Madonna Appreciation: Pt 2: "MADAME X" tour - opening night 17th Sept.

[Nancy.]

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Could this be related to Apple's new streaming service that's launching next week?

[Nancy.]

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[Nancy.]

Hmm, i'm not sure if I like this look...she looks like Joan Crawford. :joker:

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[reece(:]

me and my friend did Erotica on karoake the other night :dance:

[Nancy.]

me and my friend did Erotica on karoake the other night :dance:

:laugh: I'd have loved to have seen that.

[Nancy.]

Madonna making another video. Could this be a visual album?

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[Nancy.]

They're definitely trying to keep this under wraps Madonna is behind the Umbrella...

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Here she is behind the black curtain...
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Has Michael Jackson risen from the Grave?... :joker:
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[Nancy.]

Going by one of the pics, it looks like Alessandro Michele (Gucci) is working with her.

[Saph]

another brunette era?

[Nancy.]

Back to Blonde again...

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[Nancy.]

Omg, I love what she's wearing.

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[Nancy.]

Madonna acknowledged the 30th anniversary of Like A Prayer by posting the single artwork and giving Warner permission to put a new anniversary edition on all streaming services...

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Except we want a PROPER physical edition with ALL tracks and extra trimmings, and not a jumbled up mess with missing tracks. :fist:

[Saph]

pray for spanish eyes :love:

[Nancy.]

Yeah, I love that song so much. :love:

[Nancy.]

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Three decades ago, Madonna was already one of the biggest, most controversial pop stars on the planet, but things went next-level with Like A Prayer, the first single to be taken from her fourth studio album of the same name.

Madonna hadn't been doing much in the way of music for a couple of years, concentrating on the Who’s That Girl world tour, her movie career, and even made her Broadway debut, starring in David Mamet’s play Speed-the-Plow in 1988. Plus, she was starring in a very personal drama: the breakdown of her marriage to actor Sean Penn.

The first taste anyone got of Like A Prayer was a snippet in the primetime TV premiere of a multi-million dollar Pepsi commercial. So far, so straightforward marketing. But when Madonna unveiled Like A Prayer’s video – a cautionary tale about prejudices, presumptions, racism and violence with some then-shocking religious imagery thrown in – the whole ad campaign was pulled. Madonna kept the million, though.

Soon, the video's imagery of Madonna kissing what many termed a "black Jesus" but was actually St Martin de Porres, and breezily dancing in front of a few burning crosses became iconic, almost overshadowing the song itself. Not that Madonna would allow that to happen.

Like A Prayer saw Madonna go introspective for the first time, from the intro – an angry, powerful guitar riff played by none other than Prince – it was clear we were in new territory. If the chart was a battle, Madonna came fully armed, harnessing killer hooks, simple – and thus memorable lyrics – and, the crowning glory: a full gospel choir and some of the most recognisable ad-libs in pop.

No surprise, then, that it was Madonna’s sixth Number 1 in the UK, staying there for three weeks. In total, it’s sold 628,000 copies – it was the 11th bestselling single of 1989 – and has amassed almost 18 million audio streams in the UK since Official Charts started counting in 2014. Look back at Madonna's complete Official Chart history.

Madonna's album of the same name debuted at Number 1 the following week, and featured future Top 5 hits Express Yourself (which was remixed for its single release), Cherish and Dear Jessie. A 30th anniversary edition of the record has been released this week to mark its anniversary, featuring 12" and extended remixes of songs, plus a slightly tweaked tracklist.

[Nancy.]

Sex. Religion. Death. Conical bras. Madonna’s ‘Like A Prayer’ and Blond Ambition Tour at 30
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Provocative and – at the time – shocking, Madonna's fourth album 'Like A Prayer' rocked the establishment, and set a new template for self-empowered women in pop. The Blond Ambition world tour that followed, meanwhile, changed the face of live music forever. On the 30th anniversary of the album's release, El Hunt tells the story

Some albums are worth judging by their cover. With two thumbs poked defiantly into a denim waistband – like a bedazzled answer to Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the USA’ – the artwork for ‘Like A Prayer’ is the perfect visual for Madonna’s audacious, unflinching fourth record. Released on March 21, 1989, this daring exploration of catholicism, desire, bereavement, superstardom and pleasure is an unparalleled totem of pop music 30 years on.

Arriving three years after ‘True Blue‘, a record of bright, loved-up bubblegum pop gold, ‘Like A Prayer’ is abrasive and raw. Moving the focus away from presenting a collection of immediate wall-to-wall bangers, Madonna’s 1989 release feels more concerned with exploration instead. Hulking great ballad ‘Oh Father’ cleverly alludes to her fractured relationship with her father and god at the same time; not your typical album fodder. ‘’Till Death Do Us Part’ also nods toward her split from her then-husband. “I’m not your friend, I’m just your little wife,” Madonna sings, atop jaunty, fidgeting melodies.

While ‘True Blue’ talked vaguely about lust – the “desire burning inside of me” on ‘Open Your Heart’ – here the door is flung overtly off its hinges. Madonna was brought up a Catholic, and ‘Like A Prayer’ unpacks how self-pleasure and sex can stack up next to devout faith. In Madonna’s world, desire is holy.

“In Catholicism you are a born sinner and you’re a sinner all your life,” Madonna told Interview Magazine in 1989. “No matter how you try to get away from it, the sin is within you all the time. It was this fear that haunted me; it taunted and pained me every moment. My music was probably the only distraction I had.”

In the tabloids, Madonna was treated like music’s most sinful villain. A copy of The Sun, from November 1989, derides the singer for having a “*****’s foul mouth” (charming!) and takes great pleasure in tearing apart her revealing outfits. The gossip papers rabidly followed her every move; reporting joyously on the breakdown of her marriage to Sean Penn, and gleefully branding her movie project Who’s That Girl a ‘flop’.

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‘Like A Prayer’ seizes back the narrative, and yet, it’s not bound to being firmly autobiographical. Sure, it’s confessional, but in a sexier, more abstract way that plays with conventional ideas of sin. “Catholicism’s such a dramatic religion,” Madonna told NME in 1995. “There’s a lot of pomp and circumstance and ritual and punishment and when you’ve sinned you go to a dark curtained booth and tell the priest all the bad things you’ve done and it’s all so… kinky!”

Which brings us onto ‘Like A Prayer’s sardonic closer. ‘Act of Contrition’ starts out earnestly, reciting solemn prayer atop yowls of guitar; listing various sins and asking for forgiveness in husky tones. Hamming it up for the tabloids, Madonna’s repentance is short-lived. “I have a reservation!” she growls fiercely, parodying the entitlement and pettiness of superstardom. “What do you mean it’s not in the computer?!?!”

