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About Lighty from China:
Been a Mariah fan since 1994.
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Alzheimer's (112,295)
by Lighty from China
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I didn't say she definitely had Alzheimer's though, that was not my final conclusion. I'm not even close to being a doctor. In my original post I said not sure if her stiffness/forgetfulness is because of menopause or heavy meds (of bipolar?) or maybe those were early signs of Alzheimer's, etc. Just some speculations. I hope Mariah gets better medical treatments and I wish for her to be healthy, live long and prosper. And after this Christmas, no more tours for a long long time.
(Friday 7 November 2025; 14:07)
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Dress (112,294)
by Lambi from USA
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You're correct. She did mention they had a whole police escort to get the dress delivered just in time. But I wouldn't take that as a definitive sign of Alzheimer's. It's actually really common in the industry for costumes to be finished at the very last minute, sometimes even seconds before a show. If you asked her about the 2005 AMA performance, she could easily confirm that her dress was being sewn right up until showtime, because she was just performing by herself.
But both hers and Whitney's dresses were both done by Vera Wang, so I can see why she might be mixing up which dress was late, because there's two of them that had to be styled.
Truthfully though, I think Mariah wanted to have the better cut of the dress so she possibly asked the designer to edit it last minute. Again, no basis on this but it's just something I totally see her doing.
(Friday 7 November 2025; 11:20)
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Dress (112,293)
by Lighty from China
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Of course it was Mariah's.
(Friday 7 November 2025; 03:13)
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Dress (112,290)
by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
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Was Mariah's dress really the one that arrived late? How do you remember that? The Memoirs?
(Friday 7 November 2025; 01:04)
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The arrogance (112,272)
by Lighty from China
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Well, the 2024-2025 Mariah Carey is stiff on stage. She said she had to do the Christmas residency because (her) people booked it. She didn't know Katy Perry went to space. She frequently forgets what specific word to use in recent interviews. She said in the JHud show that Whitney's dress was late for the VMAs but actually it was her own dress that almost didn't make it. She doesn't even remember her own lyrics and relies on multiple teleprompters on stage. Not really sure if it's because of menopause or the alleged heavy medication or early signs of Alzheimer's but do you really expect "this" Mariah to Google things herself? Her team is the one to blame.
(Thursday 6 November 2025; 11:43)
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The arrogance (112,268)
by Geronimo from USA
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You seem to be attempting to miss the point in public on purpose. Standing up for what is right is non-negotiable - especially when the public is bringing your betrayal to your attention while you try to hustle religious songs at Christmas about love, joy, and peace.
If she had any foresight at all, she might want to consider canceling her Christmas charade this year - especially since her latest album stands as a very public statement regarding the difference between what is happening on stage and what audiences will be hearing.
Entertainment is all fine and good. But, when the time comes to step up, you either step up or be counted for what you are. If all Mariah sang about was "panties to the side", then perhaps addressing her as a moral being would be a moot point. Not everybody has to say everything, every time, about every issue, but Mariah Carey is making money endorsing a company whose CEO is using the money that Mariah Carey is making for Sephora to donate millions of dollars intended to directly support a racist, apartheid state currently committing a live-streamed genocide
I believe Mariah Carey has used the public airways to the show pictures of Nelson Mandela in her deluxe apartment in the sky, no? Then, it's relevant to hold her accountable for the fact that all you have to do is Google "Sephora boycott" and the first three stories that pop up have to do with a Christian woman who sings songs about Jesus, but is dedicating her talent to the people who are destroying the lives of the people born where he lived and was literally executed by the state because he was committed to being an authentic enough version of himself that he became a threat to the goals of the Roman empire.
Mariah Carey, who is not broke, chooses to use what she calls her God-given talent to enrich people "making large donations to former President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign" while she sings "its tiiiiiime" to listen to her lip sync "glory to the newborn King" and "peace on earth". While she partners with Sephora, company owner Bernard Arnault invests hundreds of millions in Israeli companies while that nation is actively committing what everyone whose opinion counts has acknowledged is a genocide.
She sings about diamonds and comments in public that she doesn't understand why some people don't "like" diamonds, all the while Sephora founder, chairman, and CEO Bernard Arnault - who invests hundreds of millions in Israeli companies, including Lusix, an Israeli diamond company - donates millions of dollars to companies from the country whose diamond exports fund over $1 billion of the Israeli Occupation Forces budget annually.
