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wait really? i didnt know that... then i hope it happens. its just that she hasn't been on the vanguard of quality in recent years. madame x tour in 4k... big if true

Just let professionals edit the damn thing and put it out already. MDNA is one of my all-time favorite tours but I wont buy the DVD because of her spastic editing.

Well, I’m still laughing at my housemate’s comment when I showed him the video. In his words: “Like that’s the first time she’s had something long slap her around the face... I’m surprised she even recoiled!” ? ? 

I actually think she looks amazing in her new post & IG story as a blonde. Can’t believe she’s still editing the fucking MX tour video, though. Ffs. 

Yesss. The Re-Invention Tour photo shoot had amazing pictures like this one. She looked soooooo beautiful. 

What?! The BIM video is delightfully fun, quirky, colourful and uplifting. My only complaint was their inability to get all those celebrities to actually be IN the video, particularly Nicki Minaj, obviously. That was disappointing. 

Yesss. The Re-Invention Tour photo shoot had amazing pictures like this one. She looked soooooo beautiful. 

Yesss. The Re-Invention Tour photo shoot had amazing pictures like this one. She looked soooooo beautiful. 

Definitely the Ray of Light golden-brown wavy long hair. Her best ever, matched her green eyes perfectly. Her whole look that era was just 

Ohh good topic! Also, very difficult... I think the main challenge for me here is to focus on the actual single releases rather than the songs... For example, "Drowned world" may be my absolute fave Madonna song, yet, its release as a single wasn't as stellar... I loved the single cover and video, but the remixes were bleh and it wasn't widely released either. Though looking back, "Drowned World" was definitely a difficult song to market, so kudos for Warner to be bold enough to give it the green light at all.
Anyway, faves are (in chronological order):
La Isla Bonita, Like A Prayer, Express Yourself, Vogue, Justify My Love, Rescue Me, Deeper and Deeper, Bad Girl, Rain, Don't Cry for Me Argentina, Frozen, Ray of Light, Music, Don't Tell Me, What it Feels Like for A Girl, Die Another Day, American Life, Jump, Girl Gone Wild, Crave. 
 

FAVORITE: Anything Meisel did 90-91 but to pick a fave The Vanity Fair shoot.
LEAST FAVOURITE: Hard Candy was just awful, but her image was so off duing that era, especially for the promo. The tourbook worked better and her look in the 4 minutes video should have been her standard for the era. 

OMG this is really hard... 
I love the 1995 Fall/Winter Versace campaign shot with Mario Testino. My absolute fave. 
My least fave has to be the Hard Candy album photo shoot AND most of what has been done for MDNA SKin. I mean, that photo that was used for the 2018 Official calendar... They retouched her face sooo much that it almost looks like a painting — very Mae West but come on, barely looks like M anymore.. awful!
I keep getting the feeling M is way too comfy with Steven Klein now. Which is a shame. Not many of their recent collabs have been too interesting. 

OMG this is really hard... 
I love the 1995 Fall/Winter Versace campaign shot with Mario Testino. My absolute fave. 
My least fave has to be the Hard Candy album photo shoot AND most of what has been done for MDNA SKin. I mean, that photo that was used for the 2018 Official calendar... They retouched her face sooo much that it almost looks like a painting — very Mae West but come on, barely looks like M anymore.. awful!
I keep getting the feeling M is way too comfy with Steven Klein now. Which is a shame. Not many of their recent collabs have been too interesting. 

Favorite right now is the one with Herb Ritts in 1993 I think, inside the water. And least favorite the one with Steven Klein that led to the Hard Candy album cover. The former looking like the ultimate rejuvenation, the latter just tired.

favourite without a doubt

Well, I’m still laughing at my housemate’s comment when I showed him the video. In his words: “Like that’s the first time she’s had something long slap her around the face... I’m surprised she even recoiled!” ? ? 

Well, I’m still laughing at my housemate’s comment when I showed him the video. In his words: “Like that’s the first time she’s had something long slap her around the face... I’m surprised she even recoiled!” ? ? 

Well, I’m still laughing at my housemate’s comment when I showed him the video. In his words: “Like that’s the first time she’s had something long slap her around the face... I’m surprised she even recoiled!” ? ? 

Christ even the elephant had an opinion on her face. Elephants are bitchy AF

she got slapped by an elephant trunk it was so funny ? 

