Let's have a further look at how the Hard Candy Fitness center in Mexico City was like the night of the opening party with these images courtesy of Franco, webmaster at www.madonnamexico.com
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Madonna about hard work
M: I believe in hard work and if you have a goal and you want something bad enough, you're gonna work hard for it. I think anybody can relate to that. Madonna about security
M: A lot of places I go to are considered dangerous, whether that's Tel Aviv or Rio. That never stops me from going somewhere to put on a show. I have good security and I'm not worried about it. Madonna
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Mexican Press: Hard Candy Fitness Launch
madonnalicious reader Edgar sent in these scans from several Mexican newspapers that had extensive coverage of the Hard Candy Fitness launch party on Monday.
Brahim Zaibat: Madonna is a normal woman According to AnythingHollywood, Brahim Zaibat has described Madonna as being “just a woman like all the others” and not a diva. “[Meeting her] wasn’t like meeting a monster! She’s just a woman like all the others. She’s an extraordinary artist and world famous, of course, but a woman above all. I’m not saying things have gone very fast [between us] since then, but things have happened in order. [Her music] wasn’t the kind of sound I had on my iPod but
December 2nd, 2010
Madonna’s new gym in Mexico City was finally given a permit to operate, a local official said Wednesday, two days after she inaugurated the luxury workout space. The Hard Candy gym had been prevented from opening because it lacked permits for land use and for its parking lot.
Demetrio Sodi, head of the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City, explained “It was authorized during the day (Wednesday). People usually check they have all the permits before inaugurating somet
Nelly Furtado would love to duet with Madonna Nelly Furtado was interviewed by the Huffington Post about her music as she’s just released a Greatest Hits album. When asked about who she’d like to collaborate with, the two names she came up with were Madonna and Drake.
Huffington Post: You’ve collaborated with many artists — who would you say is a “must” to work with next? Nelly Furtado: I would love to duet with Madonna. It would be super-fun. Also, I would love to record something with Dra
ember 28th, 2010
Greyson Michael Chance is a 13yo American singer and Ellen DeGeneres’s first signed artist to her new recording label eleveneleven. He gives an interview to inMusic and talks about Madonna…
inMusic: Is it true you share a manager with Madonna and Lady Gaga?
Greyson Michael Chance: I met Guy Oseary the first day I was on Ellen because that is when we were getting a lot of calls from people and we really didn’t know who to go with, so Ellen set me up with Guy Oseary, wh
Chris Dedicik, CEO of Evolution New Ventures Mexico, told Mexican newspapers:
We immediately liked this place, because it had the dimensions we were looking for, as well as natural light, which is very important to the concept we were trying to develop. She has not yet visited the gym, but we have sent many videos at every step in the process. The images in the lobby, which decorate the first floor and the spinning room, are chosen by her. She is very excited about this new project. For M
Madonna’s Live Nation Deal in Question? After pulling back on mega-million-dollar deals with superstars like Madonna and Jay-Z, Live Nation is now hauling Michael Cohl, one of the original supporters of that controversial strategy to court, accusing him of breaching a non-compete agreement signed when he exited Live Nation in 2008. Cohl left the company in 2008 after a boardroom battle over Live Nation’s “360 degree” deals with top artists. Cohl favored the approach, which signed top act
November 24th, 2010
Lea Michele, who plays Rachel Berry on the hit Fox television series, would like Madonna to follow her showbiz pal Gwyneth Paltrow in appearing on Glee, and possibly even singing.
We all loved the Madonna show we did but we are hoping to do a part two with Madonna. That would be a dream. I have not met Madonna but I would love to. The only thing is, of my idols I have met, I have thoroughly embarrassed myself!
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Two iconic looks from Dolce & Gabbana will represent Italian fashion at the Musée des arts Décoratifs’ “Histoire idéale de la mode contemporaine vol. 2 : 1990–2000″ exhibit, which opens in Paris on November 25 and runs through May 8.
The exhibit looks at fashion from the last ten years of the 20th century, beginning with looks from minimalist designers like Azzedine Alaïa, Yohji Yamamoto, Helmut Lang and Martin Margiela and ending with the more provocative and over-the-top designs of
Quincy Jones recently gave an interview to UsMagazine.com about his views on music today, Madonna and Gaga…
Us Magazine: What do you think of Lady Gaga?
