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I don't think she has really been interested in making music since American Life tanked
Confessions was to try and get back her commercial success, it mostly worked everywhere but the US, so she did Hard Candy, a more R&B flavoured album with relatively hot US producers and that didn't get her commercial US success back either. Radio was done with her and it hurt her in a big way. 
The next few years was more a result of her Live Nation deal, which she signed in the midst of a marriage that was falling apart. Working herself into the ground was probably an attractive prospect at that point, but I am certain she regretted it.
Then she brought Orbit back for MDNA, but I am convinced she had mostly given up and was nowhere near as involved in the making of that album as previous albums. She barely wanted to promote the album, spent more time on other projects and the tour and generally had a "i'm over it" vibe during the few interviews that we got.
I get the feeling with Rebel Heart she went into it wanting to do good work, but Diplo was all wrong for her and she had lost her mojo, you can see it in some of the interviews where she laments how making music has changed and how she had to chase after him to get the album completed. I do think she had high hopes and big plans, but it all went pear shaped during the promo. 
I have no doubt if she hadn't left the US and been inspired by the music scene overseas, Madam X would have never happened, she pretty much said this at the time. I'd be shocked if we got much new music in the future. I think like Madam X, she will need to be inspired to write and record, I honestly don't see it happening. 

I don't think she has really been interested in making music since American Life tanked
Confessions was to try and get back her commercial success, it mostly worked everywhere but the US, so she did Hard Candy, a more R&B flavoured album with relatively hot US producers and that didn't get her commercial US success back either. Radio was done with her and it hurt her in a big way. 
The next few years was more a result of her Live Nation deal, which she signed in the midst of a marriage that was falling apart. Working herself into the ground was probably an attractive prospect at that point, but I am certain she regretted it.
Then she brought Orbit back for MDNA, but I am convinced she had mostly given up and was nowhere near as involved in the making of that album as previous albums. She barely wanted to promote the album, spent more time on other projects and the tour and generally had a "i'm over it" vibe during the few interviews that we got.
I get the feeling with Rebel Heart she went into it wanting to do good work, but Diplo was all wrong for her and she had lost her mojo, you can see it in some of the interviews where she laments how making music has changed and how she had to chase after him to get the album completed. I do think she had high hopes and big plans, but it all went pear shaped during the promo. 
I have no doubt if she hadn't left the US and been inspired by the music scene overseas, Madam X would have never happened, she pretty much said this at the time. I'd be shocked if we got much new music in the future. I think like Madam X, she will need to be inspired to write and record, I honestly don't see it happening. 

I don't think she has really been interested in making music since American Life tanked
Confessions was to try and get back her commercial success, it mostly worked everywhere but the US, so she did Hard Candy, a more R&B flavoured album with relatively hot US producers and that didn't get her commercial US success back either. Radio was done with her and it hurt her in a big way. 
The next few years was more a result of her Live Nation deal, which she signed in the midst of a marriage that was falling apart. Working herself into the ground was probably an attractive prospect at that point, but I am certain she regretted it.
Then she brought Orbit back for MDNA, but I am convinced she had mostly given up and was nowhere near as involved in the making of that album as previous albums. She barely wanted to promote the album, spent more time on other projects and the tour and generally had a "i'm over it" vibe during the few interviews that we got.
I get the feeling with Rebel Heart she went into it wanting to do good work, but Diplo was all wrong for her and she had lost her mojo, you can see it in some of the interviews where she laments how making music has changed and how she had to chase after him to get the album completed. I do think she had high hopes and big plans, but it all went pear shaped during the promo. 
I have no doubt if she hadn't left the US and been inspired by the music scene overseas, Madam X would have never happened, she pretty much said this at the time. I'd be shocked if we got much new music in the future. I think like Madam X, she will need to be inspired to write and record, I honestly don't see it happening. 

I don't think she has really been interested in making music since American Life tanked
Confessions was to try and get back her commercial success, it mostly worked everywhere but the US, so she did Hard Candy, a more R&B flavoured album with relatively hot US producers and that didn't get her commercial US success back either. Radio was done with her and it hurt her in a big way. 
The next few years was more a result of her Live Nation deal, which she signed in the midst of a marriage that was falling apart. Working herself into the ground was probably an attractive prospect at that point, but I am certain she regretted it.
Then she brought Orbit back for MDNA, but I am convinced she had mostly given up and was nowhere near as involved in the making of that album as previous albums. She barely wanted to promote the album, spent more time on other projects and the tour and generally had a "i'm over it" vibe during the few interviews that we got.
I get the feeling with Rebel Heart she went into it wanting to do good work, but Diplo was all wrong for her and she had lost her mojo, you can see it in some of the interviews where she laments how making music has changed and how she had to chase after him to get the album completed. I do think she had high hopes and big plans, but it all went pear shaped during the promo. 
I have no doubt if she hadn't left the US and been inspired by the music scene overseas, Madam X would have never happened, she pretty much said this at the time. I'd be shocked if we got much new music in the future. I think like Madam X, she will need to be inspired to write and record, I honestly don't see it happening. 

