Rebel Heart - Album Thread [Happy 1st Birthday!]

[djbal 20]

Not really. No more to say

[ITG 3,322]

I think Never Let You Go could be about Martin Burgoyne. Someone suggested it was about her mother, but after hearing Graffiti Heart with dedications to Keith Haring & Basquiat, it's maybe about Martin?What do you think?

[luckystar 727]

My dear RebelMe: we're ALL interested in the leaks, if you say you aren't you're lieing. Please stop being so politically correct about the leaks. You think M or Oseary are going to give you a Loyalty Price? I am not in here for the leaks alone, I've been a fan since 1984. But the leaks issue happens to be the hottest right now, so I obviously care about it. And I'm not all all angry, just I'm fed up with some members who keep saying: oh, Score is great, oh, Act like a man leaked, and then go quiet and don't share any data. If that's not trolling, what's that?

 

I think the only person who is trolling here is  Juan of Arc.

[Halex 1,609]

I first read "Joan of Arc" lol

[cindy_ve 800]

will avicii still be on the new album of did madonna remove him afther leaking the demos wahahaha

 

i love rebel heart en wash all over me

[luckystar 727]

I just want to say I'll Never Let You Go is the best Madonna song I've heard in over a decade, thoughts on that song everybody?

 

Cute song, but too basic and weak. Madonna can do better than this. 

It is a demo, but it defenitely has a potential to blossom.

[unapologeticheart 872]

I find the chorus to I'll let you go pretty cool. But like luckystar said, it's basic, or maybe it's just the production...I actually forgot how it sounded like so I had to play it again to judge.

[Frank 42,482]

Can we all PLEASE just get back to topic? Thanks a lot. Some of us are not interested in other forums closings or in what happened to that jorge's life. Personally, i'm interested in this amazing place keeps being the amazing place it is. Period.

 

Thanks.

[RebelMe 3,138]

Seriously?  I'm not here to be M Favor or agains her. I'm just here to talk about the album, share with you all what I have (following the rules) and talk about it. I'm not insulting anyone. I love this forum so much because all here is so pacifist and friendly. So stop being so angry.

[RebelMe 3,138]

Never Let You Go is Demo 1 or 2/3/4 that leaked? 

[ITG 3,322]

I think it's demo 2 according to one of the files

[Rodrigo 6]

Ok, but talking about the album mean talking about the leaks. Other tan that, what can be said about it? Please stop with the anger theme. No one's angry here.

What I really want to know is if Score and Act like a man leaked or not. I want the truth. No trolling.

[RebelMe 3,138]

Ok, but talking about the album mean talking about the leaks. Other tan that, what can be said about it? Please stop with the anger theme. No one's angry here.

What I really want to know is if Score and Act like a man leaked or not. I want the truth. No trolling.

No problems.

Score and Act Like a Man not leaked yet as far I know. 

[skyfitswim 906]

it would be great if most of the leaked demo's are not on the new album and more new unheard tracks( made afther the stolen demo leak) will be on it the new album .

with all these demo's it feels like the final tracklist for the album is a finale of eurosong , what songs is gonne make it trough the half semi to the finale hahaha

but madonna is the final jury

[cindy_ve 800]

but i really hope soms demos will be on the new album and not changed

like rebel heart , wash all over me , and joan of arc love these demos so much and really sounds finished all can be a good single like gosttown and unapologetic bitch

[Fighter 28,798]

K, maybe we can open a thread to talk especifically about the leaks and related subjects, maybe then we won't get into heated discussions and those who wanna talk about the album can do it in peace. Sound good?

[Drum Dub 1,883]

it would be great if most of the leaked demo's are not on the new album and more new unheard tracks( made afther the stolen demo leak) will be on it the new album .

with all these demo's it feels like the final tracklist for the album is a finale of eurosong , what songs is gonne make it trough the half semi to the finale hahaha

but madonna is the final jury

It has turned into a kind of demos reality show "Which of them will make it?" hahaha

[Rodrigo 6]

Could it be possible that she's letting the not-so-good demos leak to stay in the public eye and social nets while she's saving the best for release? ake Ghostown for instance. It had not leaked and it was a good surprise

[Fighter 28,798]

Ok, demo leak discussion on this thread ends here

 

And it continues on this thread

http://www.madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/840-madonna-leak-gate-2014-discussion-only

 

Thank you guys. 

