[Niall]

I love Ray Of Light now too. lakshjdflahs Thanks for the recommendation Harry!

[Harry!]

Your welcome There is more where they came from

[Niall]

I'm sure there is!

[Niall]

Madonna has confirmed that she will begin work on her next album this summer.

Her longtime manager, Guy Oseary, took to Twitter to share the news that Madge will hit the studio in July. "Madonna goes into the recording studio next month to begin work on new album ...," he wrote, sharing little else about what the Material Girl has up her sleeve. But Oseary did have a few little nuggets of information for Madge's most devoted, writing, "She has a good idea of which producers she will be working with ... lots of questions about what kind of music it will be ... stay tuned."

This announcement comes six months after Madonna teased her fans with the prospect of beginning work on her next album on her Facebook page. In December, she wrote, "Its official! I need to move. I need to sweat. I need to make new music! Music I can dance to. I'm on the lookout for the maddest, sickest, most badass people to collaborate with. I'm just saying ..." Since releasing Hard Candy back in 2008, Madonna has been keeping busy doing everything but recording new music. OK, she did release a greatest hits album, Celebration, in 2009, but it seems her focus has been on anything but music.

She wrapped up work on her movie "W.E.," which was just picked up by the Weinstein Company. She also launched a clothing line with her daughter, Lourdes, aptly titled Material Girl, and even found time to open up her own line of gyms around the world called Hard Candy.

[Niall]

*Is surprised Harry/Zippy isn't amazed at the above news*

[Harry!]

I am excited about it but just want it now tbh . She hasn't recored a studio album since 2007 (Hard Candy work started then) and just want some new Madonna music. I just hope that she does not go down what is popular in the charts and do her own thing.

[Niall]

I want her to incorporate proper dubstep in her new album, not the type of dubstep she's used before. Thats the one thing I'd love. I just don't know what to expect form her though, I'm excited to see what she'll come out with!

[Harry!]

-Wants a rock influenced album-

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by Harry!

-Wants a rock influenced album-

hell no!!!!

[Harry!]

Originally Posted by Zippy

hell no!!!!

Not like hard rock but give Madonna a chance to use her gutair on a track. Would be quite good I wouldn't mind a dance album but it would HAVE to be different to Confesssions.

[Niall]

Originally Posted by Harry!

Not like hard rock but give Madonna a chance to use her gutair on a track. Would be quite good I wouldn't mind a dance album but it would HAVE to be different to Confesssions.

How about a dubstep sequel to Confessions?! Madonna is usually innovative and stuff right? Dubstep is the new big thing in music atm so she must be thinking of incorporating it.

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by Niall

Dubstep is the new big thing in music atm....

if it were 2006...

[cub]

Lady Gaga will be taking notes ....

[Niall]

Originally Posted by Zippy

if it were 2006...

Not really cause all the major artists are only now starting to incorporate it.

[Niall]

Originally Posted by cub

Lady Gaga will be taking notes ....

I reckon it'll be the other way around this time.

[Harry!]

Originally Posted by Niall

How about a dubstep sequel to Confessions?! Madonna is usually innovative and stuff right? Dubstep is the new big thing in music atm so she must be thinking of incorporating it.

Madonna creates, premotes or reinfines trends and puts them on the map. So anything is possible, Though personally I would prefer that she did not go down the 'big and popular' route. I want her to produce one of her best albums she has done, She is under a bit of pressure to show that she is still the Queen of Pop (she is anyway <3).

[Niall]

Originally Posted by Harry!

Madonna creates, premotes or reinfines trends and puts them on the map. So anything is possible, Though personally I would prefer that she did not go down the 'big and popular' route. I want her to produce one of her best albums she has done, She is under a bit of pressure to show that she is still the Queen of Pop (she is anyway <3).

I guess she does but I'd love to see her make an amazing dubstep infused record. I can see her embracing and adapting the genre.

And she certainly is, all the new popstars that have appeared in her abscence *Cough* GODGA *Couch cough* have proved amazing. Interesting to see how she will stand in the musical world now up against such strong competitors.

[Harry!]

Radio programmers talk about Madonna album collaborators


Peter Buchanan published this blog recently at Examiner.com:

At the gathering of program director’s meeting in Chicago this weekend, the hot topic was Madonna. My June 9th column was the very first to reveal that The Weinstein Company picked up distribution rights to Madonna’s eagerly anticipated film W.E. I have a lot more information on that, but will keep quiet for now. After all, Madonna is primarily a recording artist, right?

The big talk at the meeting was Madonna’s upcoming album and the possibility of Jim Steinman (hello, Bonnie Tyler, Meat Loaf, and Celine Dion) as a collaborator. Apparently, Madonna wrote some songs with melody ideas and sent them to Mr. Steinman, who was very impressed. Madonna, despite what some say, does write her own lyrics and melodies, but relies on producers to come up with the music.

Some of the program directors thought the idea was interesting, while others thought that Jim Steinman would be cheapening himself. Even if Mr. Steinman doesn’t come through, one of the definite collaborators for Madonna’s next album is going to be Joe Henry, who co-wrote two of Madonna’s most loved songs: 'Don’t Tell Me' and 'Jump.'