On its release, ‘Like A Prayer’ caused almost immediate controversy. Its title track infamously debuted during a Pepsi commercial, with a visual helmed by Space Jam director Joe Pytka. The fizzy drink super-corp paid Madonna $5 million for her appearance, eager for one of the world’s biggest superstars to endorse their brown beverages. To sweeten the deal even further, they also slapped a sponsorship stamp on her forthcoming world tour.

The next day, Madonna’s iconic and controversial ‘Like A Prayer’ music video was released. Against a barren landscape of flaming crucifixes, Madonna wanders into an empty Catholic church. There, she’s immediately drawn to a weeping statue of a black saint, and kneeling before him, she anoints the statue’s feet and finds stigmata on her hands; playing a Mary Magdalene type figure and drawing on blatant religious iconography, Madonna’s interested in how the Bible’s “sinful woman” actually represents something sacred and worthy of celebration.

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Later, the video depicts the saint statue coming *ahem* to life, and things get very raunchy. The song itself draws parallels between intense sexual pleasure and transcending to a higher spiritual plane. Basically, no prizes for guessing what variety of moaning Madge is on about when she’s down on her knees, telling the Messianic figure that he’s “like an angel sighing”.

Predictably, conservative Pepsi-gluggers everywhere were outraged by Madonna’s audacity: how dare this wanton woman taint innocent viewers with her alternative explorations of sin, sex, and religion. In response, they began to boycott Pepsi’s products. The global corporation swiftly cut ties, pulling the original ad, along with their brand-stamping of her tour.

As for Madonna? Well, she didn’t give a ****, first of all, because Pepsi let her keep the fee anyway. Cracking on with her artistic vision for the record’s roll-out, she renamed the live run. The ‘Like A Prayer’ tour became Blond Ambition tour. It’s no exaggeration to state that every pop production you’ve ever seen since is indebted to the show’s immense vision. And far from being knocked by the headlines around her, Madonna thrived in the face of controversy.

Divided into five distinct segments – Metropolis, Religious, Dick Tracy, Art Deco and Encore – Blond Ambition was far more like theatre production than conventional concert; with elaborate costumes and intricate sets that referenced everything from A Clockwork Orange and Fritz Lang to high fashion and performance art.

And at the same time as she opened up a dialogue around sex, Madonna also chose to use her huge platform to bring the AIDS epidemic to the forefront. Each copy of ‘Like A Prayer’ came with a ‘The Facts About Aids’ information card. At live shows, she spread clear messages about practicing safer sex, and chose to dedicate her final American date to her friend, the late Keith Haring. Her New Jersey show alone raised $300,000 for The Foundation for AIDS Research, at a time when the disease was widely feared and misunderstood by the public, and LGBT+ people were disproportionately discriminated against. “Put a condom on your willy,” Madonna would tell the audience.

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“What Madonna said to me was this’” recounts Luis Camacho Xtravaganza, who toured the world as a backing dancer on the Blond Ambition tour. “‘There’s no such thing as bad press, honey, there’s no such thing as bad press,” he remembers with a cackle. “‘Worry when they’re not talking about you’”

A member of New York City’s legendary ballroom leaders House of Xtravaganza, Luis choreographed the ‘Vogue’ music video with fellow voguer Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza, and he quickly become drawn to Madonna’s total lack of artistic compromise. Born and raised a “kid from the projects” on the Lower East Side – “I didn’t grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth,” Luis says – the whole experience of touring the world was dizzying enough. And as rehearsals went on, he realised he was a part of something truly historic.

“Madonna wanted to take things further,” Luis says. “Her vision was elevating the concert formula to a level of theatre. Inserting art into that, too, she really wanted to give the audience an experience, rather than them just going to a concert and seeing somebody sing into a mic. I really think she was a pioneer in that. She set the stage for concert shows and experiences, for any show that followed.” he says.

“She is good at pushing boundaries and buttons and making people feel something from what she’s doing, whether that feeling is good or bad,” Luis observes. “She’s fearless – I love that she knows what she wants, and will bring it to the forefront, regardless of what people might think. An artist should be true to her platform, and she was true to hers. And very unapologetic about it. I love that about her.”

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The Pope, Vatican State, and several other Catholic groups begged to differ, taking issue with Madonna’s ‘blasphemous’ use of religious iconography. Meanwhile the Toronto police force threatened the star with arrest, claiming that her notorious performance of ‘Like A Virgin’ – which featured Madonna joyously simulating masturbation atop a luxurious velvet bed placed centre stage, flanked by two men with enormous stuffed breasts – was in breach of obscenity laws. “Do you think that I’m a bad girl?” Madonna asked the endless crowds at her final show in the Canadian city, as police looked on. “Do you think that I deserve to be arrested?” she goaded them.

“I hope so,” she decided, before promptly launching into the full, uncensored routine. Ultimately, the threatened arrest never happened, but Madonna was fully prepared to take the risk.

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Ian Cottrell – who now runs the long-running Dirty Pop club night at Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach – went to see Madonna’s show at Wembley Stadium show when he was 17, and halfway through sixth form. “I just remember the pure excitement of her coming on stage and opening with ‘Express Yourself”” he says. “The dancers, the industrial set, Shep Pettibone’s beats, and then Madonna, appearing at the top of the stairs in the iconic suit from the [song’s] video, with the bra poking through. She asked “DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE?!” And we we all went crazy.”

Marching down the stairs in a business suit, Madonna soon rips off the jacket to reveal a golden corset with those infamously cartoonish, pointed breasts; designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier. Straddling helpless male dancers on the floor, grabbing her crotch, and thrusting – to ear-piercing screams – this was a strong, athletic woman taking full ownership of her sexuality, and her own pleasures and desire.

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“Bloomin’ heck, we were new Christians at the time, and I didn’t know what to do with myself!” says Janet, now 56, who was at the Wembley Stadium Blond Ambition show with her husband in 1990. The pair had recently found faith. “There was this whole thing about sex on the altar: that was very out there, and at that time, shocking. I don’t say the f-word, and so this one woman getting everyone to chant it was shocking for me [Madonna asked Wembley to chant the word in order to reclaim it]. All these male dancers were utterly in bondage, submitting to Madonna. And the outfits! Nobody dressed like that.”