LVMH's Sephora stores retail products from Ahava, one of the top 8 companies on the BDS boycott list for stealing Palestine's natural resources, eviscerating its environment, and operating in illegal settlements. So it matters that Mariah Carey is either too ignorant, too greedy, or both to make a morally intelligent decision at her age.
With all the capacity she has to know better and do better, she is actively and willfully doing far less than people who have with far less but are, themselves, putting their lives and careers on the line in order to be the kind of witness to peace and love that Mariah only sings about in her songs - her notable charitable contributions notwithstanding.
And let's not forget, in her personal life, Mariah Carey made the choice to date James Packer - a man who (allegedly) gave war Benjamin Netanyahu a key to his home - also the man whose gifts to Benjamin Netanyahu are the reason why Benjamin Netanyahu is currently up on corruption charges.
These are her choices. She is not simply failing to burn her bra on stage and release a protest album. She is actively earning money with some of the most evil people currently on the world stage today. That matters - and saying so has nothing to do with "arrogance".
If Eartha Kitt can do better, Mariah Carey can do better. If Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Sinead O'Connor, Lauryn Hill, and the artists formerly known as the Dixie Chicks can do better (and they certainly did), then Mariah Carey can at least Google herself and recognize that she is being exposed as a fraud (again) and do something about it now.
And yes, I still love "Confetti and Champagne", because she's a phenomenal singer, a very clever songwriter, and the song is super cute. But it sounds a little different right about now.
(Thursday 6 November 2025; 03:29)
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Deluxe edition and other thoughts (112,267)
by Lighty from China
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Bobby A, you always have so many positive thoughts and feelings in which I think you might be getting a little too ....
(Thursday 6 November 2025; 03:02)
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Deluxe edition and other thoughts (112,265)
by Bobby A from United States
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First, I feel preorders for the deluxe edition will happen before the end of the year. Secondly, it has to explain why Gamma has stopped all promotion of the album. Gamma knows releasing the deluxe edition is going to remind Lambs why MC is the queen of remixes. IYF will have a hot remix to officially release the song as the 3rd single. Finally, Jesus I Do is a going to win a Grammy for best Gospel song.
(Thursday 6 November 2025; 00:45)
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HFIA Japan (112,241)
by Lighty from China
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If you can use Rednote, this is the solo version with the extra verse.
(Tuesday 4 November 2025; 03:58)
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HFIA Japan (112,226)
by Xavier mariohmix from Spain
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Can you please provide me with the link? The only ones I can find are as I told you.
(Monday 3 November 2025; 23:10)
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It's time... (112,193)
by Lighty from China
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This year's It's Time video. It surely looks big budget.
(Saturday 1 November 2025; 05:03)
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Refreshing (112,133)
by Lighty from China
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Touch My Body SNL 2008? Although I'm skeptical of the last line "Come on and give me what I deserve."
(Tuesday 28 October 2025; 14:48)
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Refreshing (112,118)
by Lambi from USA
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Even though I've ragged on .Paak before for his clownish behavior, I'll give credit where it's due. I genuinely appreciate his integrity when it comes to live performances. He actually got Mariah to sing fully live on a televised number. Yes, fully live. Not a single note was lipped. The last time I remember Mariah performing entirely live on TV was back in 1999 when she was promoting I Still Believe, with the rare exception of AIWFCIY on Fallon in 2013, though that one felt more like a casual kickback jam session than a proper, teched-up performance.
1999 was 26 years ago. We finally have an authentic live TV performance. We've waited way too long for this. It fills a void that's been missing for decades. Her voice may be more limited now, but I appreciate that it's 100% live, her integrity is so refreshing.
Oh and if anyone else knows of a rare instance of Mariah singing fully live on television post-I Still Believe, feel free to share.
(Monday 27 October 2025; 13:37)
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New tour date alert: February 2026 (112,057)
by Lighty from China
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I remember in one of HFIA podcasts/interviews the host asked Mariah about the new Vegas residency and she said something like "people booked" and the host thought she was talking about the lambs/audience but Mariah explained it's "her people" booked the shows for her. I can't remember which interview it was but there was definitely this part.
