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    New album thread - continued here. WE NEED TO WAKE UP to MAGIC.

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    OMG suddenly this thread turned to be about Helen Lovejoy? Can somebody please think about the children?

    It's Madonna, for God sake. I don't care about the GP talking about her age or her wrinkles. I'll support her till the end of time. This is the woman who wrote Like a Prayer, Papa Don't Preach, Erotica, made a Sex Book, performed on a giant cross, talked about how shitty her Country STILL is, and so what? Time was WITH HER after all the controversy. She paved the way for every single woman in pop music... and you're worried about the word 'Political'?

    Shame.

    New album thread - continued here. WE NEED TO WAKE UP to MAGIC.

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    11 minutes ago, Mensch said:

    Also, considering it took Pride Island to announce most of the lineup 2 weeks after their original March 1rst "supposed" announcement, I'm going to guess it all unravels in two weeks time! I mean they're only announcing one more artist for Saturday and the main Sunday headliner so I'm guessing it could be in the next week but they would want to hold off and push till later...

      

    honestly, I feel like it's all M's doing and she wants it to align with her music release announcement ...

    Suddenly we will have like 300 announcements in one week lol

    New album thread - continued here. WE NEED TO WAKE UP to MAGIC.

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    41 minutes ago, dedalo said:

    No leaks, OK, but a music teaser could be going viral at this time, few seconds of Madonna's new sound would feed the public, perfect surprise until the storm.... 

     

     

     

    1 minute ago, Mat.Guy said:

    It doesn't make any  sense releasing a teaser now if the album comes in June.

    This. I mean, stop the drama. She will release everything when she's ready. I trust in her artistical vision.

    If the album comes out in JUNE, it is too early to release a visual trailer or album sample. We haven't finished the month. Be patient.

    New album thread - continued here. WE NEED TO WAKE UP to MAGIC.

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    32 minutes ago, Alvarø said:

    My favorite bands are releasing music bundles with each new album, which is something that really push their sales.

    They even manage to make packs that include the album (as CD or Vinyl format) + exclusive items (clothes, pins, etc), a move that motivates people in order to trying to collect them all. It definitely helps the sales!

    Imagine not only having 3 different album versions, but also the chance to get a conmemorative Madonna item from the new era. It would be awesome!

     

    Oh you like them! They're coming to Colombia next month 🙂

    New album thread - continued here. WE NEED TO WAKE UP to MAGIC.

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    1 hour ago, Alvarø said:

    That's what I want from M: good quaility on the go and the chance to get more content like David Bowie's state does. Commentaries on songs, podcasts, some demos and B-sides, single and radio edits, alternate vertical videos, lyrics videos, a gallery of pictures... ugh, managed correctly, streaming apps could be a great place for her fans to get more content that it's difficult to get on other platforms.

    * sighs*

    YES YES YES YES TO THIS!!!!!!!

     

    She needs an Spotify deal, like Drake, like many artists out there who are always on top of the streaming platforms. This is the real deal today! You have to fight to gain more listeners/viewers.

    Also it's her legacy, for Christ sake. Hopefully, she's surrounded by people who are more digital (i.e. look at their Twitter activity doing TBT, the #MadonnaHistory, the YouTube channel being active uploading new videos with correct hashtags, etc)

    New album thread - continued here. WE NEED TO WAKE UP to MAGIC.

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    1 hour ago, Herfaceremains said:

    Here’s an interpretation of the gay male perception of Madonna for anyone with the patience to read:

     Gay men have always had a generationally-appointed diva, and each new generation rejects the previous one’s because gay culture has traditionally been defined by late-onset individuation due to the experience of societal intolerance. The narcissistic pursuit of belonging to the Zeitgeist is ironically the antithesis of individuation and Madonna’s entire philosophy, but Madonna always offered the opportunity to conform and rebel in equal measure, and sometimes concurrently. This gave us options. She also shared a strong sense of queer politics and aesthetics due to the culture she gravitated toward and was shaped by.  

    Gay people used to look to the cultural past for glimmers of familiarity, acceptance and acknowledgement coded into the works of those who didn’t fit in and who either overcame the odds (individuated triumph) or were consumed by self-destructive tragedy (toxic shame). The mainstreaming of gay identity politics has essentially erased the need for an isolated community of support, and now belonging to the gay collective is more like a country club membership system, hierarchy and discrimination included.  In addition to this shifting dynamic less and less people under the age of 30 seem able to retain any information that isn’t condensed into an easily transferable sound bite to convey their “identity”, and so the past has become too arduous and dense to experience. It requires investment to attain multi-layered context; the historical, the cultural, and the individual. 

    Madonna was extraordinary in that she captured two distinct generations of youth culture in the mainstream, something that no other “gay diva” ever did, and probably never will again. Her rise coincided with a massive socio-cultural and economic shift in America, which she seemed to encapsulate perfectly, whether perceived with irony or taken literally. Her anthemic presence was a counterbalance to the dirge of AIDS. Some gay men who were either her peers or older hated her publicly, but followed her every move privately. Often those who hated her felt threatened by her because she challenged them to take ownership of themselves. Essentially Madonna rubbed people’s noses in their own shit, gay or straight, black or white. She wasn’t seeking the approval of anyone, and that irked a lot of people. When Madonna pursued a life that wasn’t relatable to some gay men by focusing on her family, seeking to address the problem of AIDS across Africa rather than America or Europe, and shifting her interest away from club culture, she became a pariah to them. A specific gay demographic that didn’t wish to conform to heteronormative values found itself faced with the dilemma of finding purpose beyond the clubs, the gym and grindr. Ironically, Madonna’s path is quite parallel, only she found something else, and this made her repellent to them, awakening their deepest insecurities.

     For all the sociological exploration herein, one thing is certain. Madonna is exceptional, and will eventually be re-embraced as supreme in her support of the community and mainstream representational pioneering of queer and underground culture.

    What happened a decade ago is, in my humble opinion, a total fabrication. Corporate culture essentially annointed the next Madonna because no one seemed to ever manage to eclipse her, which was extremely problematic for an industry that is all about youth...She wasn’t playing by the rules by outshining everyone ALL the time! Even when she didn’t sell, she was still top dog. I’m not sure why they picked Gaga to be elevated, but there must have been a checklist, and she matched the criteria required. The consistent erasure of the dialog about her mimicry as mediocrity, the lack of substance in her work and message, and her inability to connect with both mainstream and fringe cultures simultaneously (perhaps as a result of LGBTQ culture having fully integrated into the mainstream) make the Industry-wide support of her beyond questionable, but they have succeeded in creating a myth thanks to the generally uninquiring mind syndrome that plagues this rather peculiar generation. They have nothing to fight against as they are all defined by victimhood as the celebratory catalyst, whereas Madonna was about empowerment and transcendence. Some day soon intellect and curiosity will be traits to aspire to once again, and Madonna’s legacy will obliterate the falsehoods. That she seems intent on reminding the gays of her illustrious journey with the launch of her next era is definitely indicative of that resurgence. 

    a must read! Thank you!

    M14. Music video being shot.

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    My only hope is that both song and video comes out the same day. It's ridiculous nowadays premiering a song and three weeks later a music video on YouTube. Hell to the no. I want people to get shocked and excited the same day, that will bring a lot of views, a lot of articles and maybe trending on social media.

     

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