I NEED TO DANCE!
Madonna has just premiered a 1-minute snippet of her upcoming MDNA album track, “I’m Addicted”!
The tranced-out dance floor assault was co-produced by Benny and Alle Benassi (better known together as the Benassi Bros.) and The Demolition Crew.
Take Confessions On A Dance Floor, a touch of Chris Brown‘s “Beautiful People,” a scoop of Kelis‘ Flesh Tone, a lil’ bit of ABBA and then throw them all into a disco ball-encrusted blender filled with acid: Shimmery and trance-y and trippy and insane, sort of like taking some…MDNA, right?
Oh, and “When I hear your voice, something happens to me, I have no choice”? A little “Like A Prayer” realness, yes?
This is seriously sick. (I just wish it wasn’t so LQ…) Bring on the rest of the record!
M! D! N! A!
MDNA will be released on March 26. (iTunes)
Earlier this evening, MDNA co-producer William Orbit appeared on the BBC World Services program The Strand to discuss his latest projects, including his work with Madonna.
Regarding the album, Orbit explained: “There’s some pretty hard, rocking tracks. There’s a very different variation of…styles. Mostly pretty savage, actually. The singles that have come out aren’t necessarily representative.”
In addition, the producer revealed that he and Madonna are still recording right now: “What she has decided to do is extra acoustic versions,” he said, explaining further: “Downbeat…kind of the banjo and things like that.”
Kind of surprising that they’re still recording now, no? I don’t know exactly how I feel about a banjo (hey, T. Swift!), but let’s hope those downtempo cuts make it onto a special version of the album regardless.
Regarding the singles: I do genuinely enjoy “Girl Gone Wild” (and, to a lesser extent, “Give Me All Your Luvin”), yet I can’t help but admit that I’ve been praying for something musically and thematically…well, more.
While I’ve continued to stand on a soapbox yelling about how Madge has the freedom to sing about poppin’ bottles of Tanqueray in the club and getting silly with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj (which she does!), Orbit’s words are a much-needed reassurance that the contents of MDNA will pack a much harder punch.
Here’s hoping the album’s got plenty more substance (and sonic excellence) in store for us.
A full video of the interview, courtesy of Madonnarama.
MDNA will be released on March 26. (iTunes)
Grab your stilettos, ladies and gents.
According to loud rumors floating ’round at the moment, Ukranian sex-in-heels dance troupe Kazaky may be appearing in Madonna’s upcoming Mert & Marcus directed video for “Girl Gone Wild.”
From this detailed, semi non-English email tip I just got:
On the night of February 26, the famous Twitter user called @HelloJonte, better known as a dancer Jonte, wrote the following message: “Congrats 2 @kazakyofficial for being in @MadonnaNation ‘s next music vid (^_^)! Hope you feature my signature leg lift in stiletto’s! It has made you popular. #Madonna”.
One would think that this is another fleeting rumor, but the fact is that Jonte familiar with the choreographers of the new Madonna video “Girls Gone Wild” – with Napoleon and Tabitha. In addition, on Twitter it was easy to trace the connection of Kazaky and a member of Madonna’s team – Arianne Phillips, who heads the entire wardrobe of Madonna in her upcoming tour, and worked as a stylist during the shooting of “Girls Gone Wild”.
Until now, information about the new music video is held in the strictest confidence, and until recently everyone was convinced that in the new video will appear Britney Spears. But it seems the Queen of Pop preferred a more fashionable variant and jumped at scandalous guys from the Ukrainian group Kazaky.
Twitter is already abuzz with the rumor as well…so, is it true? No one’s certain yet, but I sure hope so.
Kazaky’s inclusion would be utterly genius, and so Madonna: She already succeeded in bringing voguing from the ballroom to the mainstream over twenty years ago with “Vogue.” Why not bring this sexy, stylish and ever-so-slightly subversive dance troupe to public consciousness in 2012?
For now, let us watch and drool over their latest release in January, “Dance and Change.”
“Dance and Change” was released in January. (iTunes)
Get fired up like a smoking gun!
VEVO has just premiered the lyric video for the radio version of “Girl Gone Wild,” the second single off of Madonna‘s upcoming twelfth studio album MDNA, due out on March 26.
