As Madonna’s slowly completes her next album the list of collaborators keeps growing.
So far we’ve heard about Avicii, Natalia Kills and Diplo being on the album.
Last week Alicia Keys said her recording session with Madonna and Diplo had been a relaxed affair.
Now another music star has revealed they might be working on the album.
Indie musician Ariel Pink has revealed that he’s been asked to contribute to songwriting on the album.
In an interview for Faster Louder the popular indie singer shared that he’d been invited to contribute to writing songs on the album. Ariel Pink shared that his favourite Madonna album was her debut back in 1983, and he thinks she’s been on a downward slide since then.
The Los Angeles based musician is just about to release his 10th album under the name Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and is known for his lo-fi recording and making drum sounds with his mouth. There are few artists who could be further from Madonna’s dance sound, but he does have a pop sensibility.
UPDATE: 17th October 2014 – Madonna’s Manager has denied that Madonna will be working with Ariel Pink. While the pairs record label may have suggested putting the two together, Madonna is apparently not familiar with the indie artist.
Madonna loves to collaborate though and teaming up with Ariel Pink would just be the latest in a long line of collaborators for the material girl.
Bjork
Madonna tapped Bjork’s talent’s for her 1995 album ‘Bedtime Stories’. Bjork wrote the title track for the album ‘Bedtime Story’.
The Icelandic singer later re-worked her demo for Madonna and released it as her own song ‘Sweet Institution’.
Prince
Prince worked with Madonna on her 1988 album ‘Like a Prayer’. The pair perform the duet ‘Love Song’ that they wrote together but Prince also plays guitar on three other tracks on the album.
He wasn’t credited but that’s the Purple One’s funky guitar on ‘Keep It Together’, “Like a Prayer’ and ‘Act of Contrition’.
Massive Attack
Madonna recorded a cover of the Marvin Gaye song I Want You’ teaming up with British trip-hop outfit Massive Attack. Originally Massive Attack planned to record the song with Chaka Khan or Arron Neville, but neither worked out, so they teamed up with Madonna. The band also considered Madonna as a vocalist for their next hit ‘Teardrop’, but instead went with Elizabeth Frazer.
Joe Henry
Madonna has collaborated with brother-in-law Joe Henry on many occasions. The pair covered Vic Chesnutt’s song ‘Guilty by Association’. Henry’s track ‘Stop’ is the basis for Madonna’s ‘Don’t Tell Me’. He also co-wrote the single ‘Jump’ from ‘Confessions on the Dance Floor’, ‘The Devil Wouldn’t Recognise You’ on ‘Hard Candy’ and ‘Free Falling’ on ‘MDNA’.
Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz co-wrote the 1990 hit ‘Justify My Love’ and sang backing vocals on the track.
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