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The Official MADONNA Discussion Thread!

Favorite Madonna Album

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Bad Girl is easily one of my favorite Madonna songs of all time. I found the single in a second hand store a few months ago.... was so excited! Great great song.
 
Madonna's 2012 Tour 'On Track' To Be Among 'Top 10 of All Time': Live Nation's Arthur Fogel


Ongoing chatter that the Madonna tour, and by extension her multi-rights deal with Live Nation, are underperforming is "baseless," according to sales figures provided by tour producer Arthur Fogel, chairman of Live Nation Global Touring.

The precipitous drop of MDNA in its second week, while certainly not something an artist would want (though the nature of the beast when pricing strategies are geared toward impressive first-week sales), actually has little to do with the performance of Live Nation's 10-year, $120 million multi-rights deal with Madonna. The days of tours supporting records are long gone; for some time now, touring drives record sales, not the reverse, and the Madonna touring business is more than solid.

Madonna Announces 2012 World Tour Dates -- Her Biggest Tour Yet

As for the multi-rights deal, while MDNA is the first album under the 360, the upcoming trek is not the first tour. That would be "Sticky and Sweet" of 2008-2009, which grossed $408 million, according to Billboard Boxscore, the third-highest gross all-time and the highest ever notched by a solo artist. Merchandising is also a component of this tour and in Madonna's case is a significant revenue producer. Finally, given that the entire 360 deal is, at its core, performance-based and assuredly tour-driven in its concept, Madonna is delivering.

Madonna's Deal With Live Nation-Interscope Worth $40 Million

According to Fogel -- the guy who would know -- these are the facts: 76 Madonna shows at arenas and stadiums are on sale in North America and Europe combined. More than 1.4 million tickets have been sold, banking about $214 million for an average in the $2.7 million per show in a mix of stadiums and arenas. And the tour doesn't even begin until May 29 in Tel Aviv, first hitting America in Philadelphia Aug. 28.

Billboard Power 100: Arthur Fogel

Fogel's not sure what to make of the detractors. "This tour is completely on track to end up in the top 10 tours of all time, especially considering we haven't put South America or Australia on sale," he tells Billboard.biz. "To say this tour is not performing is so off base I don't even know what to say. When this tour is said and done, combined with 'Sticky and Sweet,' you're talking $750 million in gross ticket sales. That sounds pretty impressive to me."

If tickets are still available for certain shows, that by no means spells disaster. "One of the things some people don't get is, I don't necessarily want to be sold out at this point; I keep trying to find tickets to sell," says Fogel. "Every day our people are trying to fine-tune the site lines and production kills. That's my job. It's great when you can say 'sold out,' but right now I want to keep finding tickets to sell. That's the game."

Is Madonna Behind Live Nation's Stock Surge?

European dates, which are mostly in stadiums, have come under particular scrutiny. Fogel says the $214 million gross banked so far is spread "pretty evenly" between North America and Europe, and there are 43 shows on sale in North America versus 33 in Europe. "You can do the math," Fogel says, reeling off sales figures. "46,000 in Istanbul, 44,000 in Milan, 39,000 in Florence. We sold out two arenas in Barcelona, two in Berlin, two in Amsterdam, we sold 42,000 in Edinburgh, 40,000 in Helsinki, 51,000 in Paris. If that's trouble, give me more."

Fogel concedes Europe didn't blow up the way North America did, but cites buying patterns for stadium general admission tickets in Europe, and the huge promotional boost of the Super Bowl performance in America as key factors in that disparity.

"She's at the top of her game and she ain't goin' away," he concludes.

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Gossip writer out to attack today with full disregard. MDNA U.S. tour is 97 percent SOLD OUT with many months to go THANKS to the fans #FACT

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My b/f just bought us tickets for Madonnas concert in oct. I cant wait!!!!!!
 
180k Madonna ticket buyers haven’t redeemed free MDNA album​

According to Live Nation sources, Madonna’s summer shows in the US have seen 600,000 tickets sold but the related MDNA album coupons that came with those ticket purchases appear to have seen a much lower uptake.

Estimated figures have revealed that MDNA has sold 420,000 copies, in its three weeks.

The related album coupons, for both digital and physical product, were given away with each of the 600,000 which suggests that 180,000 of those ticket holders did not take up the offer of receiving the artist’s latest LP.

A source told Forbes.com: “[The gig ticket purchasers] come to a Madonna show to hear her do the old hits like Material Girl or Like a Virgin.”

A similar pattern emerged with the same type of live ticket / album promotion for Live Nation-hosted concerts for U2’s last tour.

The financials for Madonna’s forthcoming tour appear more positive Live Nation revealing it has $1.4 million advance in the US for the domestic tour and $1 million from around the world.

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I really hope she does perform on the Billboard Awards next month.
 
I just hope she does not add anymore dates before my concert date in October :)
 
Please tell me that Madonna is not starting to postpone her tour! :(
 
Shirley Manson is totally correct. So many people in the media want to attack Madonna for having aged... So sad how the media treats women. Britney got fat, Madonna got old, Christina's hair was a mess... Totally undercutting whatever success they attain.
 
It's also ageism. I cringe whenever I see articles about celebrities over 50 or so, like Madonna but also older male celebrities, and the public makes comments about the retiring home, not acting their age, etc.
 
I can't wait to see the Queen in action!!!!!!

Long live Her Royal Highness ;)
 
I haven't met anyone in person as of yet who has not liked the new album. Sometimes I wonder if we are all just a little more critical of things when we are on forums. I used to be on a forum dedicated to horror films and it seemed like everyone hated any horror film to be released post-1994.
 
i dont know what it is....maybe i'll give it another try...just nothin caught my inner-groove like her previous material.....really didnt like the track where she brags about shooting a bitch
 
It's kind of having the opposite effect on me than most. I really liked it at the start and right now not much is really grabbing me from it. I listen to maybe two songs regularly... Love Spent and I'm Addicted. It's still a good album though.
 
The single to receive the most radio play in the UK from MDNA

Masterpiece at 25! Girl gone wild didn't chart at all over there. Sad because she always does well over there. Masterpiece was successful in the UK though. Give Me All Your Lovin' only got to 37 on the singles chart. The US's biggest single was Gimme.
 
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