[Harry!]

Behold she is coming soon....

Here is the news fans have been waiting for! Guy Oseary tweeted this news
today:

It's official.. Madonna's 1st day in the recording studio for the new album... Very exciting.. Happy 4th of july...

[Callum]

Great news!

[Niall]

This is brilliant!!!!!!1!!!!1one!!!!!

I hope Joe Henry does work with her. I actually love Don't Tell Me & Jump. Two of my fave ever Madonna songs right there.

[Harry!]

The most detailed report of the album so far, sounds great!

Madonna has allegedly refused to work with Lady GaGa producer RedOne on tracks for her new album.

The 52-year-old pop icon started work on her 12th studio album on Monday, which was confirmed by her long-time manager Guy Oseary on Twitter.

However, Madonna has reportedly ruled out collaborating with producer RedOne after her record company suggested that she do so.

According to her fan site Queen Madonna, the performer refused to work with established producers, opting for up-and-coming music-makers instead.

"Madonna is working on an ambitious project. She has listened to the demo recordings which were submitted to her in the last few years, and some of them have already been completely upset by her," the site claims.

"She's the writer of almost all of the new lyrics. Producer Joe Henry is involved in two songs so far. Most of the other producers are not so famous. Her record company wanted her to work with renowned producers such as RedOne, which she refused to do."

The site's studio insider also suggested that one track has already been recorded, as well as listing a number of musical influences.

"One of the demo tracks that have already been recorded in the last few days starts off with some piano and violins then turning into a dance track," they said. "Its title may be 'Way Back Home', which is a demo tape from Diagram Of The Heart.

"Aside from Diagram Of The Heart, musical inspirations for this album include Jessica 6, Beth Ditto and The Sound Of Arrows."

The fan site concluded with the prediction that the album could hit shelves in time for the Christmas shopping season in November.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/ne...er-redone.html

[Niall]

Sounds awesome!

[Zippy]

Woo-Hooooooo!

[Harry!]

More news from MTV about new album producer


A few weeks ago, Madonna’s manager Guy Oseary took to Twitter to announce that the Queen of Pop was about to hit the studio to begin work on her twelfth studio album – her first since 2008’s Hard Candy. At the time, we had a few suggestions for Madge. We recommended she A.) stay away from 'hot' producers like RedOne or Dr. Luke, B.) make some real dance music, and C.) use the ups and downs of the last few years to write about something substantial.

And guess what? She’s taking our advice!

Oseary tweeted that Her Madgesty began work on the untitled album on the Fourth of July. Now the first producer has been named and he’s someone to get excited about: Martin Solveig. Solveig is a French electronic music DJ and producer best known for work with Canadian electropop group Dragonette and the song 'Hello,' which became a hit in the U.S. after being featured in commercials for Trident.

Remember what happened the last time Madonna worked with a lesser-known French DJ? Music happened.

'David Guetta, Joachim Garaud, Martin Solveig, Bob Sinclair - these dudes are all part of the French guard of house music coming onto the scene in the early 2000s,' MTV News' resident dance music expert Akshay Bhansali tells us. 'He's [Solveig] always been well respected, but this year, singles-wise, he's probably made more commercially on music than Guetta.'

Solveig's good rep and ear for commercially viable dance music will be important, because this is an especially important album for Madonna. As silly as it may sound, it’s her first post-Gaga record and because of that, it will be viewed and critiqued through that lens. Earlier this year, Gaga was slapped on the wrist by music critics who felt her smash 'Born This Way' sounded a little too close for comfort to Madonna’s 1989 hit 'Express Yourself.' Gaga’s aesthetic is also often compared to Madonna’s.

So anyone who thinks Madonna won’t experience this same scrutiny in reverse as soon as she produces something new is naïve. Critics’ first question won’t be, 'What does it sound like?' Instead they’ll ask, 'Does it sound like Gaga?' And the answer needs to be no (or at least 'not really').

That’s why we recommended she avoid in-demand producers. If a producer is famous enough for the mainstream public to have some idea of who they are, then people will be able to spot their sound immediately - think RedOne’s bombastic beats for Gaga or the slick thump Dr. Luke puts together for Britney Spears and Katy Perry. Madonna at her best is forward-thinking and ahead of the musical curve; she doesn’t want to sound derivative (like she did working with 'hot' producers Pharrell Williams, Nate Hills and Timbaland on Hard Candy).

'He's a very capable producer, and maybe the fact that he’s an electronic dance music producer that has made two huge songs that don't sound too clubby is something that drew Madonna,' Bhansali says of Solveig. '‘Hello’ doesn't feel like your average fist pump song. It feels more cultured than that - and perhaps that's what she's after.'

Madonna was the primary songwriter on Music, Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dance Floor, and on all three she worked closely with little known European DJs/producers, Mirwais Ahmadzai, William Orbit and Stuart Price, respectively. It’s great that she seems to be reverting back to a formula that has worked well for her in the past.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

From MTV.com