“It was hilarious in some respects because we’d gone from seeing [Evangelist preacher] Billy Graham there, to seeing Madonna,” Janet laughs. “She’s had a Catholic upbringing, and she didn’t seem to be denouncing it, but I remember I wasn’t sure if I was allowed to like it, in some respects,” Janet admits. “I will always remember those very hard, stiff conical bosoms,” she exclaims. “They were fascinating for me, as somebody who sews! The whole conical bosoms business, incredible…“

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Think of the whips and chains of Rihanna’s ‘S&M’, Ariana Grande’s ‘Side to Side’ (according to Ariana, it’s a song about feeling a bit, um, sore after a vigorous night of pash) Christine and The Queens’ macho-femme articulations of desire, and countless other pop greats who emerged post-Madonna, and traces of ‘Like A Prayer’ and Blond Ambition linger in their every move.

Watch a pop show now, and you may well take the sheer scale of production for granted. From Troye Sivan rising onto the stage of Hammersmith Apollo while reclined on the sofa of a full living room set, to Lorde performing ‘Melodrama’ inside a floating box with a rotating cast of characters within, pop’s motto has become go big, or go home. When Olly Alexander gyrated steamily behind a floodlit curtain on Years & Years recent ‘Sanctify’ tour (the group were supported, no less, by London vogue house Kiki House of Tea) the nods to Madonna were clear and deliberate. ‘Like A Prayer’ – and the genius of the Blond Ambition tour – led the way to all of this bold, visual expression, making room in the pop landscape for artists with ambitious, conceptual ideas that provoke discussion and nimbly tread the line between euphoria and danger.

“As with everything that involves something that is a hot button – the [masturbation] simulation on stage, stuff like that – you’re always gonna have people who root for it, and others who aren’t enthused,” Luis says. “If it fits, then do it regardless – it’s expression.”

“I think it was a great forerunner for what we have now,” Ian concludes. “Blond Ambition definitely raised the bar, and where Madonna led at that time, people had to follow.“

[Nancy.]

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[Saph]

ngl getting tired of seeing these two now, release some snippets bitch

[Nancy.]

ngl getting tired of seeing these two now, release some snippets bitch

:joker::joker: You and me both, Saph.

I made a joke about them showing up in the new video a few weeks ago and here they are.

Annoying little brats. :laugh:

[Saph]

theyre so extra :joker:

[Nancy.]

theyre so extra :joker:

:laugh:

Now this is more like it...

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[Nancy.]

I wish she would hurry up with this album. I'm getting very bored waiting, tbh. :sleep:

[Saph]

even an announcement

[Nancy.]

even an announcement

She's posting something on IG, Saph.

Album release 10th of April?

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[Nancy.]

She's just changed her IG photo...

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:cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:

[Samm]

the black hair THANK YOU LORD!!

[Nicky91]

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madge going to eurovision, yassss lady gaga could never :fan:


thank you sweet canadian billionaire making this possible :dance:

[Nicky91]

https://in.reuters.com/article/us-music-eurovision-madonna/madonna-to-perform-at-eurovision-song-contest-in-israel-idINKCN1RK2GZ

here's the article with official confirmation

[Nancy.]

:clap1: :clap1:

madge going to eurovision, yassss lady gaga could never :fan:


thank you sweet canadian billionaire making this possible :dance:

Nicky, as much as I love you, you shouldn't antagonise. Both fanbases have come together and seem to be getting on, so I'd hate for us to go back to square one again. There's room for both, hon.

Anyway, I'm so looking forward to this...but please...no capes, Madge. :laugh:

[Nancy.]

https://in.reuters.com/article/us-music-eurovision-madonna/madonna-to-perform-at-eurovision-song-contest-in-israel-idINKCN1RK2GZ

here's the article with official confirmation

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[Nicky91]

Nicky, as much as I love you, you shouldn't antagonise. Both fanbases have come together and seem to be getting on, so I'd hate for us to go back to square one again. There's room for both, hon.

Anyway, I'm so looking forward to this...but please...no capes, Madge. :laugh:

ok ok :hug:

sorry i didn't know this yet

[Nancy.]

Gun control? So does this mean "Killers" is the first single?

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[Saph]

she posted on insta

She is a cha cha instructor
A professor
A head of state
A housekeeper
An equestrian
A prisoner
A student
A teacher
A nun
A caberet singer
A saint
A prostitute


the theme for each MV?

[Nancy.]

she posted on insta



the theme for each MV?

It all sounds so exciting, Saph... can't wait.

Here she is filming another new video...

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[Nancy.]

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[Nancy.]

I'm sure the blank square on her IG is the title of the album, which looks like it could be Madame X after all, and I absolutely LOVE it.

[Nancy.]

Omg, They just created a new Madonna playlist on her Spotify profile called #magic and the first letter from these songs spell out "Madame X"....

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[Nancy.]

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[Nancy.]

She's coming...

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[Saph]

iconic

[Nancy.]

A fan seems to think the block of red text is what she's about to reveal on IG...

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Imagine if each song represents a different woman / persona.

Similar to when she became Dita for the Erotica album, Mother Earth figure for Ray of Light or Cowgirl for Music. For Madame X, she wouldn't be just one - she would have multiple personas to represent each song and different aspect of her personality - which is a very cool idea. :dance:

[Saph]

im going crazy now i just want some sort of announcement

[Nancy.]

im going crazy now i just want some sort of announcement

:joker: Madonna loves teasing us.

[Saph]

when i see another 'X' insta post

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[Nancy.]

when i see another 'X' insta post

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[Nancy.]

She's finally revealed the missing text...

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[TomC]

This is very exciting. Seems like she’s actually thinking outside the box again and rejecting the vapidness of her last few albums. M has the capability of producing art. She hasn’t done it in a while, but I’m hopeful she’s about to do it again.

[reece(:]

I'm ready for some avant garde

[Marsh.]

This is very exciting. Seems like she’s actually thinking outside the box again and rejecting the vapidness of her last few albums. M has the capability of producing art. She hasn’t done it in a while, but I’m hopeful she’s about to do it again.

I'm not Madge's biggest fan but Rebel Heart aint really vapid.

[TomC]

I'm not Madge's biggest fan but Rebel Heart aint really vapid.

Hmmm I haven’t listened to it fully but the singles aren’t great

[TomC]

Madame X CONFIRMED!

[Nancy.]

Yes, just saw her Twitter / IG.

I love it.

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[TomC]

It’s amazing. Very 90s M.

[reece(:]

Yaas hopefully a return to form

She's always at her best when there's a concept

[Nancy.]

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[Nancy.]

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[Nancy.]

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I'm dying!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance::dance::dance:

[TomC]

the looks are just incredible. it doesn't feel very original for her, but it feels very much like a homage to her career... a return to her prime... and that feels right!

