Madonna: Official Topic

[Prince Whiskers]

Her next world tour will most likely be in support of her first album under Live Nation.

[Black Kitten]

i'd love to watch madonna in concert after i watched her latest dvd. i became a fan.

[Bellamy]

Madonna’s New Album and Video: Exclusive Rolling Stone Preview

 

Madonna has managed to keep most details about her still-untitled follow-up to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor (due April 29th) under wraps, but Rolling Stone got an early listen to five tracks today and some behind-the-scenes info from producer Nate “Danja” Hills.

 

Fans who worried that Madonna might be losing inspiration as she approaches fifty need not be concerned. The new album takes a few steps away from the hyper-polished future disco of Confessions toward a more urban-oriented, thumpy funk, featuring production by Timbaland and Pharrell, as well as collaborations with Justin Timberlake. Danja says he worked on the album in London, and that Madonna indicated “she just wanted uptempo, dance, club [sounds] and everything to have a hip-hop underlining.” He adds that Madonna was easy-going and frequently in the studio putting in long hours alongside himself, Timbaland and Timberlake: “She would come in and sit in her chair in the corner and just vibe with us.”

 

The record’s first single is “4 Minutes to Save the World,” the track Timbaland partially debuted during a Philadelphia Christmas concert in December. “4 Minutes” has a bit of a marching band aesthetic as blasting brass play a scale-like riff, a hard, clanging beat enters and Madonna sings that the “road to heaven is paved with good intentions.” Timberlake and Madonna trade verses, and he appears on the chorus, doing his best Michael Jackson impression while quickly crooning, “We’ve only got four minutes to save the world.” The track ends after a brief breakdown where everything drops out but one of Tim’s signature Bhangra beats, some stabs of brass and Madonna’s urgent tick-tock’s. It’s a loud, busy, energetic track that is apparently getting an equally adventurous video: As previously reported, the clip (which is still being completed) is directed by hot French duo Jonas & François (Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.”). Timbaland makes an appearance, and Madonna and Timberlake play superheroes tackling physical obstacles. The clip features choreography by Jamie King, who worked on Madonna’s Confessions, Re-Invention and Drowned World tours as well as her video for Confessions‘ “Sorry.”

 

The Pharrell-produced “Candy Store” opens with a big beat and Madonna’s invitation to “Come on in to my store, I got candy galore.” The track is pretty bare on the verses, but there’s a flash of brassy soul on the chorus when harmonies join Madonna singing, “I’ll be your one stop (one stop) candy shop.” The track is punctuated with throbbing breaks filled with hypnotic synths, and Pharrell jumps on the mike for a brief rhyme.

 

The most lyrical of the five songs is “Miles Away,” a wistful tune about a long-distance relationship with a melody that resembles Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds, an album Danja says Madonna admired. “We would come up with a track and him and Madonna would come and do lyrics and melody together,” Danja explains. The song opens with a quickly strummed acoustic guitar, then a stuttering beat drops in and the track slowly swells until it’s filled with atmospheric synths. “You always seem to have the biggest heart when we’re 6,000 miles apart,” Madonna sings grandly, lamenting, “I guess we’re at our best when we’re miles away.” The song has a more airy aesthetic compared to the heavy beats on other tracks, which reflects its more emotional lyrics.

 

The track that sounds most like a more urban, edgy continuation of Confessions is the excellent “Give It to Me,” which bumps along to a thick synth tone Danja employed on Britney Spears’ Blackout. It’s an aggressive, clubby track with a raw, house-y beat that’s ripe for remixing, and Madonna sings, “When the lights go down and there’s no one left I can go on and on.” It ends after a fast, killer breakdown where she chants “Get stupid” over a xylophone chime as the beat builds into a frenzy and she proclaims, “Give it to me / No one’s gonna stop me now.”

 

The dance floor theme returns again on “Heartbeat,” which boasts a thumping hip-hop beat with a sandpaper shuffle and twinkling Eighties-reminiscent synths. Madonna opens up her voice more, singing, “Can’t you see when I dance I feel free / Which makes me feel like the only one the light shines on.” The song features a brief rap breakdown that recalls Nelly Furtado’s chanty “Promiscuous” (”See my booty get down,” Madonna speak-sings), but returns to its clubby roots in the end.

