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Originally posted by Sander
I find it quite ironic coming from her. I like and respect her, but I think the accusations of her releasing generic and uninspired R&B songs now, in contrast to her releasing some pretty great and timeless music back in the day, are among the most heard critiques about Mariah...
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they are only that accusations: last time I checked Rolling Stone named the Elusive Chanteuse (2014) one of the best R&B releases of its year (2014).
Only bc some british tabloid or your aunt can't deal with genre music, you don't need to claim it.
Additionally, this Tommy made her famous claim is ridiculous bc at the time sony had more acts than just Mariah (new acts) and rarely anyone sold 35m albums in Asia, 28m in Europe, and 71m in the US... like let's be real you can get an artist some airplay, but not 15 number #1 singles in 10 years.
The music industry has changed to a stage where you cannot compare success to previous eras anymore at all.