TXIII Posted July 4 Posted July 4 13 minutes ago, Mr Ciccone said: Definitely feels like Arca is teasing a future release. Quote
sotos8 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 IMAGINA ser tão INTERESSANTE a Ponto de em pleno 2026 Na era dos streams TER DEMANDA e FILAS EM PORTA DE LOJAS para comprarem suas MIDIAS FISICA de um ÁLBUM NOVO! HATERS VÃO TER QUE ENGOLIR MUITO SER LENDARIA A ESSE PONTO! SÓ ELA TEM ESSE MOLHO pic.twitter.com/3rFUlRgK4p— Brendonn (@Brendon_B3cker) July 4, 2026 Quote
sotos8 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 IMAGINA ser tão INTERESSANTE a Ponto de em pleno 2026 Na era dos streams TER DEMANDA e FILAS EM PORTA DE LOJAS para comprarem suas MIDIAS FISICA de um ÁLBUM NOVO! HATERS VÃO TER QUE ENGOLIR MUITO SER LENDARIA A ESSE PONTO! SÓ ELA TEM ESSE MOLHO pic.twitter.com/3rFUlRgK4p— Brendonn (@Brendon_B3cker) July 4, 2026 Quote
sotos8 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 IMAGINA ser tão INTERESSANTE a Ponto de em pleno 2026 Na era dos streams TER DEMANDA e FILAS EM PORTA DE LOJAS para comprarem suas MIDIAS FISICA de um ÁLBUM NOVO! HATERS VÃO TER QUE ENGOLIR MUITO SER LENDARIA A ESSE PONTO! SÓ ELA TEM ESSE MOLHO pic.twitter.com/3rFUlRgK4p— Brendonn (@Brendon_B3cker) July 4, 2026 Quote
sotos8 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 IMAGINA ser tão INTERESSANTE a Ponto de em pleno 2026 Na era dos streams TER DEMANDA e FILAS EM PORTA DE LOJAS para comprarem suas MIDIAS FISICA de um ÁLBUM NOVO! HATERS VÃO TER QUE ENGOLIR MUITO SER LENDARIA A ESSE PONTO! SÓ ELA TEM ESSE MOLHO pic.twitter.com/3rFUlRgK4p— Brendonn (@Brendon_B3cker) July 4, 2026 Quote
sotos8 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" data-lang="en"><p lang="pt" dir="ltr">IMAGINA ser tão INTERESSANTE a Ponto de em pleno 2026 Na era dos streams TER DEMANDA e FILAS EM PORTA DE LOJAS para comprarem suas MIDIAS FISICA de um ÁLBUM NOVO! <br><br>HATERS VÃO TER QUE ENGOLIR MUITO SER LENDARIA A ESSE PONTO! SÓ ELA TEM ESSE MOLHO <a href="https://t.co/3rFUlRgK4p">pic.twitter.com/3rFUlRgK4p</a></p>— Brendonn (@Brendon_B3cker) <a href="https://x.com/Brendon_B3cker/status/2073208270378897820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Quote
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xoxoboi24 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 I sorta want the non-continuous versions of all the songs now. Quote
Dickens Posted July 4 Posted July 4 38 minutes ago, xoxoboi24 said: I sorta want the non-continuous versions of all the songs now. So do I. Quote
bard Posted July 4 Posted July 4 1 hour ago, TXIII said: Definitely feels like Arca is teasing a future release. i wouldn't read into it. madonna mentioned the song and said the outtakes might be released at some point, but i don't think arca is saying that. she's just proud of the song. Quote
jackaboo Posted July 4 Posted July 4 Did anyone else order Vinyl/CD from Rough Trade in UK?? I’ve not received mine and had absolutely no update from them Tried to ring them and getting no answer! wondered if anyone else having issues with them? Quote
San Posted July 5 Posted July 5 9 hours ago, VogueMusic said: From the photographer - www.instagram.com/rafaelpavarotti_ Never imagined this era, or any project to come, could delivery this fairy tale ending What's happening guys!?! I'm pinching myself. The love and pure joy the world over. It brings tears to my eyes and swells my heart. This album is the greatest gift I need a tour to seal the deal and make this whole. Quote
MadFan Posted July 5 Posted July 5 I'm still verklempt @acko by it all, it truly gets better and better upon every listen. I feel like a 19 year old going fuck it let's dance all night and call in sick in the morning. Last night I went on a drive to hear it on the car soundsystem... One Step Away is THE song to drive to. I can't believe she pulled this outta her ass. Quote
MadFan Posted July 5 Posted July 5 Where is @IsaacHarris??? Get back here immediately! Famously a liker not lover of the original COADF, I have a feeling he'll be in love with this one. Quote
MadFan Posted July 5 Posted July 5 I can't believe we were all holding our breath that this would be a respectable successor to the original and it ended up being more brilliant, layered, experimental, and confessional than the first... And I don't think that's recency bias either. She really did that, and mark my words that's how it'll be remembered too. Quote
Nikki Posted July 5 Posted July 5 look at all these young fans singing along to all the lyrics in Belgrado! https://www.instagram.com/p/DaWF77ijA0T/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Quote
