British DJ and remixer extraordinaire Paul Oakenfold would like to clear something up: He has never been naked in a recording studio with Madonna. “That was a joke,” he laughs, referring to Madonna’s April 23rd tweet via manager Guy Oseary’s account (@guyoseary): “paul oakenfold is running around the studio naked.. because i wont put the air on.. its hot in here.. but the music is hotter!!!! -M.”
But Oakenfold, who recently released Perfecto: Vegas, a two-disc set celebrating his popular residency at the Palms Casino, from which he recently took a break to join Her Madgesty’s Sticky and Sweet Tour in Europe, is dead serious about getting people on the dance floor with “Celebration.” The song, which he co-wrote with Madonna for her upcoming greatest hits package (in stores Sept. 29), is he says, “meant to be positive in the respect that you can do it, let’s have a good time, let’s enjoy ourselves.”
And while the song, which leaked online in July, has a party-time feel, Oakenfold tells us that he and “M,” as he calls her, were all business during their first in-studio collaboration. “It was very focused, very professional,” he recalls. “When you step up to this level, it’s an interesting process because you’re on someone else’s time, and you respect that. And that’s really what it’s about. So I was extremely organized when I went in there with the team that I had.” And he’s pretty proud of the result: “It’s definitely the sound of tomorrow. Which always becomes the sound of today.”
Music Mixers, what do you think — is “Celebration” the music of tomorrow, or a blast from the past? Watch below as a stadium full of fans wish her a happy (51st!) birthday at a concert earlier this week in Poland, and tell us: Does Madge still have what it takes to — with the help of friends like Oakenfold — make the music that helps the people come together?
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The music of TOMORROW??? HAHAHA Only if tomorrow is the LATE 90′s.
This is why Madonna is still relevant and you are a nobody. Poor human being.
UH, yes.
Last great living entertainer still at the top of her game.
Bravo.
ms. maddonna is may be perhaps the best example of artist that make good music for regular people to dance to. she always have good rhtym and style and fresh. i wish for her all succes in the new album and i buy when it comes to the store.
Madonna is always the sound of tomorrow. Her Confessions album didn’t much much airplay in the US and what followed…the rise of Lady GaGa. Madonna always is at the cutting age of dance music, unforunately her age is her biggest disadvantage b/c pop radio caters to 18-34 year old women. I don’t understand why she doesn’t get more airplay, the woman has the biggest grossing tour of the year and KISS FM barely gives her a chance. Regardless she’s an icon and the Queen of Pop forever.
Madonna is the last International Superstar. Long Live the Queen of Pop..
blah. blah. blah. Madonna’s biggest advantage is blah.. blah… try making 5 million in one day losers.
Forget about US radio. Madonna doing very well worldwide. It’s pretty sad US radio statios always played the same songs. Think about it.. have you ever heard on US radio played Cindy Lauper? Barbra Streisand? the answer is NO but still they survive! Say NO to US RADIO.
Yeah, this is the music of tomorrow. Even other divettes cannot produce this force! CELEBRATION is the biggest single of summer. Whitney is a threat. Mariah is out. Download the single now from iTunes and amazon.com. What are you waiting for?
“Madonna is the speed boat and the rest of us are the Go Gos in water skiis.”- Liz Phair
Take note everyone.
The new song and the Oakenfold sound in general is definitely more BLAST TO THE PAST than sound of the future. The sound is very TEN YEARS AGO.
Ever since Madonna burst on to the rock scene, her music has been the sound of the future. Celebration is her best dance/uptempo/happy song in years! Let’s all join in the dance of life.
Madonna-once heard,
never forgotten. Celebration is brilliant! Go Madge! May you always dance and sing!
Madonna for forever. I love “Celebration”. I Love Madonna.
Europe has always been more hip then North America. They understand Madonna more when it comes to her music. It is the sound of the future.
hotter then hot
you rock madonna