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Mercy is definitely playing live. Those supposedly "unplayed" notes are actually percussion sounds from the backing track she's playing to. The five or six piano notes heard in the studio recording before the first verse begins are omitted in every single performance on this tour. 
However, she's not playing an actual acoustic instrument. It's an average-sounding keyboard built into a mock-up of a grand piano body. If you look closely, there's no functioning pedals but simply a standard keyboard pedal hooked to the built-in keyboard she's playing. There's also no hammer and damper movement whatsoever during her performance. 
To properly mic an actual piano for one single performance would be a nightmare scenario for any sound engineer. In order for an acoustic piano to pick up as little surrounding noise as possible (sound disturbance being immense given the position of the B-stage and the nearly 360 degrees placement of the sound system), the lid would need to be closed at all times. There are specific piano microphones that perform miraculously under such circumstances and are able to bypass a lot of distracting resonance from drums on stage and audience noise, but obviously the lid is wide open for most of the performance. 
Settling for a MIDI-controlled mock-up makes sense since wheeling around an actual grand piano from underneath the stage wouldn't be economical due to its weight, transport needs and tuning delicacy. In an unstable A/C (or lack thereof ) environment, a grand piano would detune within minutes and sound off very quickly after being tuned. 
That said, Mercy certainly is a very good and notably skilled player. She's very consistent in her interpretation of Mayer's "Le regret" but she does add a little extra nice grace note here and there from time to time. She also plays with a sense of urgency and fervour that would be nice to hear on a future studio album of the Madonna family band...

The more we approach May 4th, the more excited I get. Can't wait to finally see momma live for the very first time

Here's the HQ to print your own...   4580 x 6000  / 80 mb .tif file  

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i love all your pics
i have one from the future dvd: 

Ok, the first pic for me is almost perfect, among some selected nice other shots 

There's this stage sketch in Lewis James site:

IT'S MADONNA. I have a feeling even thugs will respect and wanna have fun. Aside that, crime happens every day, everywhere in the world. The Queen's concert will not make it worse. Some people are being so negative about this, while it will be the safest place to be that night. Finally the poor (who live close) will have a chance to see her. The Brazilian way reached it's highest level with this free Madonna concert, in Copacabana beach, broadcasted live.

after 3 billion years Madonna's fans still believe in surprises

Yes... but it can't be viewed/heard here...
Click here if you dare....

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Still, it doesn't explain a thing, and specifically why Warner or Madonna would be dead quite about anything. And specifically why they would let some Deezer to tease a new song for the Rio show with some obscure sample. It's not building any excitement amongst anyone expect few people on a forum. If there is a new song coming #soon she would definitely promote it in a big style. 
But yeah, if you want to be excited, I am not taking it away from you. I just don't see any logic in all this "marketing". It rather reminds me the infamous excitement of some users for "thenewmadonna.com" webpage. 

He never said it was a new song. If you look at the clues, it seems like he filmed a remake of the Bad Girl video.

And he always reposting stories where he's tagged with his pictures. So it's nothing new and really not intentional with "unexpected" post. 

The surprise is that there’s going to be a lot of disappointed people next week 

And he always reposting stories where he's tagged with his pictures. So it's nothing new and really not intentional with "unexpected" post. 

There are fans here that will tell you they see her recording 5 albums in a row, multiple remixes, 10 music videos, rehearsal for Celebration Tour part 2 and making a bio movie in that time. 
Just to be disappointed soon after

LOL!  There is no way, we're getting such info from her photographer.  He's definitely talking about something that is either personal or some photoshoot/opportunity.

Tour book of pics taken by Ricardo on his iPhone, facetuned by MyMadonnaLuvin?

He's coming out as straight? 

But it could be just his project too. I doubt Madonna would let her team to tease something like that  

I'm so glad at least one true huge fan won the Itau employee drawing for an elite seat or section!!!

OK THIS IS NOT A DRILL! GUYS I’VE JUST WON THE ITAU EMPLOYEE’S PRIZE DRAW! 😭 They selected 100 Itaú’s bank officers and I am one of them! Still can’t believe it! I’ll be sooooo close to the stage 😭😭😭

Or that he’s leaving to work for Cher

I don't understand is he Russian or Ukrainian? It's different information in different sites. I doubt she would use RUSSIAN artists music for sample. She supports Ukraine openly and she would be cancelled in Europe...

It's a music streaming service, like Spotify. 

It's a music streaming service, like Spotify.