I don't see how? Her material doesn't have to be top notch anymore, her vocals either. Unless she does something that turns her into a joke, she is still going to be the woman that has 5 octaves (even if her voice is gone now) and who inspired people to sing with Vision Of Love.

And again, you are wrong. Melisma has been prevalent in popular music for almost a century. Beyonce and Christina talked about how influential Mariah's melisma was on THEM, not on how the 90s was the largest period where melisma was prevalent.

How does a person "diminish their legacy", though....? Has Mariah done something that has lessened her contributions to popular music?

It's sad to see what happened with Mariah. And it's pretty embarassing to watch her now. For sure she has an important place in music history, but now she's just not trying.

Trust it can happen. Scandals and horrible music can. Mariah will be known for the queen of ballads, but if she goes on and do music like Miley Cyrus or Katy Perry, it can diminish her respectability. That is why I think she should just stick to the music her fans appreciate and stop trying to appeal to the GP. As far as her live singing, MARIAH STILL HAS IT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlObJAlSi78

But respectability=/=legacy.

Her legacy was commercial success, chart success and vocal ability. Being in Madonna's shadow in sales, her vocals are as good as gone and Rihanna and Katy are on her heels for chart success.

Nobody wants to see her on tour. All I want for Christmas is her only impactful song. How much recurrent airplay and catalog sales does she have?

If that was true, why do people need PRs?

This makes NO sense.
Her legacy is having massive influence on vocalists and being a significant factor in the music trend of "hip-POP". How does "losing one's voice" diminish that? How does her not selling like she used to change the fact that she was one of the main progenitors of pop/hip-hop music?

Your guys and your "what have you done for me lately/how commercially successful are you right now/how popular are you in the tabloids right now" views are just....

We are talking about Legends here. Katy and Rihanna shouldn't even be mentioned in this thread. I swear sales are EVERYTHING to some of you.

TALENT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SALES (ALWAYS!)

+100000 if you have both

ikr.

Legacy is something that you're remembered for and has some kind of impact, not because of your personality etc but because of your talent.

Yes. I don't think she can even be called a legend anymore.

Please,

Mariah is STILL A LEGEND. SEETHE /End Thread

I can't believe I'm going to defend Moo, but here goes: 'Legacy', by definition in this context, cannot be 'diminished'.

For example, Michael Jackson was a filthy child molester and everyone knows it. Michael Jackson is also the King of Pop, and everyone knows it.

To help maintain their public image. But public image has nothing to do with musical contributions. Mariah could be the biggest bitch ever and say all kinds of **** about her peers, but that wouldn't have stopped people from being inspired by her immense talent and music.

She has no legacy outside of the US. Before I joined ATRL I thought she was a cover artist.

That has nothing to do with her legacy. That's just you talking about your Mariah-related ignorance.

Thank YOU I was like gurl who told you them lies. The media likes to give too much credit to some white artists. Ain't nobody was checking for Erotica then and now let's be real

Definitely NOT. Mariah's legacy is here to stay.

As for now, Mariah's colon is straight up cleansed, she doesn't give a sht. She's making music now for her fans, and for people who enjoy listening to her music.