[Madonna on Jimmy Fallon]

MichAel Stratham is coming on...no  

[Madame X merchandise!]

My cd for the ticket bundle shipped today. At least that’s something bc everything else is on back order or production delay. 

Attending the pop up..hope i can get the items and exclusives there. 

[“I Rise” video]

13 minutes ago, Katypatra said:

Speak for yourself! The song gives me goosebumps! 

Yes.  This video is about the movement and the resilience of the human spirit...does not pander nor is it narcissistic   

[“I Rise” video]

1 hour ago, Shaun said:

No.

Agree w no. 

[STREAMING/SALES strategy and discussion]

36 minutes ago, vertigokane said:

Was just at Target and MX was sold out. 

That’s great !

[STREAMING/SALES strategy and discussion]

44 minutes ago, rocknrolla said:

I would download just to be safe, but I don't think it matters

 

[STREAMING/SALES strategy and discussion]

2 minutes ago, Shane said:

Same here more or less.  I pay for Spotify and use it almost solely. My cd collection used to be my prized possession.  Now I only buy physical for Madonna, Tori, Garbage, Regina Spektor, reissues of classic albums that I love, and occasionally a newer artist I want to throw a sale towards like First Aid Kit or Janelle Monae.

Yep...may buy Prince Originals when it’s released but nothing else on the horizon. 

Digital copies from merch count only if they are downloaded or it doesn’t matter?

[God Control video - OUT NOW!!!]

Billboard write up...mentions Pulse night club and fan comments/reactions... good promo

Title:

Madonna shares dark teaser for God Control video

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8516496/madonna-teaser-god-control-video

Apologies it was already posted but I checked the thread and didn’t see it.

[STREAMING/SALES strategy and discussion]

7 hours ago, rocknrolla said:

I honestly feel it's only diehards buying music anyway, the casuals just stream

Yea. I only buy the Queen stuff!

I used to buy CDs and albums on iTunes but now I have an iTunes monthly membership $10 p/ month and Spotify to stream old stuff and new stuff. 

Only streaming Madame on both simultaneously at the moment. 

[Madame X merchandise!]

17 minutes ago, Ugly Hecty said:

Same here! I'm shocked to see this. Ugh, I may not even get the World Pride shirt in time for World Pride, WTF? 

yep, I ordered one for my big sis as a bday/pride gift...UGH!UGH!

[Madame X merchandise!]

Just receivedseveral emails regarding all of my MADameX merch....all of my items are experiencing production delays and will not ship out eariler than 6/24.  WTF!

[MADAME X album reviews]

4 minutes ago, boy skeffington said:

There's a few new ones today from smaller publications I won't even bother posting. Even if positive they are so instantly dismissive of her and her legacy..as if she has done nothing of quality since the 80s even. It's exhausting.

I've followed Madonna in the media for decades and she's always gotten SO MUCH SHIT...SO MUCH NEGATIVITY thrown at her...I thought with #METOO some of it would cease...but the rules do not apply to Madonna. I can't believe the Pitchfork review...or more specifically someone like RogerF, who has literally written multiple articles since the album cycle began just bashing her and vilifying her. How do they get away with it? I don't know. 

I knew though, after the intensity of the MTV hate directed at her after she appeared at the VMAs, we were in for this...but it's still exhausting.

Back to enjoying the album.  

the Music is what MATTERS.  Still in awe of this EPIC eccentric masterpiece that is MadameX!

[Pitchfork (s)hit-job review]

I tweet @pitchfork regarding the review.  I refuse to give this troll any recognition by tweeting at him.  I simply question Pitchfork's credibility and relevancy.

[STREAMING/SALES strategy and discussion]

Just now, reQuiem4adream said:

You mean, BB 200? BB 200 is a combined Chart from physical/digital album sales, TEA and SEA. MX is predicted to top the BB 200 chart. 

We won’t see M’s single on BB Hot 100 anytime soon. 

Crave has a chance based on some radio play, new streams, and album sales. Best hope  

[STREAMING/SALES strategy and discussion]

My SPS-ing alone should add 30000 equivalent units  

[STREAMING/SALES strategy and discussion]

51 minutes ago, CalinB said:

CRAVE  is starting the week well on AC and Hot AC Radio in US... GOING up baby!

 

Yes...She has someradio play/momentum.  

[MADAME X album reviews]

Idolator 4.5/5

Album review - Madonna's Madame X pushes the boundaries of Pop!

https://www.idolator.com/7803119/album-review-madonna-madame-x?view-all&chrome=1

In many ways, Madame X is Madonna’s most personal album to date. She’s speaking her truth, while revealing more of herself than ever. It might not be the collection of bangers you want, but it’s what we, as a society, need. The fact that she can stoke the flames of rebellion in a way that is original, vulnerable and inclusive (in the truest sense of the word) is a pop miracle. But, then again, Madonna has been rewriting the rule book since 1982. And she isn’t going to stop any time soon.

Score: 4.5/5

side note: typo bc the author states Rebel Heart opened w/ Looking for Love but otherwise good article, great score!

This was published today at 1:39 pm

[STREAMING/SALES strategy and discussion]

Mediabase Building Chart

CRAVE #40 on HOT AC, and #17 on AC

HOT AC screenshot: This Week #40 Last Week #47

 

[MADAME X album reviews]

32 minutes ago, vertigokane said:

Quote from the NYT “songs you should listen to this weekend” — looks like they’re basically implying that the album is inconsistent. We shall see. 

