Nov 04 2008
Check out the MySpace page of Granite for a preview of their Miles Away Rebirth Radio remix. It´s a commissioned remix that will appear on the third single from Hard Candy, Miles Away (European CD maxi).
Listen to Madonna - Miles Away Rebirth Radio Remix here >>
Sep 29 2008
The third single from Madonna´s Hard Candy album is Miles Away. The promos have been sent to US radio stations and the single will be released sometime soon. Miles Away is written by Madonna, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Nate “Danja” Hills.
When journalist Ingrid Sischy asked if Miles Away was autobiographical (meaning about her relationship with Guy), Madonna said “In Miles Away I’m tapping into the global consciousness of people who have intimacy problems,” but admitted that all her songs are quite autobiographical.
Listen to Miles Away by Madonna below:
Jun 19 2008
Here’s behind the scenes clip of Madonna´s Give it 2 Me video. Madonna fans get to see climpse of Madonna on set, being funny and sexy. The video features the directors Nathan Rissmann and Tom Munro. Tom Munro is a fashion photographer and Nathan Rissmann is the director of Madonna´s Malawi document I Am Because We Are. He is also Madonna´s former nanny and garderner (what a career move…). Give it 2 Me is the first music video for both directors, and to be honest, it shows. The video lacks concept. Unless the concept is Madonna´s presence.
Jun 17 2008
This is great news for Robyn , the Swedish popstar. I can´t even remember when Madonna had a supporting act. Robyn will join Madonna on the Sticky & Sweet tour throughout August and September.
Robyn will play the following dates:
Apr 28 2008
Madonna´s Hard Candy has already sold gold in some countries and tomorrow it´s out in the USA. Reviews in general are good, but not excellent as with Confessions.
Rolling Stone gives Hard Candy 4 stars out of 5
Rolling Stone review is written around the theme of dominance. Rolling Stone review suggests that even though Madonna lets top-shelf producers make her their plaything, the master in the end after all, is Madonna. "Even when she wrestles with Pharrell’s abrupt stylistic changes or lets herself get absorbed in a Timberlake melody, Madonna still finds her way back on top. The atmospheric closing track, "Voices," poses the question "Who is the master, who is the slave?" before its operatic wind-down ends in a dramatic bell toll. The answer to both questions is still Madonna."
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20255940/review/20256148/hard_candy
The Observer gives Hard Candy 4 out of 5
Ben Thompson from The Observer writes an interesting intertextual review, where he, for example, finds the cover shot to be the picture of Dorian Gray in reverse. Thompson thinks that three songs collaborated with Pharrell Williams (She’s Not Me, Incredible, Spanish Lessons) leave the rest of the album in the shade. "Listening to these three fantastic songs and then looking at the gynaecological cover shot, which - for all the self-consciously modern trappings of Hard Candy’s coming into the world (pre-portioned up into Silvikrin adverts, mobile phone perks and Japanese TV theme tunes) - leaves people no choice but to describe this album as Madonna’s ‘latest waxing’, the fulcrum of the delicate balance between her public and private selves is suddenly discernible. That photo’s not a gross miscalculation; it’s the picture of Dorian Gray in reverse."
http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/reviews/story/0,,2273969,00.html
The Guardian gives Hard Candy 3 stars out of 5
Alexis Petridis writes about and gets stuck with Madonnas´s lyrics. "Perhaps Timberlake et al were just frozen into inaction, as overawed as our style-mag chum by the star’s sheer celebrity and cultural impact: however famous and successful you may be, you’re not as famous and successful as Madonna. She has claimed her collaborators weren’t above cracking jokes at her expense, but their boldness evidently didn’t extend to suggesting she do something about her lyrics, which are appalling."
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2275787,00.html
Apr 19 2008
A lot of positive reviews are popping up for Hardy Candy. Music critics and journalists have listened to the CD on album playback sessions and are giving thumbs up!