Comments on: Mariah Revs Up New CD, Returns to Powerhouse PR

By: ..::That Grape Juice // ThatGrapeJuice.net::.. || In Loving Memory Of Michael Jackson » Mariah’s ‘Obsessed’ NOT First Single – Apparently

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:30:05 +0000

[...] first official single is said to be a powerhouse ballad along the lines of “Vision of Love.” {Source} Oh Mariah. I do find it hilarious that the oh-so-used explanation for a single under-performing [...]

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:14:35 +0000

Jessica is right. Mariah does not compare with Whitney or Madonna. And Luciano, last I heard, Whitney’s album sales are at 145 million, not 100 million. First of all, you all must remember, Mariah and Madonna make music that’s for the 15-34 age bracket, the biggest market of music buyers in America. Whitney makes music for the 15-70 year old age bracket; but people in their 50s and 60s tend to buy less music so she’s at a disadvantage. Yes, it is a disadvantage she choses, but it does make her more musically appreciated in the industry, and also a legend than if she were to just cater to a teen and young adult market, and ignore eveyone over 40. She makes genuine music and never resulted to throwing a rapper in every other song, and yet she is more “real” and a home-girl than Mariah is! Secondly, Madonna and Whitney have toured like real musical acts. They have toured the world over and over while Mariah has done three baby tours. One of Madonna’s or Whitney’s tours alone is much longer than all three of Mariah’s tours added together… and that’s a shame. And as for albums, I won’t count their new releases, but if you count all other studio, soundtracks, greatest hits, specialty albums, and every other kind of album: Madonna has released 20, 200 million sold; Mariah has released 17, 170 million sold; and Whitney has released 11, 145 million sold. So although Whitney has sold less than Mariah, Whitney averages 13,000,000 copies sold per album, while Mariah averages 10 million sold per album. So Whitney is a bigger money generator for her company than Mariah as Whitney’s label has made more money with less investment. And the fact that Whitney has sold so many albums with few releases and is not that far behind Mariah (who caters to a pop crowd), well that speaks volumes.

By: Is it too late for "Obsessed"? Will Mariah hit ‘em with her second shot?

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:05:31 +0000

[...] it’s gaining steam, buzz gets put out hyping up the NEXT single as being EPIC and MONUMENTAL. Roger Friedman even went so far as to dismiss “Obsessed” as “a summer trifle,” while [...]

By: gcc

gcc — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:11:52 +0000

Also dont forget about ‘ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS FOR YOU’ which year after year becomes one of the favorites recurrents christmas songs every year. The Album and single sell thousands each year during the holdiays! MARIAH is definitely a Legend and in the likes of Chakka Khan, Aretha, Stevie, ETC….In this evolving world , she contiues to peak our interest and stay relevant!

By: musicexpert

musicexpert — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:54:48 +0000

Good catch, MC! Another misstatement from Friedman: “Obsession” will NOT be the first single from the CD? It already IS! You can’t pull something back because it’s not performing as well as you wanted… unless you’re pulling that cut from the actual album! Stupid double talk!

By: tim

tim — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:15:02 +0000

Even with album sales, Madonna is obviously more relevant. Hard Candy sold 3.5 million worldwide, while Mariah’s last effort sold around 2 M, a lot of people forget that there is a whole world outside US. Europe, as a whole, is a bigger market than US, especially nowadays.

By: TreseMartires

TreseMartires — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:18:37 +0000

@Jessica…

honey, please…mariah, irrelevant? HAHAHAHA!

“Their music will withstand time. Mariah’s doesn’t and won’t. Not one song of hers is considered a timeless classic nor does it “mean” anything in the world of music.”

This comment of yours is very immature. What music world are you talking about? Maybe in your music world she is irrelevant because obviously you don’t like her. You can’t even accept that her songs like vision of love, one sweet day, hero, always be my baby, love takes time, fantasy and so many more are TIMELESS.

Wake up honey. Wake up.

By: Entertainment Rundown » Mariah Carey Gearing Up For Album Release, Hires New PR Team

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:23:07 +0000

[...] Carey is reportedly gearing up for her Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel [...]

By: SBB

SBB — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:27:10 +0000

@ Jessica seems to be biased. You don’t have to like Mariah Carey to know that she is relevant and yes, a legend. Forgotten if she stops making music? No. She’s been doing this successfully for about 20 years and practically every female American Idol contestant mentions her as their inspiration (It’s actaully annoying). No classic songs? I disagree. “Hero”, “One Sweet Day”, “All I Want For Christmas is You”, and pop radio stations everywhere can’t stop playing “Always Be My Baby as a filler song”…for 13 years! And those are only a few that quickly come to mind.

By: EJ

EJ — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:11:26 +0000

WOW!!!….Some of the comments on here are pretty nasty…Bastian says that Whitney has has three singles to flop and to my knowledge no single has officially been released….at least not according to her own website, and won’t be until 08/31…Both Mariah and Whitney have their own styles and approach to music…Mariah tends to lean to a more pop sound and Whitney seems to have a more r&b flavor to what she does…I for one can’t wait to here Whitney’s new disc as well as all of the dances mixes that always come afterwards….WELCOME BACK WHITNEY!!!!