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It's a wrap (113,997) by Edward from USA

An unknown mediocre actor is not the same thing as Mariah Carey being mediocre at acting. Everything Mariah does gets magnified because of who she is. A random actor can be average and nobody cares. Mariah can't. Every role, every performance, every line delivery is going to be picked apart because she's Mariah Carey.

So saying "you don't have to be good to act" kind of misses the point. Sure, you don't. But why would anyone want her to pursue something she's never really been great at when she has other talents that are much more proven?

And I don't really buy the argument about her writing and producing either. Not every song written by Diane Warren, Babyface, or any other legendary songwriter is a hit. That's just the nature of the business. The difference is that Mariah has an entire career's worth of songwriting accomplishments behind her. Her track record as a writer is infinitely stronger than her track record as an actress.

At the end of the day, it's not about whether she can act. It's about where she's most likely to succeed and create something worthwhile. Outside of Precious, acting has never really been her lane. Writing, producing, and creating music have always been. If she's looking for a new creative outlet, it makes a lot more sense to lean into the things she's actually excelled at instead of chasing a film career that's never really taken off.
(Tuesday 16 June 2026; 14:09)


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It's a wrap (113,991) by Edward from USA

"Acting again", is that a joke?

"Precious" is the closest she's ever come to actually acting. In most of her other roles, she was basically just playing herself.

At this point, I think she should stay away from acting and focus on writing and producing. Out of all her talents, those are the areas where she can still really shine and make the most of what she brings to the table. JLo is to singing what Mariah is to acting.
(Monday 15 June 2026; 20:25)


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Bryan Tanaka in Tyler Perry's Nextflix show (113,948) by Edward from USA

Bryan is really good on it, I'm happy for him. He grounded Mariah, but oh well.
(Wednesday 10 June 2026; 23:02)


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Article: Mariah Carey turns out for Gucci Cruise 2027 show (113,828) by Edward from USA

She definitely need to embrace a more casual and sustainable look. She looks really good in that outfit.
(Sunday 17 May 2026; 14:18)


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Mariah cover songs (113,814) by Edward from USA

Her Minnie Mouse on helium version of "One More Try" was truly horrendous, in my humble opinion. She really shouldn't have gone anywhere near that song after 2012. It was always one of those songs I dreamed of her covering. I'd even get annoyed just imagining her cutting it down to some rushed 3.5min version.

So when the tracklist leaked and I saw she kept the full length intact, I was actually excited. Then release day came and... I was shocked, like, what the heck did you do? For the first time ever, I genuinely felt like she took a classic and completely butchered it.

Somebody on YouTube mixed her version with George Michael's original vocals and turned it into a duet that's way more passable.
(Thursday 14 May 2026; 17:19)


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Article: Mariah Carey sticking with Gamma Records (113,804) by Edward from USA

Once again, stop pulling stuff out of your behind. There's no such law, it's just a proposal called the Pied-�-Terre Tax that's been floating around in New York politics for over a decade now.

Mariah is clearly downsizing, and I think she's being smart about it. A lot of artists do that as they get older and the money isn't coming in like it used to. Mariah herself has said there's not much money in streaming, and she's not doing long arena tours either.

By the time you pay Uncle Sam, agents, lawyers, managers, staff, and all the other expenses, there's really not as much left as people think. People acting like Mariah is still making 90s money are delusional.
(Tuesday 12 May 2026; 03:46)


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Brenda K on relationship with MC (113,767) by Edward from USA

That's funny. It should definitely be on the first page of the "Burn Book".

(Monday 4 May 2026; 14:11)


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The Revival Of Mariah Carey (113,726) by Edward from USA

Please do.

(Tuesday 28 April 2026; 11:48)


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The Revival Of Mariah Carey (113,715) by Edward from USA

At this point we know that lack of rest isn't the source of her voice problems.
(Monday 27 April 2026; 17:26)


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The Revival Of Mariah Carey (113,704) by Edward from USA

"Play This Song" is nice melodically, but the delivery just feels flat as flat can be. It kind of comes off a bit soulless to me, which is a shame because it had potential.