I don't think she has really been interested in making music since American Life tanked
Confessions was to try and get back her commercial success, it mostly worked everywhere but the US, so she did Hard Candy, a more R&B flavoured album with relatively hot US producers and that didn't get her commercial US success back either. Radio was done with her and it hurt her in a big way. 
The next few years was more a result of her Live Nation deal, which she signed in the midst of a marriage that was falling apart. Working herself into the ground was probably an attractive prospect at that point, but I am certain she regretted it.
Then she brought Orbit back for MDNA, but I am convinced she had mostly given up and was nowhere near as involved in the making of that album as previous albums. She barely wanted to promote the album, spent more time on other projects and the tour and generally had a "i'm over it" vibe during the few interviews that we got.
I get the feeling with Rebel Heart she went into it wanting to do good work, but Diplo was all wrong for her and she had lost her mojo, you can see it in some of the interviews where she laments how making music has changed and how she had to chase after him to get the album completed. I do think she had high hopes and big plans, but it all went pear shaped during the promo. 
I have no doubt if she hadn't left the US and been inspired by the music scene overseas, Madam X would have never happened, she pretty much said this at the time. I'd be shocked if we got much new music in the future. I think like Madam X, she will need to be inspired to write and record, I honestly don't see it happening. 

I don't think she has really been interested in making music since American Life tanked
Confessions was to try and get back her commercial success, it mostly worked everywhere but the US, so she did Hard Candy, a more R&B flavoured album with relatively hot US producers and that didn't get her commercial US success back either. Radio was done with her and it hurt her in a big way. 
The next few years was more a result of her Live Nation deal, which she signed in the midst of a marriage that was falling apart. Working herself into the ground was probably an attractive prospect at that point, but I am certain she regretted it.
Then she brought Orbit back for MDNA, but I am convinced she had mostly given up and was nowhere near as involved in the making of that album as previous albums. She barely wanted to promote the album, spent more time on other projects and the tour and generally had a "i'm over it" vibe during the few interviews that we got.
I get the feeling with Rebel Heart she went into it wanting to do good work, but Diplo was all wrong for her and she had lost her mojo, you can see it in some of the interviews where she laments how making music has changed and how she had to chase after him to get the album completed. I do think she had high hopes and big plans, but it all went pear shaped during the promo. 
I have no doubt if she hadn't left the US and been inspired by the music scene overseas, Madam X would have never happened, she pretty much said this at the time. I'd be shocked if we got much new music in the future. I think like Madam X, she will need to be inspired to write and record, I honestly don't see it happening. 

For the record here is the broadcast from Night Tracks Jan 1988. It was only listed once in Night Tracks rotation list, so I am unsure if it got much airplay
 
 

From Jan 1988 - Just found this from Billboard. Mega Mix video was official and was a joint project between WB and Telegenics. The 11 min version may have been played in clubs but a shorter 7min version that used Where's the Party? aired on Night Tracks the first week of Jan 1988. Not sure if MTV or others played it as it never appeared on their rotation lists printed in Billboard.

And the last part. Sorry for breaking it up, but I could only upload a small file each time
 
 

That picture of Madonna jogging is from June 30, 1985. The day Sean Penn threw a brick at two Brit Photo Journalists who swore they were not stalking Madonna and definitely did not take any pictures of her on her morning run. 
They sued for damages, but the lawsuit went quiet after a few months. 
From The Tennessean July 01, 1985

That picture of Madonna jogging is from June 30, 1985. The day Sean Penn threw a brick at two Brit Photo Journalists who swore they were not stalking Madonna and definitely did not take any pictures of her on her morning run. 
They sued for damages, but the lawsuit went quiet after a few months. 
From The Tennessean July 01, 1985

Here are the pictures for the above article from The Tennessean July 01, 1985

And the last part. Sorry for breaking it up, but I could only upload a small file each time
 
 

Chris Finch (the boy on tour) pops up on Madonna socials often when tagged in photos and leaves a comment here and there.

