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Jimmy Kimmel (53,546) by cherbette from usa Her performance of VOL was so impressive. I really appreciated that she didn't dodge the notes. She seemed confident. Infinity was probably the best performance I've seen thus far of the song. Was it just me or did it seem as if she was waiting for a track to cue on that whistle? She went ahead and nailed it though. Great job. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 18:25)

Mariah's performance on Kimmel (53,545) by Ardis Logic from Earth Wow. That was great. She looked like she really enjoyed that. She looked beautiful, sounded clear, and brought a lot more energy. Love to see her like that. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 18:15)

Wow (53,543) by Gary from United Kingdom Ok so I just caught the Jimmy Kimmel Live concert and the performance of VOL on 17th May at Vegas. I thought she did well on the Billboards but she eclipsed that on these two shows. Kimmel was completely live and amazing, yes she had back up singers but that is because Mariah at least double tracks all her vocals and usually even multiple vocals are layered on tracks. In the studio she even does all the backing vocals so in order to get that across on a live show she needs either a few backing singers/backing track to create the same melodies. She sang completely live on Kimmel and was almost flawless. The VOL performance on 17th May was fabulous, she really went for it on the money notes and it was almost as great as her 2005 VOL performance on an MTV show. I forget the name, it will come to me. It seems the media only air her "shaky" or "off" performances which every artist will have but from these recent shows I think we can safely say the vocie is back baby (not that she really went anywhere darlings). (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 18:12)

Jimmy Kimmel (53,542) by Gilbert from USA I have to say arriving at 9 AM could be the best thing I could do to myself. I was about three people behind from the stage and I got to see how it feels to be front row. She was so beautiful and sounded quite awesome and to be honest I think she sounded much better then her BBMA awards show. This sort of made up a little bit from a canceled concert but waiting all those hours was worth it and she sang about 4 songs and did a little bit of The Roof. I also got to meet some nice lambs as well. I will have that in my memories from now on. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 17:39)

Genres and concept albums (53,540) by Dove from USA Mariah Carey has already established longevity, and herself as an artist. She is not going to be pigeon-holed if she makes a standards album. I love all of her music but I really crave to hear her do something completely different and a standards album would break up the monotony. I’m not saying every album she makes from now until the end of time needs to be full of classics but one album would be nice. It doesn't even need to have a huge promo-push; she can release it on a holiday, such as Valentine’s Day, and say it’s just to tide the fans over until the next release. She should have done this between E=MC2 and Memoirs when she was having a creative slump but now is a good time too. I would like to hear Mariah singing a lot of different types of genres and making concept albums: standards, dance, jazz, rock, covers, etc. I think it would be like salted caramel in that it would enrich the type of music she already loves to make. Of course the crown jewels in the future would be the masterpieces she creates herself, such as MIAM. Mariah Carey is up there with The Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis in status and legacy. In the future, when we’re all old or dead, people are going to wish she would have explored different niches. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 17:23)

She who still will rename nameless (53,539) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia And you all still defending her. It was rude, disrespectful, and intentional period. Everyone else managed not to pull out their smart phones and stroll 90% of her performance, so why was it so hard for her that she gets a pass? If Mariah did it you all would be dragging her right now, talking about how distasteful she was, and giving her zero benefits of a doubt. The hypocrisy I tell you. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 17:04)

#1 To Infinity is doing well (53,538) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Rise Phoenix. [...] Since 10:50AM Est., this album is exceeding my expectations. It is currently #12 (+3) on Amazon USA for CD. On iTunes USA the album is 25 (+10). The album is doing wonderful things in the UK and has risen to the Top 10 on iTunes #8 (+4). Currently, the album has made it into the top 10 in 10 countries. I am predicting over 100k first week in USA. I said it first folks. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 17:03)

Re: post (53,529) by Cgee54 (53,537) by Dove from USA I completely agree with you. I would also love to hear the American song book in Mariah's voice. Those are classic, quality songs that have stood the test of time. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 16:13)

"#1 To Infinity" booklet / "We Belong Together" (53,536) by Billy from Greece Mariah wrote this: "Obviously this song was an undeniable hit that reintroduced me to the world at a crucial time when I felt very vulnerable." I did not expect that she would be so open about it ("it" being basically the couple of years that preceded WBT). (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 16:08)

LA (53,534) by Hana from UK It's wise for LA to not over promise or make bold claims that Mariah has got new hit singles/no. 1's in the pipe line. If her promo team started going around claiming "Infinity" is No. 1 material it could harm her image and career further if the general public didn't care for it. The media loves a car crash. I believe he's playing it cool and hoping for the best. If she gets another number one then that would be amazing. If she flies off the radar on the music charts, then it wouldn't be so embarassing and people would sweep this attempt to "comeback" under the rug until the next album. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 15:49)

LA (53,533) by Jake from New Zealand Wow. What he said kind of shocked me. Obviously he and Mariah aren't on the same page, since she's planning on going hard with him on the next record, and he wants her do some boring covers sh*t. Seriously, how old does he think she is? This really worried. On a side note, Mariah did great on Jimmy Kimmel. I wish her BBMA performance was like that. Oh well. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 15:31)

"I Still Believe (Morales Classic Club Remix)" (53,532) by Billy from Greece And since I started talking about and listening to this oh so beautiful song, I'm now relistening to the abovementioned remix and I had completely forgotten about the wonderful newly recorded adlibs she did after the sixth minute of the song. The wonders of Mariah's vault. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 15:28)

