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She Thinks Ancient Is The Problem

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[Blind Gossip] These two famous singers teamed up for a project… but she is blaming him for their lack of success!

They stopped speaking to each other. She blames him for the tepid ticket sales. She thinks that he and his fans are just too old. She says, “I’m contemporary. He’s ancient.” The irony is that she didn’t want to pair up with anyone hotter or younger than her on the tour, so this is what she got!

Sounds like they are really not enjoying life on the road together. However, contractual obligations mean that they are stuck with each other for the time being!

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Female Singer:

Ancient Male Singer:

[Optional] What do you think is the problem?

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    • I agree — the people who would go to see Lionel probably have no interest in seeing her. He could have done some small venues and been just fine on his own.

  10. Ultimate diva – Mariah and Lionel Richie.
    I’m a huge fan of Mariah but she’s got some bad press from her lacklustre, can’t be assed performances. Buck up your ideas Mariah!

  13. Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey.
    She’s the problem. Always is the problem. Retire already.

  14. Mariah Carey (Ugh) and Lionel Richie

    I am a fan of both of their music but Mariah is so lost in fantasy. She truly has no idea how she is perceived and nothing is EVER her fault in her own blown up mind. Touring with her would be a nightmare. I think she lost a lot of fans after her reality show and her NYE performance. It was the final straw.

    • I agree.

      I know soooooo many people who aren’t ‘fans’ of hers but would still pay to see her. The problem is, they’ve done so and her shows are RUBBISH. Cheap graphics, boring dancers, crappy costumes. urgh.

      I’m a huge lamb and always have been. Probably always will be. But her concerts aren’t worth the money. I only ever go to see her tangents – where she gets cross at the production team for their mistakes (*eye roll*) etc.

    • I would agree it’s Lady Gags and Tony Bennett cheek to cheek tour. People who loves Tony Bennett is unlikely to want to hear Lady Gaga , and people are who are into Lady Gaga’s music are unlikely to want to hear Tony Bennett.

    • Curiously that pair worked really well together. Maybe because she really admires him.
      This is about Mariah and Lionel. Mariah was the ultimate diva of her time (in a good sense) but she needs to understand she is not at her prime anymore.
      People like The rolling stones or Bruce Springsteen, or Elton John did their transition to not so in fashion but with a lot of fans gracefully. Others like Madonna are having a tough time adjusting to the new reality

  19. Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie
    Mimi is the ISSUE! I wouldn’t mind spending $$ to see Lionel but that woman is a turn off. Lionel attracts a diverse, older crowd. Friends that have seen him in the past had a great time and he delivered. I have friends going to the show this weekend and its because the tickets were cheap and they are die hard Lionel fans …practically giving them away. Lionel DESERVES BETTER!

  22. Mariah Carey
    Lionel Richie

    I’d love to hear him but I cringe at the thought of listening to her. He’s a legend and she’s a diva who thinks too much of herself. Lionel is one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time, what’s she done???

    • Just cos you don’t like mariah doesn’t mean she hasn’t done anything for music.
      Unlike whitney, celine and beyonce, Mariah has actually written her songs and she’s written 16 out of her 18 number 1s. she’s the only diva that writes her own songs. she originally wrote Hero for Gloria Estafan. she is a real songwriter. Vision of love, someday etc where on her demo tape and written when she was 16 before she got signed which is proof that she actually writes her own songs.

    • ILoveNutellam- She like most other singers has writing partners. They tend to do the heavy lifting while the singers change a few things and then add their names to the credits. Also many singers who like to say they write their own songs tend to have ghost writers.

      Ben Margulies wrote every hit on her debut album including Vision of Love. Not Mariah.

  24. Clue: they were stuck together; they did a song called dancing cheek to. cheek. Also, the fact that he is ancient, is a clue

    • Lionel Richie has a song called “Stuck On You”……the words in the blind says they’re “stuck” with each other.

  25. The only thing I can think of is Mariah Carey and Lionel Ritchie, (plus the “similar” is a blind about Mariah as well) but I thought that tour wrapped a few months back, before Summer began.

  27. Obviously Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey. I am not a MC fan. I actually like Lionel Richie more but I have no interest in seeing her. Their music is very different and I never saw them as a good combo.

  28. Female Singer: Mariah Carey
    Ancient Male Singer: Lionel Richie (his song “Stuck on You” is one of the clues)

    [Optional] What do you think is the problem? Obviously, Mariah Carey. Also, Lionel did an “all the hits” tour on his own a few years back, which was really well received. For me personally, that tour was recent enough that it doesn’t make sense to see Lionel again and I have no desire to see Mariah Carey. She should have quit showbiz before she became the laughing stock she…

  29. Mariah Carey and Lionel Ritchie.

    What’s the problem? Pfft… I’m betting Mariah is?! Still thinks she is 20 years old, her mirror must be a fairground one

  30. Mariah & Lionel Richie
    Their tickets for the Atlanta show were on Groupon for $17.

    I actually would have paid $17 to see Lionel. Mariah would have to pay me $170 to endure her “performance”

  32. Female Singer : Mariah Carey
    Ancient Male Singer : Lionel Richie

    Optional : People can’t trust her performances to be stage ready. She’s been lip syncing without the showmanship and mother of the time people wonder if she’ll even perform.

  33. Mariah Carey
    Lionel Richie

    Lionel does skew older but Mariah is incapable of putting on a dynamic, exciting show. Maybe they should have booked smaller venues.

  35. Mariah
    Ancient:Lionel

    The problem is everyone is over Mariah and her diva behavior. They dropped ticket prices for their show in my town because no one is buying.

  42. Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie!
    I don’t think her fans care to see her perform live anymore because they know that putting on a good show for them isn’t a priority anymore. Lazy is right… and her voice isn’t what it once was

    • @Carlicakes, you are wrong. her fans me included had planned on booking plane tickets and all that to see her but we ain’t going to do all that, spend all that money and effort to see mariah for 30 minutes. the problem is her fanbase isn’t into lionel and lionels fanbase isn’t into mariah so at the moment a bunch of us mariah fans are waiting for her to announce a tour just herself where she performs for 2 hours. her fans aren’t going to travel and spend money to see her for 30 minutes.

  43. The problem is, not enough fanfare or promotion for the tour. Also, we are just TIRED of Mariah!! Hell she looks like she’s tired of Mariah!! LOL!!! And Lionel he ain’t been hot since Brenda whooped that ass!!!

    • To expand on my comment, I was always very impressed with her talent in her earlier career. But she is so desperate for attention and over-the-top with her diva persona in the last several years that she has really tarnished entire legacy with that. It’s a shame.

  47. This sounds like Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie. I must admit I thought this was an odd pairing. Bruno Mars and Mariah Carey makes more sense but Mariah is a nut.

  48. Ancient Male Singer: Lionel Richie. Ancient???? The man had knee surgery and went on tour! Ancient, he is not.

    What she needs to understand is, most people won’t pay for her lip syncing, they want the real thing.

  50. Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey. That one was a head scratcher for me when it was first announced.