Roland Barthes Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 http://time.com/3722...am-rebel-heart/ In a new interview, the queen of pop says her millions of Instagram followers lent her a hand — by letting her know that her music had leaked online Madonna took a nasty tumble last night while performing at the Brit Awards — but it was far from the first ordeal she’s had to endure while promoting her new album, Rebel Heart. Consider what happened in December, when a nasty hack of her personal computer led to dozens of the demos she had recorded leaking online. Quickly, she finished several of those songs and rushed out a six-track EP on iTunes, then got to work prepping the rest of her album for a March 10 release. On Jan. 21, an Israeli man was arrested in connection with the hack, helping bring resolution what she described as “artistic rape.” MORE: Read our profile of Madonna in the March 9 issue of TIME. In an interview in the March 9 issue of TIME, on newsstands Friday, Madonna opens up about the fallout from the hack, which she says she learned about from a surprising source: her fans. “It was through Instagram that I found out my songs were leaking, because my fans were warning me,” she says. “Aside from the violation of having something stolen from me, suddenly, people were making comments on songs I had no intention of releasing. I thought, ‘Oh my God,’ I have to push myself into overdrive.’ I didn’t sleep for weeks. I didn’t see my kids. It was pandemonium, confusion, paranoia, hysteria.” In the wake of the unprecedented hacking of Sony, cybersecurity is a hot-button issue, and Madonna says she only expects it to get worse. “I think it’s going to become pervasive in our society,” she says. “People make a living off it. It’s not like you’re a bank robber — there’s some kind of honesty to that crime. With cybercrime, you don’t know who they are. People can hide so easily, and it’s really dangerous. What it represents to an artist to not be able to finish your work, to never know when someone is going to steal something off a server — what does that mean for artists in the future? The fact that this guy was arrested, and that there will be a prosecution, is extremely important to me. Not just because of my stolen art, but for what it means for other artists. I think it will send a very strong message to the world.” Click here for more with Madonna — including her thoughts on how the art world has changed, getting back to her roots as a songwriter and how the queen of reinvention considers herself surprisingly “predictable.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Shady Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Is she on the cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonoka Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Sounds like it's going to be great! And yet another proof that she definitely DOES read the Instagram comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Barthes Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 She's not on the cover, ISIS is. There are videos on the website too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soma Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'm so happy with all this promo!!! Her interviews have been pure brilliance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 She played that drinking game with all interviewers that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moka Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Great interview! I'm shocked that she really reads the comments on Instagram, monster shit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phineaspoe Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 "It was through Instagram that I found out my songs were leaking, because my fans were warning me,” she says. Excuse me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Seems like there's more to the interview but I can't find it on the site... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Barthes Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 You need to subscribe to read the rest, maybe some generous soul will share with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelvvv Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Seems like there's more to the interview but I can't find it on the site... I think we have to wait for the March 9th issue of Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qube7 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Can someone post the whole article? Thanx! 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelvvv Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Does anyone have access to the full article? http://time.com/3723594/madonna-stays-in-vogue-rebel-heart/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messiahxxx Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 It should be titled "Madonna: Why she's still hot" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckeye Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 are there any new pics in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glindathegood Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I picked this up today. Sorry I don't know how to scan it. No new pictures. But they have an interesting timeline of all her albums with pictures from each era. The only thing I don't like about it is they dismiss HC and MDNA as horrible albums and failures. I would really love it if someone would ask her sometime how she feels about them and if she thinks they are bad or she is ashamed of them. Hey, a question like that might get her to finally drink a shot of tequila! The interview was pretty cool. I liked how the interviewer said she is a lot nicer and warmer than you would expect. She talks about how she misses the early days in the East Village and how cool it was that other artists supported each other and hung out together and had Friday night dinners at a Japanese restaurant on the Lower East Side. But now she wonders where are her peers? She says even though we are under the illusion that social media brings people together, she doesn't feel there is a community where artists support one another. She says all art is a commodity now. Everything is generic and homogenized, and that everyone follows a formula and that no one is trailblazing or revolutionary. She talks about how her goal in writing the album was simply to focus on songwriting without first thinking about production or musical direction. She wanted to write songs that could be played on an acoustic guitar or a piano and still be just as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Gold Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I picked this up today. Sorry I don't know how to scan it. No new pictures. But they have an interesting timeline of all her albums with pictures from each era. The only thing I don't like about it is they dismiss HC and MDNA as horrible albums and failures. I would really love it if someone would ask her sometime how she feels about them and if she thinks they are bad or she is ashamed of them. Hey, a question like that might get her to finally drink a shot of tequila! The interview was pretty cool. I liked how the interviewer said she is a lot nicer and warmer than you would expect. She talks about how she misses the early days in the East Village and how cool it was that other artists supported each other and hung out together and had Friday night dinners at a Japanese restaurant on the Lower East Side. But now she wonders where are her peers? She says even though we are under the illusion that social media brings people together, she doesn't feel there is a community where artists support one another. She says all art is a commodity now. Everything is generic and homogenized, and that everyone follows a formula and that no one is trailblazing or revolutionary. She talks about how her goal in writing the album was simply to focus on songwriting without first thinking about production or musical direction. She wanted to write songs that could be played on an acoustic guitar or a piano and still be just as good. what does the cover look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glindathegood Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 what does the cover look like? It's a news magazine. She's not on the cover. The cover story is about ISIS. On the first page of the article there's a black and white picture of her walking out to perform at the Grammys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOD Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I wish she'd be on the cover again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 That damn Isis ruining M's chance at being on the cover!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Just reading Glinda's summary is further proof that M is better than anyone else ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Sounds like she still has the same views as she did crica 1994/1995 about acts that are safe, not trailblazing, etc., only she's not naming names, which is wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacho Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 No scans yet? I'lll see if I can get this mag and scan it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NothingFails Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 "It was through Instagram that I found out my songs were leaking, because my fans were warning me,” she says. Excuse me? If her reading stuff like "YAAASSSS "God Is Love""!!!! and "Borrowed Time makes me wet" alarmed her...then yes, we were warning her. ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Gold Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 If her reading stuff like "YAAASSSS "God Is Love""!!!! and "Borrowed Time makes me wet" alarmed her...then yes, we were warning her. ha. Lmao yes I also remember reading people just telling "your new songs are leaking " and stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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