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    Seriously...after all this hoopla... GMAYL should make #1! Elites agree¿?

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

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    I think if more people actually liked the song, she would have had a better shot. It seems like all of this amazing exposure and promotion was wasted on a mediocre song that even hardcore fans are only supporting because it's Madonna. Most of the comments I've heard in the last few days have been "Awesome performance but that new song stinks." I will never understand what possessed them to go with this song as the lead single, especially after it leaked and the response was so divided.

    MDNA Album Thread

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

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    I have to say I'm not crazy about either cover. I think I like the photo of the deluxe version better while I like the overall design of the standard better (the title just looks weird on the deluxe), but the embossed effect on both just makes me think she's trying to hide what she looks like. I do like the position of her arms on the standard version - sort of looks like a M. Overall a step up from HC obviously.

    Madonna Super Bowl thread

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

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    I recently re-watched the Janet performance. I love "Rhythm Nation," so it was great to see that. And what else did she do? "All for You"? That was okay. And the Justin duet was fine - aside from the bizarre nip slip, which to me still looked intentional and just...weird. It was a fine performance overall, but Madonna was far better and more memorable (aside from the nipple of course).

    I don't think it really damaged her career very much. The way it was handled was a PR disaster, but it was the album that really did her in. Quality music will always trump scandal. Look at Madonna herself. After Erotica and Sex, she came bounced back with "I'll Remember" and Bedtime Stories. After AL, she bounced back with COADF. Janet's music has just declined significantly since The Velvet Rope (although Discipline was decent, especially "Feedback" - but it was probably too late for a comeback by then).

    Madonna Super Bowl thread

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

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    I know some of us would like to think that SOMETHING was sung live, but I've watched the performance three times now, and LAP was absolutely, positively NOT sung live. We've heard her sing this song live plenty of times, and under more favorable conditions (live in a studio for the telethon with a sound check and no live audience, on tour where she's most comfortable), and this vocal was WAY too good to be live. I'm not even convinced that Cee Lo was live. It all looked lipped to me. If you're unsure just look the first chorus when she's whipping her head around. There's zero variation in her tone, pitch or volume, which is just impossible with the way she's moving. 10:45 is also a telling moment. If the general public thinks it was live, then mission accomplished and good for her.

    Overall I thought the performances were really strong. That entrance was EPIC. I thought all of "Vogue" was really cool. She's the queen. "Music" was just okay, and GMAYL had no business being performed alongside those classics. But she looked fantastic.

    GMAYL 1st day airplay AI set 2nd highest record in history!

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

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    WPLJ and Lite Fm 106.7 in NY are playing it too. It is shocking to me that Lite fm is playing Nicki Minaj and MIA. Is there a no rap version?

    In Detroit one of our top40 channels, WKQI Channel 95.5, is owned by ClearChannel so they play it every hour. I listened at 9am on Friday and the people on the morning show almost apologized for having to play this song every single hour and they said the decision comes from above so they couldn't really do anything.

    The other top40 channel, WDZH AMP Radio, is owned by CBS. They still haven't played the song.

    One of our HOT AC channels, WDVD 96.3, has been playing the song since Friday. Every 3 hours. They are owned by Cumulus Broadcasting.

    All I hear on the radio is dance music. Dance is huge in the US right now. Even our HOT AC channels have "We Found Love" and "Without You" by guetta in power rotation. Which is insane because HOT AC is supposed to play rock leaning tracks. Madge needed a hot dance killer track. All I hear from everyday people around me or from gays when I go to the bars is that Madonna is better than that and she doesn't need those younger artists.

    I heard the song on Mix 102.7 in NYC as well. It's a Hot AC station and I was surprised. I figured only Z100 and KTU would be spinning it until at least the add date. It's funny that AC stations are playing the rap version - they don't even play the rap version of Beyonce's Crazy in Love" and they even play a non-Colbie Adonis version of "Just Dance," which is so bizarre to me. He's not a rapper!

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