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"A hair cut would scream confident" (41,729) by Joyce from USA I really agree totally and it seems 6 out of 8 agree too. I'm no longer responding to the mean spirited commenters. Not going to add fuel to their fire. There is no need to speak to anyone that way, if you would not do so in person. I'm just going to quietly reiterate to myself, that not everyone here is my age and has the same degree of sensibility and compassion when corresponding with others. Though if I saw my daughter leave comments like that, I’d immediately change the wifi password for the next week and have her explain to me why she decided it was ok to be so mean to someone she does not know. And as for my final thoughts on Mariah. The magic is in that voice. If she can re-build it, they will come. No matter what she is or is not wearing, to mater if she is thick or thin, bring back that voice to full capacity and success will also comeback. Well wishes Mariah. If you are reading this, we all at times bicker over what we imagine will get you where you want to be, but what ever you do we will always support you. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 19:03)

BET performance (41,728) by G.G. from USA I liked it. I think that it was live-ish. It didn't sound exactly like the single, which tells me she did another recording or she sang partially live. I think that it looked real. I don't mind a performer lip syncing as long as it looks real. I wish she would move on stage like she used to. You could see the emotion when she would move around more. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 19:00)

Article/video about film maker who credits success to Mariah (41,727) by Kenny from Canada Hey guys, there's an article on CNN about a film maker who was said Mariah's turned her career around. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 18:47)

Mariah don't be more petty than Tom (41,725) by Me. I am Carly from USA I seriously think the number one thing Mariah needs is an image overhaul. I think JD adds a great element but bring in some teeth. The first thing I would do (not because M was wrong but for image) is have Mariah and Nikki perform together (at a Mariah show) or at the very least be seen chatting, it would be huge for Mariah to take the high road and show she isn't catty. I would even have Mariah say listen I may not like certain artists personally but I can always appreciate talent. I think Mariah has been painting herself in a corner due to (warranted mind you) ego. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 17:57)

Blake (41,724) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter No hate or anything, and you are entitled to your opinion, but I would rather have Mariah actually move and do something on stage instead of standing with a mic and just singing like a robot. She's an average dancer (I mean it's not like she can't move at all, that's unfair to claim because she had some cute moves in Honey, Heartbreaker and ILT), and usually if someone just stands and sings, it kinda bores people. I loved the piano concept and even though that dress was risky as hell I think she managed to look classy instead of tacky. I would honestly have a "moving Mariah" than a "stationary Mariah" (does that make sense? well I am a lamb and I like making up words like MC so bear with me). And since for YM(E) you can't really dance, or do much else on stage, I think the concept was great. And attention worthy. The dress was fine in my opinion, not the most flattering, but it was perfect for the whole concept as a whole. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 17:49)

Thoughts (41,723) by clueey23 from USA I loved the BET Honors performance. I don't actually think she was lip syncing and if she was, who cares, I'm over it. I wish the song would get picked up on radio. But on the stations where it should be played here Beyonce is taking all the airtime. Lol. Seriously, like 5 songs in rotation and that's including the JayZ "Part ll". So at this particular point I'm just looking forward to the album. I'm not gonna knock MC because she has done so far everything that I've wanted. Next would be to make the rounds on tv shows and sing the song live. I agree that she could've done some amazing ad libs on BET. I was actually thinking about the lack of adlibs on the studio versions. If there is one thing about the record that I don't like, is the lack of adlibs. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 17:45)

Expected a very happy album (41,722) by Me. I am Carly from USA It seems a bit presumptions to speak about the album before it has even come out, but one thing that I was expecting I guess was a happier tone, I imagined that having her babies and hubby and all that would be such a stellar happy situation for her. I understand that marriage is hard and being a mom is hard and I suppose this is why we will get many different angles and the journey she speaks of. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 17:08)

Reboot of You're Mine video (41,721) by Me. I am Carly from USA I totally agree that Mariah should do a reboot which I messages to JD haha. But I would love to see them use straight shots of the background as filler because the break away shots during the BET show are not great, And ofcourse close with the glitter falling. I love the background stuff because she is moving quite a lot and being swirled around. Also no one can deny that dress it was her biggest statement lately and she is beyond words in it. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 16:20)

