Have a listen to one of the best songs on MDNA, “Love Spent”, in its acoustic form!
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NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – Mar 22, 2012) – The Smirnoff Co. has announced that they are offering ‘The Smirnoff “MDNA” Nightlife Edition Remix Album’ to Madonna fans. The surefire collector’s album will be available to consumers exclusively through the Smirnoff US Facebook page. The Smirnoff “MDNA” Nightlife Edition Remix Album features seven remixed tracks from Madonna’s new album, “MDNA.” Both albums are scheduled to be released on March 26th. The “MDNA” Nightlife Edition Remix Album showcases DJ sensations Kid Capri & Just Blaze, from Smirnoff’s Master of the Mix program and never heard before versions of new tracks including “Give Me All Your Luvin’” and “Masterpiece.” This is the latest element of Smirnoff’s multifaceted partnership with Madonna and Live Nation Entertainment.
Smirnoff’s exciting offer to fans enables them to purchase the “MDNA” Nightlife Edition Remix Album by ‘liking’ their US Facebook page (facebook.com/SmirnoffUS) and placing their order for $3.50. The simultaneous March 26th distribution of the remixed downloads and the release of “MDNA” on March 26th enables Smirnoff fans to be the first to hear the unique compilation.
Simon Burch, Global Brand Director for The Smirnoff Co., commented, “It is a testament to Madonna’s phenomenal performance and album production that these tracks can be remixed whilst retaining their musical integrity and broad appeal. It is exciting to be giving our fans the first chance to hear these incredible tracks in an expertly produced compilation album.”
“We are delighted that Madonna and Live Nation Entertainment’s collaboration with Smirnoff gives us the chance to share extraordinary original content with fans, and provide them with new and exciting ways to experience Madonna’s music,” said Christopher Swope, Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances & Innovation, Live Nation Network.
The Smirnoff “MDNA” Nightlife Edition Remix Album is part of a multi-faceted program between Madonna, her partner Live Nation, and Diageo, the parent company of The Smirnoff Co.
The Smirnoff Co. believes in careful consumption and responsible nightlife behavior.
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MDNA is now being released in certain spots around the world, and readers of the website MADONNATRIBE have begun to submit their scans of the Album.
If anyone would like to submit scans to myMDNA please email them to billy@mymdna.com.
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MDNA producer Martin Solveig takes us inside the studio for MDNA and talks about the collaborative process with Madonna.
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From ‘Vogue’ to ‘Human Nature,’ MTV News points out the many nods to the Queen of Pop’s legendary music videos.
By John Mitchell
The video for Madonna’s latest MDNA single, “Girl Gone Wild,” dropped Tuesday night, and it is overflowing with winks and nods to many of the Queen of Pop’s biggest videos.
The clip was directed by fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, who have shot Madonna for Interview magazine and lensed the album artwork for MDNA, which is due Monday. Unlike her video for “Give Me All Your Luvin,” ”GGW” is not plot-driven, but rather an assemblage of striking images that recall the dark, sexed-up era she ushered in with her “Vogue” video and which reached its apex with the release of her “Sex” book and Erotica album.
Madonna makes references to her iconic past throughout the video, meshing vintage M with her current self seamlessly. Below are the five key references we noticed in the “Girl Gone Wild” clip:
“Erotica” From Madonna’s big, diva-like bleach-blond hair to those chains and leather-briefs-wearing men, the dark, sexy vibe here is pure “Erotica”-era Madge. The clip for “Erotica” was markedly grittier, employing camera filters and sleazy locations (and, you know, bridles and whips) to give off an S&M vibe. If “Girl” isn’t as gritty in its approach to sex, it’s also far less off-putting. The sex stuff in the “Erotica” video is more of an artful expression of fetishism than a series of “wow, that’s hot” moments, like those featured in “GGW.” But as usual, M delivers plenty of edgy eye candy.
“Vogue” Those moves! Those angular, cutting arm, leg and body movements. Check. A bunch of scantily clad male dancers posing in formation. Check. In addition to being shot entirely in black-and-white, the dancing in “Girl Gone Wild” is a direct callback to the sharp moves from “Vogue.” A few times in the video (check 1:10), Madonna and her dancers are definitely “vogueing” — or at least as close to it as she’s gotten since she struck her most famous pose in 1990. There’s also something to be said for the gay culture references in both videos. Madonna made vogueing mainstream in 1990 with her hit, but the highly stylized form of dance was actually born in the late-’80s Harlem gay ballroom scene (see the amazing documentary “Paris Is Burning” if you want to know where vogueing really came from). She embraced the connection then and appears to be doing the same here. In “GGW,” we have two male models gnawing on the same apple, dancers in heels (and little else) and many, many suggestive close-ups celebrating the male form.
“Human Nature” The “Human Nature” video is most remembered for Madonna’s black latex bodysuit, and she resurrects the look for “GGW.” Beyond the suit itself, the “Nature” video also cast Madonna and her dancers in all black and set them against an all-white background, a style choice she uses frequently throughout “Girl.” Like the “GGW” clip, the vid for “Nature” was directed by a well-known fashion photographer, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, who also helmed Madonna’s controversial video for “Justify My Love.”
“Justify My Love”
Speaking of which, Her Madgesty is getting awfully handsy with her sexy dancers here, and late in the video, we find Madonna and her dancers really going for it, writhing in a pile and feeling each other up. The “Love” video was, of course, banned from MTV in 1990 for its depictions of sex acts. Set in a voyeuristic hotel, the “Love” clip includes what we can only refer to as an orgy sequence, and she recalls that a bit here, albeit in a tamer fashion. The scene in “GGW” is less explicit because it’s not as direct about its subject matter — being sexy is part of the “GGW” narrative, while making a grand observation about full-on sex was at least part of the point of “Justify My Love.”
