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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 13:39:05 GMT -5
^Remixed hits aren't always bad...look at Donna Summer's On the Radio I don't like the continuous play sequencing of that one. If you want to listen to the songs individually, they have bits and pieces of the other tracks in them and are not the original hit versions.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 13:46:35 GMT -5
I'll take the current state of the industry over the "old days" where it would cost a fortune to get the hits if the act didn't have a hits collection, or you got the hits collection but it was missing a moderate hit you liked and you had to buy a $20 (or more) hits collection and a $20 studio album to get a handful of hits that you liked. Then you had acts like Whitney and Madonna who put newly remixed versions of the hits on the hits compilation, so if you wanted the original hit versions, you had to purchase all their studio albums. Industry greed.Β On one hand, I like being able to pick and choose what I can buy, especially because most albums now have a few good tracks and the rest is filler. On the other hand, though, I hate when artists re-release albums with one or two new tracks, or insist on releasing "new" remixes of old hits. I can see the reasoning for a GH and the #1's albums, but she has returned to that same formula one too many times now. If fans want her hits, they can easily pick and choose from her other albums and make an ITunes playlist or something. It's cost-effective for the label to keep throwing out compilation albums, but it seems a bit redundant and ridiculous at this point.
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Post by JamaicaFunkΒ² on Feb 15, 2015 14:38:40 GMT -5
Being back at Sony, I hope they certify some of her releases to garner more attention around Vegas gig.
Debut 10x platinum Merry Christmas 6x platinum Greatest Hits 2x platinum
...all likely at this point.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 15, 2015 14:50:13 GMT -5
I was thinking the same thing about that Nick Cannon reference on that show, as I didn't see it. :)
Weren't most of the remixes on Whitney Houston's The Greatest Hits previously released? And on Madonna's, two were dance mixes, whereas the others had slight differences (in part because of that Q-Sound technology), that casual listeners probably wouldn't even pick up on. Mariah has The Remixes, which is interesting because there are tracks on there that aren't even mixes.
I also think a new #1s album is a better idea than a strictly-IDJ compilation (even though there are non-#1 IDJ tracks I prefer to TMB and DFAU).
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Post by ctquartzsongbird on Feb 15, 2015 16:43:43 GMT -5
#1's may re chart this coming week because it was on sale at Itunes
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 15, 2015 17:55:34 GMT -5
^It's been on sales in recent weeks, too. With the BB 200 now a blend of sales and other factors, it takes a bit more in pure sales to re-enter now.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 15, 2015 18:40:22 GMT -5
Being back at Sony, I hope they certify some of her releases to garner more attention around Vegas gig. Debut 10x platinum Merry Christmas 6x platinum Greatest Hits 2x platinum ...all likely at this point. Rainbow should be 4x Platinum too.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 23:27:24 GMT -5
Being back at Sony, I hope they certify some of her releases to garner more attention around Vegas gig. Debut 10x platinum Merry Christmas 6x platinum Greatest Hits 2x platinum ...all likely at this point. Rainbow should be 4x Platinum too. And "MTV Unplugged" is under certified it should be certified 6x platinum under Billboard EP rules. And correct me if I'm wrong but the double disc of "The Remixes" is very close to being GOLD. That's a lot more certifications going Mariah's way in the near future if Sony is on the ball.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 16, 2015 8:15:15 GMT -5
Record labels just aren't certifying older product, no matter the scenario or who's on the roster. "All I Want For Christmas... is an annualbig seller, yet Sony hasn't bothered to certify it beyond gold.
RE MTV Unplugged- the RIAA criteria for EPs is odd. If I didn't know of such criteria, I'd think the multi-platinum cert (3) was for 3 million, on casual observance.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2015 8:43:45 GMT -5
So Mariah (and Madonna) would be a lot closer to Barbra if the certifications were up to date
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2015 8:46:56 GMT -5
Can't Mariah push for the certifications? I mean as part of her coming back? Plus she's LA's friend!
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Post by Jay D83 on Feb 16, 2015 8:54:30 GMT -5
Can't Mariah push for the certifications? I mean as part of her coming back? Plus she's LA's friend! If I'm not mistaken, LA can't get them certified anyway. She's signed to Epic and those are Columbia albums, no matter if they're both owned by Sony. Someone please correct me, if I'm wrong.
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 16, 2015 10:38:17 GMT -5
I want IDJ to release a double album Greatest Hits vol.2 to compliment her first Greatest Hits CD. (14 songs on each disc again). Her time/work with IDJ does not merit a 2-CD set. With Sony she had 15 #1s and a handful of other top 10s on either the Hot 100 or Top 40 chart. She then had a few fan favorites. With IDJ she had 3 #1s and like at best 4-5 hits in other ways. That's a huge difference. And as has been pointed out, it would only eat into the catalog sales for TEOM so it isn't really worth it. At this point the combined #1s set and/or a greatest hits that covers both labels are the best options.
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Post by kmbgs on Feb 16, 2015 10:48:28 GMT -5
#1s...The Legacy Continues or something like that is the best idea. I actually think she should record ONE new song, but like, one that she puts ALL her force behind, like an actually really good song. To me that song, if it went #1, would be an epic way to revisit the throne of the charts one final time.
