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Insider stuff (for laughs) (106,375) by Shezz from Pk The insider who claimed Mariah was doing a remix with Ariana before it was announced (amongst other stuff about it that didn't materialize) had said a month ago that Mariah was working on another remix. Turned out to be the Muni Long one. Here are another couple of interesting things they are claiming: 1. The Audible BFL session is a prelude. She's managed a contract with a streaming giant for the rest of it finally. In another post they said Vevo is teaming up with a great female artist for a special series of performances. 2. Mariah x Ariana (again). Not sure whether it's for BFL or MC16 (if true). I think we have some interesting times ahead - 2 of which are confirmed, the Muni Long remix and the Audible session. I am sure there's more to come. (Thursday 9 May 2024; 08:55)

Muni Long remix (106,374) by Shezz from Pk Robert Anthony wasn't it you who said "Made for me" should have been a Mariah song or something like that? Now we're getting a Mariah remix. You really wish things to life. (Thursday 9 May 2024; 05:42)

Met Gala (106,361) by Shezz from Pk I wonder if they have ever invited her to the event. I'm sure at some point they must have. She might not be the most fashion forward but she is a huge star. Maybe they stopped inviting her after she showed no interest? Interestingly enough I don't think she has ever been on the cover of Vogue. 1994 was a feature not the cover, that's all that comes to mind. I wouldn't be surprised if Anna Wintour is not a big fan hence no cover or met gala? Mimi L - this is your department. Enlighten us. (Tuesday 7 May 2024; 14:37) this is a reply to message 106,359

Met Gala (106,359) by Brandon from USA I wonder why MC skips the Met Gala every year. It's definitely a who's who place to be. MC is so beautiful that if she were paired with a stylish and innovative designer and stylist (and stepped outside of her predictable comfort zone) she would shut the red carpet down. I know MC isn't in to high fashion like that but I would love to see her there. (Tuesday 7 May 2024; 02:57)

A Daydream release in 2024 (106,292) by Shezz from Pk Mimi L. I couldn't agree more. No more huge eras from her for sure. She has done what she wanted to. You can tell there's been a major change in her since Caution. We don't know what's going on, I doubt we ever will but I'm happy she's still there in whatever capacity she is and she hasn't retired. I'm happy I saw her live at the Caution tour. She was animated, happy and full of life. I could barely tell when she was lipping from the audience but she did sing a beautiful snippet of "Slipping Away". I strongly believe that she will release the projects she's been working on. Either one or two or all of the ones she's been talking about since covid, anybody's guess. (Thursday 25 April 2024; 19:48) this is a reply to message 106,287

A Daydream release in 2024 (106,287) by Robert-Anthony from United States Something deep down inside of me wants that new album experience again. You know when we hear MC has a new album coming out and all of the excitement that goes along with it. I just need to experience that one more time. MC settled into her legend status way too soon for me. (Thursday 25 April 2024; 12:30)

A Daydream release in 2024 (106,282) by Shezz from Pk Haha Mimi L has been paying attention to Taylor's lyrics. To be honest I quite liked Folklore and Evermore. Midnights grew on me. All the songs on this album are pleasant but tend to blur into one long two hour song. I read an interview of her's (Taylor) recently where she said she knows her years are numbered now that she's crossed 30 and she wants to work as hard as possible and create as much music as she can while she's still popular. I didn't quite know how to feel about that. On one hand I appreciated her awareness, on the other hand I felt like she's making herself into the fast food equivalent of music. Of course every artist wants success and thrives on it but it felt like commercial success is paramount to her before all. Which then lead me to think this was Mariah in the 90s. She created the most albums, most regularly while she was commercially successful. When they stopped selling as much, she slowed down majorly. I suppose that's human nature (and business). (Wednesday 24 April 2024; 18:45) this is a reply to message 106,280

A Daydream release in 2024 (106,280) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Same boat. I won't lie. I enjoy a few of her songs and I do think she's talented but her PR team and fans put her on this god like pedestal which is too much. I feel like her material is the same as when she was 16 only with a more polished writing. I find it amazing how she continues to bash people and no one bats an eye. In the new album she again brings up Kim K and says her mom wished Kim was dead and I thought wow imagine if someone said that about her. Same with her bashing Matty Healy (that guy from what I have seen is a thorough mess) but at the same time she is lashing out at her fans for being shocked about his relationship with her, asking them to stop "bitching and moaning" and calling them names. She knows her songs send her fans in a frenzy to go attack her exes and she makes sure they know which ex she's talking about by putting specific clues in her songs and then pretending to be shocked when they decode it. She talks multiple times about cheating on her partners but then is pissed when her partner does the same to her and her fans also just causally forget that she is also doing something wrong. Anyways I just find it funny how she does things to others that she claims she's the victim of. (Wednesday 24 April 2024; 05:01)