[TomC]

in the blonde looks it's genuinely like she hasn't aged since 1998

[Nancy.]

Yaas hopefully a return to form

She's always at her best when there's a concept

I agree. The last 3 albums didn't really have a concept, so I'm loving it all. I have a feeling this album is going to be MASSIVE.

[Nancy.]

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[Nancy.]

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[Nancy.]

Madame X trending above Game of Thrones...

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[Barry.]

Madame X trending above Game of Thrones...

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I don't think thats in order though.

[Nancy.]

I don't think thats in order though.

Now trending WW....

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[Barry.]

I thought the Maytag was was her too lol.

[Nancy.]

:laugh:

#1 on RollingStone...

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[Nancy.]

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[Samm]

It just feels so fresh already, a return to form already indeed

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[Barry.]

Hope she is on Eurovision!

[Saph]

im ready

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I havent had a great pop gal album since Glory 3 years ago

[TomC]

is the single coming on friday?

[Nancy.]

is the single coming on friday?

That's what the rumour is, so hopefully.

[RileyH]

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I'm dying!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance::dance::dance:

this is brilliant am perched for the album

[Nancy.]

First single with Maluma now confirmed.

[Saph]

not crazy for features but im here for it

[Nancy.]

Neither am I, but oh well... still looking forward to the album though.

[Nancy.]

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[reece(:]

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wig

[Saph]

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/GoodnaturedWarlikeHyracotherium-small.gif

[reece(:]

1117817991691997184

[Nancy.]

https://media2.giphy.com/media/xUPOqpqYgThpL7xT3y/giphy.gif

[Nancy.]

It's amazing how she managed to start an era without any leaks whatsoever! Bravo to team M for keeping the project under wraps for so long!

[reece(:]

http://forums.madonnanation.com/uploads/monthly_2019_04/image.png.fae7022d92ed9d14a004abfdf51de86d.png

[Nancy.]

Omg.

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[Nancy.]

Omg, Madonna fans (including myself) went to pre-order "Medellin" on Spotify and the album cover and tracklist came up.

http://forums.madonnanation.com/uploads/monthly_2019_04/4000A683-18AD-4DA1-8D1E-E192CD074038.thumb.jpeg.2977d1f9846ffaa4e11ec680ac aaf1ce.jpeg

1. Medellin (Madonna & Maluma)
2. Dark Ballet
3. God Control
4. Future (feat. Quavo)
5. Batuka
6. Killers Who Are Partying
7. Crave (feat. Swae Lee)
8. Crazy
9. Come Alive
10. Extreme Occident
11. Faz Gostoso (Feat. Anitta)
12. Bitch I'm Loca (feat. Maluma)
13. I Don't Search I Find
14. Looking For Mercy
15. I Rise

:cheer2:

[lewis111]

The overall concept seems great but that album cover doesn’t really seem to go well with the title or visuals we’ve seen so far

[reece(:]

NOT Quavo

[Nancy.]

If you click on the title information, you can even see the composers.

Lots of Mirwais tracks (Including "Medellin")

[Nancy.]

http://forums.madonnanation.com/uploads/monthly_2019_04/image.png.f48aa9a51465f2a298c3a66e1683cdad.png

Medellin (with Maluma) - 4:58
Madonna Ciccone, Mirwais Ahmadzai, Maluma Londono & Barrera

Dark Ballet - 4:15
Madonna Ciccone & Mirwais Ahmadzai

God Control - 6:19
Madonna Ciccone & Mirwais Ahmadzai

Future (feat. Quavo) - 3:54
Madonna Ciccone, Thomas Pentz, Brittany Talia Hazzard & Quavious Keyate Marshall

Batuka - 4:57
Madonna Ciccone, Banda & Mirwais Ahmadzai

Killers Who Are Partying - 5:29
Madonna Ciccone & Mirwais Ahmadzai

Crave (feat Swae Lee) - 3:22
Madonna Ciccone, Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown & Brittany Talia Hazzard

Crazy - 4:02
Jason Evigan, Madonna Ciccone & Brittany Talia Hazzard

Come Alive - 4:02
Jeff Bhasker, Madonna Ciccone & Brittany Talia

Extreme Occident - 3:42
Madonna Ciccone & Mirwais Ahmadzai

Faz Gostoso (feat. Anitta) - 4:06
Carmo, Nuno, Oliveira, Seabra, Vieira, Rodrigues & Madonna Ciccone

Bitch I’m Loca (with Maluma) - 2:51
Madonna Ciccone, L. D'Elia, Maluma Londono, Barrera, JAMES, Rodriguez & Stiven Rojas

I Don’t Search I Find - 4:08
Madonna Ciccone & Mirwais Ahmadzai

Looking For Mercy - 4:50
Madonna Ciccone & Brittany Talia Hazzard

I Rise - 3:44
Jason Evigan, Madonna Ciccone & Brittany Talia Hazzard

[reece(:]

https://i.imgur.com/mDb4JwW.jpg

[Nancy.]

:clap1:

[reece(:]

Apparently Faz Gostovo is a cover of this

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[Nancy.]

Hmm, I'm not a fan of that, tbh... but no doubt Madonna's will be better.

Have you seen the cover of the standard edition?

Very Frida Kahlo...

https://i.ibb.co/grpKpsh/D4-Tt-CMf-Xs-AAo-PEC-thumb-jpg-6fd44cce9f132a51931214b1fb289fe5.jpg

[lewis111]

That cover is SOO much better

[Saph]

I am slain

[Saph]

I'm not a huge fan of collabs but i'll give them a chance.

I love the cover tbh

[Samm]

both covers are gorgeous, her best art design since confessions

[Samm]

A discography

https://i.imgur.com/PQXs2m3_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

[Saph]

1 more hour

https://68.media.tumblr.com/e483ca38721876ada86c634e42739be2/tumblr_inline_orh8a0FBC81s7ksad_540.gif

[TomC]

This better be a bop and iconic, and no autotune

[Saph]

live now on apple radio

[TomC]

Um when is it on Spotify

[Saph]

no idea

[Saph]

its cute but I have no idea what hes singing

[Saph]

um idk what to make of it.. it kinda felt like his song with her as the feature

cute song though

https://media1.tenor.com/images/264bf74123e692b0d201a8e2ca229328/tenor.gif?itemid=8778172

[reece(:]

Linky

http://i67.tinypic.com/21ouivb.jpg

[Nancy.]

I can honestly say I hate it. Never thought i'd say that about a M song, but this is even worse than BIM.

