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Love Takes Time again (53,276) by 123 from USA I love this. The second performance of this song is even better and she even slipped in some new notes. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 3:56)

Quality over quantity (53,275) by Ardis Logic from Earth I understand where you are coming from Mimi L. There will always be those who are more popular for whatever reason, and that is ok. If I were Mariah I would be happy with the quality of my fans rather than quantity. Kind of like, I rather have a very small amount of "real" true, loyal, loving friends, than have millions of fake friends that talk shit about you behind your back. It's all good. Plus Mariah is not "always" looked at negatively. Lately the media has been quite positive and nice. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 2:43)

Youtube #1 to Infinity concert LV 2015 (53,274) by Ardis Logic from Earth Not sure how long this video will be able to stay up, but it's awesome. 38 minutes long, for those of us who are not able to be there in person. Mariah looks and sounds beautiful. It really looks like a lot of fun. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 2:35)

Infinity (53,273) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Deedre, that is exactly the kind of take on this single that scares me. Infinity is and was meant to be the single to get Mariah back on the charts. Now if it'll fizzle because they couldn't get more promo in place due to the residency and the fact that the MV is still not out, does not turn it into yet another buzz single. The video for it is not just concert footage. I have listed on a previous post that so far we saw 6 different scenes from the video, only 1 of which is the concert footage. The rest are all shot for a supposed storyline. To think that letting another single fall off the face of the earth won't do anything to Mariah is a very wrong idea. Every little flaw of MC is blown out of proportions. People are still going on and on about how her last hit was in 2009 with Obsessed (yes they forgot about #Beautiful already). They still talk about how MC's career has fallen since E=MC2. So I do not agree that yet another "buzz single" which will be forgotten is no threat for MC. I really hope the label doesn't think that. This is the start of her new era, it has to start with a bang. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 2:33)

Infinity (53,272) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada I feel Infinity is doing what it was intended to do which is promote the residency. It's not a single in the way "Fantasy" or "#Beautiful" were. I mean, the video is concert footage. Even with the positive push from Sony. (Which was great to see. What artist shouldn't be backed with positivity from the label representing them?) Sure, it would be nice if Infinity charted in the top 20, but if it doesn't, Mariah will be fine. The move to Sony and the residency have already brought so many positive elements together. As for JLo if she's doing a residency, fine. Mariah is Mariah, Britney is Britney and JLo is JLo. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 1:54)

Dance Mariah (53,271) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think it's time Mariah busts a choreographed dance or two. No I know she isn't really known for her dances and neither am I asking her to pull a Beyonce. Infact I am asking for typical Mariah dances. I was watching Honey and Heartbreaker. She looks so cute with the simple dance moves. I want dance-Riah back. "Gimme your love". Also, unrelated, but just want to clarify, no one is scared of JLo overshadowing Mariah, my point of bringing up the JLo issue was solely that JLo can do the same things as Mariah and people will always shower her with positivity while MC will always be looked at negatively. It's unfair to Mariah. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 1:47)

#1 to infintiy (53,270) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Oh my gosh, the European booklet for #1 to Infinity is all kids of awesome. The pictures (although old) are gorgeous, there are even a couple I haven't seen before (which is surprising because I have spent days and months going through Mariah's photoshoots over the years). For those who are interested, here it is. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 1:39)

#1 to Infinity booklet (53,268) by Tiina from Finland Just saw some pictures of the booklet and on top of a beautiful dedication from Mariah to all the lambs it is filled with gorgeous rare pictures of her from over the years that are minimally if at all photoshopped. She has also included not just the lyrics but a description of each song talking about how the songs came about. Love that idea. Feels like thought was put into this. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 1:14)

Infinity? (53,267) by Marcus from Brazil For those who think that magically a video is going to make "Infinity" happen, it's not going to happen. Based on the fact that as of now "Infinity" is 834 on iTunes, streaming of the lyric video is minimal, and it is not being played on the radio. Unless Mariah comes up with some great remixes and a Michael Jackson type of video in terms of production, I would suggest those hopeful to keep your faith of Mariah's next project and her residency in Vegas. (Thursday 14 May 2015; 1:07)

Lee TS (53,266) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter You know, while I get it that they mainly talk about the current lot of Hollywood, I have seen many times that they keep talking about JLo and even Madonna. I mean JLo is Mariah's age, Madonna is older than Mariah and either don't fall into the "current" lot. Moment JLo announces her residency, they talk about it, the moment JLo wears a dress they gush over it. Mariah is never mentioned. I mean come on, not even the Vegas arrival? (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 23:56)

