True Blue (Madonna album) True Blue (Madonna album) True Blue is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna, released on June 30, 1986, by Sire Records. She co-wrote and co-produced the entire album with Stephen Bray and Patrick Leonard. "True Blue" deals with her visions of love, work, dreams as well as disappointments, and was inspired by her then husband Sean Penn, to whom Madonna dedicated the album. Musically, the songs on the album took a different direction from her previous endeavours, incorporating classical music in order to engage an older audience who had been skeptical of her music. The album
Masterpiece (Madonna song) Original Song category at the 69th Golden Globe Awards. Its nomination sparked rivalrous comments on the red carpet from fellow singer Elton John, whose song—"Hello, Hello" from "Gnomeo & Juliet"—was also nominated in the category. John told host Carson Daly that Madonna "hasn't got a fucking chance" of winning the award. When Madonna later had her red carpet interview with Daly, she took swipes at John's masculinity first, asking about his wardrobe: "Was he wearing a dress?" and after being informed of his comments stating, "May the best man win". Subsequent to the announcement, John's husband, David Furnish, opined on