VinnyM27 said:

didn't donna summer get her 1st grammy in, 2000 or something? i remember people were pissed. half were like "WTF???" and the other half were thinking "it's about time!"


now back to MADONNA..if she is inducted who do you think should be the presenter?

Kylie?
Britney?

Janet Jackson?

oh yeah...

and another duet with PRINCE would be nice!

SoulAlive said:

oh god yes, i so hope she will record another pop-ish album.

perhaps a bit more alternative though. stuff like mer girl would be a
nice addition to a pop album.

and i don't really mind the electronics at all, but i just wish she'd
come up with some beautiful melodies again. memorable ones.

confessions did have some, but i still don't really like that album a
whole lot.

my fav madonna discs are still:

like a prayer/ray of light/erotica/the first album

Cheek said:

VinnyM27 said:

it came out too late in the year 1978 to qualify for a 2003 induction.

CHIC0 said:

???? No! Not even close! Donna won her latest in 1997, for the first ever best dance record (she was nominated for said award in 2000 but beat out by the last big dance hit ever...."Believe"). Her nod came from a rather strange single, "Carry On", which is not one of her finest moments but a pure piece of excessive hi-nrg euro deacadance, complete with a children's choir. It actually appeared on a Girigio Moroder album from 1992, then later on a DOnna collection in 1993. Stranger still, it was released (or rereleased) as a single in 1996. Then she went on to win this surprise award. Competition included Pet Shop Boys "To Step Aside" (which was only a single in America and I think their first ever nod) and Gina G. "Just A Little Bit", a cheap but clear example of the kind of dance pop that was hitting at that time (and there was dance music on the charts at that time). I think Prodigy and some ohter techno act got the nod, too. The only person I remember being pissed at that for being kind of controverisal (in fact, it was probaly was because she is a pionneer in the music and not for that specfic record) was Carson Daly during the pre-show where they announced some winners. He was sitting with Tabitha Soren, who said she was thought it was kind of cool. Donna's other grammys are:

Last Dance Best R&B Female Vocal
Hot Stuff Best Rock Female Vocal
He's A Rebel and Forgive Me Best Inspirational Vocal (She is probably very proud of these awards for non singles since she is Born Again)



She is an unsual Grammy winner in the fact that she's won for various catogeries nearly each time. Hardly just a queen of disco! Strangely, I would consider her more pop but she's never won in that catogery (I think she had a nod for "MacArthur Park" and something else from that era).
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VinnyM27 said:

guess i need to brush up on my Donna Summer. thanks Vinny.

CHIC0 said:

Yeah. I didn't mean to razz you, but I would understand it being kind of strange if that was in fact Donna's first award. I mean, "Carry On" might be one of her weakest tracks (Again, the album it originally appears on is a Girgio Moroder album...fans only are aware or it because it appears on her now OOP but fromerly praised double CD "Anthology").

the extent of my Donna Summer collection:






all the Donna Summer anyone needs!

CHIC0 said:

That ain't right! The only studio album you have is "Mistaken Identity". I would say get "Once Upon A Time" or "Bad Girls" immediately (like leave your house, see if some place is open 24 hours and has them available!) but that might be overwhelming. I would say go in order (alhtough I wouldn't pick up her very first one, "The Hostage", available as an import). There is this set, "Choronchiles", which has the first three American albums. They are very good, but not really good like "Once Upon A TIme..."....Go get the set, although if you look hard enough, it might be cheaper to buy all three albums seperately. Sadly, a fine single album (her biggest hits were the double albums, available as single CDs, packed to the rim for time) "I Remember Yesterday" is out of print, along with most of her eighties output (which has been out of print). Just do your best, I guess.

IstenSzek said:

This thread screams for a good jackin'...

ehuffnsd said:

Interesting...thanks.

Do you think she wants to get off WB? I'd say they did a great job promoting COADF, in fact check out this article: http://money.cnn.com/maga.../index.htm

It was sure pimped like crazy over here in Japan! No doubt the promo tour she did here in late 2005 helped a lot too. And the results showed when the tour got here:

Osaka Dome, Osaka, Japan
Sept. 16-17, 2006
$7,379,553
50,623 / 50,623
2 / 2 sellouts

Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
Sept. 20-21, 2006
$11,463,877
71,231 / 71,231
2 / 2 sellouts



Also, glad to see I'm not the only person who is speculating about her RRHOF prospects!

CandaceS said:

ka-CHING bitches!!!!

CandaceS said:

at one point before American Life Madonna and WB were having lots of problems. The president didn't want of may for the promo or photoshoots. They were suing over Maverick and there were lots of buzz of her leaving WB. HOwever I think they have changed managment at WB so she may not have the same beef

badujunkie said:

Although DrownedMadonna has proven to be a more reliable source than Madonnatribe,I wouldn't take any of these rumors seriously.I don't even think Madonna has decided what she will do next,or when she will do it.A tour in 2008? I wonder if she really plans that far in advance?

newskin69 said:

I agree.I like Stuart and I would be disappointed if she didn't work with him again.However,this time she should only do half of the album with him...maybe 6 songs or so.Work with two other producers on the other songs,but probably not Mirwais this time around.

ehuffnsd said:

indeed they have changed management. in fact, Warner Bros. Recods was sold and is no longer has anything to do with AOL-Time-Warner except for the name.

Tessa said:

the first CEO of Warner music after it was sold off and Madonna were the two that didn't get along. i think he has since been replaced

ehuffnsd said:

perhaps. but it was prior to the label being sold that she was having trouble. it was over AOL stock options and control of Maverick and what-not.

SoulAlive said:

i wouldn't doubt it.

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