You would find weird describing a new Madonna record as a "comeback album", unless you're Parisian hip hop and electro producer DJ Mehdi. "I can’t wait to see N*Sync and the Backstreet Boys getting back together. Oh, and A-Trak producing Madonna’s comeback album," Mehdi told Dummy magazine's Adam Saville who asked him what he was excited about music-wise for the new decade. DJ Mehdi is the second French producer rumoured to be involved in Madonna's first music release under the Live Nation c
The newest addition to our collection of different "Celebration" pressings from around the world is the 2 CD album released on the Indian market. Again no major difference in artwork and no difference ay all in content in this "Made in India" double set, apart of course from the small print and copyright and licensing credits - worth making this item desireable to completist collectors. Click to zoom. Stay tuned for more Madonna CDs from India coming soon from our friend Rinat.
Music video website Muzu.tv asked 2,000 fans to vote for their favourite videos of the past decade, and Madonna's "Hung Up" came third in the poll. The top ten spot went to Beyonce and her "Single Ladies", followed by Fatboy Slim's "Weapon Of Choice". Here is the complete run-up: 01 - Beyonce - Single Ladies 02 - Madonna - Hung Up 03 - Fatboy Slim - Weapon Of Choice 04 - Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head 05 - Eminem - Stan 06 - Rihanna - Umbrella 07 - OutKast - Hey Ya! 08 - Coldpl
Another two weeks of heavy Madonna-related coverage on the German press this month, also thanks to the debut of the new Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2010 campaign and Madonna's appearance at the "Nine" premiere together with daughter Lourdes the other week in New York. Check out this selection of clippings from "OK", "In", and "In Touch" magazine and from the "Bild" newspaper brought to you as usual by M-Tribe friend and contributor from Germany Susanne. Click to zoom. Thanks t
The interview by Austin Scaggs that originally appeared as the cover story of the October 29, 2009 issue of the American Rolling Stone has now landed on the January 2010 issue of the German edition of the magazine. As you can see by the clippings below Madonna didn't make the cover of the new issue in Germany but the fantastic vintage Madonna photo by the genius and late Herb Ritts and other great images make this issue certainly worth having. Click the images below to enlarge the scans courte
25 years ago today, Madonna reached the top spot of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with "Like a Virgin". In its sixth week on the chart, the first single from the album with the same name became the first of Madonna's 12 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 so far. Speaking about the song in his exclusive MadonnaTribe interview, songrwriter Billy Steinber says: "When "Like A Virgin" reached #1 and stayed there for 6 weeks, Tom (Kelly) and I were ecstatic. It was a dream come tr
After our successful net calendars for 2007, 2008 and 2009 theMadonnaTribe Team is back with another exclusive Madonna calendar for 2010, for our readers to download and print.Tribers can spend the whole year with 12 great new photos from the Sticky & Sweet 2009 tour selected from our private photo archive.
Click on the images below to download our 2010 MadonnaTribe Calendar.
Check out Madonna talkin' about her work in Malawi in CNN's American Morning original series, "Big Stars, Big Giving" where Alina Cho looks at celebrity philanthropy and how big stars can make a big impact. The full interview airs on Wednesday, December 23 at 6 a.m. ET on CNN.
Madonna, la reina del pop y del espectáculo, ha visitado España como parte de su última gira,'Sticky and sweet' (Pegajosa y dulce), que continúa hasta finales de noviembre. Tuvimos la oportunidad de asistir a su concierto en Valencia y pudimos comprobar la vitalidad que despliega la cincuentenaria artista.
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El nombre de Madonna ha estadoasociado al sexo desde los modestos inicios de su carrera, cuando se formaba como bailarina y posaba desnuda para pagar sus estudios. Más de
Check out this photo of a Madonna advert for the "Celebration" photographed by M-Tribe reader Alzy in one of the UK's largest rail stations, Birmingham New St Central. "It was on the wall facing passengers departing from the north of the country before they left for the city, maximising the viewing potential!" - Alzy writes - "Thousands use this station everyday and in the run up to christmas it couldnt have been more strategically placed!" Click to zoom.
