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Three years after the release of her last non-holiday full-length opus, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," Mariah Carey returns with her first single, "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" featuring Rick Ross and Meek Mill.
"Working with Ross and Meek on the same record was incredible," Mariah Carey told media on a conference call today (August 2). "Obviously Ross is a star and everybody loves him. I'm a fan of his music. I really, really wanted to work with him. I love the tone of his voice. I think the contrast of his voice and mine would be something special. I always like to do collaborations that people might think are different."
"Meek adds an excitement, a newness to the record that is pretty rare right now," Mariah continued.
"Triumphant," which Randy Jackson chimed in to say is "inspirational," is the first single off Mariah's 14th studio album. The singer touched on the untitled album while on the call. "I'm collaborating with a lot of my favorite people but the main thing is [that] I'm not trying to follow any particular trend," she said. "I want it to be well received. I want to stay true to myself and the music that I love and make the fans happy."
Mariah also spoke on how she felt of the current state of R&B and its mainstream cross-over, saying "It would be incredible if we can bring back the days where R&B songs didn't have to cross over. It makes me sad that there are so many talented R&B artists that don't get the chance that they should."
Like her new song, but NO, the days of R'n'B lost forever.
I think it's her best (one of many), but it has not have any sugar in it, which is rarely been with her since 1995.
Yes. Yes. YES.
I've always thought that was an utterly beautiful song too. Her "introspective" ballads were almost always gorgeous. "Outside" is another gem.
Sorry, but this one is a Karaoke-Restaurant one.
Please don't apologise for being an imbecile. It's a gorgeous gospel-tinged, deeply personal song with stunning harmonies and vocals. If you can't appreciate it, that's entirely your problem, not mine.
I think it's her best (one of many), but it has not have any sugar in it, which is rarely been with her since 1995.
Yes. Yes. YES.
I've always thought that was an utterly beautiful song too. Her "introspective" ballads were almost always gorgeous. "Outside" is another gem.
Sorry, but this one is a Karaoke-Restaurant one.
Please don't apologise for being an imbecile. It's a gorgeous gospel-tinged, deeply personal song with stunning harmonies and vocals. If you can't appreciate it, that's entirely your problem, not mine.
this arraingment is no good. Well, and she's whispering her Mariah vocals all the way through. boring song.
I think it's her best (one of many), but it has not have any sugar in it, which is rarely been with her since 1995.
Yes. Yes. YES.
I've always thought that was an utterly beautiful song too. Her "introspective" ballads were almost always gorgeous. "Outside" is another gem.
Sorry, but this one is a Karaoke-Restaurant one.
Please don't apologise for being an imbecile. It's a gorgeous gospel-tinged, deeply personal song with stunning harmonies and vocals. If you can't appreciate it, that's entirely your problem, not mine.
this arraingment is no good. Song is kinda strong though.
It's flawless. I guess you don't like her gospel stuff. I *love* it.
I'm obsessed with "Fly Like A Bird", "My Saving Grace" and "I Wish You Well" too.
I think it's her best (one of many), but it has not have any sugar in it, which is rarely been with her since 1995.
Yes. Yes. YES.
I've always thought that was an utterly beautiful song too. Her "introspective" ballads were almost always gorgeous. "Outside" is another gem.
Sorry, but this one is a Karaoke-Restaurant one.
Please don't apologise for being an imbecile. It's a gorgeous gospel-tinged, deeply personal song with stunning harmonies and vocals. If you can't appreciate it, that's entirely your problem, not mine.
this arraingment is no good. Song is kinda strong though.
It's flawless. I guess you don't like her gospel stuff. I *love* it.
I'm obsessed with "Fly Like A Bird", "My Saving Grace" and "I Wish You Well" too.
they're great in their own kind. But d'you take them as the song I posted before?
They're good, but not even close to that one. or...
I think it's her best (one of many), but it has not have any sugar in it, which is rarely been with her since 1995.
Yes. Yes. YES.
I've always thought that was an utterly beautiful song too. Her "introspective" ballads were almost always gorgeous. "Outside" is another gem.
Sorry, but this one is a Karaoke-Restaurant one.
Please don't apologise for being an imbecile. It's a gorgeous gospel-tinged, deeply personal song with stunning harmonies and vocals. If you can't appreciate it, that's entirely your problem, not mine.
this arraingment is no good. Song is kinda strong though.
It's flawless. I guess you don't like her gospel stuff. I *love* it.
I'm obsessed with "Fly Like A Bird", "My Saving Grace" and "I Wish You Well" too.
they're great in their own kind. But d'you take them as the song I posted before?
They're good, but not even close to that one. or...
Yes, they're every bit as good. Very complex harmonies and arrangements. GOSPEL MUSIC.
Simple piano ballads are beautiful too, but the gospel stuff I ADORE. It's all good.
Three years after the release of her last non-holiday full-length opus, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," Mariah Carey returns with her first single, "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" featuring Rick Ross and Meek Mill.
"Working with Ross and Meek on the same record was incredible," Mariah Carey told media on a conference call today (August 2). "Obviously Ross is a star and everybody loves him. I'm a fan of his music. I really, really wanted to work with him. I love the tone of his voice. I think the contrast of his voice and mine would be something special. I always like to do collaborations that people might think are different."
"Meek adds an excitement, a newness to the record that is pretty rare right now," Mariah continued.
"Triumphant," which Randy Jackson chimed in to say is "inspirational," is the first single off Mariah's 14th studio album. The singer touched on the untitled album while on the call. "I'm collaborating with a lot of my favorite people but the main thing is [that] I'm not trying to follow any particular trend," she said. "I want it to be well received. I want to stay true to myself and the music that I love and make the fans happy."
