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Child labor (41,672) by Chicago Lamb from USA Hilarious. Not a heat lamp, nor is it being held by Roe. (Monday 24 February 2014; 17:04)

Sam Moore featuring Mariah Carey and Vince Gill (41,671) by G.G. from USA (Monday 24 February 2014; 17:04)

Mariah/Monroe nailpolish article (41,670) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter That article is so wrong and should be corrected before people scream "child labor" and "diva making kid work". (I say child labor, because recently a famous Indian actress was attacked for posting a picture of her nieces tying her shoe laces and everyone went over dramatic and accused her of child labor, come on.) Monroe is clearly not holding a heat lamp, it's a normal stand lamp or floor lamp, which does not need to be held. What Monroe is actually holding is a purple nail polish bottle. I don't know who was stupid enough to think such a tiny kid will be holding that lamp. Secondly, Mariah isn't the one in specs and that head/hair isn't hers, it's obviously her manicurist or friend or whatever who is painting M's nails. It can easily be seen from the picture, and also come on, who can sit at that impossible angle. Unless you have some crazy spine surgery. (Monday 24 February 2014; 16:03)

Alex from England (41,669) by enwar00 from usa Amen. My thoughts exactly. (Monday 24 February 2014; 15:43)

Orkun (41,668) by Alex from England You thinking it is a mediocre song is up to you and nobody should have to apologize for thinking it actually is a nice song. Once again, someone who confuses quality (up to the listener) and chart trajectory. I personally won't say sorry for saying I liked the song 2 weeks ago and still liking it even if it should fall out the Billboard charts. (Monday 24 February 2014; 14:55)

Edward (41,667) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia I so love you for that post. The sad part is I would still buy that album. You know she would sing "Overhead Lighting" with too much conviction. She'd never have to lip that one. (Monday 24 February 2014; 13:46)

Edward (41,666) by Will from England Number two on that track list just made me laugh out loud. One can only hope lol. (Monday 24 February 2014; 13:12)

Edward from USA (41,665) by David from Australia Edward from USA, you are hilarious. Whilst I don't mind Mariah's constant use of "dahling" and her obsession with lighting, your post gave me a good laugh. Although I do think she could focus on the question she's asked a little more rather than going off on a tangent so often. It makes for great entertainment though. She has such a fun personality. (Monday 24 February 2014; 12:16)

Being fair (41,664) by Orkun from The Netherlands When some of us wrote here that You're Mine wouldn't do well and it's a mediocre song and radio wouldn't support it, me being one of them, many lambs said we were kind of haters and bashing the song. If I was proven wrong, I'd happily apologize and write on here I was wrong and I'm very happy the song did have chart succes dispite my opinion about the song. I truly am a fan. It would be fair to expect the same from some of those who claimed otherwise. I'm just saying. Fair play. (Monday 24 February 2014; 11:52)

Carly (41,663) by Darryle from USA Do you mean something like my avatar hair wise? If so I think Mariah would look amazing in something like that. It suits her but it's different. Unfortunately I think she would be to afraid to do something so out of her comfort zone like that. (Monday 24 February 2014; 10:39)

Next single (41,662) by Eternal from Italy I believe since Mariah herself leaked the title of the song "Thirsty", she might already be thinking of it as her next single. She might have leaked the title to generate anticipation and interest among the lambily, knowing that not all of us would be satisfied with You're Mine as a single. I hope it'll be a smashing uptempo like It's Like That or Migrate, two of her hardest-hitting songs ever. I'm still dreaming of a potential song written with the likes of Pharrell though. His song Happy is classy, sassy, fun and energizing all at the same time. A throwback fresh sound. Exactly what Mariah needs. Vintage without being outdated. Fresh without necessarily throwing herself into techno, EDM music to rule the charts. (Monday 24 February 2014; 9:12)

Mariah's sound (41,661) by Eternal from Italy Some of us may bemoan the sweet girl-next-door, safe pop music that Mariah used to make in her early career, but she actually did good by breaking away from that boring goody two shoes music/style. If she had just blindly followed what Mottola's team wanted, she would have continued making just pop music all her career. Nice, but rather insignificant. Instead she chose to blaze her own trail, incorporating rap, hip hop, motown, r&b, and dance elements in her later albums, hence developing her own identity in music. I don't think Daydream, Butterfly and TEOM would have happened if Mariah continued being Mottola's puppet. The comparisons with Whitney also stopped after these albums, and they became known in the 90s as equal competitors rather than her just playing second fiddle to Whitney. I listen regularly to Mariah's albums, and it struck me after awhile that Music Box, while full of gems like AYNAF and EFA, lacks the kind of musical depth that her later albums had. I think Ariana needs to contribute her own musical input into her albums and songs, put her own style on things rather than trying to emulate Mariah's unique whistle register and whispers. She's such a lovely girl and deserves the success she's had for her first album, but you can't have a career based on Mariah's Daydream style all your life. If you want to be known as more than just a one hit wonder, you have to evolve as an artist. (Monday 24 February 2014; 9:03)

Duet (41,660) by Darryle from USA I just went on Mariah's Wiki page and saw that there was an untitled Celine Dion duet. If this is real I'm really excited to hear it. (Monday 24 February 2014; 8:20)

Track list (41,658) by Darryle from USA If the rumored track-list is real that would make the album like 20 tracks assuming Dirty and Dedication aren't the three new songs. (Monday 24 February 2014; 8:17)