I don't know if Mariah realizes that an album without at least a little bit of that signature "Mariah" sprinkled in here and there just doesn't hit the same. She doesn't have to be belting all the time, but she had plenty of time, and a real chance, to lay down stronger vocals for HFIA, especially since a lot of those songs were recorded years ago.
(Saturday 25 April 2026; 19:07)


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Glitter 25th anniversary (113,670) by Edward from USA

I've always said, if you can't improve a classic or at least match it, leave it alone. The same goes for any cover. We had enough with her take on "One More Try", and that was over a decade ago. She should just release any unused material from that era.
(Sunday 19 April 2026; 13:55)


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The Tiffany performances (113,656) by Edward from USA

Sadly, she's built this bubble of people who seem more worried about their paychecks than being real with her. Nobody around her has the guts to pull a Cindi Berger on her. Ever since they parted ways, Mariah Carey's image hasn't exactly been at its best. Stella and the "Reign of Terror" came right after that.
(Saturday 18 April 2026; 15:27)


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Be nice or leave (113,655) by Edward from USA

My dear, a "fairweather friend" doesn't stick around for 30 years through every high and low, nice try. I'm a fan, not part of the echo chamber you're part of. But sure, keep the "yass queen" routine going, history's shown how helpful that's been.
(Saturday 18 April 2026; 15:08)


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Be nice or leave (113,640) by Edward from USA

Easy, Mary, you completely missed the point. It's not about her staying the same or not evolving. The issue is that she stopped being relatable, which is a completely different thing.

And Mariah wasn't some puppet back then. The words that came out of her mouth were hers, the eloquence, the intelligence, that was all her. Tommy was just part of the equation. He didn't write or produce those songs for her; she did.

Randy is right: her diva persona ended up eclipsing her genius. Where's the relatability now? Her performing "Make It Happen" up through TEOM felt authentic. If she tried to deliver that same message today, people would probably roll their eyes. There's a clear disconnect between her music and her persona, and that's what makes her feel unrelatable.

You can even see it in how public perception has shifted, before 2005, being her fan was something people proudly wore on their sleeve. Now, most fans feel like they have to keep it to themselves, myself included. If I had a dime for every time people rolled their eyes when I said I was a fan, I'd be rich.
(Friday 17 April 2026; 15:52)


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Mariah's too epic for words (113,638) by Edward from USA

It's just Nikki pulling stuff out of her behind as always, hardly surprising at this point. Different from other posters here who keep it real, she lives in her own bubble of delusions, typical "yass queen". Mariah is surrounded by these types of people, just like Michael was.
(Friday 17 April 2026; 15:26)


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Article: Mariah Carey wants $27M for her NYC penthouse triplex (113,589) by Edward from USA

It seems to me that Mariah has been burning through a ton of money just to keep her brand and lifestyle going. People see her massive net worth and assume she's sitting on a mountain of cash, but the reality is her burn rate has always been huge.

If it really costs around $150k-$200k just for her to step out with full glam, security, and staff, imagine what her monthly expenses look like. Between the HOA fees and property taxes at 90 Franklin, she's spending close to $40k a month on just that one place. And that's not even counting the fact that she likely keeps her core team, backup singers, assistants, etc., on retainer so they're always available. That kind of loyalty and availability isn't cheap.

Even her big income streams don't stretch as far as people might think. Her catalog reportedly brings in around $20-$30 million a year, but once you factor in taxes (around 50%) and then another cut for management, legal fees, and business expenses, she's probably left with around $10 million or so in actual spendable cash. And when your lifestyle easily costs a million dollars or more per month, that money disappears quickly. It's basically a luxury version of living paycheck to paycheck, which also explains why she keeps touring and working when, in theory, she should be able to slow down and just enjoy the fruits of her success.

The debt is also a big factor. She's taken out loans against the penthouse, something like $18.6M based on public records, which means she doesn't actually have all that equity. If she sells for around $27M, by the time the loans and broker fees are paid off, she may only walk away with a few million in actual cash.

I don't think she's selling just for fun. She clearly loved that place and made it her own. It seems more like a smart move to downsize and restructure her finances. The math on that lifestyle just doesn't work the same way it used to.
(Saturday 11 April 2026; 22:59)


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Glitter - my wish for MC in 2026 (113,527) by Edward from USA

Mariah was the director, go figure. Every single one of her shots had that soft-focus camera filter on them, which is so vain and so very Mariah.

She clearly wanted to recreate a little Mean Girls magic, but we all know Mariah basically plays herself in every movie she�s in, except Precious, because there was no way she could make that role about being glamorous. And I love how she hated her mustache.

