Madonna - "Hard Candy"
**** - Critic's Choice
Rocking a blinged-out boxing belt emblazoned with a big M, Madonna strikes a prizefighter pose on the cover of her new disc. A Hard Candy - the early frontrunner for party album of the year - shows that at, nearly 50, she's still the undisputed champion of pop diva. But she's not the only heavyweight in the mix : Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and Pharrell Williams make for a knockout writing and production team. The three, who combined to give a killer R&B-dance edge to JT's Justified, do the same for Hard Candy, making it a hipper, hotter and more urban version of Confessions On A Dance Floor.
Madonna proves that even a diva like her can play well with others, sharing the spotlight with the Tims on the Big Event single "4 Minutes." But as demonstrated by the synth-propelled highlight "Give It 2 Me," a classic Madonna anthem, she's still at her best when it's all about her.
Hard Candy
Hard Candy
4 Minutes
4 Minutes
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