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Post by MiniMusic on Oct 30, 2010 7:19:06 GMT -5
What the hell at Janet's numbers and songs? And WOW at '4 Minutes' downloads and Mariah's numbers!
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Post by neverduplicated on Oct 30, 2010 8:14:29 GMT -5
Those digital sales numbers are interesting but I'd like to see sales for Mariah's older songs (except for AIWFCIY, of course, which is there). Also, I hope AIWFCIY can go double platinum this year. It sold over 200k last year, but with her actively promoting it might do even better. If not then probably next year.
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Post by Mike on Oct 30, 2010 10:32:52 GMT -5
How much did AIWFCIY shift during the holidays last year? Looks like it's going to extend it's lead even further after this year.
Sad about her initial miscarriage. :( Hopefully things go better this time around.
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Post by Mike on Oct 30, 2010 10:35:14 GMT -5
And just because:
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Post by mikeshere on Oct 30, 2010 10:56:10 GMT -5
I hope Mariah learns now that the whole Emancipation/christmas/ sound really works well for her. im hoping shes taking notice, and delivers an album of the sort for her next LP.
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Post by bruno on Oct 30, 2010 11:25:33 GMT -5
How much did AIWFCIY shift during the holidays last year? Looks like it's going to extend it's lead even further after this year. More than 300,000 I hope this year it'll pass the 2 million mark!
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Post by cking33 on Oct 30, 2010 12:34:04 GMT -5
Those digital sales numbers are interesting but I'd like to see sales for Mariah's older songs (except for AIWFCIY, of course, which is there). Also, I hope AIWFCIY can go double platinum this year. It sold over 200k last year, but with her actively promoting it might do even better. If not then probably next year. I would guess that her biggest selling digital song from the 90s (outside of AIWFCIY) is ABMB. And deservedly so, it's a classic, timeless song.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 30, 2010 12:58:19 GMT -5
So I get home today from school, and guess what's on my door steps... MY CD/DVD COPY FROM HSN!!!!!!I felt so down from all this work in school and I find this? Instant high. eeeeee!!! I just finish watching the DVD, I LOOOOOVEEE IT! She's adorable!
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Post by bruno on Oct 30, 2010 13:17:57 GMT -5
Those digital sales numbers are interesting but I'd like to see sales for Mariah's older songs (except for AIWFCIY, of course, which is there). Also, I hope AIWFCIY can go double platinum this year. It sold over 200k last year, but with her actively promoting it might do even better. If not then probably next year. I would guess that her biggest selling digital song from the 90s (outside of AIWFCIY) is ABMB. And deservedly so, it's a classic, timeless song. Yes! Always Be My Baby and Hero both sold more than 300,000 (in digital sales)
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Post by weaver on Oct 30, 2010 13:23:45 GMT -5
The progesterone was given to her to recover from the surgery she had due to the miscarriage. And she didn't slip that she was pregnant more than once, hence why she's talking about her miscarriage. She's openly talking about it. Duh. But progesterone is a STEROID. It addition to getting her period track, it makes you bloated, it makes you stronger, and it boosts your immune system. Also, LISTEN to the interview. The Access Hollywood article says "And then, you know, because it sort of helps seal the pregnancy, but it also bloats you, it also puts on weight,” she added. “So then everybody was like, ‘Oh the weight gain, she’s definitely pregnant!’ And I’m like, ‘Well, at some point I was." If you LISTEN/WATCH the damn interview, she clearly says "Well, at some POINT S I was" (skip to :30). Progesterone is a female hormone, not a steroid.
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Post by switchblade on Oct 30, 2010 14:14:54 GMT -5
from wikipedia:
Progesterone also known as P4 (pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione) is a C-21 steroid hormone involved in the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy (supports gestation) and embryogenesis of humans and other species. Progesterone belongs to a class of hormones called progestogens, and is the major naturally occurring human progestogen.
