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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 15:21:41 GMT -5
I have a feeling that she knows enough about the current climate of music (sonically at the very least) to know that she's not going to get a #1 making the music she wants to make.
I do feel like she's still hungry for that 19th number one but I think it'll come with her hopping on a remix or being a featured artist. I don't think she's making music to try and top the charts any more.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 15:24:47 GMT -5
She was supposedly told there was no way "Triumphant" was ever going to be a hit and said she didn't care and wanted to put it out. I think if she was really that #1 hungry she would have been chasing pop trends awhile ago. At this point, it seems like she just wants to do what she wants to do. If she gets a big hit, that's just a bonus.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 15:32:45 GMT -5
Not to beat a dead horse at this point but yeah it would be very naive and delusional to think that if we know what is and isnt a hit that Mariah doesn't know the same, lol she has been in the industry far too long and has made far to many hits not to be able to tell the difference.
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Post by lookinghot on Mar 9, 2014 16:08:09 GMT -5
I'm confident they have something hot up their sleeve, dunno why but I am!
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Mar 9, 2014 16:33:14 GMT -5
Hahahaha, maybe they are taking the opposite approach with this album and releasing an average this is a very Mariah song, then following it up with an even better song. It has been the "second single" that has always killed her momentum as of late, so maybe they lowered expectations to give the follow up to You're Mine a nice talking point of hey this is much better.
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Post by xxzion72xx on Mar 9, 2014 17:11:37 GMT -5
We'll the female artist with the most #1 singles has been a record Mariah has cherished most through her career ...I'm sure she thought 10 years ago that her record was untouchable ... and so did I ...but at the pace RiRi is going ,, I'd expect the #1 title to belong to her within the next four or five years at most... I'm sure this is driving Mariah crazy.
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Post by xxzion72xx on Mar 9, 2014 17:18:18 GMT -5
As for the Katy Perry comment it all comes with the territory... Madonna how to deal with it for the first time 11 years ago with the American life album.... It's all about how the artist deals with the negative critics and with other people's stupid comments... I'm sure Mariah will deal with it fine... But she is due for a major image change something that will change it up big-time!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 19:25:23 GMT -5
Why must everything tie back to Madonna, if I wanted to read about how she dealt with things id visit her thread, the one I haven't been in.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 19:54:22 GMT -5
#throwback
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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 10, 2014 3:28:07 GMT -5
YAY! Katy Perry was right! Even Mariah calls herself a throwback!
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Mar 10, 2014 11:56:40 GMT -5
I think calling a song a throwback and an artist a throwback are two different things. Just saying. She was calling MC a throwback, which IMO, is incorrect. You can't call someone a "throwback" when they are current today..............whether the material is good or not, or the new material is charting or not, etc. EDIT:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2014 12:01:39 GMT -5
I think calling a song a throwback and an artist a throwback are two different things. Just saying. She was calling MC a throwback, which IMO, is incorrect. I agree with this so much. The laughter after she made after saying that gave me the impression that she totally disregarded her current work. Katy has proven to be shady with other artists (see Gaga and Miley), so I don't believe for a second that her comment wasn't a jab at Mariah. Anyways, glad to see Mariah post about the anniversary of my favorite Mariah song/single.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2014 12:22:15 GMT -5
Mariah Carey ‏ Mariah Carey 17m Spent about 20 hours in the studio last night! I gotta get me some ???????????????????????????? [sleep]
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Post by Jay D83 on Mar 10, 2014 12:40:36 GMT -5
Mariah Carey ‏ Mariah Carey 17m Spent about 20 hours in the studio last night! I gotta get me some ???????????????????????????? [sleep] Why in the hell is she STILL recording? #MESS!
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 10, 2014 12:41:08 GMT -5
YM is still such an ear worm to me. Sucks it wasn't at least a slow burner instead of a crash and burner.