(Thursday 23 October 2025; 18:05)
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New tour date alert: February 2026 (112,055)
by T from USA
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Mariah already has a new concert booked in the middle east for early February next year. I don't understand, does she need the money that bad? Or is her so called team going to run her into the ground like Amy Winehouse? Either way, the lamb followers are going to make excuses and call it a "one off" or "just for the fans" but the truth is these enablers are going to end up killing her.
(Thursday 23 October 2025; 15:43)
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Which song would've you picked? (112,027)
by Lighty from China
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If Sugar Sweet's featuring artist was Ariana or Sabrina then I'd pick this one. Otherwise I think Nothing is Impossible could've been this era's Through the Rain.
(Wednesday 22 October 2025; 16:20)
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Which song would've you picked? (112,026)
by T from USA
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We all know now that Type Dangerous was the single that they all agreed was the best to launch the era and album. Now that we've lived with all the songs for a month which of the eleven songs would've you put all the resources into like radio deal, big budget music video, performances behind? Is there even one song that deserves all that or was TD the right choice?
(Wednesday 22 October 2025; 15:51)
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Taylor (111,982)
by Lighty from China
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Taylor did the same thing with her last album TTPD, even the entire top 14 Hot 100 were her songs.
(Sunday 19 October 2025; 08:27)
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Taylor (111,977)
by Edward from USA
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Wow. Taylor Swift didn't just debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, she made history by having all 12 tracks from "The Life of Showgirl" debut in the top 12 positions on the Billboard Hot 100. I haven't seen anything like this before. With 3.5 million pure album sales, and over 4 million including streaming, this was almost expected, but it's still absolutely mind-blowing. I wish I could fully connect with her music, but I'm genuinely happy for her success anyway. I remember how we all used to celebrate every time Mariah scored a #1 or broke a new record. I guess it's Taylor's fans' turn to experience that. They must feel like they're in heaven. I wish I could fully connect with her music, but I'm genuinely happy for her success anyway.
(Saturday 18 October 2025; 22:19)
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Here For It All (111,951)
by Lighty from China
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You're welcome Matt. We used to have this local fan site/forum called MariahChina (later Mariah's Theme Garden) back in the Rainbow/Glitter eras and I was one of the founding members. I have lots of fond memories visiting those sites you mentioned on a daily basis.
(Friday 17 October 2025; 15:19)
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Here For It All (111,948)
by Matt from Australia
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Lighty, I've never posted before but specifically wanted to thank you for the wonderful feeling of nostalgia that you've gifted me in your post about the early Mariah web days.
I created MariahWorld.com (formerly FantasyLand) in February 1998 on Geocities, in fact. I sadly lost the site suddenly one day in about 2004 - the web host shut down without notice and I was unable to protect the domain from being pilfered. It was an upsetting time for me, having spent so much time on that site, so it was touching that you remembered.
Still adore Mariah with all my heart, a fan since the beginning. What a wonderful journey we've all shared.
Shout out to Eric for his endless efforts with this site, which has been around since that era. There was no better discography. Truly special. Also to any other original webmasters out there. Anderz, Manda and Derek from MCR/Mariah.net, the whole crew from MariahDaily, Liz from Absolute Mariah, Britt from Visions of a Daydream, Luis from 100% Mariah/MariahOnline (breathtaking UX design), and Benny whose site name I can't recall. Just to name a few. Special people and wonderful memories.
Lots of love to you from Australia.
(Friday 17 October 2025; 13:38)
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Here For It All (111,921)
by Lighty from China
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I remember when I first got online MariahDaily was still called "WildCat's Too Cool Mariah Carey Page" or something like that. Besides Mariah's official website there was this "official fansite" MariahCarey.org. And there were also Mariah.net, MariahOnline, MariahWorld (Aussie fansite if I was not mistaken), Mariah's Dairy, etc, and of course MCArchives. Gone are the good old days.
(Thursday 16 October 2025; 18:23)
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Here For It All (111,919)
by Edward from USA
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If I'm not mistaken, they were called Mariah's 3: MCArchives, MariahDaily, and MariahHero. Eric probably remembers that better. [Webmaster: The third one was MariahConnection.]
MariahHero was the first to go, the webmaster got upset because Mariah toured but skipped his country. Back then, that site was a goldmine for MP3s and media.
Years later, MariahDaily shut down too. Their news section was amazing great, but their message board never took off because you couldn't speak freely or say anything remotely critical about Mariah, so it turned into a total snooze fest.