[TomC]

I can honestly say I hate it. Never thought i'd say that about a M song, but this is even worse than BIM.

Really??? What don’t you like about it? For me it’s possibly her best lead since Hung Up

[Nancy.]

Really??? What don’t you like about it? For me it’s possibly her best lead since Hung Up

Do you think it's better than 4 Minutes?

I just listened to it for a second time and the song itself isn't that bad, it's Maluma. He's featured FAR too much on it, tbh.

I'm actually quite worried about the other feature tracks now. :laugh:

[reece(:]

https://cdon.se/musik/madonna/madame-x-deluxe-box-set-2cd-7-picture-disc-vinyl-music-cassette-47458511

3 more bonus tracks:

1. Fuana
2. Ciao Bella
3. Back That Up To The Beat

[Saph]

NOT a boxset :skull: me to go on a mad one after payday and pre-order?

[Samm]

it's 100% a grower I really like it, so summery

https://68.media.tumblr.com/e483ca38721876ada86c634e42739be2/tumblr_inline_orh8a0FBC81s7ksad_540.gif

[Samm]

1 2 cha cha cha

https://68.media.tumblr.com/e483ca38721876ada86c634e42739be2/tumblr_inline_orh8a0FBC81s7ksad_540.gif

[Nancy.]

So Maluma reached out to Madonna for this collaboration and not the other way round. Interesting.

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[Nancy.]

Just been on Amazon to pre-order the album and saw this...

This is the official cover for the Deluxe Edition...
https://i.ibb.co/6n08c1t/51t-MH3x-5-BL.jpg

While the blonde one is for the Boxset...
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/710k6YZGKML._SS500_.jpg

and this is the standard edition...
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hM0EWokQL._SS500_.jpg

[Saph]

I like the box one best but I want the deluxe version which has the worst cover

[Nancy.]

I like the box one best but I want the deluxe version which has the worst cover

Yes, I agree. £70 for the boxset is too expensive but i'd pay that if it included the album on vinyl, but it doesn't... it includes a book, a poster, a cassette (which I wouldn't play) and a tattoo sheet. :fist:

[LukeB]

So Maluma reached out to Madonna for this collaboration and not the other way round. Interesting.

TUsPHf6AMWc

She should have said no:laugh: i find the song ok but he ruins it and i think it would have been a lot better without him or less of him.

[Nancy.]

:laugh:
and to think, he features on another track on the album too. :idc:

[Nancy.]

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[Saph]

cant wait for malumas new album, 'madame x'

[Saph]

I noticed this song is 'Madonna & Maluma' but the others are all (feat.) so maybe they'll be a bit less

[reece(:]

p7oR8RjUecQ

For Nance

[Marsh.]

This is better without the "Madonna" on it. She doesn't need her name on it IMO.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hM0EWokQL._SS500_.jpg

[Nancy.]

This is better without the "Madonna" on it. She doesn't need her name on it IMO.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81hM0EWokQL._SS500_.jpg

Agreed. The image itself is lovely, but the text is unflattering and makes her look like she's got a unibrow....then again, I wonder if that was the point consdiering she idolises Frida Kahlo so much.

[Nancy.]

p7oR8RjUecQ

For Nance

Much better, Reece. thank you.

[TomC]

I’ve decided I’m not a huge fan of Medellín.

[Nancy.]

The Billboard Music Awards have confirmed Madonna and Maluma are performing Medellin ... she is rehearsing right now. :dance:

[Nancy.]

NME:
Madonna’s Latin-pop ‘Medellín’ has left us gagging for the ‘Madame X’ era
https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/madonnas-medellin-left-us-gagging-madame-x-era-2478004

The Guardian:
Madonna: Medellín ft Maluma review – a shapeshifting return to form
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/17/madonna-medellin-ft-maluma-review-a-shapeshifting-return-to-form

Billboard:
Madonna and Maluma Smolder on 'Medellin' Single
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8507581/madonna-maluma-medellin-single-listen

Rolling Stone:
Madonna Teams With Maluma for Sultry New ‘Madame X’ Song ‘Medellin’
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/madonna-new-song-maluma-medellin-madame-x-823420/

[Nancy.]

Omg, I love this article.

Give Madonna's new single a chance - 'Like a Prayer' was not born a classic'

https://attitude.co.uk/article/comment-give-madonnas-new-single-a-chance-like-a-prayer-was-not-born-a-classic/20788/

[Saph]

Medellin is a much better lead single than living for love and GAYL and possible even 4 minutes too

[Samm]

Apparently “I Rise” “Crave feat: Swae Lee” “Future feat Quavo” and Dark Ballet” will all be out as promo singles or a possible second single before the album on 14th June, I Rise being first rumoured to be released on the 3rd May :eyes:

[TomC]

Music is far from my favourite M album but I’m sooo enjoying Runaway lover today. M’s voice is so strong and the production is so full and quirky

[reece(:]

Madonna singles Tiermaker!

https://tiermaker.com/create/madonna-singles-17536

[TomC]

Definitive Madonna album ranking:

1. Erotica
2. Ray of Light
3. Like A Prayer
4. Bedtime Stories
5. Madonna
6. Confessions on a Dancefloor
7. Like a Virgin
8. True Blue
9. Music
10. American Life
11. Hard Candy
12. Rebel Heart
13. MDNA

[Saph]

the official list gals

https://i.imgur.com/lPhN75a.png

[TomC]

Sad bc I have no idea which is which :(

[Saph]

had to google some of the covers tbh

[Nancy.]

^ Ooh, that looks interesting. I'll have a look at that later. x

Meanwhile, the video for Medellin premier's in an hour and Madonna is getting ready for the launch in London...

http://forums.madonnanation.com/uploads/monthly_2019_04/91549BFC-20C2-45E8-A469-4813993C574C.thumb.png.946f6e05eec80f77ca6e2c9bbc2 b5796.png

[Nancy.]

Medellin has been A-listed to Radio 2 and they've made it song of the week.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qNJsnjYFvbLrK9CZ0CfYfM/radio-2-new-music-playlist

[Nancy.]

http://forums.madonnanation.com/uploads/monthly_2019_04/A46B02ED-CF46-422F-B5CF-FC3103F03600.thumb.jpeg.5c1fd12a6f5ef9884c3d845de1 7258a8.jpeg

[Nancy.]

12 MINUTES, GUYS...

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[Saph]

perched

[Saph]

not trevor nelson

[TomC]

watching!

[TomC]

ugh she is so vivacious and looks so bloody good for 60

[Nancy.]

