Tbh what i would do is just leave the tour to make the headlines and be the massive success of the era tbh!

No need to release singles without any promotion tbh.

Just hold it all off until the next album and era i reckon

Ray Of Light in this sunshine.....beautiful!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58JiM...eature=related

the songs always take me back to summer 1998 for so many different reasons! just adds to the albums power!

This mix suits the mood!

omfg must post out here...though i should never read comments...and should never ever truly read the Dail Fail....notice that the comments with the most likes are so positive about Madonna and the comments (typically) scathing/bitter have so so many dislikes...ever since the media stating Madonna IS Madonna, like her or not she has paved a legacy regardless of age etc.etc.etc. there has been such a change in opinion/reception....i hope this is something of a way forward.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...hairstyle.html

Fans were annoyed because she didn't play enough songs that made her famous?

Oh god. They are not fans then. If you don't like it, don't see her live just buy The Immaculate Collection

The comments and the pluses and downers are interesting. Did it get linked on a Madonna forum or something?

I'd like to think people are finally starting to bore of the ageism but we'll have to see.

i dont think it was linked..though why Turn Up The Radio was linked ill never know...but hey its counter balanced...again!

But i realy do feel more people are speaking out how rediculous sexism, ageism etc are.

Also while not related to Madonna...Frank Ocean (listened to more of Channel Orange online....naughty me...but its on its way so..) i feel is breaking down the homphobia in Hip Hop first hand too and more people are comfortable slamming homphobic statements in hip hop.....very interesting!

I think over the next year we will see everything twist around...i believe in karma!

I know I'm late to the party but I just came back from holiday to find me a Turn up the Radio music video! Not what I expected but thank god it's not just another generic tour-video with clipshots of Madonna going around the world. I love the Italian-esque backdrop to it, Madonna very much looks the part and embracing that culture in her wardrobe, nothing too outrageous either (more to the pity! The more crazy/shocking she is, the more I love her!), just simple and fun much like the song itself. I would have loved a bit of choreography to it but given the time constraints, what we've got is fine, nothing spectacular but good! If she has more downtime she MUST film I'm Addicted as the final video for the era (I'm being realistic here, she isn't gonna do Gang Bang as much as I want her to!) and I want it to be as ballsy, crazy, shocking, controversial as she can muster and THEN some. Go all out and blow MDNA out the water. I know Madonna can do it.

I know we've already acknowledged a billion times that this era is very much an experimental one but the old school promo fan in me is so frustrated, Madonna is in the UK! Not a peep mentioned, not even gracing any covers or anything! With COADF and Hard Candy you couldn't go a day without hearing anything about Madonna, even if it was just her sacking a stylist or stepping out in something a little risque, she was everywhere and that's the kind of promotion I love. Surely Madonna is capable of a quick 20 minute phone call into a talkshow or radio station, it won't take all her downtime away, just a quick "Hi, I'm on tour come see me" introduce Turn up the Radio and get it played. It's a great summery track!

Here is the great speech from Birmingham for those who haven't seen it!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXjS5x-CtrM

QUEEN

AHHHH <3 Never going to tire of her saying Birmingham LOL. Was it me or did she say **** yeah, **** no if you were me you'd be confused too? LOL.

I know she looks at the front crowd quite a lot but I love that speaks to the whole arena she actually looks around.

That speech was lovely. Much preferred to the HP one.

"My loyal fans in Birmingham" yeah bitch you best know that and come back!!!

Shaking!!! I just found a vocal edit of the Hollywood remix!

On Youtube?

I never tire of watching this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XOQIVGf0L0

It was on Google, I was listening to the VMA 2003 performance and I was inspired to search "Madonna Hollywood Jacques Lu Cont Vocal Edit" and then there it was!

Any Madonna fans on twitter or tumblr? I need more of you Madonna fans on there.

desperatelyseekingmadonna.tumblr.com

twitter.com/marilynmonroe70 (I tend to never use my name so family can never find me lol)

haha, I'll follow you on Twitter

KforKerry

YAYAYAY!!! welcome back!

And that is true i think the most frustrating thing of this era is that total lack of her everywhere....but yet by her not being everywhere has provided an alternative "she is everywhere" aspect...it is most unusual and an experiment....an experiment that really worked for this era (well when i say really worked i mean this is the stage where something like that only could work as an experiment but hey)

We all know what she can do and does do...its just frustrating they didnt market the era in such a scale...but hey! There is always the enxt time where she can really plan and map it all out and we will see where it turns next!

