ZDF Discusses ‘Hard Candy’ With Madonna

Germany’s ZDF spoke with Madonna during an interview in Cannes, where the veteran pop singer talked about the process of recording her new hit ’4 Minutes’ with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake, and how it contrasts to the process of songwriting when she’s alone. She called the album ‘Hard Candy’ because of irony and innuendo, feeling the same thrill with her eleventh album as her prior releases, challenging herself to make great music that sticks in your head, the decision to move towards hip hop on this release – though she wouldn’t refer to it as straight hip hop, being most proud that she still enjoys the business 25 years in, being a big fan of Justin, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Eminem, and Prince, and how she feels about her upcoming 50th birthday. Watch the interview at YouTube.