What is Madonna like in person? A cold bitch? A warm, loving motherly type? A teen? A granny? It’s hard to tell unless you speak to someone who’s met her in person.
 
Julie Frost has not only met the woman, but she co-wrote Madge’s song “Masterpiece” for her movie WE and accompanied her to the Golden Globes back in January.
 
“I didn’t get to see her that much, but we did get to hold the Golden Globe together and get a picture. It was great, start to finish,” Frost says. “It was so much fun; everyone was so beautiful. I didn’t care if we won. We were nominated with Madonna; now I can die.”
 
It was a whirlwind affair. Frost was in touch with M’s manager, Guy Oseary, who arranged the award-show excursion. Frost got dressed in a custom Stacy Quackenbush gown, met her date – EMI publishing’s Jon Platt and her co-songwriter Jimmy Harry – and thought she would be “trampled by celebrities” on the red carpet and inside the venue.
 
They sat at a table just behind Madonna’s, and Frost and Harry – a legendary songwriter in his own right, having written for Pink, Kylie, Kelly Clarkson and RuPaul – were asked to join her Madgesty on stage to accept the award for Best Song.
 
“That is something that means so much to songwriters,” Frost explains. “The artist – rightfully so – should have all the attention on them, but it was nice because it was all three of us, the people who helped create this song. It meant a lot to be able to share that with her.
 
“She was lovely. She gave me a big hug and kissed both my cheeks on stage. We got to talk to her and thank her. She thanked us. She was very gracious and very calm and cool. I guess she’s used to things like this. Jimmy and I were so dorky. I’m so proud of our song.”
 
It may sound quick and slightly disconnected, but that’s the way the world works for songwriters.
 
Frost is not only a crazy good pop songwriter – she also co-wrote Beyoncé’s “Countdown” and the Black Eyed Peas’ “Just Can’t Get Enough,” to name a couple biggies – but she's an acclaimed independent artist herself with two records under her belt.
 
But it’s songwriting that owns her heart these days. She co-wrote the 2012 Eurovision-winning song, “Satellite,” and is currently in the studio with Dr Luke working on new projects.
 
“At the end of 2009 I got signed to EMI Publishing, and that was when I no longer had to beg for scraps,” she says of her career.
 
“Everything I had been working for my whole life, all of a sudden it took off. It’s a hardcore business and hard to be tender-hearted, and I have the best people who have my best interests at heart.”
 
After previously working with William Orbit, the Ray of Light producer called upon Frost and Harry to help write a song about “heartbreaking love.” That’s how “Masterpiece” was born, and now Frost is a Golden Globe-winning songwriter, which is sure to help her paycheque.
 
The song will make money from radio royalties, TV, film, concert performances, award shows and online streaming, with half the cash earned going to the publishing company, according to a recent story in Rolling Stone magazine. Julie does get a piece of it all, and it's really nice to know such lovely, honest and talented people are responsible for some of the biggest songs you hear on top 40 today.
 
Here’s a link to “Masterpiece.”