Madonna meets Nelly: plus Sticky & Sweet Tour working set list

Hey Madonna fans,

Looks like you have a common friend in Nelly Furtado! Check out the clip below, from Nelly's recent concert at Westerpark, The Netherlands. Closing out her performance of "Give it to Me" (her collaboration with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake), she switched into a nice homage to Madonna's current single of the same (sorta) name: "Give it 2 Me." (Fast forward to the 2:30 mark)



Gotta respect those who pay respect! ;)

Anyway, now don't take this as gospel, because Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet Tour" is still three long months away from its October launch; a lot can change in that time, especially when you're talking about a diva of the highest order. You know Madonna is going to switch up every detail of that show until she has it exactly like she wants it!

BUT we do have what is believed to be the current set list in rehearsals with Madonna and her dancers right now. If you want to read it, highlight the (invisible) text below:

Candy Shop
Beat Goes On
Human Nature
Borderline

Into the Groove
Jump
Heartbeat
Music
She's Not Me

Devil Wouldn't Recognize You
Miles Away
Spanish Lesson
La Isla Bonita
You Must Love Me

4 Minutes
Impressive Instant
Ray of Light
Hung Up
Give it 2 Me

What do you think? Personally, I'm feeling the second section a ton. But the rest... eh... there are a number of songs in there that I feel like she's driven into the ground over the last few years, especially with all the promo tours, special one-off shows, etc. Not sure... we'll have to see how this pans out. I wouldn't exactly be disappointed if this was the final show... but I think she can do better.

Tell me what you think!

JADE

HEARTBEAT DEMO

Hey guys,

We stumbled upon this clip the other day. You may have heard all the stories about how Pharrell made Madonna actually cry. I think the story goes something like Madonna wasn't singing the song the way he wanted, so he kinda yelled at her and said she was doing it wrong. I guess she had been struggling with this melody for a while and started to cry. He then said something to the effect of "Wow, Madonna has a heart!" This totally made her cry more...

Anyway, thank God they made up, and thank God Pharrell isn't the real singer... Here is the demo clip that simply shows M how to sing the song :)

Madonna Get Together Demo

Check out this leaked version of Get Together before Stuart Price got his hands on it... While it sounds raw, I really like it. It makes me nostalgic for the Confessions era Madonna. I have still not been sold on all this Hard Candy!

-Johnny-

Madonna - Hard Candy

So, the Queen's album has been out a week. Therefore, we have taken the time to give a thorough listen through and have shared out thoughts....

Hard Candy, billed as a sugary sweet rebuke of the introspective, Kabbalah-pondering, “we are the world” opining of her recent work, is supposed to be Madonna’s least “political” record in ages. It’s a return, we’re told, to the dance floor and bedroom; the pantheons where classic Madonna pop has its infectious roots.

Musically, that’s true.

But the personal is always political, and this watershed album – Madonna’s last entry for Warner Bros. Records and the final disc she’ll release before her 50th birthday – is revelatory on the tactics women are forced to employ to remain “viable” with age. Hell, it’s no wonder that Madonna’s gone on record as a Hillary Clinton supporter. She must sense a kindred spirit in the Democratic nominee and the similar criticisms they receive: despite being established in their fields, pioneering for their sex, demonstrating incredible staying power and being able to hold their own – in the charts and the polls – in industries dominated by men a fraction of their age, have you ever seen two women more implored by the media to pack it in, call it quits, and roll themselves quietly over the hill into the Shady Pines Nursing Home for Old Birds?....

Check out the rest of Hard Candy Review by clicking below!



Later!
-Johnny-