New Music (Album?) Confirmed for 2025 with Stuart Price

[waidexter]

I’m totally supporting no collabs/feature artist album.

But, there is always a but … 

Today music landscape without featuring current artist , the exposure of the songs/ album is limited , not to mention at least need to recuperate the cost of making the album. 
 

Whether will there be a hit or not, is going to be challenging for Madonna . Hopefully at least the album does a decent sales figure.  

[Nick]

2 hours ago, GOD said:

I agree.. i want a solid album with no collabs though. Not chasing any hits. I don't care if it flops. I dont care about grammys and all these shitty awards. I want a great album that I like.

Would really like a very strong album that I personally enjoy. I also don't care if it doesn't perform as well, but a total flop would suck. Lol

[idro]

13 hours ago, bardo said:

i don't mind collabs as long as they're with interesting artists who complement her (preferably male) and if the song slaps. i don't mind a good rap verse (doja cat would be cool). and if working with someone like the weeknd gets her back on the radio/charts, i'm all for it. 

She s surely gonna collaborate with all her children, on November 2025 will be 20yrs since confessions part1

[robster]

5 hours ago, waidexter said:

I’m totally supporting no collabs/feature artist album.

But, there is always a but … 

Today music landscape without featuring current artist , the exposure of the songs/ album is limited , not to mention at least need to recuperate the cost of making the album. 
 

Whether will there be a hit or not, is going to be challenging for Madonna . Hopefully at least the album does a decent sales figure.  

Something you see a lot these days is that artists release the album on their own terms and then later release a special edition or remix edition which is full of collabs. Dua Lipa did it, Ariana Grande, Charli XcX, etc, etc. I could get on board with that. Have a Madonna only album and then 6 months later release a remix or bonus edition with musical guests etc. Could give an already successful or acclaimed album even more legs too.

[pithy]

There's nothing innately wrong with being collaborative, but I think it would be a power move to steer clear of featured artists. It would feel so classic M. She's enough of an attraction on her own.

[sara]

Need her to keep her toy boy away from the whole production. He's starting to annoy me. 

[Confessit II]

5 minutes ago, sara said:

Need her to keep her toy boy away from the whole production. He's starting to annoy me. 

Price will take care of that !

[sara]

24 minutes ago, Confessit said:

Price will take care of that !

[Fever]

I wonder if Stuart talks to her about this stuff - does he give his opinion on her recent music and advise a direction? Could he give it to her straight?? I wonder if he ever references her recent stuff when they’re writing and producing together. Would love to be a fly on the wall. 

[robster]

7 minutes ago, Fever said:

I wonder if Stuart talks to her about this stuff - does he give his opinion on her recent music and advise a direction? Could he give it to her straight?? I wonder if he ever references her recent stuff when they’re writing and producing together. Would love to be a fly on the wall. 

From the bits and blips we have seen of them in the studio I think Stuart is confident enough to speak his mind and give her pushback and I think she wouldn't want it any other way from her collaborators. She wants to be pushed, not someone to kiss her ass or smooth talk. And even though she is the queen I think she truly and deeply feels like an equal when collaborating with people. Best idea wins type of deal.

[jonski43]

10 minutes ago, robster said:

From the bits and blips we have seen of them in the studio I think Stuart is confident enough to speak his mind and give her pushback and I think she wouldn't want it any other way from her collaborators. She wants to be pushed, not someone to kiss her ass or smooth talk. And even though she is the queen I think she truly and deeply feels like an equal when collaborating with people. Best idea wins type of deal.

I would love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.

"That sickick mix of frozen was junk and so was Material Gworlll, Vulgar and that Hung Up mix. At least you're not on the drugs and wine now".

[cardiganstarlet]

I’d love to see a Stuart treatment of this:

 

[ashtangi74]

I think she has doone these features the last decade hoping it would increase her chances of scoring a hit. If she is still interested in the charts there will be 'featuring ....'.

[waidexter]

4 hours ago, robster said:

Something you see a lot these days is that artists release the album on their own terms and then later release a special edition or remix edition which is full of collabs. Dua Lipa did it, Ariana Grande, Charli XcX, etc, etc. I could get on board with that. Have a Madonna only album and then 6 months later release a remix or bonus edition with musical guests etc. Could give an already successful or acclaimed album even more legs too.

Hmm that’s also a good strategy (means I have to fork out more on her album .. )

Will Madonna able to succeed following those young artist as you mentioned , we shall see ….   

Edited December 19, 2024 by waidexter

[GOD]

1 hour ago, cardiganstarlet said:

I’d love to see a Stuart treatment of this:

 

This is from which album? I can’t seem to figure it out 

[ibizaboi24]

4 minutes ago, GOD said:

This is from which album? I can’t seem to figure it out 

Unused demo from Rebel Heart. 

