Madonna breaks $15m promise to Malawi
Shock for villagers forced to move out to make way for girls' school as plan is axed
Madonna attending a brick-laying ceremony at the Raising Malawi Girls Academy in Chinkhota in 2010. Photograph: Nick Obank/Barcroft MediaUnder a hot sun, boys herd goats in search of green grass. In a nearby plot a couple weed a crop of maize. The ceremony and fanfare that surrounded the visit of Madonna in 2009 now seems very distant.
It was here in the village of
Back To School Dance Party!
Lady GaGa vs Madonna vs M.I.A. A Dance Party /w DJ Lil'e
Friday, January 21
Doors: 8:00 PM
Dj Lil’ E has hosted some of the region’s hottest dance parties and Jan. 21st she is bringing her uber-popular Lady GaGa vs Madonna vs M.I.A.. show to The Jefferson Theater. Join us as she continues her world domination tour with this dance fury insanity. Get ready for fist pumps full of pop and an experience leaving the dance floor littered with neon confetti, phon
BOYCOTT PIERS MORGAN (CNN) I mean how much of a dick can you be? Coming on to replace Larry King's talk show that had been on for 25 years with this schmuck? Who the ***CENSORED*** is this creep? Banning Madonna from the beginning, saying she's "boring" and "old".....and demanding her "get on bended knee in Times Square and apologize to" him! What the hell is this guy? The EGO the size of ***CENSORED*** Texas? His arrogance and egotistical air about him is a turn off from the beginning
I've been waning lately and thinking about renewing my Icon membership! Am I nuts? Have I regressed? Am I a glutton for punishment? Am I asking too many questions?
Of all the crap I went through over the years (good and bad), and all the problems associated with a paid membership, why am I contemplating rejoining? I just have lost my mind I think.
So far, I've not rejoined --- I'm trying to concentrate on other things! I still think--well part of me does---it's a waste of money. I should take
BANG Showbiz
Date: Friday Jan. 7, 2011 7:46 AM ET
Madonna wants to run a London nightclub.
The pop superstar met with Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes to discuss buying a stake in his company, The Aura Group, which owns several nightspots including Aura Mayfair.
An associate of the singer told The Daily Telegraph newspaper: "Madonna sees it as a natural move. She has ambitious plans."
The 'Material Girl' hitmaker is a regular visitor to the exclusive club - which is owned by Fernandes
The First Day of 2011! Welcome to a new year, new beginning for us. I hope a new beginning for Madonna too....
I want to wish all my friends here on Icon Social a wonderful 2011, and hope you are going to have a fantastic year coming up for you all.
Madonna's W.E. is in the works and we can expect that from her this year--hopefully. And she wants to get back in the studio......that's news!
She needs to finish up her contract with Live Nation--which means TOURS! I can't wait to see what she h
I just kind of noticed this juxtaposition of Madonna and the Mirrored Balls in her career.....outside v. inside....
THE GIRLIE SHOW "Deeper & Deeper" She's ON the mirrored ball coming down from the rafters.....
CONFESSIONS TOUR "Future Lovers/I Feel Love" She comes out of the mirrored ball, that descends from the ceiling/rafters.
Madonna's most written-about celebrity
ANI, Jan 1, 2011, 02.00pm IST
Madonna
Queen of pop Madonna has been named UK's most written-about celebrity of the entire decade.
According to a research by Kantar Media, the 52-year-old singer's name has been mentioned in the British print media 46,000 times since 2000. This was at least 15,000 more than second-placed Simon Cowell, reports the Daily Star . "These figures show why Madonna is hailed as a legend," said Kantar Medi
Black Swan (2010)
108 min - Drama | Thriller - 13 January 2011 (Australia)
8.7/10 Users: (21,560 votes) 250 reviews | Critics: 198 reviews
A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan, but slowly looses her mind as she becomes more and more like the evil twin sister of the White Swan, the Black Swan.
