Madonna Signs to Interscope; Release Date for Album Announced

Madonna’s upcoming album, her first out of three for Interscope Records, will hit stores in March 2012.
 

From now through the end of 2012, Madonna has an intensive schedule of releasing, promoting, and touring. Announced today, Madge’s upcoming album will hit stores in March 2012 on Interscope Records, while her film W.E. will have an early February wide release – just days before her halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVI. Fans should expect the album’s first single “Give Me All Your Love” at some point in January.

Madonna’s upcoming album will be her first on Interscope out of three through a licensing deal, which is supposedly worth $40 million, with Live Nation Entertainment. About working with Madonna Live Nation Entertainment Chairman Irvin Azoff told Billboard:
"Live Nation, prior to the merger, entered into some of these all-rights deals, so there are certain artists, Madonna being one of them, that there is a recorded music strategy. Once she gets the album recorded, we'll sit down with her and her manager Guy Oseary and figure out what's best for the record. It has to start with the music."

Signed to Warner Bros. for 25 years, Madonna left her former label after Hard Candy, supposedly as the result of a disagreement with Edgar Bronfman. Her new contract with Live Nation and Interscope encompasses not only an album but also touring and merchandise.

PerezHilton.com reported earlier in December that Madonna will, indeed, tour for her upcoming album. Her tour supposedly begins at the end of May in Tel Aviv, goes through Europe, and will do a series of dates in North America in August and September.

W.E., Madonna’s second film behind the camera, will preview in December. However, while she reportedly was not contributing to the soundtrack earlier, PerezHilton.com mentioned that leaked track “Masterpiece” may appear in both the film and on her album. Listen to a rough version of “Masterpiece” here.