All through her career, it has been impossible to divorce Madonna's music from her image, as they feed off each other to the point where it's hard to tell which came first, the concept or the songs. Glancing at the aggressively ugly cover to Hard Candy with its blistering pinks and assaultive leather, it's hard not to wish that this is the one time Madge broke from tradition, offering music that wasn't quite as garish as her graphics. But that is not the case, and Hard Candy is all hard edges and blaring primary colors, an utterly modern, steely sex album for the new millennium, the age of Cialis and an era when Top 40 has pretty much ceased to exist. A pop artist as sharp as Madonna knows this, so she has abandoned the idea of a big crossover hit and pitches Hard Candy directly toward her core audience of club-conscious, fashion-forward trendsetters. This is a smart play, as this is the audience that has always consisted of Madonna loyalists, and it's also is a savvy way to negotiate the explosion of niches in 2008. Madonna relies on the Neptunes and the pair of Timbaland and Justin Timberlake for most of her modern makeover -- a good idea in theory as they are some of the biggest hitmakers of the decade. Sometimes this can result in reasonably appealing grooves -- "Candy Shop" captures Pharrell Williams' flair for slim, sleek grooves; "Dance 2night" conjures Timberlake's Off the Wall obsession nicely; and the icy heartbreak of "Miles Away" is a worthy successor to "What Goes Around Comes Around." But this also points out a shortcoming of Hard Candy: the tracks take precedence over the songs. Madonna's greatness has always hinged on how she channeled dance trends into pop songs, placing equal emphasis on sound and melody, which provided a neat way to sneak underground club trends into the mainstream. Here, she cedes melodic hooks to rhythmic hooks, and sounds as if she handed the reins over to Pharrell and Timba-Lake, trusting them to provide the polish.
Before review i would like to post a link for download hard candy madonna full albumDominance isn't just a fetish for Madonna, it's her religion. It's no accident that she opened each show on 2005's Confessions on a Dance Floor tour by clenching a riding crop in her hand, jerking a gagged male dancer around by a leather leash. And she never puts down the whip: Since 1986's True Blue, Madonna ha...
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It's Help The Aged day on Home Taping. I finally get around to discussing Madonna's latest disc with Mog outsider, the Girlfriend (a.k.a Jill).The GF: (Sees me putting on Madonna album) I hate this, I'm sick of it!Me: Before it even starts?! No, it's an effortlessly good album. The GF: What about Candy Shop? A load of pants! A crap song! Me: Candy Shop is a bit clumsy, I'll admit. Like, when sh...
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I spent April 27 searching for any way I could snag tickets to Madonna's exclusive, free concert at Roseland Ballroom on April 30. My friend is a HUGE fan and I didn't get to get her tickets to the last tour. That whole weekend I kept my ear close to the radio, so I would know when to call Z100 who was giving out tickets almost every hour. That was unsuccessful...Then I Googled how I could win ...
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When I think of Madonna I think of my ’80s childhood: a toy room exploding with Barbie’s, a Fischer Price microphone stand, and Madonna’s hits blaring from the tape deck. My neighborhood clan of girl friends and I prided ourselves on our ability to combine the hard-to-match talents of Barbie & the Rockers with the vogue-ability of Madonna. We’d spend our afternoons performing from the fron
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We all know that Madonna isn't one to hold back, especially when it comes to her music. Turns out, she can be pretty "sensitive" at times too. The uber-star was describing her experiences recording Hard Candy when she dropped the bomb about her and Pharrell Williams. With intimations like "I’ve never told that to anybody!" Madge exposed her dark secret. Apparently, the producer pushed Madge.
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Today the good news that Madonna has sold over one million tickets to her Sticky & Sweet tour is overshadowed by British media reports that the pop queen is getting a divorce to her husband of seven years, director Guy Ritchie."The London Times is confirming":http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article4215015.ece that Madonna has hired the same divorce attorney that Paul McCartne...