Robert Anthony (106,236) by Shezz from Pk Underneath it all, she is a creator and an artist. She will not always be happy with just these Vegas and Christmas shows. Whatever is preventing or delaying the inevitable will soon pass. (Saturday 20 April 2024; 17:26) this is a reply to message 106,234

Robert Anthony (106,234) by Robert-Anthony from United States Thank you, Shezz. I am going to try to keep hope alive. I hope we will see some type of new release this year. Until then, I am ready for a summer vacation. I have eight more weeks until I can get a break. (Saturday 20 April 2024; 11:37)

Robert Anthony (106,231) by Shezz from Pk You are the happy glue that holds us all together here and makes us hope and wait for good things to come. Don't you dare lose hope. MC will deliver us new music this year. Keep on believing. (Friday 19 April 2024; 20:37) this is a reply to message 106,207

Las Vegas (106,207) by Robert-Anthony from United States I feel that we just want the album she has said continously that she is working on. I think MC is just telling us things to keep the new music narrative going on and on. We are not getting a new album any time soon. The Las Vegas shows and Christmas is all we are getting this year. Her heart is not into producing a body of work like 20 years. That studio spark is not in her eyes anymore. (Thursday 18 April 2024; 10:02)

Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,160) by Shezz from Pk Mimi L. from the setlist I saw (not sure how accurate it was), it seemed like she was doing an "eras" show - going along chronologically, closing with TEOM. In some ways that does seem odd that she's leaving out some great stuff from later but then that was last great "era". E=MC2 fizzled out too soon after TMB. (Sunday 14 April 2024; 05:40) this is a reply to message 106,156

Uhmmm Mimi's deep cuts are MIA (106,156) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Did we get the full set list? I'm surprised there's no DFAU. She could have done a medley of One and Only and So Lonely. I saw she started with VOL. That's odd since the show is supposed to be a celebration of TEOM and she had ILT, SIO as perfect openers. Was there a reason behind her doing older songs for a majority of the show and then TEOM later? If so why no songs from albums after TEOM? All things aside she looks stunning, the gold dress she wears at the beginning of the TEOM set was beautiful and very TEOM coded. What I loved about some of the videos are that she was walking around by herself and even did a mini almost sprint. All these visually creates a more engaging show rather than using dancers as crutches. So she'll only get better. I hope with each show she also stops relying too much on the teleprompter but as always her shows getting better with more dates. The stage looks nice and moody very TEOM coded. All things asides I think in person the show was a lot better than whatever we can see from low res videos. (Saturday 13 April 2024; 22:57)

Las Vegas (106,152) by Shezz from Pk She fooled me first with the low resolution videos coming out. I thought wow she really did work hard for these shows and got her voice back. To be fair, it is her current voice - I think it's clear now she's not getting her confidence back to sing them live. Her voice sounds good though. She looked great, not as stiff as her first Christmas shows, she'll only get better on stage. I didn't see enough clips to see how much she was singing live but her 2 mostly live staples VOL and Hero seemed majorly lipped. Still hoping for MC16 sometime soon. (Saturday 13 April 2024; 13:59) this is a reply to message 106,147

Las Vegas (106,147) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I can't decide whether Mariah is actually singing some parts or the vocals are all pre recorded. In Without You, I think she sings to a back track first, but sings live some parts of the chorus, it's hard to tell, she has gotten much better at lip synching. She is still very stiff, but she moves a bit more freely than in the last few months. The stage was really nice though. (Saturday 13 April 2024; 11:38)

New single (106,097) by Shezz from Pk I saw the insider's post about it but I didn't quite see what Mariah had liked. Now it makes sense. If Mariah doesn't want us to follow these people for the crumbs we get from them she better come out and release something soon. I'm starting to feel like old Rose from Titanic. Soon it'll be 84 years and the insider's grand daughter who will have taken over the account will be promising this summer it is coming for real. (Wednesday 3 April 2024; 10:29) this is a reply to message 106,095

New single (106,095) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Shezz did you see Mariah recently threw "shade" the insider account? Someone subtweeted the insiders post talking about how Mariah's music is coming soon and she has a video ready with big stars and hasn't rested at all. The subtweet had the caption "source: voices in my head" and Mariah "liked" that tweet. So I wonder if that means she's dismissing the account's claims. (Tuesday 2 April 2024; 20:24)

