Originally Posted by MCA1992:
“Black Madonna return? Madonna never leaves her ideas on the shelf for long, so perhaps this could be the shocker! I'm so happy to see she's hiding in studios again so quickly, even if its just to leave memos/ideas to work with post-tour. She needs that vital 3-4 month break off first so she can come back more fierce than ever. Madonna definitely knows this era could have gone better and it was all a label experiment/test. I hope she keeps her Twitter account permanently, imagine that...the Queen tweeting about her life...then again she doesn't strike me as the kind of woman who would tweet what she has for breakfast/what shoes she likes etc. I would like her to do a blog/Tumblr thing because that would be more something up her street where she could post about inspirations in her life/art etc.
In a generation where artists are paying respects/showcasing their influences through their new music most recent example being Ke$ha with Iggy Pop etc it would be interesting to see Madonna fully embrace her inspirations and manifest those sounds into a record, would definitely be one for the cards. Plus R&B can be so sexual and red is a very sexy colour again...hint hint
Plus those old school sounds are never dated, some artists are fantastic at mixing those vibes and making them sound refreshing - huge example being Lana Del Rey taking those old 40s/50s vibes and meshing them with some hip-hop/little elements of dance. Perhaps LDR is an unofficial trendsetter for a new direction the way that Madonna did back in 05 with the dance trend and Kylie/Britney in 2007.
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“Black Madonna return? Madonna never leaves her ideas on the shelf for long, so perhaps this could be the shocker! I'm so happy to see she's hiding in studios again so quickly, even if its just to leave memos/ideas to work with post-tour. She needs that vital 3-4 month break off first so she can come back more fierce than ever. Madonna definitely knows this era could have gone better and it was all a label experiment/test. I hope she keeps her Twitter account permanently, imagine that...the Queen tweeting about her life...then again she doesn't strike me as the kind of woman who would tweet what she has for breakfast/what shoes she likes etc. I would like her to do a blog/Tumblr thing because that would be more something up her street where she could post about inspirations in her life/art etc.
In a generation where artists are paying respects/showcasing their influences through their new music most recent example being Ke$ha with Iggy Pop etc it would be interesting to see Madonna fully embrace her inspirations and manifest those sounds into a record, would definitely be one for the cards. Plus R&B can be so sexual and red is a very sexy colour again...hint hint

Plus those old school sounds are never dated, some artists are fantastic at mixing those vibes and making them sound refreshing - huge example being Lana Del Rey taking those old 40s/50s vibes and meshing them with some hip-hop/little elements of dance. Perhaps LDR is an unofficial trendsetter for a new direction the way that Madonna did back in 05 with the dance trend and Kylie/Britney in 2007.
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I do love the ideas of Black Madonna though...a bit of a preceeder before Beyonce did it with 4 years later perhaps it could/should have been?
But yes I feel Old Skool R&B sounds like Marvin, like Sly Stone, Fela Kuti, like a really gritty Soul/Funk/Alternative Dance/Bluesy/Rock-ish album with a reinvented image, style and vibe that is true to herself

And yes really meld colours and styles together....i mean right now it is kinda like a celebration of pop culture within pop culture...that seems to be where we are heading...in my recent Empire magazine there are articles with Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger, archives from Alfred Hitchcock and overviews by Danny Boyle, Tarantino, David Lynch and stuff and its all like...wow i remember...or how cool would that be?? so i feel it is all getting rooted again.
And yes Lana Del Rey this year has injected that retro pop feel and tempo...again, like David Lynch incorporated into the Twin Peaks series soundtrack, Blue Velvet film, that kinda trippy/retro style brought into contemporary styles. Its a bit forward thinking and same with Ke$ha this side of the year...Iggy Pop, odes to Tribal sounds and political 70s Rock in there as well as Synthpop an contemporary sonics/Electropop...but it is a way forward.
So imagine if and when Madonna takes time out after the MDNA tour and really jots down ideas and concepts of where to head next...look a demos/past recordings and push forward into a really inspired and genuine new era...something fresh and iconic for this decade and for the future to reflect massively on. I reckon its coming, but the speculation is always massive.
As for social media...i love the minimalism...i love that Madonna ahs such mystery around her...but maybe if she teases or Interscope tease on Twitter as they do/did on Facebook earlier this year you know...and treat it like that like pics of M in the studio...video diaries that kinda thing and see the album coming together without giving too much away.




My all time artist and my favourite male artist (alongside Bowie) ah man 