Madonna Shines at Super Bowl Halftime Show
February 6, 2012 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Live
While there will unquestionably be the haters who have criticism to offer on Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime performance, it was arguably one of the best halftime shows in recent years, and the Material Girl proved again why she is the Queen of Pop.
The 12 minute set included guest appearances by Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., LMFAO and Cee Lo Green. The impressive performance covered some of her biggest hits, including Vogue, Music and Like a Prayer, and also featured Madge’s latest single, “Give Me All Your Luvin.’”
Check out the performance and let us know what you think!
Madonna Releases “Give Me All Your Luvin’” Video
February 3, 2012 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music
The queen of pop releases her first, long-anticipated single off of her new album, MDNA. The single, “Give Me All Your Luvin,’” features Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. The video is a playful take on Madonna’s worldwide fame, using a high-school theme to portray the singer’s superstar status.
Check out the video. What do you think?
Madonna Releases Colorful MDNA Cover Art
January 31, 2012 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Album, Celebrity, New
Madonna released the cover art or her next studio album, MDNA. She dropped the art on her Facebook page.
Madonna recently described MDNA as “high-energy,” and this particular visual certainly fits that vibe.
Madonna releases “Give Me All Your Luvin”, the first single off the album, on Friday, along with the video. She’s set to take the stage at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Madonna’s Single To Release on Friday
January 30, 2012 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music, Single
Madonna’s first single, “Give Me All Your Luvin,” off her upcoming album “MDNA” is set to release this coming Friday, February 3, two days before the singer performs at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
The track features Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., and is the first single off of Madonna’s 12th studio album.
An excerpt from the video to Give Me All Your Luvin’ will air on U.S. television show “American Idol” on February 2, and the full video appears on Madonna’s YouTube channel the following day.
MDNA was recorded in New York and Los Angeles and reunited Madonna with William Orbit who co-wrote and co-produced several cuts on the new album.
LMFAO Rumored to Join Madonna at SuperBowl
January 26, 2012 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music
Will.i.am has revealed one of the performers expected to spice up Madonna’s upcoming halftime extravaganza: LMFAO.
Will.i.am says, “I’m going to the Super Bowl this year to see my group LMFAO perform with Madonna.” LMFAO, who scored a pair of Hot 100 chart-toppers last year with “Party Rock Anthem” and “Sexy and I Know It,” are signed to Will.i.am Music Group through Cherrytree/Interscope.
The Peas star continued, “Check that out, Will.i.am Music Group is pretty freaking two for two…. One year the Super Bowl, the next year another group part of the Super Bowl in collaboration with Madonna. That’s still happening.”
Madonna was announced as the Super Bowl halftime show performer in December after months of speculation. Nicki Minaj is also rumored to show up at the Super Bowl performance, after the hip-hop star and pop legend collaborated on Madonna’s forthcoming single, “Give Me All Your Love.”
Madonna Wins Golden Globe, Elton John’s Husband Reacts
January 16, 2012 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Awards Show, Celebrity
At the Golden Globe Awards, Madonna and Elton John were both up for best original song, and traded insults on the red carpet, but after Madonna won, John’s husband David Furnish lashed back on his Facebook page.
“Madonna. Best song???? F**k off!!!” Furnish said on Facebook, according to TMZ. “Madonna winning Best Original Song truly shows how these awards have nothing to do with merit. Her acceptance speech was embarrassing in its narcissism.”
He also called Madonna’s recent criticism of Lady Gaga “desperate.”
Furnish may have been referring to several aspects of Madonna’s speech, which came after her song “Masterpiece,” from her film “W.E.,” beat out John’s “Hello Hello from “Gnomeo and Juliet.”
Before the night’s festivities, Elton told NBC’s Carson Daly that Madonna “doesn’t have a f***ing chance of winning tonight.” After laughing, Daly asked if those were “fighting words” but Elton called them “accurate words.”
When Daly told Madonna about Elton’s jab, she asked, “Was he wearing a dress?’ … adding, “may the best man win.”
According to Us Weekly, Madonna voiced her hopes backstage that she and Elton could patch things up. “I hope he speaks to me for the next couple of years,” she quipped. “He’s been known to get mad at me so I don’t know. He’s brilliant and I adore him so he’ll win another award. I don’t feel bad!”