Progesterone is commonly manufactured from the yam family, Dioscorea. Dioscorea produces large amounts of a steroid called diosgenin, which can be converted into progesterone in the laboratory.
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Post by beach1 on Oct 30, 2010 15:41:13 GMT -5
Ah, so that explains why her voice sounded so strong during Emancipation era, but then sounded weak during the E=MC2 era. I remember seeing one of her performances of Touch My Body and wondering, "What happened?"
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Post by Bojangles on Oct 30, 2010 15:43:34 GMT -5
Duh. But progesterone is a STEROID. It addition to getting her period track, it makes you bloated, it makes you stronger, and it boosts your immune system. Also, LISTEN to the interview. The Access Hollywood article says "And then, you know, because it sort of helps seal the pregnancy, but it also bloats you, it also puts on weight,” she added. “So then everybody was like, ‘Oh the weight gain, she’s definitely pregnant!’ And I’m like, ‘Well, at some point I was." If you LISTEN/WATCH the damn interview, she clearly says "Well, at some POINT S I was" (skip to :30). Progesterone is a female hormone, not a steroid. yes. and the surgery she had was more than likely a D&C, which is a normal procedure that most women have after a miscarriage if it doesn't pass on its own, to prevent infection.
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Post by twilight on Oct 30, 2010 16:01:38 GMT -5
Her voice was strong on E=M2. But the Emancipation Of Mimi has nothing to do with what Mariah is talking about now.
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Post by beach1 on Oct 30, 2010 16:04:02 GMT -5
Her voice was strong on E=M2. You mean for the performances? Maybe she was just having a bad day on the one that I saw then.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 30, 2010 16:22:08 GMT -5
@ When Christmas Comes. I caved in and listened to it. It's pretty much one of the best songs I have ever heard.
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Post by Positive Tension on Oct 30, 2010 19:39:08 GMT -5
I haven't listened to the new album yet, but how do you all think it compares with her others?
What I am noticing this time around is that unlike Memoirs, there seem to be a few obvious stand-outs, which is a good thing.
And HolidayGuy gave the CD a generally positive review?! That is a good sign.
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Post by Diego on Oct 30, 2010 19:59:31 GMT -5
I haven't listened to the new album yet, but how do you all think it compares with her others? What I am noticing this time around is that unlike Memoirs, there seem to be a few obvious stand-outs, which is a good thing. And HolidayGuy gave the CD a generally positive review?! That is a good sign. Yes that's a good point. Memoirs was a decent album as a whole, but it was a grower album and nothing really stood out besides the lead single. Tricky and The Dream made the songs sound like siblings, it really should have expanded production-wise. For me, the standouts are Oh Santa!, Auld Lang Syne, One Child, When Christmas Comes, O Come All Ye Faithful, and Christmastime Is In The Air Again because of how classic and old-school it sounds.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Oct 30, 2010 21:16:43 GMT -5
@ When Christmas Comes. I caved in and listened to it. It's pretty much one of the best songs I have ever heard. IKR makes you for the
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Post by weaver on Oct 31, 2010 9:25:58 GMT -5
I listened to a little piece of When Christas Comes on youtube....umm....yeah it's pretty great. It does sound like something from the later half of Emancipation of Mimi.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 31, 2010 10:34:08 GMT -5
I've listen to the whole thing and I absolutely love it. She sounds amazing in every track. I don't know what some people are saying that she's "whispering" because she's not. The ONLY song she's actually doing that is O Holy Night. And the way the album finishes with the New Year's Eve anthem is perfect!!!
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Post by r.enato on Oct 31, 2010 10:55:42 GMT -5
^ so she's not whispering in Charlie Brown Christmas? k.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 31, 2010 11:10:10 GMT -5
MCIIY is in the Target circular today. It will be $11.99 on Tuesday.
I didn't see it in the Best Buy circular.