Then we had this site, which had the best discography archive, singles, international releases, everything. Eric eventually stopped updating once Mariah stop releasing physical singles. I don't remember all the details, but I recall Eric used to release a magazine-style collection of Mariah photos until he got hit with a cease and desist, and that was that.
MCArchives outlived them all because this board has always kept it real. Sure, we're a little dysfunctional at times, but there's always been a balance. Plenty of people have tried to turn this place into another "MariahDaily" echo chamber, but thankfully, they never succeeded. If it were for the "yass queens" or the oversensitive ones, we wouldn't be here.
What's kept this board great is that we've always been able to have different opinions. Back when fans first started noticing Mariah's voice changing, and many were deep in denial, there were basically two groups here: the UK Gang and the US Gang. Moderation was minimal, so blood was constantly spilled on the board. Some fans were so blinded by devotion that even when Mariah's boobs finally came out of the closet became they were impossible to hide, they still swore they were so big due to her wearing push-up bras. Eventually most of those fans came to their senses when those push up bras didn't seem to work for their own bosoms.
Those were the days.
(Thursday 16 October 2025; 17:33)
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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2025 (111,908)
by Lighty from China
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They chose Fantasy as the closing number. Brilliant. I really do hope Mariah would've walked out with the angels (models) though.
(Thursday 16 October 2025; 04:54)
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Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,891)
by Lighty from China
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I actually agree with you. Maybe that's why she's been talking about Someone's Ugly Daughter so much lately. That might be the only thing left from the Daydream era.
(Wednesday 15 October 2025; 17:18)
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Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,882)
by T from USA
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Why was the second disc a Daydream live tour? It could've been literally anything, it could've been the live Charmbracelet tour. But it was 2020 which was the 25th anniversary of Daydream. Maybe if she held off on including that disc then you would get it this year on the 30th. Maybe there's nothing worthwhile left from Daydream.
(Wednesday 15 October 2025; 14:12)
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Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,879)
by Lighty from China
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I remember someone on this board told me that The Rarities is actually Daydream 25 and "it's pretty obvious".
(Wednesday 15 October 2025; 04:43)
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Wait, seriously? Nothing for Daydream30? (111,866)
by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States
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As the biggest Daydream-era stan, it is shameful that Mariah gave a half-hearted "happy anniversary Daydream" repost and that's it for the landmark album. Music Box, Merry Christmas, Butterfly, Ones, Rainbow, and Mimi all got deluxe/special releases. Hell, even MIAM, Memoirs, and E=MC2 got Amazon special releases.
It's obvious she hates the Emotions album so I'm never surprised when it is paid dust. But Madame Daydream? She is quick to remind people of the hits from the album, she is quick to praise UTS, she is quick to accept the praise for the groundbreaking Fantasy remix, she is quick to tell you she directed 2 videos this era.
I've long suspected, and she said it once, that Daydream is bittersweet for her but to ignore it like this is disrespectful to the fans.
(Tuesday 14 October 2025; 21:12)
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2025 (111,878)
by Lighty from China
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Maybe Golden?
(Wednesday 15 October 2025; 04:39)
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2025 (111,864)
by Tevin from USA
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Did we even have a song of the summer this year?
(Tuesday 14 October 2025; 19:41)
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Last one for a few days (111,846)
by Lighty from China
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Sorry but I think Mariah would do 0 of the things you listed.
(Monday 13 October 2025; 17:55)
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Last one for a few days (111,844)
by Dove from United States
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Maybe Jennifer and Mariah wouldn't need to collaborate on a serious song. Maybe they could do something else too. Something charity related. It would be funny if they did that AI song I Don't Know Her SNL style.
They could lock themselves up together somewhere beautiful to hash out their beef and work that karma out. I'm almost certain they would come out of that experience best friends. I think they both need that. It's lonely at the top. Not a lot of other people can relate to their lives and success. Jennifer seems like a solid person. I don't think she would throw MC under the bus. Maybe when she was young and desperate for success she would have but age and life usually make us wiser.
Even if Mariah doesn't respect her musical talent, there has to be something she respects about her. Even if it is only her talent at being a celebrity. Jennifer really does come off as very likable. Honestly, that and her looks are what got her as far as she got IMO. And she is a hard worker. That's noticeable. She's always trying to be better and doesn't take her opportunities for granted. What she lacks in natural talent, she makes up for in hard work, looks, and likability.