"Often immitated, never duplicated" (53,265) by Ardis Logic from Earth No one could ever really compete with Mariah. She is one of a kind. Who ever wants to do a residency in Vegas, good for them, more power to them. Mariah will always have her massive fan base all over the world. There is something out there for everyone. I wouldn't worry too much about it. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 23:40)

Vegas residency (53,264) by Lee TS from USA About Mariah's residency feeling temporary. If you check out Caesar's website Celine is filling up a lot of dates and her sales seems impressive. Her expensive $500 and $250 seats are sold out for her opening night. Besides that one NY Times article there's never been a confirmation for more Mariah dates than the ones announced. I don't know, it feels very much like a test run and filling in for Celine-while-she-is-gone type of thing. It also feels a bit rushed when she announces a residency in January for a May opening night whereas JLo starts hers early 2016. Now Vegas is all divas galore, divas for everyone haha. I would die if Mariah did a Madonna/Lady Gaga/Katy Perry pic with Celine, Britney, and JLo just for laughs. But we know that will never happen since she doesn't know any of them, the shade of it all. I just want to see Mariah in good voice and good body. The only good thing that came out of Idol was that she looked flawless. I hope Brett can live up to his collaborations with M for Infinity and maybe not so much input from M, sorry but have you seen YME. And I hope she kills and slays the upcoming performances. Let her find her inner diva and serve it. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 23:13)

J.Lo Vegas (53,263) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia Here she goes again. Stay following MC's blueprint. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 22:48)

Mariah being snubbed? / my theory (53,262) by Ardis Logic from Earth In my opinion, the reason why Mariah is possibly being snubbed, is because she has "pissed off" certain powerful people in the industry. Sometimes it seems like there is this grey cloud of bad luck over her projects. Like when she was accused of "going crazy" on TRL just because she took off her t-shirt and gave out ice cream. Then when Glitter was released on 9/11. Also, some people in the industry have agreed to do certain things or "made sacrifices" to get where they are now. Maybe Mariah knows that there are things that she could do like this but would rather not get involved with. I believe that there is a lot of control over the media. If they want to pump up someone's image, or destroy someone's image "they" can easily do it very quickly. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 22:46)

Britney / JLo (53,261) by Lee TS from USA Oh my gosh yes Mimi I know what you're talking about. I like to watch Clevver's DHR and Mariah never gets any love there and I think because they're so far up Ariana's you know what. Every little thing Ariana does gets reported and because Mariah's her sworn enemy she gets snubbed. Ok maybe that is a little bit exaggerated. Clevver tends to focus on Young Hollywood and their demo audience are like 12 year olds. But I would think when Mariah had her over the top welcome rollout in Vegas that it'll at least get a mention. Besides that the only time I had a problem with Clevver was when one of the girls referred Miley as "MC" and I was like, "Seriously?" I was listening to Billboard's podcast and it's interesting if you're a chart freak. They had like a special podcast dedicated to Britney's PG and she was getting so much love. They mentioned she was forecast to debut with 100k in sales and that's considered a bit on the low side. Sigh, I would be ecstatic if Mariah did those kind of numbers. I hope Infinity is a sleeper hit. Now JLo, there's nothing to say but the woman is winning. Can't really hate on that but congratulate her, she's doing her thing. She's been in talks with Vegas for awhile and even did a NYE performance at Caesar's. So I doubt she's hardly "copying" in how low she can go. There were rumors of her doing Vegas way before M ever considered a residency, that's the tea. And I feel M's residency is very temporary especially since Celine announced her return. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 22:42)

How JLo can you get? (53,260) by Andrew from UK Laughing my ass off. JLo announces Las Vegas residency? Is this real? "Look everyone, the all new improved JLo 2015 just doesn't try to steal your songs your identity - now she'll steal your thunder." I'm not one to get into fan arguments, but seriously I laughed out loud. If I was Mariah [censored] And Jennifer, yes she did sell more. A lot more. [censored] (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 20:42)

25th year anniversary (53,259) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I wonder if they have anything planned for her 25th anniversary. I really hope they do. This is a major milestone in Mariah's career and it needs to be celebrated. Waiting eagerly for May 15th. Fingers crossed for a day full of MC festivities. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 19:55)