Check out the full song below! Review to come when I regain consciousness…
EDIT: Okay, well, that happened. And…I love it!
Yes, yes, yes…there are negatives, of course. I hear them loud and clear! In fact, I had to steer clear of social media for a while to mull this one over for myself.
Vocally, she does sound a bit disengaged from the song–even possibly bored in places! And given that Benny Benassi was the one responsible for crafting something as untouchable as “Brave” off of Kelis‘ 2010 Flesh Tone (and even the defining remix of Madonna’s own “Celebration”!), I’m admittedly a bit shocked at the…hmm, sort-of flatness of the production?
And no, this isn’t the stuff of lyrical genius either: There’s some tiny glimmers of Godney (808′s and In The Zone!), plus some nods to classic Madge (“Erotica,” “Burning Up”), but ultimately, this is mostly an unadventurous ‘all up in da club’ moment. (Then again, “Into The Groove” wasn’t exactly highbrow…)
But that’s about where the issues end for me: Given that this is Madonna, there’s always going to be an impossible amount of hype and anticipation and expectation built around the music. As my friend Keith Caulfield from Billboard rightly pointed out in a spot-on assessment on Twitter, “Because she is MADONNA, everything she does is examined with a microscope. She is the biggest pop star alive….whatever she does is hyper-criticized. If it’s good, it’s not “good enough.” If it’s so-so, it’s a disaster.”
Back in 2008, I slammed Hard Candy as a desperate attempt for relevancy when I first heard the record (as I think a lot of fans did as well.) Now, I find myself revisiting quite often–most of the cuts, like “Dance 2Night” and “Heartbeat,” are actually phenomenal pop records. For some reason (the internet!11!!1!), it’s just too easy to all pounce at once.
While we’re on the subject, I’m so tired of seeing these holier-than-thou arguments about what our pop stars should be singing about. She’s 53, and she’s singing about dancing! And possibly even sex! (Oops, I didn’t know she couldn’t talk about sex!) Oh, so what? Fuck off, seriously–or should we just pray you never want to get some past the age of 50?
I find the dismissal of Madonna as an old woman incredibly insulting. It’s ageist and sexist, as I’ve tried to defend throughout this entire campaign so far: She challenged the expectations of what a woman should be as a pop artist 30 years ago, and she’s challenging the expectations of what a woman should be as an older pop artist now. You may not like it, you may not be comfortable with it…but that’s who she is, take it or leave it.
Also, it’s Madonna–you should know by now that the woman’s going to stay stubborn.
At the end of the day, this song is still fun, to me at least–like a brighter mash-up of “Celebration” and Confessions On A Dance Floor‘s “Sorry”. There’s hooks for days, the beat’s a-bangin’ (yes, I get it, it’s not the most ‘revolutionary’), and there’s no way I’m going to go to bed tonight without hearing “Hey-ey-ey, ey-ey-ey” echoing in my head until I pass out.
Oh, and that spoken word “Act of Contrition” introduction on the album version of the song? That’s a nod to a track on her 1989 album Like A Prayer for those unaware, and it’s utterly genius.
I enjoy “Girl Gone Wild.” Like, a lot. In fact, the more I listen, the more I absolutely L-U-V the song. Besides, it’s going to sound MAJOR in the clubs.
Is this all a cop-out? An excuse? Am I being basic? Or perfectly Kat Delusional? Potentially. I’m a diehard fan, so it’s impossible for me to look at this one too objectively, folks. But as it turns out, I’ve simply run out of fucks in my inventory to give out regarding my own biases. We all have them, after all…
Frankly, I’d rather just shut up and dance.
MDNA will be released on March 26. (iTunes)
Looks like Madonna isn’t the only one jonesin’ for your love lately.
“Whine Up” chanteuse Kat DeLuna is back on the prowl with her newly leaked club banga: “Give Me Your Love (Under The Strobe Lights).”
The 24 year old Dominican-born songstress hasn’t exactly had much luck achieving lift-off ever since her second studio album Inside Out was shelved stateside and released exclusively in Belgium in 2010 (and later in France, Poland and Japan…yay?), although her latest single “Dancing Tonight” did unexpectedly hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs Chart in 2011. (Also, one time I saw her video for “Push Push” playing at an empty gay bar in New Haven. Success!)