[groovyguy 63,856]

Madonna's 'Devastating' Album Leak: Guy Oseary on the 'Circus Show' of Getting 'Rebel Heart' to Fans

By Andrew Hampp 

| December 29, 2014

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6422319/guy-oseary-circus-show-madonnas-rebel-heart-release

Longtime manager Guy Oseary spoke to Billboard just days after successfully launching Madonna's new album... four-and-a-half months ahead of schedule.

 

Madonna's surprise pre-release of six songs from her upcoming album Rebel Hearton Dec. 20 was a hard-fought victory: the result of two sleepless nights to combat the widespread leaks of more than a dozen unfinished demos just three days prior. And it almost didn't happen.

 

"We didn't know until Friday night [December 19], 11:30 [Eastern] and 8:30 [Pacific] that it would even work," Guy Oseary, Madonna's longtime manager, said in a phone interview on Dec. 23. "There was a chance that technically it was not possible because it was so last-minute. Normally it wouldn't be the end of the world, but because iTunes was shutting down [for the holiday] we were told that it would either go live at 11:30 East Coast time or January 5. We didn't know -- she was saying her prayers, we were all just hoping."

 

The result? Pre-orders for the March 10, 2015 album topped the iTunes charts in more than 36 countries, with three of the album's six finished songs entering this week's Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Lead single "Living For Love" was serviced to U.S. radio stations on Dec. 22 by Madonna's label Interscope, with a bigger push coming in January. An official music video will be filmed next month as well, with a planned release for the "first week of February," as Oseary revealed in a separate Twitter Q&A on Dec. 27.

 

But Madonna & co. aren't coming up for air just yet. Just hours after Oseary spoke with Billboard on Dec. 23, 14 more tracks from the Rebel Heart sessions leaked, including the alleged Lady Gaga diss track "Two Steps Behind Me" (which Oseary has already denied is about Gaga or "anyone in particular").

 

Below is an excerpt of Billboard's conversation with Oseary last Tuesday (Dec. 23), including a detailed account of how Madonna and her team sprang into action to respond to the leaks. "If people knew what had to happen from Wednesday to get it it up for Friday, it was a circus show."

 

It's been six days since the leaks started spreading. Have you slept yet?

Last night I got some sleep. This ride was crazy. And what a crazy year. It's been big.

 

So what happened, exactly?

I mean look, our music was stolen. And now it's an ongoing investigation, so we're taking it very, very seriously. Two songs came out a few weeks ago, and we were able to contain it. We did what we could to contain it. It's hard to contain a leak online. And then it was Tuesday, last Tuesday -- it feels like a year ago -- but it was last Tuesday when I started seeing messages going a lot of the songs are leaking. [We were] trying to pull down as many leaks as we could, and then it got to Wednesday morning it was just unstoppable. It was all out there. You could not seal this leak. So, Madonna was pretty adamant that we should go immediately, that we should put out as much of the finished music as we could. And there was a lot of talk about the many reasons why it didn't make sense – there was just a lot of chatter of having to hurry and all of the many, many reasons why it made no sense. But she was adamant that she didn't want people to think those were the finished tracks. And she was devastated -- I mean, devastated and sickened that someone would do this to her and not allow her the chance to share the finished product with people.

 

We were thinking about going with "Living For Love," as you saw, as a Valentine's Day song, and the album at the end of April. We're talking all of April, so that's four-and-a-half months early. You always hear about one week early, two weeks early... but this is crazy. So, [interscope vice chairman] Steve Berman was really helpful, and he also knew all the many reasons why it may not make sense to do it. But he supported Madonna to do it and rallied all the troops together to pull this off. And then Robert Kondrk at Apple really helped us push this through.