As much as there are people who bitch and moan about everything she does, there are also those that would eat up her shit if she took a big dump in their hand - and then ask for more.
There are also those in the middle.
The beyhive is fanatical and insane - say one bad word and they will murder you
Little Monsters are just as bad and so are the Lambs. And I mean they are scary.
These are not fanbases - they are cults. 
I am certain there are people who don't agree with everything their YASSS QUEEN does, difference is, unlike M fans, other fan bases are so unhealthy, if you say one bad or even level headed thing they percieve to be against their QUEEN, they will reduce you to dust.
No fan base is perfect. I prefer to scroll past a few negative comments here, than feel like a hivemind cult member in other fan base forums. 

As much as there are people who bitch and moan about everything she does, there are also those that would eat up her shit if she took a big dump in their hand - and then ask for more.
There are also those in the middle.
The beyhive is fanatical and insane - say one bad word and they will murder you
Little Monsters are just as bad and so are the Lambs. And I mean they are scary.
These are not fanbases - they are cults. 
I am certain there are people who don't agree with everything their YASSS QUEEN does, difference is, unlike M fans, other fan bases are so unhealthy, if you say one bad or even level headed thing they percieve to be against their QUEEN, they will reduce you to dust.
No fan base is perfect. I prefer to scroll past a few negative comments here, than feel like a hivemind cult member in other fan base forums. 

As much as there are people who bitch and moan about everything she does, there are also those that would eat up her shit if she took a big dump in their hand - and then ask for more.
There are also those in the middle.
The beyhive is fanatical and insane - say one bad word and they will murder you
Little Monsters are just as bad and so are the Lambs. And I mean they are scary.
These are not fanbases - they are cults. 
I am certain there are people who don't agree with everything their YASSS QUEEN does, difference is, unlike M fans, other fan bases are so unhealthy, if you say one bad or even level headed thing they percieve to be against their QUEEN, they will reduce you to dust.
No fan base is perfect. I prefer to scroll past a few negative comments here, than feel like a hivemind cult member in other fan base forums. 

As much as there are people who bitch and moan about everything she does, there are also those that would eat up her shit if she took a big dump in their hand - and then ask for more.
There are also those in the middle.
The beyhive is fanatical and insane - say one bad word and they will murder you
Little Monsters are just as bad and so are the Lambs. And I mean they are scary.
These are not fanbases - they are cults. 
I am certain there are people who don't agree with everything their YASSS QUEEN does, difference is, unlike M fans, other fan bases are so unhealthy, if you say one bad or even level headed thing they percieve to be against their QUEEN, they will reduce you to dust.
No fan base is perfect. I prefer to scroll past a few negative comments here, than feel like a hivemind cult member in other fan base forums. 

I realise how much Madonna hasn't changed so much as she has relaxed enough to show herself as she often was in private but never in public. Rosie O'Donnell said in 1992 that going to a party with Madonna is like going with your 13 year old brother who burps, farts and picks their nose. Or something to that affect.
The grillz and "get off my pole" and the cringey IG fit that perfectly. As does her attitude in general since about 2012. 
I'd say the only thing that actually pisses me off is how serious she takes herself sometimes, when she had more of a sense of a humour in the past. And how she acts like a real freedom fighter fighting a revolution, but it just isn't really who she is or what she is doing, at least it feels hollow to me and it feels like she takes that part of herself way too seriously.
I do find she has gotten preachier than she used to be. In 1990 she said - I don't want to slap people in the face with my message. I'm not militant to anything.
I do miss that Madonna. I think we all know what she stands for, I wish she brought back some subtlety, but I also just accept she is who she is. 

I mean I could pull apart her 1995 MTV Awards appearance as well.
1. Who does she think she is Catherine Deneuve with that fake hair
2. Drooling over George Clooney, how embarrassing. Why does she do this, she can have any man. She is obviously desperate to stay relevant by even ackowledging him. 
3. Stumbling over her words Um, Um...um I'd like to thank. Really? Where is her confidence
4. That dance, so cringe. Why does she try to be funny. Is she on drugs?
So easy to rip her apart. I could do this for any appearance. Her 88 Tony awards or her nervous warbling at the 97 Oscars or 99 Grammy Awards. 

