I feel so free is already up for purchase on iTunes.

3 hours ago, YRBB said:

CONFESSIONS ON A DANCEFLOOR meets EROTICA meets House music. A slow burn, seductive buildup. Get into it!!

And, BIG YES to Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter together on the album <3

Exactly!!! GET INTO IT! Summer is going to have a soundtrack this year and it is dance until you drop. HERE...FOR...IT.

BLOOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol.

49 minutes ago, Maxim said:

@Taoboi

Yes, yes, YES!!!!!!! You don't know how happy I was to come back in from dancing Friday night to see Madonna had dropped it. And it was in great quality. Being able to hear every note, every sound, and I swear how much I love the drop at 4:00 so much. I want to be on a dance floor when it hits that point...so will be my moment. lol. I want it. I need it.

And the Sabrina Carpenter duet sounds like one that I will be loving as well. My coworker knew I've been talking about Madonna all week and sent me the link since she's a big Coachella fan. I'm shocked that Madonna held her appearance so well.

I can't wait to meet Madonna on the dance floor. And Fourth of July week, too? I could go on!!!

After being nonstop disappointed since MDNA, Stuart Price might have finally done the thing for Madonna, because "I Feel So Free" feels very much like the original Confessions, which is exciting.

13 hours ago, Maxim said:

A fan cleaned up the audio/removed audience. I can't wait for the original release.

I cannot wait for Sabrina/Madonna on the album!!! Yes Queen keep delivering!

4 hours ago, Liberty City said:

After being nonstop disappointed since MDNA, Stuart Price might have finally done the thing for Madonna, because "I Feel So Free" feels very much like the original Confessions, which is exciting.

Darling, you simply must give REBEL HEART another chance. MDNA aged fast and horribly and MADAME X is... what it is, but REBEL HEART? Bops!

5 hours ago, Taoboi said:

Exactly!!! GET INTO IT! Summer is going to have a soundtrack this year and it is dance until you drop. HERE...FOR...IT.

BLOOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol.

Madonna said DANCE! And she's delivering!!

1 minute ago, YRBB said:

Darling, you simply must give REBEL HEART another chance. MDNA aged fast and horribly and MADAME X is... what it is, but REBEL HEART? Bops!

I like the "heart" part of Rebel Heart but that's about it. But even the demo of the title track is better than what we ultimately got.

Her LiveNation era albums (MDNA to Madame X) took a backseat to touring, which is how that contract was set up. They were mostly rushed releases to support her touring-centric contract with them. LiveNation was/is not a real record label, and Interscope only handled the distribution for those albums, so she didn’t have to listen to them and there was no incentive on their end to promote those albums beyond the initial release.

Her new arrangement with Warner is very different. The music, not touring, is the first priority. She actually seems to be devoting more than 5 mins of her time this time around to crafting a well thought out album release and strategy. I’m sure a tour announcement will follow (as that’s where the real $$$ is), but for the first time in a long time, the music is not a means to tour to satisfy a multi-million dollar contractual agreement. She got paid handsomely by LiveNation, so she got something out of it, but the actual music from that era was largely rushed work.

24 minutes ago, YRBB said:

Darling, you simply must give REBEL HEART another chance. MDNA aged fast and horribly and MADAME X is... what it is, but REBEL HEART? Bops!

Hehe. I think I am going to be the only one on this board that feels MADAME X is ahead of its time. And time will tell. And REBEL HEART (Deluxe of course)...definitely was a bop.

25 minutes ago, YRBB said:

Madonna said DANCE! And she's delivering!!

And TRUST...I...WILL...BE. If this teaser and the clips with Sabrina are signs of what's to come.

From what I recall, Rebel Heart had massive leaks and it caused Madonna to either rework tracks, drop tracks, or quickly put new tracks together. The original concept from what I understood was that it was supposed to be a double album type of format where the Rebel part was going to be the more edgy content while the Heart section was going to be ballad oriented.

Also, Sabrina is vastly over-rated and very shallow. She seeks manchild types because she knows she couldnt handle a real man lol

With that said, I feel so free is very full circle to 1982 in terms of lyrical content:

I personally believe (and that's my subjective opinion, I'm not stating this as fact) that Madonna does not NEED collaborations just for the sake of the collaboration... at this point in her career. We all know... she tends to collaborate with those who are currently popular - whoever or whatever it is. 🤣 Especially in the last 2 decades... that gave the impression that she was chasing trends (instead of creating or influencing them) and seeking attention, which is... of course - true. And Mother is unapologetic about it... which I LOVE about her. Madonna is the ultimate hustler. She will always be. The cringest of all (again subjective take) was Maluma... that horrific performance where she was twerking on him while also struggling to catch her breath - something I can't forget sadly. We've seen some other accidents... Cough... Tokisha... cough.

One fact remains true - as the years and decades pass, the collaborations vary, but Madonna IS STILL HERE (I need her to cover "I'm still here" some day - @DRW50 😉) while many other "popular at the time" artists have completely faded away. Some we only read about in the crime section of the online papers, some we only see unhinged on social media with their underpants hanging. I guess that's one way to end the pop dream.

P.S. I do like the song with Sabrina though... and it's one of the more tolerable Madonna collabs. And I don't mind Sabrina at all.

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I simply cannot wait for the lead single from the album. If the album "intro" is so addictive, we just may be in for one of her best projects ever. DANCE bitches!

28 minutes ago, YRBB said:

I simply cannot wait for the lead single from the album. If the album "intro" is so addictive, we just may be in for one of her best projects ever. DANCE bitches!

Yaaaaas

I think the biggest thing is there feels to be an actual strategy for this album. Not Madonna releasing something to satisfy contractual commitments, but a body of work she spent time on and actually seems very proud of. And of course, having the push/backing of her historical home in Warners makes a huge difference. They know her catalogue and how much millions she’s generated for them and continues to.

It all feels very coordinated and strategically planned:

• ‘I Feel So Free’ was first serviced to PRIDE radio and the clubs - the gay and club audiences have always been Madonna’s core from the very beginning. This is her reminding them that the QUEEN has retuned in great grandeur. This “teaser” single was meant specifically for those audiences who always remained loyal to her and will defend her through anything

• The Sabrina collab and Coachella appearance was to generate hype and headlines for the wider Pop audiences. Again, reminding them that the Queen has returned, and if certain younger audiences are not too familiar with her, they better do some research and understand who the Queen of Pop is and her importance to culture

• She’s already building momentum before an official single is serviced to radio (at this point who cares if the ageist radio programmers even play it anyway), released a video, or announced an upcoming tour

Again, Madonna is 67 and 43 years into her career - and the fact she can still generate some hype for an album release and isn’t relegated to a being mainly a legacy or holiday act is something very rare and special. We may not always agree with everything she does or releases, but you cannot deny this woman’s impact on popular music and culture.

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