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When I think of Madonna I think of my ’80s childhood: a toy room exploding with Barbie’s, a Fischer Price microphone stand, and Madonna’s hits blaring from the tape deck. My neighborhood clan of girl friends and I prided ourselves on our ability to combine the hard-to-match talents of Barbie & the Rockers with the vogue-ability of Madonna. We’d spend our afternoons performing from the fron
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Hot damn Madonna looks good at 50! I don't even want to know what deals with the devil she's made to look this good. Jaws will drop when people see her dancing next to young & dapper Justin Timberlake in her new vid for "4 Minutes" aka "4 Minutes To Save The World". The video has not officially premiered, but we have it right here!This vid was up less than an hour before it was deleted, so I...
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On the heels of her successful debut atop the Billboard 200 with Hard Candy, Madonna is heading out another world tour. The pop queen will be taking her private jet across Europe and the US at the end on the summer up through Thanksigving. Dubbed the 'Sticky And Sweet' (get it, just like candy) tour, it will be the first tour under Madonna's ten-year multi-million dollar Live Nation contract, a...
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YES, Obama won the second Presidential debate last night. While most newspapers and Web site's this morning were sissies in giving the Illinois Senator any immediate headline credit for last night's victory, the music world is definitely backing Barack like they want him to be the President of the United States come next January.Starting things off is the material mom Madonna, whose Sticky and ...
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Looks like Madonna still has the magic touch (all the magazine covers she's been doing also probably helped.)Billboard.com is reporting that the Mom and pop star is on the track to her 7th ever number one album debut on the Billboard Top 200. This past Tuesday Madonna released her eleventh album Hard Candy...the one she whored herself to major producers ranging from Timbaland to Pharrell Willia...
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Nothing can stop Madonna. The woman, as projected earlier last week, is Number One again on the Billboard Top 200 with her latest album Hard Candy. Her album sold 280,000 copies its debut week, crowning Madonna with her seventh Number One debut. Only Barbara Streisand has one up on Madonna with eight Number One debuts.It makes me wonder how she does it. She defeated Mariah Carey who held the Nu...
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It's Help The Aged day on Home Taping. I finally get around to discussing Madonna's latest disc with Mog outsider, the Girlfriend (a.k.a Jill).The GF: (Sees me putting on Madonna album) I hate this, I'm sick of it!Me: Before it even starts?! No, it's an effortlessly good album. The GF: What about Candy Shop? A load of pants! A crap song! Me: Candy Shop is a bit clumsy, I'll admit. Like, when sh...
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OK, for real this time - the new Madonna video was officially released today, so we have a copy that won't get deleted right away... Here is Madonna, Timberlake and Timbaland with "4 Minutes":
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Madonna might need a hug right now. She was denied the adoption of a 4-year-old Malawian girl named Mercy James by the country's government. This would have been Madonna's second adoption of a Malawian orphan. The country, which shares borders with Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania, has been ravaged by the AIDS epidemic leaving many babies parent-less.In 2006 Madonna and then-husband Guy Ritchie ...
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What tha? Madonna has made some daring videos in her time, but what's this all about? (Don't worry, work safe.)I dunno what this is about, but she looks pissed! Any ideas?
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You all know what I think. Timbaland can do no wrong. Unfortunately, Madonna can. I'd still dance to it though. It's a nice beat. Superman music. Hopefully one of my favorite rappers will rip it on a mixtape.
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Madonna's new album Hard Candy doesn't come out for another five weeks, but its already Number Two on Amazon.com, right behind everyone's favorite - Celtic Thunder's (who?) self-titled album. Looking back on Madonna posts, I noticed MOG hasn't posted the Hard Candy album cover. So here is it:Suck on it April 29th.
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Well guys, now that the Stuart Price remix of Madonna 's Miles Away has leaked, a few hundred blog would be posting this track a few minutes from now. Its not bad, but given his remixes of the Confessions tracks, I'm sorta expected a little more from him and this track. What do you all think? Download | Madonna - Miles Away (Thin White Duke Remix)
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| 3 Give It 2 Me |
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| 6 She's Not Me |
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| 8 Beat Goes On |
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| 9 Dance 2night |
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| 10 Spanish Lesson |
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| 11 Devil Wouldn't Recognize You |
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| 12 Voices |
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