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It's still not cool how she first reacted to the story of her makeup artist getting drugged and raped.

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She's become a bit of an industry kiss-ass, like publicly apologising to Cardi B in case it jeopardises some future rap collab. I get it that there was the Kanye connection in previous years but to publicly wish her a happy birthday, as an artist? Pff.

You're right. It's so strange, and yes, she's seemed a little lost for a number of years now.

Popular music culture has become so pathetic.

Exactly. Their game plan feels quite short-sighted. Stop messing around with an iconic legacy. Having said that, I know that it could be much worse... MJ must be rolling inside his golden casket.

Mariah commissioned two/three new mixes and a (albeit five minute) 'documentary' including rare footage for Butterfly 25. That's nothing to sneeze at.

Fair enough but whatever her strategy, it feels disorganised or miscommunicated and is not managing expectations well. It'd be clearer to disregard whichever singular album anniversary may occur and just get all of her EPs up in one big load. At this stage, excluding FEL and a couple of vinyls, the release schedule is just standard digital admin activity.

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I guess you're right, but I'm starting to think that M herself is quite out of touch with this stuff because this is SO LAME. HD (not 4K) music videos is a given nowadays, major anniversary or not, and her singles/EPs are released so sporadically. She's probably saving the juicy stuff for posthumous releases, as an ongoing revenue stream for her children.

It crossed my mind that it's a combo of part genuine interest, part blocking tactic, and partly to keep her busy during COVID-19.

Exactly. Her team is treating hardcore fans with such disregard.

She's doing the bare minimum for Erotica. Lame.

Rocco's face looks exactly like Chris' in the above screen shot.

I hate her on social media and always have. If only it was as curated as the art on the walls of her numerous homes. If only her captions were as thoughtful as the music she's penned. Instead of acting like a queen on her throne, she crawls on floors with her ass out. She's played it so wrong all this time.

Although she recoiled pretty quickly when Terri Joe called her 80 years old.

Yes, I know what happened. They were using each other to hype up the song and video. The end. Also, LOL at 'in her 80s'.

You seem so sure that she is going to all this effort to hold glasses or bottles of alcohol merely as props to rattle her fans... Excuse me while I roll my eyes... If she's holding a glass or bottle of alcohol, it's safe to say she's actually drinking it. Honestly, 'Simon' says too much. Your intensity is starting to remind me of a previous banned member.

You continue to humour me. Julia has not yet announced that she has accepted the role, and anyone can update IMDB listings. Let me know what the post-production timeframes were like on those three movies you cited?

OMG, you're too funny. This is a major studio film, and the lead actor hasn't even publicly accepted the role yet. I've now corrected your math, so don't come back to me until you've studied harder.

Yes, I almost expected to find Steven Klein in there... I joke.

I have a feeling that a tour is on the horizon, and I'm concerned. A feeling because she'd always answer the touring question with transparent coyness ("Do you want me to go on tour?"). Concerned 'cause I just don't think she's up to her stadium-standard anymore, if her recent little shows are anything to go by. Bad idea. Better to keep future tours small and manageable instead.

The movie is definitely not getting released next year. Just do the math?

Are you referring to those first couple of seconds of synth? Agreed.

Yes, Voices too. Thanks for reminding me. Its distorted bass kind of tarnished an otherwise great song for me, personally.