smirnoff_ice Posted July 5 Posted July 5 The comments I see on social media clearly from non fans are incredible. Never seen this on any Madonna album before… I hope the buzz explodes even more with a sensational FIFA performance. Quote
markm Posted July 5 Posted July 5 https://www.instagram.com/p/DaYrLkVsUYv/?igsh=c2lhcjA4bDhrY3lv Quote
HolidayGuy Posted July 5 Posted July 5 Not sure if this NY Post article was posted. I usually wouldn't promote it, as it has been rather vile in recent years, but... the writer is someone who has not been fond of M since COADF. He's come back around. https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/entertainment/taylor-swift-has-a-tacky-msg-wedding-and-madonna-releases-an-amazing-album-its-bizarro-world/ Taylor Swift has a tacky MSG wedding and Madonna releases an amazing album - it's a bizarro world By Johnny Oleksinski Published July 4, 2026 We live in strange and confusing times. Up is down. Day is night. Madonna is acclaimed. Taylor Swift is a circus act. It’s a veritable pop bizarro world. On Friday, 67-year-old Madge surprised everybody by releasing her first good album in 21 years, “Confessions II,” after a long string of clunkers and tasteless, embarrassing stunts. The record has rolled in like a prayer. During a sweltering summer that’s been depressingly light on fresh dance-floor hits, we finally got some rhapsodic ones from a star who’s been with us for more than four decades. And then, spookily on that very same day, 36-year-old Taylor wedded Travis Kelce at a small and unassuming venue called Madison Square Garden — an object lesson in tackiness. The day of Madge and Tay’s abrupt switcheroo will henceforth be known as Freaky Friday. When Page Six broke the shocking news of Taylor’s diabolical wedding plan back in April, fans were in total disbelief. How could she possibly do this? A Swiftie friend at a rival publication told me, “That’s not happening.” Well, it did. And nobody, save for the rich and powerful guests, is very happy about it. Why would they be? Streets next to Penn Station, the busiest transit hub in North America, were blocked off for two days for a private celebrity marriage attended by 1,000 or so of the couple’s closest friends and wealthiest benefactors. And more than 100 NYPD cops (that Swift reportedly will pay for) were diverted to her nuptials on a weekend when hordes of New Yorkers set off explosives in the road while binge drinking. Gee, thanks! Reports on the decor varied. Some said the couple was building a castle inside of MSG. Others said, no, no, no, they’re creating a garden! I say, eh, it’s garish all the same. And yet up till now, music’s reigning Queen of Tawdry Displays had been Madonna. Remember three years ago when Madge released a piece of digital art depicting a tree grossly emerging from her, uh, material girl? Or the time during the 2016 Rebel Heart tour when she went on unhinged rants and ordered two Cosmopolitans to the stage? Obviously, there’s the pileup of twenty-something boyfriends and her uncomfortable, Quixotic obsession with youth. But the countless desperate attention grabs fade into the background when Madonna releases fantastic music. That’s what the people want, not a weird descent into Madgeness. Her latest album, appropriately her best since 2005’s “Confessions On A Dancefloor,” has some infectious tunes, especially “Danceteria,” “Love Sensation” and “Bring Your Love.” At almost 70 years old, she’s still got it. Meanwhile back in the stinky cesspit of Midtown on Friday night, the signs outside MSG blared: “JUST&T MARRIED,” like the Taylor and Travis think they’re the romantic equivalent of the Knicks and wanted a standing ovation from the sweaty plebs outside their fortress of elitism. How stunningly out of touch they are. Madonna, however, is back in Vogue. The singer first moved to New York from Detroit in 1978 and it’s here where she broke out into the music industry. You can hear the city and that decade’s influence on her new songs — particularly “Danceteria.” Madonna is a true New Yorker, and there is something I know that even she would never, ever do: Get married at Madison Square Garden. Quote