BET Honors (41,720) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter All I can say is wow. Mariah looked great. She had the whole Jessica Rabbit thing going on. And I loved how she held the mic like Elvis and it was different than her usual mic (although hey I love MC's signature stone studded mics). The way she moved around the piano so gracefully without freaking out and getting a weird expression was amazing. A true diva. Shows that MC may not be able to dance but she can put on a hell of a show. I loved the videos playing in the back and as I have written in posts before the music video release, I thought it was going to be the music video (especially for the remix because trey songz was in the pictures with her when she was shooting for it). When I saw the little mermaid theme, I thought the remix video will have a flashback moment of her and Trey dancing at a ball or whatever to keep in line with most Disney themes. She looked so gorgeous both on stage and on the screens. It was spectacular. She changed her vocals a little which is good, but yes she could have done some major ad-libs. But I won't even complain, the day I can sing and maneuver on top of a piano with a dress like that, I will come back and judge the legendary Mariah Carey (and I don't see that happening in the near future). (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 16:04)

BET Honors performance (41,719) by Special K from USA Actually, the performance was good. Would have been off the meter if she sang 100% live and adlibbed more. Yo, and who exactly was Mariah honoring? Herself? While I was watching the performance I couldn't help but think how beautiful Mariah is. I mean she ain't got nothing on me but she beautiful. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 15:49)

I agree with ObscureOpulence, which is why I don't like YME (41,718) by Paul from Usa Mariah writes some of the most beautiful melodic melodies and lyrics. She truly has a voice of an angel in my opinion. When I hear her sing, it's like a lullaby that calms a baby, I get so relaxed, excited, I feel happy. I love to sing along, hit the high notes, even though I'm a horrible singer. Haha. I rag on Mariah because I know, and you know she has the capability to do so much better. Seems lately a lot of her songs have this weird writing pattern, where the lyrics are bland, the song isn't so enticing, and the songs are short. A little over 3 mins. I absolutely, completely dislike You're Mine (Eternal). It sounds like nails on a chalkboard to me. I don't hear any passion in her voice or the lyrics. Mariah has a special recipe for song writing and that voice. Oh my goodness that voice. She hasn't lost it, she's just not using it so much. Look at all these recent live Christmas performances, she was belting out those Christmas carols. As a fan, I expect more from her, a fan of over 20 years, who's supported her alot. I've purchased most of her cd singles and all her albums, but recently, these last 5 singles I haven't. If I do not enjoy the music I refuse to spend my hard earned cash on what I feel is garbage. If this album is doesn't sound to good I will not buy it, I think a a lot of fans feel the same way. Step up to the plate Mariah. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 15:41)

Edward (41,717) by Special K from USA You're are one sorry individual. You made my day with that response. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 15:40)

BET Honors (41,716) by Blake from USA I am sorry but her performance was mostly lipped and let's face it, her laying on the piano in that dress that appears to be 4 sizes too small for her was awkward by itself. [censored] With the single out of the top 1000 on iTunes, how can she pull off a hit? I'm worried about MC and if this album will ever be released. When she needed more time to add 3 new songs, I was praying for a last minute L.A. Reid moment that happened with TEOM but her behavior tells another story besides he isn't behind this release, he's at a different label. As a huge lamb, I just wished Mariah would stand there and look classy (cleavage control) and sing "live", work the camera and come off humble. I miss those days. I am requesting the song everyday at radio but image can destroy an artist. I know this post will get thumbs down galore but I felt the need to express my concern for the legendary MC. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 15:08)

Last chance (41,714) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia Oh yes, I still remember that song by Allure. That song was written and produced by Mariah. I do believe somehow that song was written for Derek Jeter. Maybe one day Mariah could do her version of that song, and Where Are You Christmas. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 15:01)

Lambs unite (41,713) by T from USA After the BET honors performance radio will be checking on Mariah today. So if you take ten minutes to do all these request it will go a long way. I did and one radio DJ already favorited my tweet to the station. (a) Standard online request forms (U.S./Canadian lambs only, any request outside is treated as spam) www.kiss108.com/pages/requests www.z100.com/pages/info/request.html www.power1051fm.com/pages/info/request.html (b) List of U.S radio stations to follow and tweet (U.S. plus international lambs) twitter.com/1027KIISFM twitter.com/Kiss108 twitter.com/Z100NewYork twitter.com/1035KTU twitter.com/Power1051 twitter.com/B96Radio (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 14:32)