Quincy Jones: She’s great. Some guy misquoted me in some article and said I don’t listen to everybody — meaning her. I’m not listening to everybody, man. Everybody has their own thing, but it’s show business. Gaga is like Madonna Jr. A lot of people follow Madonna. I don’t, but I don’t blame those that do. She’s had a long career and do
Madonna Tribe Poncho sent in some fantastic pics he took today outside the Hard Candy Fitness c enter in Mexico City where everything seems ready for the launch event coming up in just a few days.
"The building is fantastic!" - Poncho writes - "I was impressed when I saw the lobby hall where three full size images of Madonna's "Celebration" by Mr Brainwash are on display."
Click on the images below for the full size version of Poncho's pics fresh from Mexico City!
madonnalicious reader materialboy75 sends in this report from Mexico City about preparations for the opening of Hard Candy Fitness next Monday 29 November. One rumour in in the press is that Madonna could be giving dancing classes to 30 lucky Hard Candy Fitness members, but another newspaper report suggests it really will be a flying visit with Madonna only scheduled to spend eight hours in Mexico city.
Below is a picture of the stand where people can join Hard Candy Fitness (picture courte
The Edge Theatre Company, based in Rock Hill, SC will produce the US Premiere of Madonna & Me by Tommy Kearney. The London smash hit will make its trek across the Atlantic Ocean this spring, Thursday 07 to Sunday 10 April 2011. Directed by The Edge Theatre Company's Artistic Director, Jimmy Chrismon the show promises to be as fresh and exciting as the Queen of Pop herself!
Madonna & Me is a coming of age tale about the power of Madonna and 'a group of friends who grow up together
November 22nd, 2010
Jean Paul Gaultier is to be honoured with a retrospective at The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA). Curated by Thierry-Maxime Loriot, the exhibition celebrates 35 influential years of the Paris-based designer, from June 17th to October 2nd, 2011.
Titled ‘The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk’ will showcase about 120 haute couture and ready-to-wear pieces for women and men from 1976 to 2010.
The exhibition celebrates the designer’
On January 25th, 2011, Gold Legion will release a limited edition CD of the Jellybean album “Wotupski!?!”
This reissue will contain an 8 page booklet with liner notes and 24-bit remaster from the original master tapes. The disc will contain the 12 inch versions of “Sidewalk Talk” and “The Mexican” as bonus tracks. “Sidewalk Talk” was released in 1984 by EMI Records. The song was originally written by Madonna during the beginning of her career. She granted out this song to Jellybean in 19
2 Sets of pictures… 1st set: Madonna seen in the streets of Manhattan on November 19, 2010 in New York City. 2nd set: Madonna and children Lourdes Leon, David Ritchie and Mercy James attend Kabbalah service on November 20, 2010 in New York City, NY.
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Gwyneth Paltrow: Madonna and I are still friends Gwyneth Paltrow gave an exclusive interview to Hello! Canada Hello!: Are you still friends with Madonna? Gwyneth: Of course I am. We don’t see as much of each other as we used to because she lives in New York and I live in London, but when we do get together it’s exactly the same as it’s always been. We’ve been friends for a long, long time.
New videos on the Madonna channel on Youtube The Youtube Madonna channel is alive again. New and rar
Some new rumours concerning the opening of the Hard Candy Fitness center in Mexico City…
Madonna is apparently attending a dance class with about 30 members of the Hard Candy Fitness, selected by her dancers, in Mexico City. Afterwards, they can attend the after-party with Paul Oakenfold.
Guadalupe Terrats, the director of the press agency organizing the opening of the Hard Candy Fitness center in Mexico City, apparently announced that three days before the opening (starting on November 26
November 20th, 2010
TIME Magazine surveyed the women who have most influenced our world… Madonna was chosen as the 11th most powerful woman in the world in the 20th century, in the list released on Thursday.
01. Jane Addams (1860-1935) 02. Corazon Aquino (1933-2009) 03. Rachel Carson (1907-1964) 04. Coco Chanel (1883-1971) 05. Julia Child (1912-2004) 06. Hillary Clinton (1947-Present) 07. Marie Curie (1867-1934) 08. Aretha Franklin (1942-Present) 09. Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) 10.
Every pop star of the last two to three decades has Madonna to thank in some part for his or her success. The triple threat who does it all — chart-topping singer, energetic dancer and all-around provocateur — left her home state of Michigan with $35 in her pocket and a dream to make it in New York City, and far exceeded that goal with hit singles like “Vogue,” “Like a Virgin” and “Ray of Light.” The one-named wonder’s memorable music videos and live performances, which almost always incl
