Madonna Gets 'Fired Up' in 'Girl Gone Wild' Single: Listen | Billboard.com:
"After bestowing "Give Me All Your Luvin'" with a Super Bowl-sized debut, Madonna has unveiled "Girl Gone Wild," the candy-coated second single from her forthcoming studio album, "MDNA," on Monday(Feb. 27).
In the world according to this single, girls just want to have some fun, and "get fired up like a smoking gun"; Madonna, for her part, realizes that she "shouldn't act this way" and that "good girls don't misbehave," but fortunately for her, she is a "bad girl anyway, hey!" While "Give Me All Your Luvin'" featured a call-and-response structure and cameos by Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., "Girl Gone Wild" is no-nonsense electro-pop, with a driving beat and propulsive hook that recalls Madge's 2005 single "Hung Up."
Last week, Ultra Music's Patrick Moxey filled in Billboard.com on the origin of the song, which was helmed by dance music superstar Benny Benassi and his production partner/cousin, Ale Benassi, and written by Vancouver native Jenson Vaughan. The Benassi boys recorded the track with Madonna in London, and Moxey says, ""She loved them… Benny is such a quality person; I think that made it all flow so much easier."
Along with "Luvin'," "Girl Gone Wild" previews Madonna's 12th studio album, which follows 2008's "Hard Candy" and will hit stores on March 26. Along with the Benassi boys, "MDNA" will feature production from Martin Solveig and longtime collaborator William Orbit.
"Give Me All Your Luvin'," which Madonna performed during the Super Bowl halftime show earlier this month, dropped to No. 39 on last week's Hot 100 after climbing into the Top 10 the week before. "Luvin'," "Girl Gone Wild" and many more "MDNA" cuts will accompany Madonna on her massive 2012 world tour, which kicks off on May 29 in Israel and heads to North America in August."
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2012 Madonna Tour Schedule Announced
After a huge medley during this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, Madonna will start touring this year to promote her newest album, MDNA. Her North American dates are as follows:St. Louis Rams bound for London's Wembley Stadium | TicketNews
St. Louis Rams bound for London's Wembley Stadium | TicketNews: "St. Louis Rams bound for London's Wembley StadiumBy Patrick Dunne
Thu, Jan 26th 2012 12:38 pm EST
The NFL's St. Louis Rams, whose future in the Gateway City remains uncertain, will become London's "home" team for one game per year over the next three seasons.
The league announced plans for the three-year plan for its International Series on January 20. The series begins October 28, when St. Louis "hosts" the AFC champion New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Opponents for the 2013 and 2014 games have yet to be determined.
As a result, the team's season ticket holders will give up one game in St. Louis the next three seasons, starting with the marquee match-up with the Pats. They instead will be offered a refund for the cost of the game or the chance to purchase tickets to the London game.
With the team's lease at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis set to expire after the 2014 season, and owner Stan Kroenke non-committal about the franchise's long-term future in St. Louis, there is speculation that the team could be on the move again.
The NFL previous has stated a desire to, one day, have a franchise relocate to London permanently. Adding to fans' concerns of a permanent move is Kroenke's majority ownership of the Arsenal English Premier League soccer club.
"We've seen first-hand the increased popularity of the NFL not only in London, but throughout Europe," Kroenke said in the statement announcing the London games. "To play a role in that growth over the next three years will be incredible to the many good things happening not only in the NFL, but also in the St. Louis Rams organization."
Things haven't been very good for the Rams on the field lately. St. Louis went 2-14 last season, tying for the worst record in the NFL. The Rams, who have totaled only 15 victories in the past five seasons, were next-to-last in the league in attendance. They averaged 56,394 per game at the 66,000-seat Edward Jones Dome.
Last week, the team hired former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher to try to begin another turnaround.
When asked at Fisher's introductory press conference about the franchise’s future in St. Louis, Kroenke said, "We'll see how that process works out."
When the Rams arrived in St. Louis from Southern California in 1995, a clause in their lease required the dome to be among the top eight facilities in the NFL after 10 and 20 years. Since 1995, more than 20 NFL teams have built new stadiums or updated existing ones.
The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission has until February 1 to submit a proposal on how the dome will meet that "first-tier" stadium requirement.
Another relocation theory has the Rams heading back to Los Angeles. The second-largest market in the country has been without an NFL team since the Rams, who played in Los Angeles and Anaheim from 1946 to 1994, left. Adding to that speculation is a Los Angeles Times report this week that Kroenke has explored bidding on the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are up for sale.
Kevin Demoff, the Rams' executive vice president of football operations, told the St. Louis Post Dispatch last week that the team is well aware of St. Louis fans' concerns.
