- Artist
- Mariah Carey
- Album
- Caution
Early reviews. Based on 5 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| musicOMH | 5/5 | 100 | “Normally, in mid-November, all we hear from Mariah Carey is another renaissance of her legendary Christmas jingle. This year, not only is her cruelly” |
| Consequence | B- | 81 | “The iconic songstress returns with a more concise, controlled take on her hip-hop-infused pop.” |
| Clash | 8/10 | 80 | “It’s mid-November, therefore, it’s almost expected that the only Mariah Carey track you’ll be hearing is ‘All I Want For Christmas” |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10 | 75 | “On her 15th album, the R&B singer celebrates her ultimate-diva status by sticking to her core pop-soul aesthetic, despite collaborators like Poo Bear, Dev Hynes, and Skrillex.” |
| Slant | 3.5/5 | 70 | “Caution finds Mariah Carey fully and unapologetically embracing her contradictions.” |
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.
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