If you haven’t heard the latest news in the music industry, well, this is something you shouldn’t not miss from the ‘Material Girl’.

After all the pre-release leaks and rumors, Madonna is finally releasing her eleventh studio album on April 28 globally and April 29 in the US.

‘Hard Candy’ will have ‘4 Minutes’ as its first single which features Justin Timberlake. The song premiered on the radio this March 17, and became available for downloading over the web a day after. It also debuted on the boob tube through the television advertisement of a shampoo brand, Sunsilk.

There are also plans to make songs from the album available for download through millions of mobile phone subscribers of Vodafone.

Other tracks on Madonna’s album include: “Candy Shop”, “Heartbeat”, “Miles Away”, “She’s Not Me”, “Incredible”, “Beat Goes On”, “Dance 2Night”, “Spanish Lesson”, “Devil Wouldn’t Recognize You”, “Voices”, and “Ring My Bell” (Japanese Bonus Track).

Aside from Justin Timberlake, Madonna has also collaborated with Timbaland, Nate “Danja” Hills, Pharrell Williams, among others for this new album.

Prior to its launch, she has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Madonna is a a multi-Grammy-award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, cultural icon, dancer, actress, film director and author. Aside from the 200 million records sold worldwide, she was also cited as the World’s Most-successful Female Musician by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2001. She was also recognized by RIAA as Best Selling Female Rock Artist of the twentieth century.