May 7, 2007 Year Of The DIVAS!

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Love muffins, it seems like this year is shaping up to be a YEAR OF THE DIVAS!

whitneybgcover.jpg For the past couple of years, we have been subjected to mediocrity in the music industry. Little girls, who shall remain nameless for the sake of this post, have been running around calling themselves “divas”, lip synching in concerts, and dancing half-naked in their music videos. All the while, they’re selling millions of records and laughing all the way to the bank. And we’re all willing to go along with the ride until we realize….wait a minute, some of these chicks have no real talent.

mariahcover.jpg Don’t get me wrong, I like a catchy tune and a flashy performance just as much as the next guy but at some point the talent has to come first. If you present yourself to the world as a “singer”, you should be able to sing as good or better than the chicks I hear singing at any Baptist church below the Mason Dixon line. I’m not really all that interested if a star can execute a dance routine flawlessly or if her stage show involves pyrotechnics shooting out of ungodly places. If that’s all she can do then she should have been a background dancer. This brings me to my point…

celinecover2.jpg In the late-80s and early-90s we saw the arrival of three true divas. These ladies were singers in every sense of the word. Whitney, Mariah, and Celine (that’s the order that they made their debuts in the US market, so don’t get all crazy with this post!) came on the scene like a series of vocal tidal waves. Not since Aretha Franklin had the world experienced voices that were so profound and so influential. You can’t listen to the radio today without hearing a female singer who embodies the vocal acrobatics of at least one of these divas. But by the end of this year, we won’t have to settle for feeble imitations any longer. By the end of the year, the originals will retur. Get ready Love Muffins, the Divas are coming back!

Whitney Houston
In March, Whitney Houston went down to LA to start recording for her new album. She’s reportedly been working with heavy-hitting songwriter Diane Warren and is set to record a song written by R. Kelly entitled “I Look to You”.

I Will Always Love You
Greatest Love Of All

Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey recently built a studio in the island of Anguilla and will be spending an entire month working on new material with previous writing partner, Johnta Austin, and producer Brian Michael Cox. Currently the album is set for a November release.

Hero
Lead The Way

Celine Dion
After wrapping up a massively successful run in Las Vegas, Celine Dion is reported hard a work on a new English album to be released in October 2007.

My Heart Will Go On
All By Myself

Here’s (below) a side by side comparison of the divas.

77 Comments

  • Celine Dion 1000000000 times!

  • Greek_Celinefan

    May 7, 2007 at 12:12 pm

    Celine Dion Of Course!!!
    She’s the best singer in the world and as a person and an artist deserves a 10000000000 times more than Whitney and Mariah!

    Celine we’re waiting for you!! :-)

  • Ofcourse Celine. I love her!

  • I’m gonna go for Mariah because I like her tone the best and she’s the only one out of those 3 who’s produced and co-written almost every song she’s ever done – if that’s not talent I don’t know what is!

  • NONE of the above, they ALL washed up and has beens. NOBODY is checking for none of them, except for maybe Mariah, because she is still on top of BOTH of them other things. Plus she can do hip hop music, if you cant do hip hop music TODAY, then you DO NOT matter, period!

  • Celine. She’s the best. Her Las Vegas show is incredible!

  • Céline = THE BEST VOICE! HEr album D’elles is amazing.

  • I say mariah carey because realisticly nobody is gonna buy a Celine Dion album and i think Whitney Houston’s album will only do as well as her previous new one did. HORRIBLY. Mariah Carey All The Way

  • Mairah is the best and she will alwayz be!

  • ummmm…I think people need to not sleep on Celine. Please do some research and see how well the woman sells! Clearly she will debut at number one…STRONG!

  • Let’s be honest, only Mariah is gonna sell. Celine has been in Vegas so long, and we all know vegas is Career Retirement. Whitney, come on..that voice has been beat down by Bobby and Drugs and smoking. While Mariah doesn’t sound as good as she did in the 90’s, and when she isn’t lipsinging high notes live…she still can produce a hot song…”MINE AGAIN”.

