Madonna

Madonna – Who’s That Girl (1987/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 31:13 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sire – Warner Records

Who’s That Girl: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the first soundtrack album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on July 21, 1987 by Sire Records to promote the film of the same name. It also contains songs by her label mates Scritti Politti, Duncan Faure, Club Nouveau, Coati Mundi and Michael Davidson. The soundtrack is credited as a Madonna album, despite her only performing four of the nine tracks on the album. After the commercial success of the film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), in which she co-starred, Madonna wanted to act in another comedy film titled Slammer, about a woman named Nikki Finn who was falsely accused of homicide. However, due to the critical and commercial failure of her adventure film Shanghai Surprise (1986), Warner Bros. were initially reluctant to green light the project, but later agreed, after Madonna convinced them and also because they wanted to cash in on Madonna’s success with soundtracks.

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Madonna – The Confessions Tour (2007)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:57:32 minutes | 1,53 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Maverick

Like I’m Going to Tell You a Secret before it, The Confessions Tour is a CD/DVD souvenir set documenting a new millennium Madonna concert — this time, a London show at Wembley supporting her 2005 neo-disco album, Confessions on a Dance Floor. Unlike Secret, whose centerpiece was a lengthy documentary, this is a straight-up live album with the DVD capturing a full 21-song set and the CD culling 13 highlights from the set, a whopping eight of them from Confessions (“Sorry” and “Sorry [Remix]” counted separately since they are, after all, indexed separately here). Even if the newer songs don’t sound radically different from their album incarnations — they’re either delivered straight or puffed out like extended 12″ remixes — the handful of oldies that do show up here are given disco makeovers: “Like a Virgin” pulses with electro keyboards; “Lucky Star” eventually gives away to the ABBA sample that drives “Hung Up.” This helps give the CD on The Confessions Tour a sonic cohesion that’s about as stylized and chilly as its accompanying album — the unity means it holds together, yet that icy reserve means it’s not all that much fun to hear, even if the reinterpretations of the 20-year-old hits are interesting. The DVD doesn’t feel as cold thanks entirely to the pizzazz of the visuals and the determined efficiency of the show, but even so, this is primarily of interest to the diehards who don’t mind purchasing another live CD/DVD set just a year after the first. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Madonna – Sticky & Sweet Tour (2010)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:59:07 minutes | 1,55 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Records

Hard Candy may not have been Madonna’s biggest hit, but it — like so many of her albums — was supported by a major international tour. Madonna dubbed it Sticky & Sweet — a none-too-subtle allusion to Hard Candy’s title — which is also the name of this 2010 DVD/CD set capturing her stop at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires in 2008. Since so much of the tour depended on overblown spectacle, Sticky & Sweet Tour is better experienced as a video instead of a CD — particularly because the audio portion is half the length of the video, and the songs included here tend to be medleys, not individual songs — but even as a video this doesn’t rank among the best Madonna live albums, as there’s too much precision and not enough inspiration in the whole show.

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Madonna – Rebel Heart Tour (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 02:03:46 minutes | 1,57 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Eagle Rock Entertainment

This live album from the Queen of Pop was recorded during the final two shows of the tour to promote her 2015 album Rebel Heart at Sydney’s Allphones Arena on March 19 & 20, 2016. It finds the almost-60-year-old in fine voice, sounding better than many singers half her age as she belts out tunes from across the breadth of her career, including classic hits like “Holiday,” “Material Girl,” and “Like a Virgin.” The show was also released on Blu-Ray and DVD. – John D. Buchanan

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Madonna – Madonna at Live Aid (Live at John F. Kennedy Stadium, 13th July 1985) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 11:44 minutes | 148 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © The Band Aid Trust

Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Billed as the “global jukebox”, the event was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (attended by about 100,000 people). It featured a huge line up of musicians performing on two continents, including David Bowie, Madonna, The Who and more.

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Madonna – Madonna (1983/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 41:13 minutes | 1,52 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sire – Warner Records

Madonna’s multi-platinum self titled debut saw the arrival of one of music’s greatest. The cultural icon began leaving her imprint on the music scene popularizing dance music. A showcase of her dynamic vocals, the album peaked at #8 on Billboard’s Top 200. Included on this intoxicating album were the breakout hits, “Burning Up,” “Everybody,” “Holiday” “Borderline” and “Lucky Star.” The album shot Madonna to worldwide stardom, available now as a pristine hi-res download.

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Madonna – Madonna (1983/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 41:13 minutes | 1,52 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sire – Warner Records

Madonna’s multi-platinum self titled debut saw the arrival of one of music’s greatest. The cultural icon began leaving her imprint on the music scene popularizing dance music. A showcase of her dynamic vocals, the album peaked at #8 on Billboard’s Top 200. Included on this intoxicating album were the breakout hits, “Burning Up,” “Everybody,” “Holiday” “Borderline” and “Lucky Star.” The album shot Madonna to worldwide stardom, available now as a pristine hi-res download.

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Madonna – Madame X (Deluxe) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:04:38 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Boy Toy, Inc., Exclusively licensed to Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. Exclusively licensed to Interscop

Madame X is the fourteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on June 14, 2019, by Interscope Records. The album was creatively influenced by her expatriate life in Lisbon, Portugal, after relocating there in summer 2017. Madonna co-wrote and co-produced the album with a number of musicians, including Mirwais, Mike Dean, and Jason Evigan. It also features guest performances by Maluma, Quavo, Swae Lee, and Anitta.

The album was promoted by the singles “Medellín” and “Crave”, as well as three other promotional singles preceding the album’s release. The Madame X Tour, an all-theatre tour in North America and Europe, is scheduled to begin on September 12, 2019. Music critics gave generally positive reviews for the album, praising its unique and experimental composition. Madame X debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, becoming her ninth number-one album in the United States.

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Madonna – Madame X – Music From The Theater Xperience (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:32:48 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Records

Ahead of The upcoming Madame X documentary film (mainly concert, plus her views on the US especially the political climate during the US Leg of the Tour and her hip injury)..Madonna has a new Live album For Madame X tour Paramount + (US, Australia) and MTV for the rest of the world.

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Madonna – Who’s That Girl (1987/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 39:52 minutes | 905 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sire – Warner Records

This inspired self-titled soundtrack for the hit motion picture film, “Who’s That Girl,” finds the iconic singer-songwriter Madonna accompanied by label mates, Scritti Politti, Club Nouveau, Duncan Faure, Coati Mundi, and Michael Davidson. The album packed with numerous catchy pop gems includes the hits “Who’s That Girl” and “Causing a Commotion.” The fun, upbeat album is a pop sensation and the perfect accompaniment to Madonna’s infectious 1987 comedy!

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Madonna – True Blue (1986/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 40:24 minutes | 1,45 GB | Genre: Album
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sire – Warner Records

Icon and legend, Madonna’s multi-platinum smash record, True Blue yielded five top 5 Billboard singles, including “Live To Tell,” “Open Your Heart,” and “Papa Don’t Preach,” all of which topped the charts. The album encompasses Madonna’s visions on love, dreams and disappointment, dedicated and inspired by her then husband Sean Penn. A global success, the album reached #1 in over twenty-five countries and featured the stylistic figure’s provocative lyrics and dance-pop melodies. The album is a full display of Madonna’s talents as a songwriter, innovator and entertainer, available now as a pristine hi-res download!

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