Oh, it gets better. With her big Super Bowl performance on Feb. 5 on NBC she’s actually stepping up her promotion this time around. It was announced that her new single “Give Me All Your Luvin’” will be released Feb. 3 as well as the music video for it, ahead of her Super Bowl performance; a sneak peak will air during American Idol on Feb. 2; The album MDNA will be released March 26; there will be a special iTunes pre-order where the album will be sold for $9.99 and you’ll get a bonus remix and the single all at once; she’ll be sitting down for a full-hour interview with Anderson Cooper on Anderson on Feb. 2; she’ll also appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. YES. Finally it feels like Madonna is about to deliver instead of staying quiet and expecting her performance and album to sell itself before she jumps on tour. The official single cover art featuring a refreshed and sexy Madonna is to the right. The full press release is below and you can expect tons of more Madonna news to follow in the coming weeks.

“Madonna will be releasing her new single “Give Me All Your Luvin’” featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A. on February 3rd, three days before her highly anticipated Bridgestone Super Bowl halftime performance, it was officially confirmed by Interscope Records. 

“Give Me All Your Luvin’” is the first single from Madonna‘s upcoming album MDNA, her 12th studio album and follow up to 2008′s Hard Candy which debuted at No. 1 in 37 countries. The song was written by Madonna, Martin Solveig, Nicki Minaj and M.I.A, composed by Martin Solveig and Michael Tordjman and produced by Madonna and Martin Solveig.

 iTunes will offer an exclusive global pre-order of an 18 track Deluxe Edition of MDNA including one exclusive remix from Madonna’s new album. The bonus remix will be available from Friday, February 3rd through Monday, February 6th only. 

During this time period the album will be available for $9.99 and fans will also receive the digital single “Give Me All Your Luvin’” immediately. This single is also exclusive to iTunes during this limited time. At launch, the offer can be found at www.iTunes.com/Madonna.

 The video for “Give Me All Your Luvin’,” directed by Megaforce, is football and cheerleader themed – inspired by her upcoming Super Bowl appearance. In an Anerican Idol exclusive, Madonna will world preview the video for her new single “Give Me All Your Luvin’,” featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., during IDOL Thursday, Feb. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The full video for “Give Me All Your Luvin’” will premiere on Madonna‘s YouTube channel on February 3rd at 9am EST/6am PST. www.youtube.com/Madonna.

 MDNA, recorded in New York and LA, reunites Madonna with former collaborator William Orbit (“Ray of Light”) who co-wrote and co-produced several cuts on the new album. Other co producers include Martin Solveig, The Demolition Crew, Marco “Benny” Benassi and Alessandro “Alle” Benassi, Hardy “Indiigo” Muanza, Michael Malih andMadonna.

 The Golden Globe Award winning song “Masterpiece” from the Madonna directed Weinstein Company film “W.E.” which opens in February is also included on MDNA as well as on W.E. – Music From the Soundtrack which is scheduled to be released on January 31st at digital retailers on Interscope as well. The Compact Disc version of the soundtrack is scheduled to be released exclusively at Amazon.com on February 14th. The score was composed, orchestrated and produced by Abel Korzeniowski.

 Madonna is scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Show on January 30th.”

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Track-by-Track
“Black or White” keeps the original early ’90s vibe of the song, making it sound pop and a bit dated, but fun. There’s the usual Glee spin on the track: Artie does his rapping, the chorus is harmonized but otherwise they stick close to the original. Sure, it’s a bit karaoke but this particular track is still fun and lively. “Human Nature” features more singing and is a bit stripped down, acoustic unlike some of the chosen tracks for this release. While it’s not terribly interesting, it’s nice to hear the Glee cast focus on singing rather than getting lost in an over-produced track where they’re lost in the music (as it happens a lot these days). “Smooth Criminal” is a Santana and Sebastien duet. Now, these two characters are two of the most feisty in the whole show and yet this song feels almost too stripped down and basic. No fireworks, no bitchy zest, it’s just an odd performance overall.

