robjv1 wrote:
vinjer wrote:
We have no idea what her actual financial situation is and how much she needs this but still I kind of hope she doesn't go the Vegas route.Especially not now, after so much global media and Inet slamming about her voice, that will sound like a retirement, not to mention what she'll have to swallow if ,after the said worldwide coverage of her vocal issues,the Vegas tickets don't exactly sell like hot cakes.
I get the whole "perception is reality" thing when it comes to what it says about you as an artist/brand when you do a residency, but at what point does it become the right move then for her? In five years? Ten? Never?
In my opinion and perception, any stablished artist doing a Vegas residency sends a message of "forget my days as a relevant hitmaker, now I'm an old act". Which is fine when you're Elton John or Cher.
But the question should be if Mariah is not already in that place in her career, Vegas residency or not. Can she still have a hitmaker career? Does she still l have a shot at radio success after all these years? If the answer is yes, then she should reject any offer of a Vegas residency show and invest all her tome and talent at that. If the answer is no, I don't see a problem with having a residency, as long is a well-produced show.