Official album track list? (41,657) by Edward from USA 01. The Art of Letting Go 02. M&N? Not my Type of Candy 03. Thirsty 04. #Beautiful 05. Storm 06. Hurracane 07. Sunami of Love 08. Fairweather Lamb 09. They Cry (Dem Babies Interlude) 10. You're Mine (Eternal) 11. Now I See (duet with Stevie Wonder) 12. So Fetch 13. You Give Good Love 14. Over Head Lighting 15. Dahlings 16. Splash, I Really Need it, Need it 17. Def Jam (Good-bye Outro) (Monday 24 February 2014; 6:25)

All things Mariah (41,656) by Jay from USA I don't think that Ariana is in denial. She may very well be trying to distance herself from being compared to Mariah so much. as a new artist, even as young as her, she wants to be her own person, just like Mariah wanted to be when she started out and Columbia/Sony steered her in a certain direction. What I did find curious is that she mentioned that she is influenced by Destiny Child's vocal runs. Who does she think influenced them? It's like she is trying too hard not to seem like "mini Mariah". Anyway, I haven't heard her album at all but I do like the songs I've heard. I hope she grows into her own. I cant wait for Mariah's new album to come out. and I'm very curious to hear Thirsty. (Monday 24 February 2014; 4:50)

Tracklist / hair / music business (41,655) by G.G. from USA I don't think the tracklisting is all that accurate. The producers on the songs don't go together. YME was produced by Rodney Jerkins, and it says The Dream. Regarding her hair; I 100% think it's time for a different color, length and style for MC. Something fresh and new. Shorter for sure, she can always put in extensions from time to time if she wants. I think her hair needs to be a little darker. She's had the bleached blonde style forever now. I think that if she does release the Stevie Wonder track as a single it should be the last single off the album. I can almost bet my life that a Stevie Wonder collaboration will not chart well. I do care about the charts. If Mariah keeps releasing singles that don't chart well she won't get a good deal with a new label when she leaves IDJ, and worse, she might get dropped from the new label if her singles don't chart. That would not be a good look for her. (Monday 24 February 2014; 2:29)

A hair cut would scream confident (41,654) by Me. I am Carly from USA Cutting your hair is a statement in a way, it usually says that you are confident enough to change. I think it would look great on M if was shoulder length (keep in mind she could always put in some fake hair if she hates it as she has always used pieces) but more than anything I think it would be good for Mariah as a person to take a chance and that it would be seen in a positive light in the media. Her hair was quite short in the few years before she made her first, album and was cute. (Monday 24 February 2014; 1:05)

The coming album, and the next (41,653) by Edward from USA I strongly believe that Mariah can't wait to get the hell out IDJ's roster. I also think that after she puts this album out, the next one won't take long, since she has recorded so many songs, and I don't think she'll give the best of what she has written to a record label she thinks is not supporting her. If Mariah were still very popular, she wouldn't have to go out of her way to promote, but since she's not, she's going to have to sing for her life should she want this album to have a chance at some decent sales. The interview with Ralphie was the best she's done so far for this era, it wasn't about the dahling's, head lights, puppies, Nick, Nicki, or dem babies; it was about the music. (Monday 24 February 2014; 0:35)

Thirsty (41,652) by B from USA I hope and pray that Thristy is chosen as the third single. #Beautiful was a midtempo, You're Mine (Eternal) is a ballad, and Thirsty is an uptempo(HitBoy or Mike Will Made It production, most likely a club banger with a hard hitting beat). Thirsty the title makes me think it's a diss record. Mariah has written some great diss records like Clown and Obsessed. (Monday 24 February 2014; 0:31)

Ariana Grande: Yours Truly? or is it just a Daydream? (41,651) by Tory from Australia You can't put the blame on her for recreating Mariah's sound. Obviously she is young and very new to the industry, it would be her team (writers, producers etc) that are moulding her image. What's sad is that the producers that worked on "Yours Truly", namely Babyface, would intentionally do that. To have worked with Mariah on classics like "Melt Away" and "When You Believe" and then turn around and mould this new girl as Daydream era Mariah. I would consider that a slap in the face. It makes it worse when Ariana denies it. Funny, in her pre-Grammy interview, she talked about the comparisons to Mariah and defended herself by saying "when you're new you have to be compared to someone". True. Mariah said the same thing in an 1991 interview when someone asked her about Whitney Houston. The thing about Whitney and Mariah is that right off the bat (at least in my opinion) they had a completely different sound and style. If there was any confusion it would be because they both worked with the same producers on their debut albums. After that, they became their own artist and as Whitney said herself "Mariah should be known as Mariah, for her work." They had similar tones, but their style and songs were different. Ariana's style is too similar to Mariah's that no-one can deny it. Lest we forget they were going to name her album "Daydreamin'" *eyeroll* (Monday 24 February 2014; 0:28)

Holly (41,650) by OGmattyICE from US She said there's gonna be a song called Thirsty produced by Hit-Boy. (Sunday 23 February 2014; 20:36)

Tracklist (41,649) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Out of the rumored tracklist, which song would you all like to be the next single? I think my choice is obvious: Mr. Operator or Hurricane. (Sunday 23 February 2014; 19:54)

BET (41,647) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter First ever performance of YME (not counting the Eiffel Tower one) is almost here. So excited. I hope the performance brings positive (and no negativity due to the alleged lip synch) reviews and more attention to the song. Finally the infamous black dress performance only a diva of Mariah's level can pull off. I hope this isn't the last of YME performances we see though. After the BET one she should go ahead and perform it everywhere. (Sunday 23 February 2014; 19:51)

What a shame (41,646) by Holly from UK How rude. Don't worry, I won't be back. (Sunday 23 February 2014; 16:57)

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