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We can only hope.

Sex: F
Country: USA
1. When did you become a madonna fan? '83-84
2. Do you have all her albums in CD or Vinyl?, if you don't, ¿Which Ones? Yes, I have them all!
3. Do you listen M's music everyday of the weekend? ¿just the half of the week?, ¿hardly ever? I manage to hear Madonna nearly every day, but I don't always listen to her purposefully.
4. Which decade of her carrer do you consider the most interesting or the one you like the most? 80's stand out, but I've enjoyed all the decades.
5. Name your favourite album: Madonna and True Blue (a tie)
6. Name your favourite tour: Blond Ambition and Confessions (a tie for me)
7. Favourite ballad: Live To Tell
8. Favourite album cover: True Blue
9. order from more to less used the device through which you listen to her music:
Computer
Phone
Vinyl/CD tie
 
10. Do you think Madonna will make a new tour?, when? Yes. Probably by 2022!
11. Apart from Madonna, are you a fan of any other artist / band? Yes, I love all sorts of music. But no one do I follow as closely as Madonna.
12. How do you want Madonna's next album to be? I'm not picky. Whatever she wants it to be! 

Sex: F
Country: USA
1. When did you become a madonna fan? '83-84
2. Do you have all her albums in CD or Vinyl?, if you don't, ¿Which Ones? Yes, I have them all!
3. Do you listen M's music everyday of the weekend? ¿just the half of the week?, ¿hardly ever? I manage to hear Madonna nearly every day, but I don't always listen to her purposefully.
4. Which decade of her carrer do you consider the most interesting or the one you like the most? 80's stand out, but I've enjoyed all the decades.
5. Name your favourite album: Madonna and True Blue (a tie)
6. Name your favourite tour: Blond Ambition and Confessions (a tie for me)
7. Favourite ballad: Live To Tell
8. Favourite album cover: True Blue
9. order from more to less used the device through which you listen to her music:
Computer
Phone
Vinyl/CD tie
 
10. Do you think Madonna will make a new tour?, when? Yes. Probably by 2022!
11. Apart from Madonna, are you a fan of any other artist / band? Yes, I love all sorts of music. But no one do I follow as closely as Madonna.
12. How do you want Madonna's next album to be? I'm not picky. Whatever she wants it to be! 

She posted another group of pics in her stories today with a lot of early 80's notebooks which some are labeled "lyrics". I think it has something to do with her life. I wonder if she's doing something like Dolly Parton's Heart Strings on Netflix and centering some stories around her songs? 

Again, you don't know the circumstances in why she wasn't involved? And if she isn't anything, it's "lame and lazy".  What you forget, that in 2005, we weren't in a middle of a pandemic. She also didn't have surgery over it. If I recall, it's not only a knee issue, but a hip issue too. Again, you should chill and just enjoy what we get. Not everything is as simple as you think it is. And Madonna is beyond "lame and lazy".  She spent months in horrible pain touring. That's not lazy!

I think there is no evidence she even recorded a video. In my opinion she only contributed with the audio.

Seems like the world is talking about Madonna now. Gee, wouldn’t it be a great time to promote a certain tour that apparently needs to come out sometime soon?

Why are some of you so negative? There's no drama here, some singles are released on Thursday to gain attention and places on important playlists such as New Music Friday on Spotify. If they've moved it one day before I'm sure there's a reason behind it.
Like I said, Dua's team don't mess around.

I think it will be very interesting to see what direction she goes on the next album if it’s released on Warner. A more traditional safe pop/dance direction like Confessions and recent releases from Gaga and Kylie or continue down the more experimental path of Madame X or some combination of the two. 
My personal taste goes more towards the experimental side but I can see from a practical side why it might be a good idea to go in more of a pop/dance/disco/direction. 

In a time when you're either a "follower" or a "hater" there's very little room for a nuanced discussion. The lack of general public's ability to engage in music and with an artist on a more nuanced way is also why Madame X suffered (I mean, aside from not getting radio airplay). I love that album. I think it's clever, brilliant, edgy and packed with great songs but it's a little bit too much for the 6 second attention span generation (although I'd argue even that could be challenged with certain songs off the album were they given proper airplay). Would I prefer less vocal processing? Yes, but I got over it and enjoy it for what it is. The tour was a magical experience for me despite several cancellations - it was a privilege to see that show. And yes, I would've loved a live drummer but I got over that too.
The relief Gaga's and Kylie's recent returns to straight forward dance pop shows how little is expected of our artists these days - as long as they stay in their lanes, provide the stuff that made them big in the first place, we shall accept them wholeheartedly. It's also displayed in the never-ending Confessions On A Dancefloor nostalgia among Madonna's fans (one of Madonna's weakest albums in my opinion). I love the fact Madonna is not that kind of artist and she does what she wants. I struggle to understand why people can't appreciate and celebrate the fact that here's a woman in her 60s, with almost 4 decades in the business behind, who doesn't conform to what's expected of her, doesn't rely on her legacy and is instead looking forward and still experimenting. That doesn't mean liking everything she does (I sure don't) but perhaps having a bit more perspective and compassion for her. I think others are doing the best they can given the circumstances they are in. I don't know if that's true but I know I feel better when I assume that. 

