What I really appreciate about Madonna in hindsight is how she realized that record contracts suck and you make no money from sales but what is invaluable is the publicity and media they give you.

She took that little nugget to the bank. While Prince and George Michael were busy not reading their contracts and getting all upset, Madonna turned lemons into lemonade.

My statements about Prince and George, both of whom I adore, sound harsher then I want them too, but the sentiment remains.

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Qazz said:

Madonna's album sold more and would have been #1 if Billboard's chart tabulations still actually made sense. That tacky Empire soundtrack got away with some ridiculous streaming exemption Billboard implimented that few agree with.

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Empire is a phenomenon! That is not going away anytime soon, even for Madonna. She appeared on every show she could. Even spilling her guts to Howard Stern, to get to number#1. But it didn't help her.

That's pretty much what I said. This new album of hers may be getting some good reviews, but it's just not doing so hot on the charts. She didn't come in at #1 in the UK either, getting beat out by Sam Smith, I think. Pundits are saying that this is the most promo she's done for an album in quite some time but it still didn't help the album go #1.

KCOOL They made a song together foo. There are several images of them together. Google it. Do they have Google in Crazytown?

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Crap sorry I phrased it wrong:

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Madonna has had so much bad luck lately. The MEGA leak of her album, made her a complete wreck! Then she faked a fall, that nobody bought, except her diehard fans. Then after all her media whoring, which involved her revealing that she "supposedly" had a two year relationship, with Tupaq! A two year booty call with him is NOT a relationship. It was NEVER any sighting of them together back then. Then her album debuted at only number 2. Poor Madonna...

@ faked a fall. I love Madonna, but I did find it kind of funny how not long after Lady Gaga--a woman who's been on the receiving end of several public Madonna shadings--flourished at the Oscars, the Kennedy Center Honors, the Grammys and the televised Stevie Wonder tribute, Madonna fell down the steps during a performance, released a new single that didn't chart at all and suffered a sluggish-selling album. Karmic justice?

Not surprised it sold that many or went in at Number one, but record breaker? Didnt Miami Vice the show do the Number one thing with ease and the soundtrack from my memory sold over a million or two overall, that is not gonna happen here, Empire would need songs taking over radio like Miami Vice did, tell then, its a hit, but let's relax on how huge it is.

lastdecember said:

Not surprised it sold that many or went in at Number one, but record breaker? Didnt Miami Vice the show do the Number one thing with ease and the soundtrack from my memory sold over a million or two overall, that is not gonna happen here, Empire would need songs taking over radio like Miami Vice did, tell then, its a hit, but let's relax on how huge it is.

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Miami Vice did 11 non-consecutive weeks at Number one.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Madonna has had so much bad luck lately. The MEGA leak of her album, made her a complete wreck! Then she faked a fall, that nobody bought, except her diehard fans. Then after all her media whoring, which involved her revealing that she "supposedly" had a two year relationship, with Tupaq! A two year booty call with him is NOT a relationship. It was NEVER any sighting of them together back then. Then her album debuted at only number 2. Poor Madonna...

honey you need to call the gass company because there's some pipes leakin' up in your motherfucker

That whole Tupac thing pricked up my ears especially after those things she said about black men in the 90's.

She got Janet's sloppy seconds (not literally, of course)

SEANMAN said:

CynicKill said:

lastdecember said:

Not surprised it sold that many or went in at Number one, but record breaker? Didnt Miami Vice the show do the Number one thing with ease and the soundtrack from my memory sold over a million or two overall, that is not gonna happen here, Empire would need songs taking over radio like Miami Vice did, tell then, its a hit, but let's relax on how huge it is.

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Miami Vice did 11 non-consecutive weeks at Number one.

Plus it took over the entire world, and that isnt a joke, overseas it caught on, though it was just a fad that lasted a few years, when that HIT it took over everything, magazines, fashion, music, everyone was breaking down the door to do a guest spot. Im not slighting Empire on its success but, its a big world now and almost nothing takes over like that anymore.

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IstenSzek said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Madonna has had so much bad luck lately. The MEGA leak of her album, made her a complete wreck! Then she faked a fall, that nobody bought, except her diehard fans. Then after all her media whoring, which involved her revealing that she "supposedly" had a two year relationship, with Tupaq! A two year booty call with him is NOT a relationship. It was NEVER any sighting of them together back then. Then her album debuted at only number 2. Poor Madonna...

honey you need to call the gass company because there's some pipes leakin' up in your motherfucker

Only HONEY here is the one I put in my cereal. It is no sugar in this tank dude...

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

IstenSzek said:

honey you need to call the gass company because there's some pipes leakin' up in your motherfucker

Only HONEY here is the one I put in my cereal. It is no sugar in this tank dude...

touché

she is worth 800 million ...... don't think she gives a fuck..........and in the meantime I am glad that Empire is doing well, especially since it shows gay black men having sex on prime time television.......that must be a first!!

SEANMAN said:

She got Janet's sloppy seconds (not literally, of course)

Janet was so hot in this movie....

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

IstenSzek said:

honey you need to call the gass company because there's some pipes leakin' up in your motherfucker

Only HONEY here is the one I put in my cereal. It is no sugar in this tank dude...

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Yeah you said that right there.

Madonnas gay following must be having a fit. And i'm laighing at the misery

She definitely cares. I once read that when "Confessions..." went to #1 around the world, she cried from happiness, probably because of the backlash and lukewarm reception that the previous album, "American Life", got. She probably wasn't expecting to go #1 around the world, particularly in the States, which is the most important market when you get down to it. All in all, #2 ain't bad.

SEANMAN said:

All in all, #2 ain't bad.

It really isn't, and I don't like pitting soundtracks from movies or television against albums.

Gunsnhalen said:

Madonnas gay following must be having a fit. And i'm laighing at the misery

We should all be congratulating Courtney Love on finding her best selling hit in 2015 via a music industry parody hip-hop soap opera singalong on network TV Did she act on the show too?

TheGoldStandard said:

We should all be congratulating Courtney Love on finding her best selling hit in 2015 via a music industry parody hip-hop soap opera singalong on network TV Did she act on the show too?

Yes.

Graycap23 said:

TheGoldStandard said:

We should all be congratulating Courtney Love on finding her best selling hit in 2015 via a music industry parody hip-hop soap opera singalong on network TV Did she act on the show too?

Yes.

Speaking of brilliant marketing moves by 20th century music stars . . .

I couldn't get into Empire (because I'm a whiny org fuck who thinks the music sounds like American Idols on Macbook-made nonsense) but Courtney Love is a talented broad. I loved her in People vs. Larry Flynt BITD and she seems to have made a nice impact here. Maybe she'll actually get a Golden Globe.

I love this show . The season finale was epic! Cookie whoopin ass and Bitch!

purplepolitician said:

I love this show . The season finale was epic! Cookie whoopin ass and Bitch!

i love it to, the haters and nay sayers will deal.

purplepolitician said:

I love this show . The season finale was epic! Cookie whoopin ass and Bitch!

Not just Cookie! Everybody whupped somebody in the finale! Who is the hooker in your avatar?

I can't wait until Oprah makes her appearance. Then Denzil...