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[celinelover50]

ok im very excited by this.......confessions was an amzing cd so hopefully she has still got it for this cd.

very interested to see how she has reinvented herself this time and the amazing artwork for this cd too

[speedy]

very interested to see how she has reinvented herself this time

 

Thanx Bellamy to the news!!!!

 

Im a fan of her, but I dont expect so much new music from her this time, she's working with Hip Hop and R&B producers, so we will hear something similar to Justin and Nelly...

[Davey84]

I dunno I'm not really into all that funk and r&b... Music is the last album of Madonna I really liked!

[Josh89]

I cant wait to get her new album

[Black Kitten]

i want the old madge back. confessions on the dancefloor is a garbage! her best effort for me is TRUE BLUE! but yeah, madge is still the queen of pop.. and i mean the QUEEN!

[Ray]

And the title of her new album is... "Hard Candy"!

 

It's gonna be released in the last week of April.

[ryry1982]

Aww, Ray, ya beat me to it!

 

I am hoping this album will be good. When I first heard she was working with Timberlake, I got scared... I am hoping the sound turns out something like Britney's Blackout. If so, it should be good.

 

I have faith in my Mo...

[CelineFanInSoCal]

I think that her new album is going to be great... it has some good hype around it, kinda like Taking Chances did, though I feel the hype surrounding the new producers and different sounds will be very evident in Madonna's new album. Confessions was an awesome album, and produced an even better tour... I myself am looking forward to this new album of hers with great anticipation.

[WaterFromTheMoon]

Im excited about her new album!

[ryry1982]

Here is the supposed official tracklist of Hard Candy:

 

Candy Store

4 Minutes

Give it 2 Me

Heartbeat

Miles Away

She's Not Me

Incredible

Beat goes on

Dance Tonight

Spanish Lesson

Devil

Voices

[krazy_kool_dude]

http://www.mediafire.com/?mpxxyygf1w2

 

[Prince Whiskers]

RNB simply doesn't suit her.

[Davey84]

it sounds like a C-track from American Life Edited March 1, 2008 at 05:51 PM by Davey84

[Ray]

Thanks for the link.

 

But I have to say: I love Madonna, but this is so much noise and the voices are way in the background. Hope there will be a better version soon...

[Black Kitten]

Aww, Ray, ya beat me to it!

 

I am hoping this album will be good. When I first heard she was working with Timberlake, I got scared... I am hoping the sound turns out something like Britney's Blackout. If so, it should be good.

 

I have faith in my Mo...

i agree. blackout is a fantastic album. granted, britney can't sing, but she can out out a great dance album. i miss the old madge, the LIKE A PRAYER madge.

[Prince Whiskers]

50-year old Madonna playing a superhero in a music video? Hmm........................

I think the album will be full of heavily processed vocals.

[Prince Whiskers]

Santa Hagdonna is reportedly coming to Manila for a concert sometime this year. ALL HAIL THE HOLY HAG.

[Black Kitten]

Santa Hagdonna is reportedly coming to Manila for a concert sometime this year. ALL HAIL THE HOLY HAG.

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

 

when when when when when when when when!!!

[Prince Whiskers]

Sorry, dhena, I didn't mean to almost give you a heart attack. It's still unconfirmed but she's definitely among those in the list that also includes Justin Timberlake, U2 and the Swing Out Sisters (who are they lol). Already, local artists are getting more and more worried that the continued arrivals of major foreign artists in the Philippines will dent their own profitability in the concert scene. Oh well, all the local singers (excluding the rock types) do nowadays is rely on covers for sales.

By the way, Celine's #1 in a recent survey of which foreign acts the Filipinos would most like to see.

[Black Kitten]

...and i think visiting the philippines never crossed her team's mind. and if madge will be having a concert here, i will surely gonna watch it. thanks manuel, i almost fell off my chair when i saw your post lol

[Sameera]

I heard it on the Net before

[peo]

Good question.

[Prince Whiskers]

She should. The name HER ROYAL HAGNESS would be perfect.

[Der_Griffon]

What do you think about it, did you hear it already?

I think it's just gorgeous! But I like the radio edit much much better than the album version.

[Davey84]

it stinks like a big piece of dump on a garbage dump

 

I don't think I'm gonna like this album!

[kathyc25]

hmm I`m not sure how I feel about it yet

[Black Kitten]

i heard this song couple of hours ago, i like it.