Director:
Darren Aronofsky
Writers:
Mark Heyman (screenplay), Andres Heinz(screenplay), and 2 more credits »
Stars
Hey You
written by Madonna Time: 4:16 ---------- Hey you Don't you give up It's not so bad There's still a chance for us Hey you Just be yourself Don't be so shy There's reasons why it's hard Chorus: Keep it together (First time:) You'll make it all right (Other times:) We'll make it all right Our celebration is going on tonight (First two times:) Poets and prophets would envy what we do (Last time:) Poets and prophets will envy what we do This could be good Hey you Hey you Open your heart
Triggering
(unreleased track) written by Madonna and Mirwais Track 16, Time: 3:29 ---------- Dance, you're not fighting Dance, you're not lying Dance, you're not cheating Dance, you're only triggering your senses You're not dying Dance, you're not crying Dance, you're not killing yourself You're only triggering your senses You're only triggering your senses Dance is a lovely friend Dance to your heart's content Dance and we don't pretend Dance is your only friend When you're on the street To
Fighting Spirit
(bonus track) written by Madonna Track 13, Time: 3:32 ------------------------- What you gonna do when your love is gone Who you gonna play when the game has ended Where you gonna go when the bird has flown How you gonna play when you're all alone Chorus: Keep the fighting spirit of love Keep the fighting spirit of love What you gonna do when you're on your own What you gonna have when you got no place to call your own What you gonna try when your cover's blown How you gonna
Like It Or Not
written by Madonna, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, and Henrik Jonback Track 12, Time: 4:32 ------------------------- You can call me a sinner Or you can call me a saint Celebrate me for who I am Dislike me for what I ain't Put me up on a pedestal Or drag me down in the dirt Sticks and stones will break my bones But your names will never hurt I'll be the garden, you'll be the snake All of my fruit is yours to take Better the devil that you know Your love for me will grow Be
How High
written by Madonna, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, and Henrik Jonback Track 9, Time: 4:40 ------------------------- How high are the stakes How much fortune can you make How high are the stakes How much fortune can you make It's funny, I spent my whole life wanting to be talked about I did it, just about everything to see my name in lights Was it all worth it And how did I earn it Nobody's perfect I guess I deserved it Chorus: How high are the stakes How much fortune can you
Dress You Up
written by Peggy Stanziale and Andrea LaRusso Track 6, Time: 3:58 ------------------------- You've got style, that's what all the girls say Satin sheets and luxuries so fine All your suits are custom made in London But I've got something that you'll really like Chorus: Gonna dress you up in my love All over, all over Gonna dress you up in my love All over your body Feel the silky touch of my caresses They will keep you looking so brand new Let me cover you with velvet kisses I'l
It's So Cool
written by Madonna, Mirwais, Monte Pittman Bonus Track, Time: 3:27 ------------------------- It's so hard to be someone It's so hard to be unknown In your heart you ought to blame In your heart you played the game Do you realize you paid the price Do you know the cost of all your vice Save your soul, it's all a test Save your soul, it's for the best Chorus: We need love [love, love, love, love] We need love [love, love, love, love] We need love [love, love, love, love] We need lo
Celebration
written by Madonna, Paul Oakenfold, Ian Green, Ciaran Gribbin Disc 2, Track 18, Time: 3:35 ------------------------- I think you wanna come over Yeah I heard it through the grapevine Are you drunk? Are you sober? Think about it, does it matter And if it makes you feel good then I say do it I don't know what you're waiting for Feel my temperature rising It's too much heat, I'm gonna lose control Do you want to go higher Get closer to the fire I don't know what you're waiting for Ch
Crazy For You
written by John Bettis and Jon Lind Track 10, Time: 4:10 ------------------------- Swaying room as the music starts Strangers making the most of the dark Two by two their bodies become one I see you through the smokey air Can't you feel the weight of my stare You're so close but still a world away What I'm dying to say, is that Chorus: I'm crazy for you Touch me once and you'll know it's true I never wanted anyone like this It's all brand new, you'll feel it in my kiss I'm craz
MADONNA PLAYS SANTA IN MALAWI
Tuesday December 28, 2010
MADONNA has been giving Santa Clause a run for his money.
The pop superstar reportedly sent gifts to Malawi orphans over the holidays.
Madge shipped several boxes and bales containing toys, clothing and sweets to six orphanages to the country.
“To my Malawi children on Christmas and Boxing Day. I wish I was with you. See you soon, M,” read a handwritten note that the diva included with the packages.
Malawi is the birthplace of Ma
Are any of you expecting a White Christmas this year? They're predicting snow where I live, but not sure yet.
I hear Europe is getting kicked badly this year with so much snow. A Lady Gaga show in Bercy, which was cancelled before because of the strike in Paris, now the show the other day was cancelled because her trucks were stuck because of the snow. She performed the next day I think.....she even tweeted she was stuck on her bus.
As for Madonna? I hear she's spending it in London with Gu
Lady Gaga stalker gets backstage at London show
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Lady Gaga performs to a sell out crowd at the Odyssey Area in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. (AP / Peter Morrison)
Date: Wednesday Dec. 22, 2010 9:02 AM ET
Lady Gaga was left "shaken" after a stalker got backstage at one of her shows.
The 'Bad Romance' singer's team were forced to call police after a woman forced her way into the holding area of London's The 02 during her concert last Thursday and
DADT: Now the Really Hard Part Begins
Repeal just the start of a long process for the military to adapt to the law.
Hold the celebrations. Congress’s repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is a victory for civil rights. But it’s only the start of what are likely to be difficult, even tortured, months or even years, as the military struggles to adapt to the new law. One of Defense Secretary Robert Gates’s arguments in favor of congressional repeal was that he foresaw a judgment by courts overtu
December 18, 2010, 2 pm
DADT Repeal and DREAM Defeat: A Failure of Evangelical Influence?
Post by Sarah Posner
This afternoon the Senate failed to break a Republican filibuster of the DREAM Act, and voted, finally, to repeal the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy on gays and lesbians in the military.
Viewing today as a microcosm of religious political activism, these two votes caused me to wonder: do elected officials give a damn what religious activists have to say?
Let's take D
Easy Ride
written by Madonna and Monte Pittman
Track 11, Time: 5:04
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I want the good life
But I don't want an easy ride
What I want is to work for it
Feel the blood and sweat on my fingertips
That's what I want for me
I want to know everything
Maybe someday I will
What I want is to find my place
Breathe the air and feel the sun on my children's face
That's what I want
Chorus:
I go round and round just like a circle
I can see a clea