Why can't they let her talk instead of talking to fans? Let he say what she wants...Jeez.

[Saph]

I loved it tbh

[TomC]

Great video! It's really elevated the song and the whole Madame X concept. I still don't 100 percent love Medellin but at least its untread territory for M, and I'm excited to see what else this era brings.

[Nancy.]

Omg, I really enjoyed that and the song has actually grown on me.
Pleased you guys enjoyed it too. :love:

[reece(:]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/537494319934734338/570703490494496811/unknown.png

I-

[Nancy.]

Ooh, I say....

https://i.imgur.com/OBV1b0G.gif

[reece(:]

https://i.imgur.com/BJoLsqt.gif

[TomC]

the commercial break was so a producer could put ha boob back in?

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

https://i.imgur.com/OBV1b0G.gif

:drool:

[Nancy.]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/24/21/12677464-6956633-image-a-99_1556137266302.jpg

https://media3.giphy.com/media/WxJqzEt4wDDVtC0NXt/giphy.gif

[Nancy.]

Omg, she looks incredible there.

[Samm]

shaping up to be her best era since confessions

[reece(:]

shaping up to be her best era since confessions

Let's wait to hear the material :fan:

Hard Candy >

[Marsh.]

https://i.imgur.com/BJoLsqt.gif

Serving Grace Jones on Chatty Man.

[Nicky91]

:clap1: :clap1: great interview, and i thought the music video looks quite nice :love:

song also grows on me now a bit

[Nancy.]

:clap1: :clap1: great interview, and i thought the music video looks quite nice :love:

song also grows on me now a bit


Will you be listening to her album when it's released, Nicky?

[TomC]

I've finally gotten into COAD in the last few days! I always liked Hung Up, Jump and Sorry, but it's never clicked with me. I remember listening to it in full as far back as December but I just found it all a bit samey, and lacking soul.

The truth is, it kinda is those things. But I finally listened to the version where the tracks seamlessly transition and it completely elevates the album. The album turns into such a ride. It really does take you back to a different musical era. The transition from Forbidden Love to Jump is the HIGHLIGHT.

Ranking of the songs:
1. Let It Will Be
2. Jump
3. Get Together
4. Hung Up
5. Sorry
6. How High
7. Forbidden Love
8. Future Lovers
9. Isaac
10. Push
11. Like It Or Not
12. I Love New York

Tbh, the bottom 3 are duds. I mean Push and Like It Or Not are at least something different to round off the album, but honestly I Love New York needs the electric chair.

[Saph]

I've never been a fan of confessions tbh, most of the album just sounds like filler songs :shrug: I think its actually my least listened to madge album (except for sorry/hung up)

It kinda just felt like damage control after the controversial American life era (which was 1000x better than COAD)

[TomC]

American Life is one I just don’t get :worry: tbh I’ve not given significant time beyond track 6 but I only use Hollywood which admittedly is massive

[Saph]

AL if amazing tbf, I appreciated it a lot more after the tears of a clown tour where she performed most of the songs for the first time

Sw1KTg7tYkk
2zFonqOHi4o

[Saph]

"I always wished that I could find, someone as beautiful as you, but in the process I forgot ..that I was special too"

https://media.tenor.com/images/8dab2f25b6b78914dcffc9668f3acb73/tenor.gif

[Nicky91]

https://www.haaretz.com/amp/life/.premium-jean-paul-gaultier-top-french-designer-coming-to-eurovision-to-dress-madonna-1.7173411

world famous fashion designer to dress madonna for her eurovision performance :flutter:

[reece(:]

AL if amazing tbf, I appreciated it a lot more after the tears of a clown tour where she performed most of the songs for the first time

Sw1KTg7tYkk
2zFonqOHi4o
The pink wig-

[Nancy.]

https://www.haaretz.com/amp/life/.premium-jean-paul-gaultier-top-french-designer-coming-to-eurovision-to-dress-madonna-1.7173411

world famous fashion designer to dress madonna for her eurovision performance :flutter:

Excellent news, Nicky...thanks for posting.

He's a good friend of Madonna's and he's worked with her before....

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[Nicky91]

:love: :love:

agreed, also nice we get a few well known names at eurovision now


Wonder woman's Gal Gadot, supermodel Bar Refaeli as one of 4 hosts, and of course the highlight interval Madonna

another interval act will be eurovision all stars, with 2 winners and 2 runners up covering each others songs

so Mans will do Fuego by Eleni

Conchita will do Heroes by Mans

Verka will do Toy by Netta

Eleni will do Dancing Lasha Tumbai by Verka


anyway it could be a real fun grand final :amazed:


oh also a performance by mentalist Lior Suchard

[LukeB]

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[TomC]

PerchedT

[Saph]

Apparently “I Rise” “Crave feat: Swae Lee” “Future feat Quavo” and Dark Ballet” will all be out as promo singles or a possible second single before the album on 14th June, I Rise being first rumoured to be released on the 3rd May :eyes:

:eyes:

[Nancy.]

1122887850029191168

I'm confident this will be better than Medellin was.

I'm thinking it'll be similar to "Gone" or "Easy Ride"?

[Nancy.]

Madonna's performance for the ages at the Billboard Music Awards ain't gonna be cheap ... it's gonna cost Madge a whopping FIVE MILLION BUCK$.

Sources with direct knowledge in the UK tell TMZ ... the Queen of Pop's gonna cough up the money herself with ZERO assistance from Billboard as it gears up to unveil Madonna's groundbreaking performance slated to air Wednesday live from the MGM Las Vegas.

What M has planned is already being billed as one of the most ambitious performances ever attempted on live TV ... a set that'll include holograms and CGI. We're told Madonna's appearance will last almost 7 minutes.

http://m.tmz.com/#!2019/04/29/madonna-spending-five-million-cgi-holograms-billboard-music-awards/

[Nancy.]

1122912407955869696

[Saph]

when is it?

[Nancy.]

when is it?

Tomorrow, Saph. :dance:

[Saph]

perchT

[Nancy.]

Adeus a todos

https://i.ibb.co/dQ6XNvh/hhh.jpg

[TomC]

Nance is gone :(

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

What

[Saph]

gone? :eyes:

[reece(:]

There's another Maluma x Madge collab on his album

http://a68.tinypic.com/119v58y.jpg

[TomC]

Lucky him I guess

[Nicky91]

p/Bw48dkDnT5b

full performer list at bbma's tonight

[Saph]

not paula abdul

[Nancy.]

Nance is gone :(

No, I've been advised to stay put, so here I am.