Two disappointing things (53,258) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter 1) Britney's single was released just last week and the video is already out. No matter how crappy the song is, it is already being labelled the "song of the summer". I am not really worried about Britney's song, what upsets me is that her single release was planned nicely. The video has the right amount of weird things in it which will make casual listeners stop by and watch it. 2) JLo's Vegas residency has been announced and her promo is much better than Mariah's. Now don't get me wrong, Mariah is doing really well considering last year's disaster, but to think this woman who sings about her butt is getting so much more coverage that a woman who has the voice of an angel is annoying to say the least. Jlo's residency announcement is immediately met with positive reactions while when MC announced hers, she was being doubted and her show was predicted to be a flop. I don't consider either of them being a threat to Mariah but it irks me when crappy "artists" are treated above Mariah. This channel "Clevver News" on YT, cover all the latest Hollywood news, they are always talking about everyone including Madonna and JLo, but MC is never mentioned. Even JLo's residency has been talked about. I don't understand why people always snub Mariah. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 19:49)

Dutch tracklist (53,257) by NHYTG from nyc I'm sorry to dissappoint some people but Dreamlover has a sample of Blind Alley and We Belong Together contains parts of Two Occasions and If You Think You're Lonely Now, so it is not as interesting as one may think. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 19:13)

Webmaster (53,251) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Are you sure about the tracklist? Those 3 songs are samples Mariah used in Dreamlover and WBT. [Webmaster: Yes, I am sure about the tracklist. But like I said, the tracklist is wrong. I've told them so and they would correct it. In return I get a coupon for €2.50.] (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 18:20)

My last post / Pretty Girls (53,247) by TheOne from Philippines Didn't I just say Style? Lol. I meant Bad Blood. I must've been high today. Btw, I just saw the Pretty Girls music video. It's not that bad. I think it will attract teenagers that will boost it to chart. Btw, according to Wikipedia, PG would debut within the top 40 at BB Hot 100 because of its high sales (without the music video). IMO, I think it would do better than infinity because Iggy is popular nowadays and Britney is hot. I'm not saying that MC is not hot, but I think PG is more teenage-friendly than Infinity. I'm still looking forward to the Infinity single and I wish at least it could rock the Top 40. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 18:08)

Infinity (53,246) by B from USA If Infinity does plummet this week it will bounce back. It's catchy. My brother said it's been stuck in his head since the show. He also said it's her best song in a long time. He's not a fan, he likes the classics. He was pissed that Boyz II Men didn't sing One Sweet Day with Mariah. After I told him about the diss he said: Why would he say that about her? He said I don't blame her. Even if they wanted to, if I was her, I would never sing it with them again. Anyways that Trey guy is one of the best singers I've ever heard. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 17:44)

Luis (53,245) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I hope they are not abandoning the single, because really nowadays more than album sales, single sales gets more highlighted and MC last few singles have vanished without a trace. If they want to re-establish MC's credibility, a hit single is mandatory. I'm not saying she absolutely has to get a #1, I'm just saying that they should attempt to get it to the top 20s. People wouldn't care if a hits compilation album does not do well but if her single bombs, it'll gain be yet another bad mark on her career. This single is the first song from Mariah to kick of her new era, this needs to work. I am also worried about the chart position this week. I am hoping the various appearances next week will help it somewhat. I'm not worried about Pretty Girls, but Taylor Swift is coming with a huge promo plan for Bad Blood. Darn it, just when I thought Taylor Swift was done with her album promo for now. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 17:25)

Dutch tracklist (53,244) by Dennis from Miami, FL They listed songs from which the samples were taken. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 17:24)

Weird strategy if there's one (53,243) by Luis from Spain Assuming that Infinity was released like two weeks ago and has already plummeted, do you think that it has any opportunity to creep on Billboard? The airplay has been low-key up to now but at least she's perfoming at the BMA plus Kimmel next week. Sales have been moderate, but I guess that many fans will be waiting for the album to buy Infinity. I mean, the only actual reason to buy this compilation is because of her new song. Maybe Sony is focusing on her album rather than Infinity. It's clear that this "era" (if it can be named as such) is centered on making money from Vegas, as if her album is just another promotional tool to gain media atraction and selling tickets. Also, why is the vinyl planned for late August? Very strange. Despite I buy all her cds, I recognize that I will be buying 1s To Infinity just to support her. (Wednesday 13 May 2015; 16:46)

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