acko Posted July 5 Posted July 5 2 minutes ago, HolidayGuy said: Not sure if this NY Post article was posted. I usually wouldn't promote it, as it has been rather vile in recent years, but... the writer is someone who has not been fond of M since COADF. He's come back around. https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/entertainment/taylor-swift-has-a-tacky-msg-wedding-and-madonna-releases-an-amazing-album-its-bizarro-world/ Taylor Swift has a tacky MSG wedding and Madonna releases an amazing album - it's a bizarro world By Johnny Oleksinski Published July 4, 2026 We live in strange and confusing times. Up is down. Day is night. Madonna is acclaimed. Taylor Swift is a circus act. It’s a veritable pop bizarro world. On Friday, 67-year-old Madge surprised everybody by releasing her first good album in 21 years, “Confessions II,” after a long string of clunkers and tasteless, embarrassing stunts. The record has rolled in like a prayer. During a sweltering summer that’s been depressingly light on fresh dance-floor hits, we finally got some rhapsodic ones from a star who’s been with us for more than four decades. And then, spookily on that very same day, 36-year-old Taylor wedded Travis Kelce at a small and unassuming venue called Madison Square Garden — an object lesson in tackiness. The day of Madge and Tay’s abrupt switcheroo will henceforth be known as Freaky Friday. When Page Six broke the shocking news of Taylor’s diabolical wedding plan back in April, fans were in total disbelief. How could she possibly do this? A Swiftie friend at a rival publication told me, “That’s not happening.” Well, it did. And nobody, save for the rich and powerful guests, is very happy about it. Why would they be? Streets next to Penn Station, the busiest transit hub in North America, were blocked off for two days for a private celebrity marriage attended by 1,000 or so of the couple’s closest friends and wealthiest benefactors. And more than 100 NYPD cops (that Swift reportedly will pay for) were diverted to her nuptials on a weekend when hordes of New Yorkers set off explosives in the road while binge drinking. Gee, thanks! Reports on the decor varied. Some said the couple was building a castle inside of MSG. Others said, no, no, no, they’re creating a garden! I say, eh, it’s garish all the same. And yet up till now, music’s reigning Queen of Tawdry Displays had been Madonna. Remember three years ago when Madge released a piece of digital art depicting a tree grossly emerging from her, uh, material girl? Or the time during the 2016 Rebel Heart tour when she went on unhinged rants and ordered two Cosmopolitans to the stage? Obviously, there’s the pileup of twenty-something boyfriends and her uncomfortable, Quixotic obsession with youth. But the countless desperate attention grabs fade into the background when Madonna releases fantastic music. That’s what the people want, not a weird descent into Madgeness. Her latest album, appropriately her best since 2005’s “Confessions On A Dancefloor,” has some infectious tunes, especially “Danceteria,” “Love Sensation” and “Bring Your Love.” At almost 70 years old, she’s still got it. Meanwhile back in the stinky cesspit of Midtown on Friday night, the signs outside MSG blared: “JUST&T MARRIED,” like the Taylor and Travis think they’re the romantic equivalent of the Knicks and wanted a standing ovation from the sweaty plebs outside their fortress of elitism. How stunningly out of touch they are. Madonna, however, is back in Vogue. The singer first moved to New York from Detroit in 1978 and it’s here where she broke out into the music industry. You can hear the city and that decade’s influence on her new songs — particularly “Danceteria.” Madonna is a true New Yorker, and there is something I know that even she would never, ever do: Get married at Madison Square Garden. Sorry but it is still trash. Quote
HolidayGuy Posted July 5 Posted July 5 ^Surely. But, we know there are vile people who have unnecessarily strong anti-Madonna sentiments- and for one of them to react this way to the new album- it's noteworthy. 'Tis all. Quote
acko Posted July 5 Posted July 5 Why Madonna Still Matters https://theconversation.com/confessions-ii-why-madonna-still-matters-286460 Every time she releases a new album, journalists and social media commentary insist that Madonna is over. They are usually, eventually, proven wrong. This debate has emerged again now Madonna is on the promotional circuit for her new album Confessions II. Despite the positive response to the music released so far, she is drawing controversy for her appearance and performances – surprise. Madonna’s contribution to music was never simply the hit records. It was demonstrating that a woman at the centre of popular culture could have an audacity that matched any applauded (male) rockstar. Now, just as it was back in the 1980s and early 1990s, that quality feels scarce in contemporary mainstream pop music. There are many more female artists in the 2020s, but there is no one as iconoclastic as Madonna, more than 40 years on from her debut. This is not to say today’s female artists lack talent. Quite the opposite. Popular music is filled with extraordinary singers, writers and performers (see Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande et al). They are