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MADONNA RELEASES NEW ALBUM EARLY

Madonna debuted her new album "Hard Candy" on Friday on MySpace — four days before the album's official release date.

The hip-hop laced album has 12 tracks, including collaborations with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams. The album-closer, for example, "Voices," features production by Timberlake, Timbaland and Nate "Danjahandz" Hills. The song builds to a dark, cinematic crescendo, as the album ends with one lone tone.

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