The best art is when people bleed out for it. They could get all those feelings out and write a song about it. Even better if it's a funny song. MC needs to clear up this karma so everything starts moving smoothly again. It's causing blockages right now. Energetic constipation. Ha ha.
A funny song with Eminem would be talked about too but I don't know if I trust him to not throw her under the bus.
We don't know if she would never cover a current artist's song. Has she said that? I'm giving suggestions of things that would get her talked about in a positive way. Covering one of Taylor's relatable songs would get her talked about if it sounds good. Taylor wouldn't throw her under the bus, either. Taylor's careful with her energy. Taylor is like Mariah in that way, they usually only come for people who came for them first.
Another thing, she needs to give back. She could do something like Fiona Apple did when she donated royalties from her song "Criminal" to the While They Wait fund, which helps refugees. Orange is the New Black started using it as their intro song at the height of its popularity. I'm pretty sure Fiona didn't do it for that reason but it got her song heard again. Maybe she could do a charity thing with Jennifer Lopez for a cause they both care about.
Last thing, I don't know if he would do it but I think Steven Wilson should produce her covers album. His albums are always so precise and clean and crisp. He's a Scorpio. He's a musical genius (IMO) and probably knows al lot of good studio musicians who could work on the album. I don't want her to go this way permanently, I know her heart and soul are in R&B, but we need to break up the monotony.
(Monday 13 October 2025; 16:16)
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Madonna's Bed Time Stories new song (111,821)
by Lighty from China
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Mariah was not the first one to release anniversary albums like that though. Everyone was doing that.
(Sunday 12 October 2025; 14:15)
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Madonna's Bed Time Stories new song (111,819)
by Bobby A from United States
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November 28th is the day the Untold Chapter EP with demos, alternate mixes and remixes will be released along with the original album on a 2CD set and other vinyl variants. Why do I think Madonna is following how MC is releasing her anniversary albums? This is the Madonna album to have in your vinyl collection.
(Sunday 12 October 2025; 12:35)
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Play This Song (111,817)
by Lighty from China
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It's just not a very well-written song, not catchy. Most people will wonder where the chorus is upon first listen. Takes a few more listens to grow on you.
(Sunday 12 October 2025; 04:12)
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Play This Song (111,814)
by Bobby A from United States
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It is interesting that Play This Song didn't take off on Urban AC radio. I wonder is it because the sound is too retro and similar to Leave The Door Open by Silk Sonic and a boring video. We have been there and done that already in the past five years. Anyone, NBC will repeat MC's and Anderson's Tonight Show performance this coming Thursday.
(Saturday 11 October 2025; 22:10)
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HFIA review after a week (111,708)
by Lighty from China
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After a full week of non-stop listening to the new album, I finally get to sit down and write something about my feelings towards this album. To me, Caution is the superior one because it's more current and the songs are just a whole lot catchier, and of course Mariah's voice was a tad better at the time, but HFIA is just more heartfelt. If Caution is Mariah catering to a younger audience, then HFIA is she going back to where her roots are. Every song on HFIA is somewhat reminiscent of some existing songs in her catalog, which to me is a good thing.
1. Mi - Triumphant "I don't care about much if it ain't about me, get 'em get 'em get 'em", they just flow flawlessly together. Mi is a great mood-setter / album-opener, while Triumphant could have been MIAM's It's Like That if it wasn't for the unnecessarily excessive rap parts.
2. Play This Song - I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time The first three notes are just identical. I wasn't sure about Play This Song at first but after several listens, especially after she performed it live on Kimmel, the song began to grew on me and now I like it a lot. While I'll Be Lovin' U is a full on "I'm so in love" cheerful one, Play This Song sounds more like mature love.
3. Type Dangerous - It's Like That Similar hard beats, announcing "The diva's back".
4. Sugar Sweet - Touch My Body Little fun song, light, cute and sweet. Sugar Sweet should've done better on the charts if given a proper music video and higher profile feature artists (no offense to Shenseea and Kehlani).
5. In Your Feelings - Circles / I Wish You Knew The Mariah talking straight to your face mid-tempo ballad that we all love.
6. Nothing Is Impossible - Hero Melodically not really similar but both are inspiring ballads where Mariah belts her heart out higher and higher.
