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Re: Billboard chart (72,629) (72,642) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Apparently the new house Mariah is renting is $100K a month. Oh man. She should just go back to NYC where she has just 1 guest bedroom so that homeless Stella and her family can't use her home as a lodging home. (Tuesday 14 February 2017; 11:17)

Re: Along the lines of #89 (72,632) (72,641) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter This would have charted higher if they'd even bother to so promo, jeez. I just see them inviting radio people and DJs and all but why don't they do these before the release instead of 1 week after? (Tuesday 14 February 2017; 11:14)

Re: Rihanna's diamond encrusted flask (72,633) (72,640) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Stella was the one who went on several interviews to make the claims of sabotage but of course Stella can't do these interviews if Mariah didn't allow her. Mariah made a vague statement through her insta only and said she'll talk about it later but it has been over a month, almost 2 and I think she should just let it go. Stella I'm sure is the one who cried sabotage and Mariah being a victim of it before found it easier to digest than acknowledging that she has a circus for a team. I also wouldn't put it past Stella to stage stuff possibly even without Mariah knowing to get "viral moments" which she loves. Because the NYE drama lead to Stella doing full length interviews for the first time. Not one, but multiple. (Tuesday 14 February 2017; 11:12)

Re: Rihanna's diamond encrusted flask (72,621) (72,626) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I didn't see the Grammys as a whole just the performances I wanted, I didn't see the Gaga performance but if there was a mistake and it was caused by DCP, it still kinda doesn't go with what Mariah's team said. Her team said that DCP intentionally screwed up the playback in order to publicly humiliate Mariah for ratings. They could have stuck to the "there were technical problems", when the word "sabotage" and "for the ratings" comes up it becomes violent. I don't know if I am making sense, but I hope you got what I meant. (Tuesday 14 February 2017; 1:05)

Kimmel (72,611) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ok so she's definitely performing. She's listed under the "music from" section. (Monday 13 February 2017; 19:27)

Re: Mariah on Kimmel (72,605) (72,610) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Oh I had no idea, I hardly ever watch Kimmel except for when he has celebs I'm interested in. I'd love for some parodies of just fun sketches. At this point I'm just praying her interview is not like her last Ellen interview where she managed to even irritate Ellen who is usually very friendly with Mariah. (Monday 13 February 2017; 19:23)

Re: Mariah on Kimmel (72,596) (72,604) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter But Kimmel doesn't even do any skits. Aren't his interviews just sit-downs? It's Fallon and Corden that do the skits and sometimes Conan. (Monday 13 February 2017; 18:54)

Re: Mariah doing George Michael tribute / Grammys (72,594) (72,600) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Yes I understand, this is why I wrote in a previous post that Mariah's image and career now is basically at a position worse than what it was during "Glitter". The moment they went with the "sabotage" story I just knew she has burned down a lot of bridges. A lot of these TV channels are sister concerns of ABC and the producers behind the DC New Year's event also produces some major award shows so these people can get her snubbed too. As it is, Mariah is already not being played on the radio and now her TV opportunities are limited too. I don't understand how even after being in the business for so long Mariah still made such a mistake. It's just so easy for her and her team to go around everyone and their dads but never look within themselves and see what mistakes they are making. Day by day she's limiting her opportunities and if it goes like this Mariah will have nowhere to go. You are right when you said she brought out the humble Mariah during that time. "Charmbracelet" era showed the humble and sweet Mariah, who was trying hard to win back the people, and she did that successfully. Then came the TEOM era where she was still humble and nice with a touch of "I am a legend". Which was a great balance. Recently her image is such, I can understand why it might rub people the wrong way and that's why people are less forgiving of her. That's why when she messes up people go all in on her because they think she's all about the shade, the extravagant life and the arrogance. This has to change. Like Andrew said, this isn't Mariah, I don't buy that "this is the real her". There is something going on and I hope it's not the start of a breakdown. (Monday 13 February 2017; 16:52)

Re: Mariah doing George Michael tribute / Grammys (72,579) (72,586) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter They definitely won't be willing to take her but if they were persuasive enough or maybe pay up a little they could have accomplished that. Didn't her previous team get her to sing the National Anthem at the SuperBowl when her career was at an all time low during "Glitter" era? Now her team got her a little spot on Jimmy Kimmel, which is not even popular anymore, what with Fallon and Corden blowing up. (Monday 13 February 2017; 13:04)