Ooo thankyou, followed you back. (:

Thank you , I don't actually follow many Madonna fans and that definately needs to change haha

great speech
and i love that Rock The Vote there.....so sue me everyone else does! so true even to date.

QUEEN!!!

i may need a tumblr i know my sister has it...but for the sake of you guys i may have to

I love this fan art

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...78631505_n.jpg

hehehe! I follow the ones that stay out of the fan wars. If I'm not having a conversation with someone on there I tend to tweet about Madonna quite a bit. I'm the worst for it on tumblr though. If there's something I disagree with then I tend to write a long ranty text post that Madonna fans tend to love LOL.

I'm listening to MDNA right now and re-living the Birmingham concert! I don't know why some people had to complain about the setlist so much. Like others have said, it's the MDNA tour, so she's bound to be wanting to promote the album as much as possible. Sure I'd have loved to hear more of her old classics live (wish I'd gone to the Re-Invention tour!) but she did perform quite a few of her classics. But I love that, whilst initially I wasn't that keen on MDNA when I first played it (I liked about 4 songs) upon repeat listenings I like a lot more songs now (the album really is a grower) and at the gig so many of the songs I was just a bit "meh" about came alive for me and I love them much more now. It's a very inventive album. Ok it's not my favourite album of Madonna's, by any means, but it's nowhere near as lightweight as I first thought it was!

It was incredible to be so close to her when she came to the end of the catwalk. I had a brilliant view. Only a couple of times I was unable to see her properly - when she was shaking hands with fans along the catwalks and when she was lying down singing Like A Virgin (too many giant people in the way, hahah). But other than that my view was incredible and what an atmosphere. I agree, the crowd were so enthusiastic and dancing the whole time.

Re my earlier comments about Madonna not seeming to smile at all during the concert, I'm glad that she did (I must have just missed those moments) as I'd been worried that she wasn't really enjoying the gig much! Yes, it was great that she dedicated Masterpiece to her fans and it was funny when she talked about the missing motel for Gang Bang. I'd been really puzzled by the absense of it, but think she did a good job covering up!

I was amused by some guys near me regularly shouting "Madonnaaaaaaaaaa I Love you!!!!!!" so loud and hoarsely, I thought was of them was going to give himself a seizure! Lol, but that's the effect Queen Madonna has on people, isn't it?!

Wish I could go to another date of the tour. Only in an arena though, I don't do stadiums, for so many reasons! Thank god I never contemplated Hyde Park, going by everyone's reports. Doesn't sound like it was a very pleasant experience! I've been to 2 Hyde Park concerts in the past - Andrew Lloyd Webber's birthday tribute concert and the Abba Tribute concert. Both were amazing, with a brilliant line up of performers, but you can't help feeling detatched from proceedings in such a big outdoor place and the sound quality is pretty crap - and I was quite close to the stage for both events! God knows what it must have been like for the poor people at the back! Pointless going really, and as others have said you always get the idiots who go along just for a piss up and they don't even seem interested with who's performing on stage!!! Nope only arenas for me.

The NIA was fantastic but even if I'd been at the back of that it'd have been a waste of time for me. I like to have a good view of the performers on stage otherwise I don't feel part of the proceedings and may as well be watching the event on tv/dvd.

Anyway, when's Madonna coming back?!! (Lol ok yes, I'm just impatient!)

I've started to use the unfollow button a lot more lately for the same reason! just don't see the need for it. I love reading long rants, it just makes for good reading

I want to know the same thing! I don't particularly like the NIA in all honesty, but its getting a refurb at the end of the year so that should improve it for me next time I go.

I would never have contemplated Hyde Park for the same reasons as you have said. I was near the back, block 5 row MM and it didn't feel that bad

I was near the back and I could see everything, that arena was tiny. Next time I am deffo getting golden circle because I won't let anyone piss me about with ticket money first. lol.

I just loved the Brum one better than HP. Hyde Park she didn't smile much or banter with the crowd B'ham she did. She seemed to acknowledge everyone too, she was looking around quite a lot and when she did her speech looked square into the audience, it sounded so sincere. I love her even more after that gig.

Ah brilliant, thats an aspect i love about Madonnas albums overall too...they grow on you...and sometimes seeing some songs live you didnt like as much before expands on that