New single (106,092) by Shezz from Pk The fan account did say the next day it was an April Fools thing. The insider account says she is set to make her long awaited come back this month. I hope that means a single, not her Vegas residency because she has been performing. Also, the insider says MC16 is a return to pop for MC with a lot of uptempo, disco and euro dance numbers. I hope that's true. She's not gotten anywhere with her midtempo RnB for a while now. Butterfly Lounge on the other hand is a total jazz project. How exciting is that? I have a feeling she will drop something soon either right before or right after Vegas. (Tuesday 2 April 2024; 17:01) this is a reply to message 106,091

New single (106,091) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I saw it on Instagram but I'm sure it was an April Fools post. (Tuesday 2 April 2024; 13:27)

Is Mariah Carey popular? (106,070) by Shezz from Pk Apparently "The Butterfly Lounge" has not been abandoned and features a host of collaborations from legends to the younger ones with some unexpected ones. Lord only knows when any of these projects will see the light of day. I wish she had picked one project to focus on and not so many simultaneously. According to the insider, a Shawn Mendes collaboration was recorded a year ago and she is working on something with Janet Jackson as well. Maybe it's a duets album. After so many commercially failed projects I'm sure she's doing something different this time. Mimi doesn't like to fail. (Saturday 30 March 2024; 19:54) this is a reply to message 106,069

Is Mariah Carey popular? (106,069) by Robert-Anthony from United States That Beyonce and Miley duet should have been Mariah and Miley on a song. MC needs a collaborator whose voice is unlike hers just spark interest for a new album. I feel their voices would sound good on a song with the right melody, lyrics and producer. Maybe it will happen soon. (Saturday 30 March 2024; 17:06)

Cardi B (105,793) by Shezz from Pk It is supposedly a pop/upbeat song. I don't think it is a remix, it is a proper collaboration. I just hope it is either one of their first singles, not just a promo/buzz single. If it gets the proper Cardi B treatment as her first single it will definitely have a video and it'll definitely chart high (opening week at least). I'm excited for Mariah to go back to her uptempo first single formula. (Tuesday 27 February 2024; 16:35) this is a reply to message 105,783

Cardi B (105,783) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter If they're collaborating, my only hope is that it's a bop and it's the main version, not the remix. Also another hope that it's actually promoted and not just announced and dropped. (Tuesday 27 February 2024; 13:42)

Cardi B (105,778) by Shezz from Pk According to the insider account, their collaboration announcement is due soon. Maybe it's the lead single from both their upcoming albums? (Tuesday 27 February 2024; 09:46) this is a reply to message 105,772

Cardi B (105,772) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Cardi B blacked out her socials. We’ll probably know soon if the MC collab is true. (Monday 26 February 2024; 23:18)

I hope Mariah never releases anything anymore (105,743) by Shezz from Pk If I remember correctly that was the only era I think where Mariah was getting more radio play than single sales. I remember reading about it on Billboard in late 2005. I honestly don't think radio will ever show her that love again even if the songs on mc16 are better than the ones on TEOM. I think we're gonna get a varied album that'll have a bit of everything for everyone. She's been working on it for years and she really wants to give it her best it seems. She's picked the toughest year to do it but I hope that doesn't scare her away. Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Ariana, Dua Lipa, Katy Perry and even Rihanna's highly anticipated comeback album all due in the new two quarters. Chart success should only serve as the cherry on top now, if that. A well made album with some good promotion to make sure it reaches as many people as possible and then to focus on MC30 and take the next year off music. (Sunday 25 February 2024; 13:51) this is a reply to message 105,739

I hope Mariah never releases anything anymore (105,739) by Stacey from USA Same. There's a reason why LA Reid is a successful record exec. ILT, SIO, and WBT are hawt. Radio hadn't been kind to MC for years since Rainbow. But when TOEM was released, radio had to play it (aka WBT.) That song is so good, radio was forced to play it. MC can strike gold again. Just put out good music and promote it. (Sunday 25 February 2024; 04:15)

I hope Mariah never releases anything anymore (105,742) by Shezz from Pk Also, can you imagine the self restraint it took from JD to hold back from his vocal interjections? He really wanted that song to be a masterpiece and for only Mariah to shine. (Sunday 25 February 2024; 13:39) this is a reply to message 105,734

I hope Mariah never releases anything anymore (105,734) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Everyday I thank LA Reid for telling Mariah to go back and record with JD hahah after she had initially completed TEOM without ILT, WBT, SIO and GYN. WBT is the most perfect song, masterpiece that should be studied but would have been a mess if it was just whispers. (Saturday 24 February 2024; 23:55)

