geminigoat
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I like what Madonna's new PR is doing this era. Releasing Medellin first was risky, but then following it up with I Rise was really smart imo. I don't think they are necessarily concerned with airplay--Beyonce isn't either. I rise is for the fans, and I'm here for it. Don't kill me for the Beyonce reference, we all know she's using Madonna's blueprint, but she's the only one doing it well compared to her peers (concerts, buzz, documentaries, etc).
I WANT REMIXES NOWWW
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5 minutes ago, loowee said:
An album/era is always planned months ahead because of touring/promo/release/packaging schedules, and the Aretha thing wasn't even that big to begin with...
We've known for months that they were looking to book arenas in Europe in Summer 2019, and the next album is obviously gonna be another tour bundle type of deal, so it was never likely that she was gonna drop the album almost a year before going on tour.
Good points. There is probably gonna be some heavy activity in Brazil also considering she skipped South America last time and especially with a Portuguese language single. Her recent #EleNao post was a huge PR win for her. She will be well served by focusing on her global audience outside of America... I am hopeful her new sound will reflect that and I hope she doesn't twerk at Glastonbury.
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So over the last two months Madonna has been randomly posting cryptic Instagram stories about "people wasting her time," having to do everything herself, being disappointed in ppl etc. I just wonder if some of these things are album related. Plus there was the very telling dig at Guy Oseary about having to do songwriting camps. I don't know if Starrah worked out or not. My first thought when she pulled in Mirwais was that the shit wasn't working out. Another Mirwais theory goes back to her Tears of a Clown mindset when for her Australian show she basically performed the American Life album---seems her current mindset may be where it was in 2003. I hope that's the case instead of contacting him out of mere frustration for her current song development collaborators.
I think she is trying very hard to pull out an exceptional album because her last few albums have been on a downward trend commercially and critically (Rebel Heart still had mixed reviews). I definitely think she will go for more experimentation this time around which is good.
I have a gut feeling that the album is delayed because A) The Aretha thing or B) She hasn't come up with any exceptional songs yet.
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On 9/19/2018 at 10:43 AM, Bette Davis Dub said:
Come on, don't be so hard. No one knows him and he prefered his 5 minutes fame on Instagram because he knew his work was never seriously considered.
"I Rise" thread
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I kind of agree, but I think it may have been released 2nd strategically. Maybe to get all of the haters and ageist trolls out of the way with Medellin, and then follow it up with something like I Rise which nobody expects...? All I know is I first heard Medellin and liked it... better than "Living for Love," but when I heard "I Rise" last night I teared up like a little bitch. I just said to myself "she did it, she fucking did it" BECAUSE "I Rise" sounds like the classic Madonna I've been missing, and the sound works for today. I think "I Rise" will be a fan favorite for the ages even if it doesn't chart. BUT we need remixes!!