  • Mariah takes the CROWN.
    Real talent.Real singer. Real woman. Real Beauty.
    She got what it takes.

    Mariah will continue to sit on top of the world.
    Although im excited with these original 3 divas coming back.

    Marial all the way!!!

  • Certainly Mariah will do best!!!!!!!!!! much more success!!!!!!!!! shes the one! i love the swing n vibe of her r&b music!

  • Gustavo Mosca

    May 7, 2007 at 7:13 pm

    I love the three voices, but Mariah…wowww…she’s very perfect, she has very talent, she is the real Diva!!!

  • Absolutely Mariah
    Maybe her voice isn’t the strongest but her voice is the most beautiful voice and her songs are the most beautiful songs…

  • I´m very excited for the 3 comebacks! But Mariah it´s already on top, and she´ll just keep it. Welcome back to Celine and Whitney!

  • Mariah Carey, all the way.
    Waitting for the new album to come out. She will do so well as usuall and breaking more record for having more number1 songs,
    And looking for new album of Whitney as well, wonder how good is gonna be.

  • I can’t wait to hear what Mariah will do after the last fantatic album. She is on Fire! Go Mariah!

  • Celine will have a great album, and it will do great, but I’m not too excited about it, and Whitney, well, Whitney deserves to have some success again, and I hope she finds it, but, I gotta give it to Mariah Carey. All 3 are amazingly talented, but Mariah has my vote because she can do so many things with her voice, be it hip hop, ballads, gospel, jazz, and even country(for the movie Tennessee). She gives you more variety, keeping you from getting tired of her. Make the album good Mimi.

  • Mariah Duh! She is so Hot Tamale, and her music is always a five levels above everyone else’s she knows how to make and sell music.

    I’d love to hear Whitney, but Come on now, you know MC is the Queen!

  • I am most looking forward to WHITNEY’S Comeback.
    She is what the word Diva is all about.
    Beauty, Voice, and Presence…..

    I am also looking forward to Mariah’s new album.
    If I had to choose though, WHITNEY!!!!!

  • Mariah of course…can’t wait for her new album to come out….i’m sure it’ll be dope as always!

  • i love mc

  • MIMI all the way. She can do anything with her voice and love those hip hop beats. Her new single with bone thugs titled LIL love was great. Can’t wait for her new album.

  • All amazing voices and talent, but Mariah is the obvious choice for overall best diva of these 3. She offers a lot more variety in her music than the other two, and as already mentioned, she co-writes and produces her own music. I love all of their voices for different reasons (When You Believe – awesome), but Mariah’s the winner in the end. I don’t think Whitney or Celine will sell well at all in comparison though. Sorry…..

  • to choose: Mariah.
    to look up to: Celine.
    to be most hopeful for: Whitney.
    most important, it’s the way they will shake off all the young wannabes today that i’m looking forward to. hail the queens.

  • MARIAH is my choice.

    can i get a lil bit of l.o.v.e.?

    :D

  • Mariah reigns.

    Celine and Whitney better take notes from Mimi.

  • mariah. plain & simple. she’s the greatest voice of all time, period. the end.

  • Mariah is just lucky with her previous release, however she only won grammy consolations, a category for the mediocre.

    Celine Dion is the best selling female artist among the three with the monster album Falling Into You and Let’s Talk About Love. Selling a total of 65 million copies for just two albums. A feat Mariah can only dream about.

    Celine Dion All The Way…
    p.s. All The Way sold more than Rainbow ha ha ha

  • The three ladies in this category are all vocal giants, but my vote goes for Carey. She’s the entire package and luck has nothing to do with it. You don’t become the number one selling female recording artists of all time on luck alone. She writes her own songs, produces, and has such an extensive range. Hands down, Carey will outsell the competition, as she usually does.