“Madonna’s 21st-century albums have been wildlyinconsistent: a single that touches a nerve alongside a lot of contrived collaborations. Her latest album, “Madame X,” fits that template, but it does include the techno-pulsed, thoroughly Internet-aware, “I Don’t Search I Find.” Steady beats per minute and synthetic stings accompany the sung and spoken vocals in this track, which insists, “I found love, I found something new/I found you.” She has more to say about life and death, but beat and hooks are her message.” JON PARELES

Ty.  We wait then...

[MADAME X album reviews]

“Madonnas most compelling album in years.”

The Boston globe is 80. Already posted to Metacritic  

https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2019/06/13/madonnaalbum/IdjGquaCB1mDYgXgawpIGJ/story.html

Any update on NYT review/score?

[Madonna @ Graham Norton show (June 14th)]

She was charismatic, funny, smart, and quirky w/a dash of sarcasm 

episode below

 

[Madame X album general discussion]

It’s bizarre the union of the Starrah songs and Mirwias songs.  That which only the  Madonna could do

[STREAMING/SALES strategy and discussion]

I’m streaming streaming and streaming on Spotify premium and iTunes but got the CD for the quality of sound and insert too 

[MADAME X album reviews]

1 hour ago, boy skeffington said:

https://www.breatheheavy.com/madonna-madame-x-review/

MADONNA IS MANY THINGS ON NEW HER ALBUM, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY… SHE’S ‘MADAME X’ (REVIEW)

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MADON

MADONNA’S FOURTEENTH STUDIO ALBUM FINDS THE SINGER ENTRENCHED IN ROMANCE WHILE FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE.

If you’re a Madonna stan, you’re probably low-key super familiar with Madame X by now. The record leaked in full on Wednesday (June 12), but compared to the Rebel Heart era that’s an extremely incredible feat for the Queen of Pop, whose last era was tarnished by a criminal hacker who dispersed her music way, way ahead of schedule. Madonna compared the calamity to feeling raped, and though it was terrible, it created a triumphant woman we know as Madame X.

Prior to the official release, Madonna released a handful of songs. She kicked off the era with the sultry single, “Medellín,” featuring Maluma.On it, the two trade impassioned speech, but the video is even hotter. When Madonna licked Maluma’s feet whew child, I felt all sorts of ways. She ushered in the era with a few more buzz singles, including the politically charged track, “I Rise,” as well as “Future,” featuring Quavo, “Crave” featuring Swae Lee and the theatrics-heavy “Dark Ballet.” Madonna delivered an array of range in the Madame X tasters, and the full course is equally satisfying.

Madonna teamed up with longtime collaborator Mirwais Ahmadzaï for much of the album. He’s responsible for works featured onMusic, American Life and Confessions on a Dance Floor. He helped create one of the stand-out songs on the record, “I Don’t Search I Find.” The song shares a likeness to some of Madonna’s earlier works, but maintains a fresh vibe that sounds unlike anything else in 2019.She’s a chameleon transforming from one vibrant color to the next, highlighting warm vocals in the chorus, but delivers an icy statement halfway through. Meanwhile, Mirwais’ production shimmers in and out – it’s an intoxicating, gloriously crafted pop song.

“God Control” is another sparkly gem onMadame X co-crafted alongside Mirwais.Madonna’s auto-tune is full-blown on it in the beginning, but the six-minute song pivots into something else entirely a few minutes in. The haunting piano melody is replaced by a sticky disco beat before Madonna’s sassy sound hijacks the mood – she admits people think she’s insane, and to be perfectly honest Madame X could give a shit. Instead, she dances the night away under a white hot spotlight, taking the listener’s hand and catapulting them to outer space and into her own world.

Maluma was featured on the lead single, and their chemistry is undeniable. So infectious that he scored himself a second feature with “Bitch I’m Loca.” Of course you recall Rebel Heart‘s “Bitch I’m Madonna,” but this one’s less in-your-face. Maluma and Madonna are quite naughty together. At the end of the song, they trade nicknames. He’s Mr. Safe, and she’s Mrs. Crazy, but then things take a turn… a bigger turn then the toe-sucking scandal. “Where do you want me to put this?,” Maluma asks. “Um, you can put it inside,” Madonna replies, which prompts a schoolgirl giggle from her new song mate. It’s awkward, but Madame X isn’t here to tuck your kids in at night. It’s a reminder that Madonna continually deals with ageism (and the underlying subtext that women should stop wanting sex at some point), so the lyric, albeit a bit tacky, reinforces her feminine power.

Madonna shows she’s versatile on Madame X, but there are times when the momentum falls flat. “Faz Gostoso,” featuring Anitta, might certainly be a song that grows, but upon an initial listen it didn’t create the same buzz her features with Maluma or Swae Lee did.However, a music video treatment from Brazil’s pop princess could elevate the tune. Anitta never disappoints with her visuals, and she could breathe some much needed color into the grim, red and black planet where Madame X resides.

Madonna is THAT bitch in music, and she came through with Madame X. Is it her best effort ever? Well, it’s hard to compete with songs that have stood the test of time and paved the way for dozens of other pop superstars. Time is unforgiving, but she did put together a thoughtful body of work that explores new territory for her (despite teaming up with tried and true past collaborators). I hate that most other Madame X reviews will point out Madonna’s age, but it’s worth mentioning she continually pushes her artistry even after reaching a level of unimaginable fame and power. No, Madonna doesn’t get a trophy for being 60-years old and releasing an album…she gets one for doing something only a handful of recording artists can: release boundary-pushing songs that invoke thought and feeling. Madame X is many things, but one thing she isn’t is satisfied.

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[Madame X album general discussion]

2 minutes ago, Shane said:

How many times have you all listened?  Do you tend to stagger plays of a new album or overdose on it?

 

Overdose!  I have listened continuously w exception of 4hrs slept