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Re: Article: The 25 best singers-turned-actors (90,660) (90,661) by Dennis from Miami, FL I believe Mrs Diana Ross is a quite decent actress too. This lady sings the blues and Mahogany anyone? Dolly Parton is not bad either in movies. And last, but definitely not least, Whitney Houston. She was five heads above Madonna and Mariah in acting. PS sorry, I noticed later that Dolly was in the list. (Tuesday 20 August 2019; 13:58)

Re: Article: The 25 best singers-turned-actors (90,658) (90,660) by Dennis from Miami, FL I believe Will Smith and JLo were actors turned singers, not otherwise. This list is very amateur. Where's Liza Minelli then? (Tuesday 20 August 2019; 13:18)

Article: Anitta shares inspiring story after Mariah follows her (90,659) by Carlos from Brazil I am so glad Mariah started following Anitta. She's a queen in Brazil and she is really supportive of Mariah since day one. I really hope they should meet but I don't see a collaboration because they work are so different. (Tuesday 20 August 2019; 13:01)

Re: Article: The 25 best singers-turned-actors (90,657) (90,658) by MusicfanJ from Germany Will Smith at 22 really? One number behind Justin Timberlake. A very strange list. Cher, Will Smith and Barbra Streisand are top 5. (Tuesday 20 August 2019; 11:28)

Article: The 25 best singers-turned-actors (90,657) by Dennis from Miami, FL “Madonna is a movie killer, she's dead behind the eyes, she cannot act her way out of a paper bag, she should not be in film or on stage. May 10, 2017 Patti LuPone." (Tuesday 20 August 2019; 07:50)

Re: Love Takes Time on POSE (90,642) (90,656) by B from USA They played Love Takes Time at the end of last week's episode, and it was brilliant. It worked on a thematic level. (Tuesday 20 August 2019; 07:31)

Re: Played on the radio (90,648) (90,655) by B from USA Obsessed is being played frequently by my local radio station which I assume is the result of tweens who just discovered the song from the Tik Tok challenge requesting it. They usually play ABMB, WBT, CLL, Hero, Fantasy, Emotions, and #Beautiful. (Tuesday 20 August 2019; 07:27)

Re: Chart manipulation (90,612) (90,654) by Steve from USA There's a lot that's wrong about that article, and the only single that was ever deep discounted to 49 cents was Loverboy. The author didn't even know that Rainbow wasn't released in 1998, which maybe isn't a big deal, but is indicative of sloppy research, or lack of it. (Monday 19 August 2019; 14:08)

Re: Played on the radio (90,638) (90,653) by Ronnie from California I have heard I'll Be There, Always Be My Baby, Fantasy, Hero, Without You, Endless Love, Dreamlover, Emotions, One Sweet Day, Love Takes Time at that respective frequency on "Oldies" (mid 80's - early 00's) stations. On throwback stations (90's - somewhat current) I have heard We Belong Together, Shake It Off, It's Like That, Honey, Heartbreaker, Obsessed, Touch My Body. I regularly hear Heartbreaker and Honey at gay clubs. Sometimes I hear obscure club mixes like HATEU remix. I also hear random songs (Candy Bling, Meteorite) at various stores, but I figure it's someone's playlist. During Christmas, I hear AIWFC, Christmas, Oh Santa, O Holy Night, Joy to the World, SCICTown. (Pretty much) everyone knows ABMB and AIWFCIY. Most people know WBT, Hero, Emotions, and maybe Obsessed (esp for younger). It is kinda sad that I never really hear VOL. Luckily it remains a staple for singers who study "ambitious" technique alongside Emotions. (Monday 19 August 2019; 09:25)

Re: Played on the radio (90,638) (90,652) by Rene from US I'm from San Diego, California. The adult contemporary station plays any hit from the first album except "Someday", and any slow song until Daydream era mostly. In another station that is "old school", urban music, it's more from "Daydream" era to "Butterfly", and "Emancipation" era mostly and older stuff on certain time slots. They also play certain remixes.You can also request anything for that was a hit. Obviously, for Christmas they play her music in the adult contemporary station "incessantly". (Monday 19 August 2019; 08:19)

Re: "Against All Odds" with Westlife / video (90,649) (90,651) by MusicfanJ from Germany Yes I love that look too. So natural and beautiful. For me that's the "real" Mariah. (Saturday 17 August 2019; 19:04)

Re: Played on the radio (90,647) (90,650) by MusicfanJ from Germany "Hero", "ABMB", Without you" and "We belong together" gets played quite a lot too. Followed by "Against all odds" and "IWTKWLI". On the urban radio stations you can also hear some remixes and "newer" songs. On Christmas the radio plays "AIWFCIY" endlessly plus almost every single from "MC". From "MC II" they often play "Oh Santa" and "One Child". (Saturday 17 August 2019; 19:02)

"Against All Odds" with Westlife / video (90,649) by Billy from Greece Mariah is drop-dead gorgeous in this video. Just stunning. With the twentieth anniversary of "Rainbow" approaching, I cannot but really cherish that era in Mariah's career. (Saturday 17 August 2019; 14:58)

Re: Played on the radio (90,638) (90,648) by TJ from Norway Nope. It's mostly Without You, and songs like that. (Saturday 17 August 2019; 10:11)

