At the Warner Bros. offices,there was a listening party for Madonna's new album today and DrownedMadonna has all the details:

The new album is tentaively titled 'Give It To Me'.

Madonna introduced the title track by saying "This next song is called "Give It To Me" and that's what I want to call the record".

"The Beat Goes On" is on the album but it is completely reworked.It also now features Kanye West.

The first single is still undecided.It will either be "Candy Shop" or "4 Minutes To Save The World".

There is one track that is dance and acoustic and it is called "Miles Away".Madonna has alot of harmonies on it.Her voice sounds great! A gem.

There are 13 tracks on the album,which also includes a re-invention of "The Devil Wouldn't Recognize You",originally written by Madonna for a musical and was also planned to be performed on the Re-Invention Tour.

The album is still planned to be released in late April.Madonna herself said that the album will be released the last week of April.

MORE DETAILS ON THE LISTENING PARTY!

The room was decked out in a candy theme,champagne was being served,candy everywhere you looked.The conference room it was held in was totally transformed.

There were red and white stripes and stools as the theme plus colored bricks.

There were Re-Invention Tour stage shots in the room including a big poster that may be the cover of the Lisbon DVD.No other photos of anything else,just RIT.

Madonna came at 5:30 PM with Ingrid Casares and Guy Oseary,wearing all black-blosue,skirt and boots.Liz Rosenberg was there of course,she is the one who organized the party and set up the theme.

Madonna sat on a couch with Liz Rosenberg and Ingrid Casares as the tracks played.

Madonna dictated what tracks would be played and specifically said they were not being played in any order.

She said she had just finished mixing the album a few days ago.

Madonna played "Candy Shop" then "4 Minutes To Save The World" first.She then took a vote on which one should be the first single.She said many times throughout the session that the first single has yet to be decided.

She is all about "Candy Shop" and looked upset and surprised when there was a better reaction to "4 Minutes To Save The World",which is like a dancey "Hey You".One line goes "Hey girl,save the world".

"The Beat Goes On" sounds NOTHING like the leaked demo we have heard.As we told you,it now features Kanye West.Madonna made the song out to seem like a joke.

"Miles Away" and "The Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" were played next.

Many times she would not announce the names of the songs before playing them but there were songs with the following main hooks:

"She's Not Me","Feel It In My Heartbeat" and "Dance Tonight".

There is also a song which Madonna called "a psychological mind fuck",which questions who is the master and slave,if you're walking the dog or the dog is walking you.

Finally,Madonna said there are 13 tracks but she only played 10 songs.

SoulAlive said:

David, Madonna's talking to you!

Cheek said:

my sugar is raw (sticky and sweet)
my sugar is raw (sticky and sweet)

SoulAlive said:

It's already a gem to you! That's cute!

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She has no idea about Hip Hip, this is not 'euro trash', Hip Hop as much as you guys may dislike it is more like 'Jazz' either you know it and can perform the material or you will come off sounding and looking bad,

its almost borderline Blaxplotation.




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SoulAlive said:

She wants all of our money!

twink69 said:

Who in the hell said this was a hip hop album? Sure M is using Timbaland and Pharrel, but they're stuff is borderline dance music, which in case you hadn't been paying attention is what Madonna is all about.

Cheek said:

No,I wouldn't say that "Candy Shop" is a "gem" It's just a fun,silly song but I like it.I'm thrilled that she's including it on the album.Will this be the single cover?

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CrozzaUK said:

I agree.Pharrell and Timbaland have proven that they can do dance music.I wouldn't call Nelly Furtado's last album (which Timbaland produced) "hip-hop" at all.I'm sure there will be a few hip-hop elements on Madonna's album but it's a stretch to say that she's totally gone hip-hop,lol.

Cheek said:

and I can see you opening your wallet right now

didn't you pay a fortune to see her in concert a few years back?

looks like we have the final tracklist (10 songs,anyway)...

"4 Minutes To Save The World"
"Candyshop"
"Dance Tonight"
"Give It To Me"
"Miles Away"
"The Beat Goes On"
"Across The Sky"
"Feel It In My Heartbeat"
"She's Not Me"
"The Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"

there are 3 other songs that weren't played at the listening party.I'm gonna assume that "La La" will be on the album.Timbaland was bragging about this song a few months ago,saying it's really hot.

CHIC0 said:

What a big boost for Kanye's ego One minute he's in the studio with Michael Jackson ("The King Of Pop") then a few minutes later,he goes next door and is asked to rap on The Queen of Pop's album too.He's gonna really let this go to his head,lol.

SoulAlive said:

wouldn't surprise me as he already considers himself a 'legend'.

SoulAlive said:

It wasn't me - it was Edina- the other person in me!

SoulAlive said:

You know -the one who always telling you to do certain things!

I'm not interested in this at all. The leaks killed it for me.

No Cheek,I recall you were complaining at how much money you had to spend to see her.I think it was the Re-Invention Tour? You paid a scalper,I think


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Moonbeam said:

I know it would be hard for you to buy an album that features Justin Timberlake on it

SoulAlive said:

Indeed. I had momentarily forgotten about that.

I'll still buy it of course, but it might end up being my least favorite Madonna album.

SoulAlive said:

????

A revamped version of the Bedtime stories style??


(She keeps fakin' her age on the promotional albums pics....)
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SoulAlive said:

Please, don't make me remember it!!!

Moonbeam said:

I know that I won't like it as much as 'Confessions'.That album blew me away!

JoeTyler said:

Relax.It's a fan-created,fake photoshop creation

Cheek said:

I thought you didn't like Madonna? Why did you spend all that money to see her?

SoulAlive said:

Cuz I like her shows!

Cheek said:

Ok