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Mariah Carey’s “Vision of Love” is the most influential vocal performance of all-time.

In May of 1990 Long Island native Mariah Carey “realized a dream, and visualized the love that came to be“.  “Vision of Love,” her “first single – ever,” was released in advance of her self-titled debut album. “Vision of Love” spent 4 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 that summer, the longest run of any song that year. Lyrically “Vision of

The Diva Defense: Mariah Carey is a LEGEND, and a human.

December 31, 2017
Exactly 365 days ago, the commercials ran: Mariah Carey headlines Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on ABC, minutes before the ball drops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nguYyCUJMtA Unfortunately, Mariah, her team, and Dick Clark Productions all dropped the ball… a little too early. The wrong ball at that. I’m sure you remember

The 19 “97” Singles of 2017

December 30, 2017
Whether it be one of many iconic remixes, a scathing diss track, a bonafide money making anthem, or a one off song… our list this year feels rather random, but full of bops all the same. Scroll down to delve into our favorite singles of 2017. At EST. 1997, we

Reflections of Love: In the wake of Manchester bombing…

May 25, 2017
I found out about the tragic bombing in Manchester from fellow concert-lover and EST. 1997 writer Andrew, and I was immediately shaken by the news. It was still a fresh story and at the time, we didn’t know what exactly happened but I feared the worst: terrorism. Of course, it

The Emancipation of… Mimi’s Extras

April 12, 2017
When Mariah Carey released The Emancipation of Mimi in 2005, the album received critical acclaim. It went on to become the best selling album of 2005 in the US, and won Mariah 3 Grammy Awards. The album’s original 14 tracks are nearly flawless. However, there are 3 other tracks that
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