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I never thought the Birthday announcement was gonna happen. Again, people are putting too much pressure on that date for things to happen as that was a rarity at this point.
Meanwhile, my guess if anything is announced in Sept. due to the VMA anniversary performance, my guess it would be during the week which the show would take place. It airs Sept. 10th (Tuesday), so I can see something being mentioned that day from her team at least to acknowledge the anniversary of that performance.  At the same time, it could be a great opportunity to announce a re-issue of LAV. 
Keep in mind, I'm not saying this is happening, but it's just another possibility we can chew on.

I think with the anniversary being in November, they would actually release the reissue then as it’s right near to Christmas, maximising sales. Announcing the set on her birthday would make great marketing sense as a lot of news outlets are reporting on her birthday. That’s my way of thinking anyway. 
 
I agree, FEL and all of the other things that have been released under the deal so far have been nice. But the real meat and potatoes here is the deluxe expanded sets. That’s where the real content that fans have craved will come from. Remastered albums, remixes, tour films, any unreleased work. 

I think the announcement and preorders going live for LAV40 on her birthday was the last shot here. It would have been a perfect time to market the announcement of the first landmark deluxe set. Sadly, and this is just my opinion, I don’t believe anything of merit is coming now. It’s 12 weeks until the official 40th anniversary of the album. Surely to god, preorders would be out by now. And like some have pointed out, it has been three years since the press release announcing the deal. I am starting to think the only things we will get now are the silver vinyls. 
 
It baffles me that an artist like Madonna who has so many iconic albums, music videos, live performances and tours, has never been celebrated to the degree it should have been. This anniversary of 40 years is MASSIVE. She’s a living legend. An icon. Yet we’ve had nothing! This deal could have milked the fans. Things like The Virgin Tour and Blond Ambition, which are legendary and iconic have not been reissued since their original releases. It’s a crime! I feel like we were promised so much and have received very little in the grand scheme of things. 

It seems fitting, but I'm still not going to say for sure that will happen.  I know I've had thought in the past about certain dates, and it never came to life. I'm sure she/her team will make mention of this landmark moment closer to the date, no matter what, but again, it would be a great opportunity to start things rolling.  In fact, by November through the summer of next year are really legendary landmark key moments in her 40 year career since MadonnaMania started to take place. It would be crazy to let this landmark era pass by with not much of a mention, where she became a household name WORLD-WIDE.  
Right now she's really got a positive vibe going.  It's about time to strike while the iron is still hot.  My guess we're going to see an announcement for the Celebration Tour Film in the coming weeks too. 

I think the announcement and preorders going live for LAV40 on her birthday was the last shot here. It would have been a perfect time to market the announcement of the first landmark deluxe set. Sadly, and this is just my opinion, I don’t believe anything of merit is coming now. It’s 12 weeks until the official 40th anniversary of the album. Surely to god, preorders would be out by now. And like some have pointed out, it has been three years since the press release announcing the deal. I am starting to think the only things we will get now are the silver vinyls. 
 
It baffles me that an artist like Madonna who has so many iconic albums, music videos, live performances and tours, has never been celebrated to the degree it should have been. This anniversary of 40 years is MASSIVE. She’s a living legend. An icon. Yet we’ve had nothing! This deal could have milked the fans. Things like The Virgin Tour and Blond Ambition, which are legendary and iconic have not been reissued since their original releases. It’s a crime! I feel like we were promised so much and have received very little in the grand scheme of things. 

I think with the anniversary being in November, they would actually release the reissue then as it’s right near to Christmas, maximising sales. Announcing the set on her birthday would make great marketing sense as a lot of news outlets are reporting on her birthday. That’s my way of thinking anyway. 
 
I agree, FEL and all of the other things that have been released under the deal so far have been nice. But the real meat and potatoes here is the deluxe expanded sets. That’s where the real content that fans have craved will come from. Remastered albums, remixes, tour films, any unreleased work. 

I think with the anniversary being in November, they would actually release the reissue then as it’s right near to Christmas, maximising sales. Announcing the set on her birthday would make great marketing sense as a lot of news outlets are reporting on her birthday. That’s my way of thinking anyway. 
 
I agree, FEL and all of the other things that have been released under the deal so far have been nice. But the real meat and potatoes here is the deluxe expanded sets. That’s where the real content that fans have craved will come from. Remastered albums, remixes, tour films, any unreleased work. 

