This document provides an overview of pop artist Madonna, including her career highlights and success as the best-selling female artist of all time with over 300 million records sold worldwide. It also summarizes her 2012 album "MDNA" and its lead singles, noting the album had strong first week sales of over 740,000 copies due to publicity from her Super Bowl halftime performance. Track reviews praise songs like "Love Spent" and note the deluxe edition provides additional worthwhile tracks.

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2. Artist Overview
 Most successful solo artist in the
history of the US Billboard Hot
100.
 Considered blueprint for success
and innovation in mainstream
music.
 Over 300 million records sold
worldwide.
 First album released in 1983.
 Also successful as a singer-
songwriter, record producer,
dancer, film producer, film
director, fashion designer,
entrepeneur and philantropist.
 Personal fortune estimated
between $325 and $600+ million.

3. Typical album artwork to right;
Deluxe album artwork below.

4.  Lead single, her 38th Top
Ten hit in the US.
 Produced by Madonna &
Martin Solveig.
 Featured guest verses
and backing vocals from
rappers Nicki Minaj and
M.I.A.
 In the same vein as Avril
Lavigne’s old spunky pop
“cheer-leader” sound.
Worked well on
Superbowl but not on
radio.

5.  Highest-rated Super Bowl in
history: 112 million viewers,
more than the actual game.
 Sequence: “Vogue”, a mash-up
of “Music” with LMFAO’s
“Party Rock Anthem” and
“Sexy And I Know It”, followed
by “Give Me All Your Luvin’”
(with Nicki Minaj & M.I.A.),
“Open Your Heart”, “Express
Yourself” (with Cee-Lo) and
“Like A Prayer” for the finale.

6.  The Superbowl
performance and mild
controversy over
M.I.A.’s “obscene
gesture” see album
pre-orders shoot
through the roof.
 Album’s first week
sales in excess of
740,000 copies
worldwide.

7.  Catchy 2nd single, released March
2nd, 2012. Yet to chart
significantly.
 Co-produced with tech-house DJ
Benny Benassi and his cousin
Alessandro, who acted as
translator.
 Music video featured Ukrainian
dance troupe Kazaky as well as a
number of fashion models.
 Attracted criticism for weak lyrics,
similarity to both her own and
others’ works and the mixture of
religious and homoerotic imagery
in the music video.

8. Standard Edition:
 Gang Bang: Dubstep wobble towards end is
particularly pleasure. 4/5.
 I’m Addicted: Forgettable. 2/5
 Turn Up The Radio: Good. 4/5.
 Some Girls: Good. 3.5/5.
 Superstar: Very 90s. 4.5/5
 I’m A Sinner: Good. 4/5
 Love Spent: Another winner. 5/5
Needs to be a single!
 Masterpiece: Stand-out. 4.5/5
 Falling Free: Perfect wrap-up to album. 4.5/5
Additional Smirnoff Nightlife Edition tracks:
 Beautiful Killer: Remiscent of No Doubt. 4.5/5
 Best Friend: My favourite track from this whole era.
5/5

9.  A couple of duds in the middle but still worth buying in
full.
 ‘Smirnoff Nightlife’ Edition is well worth downloading
for additional tracks “Beautiful Killer” and the
AMAZING “Best Friend” as well as five quality
remixes.
 The album flows well, boasting great production and
solid vocals from the Queen of Pop.
 For all her attempts to cater to the current fever for
electro and house, Madonna actually shines best on
the slightly slower, left-field tracks. Leaving the made-
for-radio sleazefests to the likes of Rihanna would
have improved this whole set a million times fold.