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Mariah Carey talks about American Idol Sudden Death, V-day with Nick Cannon and more babies(!?)


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She is upping her game as judge on American Idol, talking about range, vibratos, vocal dynamics, songwriting and even marketability. Mariah, you are, of all judges, the only one that has the right to judge VOCAL TECHNIQUE.
cocainerows 22nd-Feb-2013 04:17 pm (UTC)
AI's death was not that sudden, tbh.
syntheses 22nd-Feb-2013 04:20 pm (UTC)
she's referring to the new thing they have for the show.
cocainerows 22nd-Feb-2013 04:21 pm (UTC)
i know, hon.
syntheses 22nd-Feb-2013 04:28 pm (UTC)
oop @ me, then.
filmfreakfranco 22nd-Feb-2013 04:18 pm (UTC)
is that how she looks like on the show now? re: that screencap

she's lost a lot of weight
leperheart 22nd-Feb-2013 05:11 pm (UTC)
everyone looks skinnier next to randy....
hearthecity 22nd-Feb-2013 05:21 pm (UTC)
her arms look great
davetvs 22nd-Feb-2013 04:18 pm (UTC)
She looks flawless in this video, bow at the presence of greatness
hautexmaglia 22nd-Feb-2013 04:23 pm (UTC)
Flawless.
syntheses 22nd-Feb-2013 04:25 pm (UTC)
I think Mariah is arguably the most helpful judge now. She may not be the funnest, but she certainly is helpful. And she's really sweet too. Idol may not be very good in terms of how exciting she may be (I mean, she won't be wearing a meat dress any time soon) but it does seal her legacy in terms of vocal ability. I'm glad her lack of helpfulness was just really bad editing.

Which reminds me, I tracked Mariah Carey on tweetdeck and most of the tweets about her were either super positive (and mostly based around her appearance and/or what she's saying) or starkly negative, saying she talks too much or is just really annoying. Of course, this is twitter where Barbs are quite common but IDK. I feel like most of the people (who aren't Barbies?) seem to have at least a positive opinion on Mariah since I spoke to people about this show who liked her judging skills, but don't really tweet about idol. I kinda wonder how she'd be reviewed if she didn't get into that fight with Nicki Minaj.
frigginbgeek 22nd-Feb-2013 04:48 pm (UTC)
People are saying Mariah copied the other judges' comments but I feel like its the nature of her being the last to talk. And that gave limited things to mention which explains the ramblings at times. Also, I feel Randy talks about producing so much so that Mariah has to only talk about vocals but she is freaking PRODUCERiah which makes her want to talk about "marketability" and "studio sounds and mix".

I just want her to critique their voices, talk about their range at their comfort level and their dynamics whatnot. I feel like she is really helpful with her critiques but she gotta be more specific and I feel, stern at times. She's too sweet! I miss Hoodriah.
syntheses 22nd-Feb-2013 06:38 pm (UTC)
I feel like that's the nature of the last judge. To summarize and add in their own two cents. Mariah clearly had original opinions, and, to be fair, the judges were fighting and backing each other up. She clearly had her own opinions about marketability, dynamic on the vocals, soul and technique, etc. and she did add them in as she agreed with the other judges. There was even one point when she explained something that Randy couldn't.

And gosh Hoodriah would be the best but I want the rambly diva that was on HLN tbh. That was just a fountain of hilariousness. I feel like Keith Urban could fill into the nice judge quality if she suddenly decides to be stricter. I think she's trying to keep things cordial because she has that image as a cold diva.
frigginbgeek 22nd-Feb-2013 06:49 pm (UTC)
That is true I want her to be American Idol golden girl (Paula) with vocal knowledge and credibility. I hope she becomes stricter but still maintaining that credibility and niceness. Hoodriah + Crayriah is best. C'mon I'm not rooting for these contestants I'm rooting for Mimi tbh lol
syntheses 22nd-Feb-2013 09:24 pm (UTC)
She is kinda like paula now. But Paula doesn't really have any vocal credibility and people didn't like her because she wasn't helpful. And I am rooting for Mimi too tbh.
mila_s_garden 22nd-Feb-2013 04:27 pm (UTC)
talking about range, vibratos
Damn, I read that as vibrators, I'll blame it on seen pics of Henry Cavill in a previous post
rainbowren 22nd-Feb-2013 04:39 pm (UTC)
Mariah has definitely improved since the live shows, but I always look forward to Nicki's critique because gurl says it like it is, and she was actually the one to bring up marketability.