The flash of cameras filled Madame Tussauds Hong Kong today, as the attraction unveiled über-celebrity Madonna's wax likeness, as well as hosting the "So You Think You Can Dance... Like Madonna?" competition, bringing an all-new interactive dance experience to guests just in time for the Christmas season. During the event, the finalists got their groove on and went head to head live, before the attraction unveiled the superstar’s all-new look with the help of William Chan, one of the hottest l
Madonna has been voted the celebrity who has been written about the most during the past decade, featuring in a staggering 45,633 UK national newspaper articles. During the last decade, the singer has had one son, Rocco, married director Guy Ritchie and divorced him, as well as adopting two children, David and Mercy, from Malawi. Alex Ayling from the TV channel Live, which carried out the survey, said: "Madonna's ability to be able to reinvent herself and her image has meant she has stayed a
Speaking to The Sunday Times newspaper, director Guy Ritchie said he doesn't regret making "Swept Away" with ex-wife Madonna despite the fact it was a box office flop. The 41-year-old British director - whose 2002 movie starring Madonna flopped at the cinema and went straight to DVD in the UK - said he wasn't upset by the critics, because you have to do some things wrong in order to know what works. He said: "'Swept Away' was always going to have a limited audience. The idea was that it was
An article about the jewellery pieces created by Aurora Lopez Mejia in collaboration with Madonna to benefit the Raising Malawi charity project can be found in the December 4, 2009 issue of the Indian edition of "People" magazine.
Here's a couple of Madonna-related tidbit shared by our longtime friend and contributor from Russia Rinat while he was travelling Qatar Airlines through Doha City in Qatar. As you can see by the images below both Madonna's new collection "Celebration" and her "Ray of Light" album were part of the on-board entertainment system and passengers had the chance to listen to the Queen of Pop during the flight. But the most interesting news bit comes from the airport's transit zone where Rinat fo
The Rolling Stones, U2 and Madonna Named Top Touring Acts of Decade The Rolling Stones were the most successful live band of the decade as the rockers’ 264 concerts over the past 10 years grossed over $869 million, good enough for Number One atop Billboard’s Top Touring Acts of the 2000s list. Only three artists surpassed the $800 million mark for the decade and are now able to brag to friends that they grossed more than most countries’ yearly gross national product: the Stones, U2 with $844 mil
Check out a selection of Madonna-related articles that appeared on the German magazines over the past couple of weeks, brought to you as usual by MadonnaTribe friend and contributor Susanne. Click to zoom.
The new issue of Spotlight Magazine "Madonna - Celebration" " (#45) is out! This issue can be purchased online here or at Lucky Records (66 rue de la Verrerie, 75004 Paris - Métro ligne 1 - Hôtel de Ville). Still looking for the perfect christmas gift that will please any Madonna's fan ? You can subscribe to the magazine online here. This issue of Spotlight magazine features: Celebration - 36 songs that changed the world News Collectors Celebration Fan only: Ricardo Moretti from Brazil Psyc
Check out this week's issue of the Italian Vanity Fair magazine, out now, for the worldwide preview of Dolce & Gabbana's Spring/Summer campaign featuringMadonna photographed by Steven Klein and to read what Stefano Gabbana had to say about the shooting the Icon. "Madonna's private life is seldom out of the papers but this new Dolce & Gabbana campaign is unlike anything you have seen before" - the designer duo's official blogSwide.com writes about the preview. "Exit the paparazzo, t
More iTunes Music Stores worldwide are currently offering the new Madonna single for download. The two Revolver (One Love Remixes) and Celebration feat. Akon are now available in the stores of Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and The Netherlands, among others. Please check your local iTunes and other online retailers and look for the new single now!
Madonna and Lourdes - both in Dolce & Gabbana, attended the New York premiere of Rob Marshall's "Nine" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Tuesday night. Images by AP and Reuters via Yahoo! News.
Sweden is set for a Madonna-themed new year's eve as the Sticky & Sweet Tour - Live From Buenos Aires special will be shown on SVT2 at 9.05 PM on December 31. Check out stv.se for more details. Thanks to Pontus.
Actress Stefanie Powers says that Madonna needs to make sure she’s got the right staff when she takes over Wild Ocean Farm - the property in the Hamptons the Queen of Pop is rumoured to have her eyes on. Powers used to own the Bridgehampton property, then known as another name, with her cousin, Geri Bauer, who sold the farm to Kelly Klein in 2000. "I hope she's got some good people," says Powers, pointing out that between caring for the horses and maintaining the property there is "a lot to ke
Revolver (One Love Remixes) and Celebration feat. Akon are now available for purchase from Amazon.co.uk, HMV on line and itunes UK as digital downloads. Revolver is available in both versions - One Love Remix and One Love Remix feat. Lil Wayne. There's no news on a UK physical release date yet.
Don't miss the new issue of Billboard magazine (Issue Date: December 19) for a huge celebration of the Queen of Pop in their special Year in music/Decade-end Collector's Issue, now in the news stands. In their previous issue Billboard made a call to congratulate Madonna on the success of her Sticky & Sweet Tour and honour the top Solo Touring Artist in the Billboard Boxscore chart history. Included in this issue are full page and double page spreads from Madonna's managerGuy Oseary thank