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Post by weaver on Oct 31, 2010 11:17:32 GMT -5
I love the constant obsession/criticism of her vocal stylings. It would not sound right for her to "belt" over everything, and really...she never has. She has always used all the different parts of her voice. Some of you just need to get the f over it.
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Post by Cautionme11/16 on Oct 31, 2010 12:13:15 GMT -5
Mariah Songs on Glee? Posted by Lynn on Saturday, 30-Oct-2010, 9:32AM EDT
Mariah Carey is giving birth in more ways than one.
The music superstar's just-confirmed pregnancy is getting lots of attention, but her immediate focus is on Tuesday's (Nov. 2) unveiling of her second holiday CD, "Merry Christmas II You."
For the rest of the year, she'll be making the media rounds to promote it, and she admits she's already feeling the effects of tackling such a schedule in her current condition.
"That's the thing," the friendly Carey tells Zap2it. "I was like, 'Interviews? Today?' I worked so late last night, it was to the point where I got home and didn't even have the strength to take my makeup off.
"One perk was that I woke up today still looking good! I mean, even my hair. I had this sort of flip thing going on. I slept with a well-positioned neck pillow, and when I woke up, my flip was still good."
"Merry Christmas II You" offers many seasonal standards, including an "Extra Festive" update of Carey's own classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You." She says hearing that song "keep coming back always makes me so overwhelmed. It really, really makes me happy. A lot of people don't realize that I also co-wrote it [with Walter Afanasieff].
"I was working up to the last day they made me hand in the album, and there was one time when it was a 24-hour marathon. I wasn't telling anybody I was pregnant yet, and I knew I was in pain -- but I was like, 'Whatever I have to do to get this done.'
"I knew I had to get 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' done," Carey adds, "and at the last minute, [composer-arranger] Marc Shaiman saved the day. People don't do these big orchestral sessions that much anymore."
As for possible baby names? Carey reports she and her "America's Got Talent"-host husband, Nick Cannon, began discussing those "a long time ago. We're just waiting to see. I was doing two videos yesterday, and I didn't even watch the interview (on NBC's "Today," in which Carey revealed her baby news). I'll look at that on a plane, maybe."
Carey envisions spending much of the holiday season in New York, with an itinerary that includes a performance on the annual NBC special "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Tuesday, Nov. 30. Another television consideration for her is one that many top artists have these days ... the possible use of her catalog on the FOX series "Glee."
"I believe there have been some discussions about a potential melding there," Carey says, "and I would love to explore that. I'm not a rabid watcher [of the show], but that's only because of my schedule. Truth is, I get the DVDs of some of my favorite shows, then just end up watching those all the time."
Source: Zap2It | Jon
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Post by cool2themaxx on Oct 31, 2010 12:18:53 GMT -5
I got tickets to see her tape her Xmas special this coming Saturday! <3 I've been dying to see Mariah live FOREVER!
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Post by Cautionme11/16 on Oct 31, 2010 12:26:34 GMT -5
^ Too cool! CONGRATS!!
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Post by beebee on Oct 31, 2010 15:55:55 GMT -5
"One Child" is EASILY the best song of her new Christmas album. She must perform this on Oprah with a very poshy stage production (a huge choir of kids would be great), I bet sales would sky rocket immediately.
To me this should be the AC single for this season. I can see this one becoming a potential classic for years to come. It's that good.
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Post by Cautionme11/16 on Oct 31, 2010 16:02:24 GMT -5
Speaking of AC single, does anyone know if "Oh Santa"still the one being sent to all formats, or will there be another sent strictly to AC stations?
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Post by Caution on Oct 31, 2010 19:59:02 GMT -5
"One Child" is EASILY the best song of her new Christmas album. She must perform this on Oprah with a very poshy stage production (a huge choir of kids would be great), I bet sales would sky rocket immediately. To me this should be the AC single for this season. I can see this one becoming a potential classic for years to come. It's that good. THIS
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