(Thursday 2 April 2026; 17:20)


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Glitter - my wish for MC in 2026 (113,526) by Edward from USA

I agree. Glitter is definitely not a movie I ever think about rewatching but the music is simply great. That album is tied to some of the best memories of my life, so I'll always love it for that alone.

Vocally, it's actually kind of crazy when you think about it. After the softer vocals on Butterfly, and then stuff like "I Still Believe" and "Do You Know Where You're Going To?" where she didn't sound her best, Glitter was like Mariah came back in full force. She sounded clear, strong, and effortless on that album.

That's why it's always been hard for me to understand what happened after. You could already hear some cracks starting in the Butterfly era, and she didn't really improve on Rainbow, but then somehow she completely redeemed herself on Glitter just to go downhill again after that. She's definitely had some great vocal moments since then, but as a full album, nothing really compares to what she delivered there.

And as for "Lead the Way", pure perfection.
(Thursday 2 April 2026; 17:11)


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Glitter - my wish for MC in 2026 (113,517) by Edward from USA

Thank you for saying it because some people here seem to be on a group hallucination at this point.

Reality: Glitter is a solid album tragically trapped inside a corny, awkward, secondhand embarrassment movie.

Delusion: Saying Glitter and The Bodyguard are even remotely in the same league.

Whitney wasn't Meryl Streep but she could act. Mariah absolutely could not. Trying to put her Glitter performance on the same level as Whitney in The Bodyguard is like saying a school talent show and Broadway are basically the same thing because both had a mike.

And I love Mariah down, but some of you defend Glitter like you're trying to overturn a Supreme Court ruling. Enough.

(Wednesday 1 April 2026; 14:18)


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Birthday vs anniversary (113,490) by Edward from USA

Thank you, I was just about to post that.

(Sunday 29 March 2026; 03:36)


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Happy Birthday plus 1 (113,478) by Edward from USA

Happy Birthday, Mariah. I love the Nothing Is Impossible (Orchestral Version).

(Friday 27 March 2026; 16:54)

Edward (113,385) by Edward from USA

Tell me you are a "yass queen" without telling me you are a "yass queen". As for your glittery pom-poms? Vintage, so adorable.

(Friday 13 March 2026; 14:55)


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Edward (113,380) by Edward from USA

Hi Bobby A, I'm good, thanks for asking. I hope you're doing well too. I actually meant to reply to one of your posts the other day but never got around to it. One thing I can tell is that the problem with Mariah is Mariah herself. If she doesn't start presenting herself in a more relatable way, she's basically done in the music business, aside from Christmas of course.

The issue isn't really the music. As I was telling Randy, the bigger problem is the image she keeps projecting. The tired old "diva" persona has become repetitive and it feels out of touch with reality.

What the new generation see in her is an overproduced, heavily styled diva image that feels distant and unrelatable. The gowns, the restrictive corsets, the layers of makeup, the constant entourage, it creates a wall between her and the audience.

At some point she needs to drop the armor and just be more real and accessible. People today connect with authenticity much more than with the old-school diva mystique. If she showed more of the real person instead of the image, a younger audience might actually connect with her.

(Thursday 12 March 2026; 21:35)


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That rare flower that is Mariah's voice (113,283) by Edward from USA

Everybody knows her tits are natural. Her pushup bras have been doing the heavy lifting ever since 1999. Some people are just jealous.
(Thursday 19 February 2026; 15:12)


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Type Dangerous: MC and the Epstein files (113,267) by Edward from USA

It just dawned on me that according to your logic, anyone who's ever crossed paths with a criminal is automatically guilty by association. If so, Mariah should be burned at the stake for the crimes of Diddy and R. Kelly, and we're all going to hell every time we listen to "Honey" and " Betcha Gon Know". That's not moral reasoning, it's medieval thinking, dahling.

Being mentioned anywhere near the Epstein files is not proof of wrongdoing, and pretending it is doesn't magically make it true.

Your take on her "morally perverted upbringing" is especially gross, diagnosing someone you don't know, based on speculation you can't back up. That doesn't sound insightful, it sounds like projection to me.

If simply knowing the wrong people makes someone morally tainted, then by your own standard you must live a perfectly sanitized life. In that case, congrats, sainthood awaits. Amazon has customizable halos, just in case.

And really, who are you supposed to be, the moral police? Get off your high horse. For the rest of us, evidence still matters.
(Monday 16 February 2026; 18:37)


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