SNL (105,633) by Shezz from Pk I'm a little worried about how she'll sound (if it is true). It's a lot of strained belting. Let's see how much is going to be live and how much lipped. I hope she puts in the effort to do it justice. Insiders are saying the Cardi collaboration will be her next step - which is bound to get more people mad here. (Wednesday 21 February 2024; 10:37) this is a reply to message 105,629

SNL (105,629) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ariana is performing at SNL on March 9th. There's rumors Mariah may join her. I don't think I believe that but it'd be a treat. (Wednesday 21 February 2024; 03:26)

It just occured to me (105,598) by Shezz from Pk True. Mariah and Ariana should have collaborated on a new song. After a couple of listens the song did grow on me and I heard it on repeat a lot but I asked myself why I myself or others didn't like it more: First of all, it's not a new song. Even though Mariah adds a lot of layers to this song and her new verse, it's still 99% the same song that A) has been played out and B) people didn't love much to begin with. I didn't find Mariah's vocals as grating or out of place as some people did. If Mariah, Ariana and Max Martin put them through - this is the style of singing they obviously wanted from her. I don't believe this remix is tanking because of Mariah's vocals. This song was on its way out of the top 40 anyway. It will push it back to the top 15 for a week and of course the original will be credited as it has more streams/downloads I'm sure. The opposite was true for Big Energy. It was a breakout hit and steadily climbing the charts when the remix came out and it just pushed it more. That wad good timing, this was not. It is certainly not the disaster many people think it is. It is just another building block for MC 16 which I'm sure will have the lyrics, music and vocals for all of us. (Tuesday 20 February 2024; 03:59) this is a reply to message 105,582

It just occured to me (105,582) by jaker20 from US That Mariah just had a collab with Ariana, and it's a remix. A 2018 me would think that if they ever work together, it's going to be the biggest news of the year, it's going to be an event, it's going be their song together and not one or the other just hopping in, and it'll debut at no.1 based on their names alone, whatever the quality of the song. Now that moment is gone. It cannot be repeated. (Monday 19 February 2024; 20:37)

Yes, And, I Don't (105,570) by Shezz from Pk Amen. (Monday 19 February 2024; 15:45) this is a reply to message 105,563

Yes, And, I Don't (105,563) by Jamie from UK I think this track is what it is, I like the song. I liked it when it was just Ariana. Having Mariah on it now singing up beat is music to my ears. Is it Mariah's best performance no, but is it really her worst? I'd rather have this over I Don't any day. I think we need to cut her some slack, she's never gonna blow us away as she once did, she's 54 this year and unfortunately has declining vocals which I'm sure she herself is very well aware of. I was actually quite happy with her vocals on this track, let's be honest we've heard worse over the last few years. For a long time now we've been asking for Mariah to get herself together, she's finally started to clean up her act, her public presence and persona is back up to where it should be, her PR is back to where it should be and she's getting lots of attention and respect from fellow artists. Yet we continue to dissect everything she does and bash her when she finally does something positive. I would love Mariah to have her full 90's vocals back and to some degree her personality, but unfortunately it's not gonna happen. Vocal decline has happened for various reasons and she suffered a major breakdown which has changed her as it would. Not forgetting she's been living this famous life for a long time now and as much as stars say they haven't changed. They always do over time one way or another, hey non famous people change over time believe it or not. Nobody is the same or doing the same things as they once did 25 plus years ago. But instead of tearing her down let's give her praise for still being here, making music and gracing us with her presence for nearly 34 years, I'd much rather have her still with us than not. The track isn't that bad and who knows what's in-store for us this year on her solo projects. Let's celebrate Mariah. (Monday 19 February 2024; 03:14)

Yes, and? (105,472) by Shezz from Pk I do too. But that's only because I really love AI MC Selfish. I don't mind the remix, wasn't too blown away. I don't think she added as much to it as she did to the Big Energy remix. Also, I agree with what somebody said - some adlibs just don't sound too pleasant. Of course I'm still playing it. (Friday 16 February 2024; 11:04) this is a reply to message 105,467

Yes, and? (105,467) by Bill from the UK What does it mean when I prefer the AI Selfish over a real Mariah song? (Friday 16 February 2024; 08:49)

