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Post by nikkib on Feb 15, 2012 21:14:52 GMT 1
Madonna "Give Me All Your Luvin'" (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix)
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Post by nikkib on Feb 16, 2012 22:37:57 GMT 1
Madonna Extends Her Record With 38 Hot 100 Top 10'sAlmost 30 years after her arrival on Billboard's charts, Madonna continues to feel L-U-V from her fans. On this week's Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, her latest single, "Give Me All Your Luvin'," featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., bounds 13-10 in its second chart week. The first single from Madonna's 12th studio album, 'MDNA,' due March 26th (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. Check out the artists with the most top 10 songs in the Hot 100's 53-year history: 38 -- Madonna 34 -- the Beatles 28 -- Michael Jackson 28 -- Stevie Wonder 27 -- Mariah Carey 27 -- Janet Jackson 27 -- Elton John 25 -- Elvis Presley (whose career predates the chart's Aug. 4, 1958, inception) 23 -- Whitney Houston 23 -- the Rolling Stones Source
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Post by nikkib on Feb 17, 2012 22:14:14 GMT 1
Madonna Crowned 'Greatest' Woman in Music!Madonna is already dubbed the Queen of Pop, so fans of the iconic singer probably aren't surprised that she tops VH1's "100 Greatest Women in Music" list. The network's weeklong countdown wraps up Friday and features the greatest female artists of the last twenty years who have released music from 1990 to today. The list includes the likes of Sheryl Crow, the Spice Girls, Miley Cyrus, Cher, Aaliyah, Ke$ha, Florence and the Machine, Liz Phair, M.I.A. and the White Stripes drummer Meg White, to name a few. As the countdown comes to a close, it seems that Madonna is the only lady who can top the list. Also making the top 10 is Pink, Mary J. Blige, Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Adele, Lady GaGa, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey, who landed at No.2 on the list. Britney Spears narrowly missed the top 10, landing at No.11. The other girls in the top 20 are Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Missy Elliott, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Alanis Morissette, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani and TLC. Source
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Post by nikkib on Feb 22, 2012 0:35:34 GMT 1
How Madonna's Second 'MDNA' Single 'Girls Gone Wild' Came Together"Girls Gone Wild," the second single from Madonna's 'MDNA,' was born from the remote union of two Italian producers and a Canadian writer, all signed to Patrick Moxey's Ultra Music. "Obviously it's huge for us," Moxey tells Billboard.com. "We have both the producer and the top-line writer; that's 100% share."The mid-tempo, four-on-the-floor party track is a tougher take on the style of Madge's 2005 effort, "Confessions On A Dancefloor," produced by Stuart Price: It's undeniably dance, but with stronger electro than house markings. ("MDNA" in totality will probably be more diverse, featuring the production of disco house champion Martin Solveig on four tracks, and the darker, trance-ier William Orbit on five.) Moxey traces the song's beginning back to early 2011, when Ultra Records artist Benny Benassi was preparing to release "Electroman," his fourth studio album. Moxey thought his aggressive style would "work well with some of the major American superstar artists," so he requested additional tracks from Benny and his longtime production partner, Ale (Alejandro) Benassi, also his cousin. Moxey selected a few tracks and shared them with Jenson Vaughan, a young top-line writer based in Vancouver. Vaughn had done extensive work with U.K. producer Ian Carey, on collaborations with artists like Timbaland, Kelly Rowland and Snoop Dogg. "I was really attracted to his lyrics," says Moxey, "and I feel Benassi in my bones, because those bass-driven tracks are so inspiring. It's a bit like cooking, like, 'Ooh, what would this sound like together?'"Vaughn returned a demo just a week later, which Moxey shared with Benassi's European co-manager Paul Sears, who in turn sent it to Guy Oseary, Madonna's manager. Soon, the Benassi boys were on their way to London (from their home of Parma, Italy) to record with Madonna. "She loved them," reports Moxey. "Benny is such a quality person; I think that made it all flow so much easier." Two tracks from that session -- "Girls" and "I'm Addicted" -- made it onto "MDNA," with "Girls" opening the album. "A brilliant way to have hits is to create hits," says Moxey. "When you have very talented people around you, you just make the introductions, and maybe give them some direction. It's the essence of the A&R process, but it's so natural -- it's not contrived."Looking toward the release of the "GGW" video, Moxey says he isn't concerned with a reported lawsuit from Joe Francis, creator of the "Girls Gone Wild" series of co-ed flasher videos. "When I looked at ASCAP, I noticed there were approximately 50 records called 'Girls Gone Wild,'" he says. "This guy just thinks too much of himself."Source
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Post by nikkib on Feb 22, 2012 18:32:39 GMT 1