Re: Played on the radio (90,638) (90,647) by Bill from the UK In London, I've only ever heard the urban stations play Fantasy remix. She is mainly played on easy listening stations. Hero and I'll Be There I hear the most, occasionally Without You and We Belong Together. Obviously AIWFCIY is inescapable at Christmas time haha. (Saturday 17 August 2019; 07:02)

Re: Chart manipulation (90,637) (90,646) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I remember Mariah's records and singles in the city I grew up (Guelph Ontario, 45mins south west of Toronto), were always pretty pricey. I never saw anything-Mariah discounted on the shelf or in the discount bin. I remember visiting Ottawa at St. Laurent Mall, and they had this massive Loverboy display and stock pile at the front of the store where the single was $1.99 after the film bombed. I remember if the average CD was $14.99, Mariah's would always be $16.99 plus. Singles were always $2.99 plus. Who I do remember being a massive discount queen where I grew up was Madonna (no shade). You could always find Madonna's most recent release in the discount bin along with most of her catalog. Again, no shade just memory. (Saturday 17 August 2019; 01:16)

Re: Played on the radio (90,638) (90,645) by Matty from Vancouver Canada In Vancouver Canada, Fantasy, Always be my Baby and We Belong together are still play in regular rotation of Virgin Radio 94.5 which is the most current Top 40 station. On the A/C station we listen to at my office, ABMB, Vision of Love, I'll Be Loving U Long Time and #Beautiful come on regularly. (Saturday 17 August 2019; 01:07)

Aretha (90,644) by Musti from UK I was watching the Natural Woman performance from Divas Live 1998 today. I hadn't noticed this before at some point during Testimony, Aretha heads towards M and puts her arm around her and they start singing together. M seemed so happy when this happened, almost like she was validated. I didn't see Aretha touch anyone else that night. She must've really liked M and her story when they met. This is Aretha after all, the woman never made any effort to be nice to anyone she was not fond of. I'm so glad this moment happened. M was really in need of a warm embrace in those days, and what better person to give it to you than your idol and the Queen of Soul herself. People can say what you want about Aretha but what was bigger than her talent was her heart. May she forever rest in peace. (Saturday 17 August 2019; 00:21)

Johnta Austin (90,643) by Bobby A from United States Johnta Austin's Love, Sex, and Religion is really a great debut. One song in particular is my favorite song. It is called Born Again. It was produced by JD and BMC. And from the moment the beat kicks in, you know JD co-wrote it. It has that JD bounce just like Shake It Off. Check out Johnta on Amazon. (Friday 16 August 2019; 23:10)

Love Takes Time on POSE (90,642) by Chicago Lamb from USA Has anyone been watching POSE? The first season takes place in late 80's and the second season in early 90's. Lots of great music is used throughout the both seasons. So you know as I'm watching I wonder... ok when are they going to use a Mariah track? When I was 19 I'd go to the Bistro II, an urban dance club in Chicago where at the end of the night they'd always play Vision of Love. A slow dance to finish the night. So I thought VOL might be a good fit since it was so embraced by the trans/gay community very early. Love Takes Time was used for the end of the 7th episode in the current season. I'm so happy she let this very important show license her music. (Friday 16 August 2019; 22:28)

Re: Glitter (90,633) (90,641) by Billy from Greece This is actually a beautiful song. (Friday 16 August 2019; 22:22)

Re: MC's tone (90,639) (90,640) by Billy from Greece Stephen Thomas Erlewine was most likely paid by Tommy to write that scathing review. If you target and undermine the artist's main marketing tool, which in this case was Mariah's voice, what is the artist left with? For whatever Charmbracelet is, that review was beyond biased, especially given the time of its publication. Same goes for his disturbing review of "Glitter". His style of writing speaks arrogant prick. (Friday 16 August 2019; 22:01)

Re: MC's tone (90,629) (90,639) by B from USA I never understood why critics said Mariah's voice was shot in their reviews of Charmbracelet. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said that whenever Mariah sang on the album that there was a raspy whistle behind her "thin voice" voice and that she strained to reach notes throughout the record. He went on to say that Mariah's voice was damaged and that there wasn't a moment on the album where it sounded strong or inviting. Yes, Mariah sang the majority of the album in her debated and detested whisper register but she sings like she does on I Only Wanted, My Saving Grace, and at the end of The One she doesn't strain to reach notes, and her voice sounds strong and inviting like being embraced by an old friend. Her voice was in fine form during the recording of Glitter, and she slayed her live performances during that era. Especially, her performance of the Never Too Far/Hero medley during the At Home For The Holidays With Mariah Carey special. (Friday 16 August 2019; 20:35)

Played on the radio (90,638) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I just wondered which songs of Mariah are usually getting played on the radio in the country you are from? Here in Norway Mariah is only played on the easy listening stations, and the songs they usually play are Love Takes Time, I'll Be There and Hero. I never hear an urban Mariah song on the radio, but maybe TJ from Norway has. (Friday 16 August 2019; 18:24)

Re: Chart manipulation (90,631) (90,637) by MusicfanJ from Germany I don't know the price from the US market but in Germany all her singles were at regular prices when they were released. The same with the albums, definitely not cheap. (Friday 16 August 2019; 17:11)

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