madonna really does work hard and you can see it, same goes for mariah

highlights from a Swedish newspaper interview (Aftonbladet)....


***The opening words in the song "Voices" are: master and slave.Madonna explains that master and slave refers to your own ego,who's in charge...is it the ego,or are you a slave under your ego? As you can see,"Voices" is indeed the song that Madonna described as a "psychological mind fuck".The song questions who is the master,who is the slave,if you're walking the dog or the dog is walking you.

***Madonna reveals that the title for the song "She's Not Me" came from when she,Justin and Pharrell sat down and threw around some ideas,concepts and phrases.Pharrel came up with the line "She's not me,she doesn't have my name" and Madonna wrote the rest of the song based on that.

Just purchased the new Q magazine and it states that in the next issue there will a special one-off 'Cash For Questions' with Madonna- other celebrities will put questions to her instead of the usual readers sending something in.
They will probably also have a review for the album too! Should be a great issue.

stevenpottle said:

I'll buy that issue for sure! Q is one of my favorite music magazines.

Just found out the release date for the new single "4 Minutes":

Digitally released on March 26
Physical release on April 21 (I assume they mean the maxi-single?)

The video premieres around March 26,as well.MTV and VH-1 are planning something special,I heard.

SoulAlive said:

I went off Q magazine for a while- it just turned into a list magazine- with the "best of this" etc, but recently it's got back on track.

Can't wait to see the video- Madonna's first video off a new album are usually the best.

I have to say sorry to my fellow madonna fans for not making the correct and timely updates on the first page. Currently my job doesn't allow me the time to post or search for info as I did a few weeks ago. Even though I work using a computer, I cannot surf the internet freely because we changed our workplace to a vast open space room...so basicly I get watched alot,

Martinelli said:

That's gonna be so fuckin' hot. Can't wait to see how that turns out.

Can't wait

Madonna really has lost it. I'm not one of those people who come on here just to bash her. Just like people want to express their excitement I want to express my disappointment. I have truly liked her career up until American Life and keep waiting for her to get back to the kind of great pop she's known for.

Candy Shop is the most pathetic song she has ever recorded, her voice sounds so amateurish. Even someone as musically untalented as myself could write better lyrics then that, she sounds pathetic singing my sugar is raw. Although I did enjoy a few of the tracks off Confessions so I am counting on a few good songs on this album.

MikeMatronik said:

No problem,Mike.You're going a wonderful job I appreciate your hard work.This thread is coming along just fine! Post whenever you can,it's no problem.

CONFIRMED:MADONNA TO TOUR IN 2008/2009
In one of the many new interviews that Madonna has given in the past few days,she reveals that she IS gonna tour towards the end of the year and she wants to go to far places like Argentina and Brazil,among others this time.The tour will begin in late 2008 and will continue into 2009.

Madonna is also planning a promo tour for the new album,playing small shows in big cities like Paris,London and New York.These shows will take place in April-May.

Other tidbits include:

***In the video for "4 Minutes",there are two Japanese dancers that Madonna herself found on the Youtube site.

***The "4 Minutes" song continues from where "Hung Up" left off.The new song features a clock sound to remind us that there's no time left anymore and this is the right time to make a change.

***She would like Hillary Clinton to be the next American president

MADONNA: STICKY,SWEET AND RAW TOUR 2008-2009

SETLIST:

"Candy Store"
"Give It To Me"
"Angel"
"Physical Attraction"
"Borderline"
"Deeper And Deeper"
"Secret"
"Heartbeat"
"Miles Away"
"Bad Girl"
"True Blue/Cherish"
"Voices" (interlude)
"Dress You Up"
"Dance Tonight"
"Into The Groove"
"Justify My Love"
"Hung Up"
"Keep It Together"
"4 Minutes"
"Take A Bow"

Q magazine was treated yesterday to an exclusive preview of Madonna’s upcoming album, Hard Candy. On the basis of the five tracks we heard, it sounds exactly like you’d expect a collaboration between Madonna and such super-producers as Timbaland and The Neptunes to sound: a slick, ultra-modern urban dance concoction. As has become customary for a Madonna album, it will be launched with a terrific lead-off single in the shape of 4 Minutes.

Produced by Timbaland and co-written with Madonna by Justin Timberlake, who also pops up on guest vocals, 4 Minutes rides the same sort of spare, sinuous groove as Timberlake’s SexyBack single. Here, rather than proclaiming to return sexy to the global arena, Timberlake intones "Madonna, Madonna" over a pumping opening beat, before the pair join forces to suggest they have but "Four minutes to save the world". Naturally, the track clocks in at precisely four minutes.

Elsewhere, Give It To Me, which features Pharrell Williams, is a typical slice of Madonna dancefloor pop, its sashaying groove given a smart upgrade by The Neptunes production team. Two other Pharrell contributions, opening track Candy Shop – with Madonna rather unsettlingly suggesting to listeners that she has "all sorts of Candy" on offer – and Incredible ("Sex with you is incredible," heaves our Madge) see similar makeover jobs being done on Madonna staples, the latter more strikingly so on initial listens.

