In 2008, Madonna promoted her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy, with the Hard Candy Promo Tour. The 3-date tour was lauded by Rolling Stone, mentioning that it was an "Impressive taste of her upcoming tour".
The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, where Madonna has achieved ten number one albums.
Hard Candy sold 100,000 copies in the United States upon its first day of release. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with over 280,000 copies sold. It received favorable reviews by critics. The album was criticized for being "an attempt to harness the urban market", Its lead single "4 Minutes" reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Future promotion of the album will include the Sticky & Sweet Tour due to begin in August 2008 --Wikipedia