Back to Madonna. The performance and video have elevated the song so much for me now. I actually like it, but I don't love it. Getting there though.

Here's the full performance from the MTV awards.

https://mega.nz/#!5N4GgCZY!rLwtp3IuDpxofUO9WEcMAoLfEbXxcktnGMBMwqO QVM0

[Nicky91]

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live performance of Medellin last night at BBMA's

[Nancy.]

https://media.giphy.com/media/SXZdofgCGEP0ZJ5ggz/giphy.gif

[Saph]

those holograms were a bit messy tbh :skull: good performance though !

[reece(:]

P2vt4YvwOQg

live performance of Medellin last night at BBMA's
Screaming at the hologram Madge's

[reece(:]

promo single out now (BOP)

https://open.spotify.com/track/5YNmbFvv0eW5ZoXmFYzSaF

and

EXCLUSIVE – We at DrownedMadonna.com are excited to reveal that Crave is planned to become the second single to be released from Madonna’s Madame X album. Crave is a very cool and eclectic dance track. Someway, Medellín is like a set-up for the big single. Crave is indeed even a stronger single than Medellín.



https://www.drownedmadonna.com/2019/05/02/exclusive-crave-is-the-2nd-single-from-madonnas-madame-x/

[Nancy.]

promo single out now (BOP)

https://open.spotify.com/track/5YNmbFvv0eW5ZoXmFYzSaF

and

The link aboive isn't working for me, Reece.

Have to say i'm confused. They're saying "Crave" is the next single, so what is "I Rise" then? A buzz single? or was that "Medellin"? :laugh:

[Nicky91]

that link doesn't work for me either :laugh:

[reece(:]

The link aboive isn't working for me, Reece.

Have to say i'm confused. They're saying "Crave" is the next single, so what is "I Rise" then? A buzz single? or was that "Medellin"? :laugh:

I changed my VPN to New Zealand to hear :laugh:

otherwise here's a snippet
https://clyp.it/pt25ok5c?token=ec56cc027fa3c5c315fdfdabd8445d9e

I Rise is a buzz/promo single then the next single (May 10) is Crave feat. Swae Lee ,which is meant to be an uptempo dance song

An interesting strategy for sure

[Nicky91]

that snippet, sounds interesting :love:

[Saph]

not the grannies not having spotify

[Nancy.]

I changed my VPN to New Zealand to hear :laugh:

otherwise here's a snippet
https://clyp.it/pt25ok5c?token=ec56cc027fa3c5c315fdfdabd8445d9e

I Rise is a buzz/promo single then the next single (May 10) is Crave feat. Swae Lee ,which is meant to be an uptempo dance song

An interesting strategy for sure

:laugh::laugh: Oh right, I was wondering why it didn't work.

I've heard the full track now anyway and i'm in love with it. Much better than Medellin. :love:

Not sure if i'm looking forward to Crave or Future considering they have guests, but we'll see...

[Nancy.]

not the grannies not having spotify

:laugh:

I used to have Spotify but got bored and stopped paying for the service. Now I listen to vinyl, cd and flac files on my hi-fi. Can't be done with streaming services, tbh. lol

[Nancy.]

Mauma tells the naysayers to "stop talking sh!t"...

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and David Guetta is another one who has so much respect for Madonna too. :cheer2:

[reece(:]

"Madonna... I don't even know how old she is" :skull:

[Nancy.]

"Madonna... I don't even know how old she is" :skull:

Yeah but he must have an idea. lol
He doesn't seem to give a flying fig, tbh. :laugh:

[RileyH]

I'm actually starting to like Medellin :dance:

Loved the performance

[Nancy.]

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1 Million views in less than 24 hours...

[Saph]

hopefully we see no more maluma now.. im ready for the rest of the hits

[Nancy.]

hopefully we see no more maluma now.. im ready for the rest of the hits

Unfortunately, we'll be hearing him again on not one more track, but TWO.
Here's the release dates for the next few weeks...

https://i.ibb.co/7zjCqG3/Capture.jpg

[Nancy.]

:joker:
So 3 tracks with Maluma in total.

[Ross.]

https://media.giphy.com/media/SXZdofgCGEP0ZJ5ggz/giphy.gif

Lmao why is this so funny

[Nancy.]

Lmao why is this so funny

I've never been a fan of holograms. Did you ever see the MJ one?

jDRTghGZ7XU

:laugh:

[Ross.]

They’re not bad just a bit messy :skull:

Quite liked the performance though, definitely liking the song more now

[Nancy.]

I wish people on other forums would stop saying..."but so and so did it first".

Madonna has worked with hologram's before.

Here she is performing "Hung Up" at the Grammy's in 2006 with Gorillaz...

JRPtGdF_nxE

:cheer2:

[Nancy.]

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[LukeB]

I rise
https://media.giphy.com/media/SXZdofgCGEP0ZJ5ggz/giphy.gif

[Nancy.]

She features in June's edition of Vogue Magazine...

http://forums.madonnanation.com/uploads/monthly_2019_05/0ACF61BA-B03E-42E4-AADC-81C57FE1C738.thumb.jpeg.0f03c28926a86b69abc20ffe30 e33f9d.jpeg

http://forums.madonnanation.com/uploads/monthly_2019_05/2F13F5E7-173D-41CF-9BF4-8FD070E7AE83.thumb.jpeg.8654fa6072613543136b7c5adb a39554.jpeg

http://forums.madonnanation.com/uploads/monthly_2019_05/E68CE082-96EB-4AB9-8F5E-96E99CB34FE1.thumb.jpeg.997ab607bc8b91c316832ebe5b 222940.jpeg

[Underscore]

she is aging so well

[Nancy.]

she is aging so well

She looks great when she doesn't pump her face with fillers. I think she looks fab in the pictures above. x

[Nancy.]

https://i.ibb.co/zF678N8/Capture.jpg

[Nancy.]

Madonna On Motherhood And Fighting Ageism: “I’m Being Punished For Turning 60”

https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/madonna-on-ageing-and-motherhood

"When Decca Aitkenhead meets Madonna for the June cover interview of Vogue, she is not sure which iteration of the pop powerhouse will receive her – and the impeccable Georgian façade of her central London townhouse betrays no clue. The mother of reinvention, Madonna has variously been a singer, actor, dancer, filmmaker, activist, author and philanthropist. She has been a Kabbalah spiritualist, a punk club kid, an English country lady, a dominatrix; she has played Eva Perón and Breathless Mahoney, and channelled Marilyn Monroe. But, even now, aged 60, and with her 14th studio album, Madame X, due for release on June 14, her career still feels like a battle.