  • P.S, Celinefan..please know your facts before you speak. She has been recording solo music the longest, and of the three, Celine has sold the least and has had a much smaller cultural impact. I have nothing against her, but one should know what they are talking about before they choose to speak.

    P.S.S, The Emancipation of Mimi sold more than On Ne Change Pas and Miracle combined…haha that one, bi-otch.

  • Whilst all these girls are great vocalist, only one writes all her own songs, produces her albums and directs some of her videos. THAT is talent! Celine simply gets songs sent to her and she sings them. The songs are not personal to her at all.

    Mariah is the biggest selling female artist, then madonna.

  • celine and whitney their time of glory is over
    they both are puppet which created by people desire for entertaiment only.
    mariah more than celine and whitney
    she is one of akind, she is rare in music industry. to some one which nickname is “celinefans”, keep dream on honey, celine never been as the best selling female artist of all the time, dont you read on forbes 20 superrich woman in entertaiment her sold only 140 million coppy, whereever mariah sold more than 160 million copy, more number 1 song, more timeless songs, most played songs on radio,she has holiday song standart and remember she won artist of the millenium on world music ward and artist of decade on billboard music award which celine and whitney and madonna were nominated but they never won that status, eat your heart celinefans

  • Mariah for sure! I think Whitney will do fairly well. As for Celine, I think she will struggle. All got amazing voices though!

  • I gotta give this to Mariah. She makes great songs and she knows how to use her voice in different format. Yes its not as powerful as it used to be but come on now. We all know she can sing already. I don’t want someone screaming at me all the time per example Christina! She yells the same note that I got so bored of her voice. With Mariah, she writes and produced her own matterials. Broken lots of records and continue to do so. In this industry that is so cruel when you hit a certain age. People won’t care about you when you don’t make any good materials. I’m a big fan of Celine & Whitney both outstanding singers of their own rights. I got bored of them ever since they disappeared and the fact that they don’t write their own songs gives Mariah the advantage. They rely on other songwriters to give them a hit. Also I read early on this blog that Celine sold lots of record clearly we are talking about english studio albums. French album don’t count. Come on do you really listen to her french albums? Whitney on the other hand as much as she denies all these allegations of her drug problems. She should accept it that hey I made a mistake and simply just like you guys. Come back with strong materials. We know you can sing. And I’m really looking forward to your new album. If its hot I’ll buy it If not then I’m sorry. So before scatch me with you guy’s nails because I’m telling the truth. Look it up first before you start saying something stupid that clearly you don’t know nothing bout nothing. I’m looking forward to Mariah’s Album! Good luck to the other females.

  • lambs – you are just pathetic. mooriah is over. get ready for celine and whitney.

  • Mariah Carey, obviously.

  • I chose Mariah. she’s the best. I think she’s got the nicest voice and doesn’t only shout all the time. She’ll always be my fav singer. I also like whitney. She’s got a great voice too. Celine’s french album are so good. but i don’t like her singing in english. The thing is that celine’s songs are too much for girls. Whereas mariah’s songs are played in night clubs as well. Go go go go mimi. u r the best!!!!

  • I have to say my homegirl Mariah Carey. She has been the best one out of Whitney and that horrible Celine. She had the number one album in 05 and she is going to do it again in the end of 07 early 08. Lets get em girl.

  • emancipatedlamb

    May 8, 2007 at 4:34 am

    Y’know what I look forward to ALL THREE, I wish the best and every success for ALL THREE, and even if I don’t buy Celine or Whitney, I will still champion them, because I want to see TRUE TALENT excel in the spotlight again, in EVERY genre.

    It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to deduce that I’m Mariah’s girl all they way, but moreso, I wanna see these women SHINE – they’ve EARNED the right to after all.

    I’ve been a Whitney fan practically my entire life (26), a Celine fan since that ‘Mislead’ song – even though I don’t own any of her albums now, doesn’t mean I won’t one day – and an MC fan for nigh on 18 years. I want to see them ALL rightfully taking back their places as Queens of the Game.

