why is Mariah Carey so popular today?
145739
I think shes so popular because she is a phenomenal singer and she made a HUGE comeback.....Many people love here new  \nalbum and love her...... :-)
1183471
Because most of the popular stuff now is that rap charp, it's hard for anyone to listen to.  \n\nJust try and listen to some normal music and you love it.
768169
mariah carey is so hott i would so spend it with her\nand then she would not be (SO LONELY)
813344
I grew up when he was first popular. (Yes, I'm old.) I had all of his albums (on vinyl!) and still have most of them in sheet music. I learned to play the piano with his music. \n\nActually, Barry Manilow "paid his dues" in the music business. He was Bette Midler's music director, he did jingles (including some of the most famous of all time, like McDonald's "You deserve a break today".)\n\nLike a lot of artists, his best songs are not necessarily the most popular. I still think songs like "I am your child" and "One of these days" are terrific, and I have a doctorate in music.
952426
I like Mariah Carey, and I have done ever since she came about with 'Vision of Love'. I have seen and read lots of interviews on / about her and she seems to be really nice and down to earth. She is a great singer, she has worked with some of the top producers and artists and no-one (apart from Christina Augilera, but I put that down to jealousy, and that's a whole different issue) has an issue with her, or has a bad thing to say about her.  She works really hard, and yes she had a minor breakdown but she came back bigger and better than before so more power to her.  You hear on the news that she makes diva demands, and she wants this and that, but lets face which star out there doesn't make this demand. She does a lot for charity and she got Camp Mariah that helps children. But I think that she cool and I like her.
262827
She's OK - plain and simple.\n\nShe's has an OK voice.\nShe has an OK look.\nShe's just OK.\n\nI don't think it's fair that people are saying she's terrible. Neither is it fair that just because a woman is tall people say she's a man.  She's not a man.\n\nNeither is she spectacular.  When people were saying that she was the next Mariah Carey, I thought that was going too far.\n\nPlain and simply, she's just okay.
595279
mariah is the most successful female solo artist of all time by records sold...like it or not...mary j is confined to queen of hip hop...that should give you your answer..you decide..
877699
I have absolutely no idea why she is a gay icon but good on her. I guess at the time she became a gay icon there was no one better out there for the Aussies. I think it is just who she is - what gives anyone the factor of being a gay icon.\n\nShe is very popular in the Australian gay and lesbian community. I for one am seeing her this weekend in concert. I think it's just about her costumes, her performances and her songs. She appeals to everyone. \n\nOn the news so far about her tour I have seen so many groups there. There are the guys, there are 8 year old girls, there are chicks in their 40's. She's just a widely appealing singer. I think the gay community in the UK far overtakes the gay community in Oz when it comes to Kylie.
970023
I think she is becoming played out....i agree with you people don't want to see that much of one person...her songs are starting to get on my nerves though because radio stations play them over and over again...
785950
Yes,she is quite popular.
913739
mariah carey or jessica simpson
175749
All things in pop culture have their time of popularity.  It's a supply-and-demand industry; the people get what they ask and pay for.  I'm somewhat amused to think of what our parents said when we were listening to KISS in the late 70s, and what some of the people are saying here.  It's the same cycle, folks.  \n\nPlenty of rock and pop stars are putting out records and getting handsomely rewarded, and many, many talented musician's are struggling to make a living.  It's been that way for several decades through jazz and swing and blues and country and rock and disco and now hip-hop.  \n\nThere is good music available within and beyond the various "genres" -- You just find what appeals to you and support it with your dollars and word-of-mouth (radio requests, concert attendance, etc.)
400839
because it so popular thats what people want
177724
Again, Mariah Carey\n\nLook up her song and you'll see why.
1077789
I think she is talented, not as a singer or a musician (she really doesn't have a very good voice) She is a talented businesswoman who chooses her projects well and knows how to market herself.\n\nBy the way, I actually do like her music (especially off her new CD), I just don't think it's due to her incredible voice. She doesn't write her owns songs, does she?
302835
Mariah Carey at least for the females. I know this from watching Who wants to be a Millionaire. They asked which female had the most #1's and her runner up was Madonna and Mariah has had even more #1's so I'm pretty sure shes still on top.
307057
Mariah Carey was hospitalized a few years ago for salmonella poisoning.