[GOD]

13 minutes ago, ibizaboi24 said:

Unused demo from Rebel Heart. 

and the video is fanmade ? 

[Beastialg]

36 minutes ago, ashtangi74 said:

I think she has doone these features the last decade hoping it would increase her chances of scoring a hit. If she is still interested in the charts there will be 'featuring ....'.

Well, The Weekdn collab was a hit. Charted worlwide (Top 10 in many places), 5 months on the charts, 1B streams in Spotify.

 

[Confessit II]

6 minutes ago, Beastialg said:

Well, The Weekdn collab was a hit. Charted worlwide (Top 10 in many places), 5 months on the charts, 1B streams in Spotify.

 

 Popular did what all her last decade of collaborations didnt and then some!

[Steve]

6 minutes ago, Beastialg said:

Well, The Weekdn collab was a hit. Charted worlwide (Top 10 in many places), 5 months on the charts, 1B streams in Spotify.

 

I would Iove a solo song that would be a hit but based on her age the exposure will be limited unless she commits to payola.  Mary J Blige released a new album after a Grammy nominated one and it didn’t chart on the BB200 first of her career…her singles featured artists from her hey day but nada…she’s still going to tour but a GH tour.  I k ow I know they are not the same but it’s very possible and regardless of whether we love it it will be deemed a colossal flop across the globe. 

[sara]

I don't know why some fans are against another The Weeknd collabo or even the idea of him working on M15. Popular was one of the best things she did since maybe Masterpiece. 

[Confessit II]

1 minute ago, sara said:

I don't know why some fans are against another The Weeknd collabo or even the idea of him working on M15. Popular was one of the best things she did since maybe Masterpiece. 

I would welcome another collaboration with Weeknd with open arms

But both can do much much better than Popular.

[robster]

4 minutes ago, sara said:

I don't know why some fans are against another The Weeknd collabo or even the idea of him working on M15. Popular was one of the best things she did since maybe Masterpiece. 

I've never been a huge The Weeknd fan, and I do not want Madonna to take the back seat on her own album. Any collaboration would turn into the big The Weeknd show and we've had a song and that's all I need from him in the foreseeable future. NEXT! There's many more interesting people she could potentially collab with.

[elijah]

A real dance collaboration with The Weeknd on her album would turn gold. I wouldn’t mind 4-5 duet songs with him, produced by M, The Weeknd and Price.

[Confessit II]

2 minutes ago, elijah said:

A real dance collaboration with The Weeknd on her album would turn gold. I wouldn’t mind 4-5 duet songs with him, produced by M, The Weeknd and Price.

Sounds bloody amazing and heavenly !

If it was more of a grass roots Weeknd with his signature retro sounds that would work.

Not a load more Popular sounding songs!

[VictorMarques]

A dance song with wither The Weeknd or Sabrina Carpenter would put Madonna on the trail for streamings, genZ and charts. It's a wise decision.

[AlvaroLiam]

She's getting into full Confessions mode on her IG Stories

[DreamTheater]

I would love a collaboration with a top streaming artist, but on their own album, not hers. It's telling that the one collab that smashed was in The Weeknd's project and his label pushed it at streaming. For her own album I would prefer a solo lead single and no collaborations or at least only with artists that fit to her own style.

[bard]

5 hours ago, jonski43 said:

I would love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.

"That sickick mix of frozen was junk and so was Material Gworlll, Vulgar and that Hung Up mix. At least you're not on the drugs and wine now".

i don't understand the hate for the sickick remix. it's a cool, modern-sounding remix of a classic song and it renewed interest in the original. is it just because she embraced it with all those silly collabs and videos?

 

4 hours ago, cardiganstarlet said:

I’d love to see a Stuart treatment of this:

 

yeah, love this song. 

 

2 hours ago, sara said:

I don't know why some fans are against another The Weeknd collabo or even the idea of him working on M15. Popular was one of the best things she did since maybe Masterpiece. 

"best" meaning it charted? because it's certainly not better than most of RH or MX. if i never have to hear it again, i'd be perfectly happy. 

is basic 2000s-sounding R&B really what we want from madonna now?

[peter]

2 hours ago, GOD said:

and the video is fanmade ? 

Video is fanmade, but source imagery is from the “Her-story” shoot/project. Shot by Luigi and Iango… I think the images appeared in … German Vogue, was it? But there were videos released online, too. The YouTube upload is dated 2017, but that might have been on a delay if it was exclusive to the publication first. There was a series of videos — maybe five of them? All black and white.