Idk, but hopefully with Mariah having decided to speak up, the show will be more interesting.
frigginbgeek 22nd-Feb-2013 04:44 pm (UTC)
Mariah brought up marketability first when that black girl w the ugly white/black pants and that pink bra sticking out sang(badly). Mariah was also the first to bring up marketability during the auditions. Idk which but there are receipts.
rainbowren 22nd-Feb-2013 04:48 pm (UTC)
Oh, I thought you were referring to last nights episode.
frigginbgeek 22nd-Feb-2013 04:50 pm (UTC)
Yea hahah last night's episode.. Nicki "copied" Mariah's comments on the use of the term register. Nicki said "low, bassy register" but I think she meant the lower register that has that raspy texture.
rainbowren 22nd-Feb-2013 04:53 pm (UTC)
Lmao, tbh I just laugh at all these damn judges trying so hard. Nicki and Mariah are my faves anyway, Randy is pointless and idk what a Keith Urban is?
frigginbgeek 22nd-Feb-2013 05:01 pm (UTC)
Keith is flawless ok hahaha I would stan for him. He does make sense tbh but he is just a little sugar coating his words.. A little like Mariah. Nicki is quite entertaining tbh but I dislike her fakeness and desperate crave for attention. At least Mariah asks how do the contestants feel after the performances. Hahah or maybe I'm just biased.
stussytribe 22nd-Feb-2013 04:40 pm (UTC)
she looks nice in that screencap
t3pps 22nd-Feb-2013 04:52 pm (UTC)
The Blood of the Lambs looks amazing.
kellybsblover 22nd-Feb-2013 04:57 pm (UTC)
Mariah and Keith Urban are the only judges I like on AI. I'm not here for Nikki at all and Randy is ok.
oracularist 22nd-Feb-2013 05:02 pm (UTC)
This video brought me to THIS video:




Is she still in the competition? I can't handle how good this is!
syntheses 22nd-Feb-2013 06:41 pm (UTC)
she is! she just made it past the sudden death round on tuesday.

i kinda think she'll be the winner from what i've seen.
djmayhem_aubrey 22nd-Feb-2013 07:08 pm (UTC)
HO-LY SHIIIIIIT, WOW. GOOSEBUMPS.
calinewarkwc69 22nd-Feb-2013 05:04 pm (UTC)
Randy gives 0 fucks- you just know that he is only there for the money and because the AI producers put his nutsack in a vise.

I'm not watching this weeks episodes until Sunday, but I am glad to hear Mariah is giving critiques. These early episodes had me frustrated because the editing favored Nicki so much and I just couldn't imagine that Mariah would have nothing to say.

Also, I love how Keith Urban knows all the songs, and seems enthusiastic. You can tell he's a music's musician, you know, like, he isn't in the industry to the glory & fame, he's in because he just legit loves music. All music. And where he was brought in primarily because there are always so many country based contestants, he's really shown his range for other genre's as well-

Can't wait for live shows.
ponpiri 22nd-Feb-2013 05:06 pm (UTC)
I like her better with curly hair but she still looks good.
meme81 22nd-Feb-2013 05:37 pm (UTC)
i like it better when minaj is not on my tv screens!
hearthecity 22nd-Feb-2013 05:22 pm (UTC)
Keith is so cute on this show. All the judges are pretty decent actually.
thrillisgone_89 22nd-Feb-2013 05:22 pm (UTC)
keith >>>>>
imightbewrong4 22nd-Feb-2013 06:01 pm (UTC)
The only performance that matters!!!

palebluedot09 22nd-Feb-2013 06:30 pm (UTC)
yessss was so pissed he didn't get put through esp when that crappy justin bieber copy elijah got put through
frigginbgeek 22nd-Feb-2013 06:50 pm (UTC)
Elijah is the cutie Chinese/Mexican guy right? He is so cute it's v obvious that Nicki and Mariah were infatuated by his gorgeous looks. Mariah was right to say he is a good mix lol

Edited at 2013-02-22 07:03 pm (UTC)
palebluedot09 22nd-Feb-2013 07:08 pm (UTC)
yeah that is him.
it just irked me yesterday that randy kept going on about how it's a singing competition and really most of the guys were just decent last night. only curtis truly had the vocals. and i find it stupid that a few of the guys were sent through when they were boring and their vocals weren't even that great when people like jda and chris were at least on par in my opinion with them vocally and were entertaining as well.
syntheses 22nd-Feb-2013 09:30 pm (UTC)
so forever asspained chris was sent home

but lol @ randy thinking it's still a singing competition. even nicki minaj said it wasn't about singing but more about performing. it seems like the judges really need to make up their mind.
ilovelucozade 22nd-Feb-2013 06:06 pm (UTC)
Maybe it's cause I'm from the UK and don't watch much TV but WOOOOW I totally forgot Nicki Minaj existed.
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