esettle0 wrote:
Colson wrote:
seanjonmc wrote:
NO.
Reality TV is for hasbeens. No artist during a time of success has starred on reality TV, see Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, Brandy, and Toni Braxton.
Not to be facetious, but what 'recent' success has Mariah had? Her last 2 studios albums were a flop. We can assume, but we have no idea of what stage of her career she's in right now...Just saying.
Her last two albums had 'Obsessed' a hit, and 'Oh Santa' and #1 Holiday Hit. I would consider those two songs a success. Her TV concert special last year scored higher ratings than Beyonce and Taylor Swifts concerts that aired around the same time. You act as if she's completely irrelevant to music like Toni or Brandy. Facetious indeed.
Mariahs career is in a bit of a nebulous position, in that I would say its impossible to gauge right now. Periods around 2001-2004 were a pretty easy call. But we've seen her become inconsistent in very short periods of time from TEOM onwards. Big hit singles, albums that flounder......it was less than two years ago she released a non-event flop in the same breath as a highly successful single.
Its a tough one to call. I agree with Erica, the way it is now, its impossible to write Mariah off. Nor would I hedge bets on her having consistent success or mammoth victories commercially. It seems things can and do go either way for her musically these days.