I don’t disagree with your experience and perspective; I simply have a different one. Sycophantic isn’t an adjective often aimed in my direction, but if you find my decision not to spend my time on a Madonna forum complaining about her poor choices and how she should have done things differently and to my personal taste proof of my lack of critical thinking, then I can’t really argue with that. I will continue to focus on her accomplishments because I prefer to find the positive in all circumstances. It isn’t personal toward anyone in particular that I stated what I did, but in all fairness, I think my point stands if you actually go back to the beginning of this thread and see how it degenerated into another revisionist shit show about how much better Madonna’s career could have been if only she’d listened to her fans. Anyone around long enough on the Madonna forum circuit has been reading variations on this same topic for over a decade...perhaps even longer if I recall how American Life was perceived once it wasn’t performing as well commercially.
 
I’ve never been a follower. I think Madonna is as flawed as she is brilliant. As far as I’m concerned, she gives her all, and that’s plenty. I find it weird that I have to defend myself on a forum devoted to Madonna for not avidly ripping her a new asshole for things none of us can change, and that she did the way she either intended or was limited to for reasons we are not fully aware of.
I do happen to find it particularly sad that her incredible stamina in spite of her very serious degenerative injuries isn’t what her fans and the general public have chosen to focus on. She may have canceled to the disappointment of many and annoyed people with her consistent lateness, but I personally try not to judge without walking in someone else’s shoes. Imagine what it felt like with no cartilage in her hip area and a busted knee, performing a show as close to her artistic vision as possible that she invested blood, sweat and tears into...to the point that she might never be able to walk properly again, let alone dance. That may have been foolish of her, but it’s nothing short of extraordinary in my opinion. Ultimately, she will pay a higher price than any of her fans for that folly, and so I guess that’s what drives my point of view. 

Totally. There's also an element of nostalgia when it comes to discussing her potential return to WB and nostalgia can be dangerous cause it's selective. Let's not forget "Erotica", "SEX" book,  "American Life", the children books all happened on Warner's watch. I personally have nothing against any of the above mentioned (well, couldn't care less about the kids books really) but there were plenty of people questioning her choices back then too. It's also as if some fans want to go MMGA - Make Madonna Great Again while forgetting there have been plenty of slip ups along the way and all those (perceived) failures, along with the successes; the mess and the glory, are what make her such a compelling artist. You can either enjoy the ride or change the train. 

Pages later, it's safe to say we have come to one simple conclusion. A vast majority of those posting on here don't like Madonna as she is, and think she'd be more appealing (to them) if she just returned to being a one-dimensional marketing ploy solely incorporating the fundamental infrastructure of her Warner Bros. years. 
Either you love Madonna, warts, scars and all, and seek to understand her creative drive in spite of the way she is marketed, sold, exploited and denigrated via tabloidism, or you find yourself at a constant impasse of disagreeable disappointment.
I'd venture as far as to say that the contrarianism of her fanbase is as much to blame for the pervasive negativity surrounding her public image and her dwindling popularity as ageism, sexism and politics. In comparison to what Madonna has done in the last ten years alone, I imagine most of these contrarians are totally underwhelming. 

As you said, this is what do you believe. Great
Many people in Poland believe that gay have to die. 
Believes never did and never will make the world better place. Tell us what you do to make this world better place. 

Not true - she promoted the fuck out of Rebel Heart - she even did a week long residency at Ellen lol. She chose Living for Cock as the first single - but who fucked that release for her - the fans - the fans that leaked the album.
But, let's not also forget that Warner haven't been all that either - who here remembers the debacle with Nothing Really Matters? Warner released it to radio - it peaked on radio - but the single wasn't released in time to match radio and it charted so bad - like 99 - it was her lowest chart entry ever at that time. Warner basically stuffed the release.
Anyway....as I said, don't want it to be negative - but let's not get our hopes up that a new deal with Warner will achieve anything other than more $$$ for M - which is great - and for us, it means guaranteed (well almost) more new music!

No hate, but have you seen her SoMe stories the last couple of months?
90% of her posts are related to things happening in the whole - especially the issue regarding police brutality. Madonna has been one of the most vocal white celebrities when it comes to Black Lives Matters. She’s a huge ally. I think she doesn’t get enough credit for this. Instead the media focuses on a couple of ill advised covid-19 posts. 
The woman can celebrate her birthday - it’s not like she has ignored the problems of the world. On the contrary.
Peace❤️

oh grow up. 

way better that the trashy collaborations of recent years!

Absolutely !

I might be wrong, but the 8 figures could maybe also include re-releases and compilations.

I agree that alot of people were really glad she left Warner back in the day. But that was before we knew how bad things would get with Interscope. While the material has been great ( I LOVE Rebel Heart and Madame X), the lack of promo, distribution, singles has affected her musical legacy and presence in the public consciousness (Warner would have made Rebel Heart and God Control proper singles).
And if going back to Warner means all this will improve and we may start to see expanded editions of her previous albums and unreleased material seeing the light of day, then I'm all for it.
The recent release of her older maxis on digital platforms (Human Nature, Vogue) might be an indicator of things to come.

That scene is heartbreaking and she sang it live on set. But apparently Lady Xerox thinks she was the first person ever to sing live in a movie. Total garbage. Babs did it in Funny Girl, 1968.??

Today I discovered the fabulous Like a Prayer remix video by @dubtronic and am in love with it!