"Our fans are going to have conspiracy theories and be skeptics of our intentions," Demoff told the newspaper. "But hopefully throughout this process, our actions about wanting to be here will speak for us."
The Patriots-Rams game in London will be the NFL's sixth regular-season game at Wembley. It will be the Patriots' second trip there in the past three seasons. In 2009, New England beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-7 at Wembley.
While there had been plans to bring a second game to London each season, the NFL said last week that Pats-Rams would be the only one played there in 2012."
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Van Halen Announce Album Release, Tour Dates | Music News | Rolling Stone
Van Halen Announce Album Release, Tour Dates | Music News | Rolling Stone: "Coinciding with their historic warmup gig last night at Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village, Van Halen have announced details for their hotly anticipated reunion tour with singer David Lee Roth and the February 7th release of the band's first album since 1998, A Different Kind of Truth. The first single, "Tattoo," will arrive January 10th, the same day the album will be available for pre-order. Kool and the Gang will open select shows on the tour. Tickets for most shows through the end of March go on sale January 14th.
The full list of Van Halen 2012 North American tour dates:
2/18/12, KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
2/20/12, The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI
2/22/12, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
2/24/12, United Center, Chicago, IL
2/28/12, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
3/1/12, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
3/3/12, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
3/5/12, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
3/9/12, First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
3/11/12, TD Garden, Boston, MA
3/15/12, Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
3/17/12, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
3/21/12, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON
3/24/12, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
3/28/12, Verizon Center, Washington, DC
3/30/12, Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
4/1/12, Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
4/10/12, BankAtlantic Center, Fort Lauderdale,
FL 4/12/12, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
4/14/12, Amway Arena, Orlando, FL
4/16/12, Jacksonville Arena, Jacksonville,
FL4/19/12, Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
4/21/12, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
4/25/12, Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
4/27/12, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
5/1/12, BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
5/5/12, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
5/7/12, Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
5/9/12, Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB
5/11/12, Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB
5/17/12, MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB
5/19/12, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
5/22/12, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
5/24/12, Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
5/27/12, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
6/1/12, STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
6/3/12, Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
6/5/12, HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
6/12/12, Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
6/14/12, Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
6/16/12, US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
6/20/12, American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
6/22/12, AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
6/24/12, Toyota Center, Houston, TX
6/26/12, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA"
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/van-halen-announce-album-release-tour-dates-20120106#ixzz1ihcLN0UF "
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Video: Billy Gibbons on the band's next album | Rolling Stone
"ZZ Top | Billy Gibbons on the band's next album
DENVER BRONCOS: Tim Tebow Passes His Way To A Comeback Victory
DENVER BRONCOS: Tim Tebow Passes His Way To A Comeback Victory:
"Tim Tebow staged another crazy comeback yesterday against the Vikings.
But that's not news.
The real takeaway is this: Tebow actually threw the ball like a real, live quarterback.
Who knew he could do that?
For the first time all year, he threw for more than 200 yards passing (202).
He was able to scramble out of pressure and consistently stretch the field vertically, which we'd yet to see.
His performance comes with a pair of caveats:
His receivers were open by, like, 15 yards on almost all of his completions down field.
The Broncos were basically gifted the win when Christian Ponder threw a terrible interception deep in his own territory with a minute left.
But overall it was undoubtedly Tebow's best performance as a passer since he became the starter.
And now, ridiculously, the Broncos are in the driver's seat in the AFC West with four games to play.
Here's his best highlight from yesterday:"
But that's not news.
The real takeaway is this: Tebow actually threw the ball like a real, live quarterback.
Who knew he could do that?
For the first time all year, he threw for more than 200 yards passing (202).
He was able to scramble out of pressure and consistently stretch the field vertically, which we'd yet to see.
His performance comes with a pair of caveats:
His receivers were open by, like, 15 yards on almost all of his completions down field.
The Broncos were basically gifted the win when Christian Ponder threw a terrible interception deep in his own territory with a minute left.
But overall it was undoubtedly Tebow's best performance as a passer since he became the starter.
And now, ridiculously, the Broncos are in the driver's seat in the AFC West with four games to play.
Here's his best highlight from yesterday:"
LSU-Alabama Most Bet Game Ever
"It's a monster weekend. This game is going to write more money than any college game has written this year for sure. And maybe, possibly, of all time," he said.
Avello called the game the "Super Bowl of college football."
The line right now is either Alabama -4.5 or -5.
75% of bets are on LSU, so we'll see if the line moves as even more everyday bettors place wagers tomorrow morning. It's going to be huge for Vegas."
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