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Could it be possible (107,752) by BFF from United States

I completely forgot about "Tipsy". Why are such mediocre songs topping the charts for these long stretches? Lol.
(Wednesday 4 December 2024; 17:49)


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And somewhere on the Billboard charts (107,742) by BFF from United States

Go Mariah go. We need to retake that record for song with most weeks at #1 back from Lil Nas X.
(Tuesday 3 December 2024; 19:37)


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Celebrity endorsements (107,635) by BFF from United States

My guess is that Mariah was put off by the Harris campaign's embrace of Eminem as a surrogate. It was interesting that Obama and Eminem appeared together to help VP Harris become the first woman president when we all know Eminem has spent decades calling Mariah Carey every misogynistic word in the dictionary and recording songs with all manner of homophobic and misogynistic slurs.
(Tuesday 12 November 2024; 16:55)


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Christmas tour 2024 (107,618) by BFF from United States

I have seen some clips on YouTube. Mariah looks great, but my sense is that the show is almost entirely pre-recorded like the recent Vegas residency shows, even the intermission with her children. Maybe this is just the norm now for most major artists?
(Sunday 10 November 2024; 13:52)


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AMAs performance (107,502) by BFF from United States

The AMAs performance seemed lip-synched to me, but I guess the vocals could have been compiled from multiple takes like someone else mentioned. Mariah seemed a little more energetic than she has been at the Vegas residency, so that was a plus.

I wonder if she is planning something to coincide with the actual 20th anniversary of TEOM's release date next year. There is least one song from those sessions ("When I Feel It") that isn't available on streaming, and maybe there are some other unreleased songs from those sessions.

I'm bidding my time for when Mariah finally does some sort of "Glitter" re-release/celebration. She worked on the film and the soundtrack for approximately 3-4 years, so there's bound to be a ton of material buried somewhere. And we still don't have EPs for "Loverboy", "Never Too Far", "Never Too Far/Hero", "Don't Stop", etc. I guess Virgin Records hasn't been easy to work with on that front.
(Friday 11 October 2024; 19:25)


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Reflections (Care Enough) (107,425) by BFF from United States

It is really unique amongst her ballads. The liner notes indicate that she composed it with someone named Philippe Pierre. I've never heard her mention him in any interviews before, and I wonder how that collaboration came about. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are credited as co-producers on it.
(Saturday 28 September 2024; 19:13)


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AMA's (107,412) by BFF from United States

Billboard reports that she will perform a medley of songs from "The Emancipation of Mimi".
(Thursday 26 September 2024; 15:26)


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Angels Advocate tour (107,327) by BFF from United States

I was at the Atlanta show as well. That was my second Mariah show. I previously went to the Atlanta date of the The Adventures of Mimi tour. I honestly liked the Angels Advocate show better. The Fox Theatre is a way better venue than Phillips Arena.
(Friday 6 September 2024; 19:04)


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Mariah's mom and sister died on the same day (107,270) by BFF from United States

My heart goes out to Mariah right now. I know the relationships with her sister and mother were both strained. It sounds like she and her mother were able to mend fences, but it doesn't sound like there was a similar chance with Alison. I hope Mariah has a solid support system around her. I can understand both the pro and con arguments for reconciling with Morgan.
(Tuesday 27 August 2024; 16:48)


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Christmas shows (107,187) by BFF from United States

I'm so sorry to hear this. I'm sending kind thoughts your way.

Listen to "Anytime You Need a Friend" and know that everyone on the board is rooting for you.
(Sunday 11 August 2024; 13:32)


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Gospel or Jazz album before MC16 (107,186) by BFF from United States

I can assure you that she is receiving zero "hate" for coming out as "bisexual" in 2024. But she's definitely receiving understandable eye rolls from people who can see that it's motivated by a desire for attention. In 2024, you don't broadcast your personal life like this unless your motivation is publicity.

I contrast Morris with Tracy Chapman and Luther Vandross, both of whom had lots of speculation about their sexual orientation but had enough class to swat people away when asked about it. It's not normal to broadcast this kind of thing and definitely not when you're recently divorced with a young son.

