FEATURE:
The Digital Mixtape
A Mariah Carey Celebration
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ONE can only imagine how tough…
IN THIS PHOTO: Mariah Carey in 1994/PHOTO CREDIT: Uli Weber
it is for any artist to perform and commit to that sort of life. Not only is it so exhausting performing so often and committing so much of yourself to that life. You also have to do so much promotion and other work away from the stage. The toll is takes on them can be quite severe indeed. I have been thinking about high-profile artists and how it is for them. Such is the intensity of the performances, I do worry about their wellbeing. If an artist is doing a residency or huge and long concert, the accumulative impact of that can be really huge. It brings me to Mariah Carey and news that she has been to the point of tears during her Las Vegas residency. A legend who is performing night after night and doing these incredible shows, it is only natural that she would come to a point where she needs to take some time away from the stage. It does raise bigger questions around artists’ mental and physical happiness. How there is this desire to see them live for many dates. If you think about what effect that can have on them, we sort of need to address live performance and how much of a sacrifice it is. We all wish Mariah Carey the best and hope she will be okay and have time to spend some time away from the stage to rest. I am keen to celebrate her career with an ultimate playlist. In October, her album, Merry Christmas, turns thirty. Rainbow turns twenty-five in November. Her latest album, 2018’s Caution, is her fifteenth. I hope that we get more music from her. Wishing her love and happiness, below is a mixtape of Mariah Carey hits and some deep cuts. Showing that there is nobody quite like her. The New York-born icon is someone who is beyond comparison. She is a truly…
PEERLESS talent.