“People have always been trying to silence me for one reason or another, whether it’s that I’m not pretty enough, I don’t sing well enough, I’m not talented enough, I’m not married enough, and now it’s that I’m not young enough,” she tells Aitkenhead. “So they just keep trying to find a hook to hang their beef about me being alive on. Now I’m fighting ageism, now I’m being punished for turning 60.”

She’s motivated by the thought of paving the way for women to come, but Madonna’s duty of care to younger generations is often overlooked by the celebrity gossip narrative. “People got very excited about [the thought of Lady Gaga and myself as] enemies, when we never were enemies,” she sighs of society’s tendency to pit women against each other.

That said, Madonna has not felt particularly supported by women throughout her career. She is grateful for the artists who worked against all odds and defied convention before her, such as Frida Kahlo. “There are no living role models for me,” she concedes. “Because nobody does what I do. And that’s kind of scary. I can look back at women who I think were great and amazing – freedom fighters, like Simone de Beauvoir or Angela Davis – but they didn’t have kids. Being a single parent of six children, I continue to be creative and be an artist and be politically active, to have a voice, to do all the things that I do. So I mean, there isn’t anybody in my position.”

When most families expand, the parents tend to relax their rules, but Madonna says she feels the need to protect her children more than ever. She hasn’t allowed her 13-year-old son David to have a phone yet. “I’m going to stick that one out for as long as possible, because I made a mistake when I gave my older children phones when they were 13,” she shares. “It ended my relationship with them, really. Not completely, but it became a very, very big part of their lives. They became too inundated with imagery and started to compare themselves to other people, and that’s really bad for self-growth.”

She sees her own work ethic most reflected in David. “What he has more than anything is focus and determination,” Madonna continues. “I’m pretty sure he got it from me. He’s the one I have the most in common with. I feel like he gets me; he has more of my DNA than any of my children so far. Let’s see what happens – it’s still early days for everyone.”

Her daughter Lola, she goes on, “is insanely talented. I’m green with envy because she’s incredible at everything she does – she’s an incredible dancer, she’s a great actress, she plays the piano beautifully, she’s way better than me in the talent department. But she doesn’t have the same drive, and again, I feel social media plagues her and makes her feel like, ‘People are going to give me things because I’m her daughter.’ I try to give her examples of other children of celebrities like Zoë Kravitz, for instance, who have to work through that ‘Oh yeah, you’re the daughter of…’ – and then eventually you are taken seriously for what you do. You just have to keep going. But does she have the same drive that I have? No. But she also has a mother, and I didn’t. She grew up with money, and I didn’t. So everything is going to be different. But what can I do? I can’t fixate on it. I just have to do my best.”

Read the full interview in the June issue of Vogue, which hits newsstands on May 10.

[Nancy.]

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[Gstar]

I rise is a bop

[Nancy.]

I rise is a bop

Yes, it's much better than the first single.

[Nancy.]

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:clap1:

[Nancy.]

Just heard the tour announcement for small theatres.

She wants to have an intimate experience with her fans, but the cost is expensive and she's only doing a handful of shows in the USA (So far), so i'm not happy.

She can keep it.

[Saph]

I think the theatre idea is quite cute but tickets will go in seconds so im holding no hope of getting one

[Nancy.]

I think the theatre idea is quite cute but tickets will go in seconds so im holding no hope of getting one

Exactly. She has legions of obsessed fans who will pay to see her repeatedly, so fans like us will miss out. Especially, if she's only doing America.

[Nancy.]

"Tickets for these very special Madame X performances will be scaled between $60.00 - $760.00 (plus applicable service fees). Additionally, fans will have the opportunity to enter to purchase tickets at $10.00 at Madonna.com. There will be 10 tickets available per show and fans will be notified on show date if they have been selected for this unique opportunity."


Fk that!

[Saph]

$760 :skull:

are the $60 tickets for a seat outside to watch on a tv screen

[Nancy.]

$760 :skull:

are the $60 tickets for a seat outside to watch on a tv screen

:joker:

Probably. Nothing shocks me anymore when it comes to M. Greedy b!tch.

[Nancy.]

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[Nancy.]

"Crave" has leaked and I really like it. Very relaxing. :love:

[Nancy.]

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[LukeB]

The songs she released so far have been great so i’m quite perched for her album

[Nancy.]

The songs she released so far have been great so i’m quite perched for her album

:love:

Have you listened to "Crave" yet?

[Nancy.]

Madonna at JFK airport recently serving Blond Ambition teas...

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[Nancy.]

"Cuz you're the one I crave, and my craving's get dangerous, the feeling's never fade, I don't think we should play with this"

:dance:

[reece(:]

Crave is my least favourite so far

I Rise :love:

[Jase.]

Medellín is her best in an AGE. Pissed it's not gonna do anything chart wise

[Saph]

crave is a lowkey bop

"youre the one I crave and my cravings get dangerous"

https://i.imgur.com/UvYwMg8.gif

[Saph]

swae lee tho..

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[Nancy.]

swae lee tho..

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lol. I actually groaned when I saw the guest artists on the album, but I quite like him on Crave. It breaks the track down and stops it from being repetetive.

Video is coming within the next two weeks, so I can't wait to see it. :dance:

[Nancy.]

MADAME X TICKETS IN LONDON AVAILABLE VIA VERIFIED FAN REGISTRATION OPEN THROUGH NOW UNTIL 16-MAY (4PM BST) AT WWW.TICKETMASTER.CO.UK/MADONNA

(Monday 13 May 2019, London U.K.) - Following last week’s heralded announcement that Madonna will perform a series of rare and intimate performances exclusively in theatres, Madonna, Live Nation and Maverick today unveiled the dates for her appearances at the iconic London Palladium giving fans the opportunity to see her like never before with shows confirmed on 26, 27, 29, 30 January and 1 and 2 February 2020.

The Madame X Tour will kick off September 12th at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in New York and will feature multiple nights of shows in each city including performances at the Chicago Theatre, The Wiltern in Los Angeles, the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston, The Met Philadelphia and at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in 2019. The Madame X Tour will then resume in early 2020 with performances at the Coliseum in Lisbon, The London Palladium and at the Grand Rex in Paris.

[Nancy.]

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[Nancy.]

Madonna will be flying out to Israel tomorrow for the ESC. :cheer2:

[Nancy.]

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[Nancy.]

"Future" is being released this Friday too. Can't wait. :cheer2:

[Nancy.]

Just heard a short clip of "Soltera" (with Maluma) - also coming friday and.... :laugh: Thank god it's for HIS album and not hers. lol

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