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 16, 2015 10:56:42 GMT -5
Being back at Sony, I hope they certify some of her releases to garner more attention around Vegas gig. Debut 10x platinum Merry Christmas 6x platinum Greatest Hits 2x platinum ...all likely at this point. In terms of likelihood of needing a new certification (the first two are 100%): 1. Greatest Hits - has sold 1.2 million and as a double album should be 2x platinum 2. Remixes - has sold over 280k and as a double album should be Gold 3. Merry Christmas - with Soundscan sales over 5.4 million it very likely should be 6x platinum (would have music club sales too) 4. Rainbow - has sold more than Whitney's MLIYL via Soundscan and BMG yet that is 4x platinum and this isn't 5. Mariah Carey - It got certified for 9x platinum years ago but its catalog sales are poor so not sure In terms of singles: 1. "All I want For Christmas Is You" - has sold enough to be 3x platinum 2. "Always Be My Baby" - a year ago it had a sales total around 900k
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2015 12:49:19 GMT -5
#1s...The Legacy Continues or something like that is the best idea. I actually think she should record ONE new song, but like, one that she puts ALL her force behind, like an actually really good song. To me that song, if it went #1, would be an epic way to revisit the throne of the charts one final time. I'm all for that too. Keep it one disc. Keep the price down and have people just enjoy it as one set that they can listen to straight through...no changing CD's. Cool album art inside with statistics. The back could have the "Billboard Chart" with dates (like the first CD had) and the front cover image should be the same pic as the original (only maybe now zoomed in a little and in HD). 19 songs. With the one new one that she promotes like crazy.
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Post by kmbgs on Feb 18, 2015 15:12:15 GMT -5
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Post by divasummer on Feb 18, 2015 17:20:43 GMT -5
I'm surprised no one has posted the new untouched vocals from her "Mtv Unplugged" concert that recently came out. She doesn't sound bad but you can clearly hear on a few of the songs they cleaned it up. The dialogue to/with the audience is also a little longer during the un edited version.
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Post by MFM29 on Feb 18, 2015 18:05:54 GMT -5
I'm surprised no one has posted the new untouched vocals from her "Mtv Unplugged" concert that recently came out. She doesn't sound bad but you can clearly hear on a few of the songs they cleaned it up. The dialogue to/with the audience is also a little longer during the un edited version. old news darling! you the one who are late on that subject
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Post by die Lotterie on Feb 18, 2015 21:39:08 GMT -5
I love you divasummer, but MFM29 kilt it completely with that proprietary response. MFM29 Stay triumphant with your knack for correctly using gifs.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2015 8:40:48 GMT -5
Billboard recently released this year's version of the industries POWER 100. Take a look: www.billboard.com/biz/6458403/billboards-2015-power-100-list-revealednotable mentions: Irving Azoff (manager of Mariah in 2013, American Idol) is #3. He is managing Gwen Stafani & Christina Aguilera (both members of NBC's the Voice). Def Jam Steve Bartels placed higher then LA Reid for the upcoming year... p.s. 2015 is the Chinese new year, year of the Sheep/Lamb!
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Post by kmbgs on Feb 19, 2015 11:07:45 GMT -5
LMAO YEAR OF THE LAMB
I wouldn't be surprised that if we get a Mariah album this year, it's called Year of the Lamb
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Post by die Lotterie on Feb 19, 2015 12:53:55 GMT -5
LMAO YEAR OF THE LAMB I wouldn't be surprised that if we get a Mariah album this year, it's called Year of the Lamb I would absolutely love that.
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Post by Jay D83 on Feb 19, 2015 21:02:02 GMT -5
Hell has frozen over.
MC facebook'd this:
#βtbt photo by the legendary Steven Meisel. Even though I wrote it, I was never a huge fan of the song #βforever but it's grown on me over the years!
I LOVE THIS!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2015 21:53:41 GMT -5
Yassssss at her starting to like Forever.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Feb 19, 2015 22:15:17 GMT -5
Forever : ( I love thee..
LMAO at ALL the comments on that photo on facebook. They all are pretty much like these ones
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Feb 19, 2015 22:27:51 GMT -5
At least Mariah is honest about stuff like that. Artists are still performing music that they hate but it keeps a check in their pocket each time they do Be passionate about it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2015 22:29:52 GMT -5
The debut singles aside, I tend to agree with her on the songs she's not crazy about.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2015 22:48:32 GMT -5
Do you think Mariah's team should concentrate on boosting her online music videos numbers this year (since it's the #1's year/25th anniversary)?
She has a couple of video's that only need 20-30 million more views to be Vevo certified. This is a good year to be retrospective and gain a better online presence. For example if she Facebook'd the video for "Forever" along with that pic then her 20 million followers would have been exposed to it.
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had Mariah liked "Forever" at the time and really got behind it I'm sure she would have 19 #1's right now. (And 4 from the Daydream album).
1st: Fantasy
2nd: One Sweet Day (Boys II Men)
3rd: Always Be My Baby
4th: Forever
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 20, 2015 6:59:03 GMT -5
Hell has frozen over. MC facebook'd this: #βtbt photo by the legendary Steven Meisel. Even though I wrote it, I was never a huge fan of the song #βforever but it's grown on me over the years! I LOVE THIS! I could f*cking DIE and my life would be complete! My favorite Mimi song of all time :'( :'(
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