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Madonna biting into Hard Candy
By Jim Welte - MP3.com
February 28, 2008 at 03:53:00 PM | more stories by this author

With her hall-of-fame induction coming in two weeks, Madge names album, unveils tracklist, and pegs release date for April 29.

She might be on the verge of a career-defining recognition, but Madonna still has plenty of candy for the kiddies.

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With her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame set for March 10, Madonna unveiled details for her latest album, which will be her final release on Warner Bros. before she kicks off her innovative, 10-year deal with concert promoter Live Nation.

The new album will be called Hard Candy, and will hit stores April 29. The album is the follow-up to 2005's Confessions on a Dance Floor, and will be preceded by the single "4 Minutes to Save the World." The track features both Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, who produced it.

In addition to Timbaland, the album will feature production by Pharrell Williams and Nate "Danjahandz" Hills.

"She loves candy," a Madonna rep told Entertainment Weekly in announcing the details of the record. "It's about the juxtaposition of tough and sweetness, or as Madonna so eloquently expressed: 'I'm gonna kick your ass, but it's going to make you feel good.'"

The album will hit stores just seven weeks after Madonna achieves an honor garnered by very few pop artists, if any. On March 10, she will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside The Dave Clark Five, Leonard Cohen, John Mellencamp, The Ventures, and Little Walter.

Madonna will be introduced by Timberlake, for whom she reportedly sang "Happy Birthday" and gave him a cupcake and champagne on his 27th birthday last month.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony will take place at New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel.


Tracklist for Madonna's Hard Candy:

1) Candy Store

2) 4 Minutes To Save The World

3) Give it 2 Me

4) Heartbeat

5) Miles Away

6) She's Not Me

7) Incredible

8) Beat Goes On

9) Dance Tonight

10) Spanish Lesson

11) Devil

12) Voices

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6 Comments

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this site is one of the best
Posted 05/25/2009 7:54am
Guestbook frais.
Posted 05/22/2009 11:16am
this is just what i was looking for
Posted 05/11/2009 4:47am
Madonna? R&R hall of fame? Who's next, Tiffany? Debbie Gibson? Really, who makes these decisions?
Posted 03/04/2008 12:24pm
Hasn't Madonna died of AIDS yet? I mean really, the only thing more toxic than her body is her music.
Posted 03/03/2008 6:33pm
When is the single supposed to be released to radio? ...on CD/vinyl?
Posted 02/28/2008 8:18pm
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