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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2014 6:50:18 GMT -5
It's not a surprise release it's a digital only release. A first for MC.
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Post by JamaicaFunkΒ² on Apr 25, 2014 6:50:23 GMT -5
If it's a "BeyoncΓ©-style album drop" I would think that we won't see the cover until the release. I'm thinking it'll happen Monday. The billboard magazine is out today.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Apr 25, 2014 6:53:06 GMT -5
Definitely coming before May 6. I'm thinking it'll be out in less than a week. YESSSSSS. Mariah is the only person that can make me pay for an album twice (like how I bought the Super Platinum Mega Splash Deluxe of TEOM after buying the standard ) It depends on what I hear though. I'm guessing the physical won't be ready before I leave the country but I will take whatever I can get my greedy little paws on in the meantime.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Apr 25, 2014 7:09:51 GMT -5
The cover shot is gorgeous! :'(
In many ways this won't be a BEYONCE. There is no real surprise first of all, we've been knowing about the album release for months.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Apr 25, 2014 7:18:23 GMT -5
That picture actually looks like from the Art Of Letting Go photo shoot. The background has the same color scheme as that artwork.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Apr 25, 2014 7:20:47 GMT -5
At least this is a valid explanation on why we haven't been receiving vital pieces like title, track listing, features, etc. She also copped to certain singles failing which is a revelation in and of itself. So I doubt now that any of the released singles will be apart of the album including #Beautiful.
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Post by The Upper Hand on Apr 25, 2014 7:20:49 GMT -5
Mariah Carey Is Planning a 'BeyoncΓ©'-Style Album Drop (Plus More Revelations from Her Billboard Cover Story)By Andrew Hampp | April 25, 2014 8:00 AM EDT It's been a long road to Mariah Carey's 14th album -- a project she first began working on in 2010, before the birth of her nearly three-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe -- that has been stalled over the years after stiff-performing singles and numerous tweaks to the track listing. But, as Billboard exclusively reveals in its latest cover story, Carey will be taking a surprise approach to the project by revealing her new album's title, track listing, artwork and music all at once via to-be-announced digital partners (a physical release at retail is expected the following week.) "I have to be the one that announces this, especially the title," Carey says, noting that the album takes its name from a "personal possession of mine that's part of an entity that I've had almost all my life." Though Carey doesn't mention other artists in describing her strategy, it's clear she's taking a page out of the "BeyoncΓ©" playbook. It's a particularly direct parallel when you consider that BeyoncΓ© herself was coming off an underperforming album (2011's "4") before opting to go the surprise route -- much in the way that Carey's last album, 2009's "Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel," produced just one top 10 hit ("Obsessed") and sold a disappointing 549,000 copies, low enough to cancel a planned remix album. Though last summer's Miguel duet "#Beautiful" was a bonafide hit, peaking at No. 15 on the Hot 100 and selling 1.2 million downloads, a string of other singles ("Triumphant," "Almost Home," "Eternal [You're Mine]") have failed to catch fire along the way. In the Billboard cover story, out Monday, Carey and her new manager Jermaine Dupri talk candidly about the rocky road to the album's launch β from the failed singles to her drama-plagued stint on "American Idol" in 2013 to the shoulder injury that nearly derailed her plans altogether ("I really downplayed that incident.") Here's five more things we learned: SHE'S ASSEMBLED A DREAM-TEAM OF COLLABORATORS. Frequent collaborators Rodney Jerkins and Dupri are back for Album No. 14, but so is a surprisingly diverse roster that ranges from of-the-moment producers like Hit-Boy and Mike Will Made It, guest features from Wale, Nas and Trey Songz and even contributions from veteran arranger Larry Gold and the Love Unlimited Orchestra. There's also "a special guest star that I'm not allowed to reveal," Carey teases. SHE'S AWARE OF THE FAILED SINGLES. Carey will cop to a few of the pre-release singles not doing as well as past hits, pausing to note that 2013's Stargate-produced "Almost Home" was intended for the "Oz, Great and Powerful" soundtrack. "You would think I would be all about the singles-driven situation, and I am in a way, but with this particular album I want my fans to hear it as a body of work," she says. "This is my life since we last left off. Just picture a dot dot dot, and then here's the album." THE NEW ALBUM WON'T BE HER LAST. Despite recent comments to Bravo's Andy Cohen on "Watch What Happens Live" ("If this were to be my last album, people would hear everything they needed to hear"), Carey is not calling it quits anytime soon. "I will always make music. When I said it could be my last, that's because tomorrow's not promised to anyone." EXPECT BIG BALLADS AND UPTEMPO BANGERS. After immersing herself in her own catalog ("a friend of mine made me a playlist with 1,000 of my songs on it called 'The Ultimate MC Audio Collection,'" she says), Carey explored her feel-good, hip-hop/R&B side as well as her more introspective moments that could give her fans the best of all worlds. SHE MAY SOON RETURN TO TELEVISION. Her rocky stint with Nicki Minaj on "American Idol" last year notwithstanding, Carey says she'd like her next reality-competition venture to be something where she was executive producer. "I have another project that I'm so very excited about that's finally coming to fruition." Return to Billboard.com on Monday morning for the FULL cover story. www.billboard.com/articles/news/6069828/mariah-carey-secret-album-beyonce-billboard-cover-story
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Post by #LisaRinna on Apr 25, 2014 7:20:50 GMT -5
The Billboard article also implies it will be digital-only but not exclusive to iTunes. They said "to-be announced digital partners."
