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Post by Gold Soundz on Jan 19, 2010 22:00:01 GMT -5
UOMF is gaining more than Angels Cry now, at least.
Seriously, though, it's a week before the adds date and there's zero push from the label.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Jan 20, 2010 2:04:30 GMT -5
is there a single after HateU? I'm totally out of the loop.
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Post by weaver on Jan 20, 2010 7:47:05 GMT -5
is there a single after HateU? I'm totally out of the loop. Yes, from the "remix" album Angel's Advocate. UOMF remix feat. Nicki Minaj.
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Post by Junkiex on Jan 20, 2010 8:52:22 GMT -5
is there a single after HateU? I'm totally out of the loop. Welcome back!
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Post by Alex on Jan 20, 2010 12:05:54 GMT -5
Radio Update:
ANGELS CRY #44 on Urban AC
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS #9 on AC
UP OUT MY FACE ...about to blow up on Rhythmic next week
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Post by worldwide on Jan 20, 2010 13:28:24 GMT -5
Mariah's new singles, "Angels Cry" feat. Ne-Yo and "Up Out My Face" feat. Nicki Minaj, from the upcoming Angels Advocate album, are both scheduled to officially impact radio at the same time on Tuesday, January 26, 2010.
This (new) era is already a mess.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 20, 2010 13:32:56 GMT -5
I was rocking THE album of 2009, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, on my Bose headphones last night. The feeling was so heady and sublime, I must say. Everything about this album makes me fall in love with this album as if it were 1990 all over again. My new favorite on the album is Candy Bling.
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Post by The Northern Star⭐ on Jan 20, 2010 14:09:12 GMT -5
I was rocking THE album of 2009, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, on my Bose headphones last night. The feeling was so heady and sublime, I must say. Everything about this album makes me fall in love with this album as if it were 1990 all over again. My new favorite on the album is Candy Bling. I was just thinking about how good this album still is yesterday. I'm still blown away.
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Post by bruno on Jan 20, 2010 14:28:55 GMT -5
Does it mean that there will be two first singles at the same time (like Beyoncé)?
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Post by Junkiex on Jan 20, 2010 14:39:46 GMT -5
Now they are going to double her flop rate.... Great!!!
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Post by Alex on Jan 20, 2010 15:00:38 GMT -5
ANGELS CRY will probably go Top 10 on Urban AC. Nothing great, but will hopefully have her album get to 500k (officially GOLD).
Up Out My Face should at least go Top 40 on Rhythmic and Urban due to Nicki Minaj rap. We have to take our successes where we can get them these days.
Def Jam has officially f*****d up two eras for Mariah when their were obvious hits on each album ("Migate/Side Effects" and "Ribbo/Standing O")
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Post by Junkiex on Jan 20, 2010 15:29:46 GMT -5
Migrate Side Effects Ribbon Standing O
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Post by K-Row b!tch on Jan 20, 2010 15:42:17 GMT -5
Is there ANY chance she'll release a Jump Smokers remix as a single?! I just want something different from her this era. I'm tired of the cut and paste jobs.
Oh surprise surprise at AC updates.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Jan 20, 2010 16:44:54 GMT -5
Why do people feel 'Standing O' isn't a hit? I think it's one of the obvious mainstream choices, if not the only one.
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Post by Alex on Jan 20, 2010 16:46:34 GMT -5
Is there ANY chance she'll release a Jump Smokers remix as a single?! I just want something different from her this era. I'm tired of the cut and paste jobs. Oh surprise surprise at AC updates. I forgot about that flop JumpSmokers album. LOL! This era is a mess. So Mariah is going to have 3 different albums charting yet they will all have the same songs... Messiest Era Ever
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Post by Alex on Jan 20, 2010 16:51:30 GMT -5
I'm officially afraid for Mariah's next album. Def Jam will find a way to mess it up even more. This time they will do a double A-single release of 2 BALLADs as the lead singles.
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Post by Junkiex on Jan 20, 2010 16:56:29 GMT -5
And it's as if they numbed Mimi for her not to do something about it. We should be afraid of LA Reid.
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Post by silab on Jan 20, 2010 17:28:37 GMT -5
Why are the people only blaming Def Jam? The fans here are saying this is one of her best albums but there are a lot of people outside this board who think this album is garbage. I think this album is her second worst album to date after Charmbracelet. Her working solely with Tricky and Dream did not work out. Her voice on the album has gone downhill from Emancipation and E-MC2.