I don't disagree, but they still can maximize on pre-orders during the holidays, even if the content won't be available right away.  But let's see what happens, because there is still time to start pre-orders in the next month or two, only to start delivering the goods by November/December.
A thought I have in mind is that she made a huge impact 40 years ago with the LAV VMA performance. It's possible they are keying in on that date to start things rolling.  I agree that with a PHYSICAL release, it's becoming less and less likely to see anything coming this year, but it's still not impossible, especially if those physical formats are being made as we speak.  
Once November rolls around and nothing comes of the Deluxe Expanded Re-issues, then I'll jump on that band wagon and have no more hope.  I'm still holding out for hope that her team sees the Like a Virgin era as huge landmark moment in her career.  It would be a great way to kick off the Deluxe Expanded Re-issues. 
 
Yes, I agree many fans have latched on that significant part of the deal.  I can understand why.  Still, there are some who just discount those other releases and say NOTHING has come of the deal, which is just totally not true.  But it is what it is!  

I think the announcement and preorders going live for LAV40 on her birthday was the last shot here. It would have been a perfect time to market the announcement of the first landmark deluxe set. Sadly, and this is just my opinion, I don’t believe anything of merit is coming now. It’s 12 weeks until the official 40th anniversary of the album. Surely to god, preorders would be out by now. And like some have pointed out, it has been three years since the press release announcing the deal. I am starting to think the only things we will get now are the silver vinyls. 
 
It baffles me that an artist like Madonna who has so many iconic albums, music videos, live performances and tours, has never been celebrated to the degree it should have been. This anniversary of 40 years is MASSIVE. She’s a living legend. An icon. Yet we’ve had nothing! This deal could have milked the fans. Things like The Virgin Tour and Blond Ambition, which are legendary and iconic have not been reissued since their original releases. It’s a crime! I feel like we were promised so much and have received very little in the grand scheme of things. 

I think the announcement and preorders going live for LAV40 on her birthday was the last shot here. It would have been a perfect time to market the announcement of the first landmark deluxe set. Sadly, and this is just my opinion, I don’t believe anything of merit is coming now. It’s 12 weeks until the official 40th anniversary of the album. Surely to god, preorders would be out by now. And like some have pointed out, it has been three years since the press release announcing the deal. I am starting to think the only things we will get now are the silver vinyls. 
 
It baffles me that an artist like Madonna who has so many iconic albums, music videos, live performances and tours, has never been celebrated to the degree it should have been. This anniversary of 40 years is MASSIVE. She’s a living legend. An icon. Yet we’ve had nothing! This deal could have milked the fans. Things like The Virgin Tour and Blond Ambition, which are legendary and iconic have not been reissued since their original releases. It’s a crime! I feel like we were promised so much and have received very little in the grand scheme of things. 

I assume he is referring to the tour film release.

I assume he is referring to the tour film release.

I assume he is referring to the tour film release.

I assume he is referring to the tour film release.

I assume he is referring to the tour film release.

Another missed opportunity sadly.

Neil from MadonnaTribe has confirmed on their forum that the deluxe expanded sets are still going ahead and will be announced when they are ready for release! 
 

 
 

Neil from MadonnaTribe has confirmed on their forum that the deluxe expanded sets are still going ahead and will be announced when they are ready for release! 
 

 
 

Hope has been restored! 😂🙌❤️

Yep!  I'm betting LAV 40 is going to be the first expansive re-issue. 

Hope has been restored! 😂🙌❤️

I told you!
Also. Edward had this to say just a few moments ago_
https://x.com/insidethegroove/status/1816822871693361179
Proper deluxe reissues ARE coming. When they’re finally announced, I’ll explain how I knew in advance.
In the meantime, these stop gap reissues are really tiresome.

Neil from MadonnaTribe has confirmed on their forum that the deluxe expanded sets are still going ahead and will be announced when they are ready for release! 
 

 
 

Neil from MadonnaTribe has confirmed on their forum that the deluxe expanded sets are still going ahead and will be announced when they are ready for release! 
 

 
 

You know what I find most frustrating about it, M has never reissued her work properly. We’ve never had a boxset that contains an album, remixes, b sides and a remastered DVD/Blu-ray of the tour. It’s a crime that the Virgin Tour and Blond Ambition have never been reissued with a brand spanking new remaster. To say she’s the Queen of Pop and has had so many groundbreaking albums and live shows, her and her team seem to have zero interest in celebrating them. It baffles me.