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Post by #LisaRinna on Apr 25, 2014 7:23:32 GMT -5
At least this is a valid explanation on why we haven't been receiving vital pieces like title, track listing, features, etc. She also copped to certain singles failing which is a revelation in and of itself. So I doubt now that any of the released singles will be apart of the album including #Beautiful. I think 'You're Mine' will be on the album and TAOLG too.
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Post by Keelzit on Apr 25, 2014 7:28:12 GMT -5
And just like that, Mimi has gotten everyone excited again. Hu fuckin else? :'( I can't wait for this!
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Apr 25, 2014 7:34:53 GMT -5
This is why I say it is so important that everything lines up for her. Look just a simple, beautiful shot got everyone talking and in a positive way. You know given that Lana del Rey got to #17 on the Hot 100 with West Coast with little to no airplay and 118,000 in downloads and a bit of streaming. It shows that Mariah should be able to easily maintain some form of relevance if she gives people good material and videos. Mariah should be able to generate moderate airplay period and with the right song decent sales. I am not saying super smashes, but getting a top 10 Hot 100 hit is not out of the realm of possibility if she fully delivers the goods.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Apr 25, 2014 7:35:56 GMT -5
"personal possession of mine that's part of an entity that I've had almost all my life."
What could this mean???
... All of the questions are answered just in that preview alone. I can't wait to get my hands on this issue, and I can't wait for the album... which I think will drop digitally on Tuesday!!! I think "to-be announced digital partners" implies that it won't only be iTunes. Clearly, though, iTunes must be included because that's where most digital music-consumers purchase their music from.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Apr 25, 2014 7:39:49 GMT -5
The only possession I can think of that she has discussed publicly is Marilyn Monroe's piano. If you think of her entity she has incorporated a lot of Marilynesque aspects into her life. She also has a child called Monroe, so it seems to fit.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Apr 25, 2014 7:40:20 GMT -5
Dem Babies (aka Dem Tittays). She's had them ALMOST all her life.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Apr 25, 2014 7:45:33 GMT -5
What could she mean by "entity", though? She's so wordy to a fault, sometimes... I mean I know she's trying to hide it, but she just confuses people sometimes with the words she uses.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Apr 25, 2014 7:46:42 GMT -5
I will be upset if her R Kelly feature doesn't make this album!
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Post by lambdoll on Apr 25, 2014 7:46:40 GMT -5
She has 1,000 songs? :o
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Apr 25, 2014 7:47:37 GMT -5
What could she mean by "entity", though? She's so wordy to a fault, sometimes... I mean I know she's trying to hide it, but she just confuses people sometimes with the words she uses. I think in this case she is talking about her identity.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Apr 25, 2014 7:52:55 GMT -5
Watch it be something like "The Voice". That would make sense, if we are being technically. She's had it practically her whole life and it's part of her entity/being. Plus, the way Jermaine is talking, this album TRULY marks the return of The Voice.
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Post by kmbgs on Apr 25, 2014 7:57:51 GMT -5
She's got me hyped again!
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Post by carrieidol1 on Apr 25, 2014 8:00:02 GMT -5
Mariah WOULD title an album "The Voice"... We'll see, but that seems like a valid prediction. Although "The Voice" might be too conceited, even for Mariah.
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Post by vipanonymous on Apr 25, 2014 8:01:43 GMT -5
Finally! Something reliable.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Apr 25, 2014 8:06:15 GMT -5
I don't know it might be some variation on Voice as I am sure if she use The Voice she might potentially run into copyright issues with the show ;).
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Apr 25, 2014 8:12:39 GMT -5
She has about 200 recordings that are just regular album and single tracks. When you add in the various Hip-Hop Remixes, Dances Remixes, etc and that number easily can reach that number.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Apr 25, 2014 8:27:00 GMT -5
Mariah is also the queen of hyperbole and dramatics sometimes, so I take that number with a grain of salt, regardless of how many remixes and one-offs she has.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Apr 25, 2014 8:32:12 GMT -5
Yeah, Mariah is pretty stingy with the number of songs she actually records. Compared to other artists who have hundreds of unreleased/bonus tracks she is a miser, lol.
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Post by Mean A$$ on Apr 25, 2014 8:32:36 GMT -5
Interesting read and very exiting news...
Let the album title speculation begin!
"The Voice" "My Mole" "My Legs" "Insecurity"
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Post by #LisaRinna on Apr 25, 2014 8:38:56 GMT -5
That cover shot is giving me 'My All' video teas. :'(
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Post by Keelzit on Apr 25, 2014 8:38:55 GMT -5
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Post by dbhmr on Apr 25, 2014 8:50:22 GMT -5
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