 

When did you know you were good to go with the iTunes upload?

We didn't know until Friday night, 11:30 her time and 8:30 my time, that it would even work. There was a chance that technically it was not possible because it was so last-minute. Normally it would be the end of the world, but because iTunes was shutting down we were told that it would either go live at 11:30 East Coast time or January 5. We didn't know, so we get this phone call at 8:30 at night saying, "we are good." She was saying her prayers, we were all just hoping. 

When I got the message that [the release was working], it started happening slowly and surely. Then it finally rolled out around the world, and it took a full day, until Sunday, for the album to register. On Saturday, six songs were in the top 10 almost in every country around the world. On Sunday, when the album finally registered, it was number one in almost every country, along with the six songs. It was an exciting ride. We all wish the hacking or stealing of the music never happened, but we're really grateful that everyone wanted the music to be heard. If people knew what had to happen from Wednesday to get it it up for Friday, it was a circus show.

 

Now that you've pulled off this feat, and moved up the album timeline by nearly two months, what's next?

We have a video shoot at some point, things to go do, now we've gotta figure it out what happens next. She really wants to support this, and wants to make sure that -- because it was so far out, we have to regroup. She did one or two interviews... there was no time to explain. I've learned a lot over the last few years, and it was important that the few songs we did release be understood because it was so rushed.

 

How is this being handled legally? Do you have any idea of the source?

We're talking about a criminal. It was photos, videos, anything that feels like it shouldn't be out there. She was posting them [on Instagram] saying, "Hey, I'm seeing this for the first time. Nice, thanks a lot." You know, this is new days, we've learned a lot, we understand where the holes were. And we're doing all of it. It's real. It's real stuff. A lot of pain, you know, seeing a lot of your private work just being thrown out there to the universe because someone can steal it and do that.

Was this a case of a fan feeling like they were "gifting" this unreleased material?

They weren't gifting people. I don't want to get too into it, but it will all be revealed at some point.

[groovyguy 63,856]

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi

THE GRAMMY METER IS RUNNING:Nothing official yet, but the word from sources in inside the Recording Academy is that AC/DC, Madonna and U2 have been booked to perform on the Grammys. Each December, executive producer Ken Ehrlich makes an all-out effort to confirm a handful of performers for the show prior to the holiday break, during which it’s difficult to get hold of pretty much anyone in a position of authority, and these three perennial draws are precisely the kind of act Ehrlich would typically approach. The Grammys will take place on Feb. 8. 

[groovyguy 63,856]

https://twitter.com/AZEALIABANKS/status/549633378182766592

[groovyguy 63,856]

Brazillians do it better!!!

Living for Love https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1037776882915693&set=vb.142098355816888&type=

Devil Pray https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1037810772912304&set=vb.142098355816888&type=2&theater2&theater

[Fighter 28,798]

@Billboard interview - Interesting to know a little bit more about how they handled it  other than that not to revealing.

[groovyguy 63,856]

20 albums we're most excited for in 2015

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/feature/a617219/20-albums-were-most-excited-for-in-2015-rihanna-adele-kanye.html#~oZSVW6gbcBjVR0

 

2014 gave us massive debut albums (George Ezra, Sam Smith, Royal Blood) and some great pop records (Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift), as well as some anticipated releases that failed to impress. 

But what releases can we expect in 2015? Read below to find out what albums you can get excited about over the next 12 months.

 

1. Madonna: Rebel Heart

If there's one thing we've enjoyed throughout 2014, it's Madonna's ridiculous Instagram account. Fans who follow the Queen of Pop will know that she has been working hard all year on her 13th studio album Rebel Heart, while also coming up with any number of amazing hashtags (personal highlight: #cantabitchjustfinishhers**t). Despite the illegal leak of 13 unfinished tracks earlier this month (and subsequent official release of 6 tracks), we are still eager to hear the final, polished product when it comes out in March. If 'Ghosttown' and 'Living For Love' are anything to go by, we're expecting it to be Madonna's best new album in years.