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Post by Alex on Jan 20, 2010 17:35:03 GMT -5
Why are the people only blaming Def Jam? The fans here are saying this is one of her best albums but there are a lot of people outside this board who think this album is garbage. I think this album is her second worst album to date after Charmbracelet. Her working solely with Tricky and Dream did not work out. Her voice on the album has gone downhill from Emancipation and E-MC2. Memoirs is one of her best albums ever...FACT! Please know this. Every track is amazing and really personal and shows her personality. The only problem is the CD was not pop-friendly. Which is fine. If she is going to do a R&B record, they need to focus soley on Urban then. Then if she gets a crossover hit, cool. If not, that's still okay.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jan 20, 2010 17:40:54 GMT -5
Memoirs finished #332 on the year-end Pazz-N-Jop critics poll- #332 (4 critics out of 693 placed it among their top 10 albums of the year). "Obsessed' finished at 189 on the singles list (4 mentions). Emancipation remains her best performer (it finished around #54 for 2005; it's her only album to place inside the year-end top 100 for this poll).
AC and UUMF are the fourth singles from Memoirs- even though they are launching Angels Advocate, they are not new tracks, and radio more than likely will treat them as co-fourth singles rather than co-first singles. Just saying, in case anyone has any wild expectations about how these will perform. it's possible with sales, they can do better than "H.A.T.E.U," but I wouldn't expect any top 10 hits or anything (top 40 would be impressive at this point).
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Jan 20, 2010 18:09:59 GMT -5
how much has the album sold in the US so far?
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Post by Alex on Jan 20, 2010 18:17:06 GMT -5
405,000 as of this week. Her worst performing album yet. Glitter is at 685k
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Post by K-Row b!tch on Jan 20, 2010 18:22:08 GMT -5
Well I still have hope. I don't like UOMF and I am waiting for either Standing O/Ribbon/Candy Bling...heck anything else to be released so I can get excited.
Alex-I agree it is a messy era so far. I don't want to see another lamb suicide :(
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Jan 20, 2010 18:26:13 GMT -5
405k isn't that bad. How much is she averaging per week now, 5k?
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 20, 2010 18:56:41 GMT -5
Why are the people only blaming Def Jam? The fans here are saying this is one of her best albums but there are a lot of people outside this board who think this album is garbage. I think this album is her second worst album to date after Charmbracelet. Her working solely with Tricky and Dream did not work out. Her voice on the album has gone downhill from Emancipation and E-MC2. Memoirs is one of her best albums ever...FACT! Please know this. Every track is amazing and really personal and shows her personality. The only problem is the CD was not pop-friendly. Which is fine. If she is going to do a R&B record, they need to focus soley on Urban then. Then if she gets a crossover hit, cool. If not, that's still okay. Whoa. I had to put down my glass of Pinot Grigio (take it easy, tho...) for this one. I am in LOVE with this post. FACT. And @ spree complimenting Mariah. If only H@nd was here to see this miracle. :'(
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Post by lancey on Jan 20, 2010 21:08:00 GMT -5
I still can't beleive that this album is a flop. IMO this is one of her better albums, I don't skip any tracks and can listen to it daily. Standing O would have been HUGE if released as a single.
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Post by weaver on Jan 20, 2010 22:07:40 GMT -5
I was rocking THE album of 2009, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, on my Bose headphones last night. The feeling was so heady and sublime, I must say. Everything about this album makes me fall in love with this album as if it were 1990 all over again. My new favorite on the album is Candy Bling. This. And the songs I was not initially in love with - Ribbon, for one- I have grown to love. I have somewhat high hopes for Up Out My Face because I've always felt that it is the sleeper single of the album. Oh and btw...for people saying IDJ is going to screw up Mariah's next album...who says she is going to still be signed to IDJ for her next album? I think her contract has been fulfilled. I think we should be awaiting her to do something totally different. Are artists, especially of Mariah's stature, going to continue to bother with the label machine at a certain point? Can't they just self-release to iTunes or something? I think Mariah is really just superficially tied to IDJ at this point- she does the album, and finances it all, and they "help her out (LOL)" with the promo/distribution.... For what it's worth, I am thinking that Mariah could sell freaking 400k as an independent, unsigned artist, for real....what has IDJ done for her lately?
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Post by weaver on Jan 20, 2010 22:10:06 GMT -5
I still can't beleive that this album is a flop. IMO this is one of her better albums, I don't skip any tracks and can listen to it daily. Standing O would have been HUGE if released as a single. It is, without a doubt, one of her strongest albums, I'm right there with you. Those people that say her vocals aren't good...well...they need to listen again. There is more textural/layering stuff going on, but the vocals are there. Oh, and I am still completely in love with H.A.T.E.U., even though it isn't a hit....L.O.V.E. everything about that song. It's like one big resigned sigh, in the best way possible.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 20, 2010 22:47:22 GMT -5
I have said it before and will say it again, until I am blue in the face. H.A.T.E. U. is one of Mariah's best songs, IF NOT her best. That's right, I said it.
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Post by Alex on Jan 20, 2010 23:12:27 GMT -5
Best song was, is, and forever will be: "My All".
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