Today, we celebrate the Anniversary of Mariah Carey (for you non-Lambs, her birthday) and all the ways she has brightened the world with her moving music and beautiful soul. However, amidst these trying times that have undoubtedly changed our lives, we turn to her music as a form of solace; […]
CAUTION, RELEASED NOVEMBER 16, 2018 Since its release in November 2018, Mariah Carey’s fifteenth studio album Caution almost hasn’t aged. (Just like the Queen who created it). Lauded with rave reviews by critics upon its release, adored by the loyal Lambily in every waking minute since, the album still sounds as fresh […]
November 16, 2004. On November 16, 2004, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams reunited once more as Destiny’s Child for their final album, Destiny Fulfilled. However, to fully understand the magnitude of this moment, one must travel back and truly relive this unprecedented moment in music history. The Anticipation Was Real. […]
After 14 years and numerous false starts, Lil’ Kim finally returns to music to release her fifth studio album 9. In the time since 2005’s The Naked Truth she’s released four mixtapes, served a prison sentence, become a mother, joined several reality shows (as a judge, a contestant, a producer/star), […]
The story of my love for Mariah Carey started in 1998 with my budding obsession for Aretha Franklin, VH1 Divas Live, and “Chain of Fools”. But my true journey on the Mariah Carey train began on Christmas 1999, when I unwrapped a copy of Rainbow underneath the Christmas tree. Rainbow […]
Crowning a Monarch In 1994, Christmas as we know it was forever changed when Mariah Carey released her first Christmas album. Before 1994, the phrase “Merry Christmas” was merely a holiday greeting… until Mariah Carey claimed the phrase for her own. Its omnipresence every holiday season makes it difficult to […]
Proceed with Caution Mariah Carey has HAD IT, and she’s making it crystal clear before even one listen to her fifteenth studio album, aptly titled, Caution. Returning to a tradition of early albums, Caution clocks in at just 10 tracks, but what it lacks in length it makes up for […]
It has been 17 years, 2 months, and 3 days since Mariah Carey’s Glitter soundtrack album was released. That era in her career, and life, was both infamous and tumultuous. The film to which it was the score was torn apart by critics, and Mariah’s well-being was in question. It […]
In 2008, Michelle Williams made a bold change in direction with her third solo album. On the aptly titled Unexpected, Williams opted to release a dance pop album after releasing two successful gospel albums (Heart To Yours and Do You Know). It was a daring move that yielded an innovative and infectious […]
By 1993 Mariah Carey had established herself as the Pop “It” girl in the United States. With six #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, an acclaimed MTV Unplugged performance and over 15 million records sold, she was already a rising star. However, her career was destined to reach new […]
