'My Ray of Light': Madonna remembers acclaimed producer William Orbit

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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Madonna performs a surprise concert in New York CityMadonna has paid tribute to her longtime friend and acclaimed music producer William Orbit, who died last month at the age of 69."You pressed a magic button inside of me and I fell into a galaxy of unrealised dreams," the pop superstar wrote on Instagram on Saturday. "Your music gave me a magic carpet to fly on and I visited many places."Orbit's family announced "with profound sadness" on Friday that the Grammy-winning producer died at home on 23 July. No cause of death was given. The British producer, whose real name was William Wainwright, helped reinvigorate Madonna's career in 1998 with Ray of Light, an album that blended electronic dance music and ambient techno with pop and trip-hop.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, William Orbit, seen here in 2012With its genre-bending sound, Ray of Light went on to win three Grammy Awards and is still considered by many to be the Queen of Pop's greatest record."I had an epiphany when I met you and started working with you," Madonna wrote in her post, alongside a video of herself standing beside Orbit to accept a Grammy Award. It also includes...

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