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Post by kmbgs on Mar 10, 2014 12:47:18 GMT -5
Mariah Carey ‏ Mariah Carey 17m Spent about 20 hours in the studio last night! I gotta get me some ???????????????????????????? [sleep] She's really clever with the tweets. That's probably my favorite line from Crybaby, yet most people probably wouldn't even have noticed it.
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Post by Dreams on Mar 10, 2014 15:45:38 GMT -5
Mariah Carey ‏ Mariah Carey 17m Spent about 20 hours in the studio last night! I gotta get me some ???????????????????????????? [sleep] 20 hours?! :o Hopefully she takes it easy and doesn't forget to rest them golden vocal chords!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2014 15:56:08 GMT -5
Mariah Carey ‏ Mariah Carey 17m Spent about 20 hours in the studio last night! I gotta get me some ???????????????????????????? [sleep] Why in the hell is she STILL recording? #MESS! Probably just backing vocals and whatnot. I don't think she's recorded any new songs in weeks.
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Post by Jay D83 on Mar 10, 2014 17:41:44 GMT -5
Why in the hell is she STILL recording? #MESS! Probably just backing vocals and whatnot. I don't think she's recorded any new songs in weeks. Whew! Hopefully that is the case.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2014 22:39:37 GMT -5
You're Mine (eternal) was #1 on BET's 106 & Park tonight. Something even #B couldn't accomplish. This is great promo to get the song heard and video seen so lets keep voting so it stays #1! This era is startin now!! www.bet.com/shows/106-and-park/106-park-voting.html
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2014 1:53:30 GMT -5
I haven't really kept up with 106 & Park since AJ and Free left what they play the remix or original video?
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Post by lambdoll on Mar 11, 2014 2:28:58 GMT -5
I haven't really kept up with 106 & Park since AJ and Free left what they play the remix or original video? Nicki Minaj looks absolutely tragic in your avi. What did she do to her face? :(
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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 11, 2014 3:25:45 GMT -5
I don't care to see its name in a Mariah thread, thank you.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2014 7:19:40 GMT -5
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Mar 11, 2014 7:36:29 GMT -5
Woot! You're Mine over 10 million in audience!
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Post by Jay D83 on Mar 11, 2014 12:41:32 GMT -5
I haven't really kept up with 106 & Park since AJ and Free left what they play the remix or original video? Nicki Minaj looks absolutely tragic in your avi. What did she do to her face? :( That's Coco Montrese from RuPaul's Drag Race.
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Post by jenglisbe on Mar 11, 2014 12:49:51 GMT -5
Mariah was asked about it at a press conference, and responded with that famous quote. People always remember Mariah's response but not the Madonna comments that led to it. Probably because Mariah's was much more entertaining. Probably, but I think it also has to do with the fact that there's an actual video of Mariah's comment, whereas there isn't of Madonna's. But regardless, it was a while ago and I love both ladies. I wish their fan bases would put the "war" to rest. Madonna's comments at that time were truly uncalled for and, frankly, ignorant. She deserved the shade Mariah threw. Thankfully it sees both of them put it behind them, though you're right that their fans haven't. Meanwhile, I updated my blog on Mariah's influence blending pop and hip-hop with some stuff from that Tanning of America special. Please give me feedback to make it even better:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2014 3:18:43 GMT -5
New single/ album title coming soon , i hope!
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Post by AngelsForever on Mar 12, 2014 7:07:03 GMT -5
Mariah wants hits PERIOD.
She CARES. VERY MUCH.
She's DESPERATE even. judging by her twitter recenltly.
But she's stubborn.
She made a comment last year during idol that she'll stick to urban and won't chase trends to get a hit.
In Short, she would rather flop with r&B then have a hit with a dance track.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Mar 12, 2014 7:10:40 GMT -5
^Probably so- but taking that into account, she's not THAT desperate. :) And as we've discussed, she probably understands that no matter what she does, it's not likely to burn up the charts like the past.
Hopefully announcements will come within the next couple of weeks (album title, tracklisting, etc.)- now we're a day under eight weeks from May 6.
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