Mariah also spoke on how she felt of the current state of R&B and its mainstream cross-over, saying "It would be incredible if we can bring back the days where R&B songs didn't have to cross over. It makes me sad that there are so many talented R&B artists that don't get the chance that they should."
I hate when artists refer to songs as "records".
At least she's not whispering.
Randy Jackson?
I like how she talks about Meek "adding" excitement. More like her adding excitement. It's basically his fucking song!
It'd be nice to return to the days when you didn't have to have fucking rappers on every R&B song to get on radio, Mooriah!
Three years after the release of her last non-holiday full-length opus, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," Mariah Carey returns with her first single, "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" featuring Rick Ross and Meek Mill.
"Working with Ross and Meek on the same record was incredible," Mariah Carey told media on a conference call today (August 2). "Obviously Ross is a star and everybody loves him. I'm a fan of his music. I really, really wanted to work with him. I love the tone of his voice. I think the contrast of his voice and mine would be something special. I always like to do collaborations that people might think are different."
"Meek adds an excitement, a newness to the record that is pretty rare right now," Mariah continued.
"Triumphant," which Randy Jackson chimed in to say is "inspirational," is the first single off Mariah's 14th studio album. The singer touched on the untitled album while on the call. "I'm collaborating with a lot of my favorite people but the main thing is [that] I'm not trying to follow any particular trend," she said. "I want it to be well received. I want to stay true to myself and the music that I love and make the fans happy."
Mariah also spoke on how she felt of the current state of R&B and its mainstream cross-over, saying "It would be incredible if we can bring back the days where R&B songs didn't have to cross over. It makes me sad that there are so many talented R&B artists that don't get the chance that they should."
Like her new song, but NO, the days of R'n'B lost forever.
I think it's her best (one of many), but it has not have any sugar in it, which is rarely been with her since 1995.
Yes. Yes. YES.
I've always thought that was an utterly beautiful song too. Her "introspective" ballads were almost always gorgeous. "Outside" is another gem.
Sorry, but this one is a Karaoke-Restaurant one.
Please don't apologise for being an imbecile. It's a gorgeous gospel-tinged, deeply personal song with stunning harmonies and vocals. If you can't appreciate it, that's entirely your problem, not mine.
this arraingment is no good. Song is kinda strong though.
It's flawless. I guess you don't like her gospel stuff. I *love* it.
I'm obsessed with "Fly Like A Bird", "My Saving Grace" and "I Wish You Well" too.
they're great in their own kind. But d'you take them as the song I posted before?
They're good, but not even close to that one. or...
Yes, they're every bit as good. Very complex harmonies and arrangements. GOSPEL MUSIC.
Simple piano ballads are beautiful too, but the gospel stuff I ADORE. It's all good.
Your taste is smth, I should listen to the songs all of them, before any judge. Have you noticed my remark on being bitter, not bitter-sweet? that was about that, actually
Three years after the release of her last non-holiday full-length opus, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," Mariah Carey returns with her first single, "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" featuring Rick Ross and Meek Mill.
"Working with Ross and Meek on the same record was incredible," Mariah Carey told media on a conference call today (August 2). "Obviously Ross is a star and everybody loves him. I'm a fan of his music. I really, really wanted to work with him. I love the tone of his voice. I think the contrast of his voice and mine would be something special. I always like to do collaborations that people might think are different."
"Meek adds an excitement, a newness to the record that is pretty rare right now," Mariah continued.
"Triumphant," which Randy Jackson chimed in to say is "inspirational," is the first single off Mariah's 14th studio album. The singer touched on the untitled album while on the call. "I'm collaborating with a lot of my favorite people but the main thing is [that] I'm not trying to follow any particular trend," she said. "I want it to be well received. I want to stay true to myself and the music that I love and make the fans happy."
Mariah also spoke on how she felt of the current state of R&B and its mainstream cross-over, saying "It would be incredible if we can bring back the days where R&B songs didn't have to cross over. It makes me sad that there are so many talented R&B artists that don't get the chance that they should."
Like her new song, but NO, the days of R'n'B lost forever.
Scathing review of the single from Slant. On the money as always.
Mariah Carey might be the most reactionary pop star of all time. Her creative decisions are seemly driven not by an artistic muse, but by a desire to maintain commercial viability. It's likely the result of being so intimately involved with her expectedly money-minded record-label handlers early in her career, when she was amassing gold and breaking records like Michael Phelps. Mariah has always been obsessed with the past (specifically, recreating it), sometimes resulting in sublime nostalgia (as on "The Roof"), but more often coming off as pathologically regressive (embodied by her perpetuation of the male fantasy of woman-as-little-girl, which neutralizes whatever command it might seem like she has over her own sexual image). If you thought motherhood might change Mimi's tune, or at least push her in a new direction, her new single's artwork, previewed by the singer a few days ago, quickly put those hopes to rest: Scantily clad in a flesh-colored, peek-a-boo "dress," Mariah is airbrushed into a literal cartoon version of herself…circa 1997, of course. So, it should come as no surprise that Mariah would follow-up 2009's Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, which was tellingly both rapper-free and a commercial disappointment, with "Triumphant (Get 'Em)," a dated hip-hop track produced by Jermaine Dupri in the same manner a sick dog produces a bowel movement. It's easily the worst lead single (possibly the worst single, period) of her two-decade-plus career. JD's beyond-tired hype-man routine and guest raps by Rick Ross and newcomer Meek Mill dominate the first half of the song, with Mariah literally serving as a hook girl on a track that sorely lacks a strong hook. She finally unleashes a breathy verse of her own about two-thirds of the way through—something about breaking free of chains, seeing mountaintops, reaching for stars, and other brainless platitudes that ostensibly lead to, according to Ross, throwing money at strippers and running highway tolls. It's not just uninspiring, it's downright demoralizing.