Madonna #8: Zij krijgt David, wij de DVD!

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Op maandag 30 juli 2007 12:57 schreef Erotica_ het volgende:

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Live Nation?

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Madonna Eyes $100 Million Live Nation Mega-Deal

July 28, 2007

Madonna is pondering hanging up on Warner Music Group in favor of life without a traditional record contract.

With the Material Girl's existing pact with Warner Music Group's Warner Bros. Records winding down, her camp is considering an all-encompassing music deal with touring giant Live Nation that could be worth more than $100 million.

An agreement, if struck, would create an entity that would manage all Madonna-related businesses, including albums, touring, merchandise and sponsorships over a multi-year period. Live Nation would acquire an equity stake in the pop diva's overall business.

The joint venture company would then look to enter into an agreement with a label to handle distribution and marketing support of any Madonna album releases.

Madonna is currently in London working with A-list names like Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, and Timbaland on the follow-up to 2005's "Confessions on a Dancefloor." It's the last studio album due under her existing pact with Warner and is tentatively scheduled for release later this year.

Warner Bros. Records Chairman and CEO Tom Whalley, Madonna spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg and Live Nation all declined to comment.

Privately, insiders regard the Live Nation talk as the opening salvo in what figures to be an extended re-negotiation of her deal, which was last extended in 2000.

Sources say her camp has also been shopping to other labels the joint venture concept, which follows in the vein of deals inked by EMI with Korn and Robbie Williams.

"Confessions" - a commercial and critical comeback from 2003's disappointing "American Life," was Madonna's first album with the existing Warner management team of WMG CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr., U.S. Recorded Music CEO Lyor Cohen and Whalley.

It has sold over 1.6 million copies in the U.S. and spawned a successful world tour that ranked as the top grossing series ever for a female artist. The 60-date tour generated over $193 million in reported revenues.

WMG's stock hit a new 52-week low Friday, slidding 4.8 percent, or 65 cents, to $12.76. Live Nation closed down 3.4 percent, or 71 cents, Friday to $20.14.

Source: Brian Garrity, New York Post

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On Monday 30 July, Madonna had a BIG meeting with Warner Bros. in New York. They discussed about her new album and possible release options for it.

It seems that all the parts at the meeting are inclined to postpone the release of the album in late November.

More meetings are on the way to definite the final release date.

Special thanks to Kevin and JPASC24.

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After Madonna's great appearance at last month's Live Earth event, fans started wondering which of her performances will actually end up on the the double CD/DVD package to be released in stores by Warners this coming September.

MadonnaTribe exclusively received final news about the Madonna songs that have been selected to be on the set.

The new live version of "La Isla Bonita" featuring Gogol Bordello, that M-Tribe exclusively described in detail a few days before the show, will be the Madonna track selected for the DVD.

The live version of the Live Earth theme song "Hey You" will instead be the Madonna track selected for the audio CD.

Live Earth will be in shops from September 25.

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Warner is also understood to be fighting to retain one of its best known artists. Madonna, who is signed to the group for one more studio album and a greatest hits album, is understood to have held talks with Live Nation that could see her record future albums with the concert promoter.

"We'd love to keep her and we'll make an aggressive bid," said one person close to Warner. Should Madonna leave Warner, the company would retain her recorded music catalogue and publishing rights but her defection would be a symbolic blow.

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Timbaland: She's Got a Hot Album

Aug 8 2007 7:53 AM EDT

Timbaland Talks About His And Justin Timberlake's Collabo With Madonna For The First Time: 'She's Got A Hot Album'

NEW YORK — Timbaland is finally back in the States after touring overseas with Justin Timberlake, and yes — his trip was productive. Not only did the duo shoot a video with 50 Cent, but they also worked with a cultural icon.

"We just did Madonna's record," Timbo said, sitting in the "TRL" green room. He was part of the cavalcade of stars — including Kanye West, Common, Rihanna and Robin Thicke — who came out for the VMA press conference on Tuesday. "Me and Justin did the records" for the album, he continued, saying Madonna is almost done with the effort.

"She's great. ... She's got a hot album. Her album is up there with Justin's album."

Tim says he and Justin wrote and produced 10 songs for Madge's LP, many of which will make the club jump.

"Ah, man," Tim gushed. "There's this one song, we taking it back to 'You must be my luck-eee starrrr!' ... Remember 'Ugly' by Bubba Sparxxx? I got a beat similar to that. The hook is no words. It's saying stuff named after coffee — all these different names for coffee — is the hook. ... The name of the song is 'La, La.' Pharrell did a hot one for her too called 'Candy Shop.' She's off the chain."

The production legend said there isn't a title for the opus yet, but he will be reconvening with the singer in September to finish it up.

source: Shaheem Reid, MTV.com

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Justin talked about the new album as well:

... More importantly for Timberlake, he's written and produced songs for everyone from Rihanna to Reba McEntire, not to mention Duran Duran, Macy Gray, 50 Cent and Madonna.

Paparazzi photographs of Timberlake and Madonna leaving recording studios in London have appeared in magazines all around the world.

The pair share more than a CV that includes kissing Britney Spears.

So far Madonna, Timberlake and FutureSex/LoveSounds co-producer Timbaland have written six songs for her forthcoming album.

"There's a couple of duets in there," a cagey Timberlake says of his work with the queen of pop.

Madonna offering the creative olive branch to a young performer (Timberlake is still only 26) must be like getting to meet pop's answer to Yoda (admittedly a hotter version thereof). She was topping charts when Timberlake was filling nappies.

"She's a very talented lady," Timberlake says diplomatically. "There are definitely moments when I think, wow, I'm singing with Madonna. But she's so cool. She's very clever, very innovative. I was humbled WORKING with her. She's fun to work with and she takes advice. Plus she has an amazing mind."

Pressed, Timberlake says some of the Madonna tracks have grooves that sound like her first album, but with more advanced lyrics.

"It kind of meets in the middle between what she does and what I do. It's exactly how you want to hear Madonna right now. It doesn't sound quite like anything she's done yet it still sounds like Madonna."

Source: Cameron Adams, Melbourne Herald Sun