“Scream” is an Artie/Mike Chang song. Now, the original track by Michael and Janet was definitely a music throw-down. You’ll remember Janet and Michael getting all fierce and singing with tons of anger and emotion. I just didn’t get that from this performance. It’s just Artie doing his usual impression of singing with a little attitude. I’m sure, with this being a Artie/Chang collaboration that it’s visually going to be more captivating than it is vocally. “Never Can Say Goodbye” is a retro track featuring Quinn. The laidback, old school sound is a nice departure from some of the more recognized Michael Jackson tracks. That being said, vocally it’s a performance that’s easily forgettable. “I Want You Back” is probably one of the best tracks to come out of this tribute episode but mainly because it’s done by the Warblers. I have no idea why it s that The Warblers manage to get the best music, re-invent well known tracks and put their little Barber shop quartet-like treatment on a track and totally make it great while the main cast seems incapable of doing so. It’s fun, poppy, a bit acapella and the only track that really makes you take pause and get into the music. “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” is a Finn and Rachel duet. I know. Sigh. It’s kind of predictable–over-the-top mushy, romantic and chop full of emotion and a renewed vowed of love between these two characters.

“Wanna Be Startin’ Something” is another actual good track featuring the characters Blaine and Sebastien. Now, the vocals aren’t anything new or earth shattering but the song’s iconic breakdown is of course what makes, rather than breaks, the song and keeps it all funa and interesting. “Ben” is probably the ‘WTH’ track of the whole episode. I’m sure it will make sense in context of the episode but … really, Ryan Murphy? You have access to Michael Jackson’s catalog and you choose a track like BEN to feature? I’m sure for some it has some emotional ties and all but … no. Just, no. Hearing Kurt do his little high falsetto Sesame Street-like performance of this track is just something I could do without. “Bad” is a number pitting New Directions against the Warblers. Again, I’d expect something amazing from this mash-up of the show’s two dueling groups but the final is product is rather predictable and tame.

Final Verdict
We all know that the music is really half the recipe of Glee and that the actual episode and performance of the numbers can make a rather neutered  song suddenly awesome and memorable. That being said, Glee is all about the music so my main question is why do they not take more chances with the music? The music of “Michael” is rather predictable and as Simon would say in his Idol and X Factor days, it’s all rather karaoke to me. This is the third “tribute” episode the show has done. I remember simply listening to the music from “The Power of Madonna” and the cast seemed more into the music and gave it their all. They even took some big creative liberty with tracks like “What It Feels Like For a Girl” by having the guys sing the tracks or making a mash-up of “Borderline/Open Your Heart.” Skip ahead a year to the “Britney/Brittany” episode. Again, the music alone was enough to sell the episode. Now “Michael” seems tepid, predictable and overall rushed. There are no real mash-ups, there’s no twists to make you gasp, there’s no real Glee imprint on any of the tracks and overall it’s rather disappointing. Here’s to hoping the actual episode turns out better.

Listen To These: “I Want You Back,” “Wanna Be Startin’ Something”

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Sam is from my state, North Carolina. He’s dealt with being a type 1 diabetic since he was twelve and has centered his cooking around making food healthy that is also diabetic friendly. I think he should give Paula Deen a call–obviously she could use some help in that department. Then he can come and help me out in the “kitchen.”

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Now, there’s a reason he’s on this blog. I kinda feel Kris is a bit of a Picasso. That’s my term for a person who looks good from certain angles and like a total mess and disaster from others. When I first saw photos of him I was not at all impressed. But I definitely perked up and took notice when he started appearing shirtless everywhere. Now, his body is on point and slowly his face is catching up to be equally cute. His nice latte-like complexion is cute and different and c’mon guys, his grumpy, bitchy demeanor has to be appealing to a majority of gay males who act just the same. Plus, we’ve all gotten the hint that he’s not at all a fan of Kim Kardashian. He had to endure 72 days of being her husband so let’s hope he got a nice payout for that. Some of the photos into today’s gallery are from his recent shoot with GQ magazine.

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Photo: Model Nathan Cann by Joshua Mcveity

“Jake Andrews is dripping with sex. One look at this hairy muscular jock and you’ll be able to think of nothing but sucking on his nice big cock or fucking that hot ass of his. He’s got dark blond hair and the perfect amount of sexy facial scruff to make him look wild hot without being unkempt. And you can’t look into those deep blue eyes without popping a boner. His chest and stomach are lightly furry with a great patch of pubes. No manscaping here, Jake likes it all natural. And when he pounds his meat he really gets into it. He uses one hand to work up and down the shaft while he uses the other to reach down to his hairy hole and work a finger or two in. And the way his mouth opens and his eyes close while he’s working his own body, you can tell that he’s fantasizing about some hot stud ramming his ass, or maybe a three way orgy.”

You can follow this hot crush on Twitter @JakeAndrewsXXX. Check out some rather NSFW pics in today’s gallery below.

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