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Jan 28 14 1:08 PM

MisplacedValidity wrote:
Ginger1 wrote:
I really wished that Mariah had shown up for the Carole King tribute at MusicCares. She used to talk about being a fan and an inspiration. Missing out on something like this makes me think she wasn't in the first place. It was all record company politics. They wanted Mariah to cover A Natural Woman, Mariah didn't want to, so just bring in the next best thing. The person who wrote it and further the "singer-songwriter" image.
I am sure Mariah was inspired by her, even if it was just on the level of King having written some of the Aretha songs Mariah loved. But Mariah was much more of a music junkie when she was younger, so I am sure she also liked at least some of Carole's own work. I don't think King having been one of Mariah's influences means she has to pay tribute all of the time. Mariah's bigger inspirations were Stevie, Aretha, Patti, etc. and she continues to show them love.

Having said that, I have wondered why Mariah doesn't avail herself more to the Grammys. I don't think she's ever presented, nor has she ever performed as part of a tribute or done anything like that. She obviously doesn't have to, but it's the kind of thing other artists notice and that makes her a bigger part of the music community in general. The last few years it seems the awards shows she makes an effort toward are the BET/Soul Train/etc. type awards.

That's because she was receiving awards in those cerimonies. Mariah hasn't released an album in years and it looks like she doesn't appear unless she is going to win something, that's why she has been absent