Has Madonna’s ‘Give Me All Your Luvin” Tanked?In the UK, a market which Madge has consistently sold in, ‘Luvin” has received anything but that. Indeed, the Nicki Minaj and MIA assisted cut has only managed to scrape the Top 40, peaking at a lowly #37. A feat which sees the track serve as her worst-performing lead single in Britain, and one of her worst performing here full stop. The single has also fared poorly in Australia, peaking at #25 on the ARIA. Stateside, the track has enjoyed a somewhat better run, becoming the 53 year old’s first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 since 2008′s ’4 Minutes’, after hitting #10 last week. Yet, backed by the epic buzz of her Super Bowl showing and a cunning radio deal with Clear Channel, anything but that success would have been a colossal disaster. And yet with the effects of both dimming, many find it no coincidence that the track’s radio spins and iTunes buys have ground to an abrupt halt. Which begs the question; just how successful is ‘Luvin”? In one regard, it’s served its true purpose of “advertising” its accompanying album ‘MDNA’, as well as the singer’s forthcoming tour – causing fever pitch anticipation for both. However, it’s also arguable that – given its “youthful” composition and lyrical content – the track has failed in its quest to cement her Madegesty’s relevance to today’s teen-dominated audience. For yours truly, the track tanked before release, given the multiple flavours of garbage it served up. There’s keeping up with the Joneses, and there’s defecating on your discography – something ol’ Madge has done many times over with this cut. Unfortunate, as on paper, the trio of Madonna, MIA, and Minaj seemed like home-run and then some. We can only hope ‘MDNA’ serves up better, serves up fresher. ThatGrapeJuice
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Post by nikkib on Feb 22, 2012 20:36:22 GMT 1
Madonna Set To Shoot "Girls Gone Wild" Music Video This WeekTalking with Ryan Seacrest a few days ago, Madonna revealed that she would be shooting the music video for "Girls Gone Wild" soon. The second single from 'MDNA,' "Girls Gone Wild," was co-produced by Italian DJ Benny Benassi. And now, Madonna's manager Guy Oseary tweeted that Madonna is shooting "Girls Gone Wild" video this coming week. The video will be directed by photographers Mert and Marcus, who also did the photoshoot for both 'MDNA' covers. The visuals for the video are said to include some sort of religious theme. Possibly some kind of biblical imagery or prayers. Source
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Post by nikkib on Feb 23, 2012 22:44:46 GMT 1
Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin'" Drops Out of US Top Ten Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin'" unfortunately drops out of the U.S. Top Ten (from No. 10 down to No. 39) this week. It is a huge week on the U.S. singles chart: Katy Perry debuts at No. 1 with "Part of Me" from the expanded Teenage Dream "Complete Confection" deluxe edition, Adele sets an all-time record as lead artist on three singles in the U.S. Top Ten ( "Set Fire to the Rain", at No. 2; "Rolling in the Deep", at No. 5; and "Someone Like You", at No. 7), and Whitney Houston achieves a posthumous No. 3 ranking with "I Will Always Love You."Given the heavy traffic in the Top Ten, it is understandable that Madonna's single could drop. Source
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Post by nikkib on Feb 24, 2012 1:22:10 GMT 1
TMZ: Madonna's Driver "Dead on Arrival" At LAX
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Post by nikkib on Feb 24, 2012 1:25:49 GMT 1
Details On Madonna’s “Girls Gone Wild” Music & VideoYesterday, HitsDailyDouble posted a rumor that said VEVO would release a lyric video of Madonna’s new single “Girls Gone Wild,” and today, we can finally confirm that it’s true! A VEVO spokesperson said they are planning to premiere the lyric video to Madonna’s new single “Girls Gone Wild” tomorrow on VEVO “Girls Gone Wild” opens up the way “Like a Prayer” (the album) closes: with an “Act of Contrition” spoken by Madonna. It’s all about a good girl wanting to have fun on the dance floor (“in the zone”) accepting her status of bad girl… and it’s a little autobiographical too: “I know good girls don’t misbehave, but I’m a bad girl anyway.”Towards the end, Madonna whispers “Forgive me”… Source
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Post by nikkib on Feb 24, 2012 21:00:02 GMT 1
Madonna's Official "Girls Gone Wild" Single Cover
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Post by nikkib on Feb 27, 2012 20:18:44 GMT 1
Martin Sloveig: “Madonna Has Succeeded Where Michael Jackson Failed”One of Madonna's producer, Martin Sloveig, made quite the gaffe when talking up the 53 year old in a recent interview. Speaking to French radio station Europe1 this week, Sloveig had the following to say when quizzed on Madonna’s legacy: “She has left her landmark in music and fashion in every era. In the 80s, in the 90s. And she has succeeded – what I think Michael Jackson has failed to do – to still be relevant in the 2000s working with Mirwais and Stuart Price. I’m more a fan of those albums than the ones she released when she started. And THAT is impressive to me.”And that’s not all. When inevitably questioned about the singer’s “beef” with Lady GaGa, the hitmaker added: “No (GaGa did not take her crown). I think she’s a disciple. There’s a master and a disciple. It’s very simple. We all have a role model, don’t we?”Source
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Post by nikkib on Feb 27, 2012 20:25:08 GMT 1
Arianne Phillips at the Oscars Talks About Madonna Tour
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Post by nikkib on Feb 27, 2012 23:33:23 GMT 1
First Listen: Madonna - "Girl Gone Wild"
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Post by nikkib on Feb 27, 2012 23:35:38 GMT 1
Madonna's Official "Girl(s) Gone Wild" Single Cover?UPDATE: This photo is not that actual single cover, but a photo from the album booklet apparently.
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Post by nikkib on Feb 27, 2012 23:37:00 GMT 1
First Listen: Madonna - "Girl Gone Wild" (Album Version With Intro)
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