    I think Whitney will make an impact, just because SO many people are back on her team now that she’s gotten rid of the deadweight dragging her down, but I don’t know if I see crazy, record breaking sales in her near future. Personally, I’d like to see her a little more humble about her fall from grace, because I do think she put her hardcore fans through alot. Having said that, Mariah’s BEEN humble from day ONE (no matter how many like to fictionalize a vastly different persona), and whilst the non-ignorant saw that for what it was (pure & honest recognition of human fallibility), the doggedly-determined bullies that ARE the tabloid media just didn’t care, and continued leading the masses in poking a proverbial stick at her, so what hope is there for Whitney?

    Celine Dion is an absolute sweetheart, and for some reason, it seems that the nicer she is, the meaner people are? Again, like with Mariah, I don’t get that; why is it wrong to be nice? Again, I think she’ll impact, but I don’t think it’ll be a monster smash like the MiMi album was.

    I think all three will have the same thing to beat – Mariah’s last album. It’s gonna be stoopid tough for her this time round because EVERYONE wanted her to fail AGAIN, and she didn’t; she handed the world their ASSES – AGAIN. This time round, no matter what she does, it’s going to be held up against ‘MiMi’ in comparison, and the SLIGHTEST deviance will be heralded as failure, which is RIDICULOUS.

    I gotta say though – WOWSA. I find it HILARIOUS that so many people wanna hate on Mariah, for what reason? She’s a beautiful, talented, kindhearted HUMAN BEING. More than that, just a generally all-round NICE LADY – why is that SUCH a bad thing, and SO hard for you to accept?!? It’s SO dumb and pitiful to be that hateful – she’s not a murderer, or a rapist or freakin’ psycho, so why so nasty? I don’t think I’ll EVER understand it…

  • emancipatedlamb

    May 8, 2007 at 4:38 am

    P.S. JAYSON – You’re HOTT TAMALE, baby; go on wit your bad self!!!

  • WHITNEY. I’ve heard enough of Mariah to last a lifetime. But I’d buy all three…eventually…Mariah last though history has shown if she doesn’t take a long pause, then her current stuff sounds just like the last thing she did.

  • My choise is the one and only MARIAH CAREY!!!
    Mariah rules!!!

  • MoooRiahAllTheWay

    May 8, 2007 at 5:28 am

    Bow down y’all to Queen Mariah. She got the VOICE, the BODY and the HITS!

  • Definitely Mariah Carey… The woman is talent personified. I don’t get why so many people like to hate on her. Jealousy is an ugly little monster. She’s got an incredible voice. Regardless of the fact that it’s not what it used to be, she can still sing circles around anybody in the business right now. She writes 99.3 percent of her own material. She produces. She directs. She’s a philanthropist. She is so so hot… YEah, definitely looking forward to her album the most. That’s not to say I don’t like these other two ladies. They both have amazing voices as well. But to me they are just amazing singers. Mariah is an amazing ARTIST.

  • I wish success for all of them, even as I know it´s going to be difficult specially for Celine…Mariah is on top form and Whitney has a lot of buzz on her because of her “return”, but Celine really needs a miracle, she keeps making duets with dead people (now with Elvis, previously with Sinatra) and making ballads, she doesn´t have credibility to do urban music so radios probably will ignore her.

  • Whitney.

    Like the article suggests, she is the first one. The original. The other two, although great vocalists, are her coppies and will always remain in her shadow, no matter the sales and promotion they do.

  • Whitney…Whitney.. Whitney….
    Ya’ll don’t know what is about to happen this year.. Whitney’s name is gonna be everywhere all records are gonna be broken… Whitney is the only true female artist… Nobody can touch her. 2007 is gonna be all about Whitney…Whitney….Whitney

  • Mariah…Mariah.. Mariah….
    Ya’ll don’t know what is about to happen this year.. Mariah’s name is gonna be everywhere all records are gonna be broken… Mariahis the only true female artist… Nobody can touch her. 2007 is gonna be all about Mariah…Mariah….Mariah

  • Mariah… her music and voice reaches so many different races, age groups, countries, etc. and she is the best selling female artist of all time! Go on baby girl!