Re: Grammy's (72,577) (72,585) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter We usually separate a Mariah performance from a Beyonce one because Beyonce is an all out performer while Mariah's sole selling point is her voice. But this Grammy performance is a perfect example of all the things Mariah should have tried and didn't. Beyonce basically did what Mariah usually does (minus the self touching) which is barely move yet she compensated with top class production and amazing choreography and visuals. Like who would have thought? She just walked around and yet seemed so powerful and extraordinary. While for Mariah it's always the shirtless dudes doing the usual moves and a little "pick me up, twirl me around" moment with zero vision really. (Monday 13 February 2017; 13:02)

Re: Major events (72,576) (72,584) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha I'm actually scared of the day Mariah will fire Stella because Stella won't take it easy. Her contour will become extra muddy with rage and her mess of a smokey eye will give out real smoke. You are right about the points though, every day I'm surprised at all the missed opportunities. Even some of her lambs have much stronger ideas and plans to get Mariah on track. Yet she employs this wannabe thug. (Monday 13 February 2017; 12:58)

Re: Grammy's (72,574) (72,582) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah's team does take notes, but not the type you want, they are busy collecting green notes (i.e. money) wherever and whenever they can get it. Because Stella needs her 10% or 20% or whatever she charges Mariah. (Monday 13 February 2017; 12:55)

Major events (72,572) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I miss Mariah walking the red carpet at major events like award shows and all. I wish she'd just show up sometime and let her presence be known and maybe even get some inspiration from the performers. I feel like her being away from music related events is not really a good move. Can we get Benny Medina back? He gets JLo into every relevant show and everything (even when she has nothing to promote), and before you all bring up the "well did it help JLo's sales? Because Mariah sold more with MIAM than JLo's AKA", I am well aware of that but think about it, both Benny and Mariah have something and lack something. Mariah has the talent, the skills and the voice to make a big impact but she lacks the support team to push her work and to fix her image and to basically reinforce that she is a legend and a superstar (not a reality star). On the other hand, Benny has the skills, the connections, the drive and the ability to make to do exactly that but his client, that is Miss Lopez, lacks the skills, the talent and the voice. So simple solution really, give Stella to JLo and get Benny for Mariah. Because Benny plus Mariah is unstoppable. He can use his drive and connections and most importantly his management skills to really push Mariah's work and get her in all relevant places and make her presence known while Mariah can work on her end and provide the good songs and vocals. (Monday 13 February 2017; 11:15)

Beyonce at the Grammys (72,568) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Wow, what a performance. Loser Tanaka take note. The woman barely moved yet she had one of the most powerful performance with stunning visuals and production. Beyonce actually has a team with a creative vision, same can't be said about the team surrounding Mariah. The same old lame old stuff are basically recycled in her case. Whether it's performances, or videos or promo plan. It really sucks. (Monday 13 February 2017; 8:29)

Grammy's (72,566) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah should have been there praying tribute to either Prince or George Michael. Her team is so incompetent they don't realize if needed they need to pay big shows to allot time for Mariah if they want to prove that she still is "The Voice", but of course Stella's reach is up until TMZ and Gossip Cop. (Monday 13 February 2017; 5:09)

Mariah on the record (72,549) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Here is an old interview of Mariah with Fuse. 1) I like how the interviewer really knows her catalogue. Usually people just know the hits. He also asks good questions with a good balance between personal and professional stuff. 2) I miss interviews were Mariah properly answers questions and takes the interviews seriously and where we'd actually know what she's actually on the show for. Nowadays it's all diva act, dodging questions, going off tangent and rambling on, or looking bored and annoyed. I like how she talks about her songwriting process and how she came up with some of her songs and who inspired her. She is so articulate and humble here. 3) She actually says "I'm a grown up" haha, this is so rare. 4) One thing she mentions here possibly explains Mariah's situation. She says she "hates being the boss" and how she hates telling people what to do. She does say she is very hands on about making decision despite hating it. I think over the years she stopped that too and since she hates being the boss, she possibly finds it difficult to get rid of the leeches that seem to always find her. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 15:22)

Re: Just a thought (72,532) (72,546) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Another blatant copy is the "Oh Baby, oh baby" part from Mariah's "Secret Love". Ariana's song "Baby I" basically took that part and made it the chorus. But no that's probably not the reason. Mariah's hate from Ariana comes from the "Ariana is the new Mariah", "Ariana is a younger Mariah" comparisons and how Ariana and her team basically lifted Mariah's style for Ariana's first album. They even pushed the "new Mariah" thing as a promo tool. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 13:43)