Mariah's performance at the BET Honors (41,712) by B from USA She sang live. She struggled at times and a few notes were flat but other than that it was excellent. I too hope they release the performance as a video. She looked amazing. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 14:13)

BET performance (41,711) by RadChad from United States I loved it. I won't dispute whether it was live or lipped because I truly couldn't tell, the vocals did sound raw and different from the single version though. Anyway, I love the production more than the actual video itself. I think she should've incorporated the piano theme and those background clips in the video to add to the storyline; that would've been great and made more sense. I hope this and radio adds helps the song get more attention, I just read an article saying it slipped out of the top 1000 on iTunes. Not sure how true it is, but I'm still hopeful for a huge leap. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 14:13)

MC and Allure (41,706) by DivergentIntel from United States of America Mariah is a master lyricist and talented songwriter. She doesn't get enough recognition or widespread standout acknowledgment for her songwriting contributions. People are still in the dark about homegirl's songwriting. Mariah puts the glossaries, dictionaries, and thesaurus to work. Her vocabulary is amazing, along with her flow and use of words and memorizing melismatic talent and energy. I know you all remember this MC penned throwback hit song/single "Last Chance", which again was written, produced and composed by Mariah Carey. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 13:34)

ObscureOpulence (41,705) by Licia from USA I believe that she is saying her injury was a cause that further delayed the album and the promotion. Not that it was what initially caused the delay in the first place. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 13:21)

Mariah Carey and Crave Records (41,704) by DivergentIntel from United States of America Wow, remember MC and her record label Crave Records? Some good music came from the groups she managed and created during the Crave Records time period era. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 13:21)

BET Honors (41,703) by Darryle from USA I just watched the BET Honors and I think Mariah's performance may have been live possibly. I doubt it though most likely it was a pre recorded track because it differed slightly from the studio version. Even if it was live though I think she should have done more. Like get of the piano or add lib don't stick completely to the original because people will think you're lip syncing which they already do. On a side note, I think the background video playing while Mariah was singing should have been used as the music video instead of the one she actually did. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 13:15)

MC interview cliché observation (41,701) by DivergentIntel from United States of America Does anyone ever notice how in some interviews MC sometimes blames the delay or pushback for her long awaited album on her broken ribs and broken arm and broken shoulder incident? I keep saying to myself that's a frigging lie because she had announced a few days to nearly a week before she broke her arm, ribs, and shoulder that she had decided to pushback the album and made a big announcement, so the broken body parts sling arm excuse is very dishonest (in)convenient excuse on her part if I may opine or add. I love MC, but that is just something on my mind I wanted to point out here lol. This is not to bash MC at all, just pointing out something so don't take anything said or posted the wrong way. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 12:58)

Edward (41,700) by Licia from USA That response to Special K, that was so awesome. You get to be the lamb/fan/whatever you call yourself for the rest of the month. Lmao. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 12:56)

Mariah Carey starring appearance in Tanning Of America (41,699) by DivergentIntel from United States of America MC is starring main interviewee featured on the TOA: ONUHH Documentary series on VH1 all this week on each for the series as she is a focal point on her contributions to pop culture, music, history, as well as hip hop and things as it relates to race, identity and her being mixed race/ethnicity in connection with mainstream America and the globe and mutual impact and perceptions on society. Lambs, do any of you ever notice how non lambs or insecure and ethnocentrists nit pick Mariah Carey's race amd ethnicity? Also does it bother you how MC musical repetoire has been questioned, as people try to racially categorize her music? It's ridiculous IMHO. I also hate the fact that people can't respect the fact that MC is a mixed race multiethnic woman. MC is Venezuelan, African American, and Irish, and there is possibly most likely Cuban and Alabama Creole, Louisiana Creole heritage as well, as Native American. I've done some genealogy and research on files and government records and family history lol. But anyway, point being is that Mariah Carey is not one thing over the other. She is mixed. She can be any given thing at any given time because that is what fluidity of identity entails. I don't get why people can't accept that Mariah is all of what she is and none of it at the same time. One drop rule only existed from 1931 to 1967. Not before or after. People like Mariah have existed in the USA and on planet earth since ancient times and it's common in the USA of course and has always been. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 12:50)

Mariah Carey and television updates (41,698) by DivergentIntel from United States of America Interesting that on Tanning Of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop documentary on VH1, Mariah makes mention of her sister Allison. I am/was shocked given their estranged relationship. (Tuesday 25 February 2014; 12:42)

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