I don't think Rebel Heart or Madame X are the problem, either. RH is in fact quite well appreciated by younger pop fans. I even insist that it might be one of her finest and catchiest pop records, even if it is a flawed and looong ass album. 
That said, to me, the main problem is Madonna. And perhaps for the past decade, her management and Live Nation contract have been the main issue for everything. The fact that she's practically absent from main pop playlists both on Spotify and Apple Music is absolutely disgraceful. Also, the fact that she still has been unable to really reach out, and create a genuine impact on a new generation is obvious with these numbers. She shouldn't have to rely SO heavily on her hardcore fanbase (who also refuses to stream!) — clearly Elton and MJ don't! Even from a business perspective, these results astonish me. Haven't M and Mr Oseary realised the lack of revenue? The loss of meaningful opportunities? The increased loss of attention and even respect towards Madonna's catalogue over the years? As I said in my previous post, I do understand that an artist cannot control everything, yet there IS a lot that can be done. Madonna is NOT using new technologies to her advantage (only on the satge, and let's not get into that whole mess!) to capture new audiences, to promote her music, to reach out and interact with new generations and people that, overall, she hasn't reached to in YEARS. 
These days I just think she's waay more focused on Malik and her kids than her career, and that's fair, but even if that's the case, there should be a more proactive approach from her management to push her music through different channels. You simply don't hear Madonna's music as much anymore, and even when you do, people don't even realise it's her. That's unfortunately the times we live in : you basically have to put things in people's faces in order to get results. People won't do the research, won't simply just go and discover M's music because she's allegedly a legend... You have to really work/earn that through playlisting, effective social media approaches, targeted tv promo (all of which she lacks, sadly)... and I wish that just for the sake of monies and revenues she could just fake it & be approachable and fun for once! — The savvy unapologetic business woman has been asleep for way too long. Do it for the kids in Malawi, M, if that's what gets you going! lol

Oops I didn't notice this thread beforehand — I may have started a topic on this in the charts section? (sorry!)
I understand that she didn't really release any new music this past year etc., (did the "Levitating" remix even count?) but I find it a bit depressing tbh. Her back catalogue keeps heading deeper into obscurity (yes, I'm aware I'm being a bit dramatic), and it's sad. Just a decade ago M was still ubiquitous in popular culture... now.... nothing. I get it that she's enjoying her life, and that often artists cannot control how their music is received/appreciated by future generations, but this is ridiculous. She has one of the most diverse, fun, creative, bold and just f***ing amazing catalogue sin music history. 
There are things she could do to improve her popularity but as we'v seen, she's really not into that. She seems to be really digging pushing the limits of how unpopular and contrarian she can be. Plus she rarely gives interviews, performs, and when she does perform, she will only do it if there's a huge production backing her... frustrating. Soooo many missed opportinities. And yes, she's been recuperating, but come on, she's been out and about a lot. She just doesn't want to do it. Little Zoom calls with Ellen, Jimmy Fallon or Andy Cohen would've put her out there a bit but she doesn't want to. Alas...
Elton, The Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Elvis, Bruce Springsteen... All these legends have WAAAY more streams than she does. Madonna, up your game damn it! LOL

Oops I didn't notice this thread beforehand — I may have started a topic on this in the charts section? (sorry!)
I understand that she didn't really release any new music this past year etc., (did the "Levitating" remix even count?) but I find it a bit depressing tbh. Her back catalogue keeps heading deeper into obscurity (yes, I'm aware I'm being a bit dramatic), and it's sad. Just a decade ago M was still ubiquitous in popular culture... now.... nothing. I get it that she's enjoying her life, and that often artists cannot control how their music is received/appreciated by future generations, but this is ridiculous. She has one of the most diverse, fun, creative, bold and just f***ing amazing catalogue sin music history. 
There are things she could do to improve her popularity but as we'v seen, she's really not into that. She seems to be really digging pushing the limits of how unpopular and contrarian she can be. Plus she rarely gives interviews, performs, and when she does perform, she will only do it if there's a huge production backing her... frustrating. Soooo many missed opportinities. And yes, she's been recuperating, but come on, she's been out and about a lot. She just doesn't want to do it. Little Zoom calls with Ellen, Jimmy Fallon or Andy Cohen would've put her out there a bit but she doesn't want to. Alas...
Elton, The Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Elvis, Bruce Springsteen... All these legends have WAAAY more streams than she does. Madonna, up your game damn it! LOL

Oops I didn't notice this thread beforehand — I may have started a topic on this in the charts section? (sorry!)
I understand that she didn't really release any new music this past year etc., (did the "Levitating" remix even count?) but I find it a bit depressing tbh. Her back catalogue keeps heading deeper into obscurity (yes, I'm aware I'm being a bit dramatic), and it's sad. Just a decade ago M was still ubiquitous in popular culture... now.... nothing. I get it that she's enjoying her life, and that often artists cannot control how their music is received/appreciated by future generations, but this is ridiculous. She has one of the most diverse, fun, creative, bold and just f***ing amazing catalogue sin music history. 
There are things she could do to improve her popularity but as we'v seen, she's really not into that. She seems to be really digging pushing the limits of how unpopular and contrarian she can be. Plus she rarely gives interviews, performs, and when she does perform, she will only do it if there's a huge production backing her... frustrating. Soooo many missed opportinities. And yes, she's been recuperating, but come on, she's been out and about a lot. She just doesn't want to do it. Little Zoom calls with Ellen, Jimmy Fallon or Andy Cohen would've put her out there a bit but she doesn't want to. Alas...
Elton, The Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Elvis, Bruce Springsteen... All these legends have WAAAY more streams than she does. Madonna, up your game damn it! LOL