Patently, no ’Madonna goes urban’ project would be complete without the presence of Kanye West, and the shy, retiring one pops up to deliver a self-aggrandising rap (no, really) on Beat Goes On, a maddeningly insistent track likely to follow 4 Minutes onto future Madonna hits compilations.

Hard Candy will be released on 28 April. Q understands that Madonna is likely to undertake a world tour later in the year.

stevenpottle said:

Thanks for posting that.


Did you know that "Give It To Me" has already been earmarked as the second single? This could change though.I've noticed that,with Madonna albums,a second single is often chosen early on and then changed later.Remember the 'Music' album? Before it was released,Warners chose "What It Feels Like For A Girl" as the second single.When the CD was finally released,they read the reviews and noticed that "Don't Tell Me" was getting alot of positive attention.Thus,it became the second single instead.

"Sex with you is incredible" can't wait to hear that one!!

hey guys,let's see some dream setlists Keep in mind that Warners are releasing some kind of Greatest Hits (or box set) compilation in the late fall.That's why I included so many old songs in my setlist....perhaps Madonna will do a tour that combines Greatest Hits along with the new 'Hard Candy' tracks? I wanna see what you guys come up with...

A little info about each track:

"Candy Store"
written by Madonna and Pharrell Williams
Producers: Madonna and Pharrell Williams

"4 Minutes"
written by Madonna,Justin Timberlake,Timothy Mosely and Nate "Danja" Hills
Producers: Madonna,Timbaland and Danja

"Give It To Me"
written by Madonna and Pharrell Williams
Producers: Madonna and Pharrell Williams

"Heartbeat"
written by Madonna and Pharrell Williams
Producers: Madonna and Pharell Williams

"Miles Away"
written by Madonna,Justin Timberlake,Timothy Mosely and Nate "Danja" Hills
Producers: Madonna,Timbaland and Danja

"She's Not Me"
written by Madonna and Pharrell Williams
Producers: Madonna and Pharrell Williams

"Incredible"
written by Madonna and Pharrell Williams
Producers: Madonna and Pharrell Williams

"Beat Goes On" (featuring Kanye West)
written by Madonna,Pharrell Williams,Kanye West
Producers: Madonna and Pharrell Williams

"Dance Tonight"
written by Madonna,Nate "Danja" Hills,Timothy Mosely and Justin Timberlake
Producers: Madonna,Timbaland,Danja

"Spanish Lesson"
written by Madonna and Pharrell Williams
Producers: Madonna and Pharrell Williams

"Devil"
written by Madonna
Producers: Madonna,Timbaland and Danja

"Voices"
written by Madonna
Producers: Madonna,Timbaland,Danja

"Ring My Bell" (Bonus track on Japanese edition)
written by Madonna and Pharrell Williams
Producers: Madonna and Pharrell Williams


***Looks like Madonna was quite satisfied with Pharrell's work.He gets a whopping 7 tracks (8 if you count the bonus track),while Timbaland gets five.

***The song "Devil" may have been co-written with Patrick Leonard.I'm sure I read that somewhere but since I'm not 100% sure,I only listed Madonna's name.

Martinelli said:

They're gonna perform two songs: one song from Madonna's first album,and one song from 'Ray Of Light'.

I've updated the first page.

Thanks SoulAlive and Steven for putting news here.

SoulAlive said:

Think of me?

MikeMatronik said:

and it looks GREAT....all the important info right there in your first post! Good job!

MikeMatronik said:

I was thinking "Burning Up"

SoulAlive said:

good. i like pharrell better than timbo, these days. timbo hit his peak in 2004 with brandy's "afrodisiac." the rest has been samey. and gamey if you ask me. shitterfake and nelly furtado...puke.

I'm glad that we have more Pharrell than Timb.

So you guys really prefer Pharrell? That's interesting.I like some of Timbaland's recent work: "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado and "My Love" by Justin Timberlake.As a producer,he's definitely in his prime.He's got the hottest beats right now.

Still,I'm interested in hearing all those Pharrell tracks.There has to be a reason why Madonna chose more of his songs.

SoulAlive said:

I think she does her best work with a one-on-one collaborator who plays actual instruments and also produces, but lets her be the boss - I think that's why.

With Timbaland, she had JT and Danja up in there - too many cooks in the kitchen for her, 5 songs was all she probably had final say on.

badujunkie said:

strangely Pharrel is known for being a very "closed" producer and dictating what he...and he can play instruments.

The only artist he gave freedom was Mariah.

Ive heard two very low quality clips of give it to me, i cant make a judgment but im loving the new direction madonna's going in. it sounds fresh and edgy for a change. Its about time she changed the whole electro/euro dance sound. I hope theres some good ballads in this album too.

MikeMatronik said:

Do you think Madonna is going to let someone tell her how her songs are going to sound?

ehuffnsd said:

i didn't say that madonna was comanded by Pharrell or timbaland. I only made an observation that Pharrell usually is the one in charge.

I think Madonna tamed Pharrell. Madonna is a leader, not a follower!

Warner Music Canada has finally added Madonna's "Hard Candy" to the list of releases of April 2008
MADONNA- Hard Candy 2 421372 WB APRIL 29TH
MADONNA- Hard Candy (Special Edition CD) 2 440444 WB APRIL 29TH

WOW- a special edition- what's that going to be???