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About Terna from Nigeria: Fan since 1998 - The "Butterfly" Era. Fave Era - The Emancipation of Mimi, watching her break that Night was Everything.

Songs in the Key of MC (104,844) by Terna from Nigeria

Whack and [clichéd] version of Alicia Key's "Songs in A Minor". Just [no] please. I want a one or two word title that speaks volumes without saying much, but reflective of where she is at currently in her life. She's got this love and glow that has been missing since the early 90's and I want the album title, its artwork and content to reflect this clearly. I trust and know she would come up with something excellent.

(Sunday 7 January 2024; 18:31)

Top posters 2023 (104,842) by Terna from Nigeria

Honestly, I really don't care for her singing. She lacks precision, and everything is just merged/slurred and glides together all the time, and then there's that diction problem. Ariana has a pleasant tone but needs to know that in professional singing, intent and clarity is key. Staccato, crisp and intentional phrasing while singing with effort is what makes professional singing, not this karaoke slurred mess she always seems to conjure up. That's the difference between her and Mariah Carey, well one of the many differences.
(Sunday 7 January 2024; 18:20)


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Tanaka (104,774) by Terna from Nigeria

Honestly it was one of those shorts on YouTube that I ran into randomly. I bookmarked it though. I would go back and see.

Here you go. "They've robbed me several times." Haha.

(Tuesday 2 January 2024; 23:11)


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Top posters 2023 (104,744) by Terna from Nigeria

Oh wow, I'm in the top 10.

Lol.
(Monday 1 January 2024; 16:40)


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Spotify (104,742) by Terna from Nigeria

Mine was pretty diverse with only 1 Mariah song in the list. However, she was still the most listened to Artist for 2023.
1. Gabrielle - Under my Skin
2. Tanya Blount - For All The Right Reasons
3. Sza - Good Days & Master Kg - Jerusalema (tied)
4. Mariah Carey - The Art Of Letting Go
5. Chanté Moore - Fresh Love / Mathey - Ameyatchi
I used Spotify heavily in 2023 but decided to switch to a different music service in 2024. Their library is missing multiple records that are absolute favorites of mine, or they keep deleting songs off their platform that may be in one's playlists.

(Monday 1 January 2024; 16:27)


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Tanaka (104,741) by Terna from Nigeria

I don't know how to put this, so I'm just gonna say it direct. Mariah and the Grammys are like water and fire. They don't mix. You really just have to go back in time to every time she was nominated, to see clearly that, that Academy has something against her and the feeling's reciprocal from her to them too. Lol - remember that clip when she spoke of "When they're ready to give her Grammys, they would come see her.

Oh boy."
(Monday 1 January 2024; 16:06)


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Merry Christmas Guys (104,656) by Terna from Nigeria

The [new skit] on IG got me laughing early when I woke [up]. Haha. Roc and Roe have had it with the sleigh rides, and not Mariah immediately going to her happy place with the intro of "All I Want" complete with her Santa suit. Haha.

Have a fun filled and blessed Christmas day.

(Monday 25 December 2023; 16:55)

Best Love Takes Time performance (104,617) by Terna from Nigeria

Just [beautiful], great seeing Mariah at the very beginning, hungry to prove herself as a legit singer and an [artist]. Makes me smile to notice the insecurities of "good side, bad side" weren't here yet, she's also not trying to be "pretty" while singing, she's just singing, immersed in the song, its performance and relaying the feel and its message of the song to the audience. Clips [like] this make me wonder, does she look back at her younger self and acknowledge fame did change her and sometimes not for the better?

"I'm the same Mimi, fame ain't changed me." Hmmn.

(Friday 22 December 2023; 19:34)


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Obsessed in the UK (104,595) by Terna from Nigeria

For me ILT was pure fire and a powerful start to what we now know was a definitive [record] and [era] in her whole career. I always say the stars [aligned] just for Mariah in 2005, but she also hit the ground running with that January release. Then came the song of her career "We Belong Together". Everything about "The Emancipation Of Mimi" was well planned, well executed and came out better than expected. I hope just one last time she can recreate an era as successful as that time, if anything for the new generation of Lambs.

(Tuesday 19 December 2023; 06:26)


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AIWFCIY (104,561) by Terna from Nigeria

Thanks dear, I also look forward to your posts too.

(Saturday 16 December 2023; 12:13)


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AIWFCIY (104,550) by Terna from Nigeria

It's funny how Mariah made Christmas cool and now everyone wants in on the moment, but clearly she's the only one who's genuine about her love for the holidays. It would be crazy if for some strange reason, another song in her holiday canon suddenly gains steam and hits number 1. This would mean a tie with The Beatles.

. I see it happening for "Oh Santa" down the road.

(Friday 15 December 2023; 11:44)

O Holy Shite (104,493) by Terna from Nigeria

Oh wow, why did I read this post with all the "it" in capital letters though. Lol. Come on now, that was kinda not cool. In the words of Mariah Carey "We love everybody."

(Sunday 10 December 2023; 10:11)


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Vocals getting better (104,439) by Terna from Nigeria

I think with the recent voice issues, she's begun to get more serious than in the past where those opinions stem from. As a singer, you can't afford to not acknowledge your voice needs absolute care and attention and I think she gets it now. Constant singing is also exercise for the voice especially if she's resting well afterwards. She's gotten much better than that first show in terms of tone and flexibility, the ease of singing is also coming back hence the absence of staccato. I do hope it gets even better.