2002 Through the rain (53,531) by Hana from UK Watching this old performance of Mariah makes me real sad. She used to be able to command the stage. Mariah is so talented that she could make it in any era if she only had the confidence. And contrary to popular belief, the girl does have rhythm and can move. She's no Ciara or Janet Jackson but it would help her image a little if she did more than stand stiff on stage. I wish her well. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 15:19)

"I Still Believe (Eve of Soul Remix)" live (53,530) by Billy from Greece Oh my goodness. Now that's a remix I never thought I would hear her do live, even as a snippet. Gorgeousness. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 14:54)

Re: B LA (53,529) by Cgee54 from Usa I disagree. I think LA was being honest and realistic. Elena summarize LA words to some extent, "There is something really wrong with the attitude of the youth from this generation." Look at Kylie Jenner, sadly she represents what teens are doing to legends and icons sleeping on them. The radio is hardly even playing these icons in fear of losing their young core listeners. I for once would love to hear the American book in Mariah voice a la Toni Bennett. It shouldn't be about the hits it should be about making good quality music that will last the one hit wonders. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 14:42)

L.A. Reid (53,527) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter The man has me worried. Although he did say there are still many things Mariah can do, but the things he mentioned will forever push Mariah to the "old" category. Which is something I am sure MC wouldn't want, plus to say that another #1 is unrealistic so openly was bad too, I mean does he have to say that to the media? It portrays a bad image that he thinks MC can no longer get a #1. With the right promotion and a good song anyone can really get a #1 now as long as the song goes viral. So I didn't like what he said. Anyways he might however be doing something tricky. Usually Mariah's releases have high expectations because of her previous track record so people get disappointed easily, like what happened to me this time, I had such high expectations for "Infinity", but got disappointed when it released, but thankfully I ended up loving it in a few days. So maybe L.A. is lowering people's expectations to hit them with a massive album and all the talks about covers and duets are maybe so that her fans start petitioning against it and demanding original materials. So I am hoping this is his attempt to lower expectations to later hit them with a hit and that he doesn't really mean what he is saying now. Fingers crossed for this being a publicity stunt. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 14:32)

Mariah Billboards (53,526) by Aaron from UK I'm confused, did Mariah just perform and leave? I can't find no pics of her with anyone else etc. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 14:31)

Jimmy Kimmel (53,525) by Lee TS from USA Full performance of the mini concert captured by a fan. And the full interview with Jimmy. Yay, tens across the board. Mariah has her talk show game on. I'm loving the interview, she's being light, funny, poking fun and in on the jokes. I've missed this so much from her. Totally selfish now but she needs to go on Corden, bid farewell to Letterman, and fake laugh it up with Fallon. Kimmel was a slam dunk. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 14:12)

J.Lo (53,524) by Bill from the UK In this day and age who can be away from their smartphone for more than 30 minutes. I don't think J.Lo was deliberately being rude, certainly her applause seemed enthusiastic and she was clearly nodding her head to the beat which would indicate she was into it. The Loverboy debacle was 15 years ago, everyone's moved on, particularly J.Lo and Mariah. Really excited for the video, loved the clip on Ellen and Mariah looked fantastic. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 13:38)

L.H. (53,523) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter She also sang "We Belong Together", "Always Be My Baby" and a snippet of "The Roof", yes "The Roof" but those weren't aired either and it's not new. From what I gathered, they air 1 and 1/2 or 2 performances and they sometimes air other performances on other nights or on YouTube. We know obviously that VOL and "Infinity" were chosen to air first because it is her first and last single to date. Plus, she is promoting the latter and also both kind of show the beginning to current position of her career. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 13:33)

Jimmy Kimmel (53,522) by Will from England Perfect performance. Better than the BBMAs. She belted out the last part of VOL like it was nothing, and the high note at the end of Infinity was most certainly live. Did she have some backing track? Yes. Was it 90% live? Yes. Overall, her voice is better than what it was a few months ago. It sounds thicker and rich, compared to how it sounded thin and stuck in a high part of her chords. I don't know the terminology, I'm no expert. Side note, I laughed at the Infinity clip. It was just too funny, with her slamming the door on all those guys. I think the video is going to be the tongue-in-cheek video like TMB. Also, her response to "Do you watch Wives With Knives" was perfect. A good start to the week. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 13:12)

Where's the video? (53,521) by Lara from Middle East Enough with the teasing, drop it. They hyped it so much so I hope it's worth the wait. Finally I've heard Infinity on the car radio here at 4:00 am. She posted on instagram her singing Touch My Body on the Kimmel mini concert (and Roc is so cute clinging to his mom) but I have seen her video where she sang the same medley of the BBMAs (only much better) and no Touch My Body, so I'm confused. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 12:08)

Re: B LA (53,520) by Xavier Peoples from United States B, I totally agree with you. LA sounded so negative in that interview. I would be so disappointed if Mariah did a duets or covers album. That would be so lame. She needs to wait until she's like 60 to do some mess like that. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 11:16)

Video release (53,518) by Lee from UK What is with the massive build-up to the Infinity video release? I wouldn't mind if it was a good song but I am just not feeling it. Sony have their act together with promotion at least. I've seen more of Mariah in the last few weeks than I have in the last 5 years in the British media which is a bonus. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 10:17)

Jono (53,517) by Elena from The Netherlands You really took the words out of my mouth. There is something really wrong with the attitude of the youth from this generation. (Tuesday 19 May 2015; 8:54)

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