And from personal experience, I can tell you that "waiting until later in life" is not a luxury that many gay men and lesbian women have had.
(Sunday 11 August 2024; 13:27)


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Gospel or Jazz album before MC16 (107,175) by BFF from United States

Maren Morris is an attention-seeking narcissist lol. I cannot stand it when celebrities come out as "bisexual" or "queer" for the cool factor. It's such a slap in the face to those of us who have been openly gay or lesbian since before it was cool to identify as "LGBTQ+".

My question to Morris is, why get married to a man and have a child with him if you always harbored these thoughts? I think people who harbor doubts about their sexual orientation have an obligation to tell people they are planning to marry and with whom they are planning to have children. It isn't fair to the children, and it isn't fair to the ex-spouse. And, yes, before anyone accuses me of sexism or "biphobia", I would argue the same in situations where the person in question is male or if the person in question was a gay man or lesbian woman.
(Saturday 10 August 2024; 18:22)


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Return to roots (107,157) by BFF from United States

I'm definitely in the 90s Mariah camp... and generally in the 90s camp for any musical artist/genre. I've been alternating between the 90s R&B, 90s Soft Rock, 90s Singer-Songwriter and 90s Alternative playlists on Apple Music as well as the 90s Pop Hits by year on there. It's fun to put the "1995 Pop Hits" playlist on and hear everything from Mariah and TLC to Hootie & the Blowfish and Sheryl Crow.
(Friday 9 August 2024; 00:16)


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Return to roots (107,144) by BFF from United States

I think the last chance Mariah had to "return to her roots" was in 2013/14 with "The Art of Letting Go" before it became "Me I Am Mariah" (still hate that album title). Many of the songs on that album were quite good, but they were ignored because of the delays and poor launch. The accident during the #Beautiful music video, the divorce from Nick, and Stella's subsequent push for the holiday shows and the Vegas residencies really hindered any chances of recording being Mariah's main focus.

What Mariah needs to do is focus on getting into better physical and vocal condition so she can deliver solid live performances that match the prices that fans pay to see her live. Touring and live performances are where the money is made now, not on album sales. Confidence on stage could translate into more inspired studio albums, but we really need to see an improvement in the performances first. And if there is a chronic health condition contributing (as with Celine Dion or Linda Ronstadt), she really needs to address it.
(Wednesday 7 August 2024; 20:41)


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The girl who lipped wolf (107,100) by BFF from United States

Meant to say that Celine *has not* lip synced entire shows. Pardon my typo.
(Sunday 4 August 2024; 17:23)


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The girl who lipped wolf (107,099) by BFF from United States

The reality is that the primary revenue stream for recording artists these days is through touring.

I just watched Celine Dion's recent documentary. Celine has been through a lot with her illness and has put tons of effort into getting back to performing. Yes, Celine has been lip syncing for quite some time. But she has lip synced entire shows, and her performances are full of passion and energy. She refused to perform shows when her condition got so bad she couldn't give 100 percent effort.

On the other hand, Mariah's live shows have been low energy since probably 2010. I went to "The Adventures of Mimi" and "Angels Advocate" shows in Atlanta; I definitely recall a steep decline between 2006 and 2010.

Fast forward to 2024, she's barely moving and now lip syncing entire shows except for a couple of minutes. Maybe she hasn't said anything because there's no legitimate explanation?
(Sunday 4 August 2024; 15:47)


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Inspirational songs (107,042) by BFF from United States

I'm no supporter of Trump's, but the reality is that Biden's record on racial issues is equally bad or worse than Trump's. With Biden, you have five decades of off-color racial comments/gaffes and horrible policy choices that negatively impacted African-Americans. The difference is that Biden pretends to be your friend while stabbing you in the back, while Trump stabs you in the front.

Biden voted for the 1994 crime bill which resulted in disproportionately higher rates of incarceration amongst African-Americans. He also spoke about how proud he was of his work with segregationists during his time in the Senate. And he was also opposed to busing as part of the de-segregation process. Vice President Harris called him out on this in the 2020 primary debate, go back and watch the clips.

This is why I refused to support Joe Biden in the 2020 primary or the general election (and voted for Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins), why I thought he was an awful choice to be President Obama's VP (supported Obama in 2008 and 2012), and why I thought he was an awful candidate in 2008.