Not happy (105,440) by Shezz from Pk I think we over estimate the current market. I believe even if Mariah were to have released one of her signature hits today - bonafide hits such as Dreamlover, Always Be My Baby, Honey, My All, Fantasy etc - she would struggle to crack the top 20 of the BB Hot 100. Mass market is not going to stream or download her enough today to make her break the top 10. I hope I'm proven wrong ofcourse but I'll just be happy with new music - not holding my breath for her to receive crazy commercial success again. Which is why I feel she has not been putting out much music lately - general audience not loving her enough anymore plus lack of label support/faith in her. (Thursday 15 February 2024; 14:05) this is a reply to message 105,431

Not happy (105,431) by Robert-Anthony from United States I have a feeling it is resung with new lyrics and a sampled track. Why would Mimi agree to do it if it is not what she is known for when it comes to remixes? We will find out tonight at midnight. (Thursday 15 February 2024; 12:11)

An AI Mariah cover of JT (105,439) by Shezz from Pk I love it. I would've been over the moon if this were her first single off MC16. I also feel it is very Mariah. Which makes me wonder. Wouldn't this sound mean that she's continuing in her same mid tempo R&B comfort zone though? I believe she will experiment and explore different sounds but I don't think she'll stray too far from who she is as an artist. (Thursday 15 February 2024; 13:58) this is a reply to message 105,432

An AI Mariah cover of JT (105,432) by darrian liu from taiwan I know it's controversial to post or talk about AI-generated content, but this just reminds me of Caution album so much and honestly? Mariah's version fully outdid the JT original version. She sounds so pretty here, even though it's just AI. (Thursday 15 February 2024; 12:15)

Conflicted (105,438) by Shezz from Pk Whereas Madonna or Gaga would've been better suited for the remix of this particular song, I believe we underestimate how versatile Mariah is and how she not only reinvented remixes but she has some amazing resung dance remixes. Also I agree Mimi L, I think they genuinely do like each other and a smart move on Mariah's part definitely. I'm not counting on this song being her 20th n1. I don't think the remix will take over the original and there won't be so much love from Arianators as with a new single. Also, apparently half of Ariana's fanbase isn't happy about Mariah being on the remix, they wanted someone else. Nonetheless I am still super excited to hear it tomorrow. She definitely will elevate it like she did Big Energy. I fear it might meet the same fate chartwise. Still, will be good to get some more spotlight on Mariah. Looks like her new single will drop a month or so later now. (Thursday 15 February 2024; 13:51) this is a reply to message 105,426

Conflicted (105,426) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I am also not a huge fan of the song really but chances are it'll be a reworked remix. Now about Mariah and Ariana not liking each other, my opinion is it's not true. Ariana clearly idolizes Mariah and this isn't new. Even in her documentary she gets emotional when Mariah's team contacts her to be on her video. And as for Mariah, I feel like she doesn't really bother to mingle with people she doesn't care for. In the beginning she probably wasn't pleased because of the blatant "next Mariah" label that was pushed for Ariana's launch. But over the years I think that changed. Lastly in my opinion at this point everything is fair game, the music industry is no longer the same, you gotta play the game so if Mariah is using her connections to gain newer audience, then why not? In fact it's smart right before the next album. It's smart business move. Also I don't know how true this is but I saw somewhere that it's actually the opposite and because Ariana got a lot of recent backlash for getting with Ethan Slater she lost goodwill and her single didn't do well (despite being #1) so they're bringing on Mariah to boost Ariana too. Mariah still has a lot of pull whenever Ariana and Mariah are mentioned together it does lead to a lot of publicity so I think it is benefitting them both. Why else would Ariana push this so hard with the physical CDs, the coordinated profile picture change, a rumored live performance? (Thursday 15 February 2024; 01:54)

Rainbow25 and other new songs (105,356) by Shezz from Pk Mimi L. are you following the current insider developments/rumors? (General insider not just for MC.) Mariah might be on the Yes, And remix. That'd be exciting if she is. Rock and Roll HOF coming up as well - I think she took the annual defrosting only for Christmas meme and smashed it literally. (Sunday 11 February 2024; 05:20) this is a reply to message 105,342

Rainbow25 and other new songs (105,342) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter What are some of the others? I love checking them out hahah although they call each other liars and fake. (Saturday 10 February 2024; 15:49)

The Celebration Of Mimi (105,298) by Shezz from Pk I would love that album title. It'll be interesting to see if she drops the album before or after her Vegas run. She looks like she's serious about promoting her music this time. Insider account says she's planning a lot of talk show and event appearances for promo. (Tuesday 6 February 2024; 20:07) this is a reply to message 105,291

The Celebration Of Mimi (105,291) by Robert-Anthony from United States Could this be the title of her new album too? (Tuesday 6 February 2024; 16:52)

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