of her voice problems.
(Monday 27 April 2026; 17:26)


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The Revival Of Mariah Carey (113,714) by MusicfanJ from Germany

If this is true with the vocal surgerey I wish she would tell us. I hope it's not true. I still think it's because of all the other reasons that we have talked about on this board. We'll see, if maybe after a longer vacation or so it will get better again. One can hope.
(Monday 27 April 2026; 14:13)


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