“Like a Prayer”
Madonna wouldn’t be Madonna without a direct reference to religious iconography. Here, we get a dancer wearing a crown of thorns. Her video for “Like a Prayer” famously featured Catholic symbols, including stigmata and burning crosses, and a dream about making love to a saint on an altar. Madonna herself has even donned a crown of thorns onstage. During her performance of “Live to Tell” on her Confessions Tour, Madonna sang from a massive mirrored cross while sporting the crown.
What did we miss? Share the old-school Madonna references you noticed in the “Girl Gone Wild” video!
Source : MTV
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A great friend of myMDNA, Bradley Stern has featured one of Madonna’s tracks as one of his top five songs to listen to in his weekly column on MTV.com. Here’s what he had to say about “I Fucked Up”
3.) Madonna, “I F***** Up”
The language, Madge. The language! I swear, the woman’s gone wild… Madonna finds herself getting introspective on the brand-new weekend “leak” from the Queen of Pop’s upcoming 12th studio album, MDNA. (One more week to go!) “I could have just kept my big mouth closed/ I could have just done what I was told,” she humbly laments above the slowly tripping ambient beat, produced by Martin Solveig.
Later on, she shuffles through a dozen or more coulda-woulda-shoulda moments with her ex (“We could have toured the world in a private jet/ Run naked on the beach all soaking wet”). I mean… a private jet world tour? Really? I’m thinking he’s the one that messed up, Madge.
While it’s fun to hear the Queen getting wild on her latest single, “Girl Gone Wild,” it’s good to know that she’s also digging deep Ray of Light/Music style as well on the upcoming record. Oh, and even if the title offends your delicate sensibility, don’t worry: I’ve never heard the phrase “I f***** up” sound so… delicate and charming? Only Madonna!
+ LISTEN TO MADONNA, “I F***** UP”
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The Album artwork is starting to leak in full quality. What are your thoughts?
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If you listened to Larry Flick’s Interview with Madonna you will have heard him talking to her about his interview he conducted with William Orbit. We now have access to hear the man behind MDNA’s full interview with the Sirius XM morning show. Take a listen below:
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Madonna has responded to the controversy in St. Petersburg today on her Facebook. She had this to say:
Madonna Answers St Petersburg’s Controversy:
I’m a freedom fighter.
My show
My songs
My work
My art
Is all about freedom of expression
Freedom to choose to speak to act
Always with humanity and compassion
I will come to St. Petersburg to speak up for the gay community, to support the gay community and to give strength and inspiration to anyone who is or feels opressed.
I don’t run away from adversity.
I will speak during my show about this ridiculous atrocity.
Madonna’s first tour in Russia drew the ire of orthodox Christian activists. Now she vows to defy a new law against promoting homosexuality when she performs in President-elect Vladimir Putin’s hometown in August.
“I will come to St. Petersburg to speak up for the gay community and to give strength and inspiration to anyone who is or feels oppressed,” the pop star said by e-mail late yesterday. “I’m a freedom fighter.”
The law, signed March 7 by St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko, a Putin ally and former KGB officer, bans lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered “propaganda” that could give minors “the false perception that traditional and nontraditional relationships are socially equal.”
Homosexuality was outlawed in the Soviet era and wasn’t decriminalized in Russia until 1993. Seventy-six of the 193 members of the United Nations deem homosexuality illegal, according toHuman Rights Watch. At least five countries, including Iran, impose the death penalty for consensual same-sex relations, the New York-based advocacy group says.
Madonna, ranked the 8th highest-earning celebrity in Forbes magazine’s 2010 list with estimated earnings of $58 million, plans to return to Russia for the third time with a concert in Moscow on Aug. 7, followed two days later by St. Petersburg. Tickets for both performances range from 1,500 rubles ($51) to 50,000 rubles apiece, according to PMI Corp. and Euro Entertainment, the organizers of the events.
‘Ridiculous Atrocity’
“I don’t run away from adversity,” Madonna, who has used her fame to support gay rights, said in the e-mail. “I will speak during my show about this ridiculous atrocity.”
Madonna’s first show in Russia six years ago was marred by protests of Russian Orthodox activists who objected to her performance of the song “Live to Tell,” which she sang while wearing a crown of thorns and dangling from a cross.
During the singer’s second visit in 2009 on the Sticky and Sweet tour, a Communist group urged her to sing a revolutionary anthem like the Marseillaise as she performed near the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, which was stormed by the Bolsheviks in 1917. The palace now houses the Hermitage Museum.
The Russian Orthodox Church, the dominant religious body in a country of 143 million people, considers homosexuality a sin. About 69 percent of Russians identify themselves as Orthodox, according to a poll last August by the Moscow-based Levada center.
‘Propaganda Among Minors’
“There’s lots of criticism from the media community about this law, but somehow most of the media forget about this crucial word — minors,” said Vladimir Vigilyansky, a spokesman for the Moscow Patriarchy, by phone. “It’s about propaganda among minors, not about banning homosexuality itself.”
Russia, which is preparing to host the Winter Olympics in 2014 and the soccer World Cup in 2018, was chastised for the legislation by Canada, which issued a warning to its citizens who plan to travel to St. Petersburg to avoid “displaying affection in public, as homosexuals can be targets of violence.”
The former imperial capital, founded by Peter the Great in 1703, is the country’s top tourist destination and a host city for the World Cup. About 2.3 million foreigners visited the city in 2010, the last year for which government data is available.
Source : Bloomberg