Madonna Makes Rather Cold Comments on Gaga’s Career
January 13, 2012 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity
Madonna made some rather lukewarm comments in U.S. interviews released on Friday, calling her influence on Gaga’s music “interesting” and “amusing.” Sometimes.
“I certainly think she references me a lot in her work. And sometimes I think it’s amusing and flattering and well done,” Madonna, 53, told ABC News in a television interview.
“There’s a lot of ways to look at it. I can’t really be annoyed by it…because obviously, I’ve influenced her,” the pop star told ABC.
The comparisons between the two divas, both known for combining provocative stunts with catchy dance-pop hits, came to a head when Gaga released her “Born This Way” single last February.
The song was instantly likened to Madonna’s 1989 hit “Express Yourself”.
“When I heard it on the radio .I said that sounds very familiar,” Madonna said. Asked if that felt annoying, Madonna responded, “It felt reductive.”
Pressed by ABC interviewer Cynthia McFadden whether that was a good or bad thing, Madonna replied “look it up”.
In a separate interview in the upcoming issue of Newsweek, Madonna described “Born This Way” as “a wonderful way to redo my song.”
“I mean, I recognized the chord changes. I thought it was… interesting,” she added.
The Grammy-winning singer told U.S. talk show host Jay Leno in February that she was Madonna’s “hugest fan personally and professionally.”
Madonna Talks New Album Title and Working With Gaga
January 11, 2012 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity
Madonna revealed the title of her 12th studio album: “M.D.N.A.”
In an interview with Graham Norton, Madonna talked about the album release, saying, “it’s soon — it depends how quickly people hack in to my server and leak it. Can people wait? It’s terrible.”
“M.N.D.A.” will be Madonna’s first studio release on Interscope, since leaving Warner Bros. Records and entering into an all-encompassing deal with Live Nation. Her final Warner Bros. studio set, “Hard Candy,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 740,000 copies stateside, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
According to Glamour, another reported topic of conversation between Madonna and Graham Norton in the interview was Lady Gaga, who is surely used to the Madonna comparisons by now. “When I first saw her [Gaga] I was really impressed by her and she was cool. She did remind me of me back in the day,” Madonna said. “I do think she is very talented.”
Madonna Signs Deal with Interscope
December 14, 2011 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music
The Queen of Pop Madonna has signed a deal with Interscope Records. Madonna will reportedly work with the label on three records for $1 million each.
Madonna will also remain with Live Nation, with whom she signed a deal in 2007. Currently she has a 10-year, “360 deal” worth upwards of $100 million that covers touring and merchandise. Live Nation CEO Irving Azoff hinted back in February that a merger could happen for the star sometime this year. Live Nation always had intended to partner with a record label for the release of her next album.
“Live Nation, prior to the merger, entered into some of these all-rights deals, so there are certain artists, Madonna being one of them, that there is a recorded-music strategy,” Azoff said. “Once she gets the album recorded, we’ll sit down with her and her manager, Guy Oseary, and figure out what’s best for the record. It has to start with the music.”
A source says, “It’s just about keeping relevance so that she can tour. She is still in the demo phase, but the idea is to get the first album out early next year.”
Kiss from Madonna has Nicki Minaj Giddy
December 8, 2011 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music
Nicki Minaj tweeted on Wednesday to let her fans know she was on set with the one and only Madonna, as they were busy shooting the music video for, “Give Me All Your Love,” the first single off Madonna’s next album.
Minaj gushed about the shoot, even relaying one major detail that she hopes will make the final cut. She tweeted, “OH MY f’ingggg Gahhhh!!!!! MADONNA jus kissed me!!!!! On the lips!!!!!!! It felt sooooo good. Soooo soft!!!! *passes out* aaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!”
M.I.A. also will appear on the track. The rapper confirmed she recorded with the Queen of Pop late last month in New York, after speculation about a collabo between the three women hit a fevered pitch in November. M.I.A. also tweeted about chilling with Madonna on set. “Madonna killed it! A legend! said she’d have me, i said ill have her too, we had a 3sum M.N.M. MEGAFORCE @TheMegaforce thanku,” she wrote to the video director team.
A version of the demo first leaked in early November.