  • I like whit and celine but I dont think the general public is really anticipating their return maybe their hardcore fans thats it. Mariah all the way, She is on top right now. She will show them how its done once again. Cant wait for her new album in the fall :)

  • umm def. mariah…

  • I am a fan of all 3 but I have to go with Mariah on this one. Unlike the others she is the most relevant. (The Emancipation of Mimi) Also considering that she is the most involved with her music as oppose to just going into the studio and being told what to sing- (and really thats not a knock on the others cause some people aren’t meant to be good singers and good songwriters, producers, et cetera)so due to all of that and her having the best material that jumps genere’s Mariah is my choice.

  • Mariah will have the best album! Mariah is on top form. I haven’t heard a Celine song on the radio for more than 6 years, last time I heard Whitney on the radio was around 5 years ago. The last time I heard Mariah on the radio was yesterday haha! Goes to show what the general public like. Mariah is the only 1 who’s voice fits all styles of music too. I’d rather listen to an album knowing that the artist has spent agggeeess working on it, rather than buy an album that’s been put together quite quickly. Mariah helps write all the songs and produce the tracks. Celine just gets her songs handed to her, and also Whitney does too.

  • Mariah have the best voice in this world, she’s pretty and so talented !
    i love her voice and her high notes

  • Well all of the hype seems to be around whitney. Outside of this article who even knew the other two were putting out cd’s this year?

  • i have to go with the original, without whitney we would have no mariah.

  • Honestly, Mariah! I mean shes been up, down and back up again. She went through hell in the media and now shes laughing all the way to the bank. She rocks and HAS rocked since 1990! good luck to whitney and celine, bith VERY talented. We cant deny all 3 ANYTHING they all have played a major role in music. But in popularity. MARIAH. “you like this and you know it, caution its so explosive” O we know mariah, we know

  • Mariah Carey of course! I’d rather not listen to Whitney’s “comeback songs” and try to hear her prove a point. And Celine, she makes me fall asleep….. literally!

  • MARIAH!!!!!!!!! I CANT WAIT FOR HER NEW ALBUM!!! MARIAH HAS A BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND MAKES GREAT MUSIC AND SHE IS REAL….SHE WRITES HER OWN SONGS PRODUCES THEM AND SINGS THEM PERFECTLY!!! I LOVE MARIAH!! I AM SURPRISED ABOUT HOW GOOD WHITNEY’S VOICE SOUNDS AFTER THE DRUGS…SHE STILL CAN SING. CELINE HAS A GREAT VOICE TOO BUT IM NOT INTO HER MUSIC…BUT I LOVE MARIAH TO DEATH AND I CANT WAIT!!! GO MIMI!!!!

  • I want to see Whitney make a big comeback but that would be tough. I predict she’ll do fairly well but nowhere near the monster that Mariah’s TEOM was. Mariah will sell the most and that’s plain obvious, but I’m not sure if she can re-create the success of her previous album coz that’s kinda hard to top. Don’t get me started on Celine though. Does anyone still buy her sh!t?

  • mariah carey! that woman can saaang her ass off and is smokin hot. definitely gotta give props to whitney and celine because they are very gifted vocalists but i think of mariah as the ultimate vocalist of our time

  • Eliel (Leo) Ft.Laud,FL

    May 8, 2007 at 9:15 pm

    I have always been a fan of all 3.. They all have great voices.. However, Mariah will always be my #1.. I feel her song more… They r more personal (of course, she write & arranges almost all her songs) Mariah is more into her fans… Whitney just seems like a nasty person… I think that reality show she did with Bobby hurt her career even more… Celine is a powerful singer but i don’t see her really coming out with another smash album.. Only time will tell.. Remeber, Mariah had a handful of hits on her last album not just one… It proves she still got alot more to give.. I wish them all good luck & hope they show these younger 1/2 talent wannabe’s how its really done…

  • Mariah fo sho is the ultimate Diva to reign! Hands down to her previous album, twas so damn successful and I think it was just a taste of what’s to come…
    Y’all, including Whitney and Celine, better hold on tight. The true Diva is about to impact another tsunami on the world. So just sit back and relax, enjoy what life has to offer you. Mariah is life in the fullest incarnated!