Not saying that either Trump or Biden is great. I'm simply saying that Democrats are equally as capable as Republicans of racial bigotry, homophobia, misogyny etc. Almost every mainstream Democratic leader was opposed to same-sex marriage (Biden, Clinton, Obama, Clyburn, etc.) until the supreme court decision made it untenable to hold that belief. Many have never apologized and acknowledged they were wrong.
(Tuesday 30 July 2024; 21:48)


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Mariah, Anita Baker and Lauryn Hill (107,025) by BFF from United States

I think Mariah had counted on movies as a secondary (or even primary) career and source of income when she initially conceived "Glitter". That way she wouldn't need to do full studio albums and touring all the time and could diversify the way Jennifer Lopez has. I know how a lot of Mariah fans feel about her, but Lopez has done pretty well with the actress/singer/dancer model. She's not great at either singing or acting, but she has certainly made a great living off of both.

Mariah doesn't really have a backup after singing, recording, etc. She appeared in other films, but she never really dedicated much time to the craft of acting after "Glitter".
(Monday 29 July 2024; 21:54)


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Mariah, Anita Baker and Lauryn Hill (107,023) by BFF from United States

Lauryn isn't late. She's just waiting "until the energy is right".

That's also why she has only released one studio album. The energy just hasn't been right since 1998. That's also why she didn't pay $1.8 million in taxes between 2005 and 2007. The IRS' energy just wasn't right.
(Monday 29 July 2024; 20:32)


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Celine, Mariah and lip synching (107,001) by BFF from United States

I was looking at some videos from the last few nights in Vegas as well. Mariah's lip-syncing is pretty shameless in them. If she's going to do it, she definitely needs to practice making it look more convincing. Her lips are barely moving in some of the songs.

Is there any segment of this show in which she is singing live? What a sad spectacle.
(Sunday 28 July 2024; 16:05)


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What will MC bring differently for MC16? (106,991) by BFF from United States

I liked "Back to Black" but MC would have to branch out to different producers in order to achieve that type of sound. Mark Ronson (producer on "Back to Black") is someone she hasn't worked with in the past, so she could give it a shot.
(Saturday 27 July 2024; 22:38)


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Election (106,990) by BFF from United States

No problem. I've had some people be really unpleasant to me in political conversations (people all across the spectrum), so I do my best to keep it respectful.
(Saturday 27 July 2024; 22:36)


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Election (106,978) by BFF from United States

I would be relieved to have Trump and Biden gone. Trump is erratic and unfit to lead and probably belongs on the sex offender registry.

And Biden is in such poor health he can barely put a sentence together and can't remember world leaders' name and names of people in his own cabinet. He referred to Ukrainian President Zelensky as "President Putin" at the NATO Summit and referenced to "Vice President Trump" instead of VP Harris. He called Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "the black man" when he couldn't remember Austin's name during an interview with BET.

He never should have ran in 2020, the Democratic candidate should have been someone younger and in better health like Kamala.
(Saturday 27 July 2024; 13:36)


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Celine 2024 Olympics (106,977) by BFF from United States

Yes. I'm so glad she's doing better and is able to start a new Vegas residency.
(Saturday 27 July 2024; 13:23)


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Election (106,967) by BFF from United States

I do my best to get along with Trump supporters and to respect their choice to support him. I cannot vote for someone who has so little respect for women though. I supported Clinton in 2016 for similar reasons and just think Trump is unqualified.

I actually feel the same way about Biden as I do about Trump. I didn't vote for him in 2020 (voted for the Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins), disagreed with Obama (supported Obama in 2008 and 2012) choosing him for VP, and disliked him as a primary candidate in 2008. I think Biden has been very condescending to President Obama and African-Americans generally. I also didn't like the way Biden lied about his past positions on same-sex marriage.

Harris called him out during the 2020 primaries, which I liked. I consider myself a moderate, and I think Harris' record as Attorney General, District Attorney, and Senator are not extreme.

As far as gas prices go, we need to be encouraging automobile manufacturers to make more fuel efficient cars and setting up programs to help get the prices on the hybrid and electric vehicles down. I'd love to get a hybrid, but cars cost 2-3 times as much now as what I paid for my Toyota Yaris in 2009, which I got with rebate from Obama's "Cash for Clunkers" program.

(Friday 26 July 2024; 22:19)


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