(Wednesday 6 December 2023; 20:09)


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Rockin' Around #1 (104,407) by Terna from Nigeria

I smell a rat. The song didn't even have a bullet on the chart as of last week, now suddenly it is number one. I call bull.

(Tuesday 5 December 2023; 00:19)


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Rockin' Around (Spotify position) (104,391) by Terna from Nigeria

Speaking of Spotify, many users cannot login for a few weeks now, and some have been complaining of automatic subscriptions to premium even though they did not initiate the request, their Facebook customer support is overrun with many complaints. Weird.
(Monday 4 December 2023; 15:45)


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Emotions formula (104,385) by Terna from Nigeria

You're not about to school me on Aretha Franklin. First of all not every song or performance she had was Gospel influenced (most weren't) just because her roots were in gospel and she started in church that's implying singers such as she was (Whitney too comes to mind) are kinda a one trick pony, just because their roots are in Gospel. That woman was one of the most versatile singers that would ever walk the face of this Earth - case in point, "Nessum Dorma" 1998, the Grammy Awards. We have streaming services in this day and age for you to do your research and don't come here making a fool of yourself.

(Sunday 3 December 2023; 22:43)


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Emotions formula (104,384) by Terna from Nigeria

Weak. I am entitled to my opinions, same as every other person. If you don't agree, move along. [#17

(Sunday 3 December 2023; 22:31)


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We lost the #1 (104,355) by Terna from Nigeria

She'll be #1 next week, Brenda can settle for number 3.

(Sunday 3 December 2023; 10:59)


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Emotions formula (104,353) by Terna from Nigeria

Well we agree to disagree now don't we ?

No need to be aggressive about it and come with the name calling, getting all ruffled about a simple opinion. And "Chain of Fools" and "Think" Gospel inflected? Now that's a first, confusing Soul with Gospel. Get Your genres right Mr.

(Sunday 3 December 2023; 10:12)


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Emotions formula (104,335) by Terna from Nigeria

Let's count the fillers on "Emotions" shall we?
1. "And you don't Remember" - I rarely play this song, it just isn't strong enough and is indeed one of her weaker ballads with a high note thrown in just because.
2. "So Blessed" - I personally love this song, but I also recognize it ain't no classic and quite forgettable. Even Mariah herself was like "oh please which so blessed" when the lambs made her pick an absolute favorite in a versus format a few years back.
3. "You're So Cold" - Oh my, what a waste of space a better song would've occupied and it was 5 whole minutes long, hideous. Skipped every single time.
4. "If it's Over" - Another weak ballad with a high note thrown in. This song actually is sort of disjointed, as its feel doesn't match the lyrics. It is a breakup song that sounds Gospel. With the gospel sound, one expects to hear an uplifting lyric or inspiring one, but this is dark. She got it right with "I am free" and "Anytime you need a friend".
This record was also kinda what turned the general public off her high notes because the placements came across as "just because", and with such a display on the title track, the rest should've had it toned way down in the background like on "Can't Let Go". The saving grace for this album are her vocals which are top notch capturing just how powerful her instrument is.

(Saturday 2 December 2023; 20:06)


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Emotions formula (104,334) by Terna from Nigeria

"E=MC2 is definitely a better record than The Emancipation of Mimi."

I didn't bother reading the rest.

Sit down Andrew.
(Saturday 2 December 2023; 19:25)


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Emotions formula (104,316) by Terna from Nigeria

I'll just say this, between those two records, one is on the cusp of being certified Diamond - her third if I might add, while the other still has a long way to go (the numbers never lie). There's a reason why "Vision of Love" and "Love Takes Time" were the songs chosen for the tribute - they are instantly recognizable classics (even in that time), that have stood the test of time, the kind of songs seasoned songwriters would kill to have to their credit, written by a then 19 year old

a testament in itself and can only be found on the most stellar debut ever by an artist - Mariah Carey.

(Friday 1 December 2023; 21:00)


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Emotions formula (104,297) by Terna from Nigeria

I beg to differ, I don't need her trying to revisit an old formula, "Emotions" was also a near sophomore slump that just wasn't as strong as the first record, neither were the tunes even as memorable like the debut. Mariah is talented enough and creative enough to come up with something fresh, music genres out her comfort zone and especially working with newer producers who have their fingers on the current pulse of music and where it's going, for a fresh sound. Secondly her singing style is dated, too decorated she needs to tone down the girlie "curliecues" and sing straight, mainly with her chest voice, for balance and contrast, so that when she does falsett, it is a breath of fresh air (she did this with great pleasant effect in the late 90's), it just got over bearing from the Charmbracelet era, was too much and very off putting. Her vocal delivery has to be spot on for this new album. I do agree that she needs a return to adult contemporary ballads but sung in her range - "Through the Rain" suffered from this - a beautiful ballad, a very memorable melody but sung too high that the audience cannot sing along. (This is why Adele works so well.) Finally, a change of hair colour or return to her brunette curls - the former would be preferred. Get that tired blonde color retired at least for an era, it ages you 15 minutes.

(Thursday 30 November 2023; 11:11)


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Would you rather (104,276) by Terna from Nigeria

Both actually, now that would be a massive treat for her Lambies and would make up for the 3 year drought. I still wanna hear "Where are you Christmas", "Into the Light", "Alive", and "Reach for the Stars"

just to name a few.
(Wednesday 29 November 2023; 18:39)


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Grio Awards performances (104,235) by Terna from Nigeria

Patti killed it as expected and Jennifer Hudson tore up "Vision of Love". I [loved] that declaration Jhud said before the final note "we love you" and [indeed] we do Mariah.

(Sunday 26 November 2023; 17:57)

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