Mariah Carey’s Career ‘In Fairly Dire Straits’

Ken Barnes of USA Today took part in an online chat with readers on Tuesday (January 27) and was asked by a Mariah Carey fan what the state of “one of the most talented singers on the planet’s” career was in. “I’m thinking it’s in fairly dire straits,” Barnes responded. “She may make a comeback or two (perhaps duetting with a rapper or a younger, admiring singer like Christina Aguilera), but she won’t regain her former standing. I don’t share your enthusiasm for her talent, so none of the above exactly breaks my heart.” Read the entire chat transcript here.