1997 - Since when has M cared about being nominated for an award, how desperate is she for acceptance? Why should she be nervous? She's Madonna, she had rehearsal time and she shouldn't care so much. She should own the room. Not the Madonna I remember, she wouldn't have cared so much but she has changed. What emotions, she wasn't nominated, she should have been fine. That wasn't even her song. 
1991 - She was trembling and many said her performance was lame/trashy back then, which shocked me. Not as many people were impressed as we think. She also messed up the words "A girl can get awfully awful in the spotlight" What does that mean? Awfully awful. Did she mean Awfully lonely? 
1988 - She spent the 88 Tony's going on about the mic stand and seeming so out of place in a ridiculous flower dress that she looked awful in (see how easy that was) 
Honestly I can rip anything just like everyone has the 2021 MTV Awards. I watched it again. She was fine. She repeated herself as she wanted to be heard, just like she has done in other appearances. Normally she bellows to be heard. She had a slight jolt when she turned, but she walked in and off with confidence. So she was nervous, she is always nervous. 
If you can forgive her past nervousness I don't get why this is any different. If you can forgive past cringe moments of which there are plenty, then why is this so different. If you can forgive past times she looked terrible in an outfit then why not this time.
This was not the sad pathetic moment people think it was. It just wasn't. I am not a M apologist nor a stan who can't be critical. I have had my moments, but this wasn't it. 
 

I mean I could pull apart her 1995 MTV Awards appearance as well.
1. Who does she think she is Catherine Deneuve with that fake hair
2. Drooling over George Clooney, how embarrassing. Why does she do this, she can have any man. She is obviously desperate to stay relevant by even ackowledging him. 
3. Stumbling over her words Um, Um...um I'd like to thank. Really? Where is her confidence
4. That dance, so cringe. Why does she try to be funny. Is she on drugs?
So easy to rip her apart. I could do this for any appearance. Her 88 Tony awards or her nervous warbling at the 97 Oscars or 99 Grammy Awards. 

It's also time. I can tell you in the 90's I always watched through my fingers as she was considered cringe even back then. Now I look back and wonder what I was so worried about.
The thing is M back then wasn't like everyone else, which was awkward and uncomfortable for me as a young man that wanted her to fit in. She was always being crucified all the time and especially between 93 - 97 she was seen as a pathetic has been.
The truth is nothing has changed. Maybe she isn't that on fire 20-40 year old, but she isn't some sad pathetic shell of a human either. 
Nothing. NOTHING anyone says about her appearances today wasn't being said back in the 90's, and much worse. She has always had the same comments I see here in this forum.

1997 - Since when has M cared about being nominated for an award, how desperate is she for acceptance? Why should she be nervous? She's Madonna, she had rehearsal time and she shouldn't care so much. She should own the room. Not the Madonna I remember, she wouldn't have cared so much but she has changed. What emotions, she wasn't nominated, she should have been fine. That wasn't even her song. 
1991 - She was trembling and many said her performance was lame/trashy back then, which shocked me. Not as many people were impressed as we think. She also messed up the words "A girl can get awfully awful in the spotlight" What does that mean? Awfully awful. Did she mean Awfully lonely? 
1988 - She spent the 88 Tony's going on about the mic stand and seeming so out of place in a ridiculous flower dress that she looked awful in (see how easy that was) 
Honestly I can rip anything just like everyone has the 2021 MTV Awards. I watched it again. She was fine. She repeated herself as she wanted to be heard, just like she has done in other appearances. Normally she bellows to be heard. She had a slight jolt when she turned, but she walked in and off with confidence. So she was nervous, she is always nervous. 
If you can forgive her past nervousness I don't get why this is any different. If you can forgive past cringe moments of which there are plenty, then why is this so different. If you can forgive past times she looked terrible in an outfit then why not this time.
This was not the sad pathetic moment people think it was. It just wasn't. I am not a M apologist nor a stan who can't be critical. I have had my moments, but this wasn't it. 
 

It's also time. I can tell you in the 90's I always watched through my fingers as she was considered cringe even back then. Now I look back and wonder what I was so worried about.
The thing is M back then wasn't like everyone else, which was awkward and uncomfortable for me as a young man that wanted her to fit in. She was always being crucified all the time and especially between 93 - 97 she was seen as a pathetic has been.
The truth is nothing has changed. Maybe she isn't that on fire 20-40 year old, but she isn't some sad pathetic shell of a human either. 
Nothing. NOTHING anyone says about her appearances today wasn't being said back in the 90's, and much worse. She has always had the same comments I see here in this forum.