Hard Candy

Hard Candy is the eleventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on April 18, 2008, by Warner Bros. Records. Hard Candy was her last album with the company after a 25-year history until Confessions II. Madonna began working on Hard Candy in early 2007, and collaborated with Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, the Neptunes, and Nate "Danja" Hills to produce a dance-pop album incorporating hip hop, electropop, disco, electro, funk, and R&B. For the album's creation, Madonna wanted to portray an alter-ego called the "black Madonna", but it was later scrapped to avoid controversy. Critical reaction was generally favorable, and Hard Candy debuted at number one in 37 countries worldwide, becoming the year's eleventh best-selling album, exceeding 4 million copies. The album spawned three singles. The lead single, "4 Minutes", was a worldwide success, topping the charts in 21 countries and becoming Madonna's 37th Billboard Hot 100 top-ten hit. "Give It 2 Me" was released as the second single, and "Miles Away" as its third. Madonna performed in small venues in three cities to promote the album. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Ca...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)