well-oiled, slick, inoffensive and easy to imagine the parental approval of teenage fans. Madonna built her career by refusing precisely that approach. From 1984’s Like A Virgin until the present day, she has made art that potentially jeopardised safe commercial success that became culturally significant because of its audacity. Some projects did not perform as expected: 2019’s Madame X did not connect with many. Some attracted furious criticism: 2005’s Hung Up created a cultural debate about the ageist sexism in early 2000s music. Others were misunderstood for years before being reassessed: 2003’s American Life was ahead of its time with its critique of George W. Bush and early noughties US society. The point is not that every provocation succeeded artistically. It is that she accepted the possibility of failure as the price of remaining culturally significant and having the audacity to say something beyond the solid harmonies and fantastic melodies. Madonna had a message and meaning. For women, significance beyond representation The music industry has never been especially comfortable with women exercising power over both their image and their business. Female artists continue to encounter double standards around ageing, sexuality and ambition that male performers rarely experience. Madonna did not dismantle these structures. Instead, she repeatedly exposed them. The imagery for the Confessions II album shows Madonna in outfits she would have worn 35 years ago, and her refusal to acquiesce to society’s views of what a 68-year-old woman should wear, is exactly the reason she has an army of female fans supporting her, and why she matters. It isn’t the simple fact she is a woman, and improves the quota of female artists, it is the fact she is a woman with opinions and a provocative mind that matters. Her importance to queer audiences Long before LGBTQ+ identities gained mainstream acceptance, Madonna treated queer culture as a source of artistic innovation and fought for the community. She employed queer dancers, collaborated with gay creatives during the Aids crisis and brought elements of queer “ballroom” culture into mainstream visibility through Vogue. Those choices have since generated important debates about appropriation and cultural credit, particularly regarding the Black and Latino communities that created ballroom culture. Those criticisms deserve serious attention. But they should not obscure the fact that Madonna used unprecedented levels of mainstream visibility to platform queer aesthetics and queer people to audiences who might otherwise never have encountered them. Now, 35 years on and her new Confessions II album is positioned directly to her gay audience; the project is sponsored by queer dating app Grindr and she is tapping into Pride month performances to launch the record. This strategic partnership with Grindr is a first for the music industry, and given the salacious perceptions of the app, and the music videos and performances so far, it is clear this album is audaciously using a “sex sells” strategy for a 68-year-old female artist with a large gay audience. This is quintessential Madonna, and her gay audience is loving it. Why she matters now more than ever Every moral panic surrounding her career revealed less about Madonna herself than about society’s anxieties about female autonomy. Whether discussing gender, religion, sexuality, material consumerism or ageing, she has both ignited and contributed to society and culture’s big conversations. In her recent interview with Graham Norton for the BBC, her audacious nature shows no signs of slowing down; she persistently pushed back on his questions, and was quite clear when she did not want to answer. It is rare to see anyone be so confident and assured in their own skin. Many would want to appear likeable and hope for a positive reception so the audience would be warmed up to buy the record, but Madonna is less polished popstar and more confident rockstar, her answers felt more like those of Ozzy Osbourne, Jonny Rotten and Liam Gallagher in their swag and attitude. Not every artist should aspire to be Madonna. But every generation needs an iconoclast: someone prepared to risk popularity in pursuit of possibility and to ignite debate and conversation. You might love her or hate her, but in an age increasingly governed by algorithms, metrics and carefully managed authenticity, that may be Madonna’s most relevant legacy of all: queer-infused female audacity. There is no one like her, and she is needed now more than ever Quote
runa Posted July 5 Posted July 5 "Madonna is acclaimed. Taylor Swift is a circus act." Sorry but it made my day, Quote
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