  • With all this “anamosity” goin on and endless rivalry debates over who is better than the other is really yesterday’s news. Step up u so-called music lovers..dont get obsessed with the artists..GREAT album GREAT songs will tell you at the end of the day who is BEST. record shows..
    P.S just be glad all this diva storm is gonna blow out britney’s comeback. Now Pop’s talking!

  • I’m a big MARIAH fan but i’m very happy for the 3 of them. Mariah already made a gigantic comeback via TEOM. Good Luck for Whitney and Celine! I hoipe they made a big comeback!

  • ummmmmmmmm……. WHITNEY WHITNEY WHITNEY i love all of them but whitney is #1. love u girl!

  • MARIAH will show em’ how its done… duhhhh!!!!

  • Mariah! She writes and produces her songs, those other twits can’t and don’t. One can’t speak english and the other is on crack. Mariah is a million times more talented than those bitches. Plus she’s no has-been like them. She’s so much more superior. GODDESS! LOL

  • Why is this even a contest??? Mariah surpasses Whitney & Celine by far. Yes, they are great in their own way, but Mariah has the VOICE!!! And there’s no denying that…

  • M 2 the C!!!!!!!!!!!
    Mariah is and has been my favorite.
    She’s proven time & time again that you can’t keep a good woman down. I do wish Whitney Good Luck though cause let’s be real if Whitney didn’t come out when she did the recording industry wouldn’t have even given Mariah a 2nd glace. Sad but true talent has never reigned supreme with new female artists until then. only the established artists. I hope Mariah breaks the All time #1 singles record in the process as well.

  • Mariah because she proves to be a perenial talent and is among the Divas who have stayed around for decades. While the followers fade like the sun at the end of the day. and I know she’ll break the all time #1’s record on the pop charts held by the beatles.

  • i dont care what these poll results reflect..It is Whitney and its always been Whitney..those other ladies know! they have always tried to duplicate her efforts..Whitney has taken a break and has been there and done plenty..now she is on the return for all to see what the glory of god can do…with all respect to the talents of the other two ladies..Whitney has a job to do and when she does we will all be better off for it.. EVERYBODY LISTEN UP!!! WHITNEY HOUSTON IS THE VOICE!!!!!

  • p.s. Jayson
    you are pathetic your facts are so FAKE. Celine sold more than Mariah. In Europe Celine sold more than 55 million albums while Mariah has only 25 million. In North America (incl. Canada) Celine leads by about 2 million. In Asia, Celine’s albums are monster hits. Admit it DUMB LAMBS, Mariah is just a lucky b!tch. Her world tour is a big disappointment, so many cancelled shows and the concert attendance is just pathetic. Celine’s Vegas show outsold Mariah by Infinity. Celine Rules.

  • By the way..
    A New Day Has Come outsold Glitter, Charmbracelet, Greatest Hits, Remixes combined, get that you assh*le. Also The Emancipation of MIME is a big flop in Europe.

  • i am just lurking and i saw the video reasons re young berg…the problem with hip-hop today is…the shat is being produced by the original crack babies, crack grandbabies.
    think about it? 2 1/2 and sometimes 3 generations removed from the sugarhill gang,whodini and run dmc = gutter butt trollip hot sizzlin ass mess.
    i can’t believe YOU bscott being the mathematician (sp?) that you are you did not know the equation for that!

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