buckle up. Along with notoriety comes a slew of critics.

The buzz for Madge's new song is amazing; some say it'll be the biggest to hit radio in years or that it's trite and lyrically samples her past catalog. Some say she's ripping off artists that she's inspired; her new "look" is very Gwen. Down to even having a stopwatch intro in Hung Up (a la the Jacques Lu Conts' mix of Stefani's "What You Waiting For") (thanks PopMuse.)

I got it. I dig it. The single is slammin'. I have been dancing like noone's watching all day. Except people were.

One Towleroad reader pulled up a Kylie archive shot and found some similarity to the Hung Up artwork...you decide:



















Personally, I love the creative direction for the new release; it's old and new, familiar and edgy. The treatment immediately translates the direction of the album. I adore it.