Another party with radio people (72,534) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So Mimi hosted another party this time at her place where a lot of radio people were invited. I love the jacket she's wearing and hoping for some better quality pictures. This is a full length shot of the ensemble. She looks great. The dress is nice. A close up moment. So this is the second party (as far as we know) like this within a few days where she's hanging out with radio personalities. However the promo for ID has almost died down, so I'm thinking this may be advance promo lined up for the single she said is coming this March? (Sunday 12 February 2017; 10:11)

Re: New radio call in (72,517) (72,526) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Somehow while I was writing that post I just knew you'd write something like this. You must be the type who say girls deserve to be (or asking to be) sexually assaulted because they dress a certain way. I am the first to voice my opinions about all the crap Mariah does but that comment the radio guy made was through and through inappropriate. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 2:06)

New radio call in (72,501) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Here is the link to the audio. It's good that she got word of people being pissed about her supposedly burning her $250k Valentino wedding dress. She finally said that it's not her real wedding dress and that she got it from a bridal store but it's not an expensive one. Then she said she is making a promise that she'll buy someone the wedding dress she wore for their wedding. She as usual dodges questions about Bryan. She mentions some cute stuff about the twins especially Roc. Mariah was sweet throughout the interview and she sounded humble especially in the end where she was thanking anyone who heard any of her songs. But what the hell is wrong with the interviewer at the end? He says "Say hi to the twins from me, and I'm not talking about the kids." So inappropriate. (Saturday 11 February 2017; 14:44)

Re: They do, but "I Don't" (72,473) (72,493) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Ya well according to Mariah's team, a viral moment is everything and the only thing required. Who cares about sales and charts? Mariah is on fire. (Saturday 11 February 2017; 2:22)

Re: Bad ticket sales (72,474) (72,491) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter The SSFT was already in talks before Stella came into the picture. However the SSFT South America and Hawaii happened under Stella's management and look at what happened to that. I don't understand how Mariah doesn't see that Stella just isn't right for this. She has no background in this. Stella can be chalked up as selfish but what on earth happened to Mariah's judgement? It really bothers me that 27 years into her career she's making mistakes even a new comer won't make. (Saturday 11 February 2017; 2:21)

Re: Mariah's World (72,470) (72,471) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It will be a while before she realizes that because as of now she's still thinking her image is in perfect condition and she has unbridled success with everything Stella got her. I at least hope that it's a misconception she's under and not something she is doing intentionally. (Friday 10 February 2017; 16:33)

Re: I don't see nothin' wrong (72,441) (72,461) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha let's not forget wearing this for a Christmas special and a body suit for OHN. The 2 photos you posted of her showing skin but getting it right are perfect examples. She looks sexy without looking like she's trying. In the silver dress with sheer panels you can see a lot of skin yet it looks classy and nice. The photo I posted here, neck up she's flawless from the hair to the makeup, but I don't get the outfit and how on Earth is this appropriate for Christmas. I don't get how she wears these and thinks "oh wow this is a great idea" . (Friday 10 February 2017; 10:54)

Re-brand (72,460) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter They really need to work on Mariah's brand. It has never been this bad even during "Glitter". Her image is a mess, the diva antics are going through the roof, most of her recent projects have been half baked and abandoned mid way, she seems to not acknowledge that she needs to work on her voice more (and no I'm not saying she can't sing but her voice is her instrument, she's not a dancer or full on entertainer so that's her sole selling point), she can't seem to stay away from fabricated drama. And this isn't like it's happening once in a while, it's like a regular day now. Only lambs will bother trying to dig through and see the "real Mariah", but even we are finding it increasingly harder to recognize the star we love and admire. Her team has been treating her like a B-list celebrity, getting her B-list deals, and they don't seem to have the reach to get her booked in high profile shows and events, which shouldn't be hard since she's one of the biggest stars. But either they are lazy or they have no clue how to handle her. They don't bother doing anything unless they see a quick way to get cash. They burn down bridges with big shots by crying sabotage when there are better and more diplomatic ways to handle things. No one in her team seems to be competent enough to do the job they are hired to do. Stella talks big but the only high profile deals Mariah got were people who came to her, not people Stella got for Mariah, and even then they find ways to mess things up. Mariah really needs to take off those Cavalli shades because they are clearly clouding her judgement and vision. Side note: why on earth did they use that picture for the Lionel tour? How does this even make sense? I am not against skin show at all but is that all there is to Mariah nowadays? (Friday 10 February 2017; 10:15)

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