7. Confetti & Champagne - 8th Grade Same vibe. Confetti & Champagne and that cigarette?
8. I Won't Allow It - You Don't Know What To Do Repetitive but annoying chorus. YDKWTD + Levitating (Dua Lipa) and the 70s vibe is so on point.
9. My Love - Out Here On My Own Among all of Mariah's cover songs, these two might be the simplest in the arrangement and production. Mariah's vocal is where it shines. Years go by, Mariah's voice gets deeper and more soulful album by album, and her current voice suits this song really well. Before HFIA came out I checked out Paul's original version of My Love and it didn't resonate with me. But when Mariah's version came out, I almost cried the first time I heard it. Such a beautifully written (thanks Paul & Linda), beautifully sung and beautifully produced classic.
10. Jesus I Do - Meteorite Both soulful uptempo numbers. Didn't expect the Clark Sisters collab turned out to be something like Jesus I Do. What a nice surprise.
11. Here For It All - Portrait / The Art of Letting Go Definitely the best vocal performance on HFIA. Starts out calmly like Portrait, then burst into something chaotic like The Art of Letting Go, and the last reprise part is such a treasure. Took me back to the Butterfly days when I sometimes play Butterfly and Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise) back to back to feel the different but somewhat similar thrill and excitement from the two songs. If Mariah still had her Butterfly/#1's voice, she might've pulled another Testimony from Divas Live 1998 on this reprise. No wonder she put this song on the last and named the album after this, it's her best ballad in years.
HFIA is what MIAMTEC should have been like. Concise, not too many features, not overproduced. It just lack the hits like #Beautiful and the beltings. But as Mariah always does, she did the best with what she got, and that's more than enough.
(Saturday 4 October 2025; 17:30)
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Mariah needs to be part of a major label #7 51,000 (111,700)
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Even the Japanese version is far inferior to what we used to have. Lackluster cd case packaging, boring bonus tracks, minimum release promotion. Gamma may have the most devotion to Mariah but big labels have the resources Mariah needs for sales.
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Mariah needs to be part of a major label #7 51,000 (111,693)
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I was worried about her signing to gamma and my worries were correct. It surely was a way to connect to what moves records these days which is streaming, particularly at Apple. The only problem with that is it was a big gamble as Mariah isn't, and probably never will be a streaming artist. Her strength is physical sales and unfortunately being independent meant many countries, many stores from Canada to Spain, just didn't have the album in stock. I'm not mad about the first week sales but I am disappointed. It was in her hands, and she did decently but what about actually singing some of these great songs on tv? Like Jimmy Kimmel and America's got Talent literally were both ratings hits the week her album came out. Why didn't she book onto these shows way ahead of time and sing HFIA? Nothing will help unless she actually has the product in the stores to purchase.
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It was released on October 3 in the US, so I always considered Daydream as an October album.
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Let's not forget Daydream turned 30 on September 26th. I bet we might get a little something extra for Christmas.
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She didn't thank the fans in the Caution booklet, either.
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Interesting thoughts. However I find the lyrics of HFIA so sad. I'm not sure what the song is really about, what do the native speakers think and how do you interpret it? Did you notice that this time in the booklet of the CD there's no thanks to her fans/lambily? It's the first time ever. Maybe because it's completely deticated to her mother and children. I also wonder who said to her: You're not supposed to do this album. Lucky for us she did it. The album feels special, indeed like a farewell album.
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There are even two videos from the album on YouTube, check them out: Malibu and Demented (The Crave song).
Oh by the way you can also listen to the whole Chick album on YouTube.
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Can I vent about how stupid I am? I thought the project was in a vault somewhere and no one had heard it. I felt like a complete idiot during the Sza interview, when someone in the crowd had a CD, and she played snippets, and I had to ask my Mariahbro has the album been released? I did not know it was recorded by a group named Chick and released with MC backing vocals and as a hidden writer. I really thought she had it in the vault and no one had ever heard the music period. Now I've completely lost interest. Ya'll wanna hear her vocals over it but I just feel deflated about hearing the real singer of a Milli Vanilli esque story. I'm so deflated.
(Thursday 25 September 2025; 15:00)
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Play That Song snippet (111,423)
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Sounds promising.
(Wednesday 24 September 2025; 16:40)
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