“Give Me Your Love” is actually a seriously solid stomper: Take the melodies of Cobra Starship‘s “You Make Me Feel (feat. Sabi)” and mash them up with the thumpin’ beats of Madonna‘s “Celebration” (and perhaps even a bit of Confessions‘ “Get Together” with that tranced out chorus), and boom–it’s a Kat Deluna smash!
“You’re the one that I have been waiting for/Only got one night, give me all your loving,” Deluna cries out during the chorus. And those surging, sucked-through-a-vortex oo-oo-oo vocals? L-U-V, DeLuna!
No word on whether this one’s going to serve as an upcoming single or will simply become yet another addition to the ever-growing list of Kat DeLuna leaks, but it’s certainly one of the better offerings we’ve heard from her as of late.
It’s Party O’Clock somewhere (Belgium, specifically)…so get on the floor!
The Drop It Low EP was released on August 8. (iTunes)
BOW DOWN.
Madonna just scored her 38th Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with “Gimme All Your Luvin (feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj),” the lead single from her forthcoming twelfth studio album, MDNA.
From Billboard:
The first single from Madonna’s 12th studio album, “MDNA,” due March 26 (which sports an “L-U-V, Madonna!” cheerleader chant), becomes her 38th Hot 100 top 10, pushing her further ahead of runners-up the Beatles (34).
Madonna first reached the chart’s top tier the week of June 16, 1984, when “Borderline” rose to its No. 10 peak. She had last ranked in the region with “4 Minutes,” featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, the week of June 28, 2008.
Oh. Oh, what? I’m sorry–what did you say? Oh. Call me back and let me know if your faves are still charting on Billboard 28 years later.
Gimme a record, and I’ll break it…
QUEEN OF POP REMAINS QUEEN OF POP.
Don’t play the stupid game,
’cause I’m a different kind of blogger!
I know damn well you’ve been parading around the house with your pom-poms out all week cheering on The Holy Madge ever since she premiered “Give Me All Your Luvin” (feat. M.I.A. & Nicki Minaj) during her Halftime Show at the Super Bowl.
Now, I want you to get your paws on a physical copy! (This physical attraction, it’s a chemical attraction…)
MuuMuse is proud to be giving away 5 copies of Madonna’s “Give Me All Your Luvin” (feat. M.I.A. & Nicki Minaj) single.
To enter to win, just tweet me with the following phrase:
L-U-V, @MuuMuse! Y-O-U, you wanna give me that #Madonna single? http://www.muumuse.com/?p=27641
5 winners will be randomly selected and notified on Tuesday, February 21. This is a standard CD single–no remixes. US entries only.
Let’s forget about time…and dance our lives away! Good L-U-C-K!
L-U-V, Madonna!
Madonna’s upcoming twelfth studio album, MDNA, will be released on March 26. (iTunes)
And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for: The official announcement of Madonna‘s 2012 World Tour!
From Billboard:
Fresh of her halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVI (which was viewed by a record 114 million people) comes details of the Madonna 2012 World Tour. The trek will begin May 29 in Tel Aviv, Israel, and will be her most extensive tour ever in terms of number of dates, according to Arthur Fogel, CEO of Live Nation Global Touring, worldwide producers of the tour. The tour will take Madonna to Australia for the first time in 20 years, as well as many markets she has never played before.
Here’s the key facts to know before buying tickets:
+ Tickets go on sale to the public via Ticketmaster on February 10 in Tel Aviv and the U.K.
+ North American tickets begin going on sale via Ticketmaster on February 13. Tickets range from $90 – $355.
+ All tickets purchased for a U.S. performance will come with a choice of a digital or physical copy of MDNA.
+ Citi cardmembers will be able to buy presale tickets beginning tomorrow, February 8 through Citi’s Private Pass.
+ Lifetime Legacy members of Madonna’s fan-club Icon will receive first access beginning today.
+ Free Icon members have the opportunity to purchase an Icon Live Pass for access to pre-sale and VIP packages.
For details on the VIP packages, as well as a full list of tour dates, check below the cut!
THERE’S SO MUCH TO CONSIDER ALL AT ONCE. Fingers crossed for all!
KEEP CALM AND DANCE ON.
MDNA will be released on March 26. (iTunes)
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