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    Madonna

    By asimina,

    Docu-Style Award
    I Am Because We Are WINNER
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    congratulations Madonna!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D
  8. asimina
    Madonna has been issued with an official warning by Westminster council after a noisy party held by staff at her Marylebone home.
    Neighbours complained about music and singing from the 10-bedroom Georgian townhouse she bought for £6 million in 2007.
    Despite being out of the country at the time, the 51-year-old singer as owner of the house has been issued with an official noise abatement notice and faces a £5,000 fine for any further offences.
    The council received a complaint on Sunday June 27 in the middle of the afternoon. Within 30 minutes, Westminster council noise officers were at the front door and judged that the noise — believed to have been caused by a karaoke party — was loud enough to be a “statutory nuisance”.
    They spoke to staff through the entryphone system, who confirmed the property belonged to Madonna but that she was not present.
    A council spokesman said: “In order to deal with the matter, a notice was served by posting it through the box at the premises. The notice was addressed to the owner or occupier at the address ordering that the noise is stopped — which it was.
    “Any further offence could see Madonna landed with a £5,000 fine.”
    A spokesman for Madonna was unavailable for comment.
    ThisIsLondon
  9. asimina
    W.E. shooting has started…
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    Milliner Stephen Jones lands part in Madonna movie.
    His headgear has been chosen by Madonna to feature in her latest film W.E. and Jones has even managed to bag himself a part! www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    Although he told Vogue that he can’t give away too many details just yet, he did confess to being “alarmed” about his involvement…
    “Madonna is directing it and she asked me to do the hats for it.
    And somehow I’ve ended up starring in it too.”
    Have a look at the first picture of Madonna on the London set of her upcoming movie, W.E.

  12. asimina
    Madonna has been forced to halt the construction of a fence on her horse farm in New York after receiving a cease-and-desist notice from county officials who own the development rights to her land.
    The Material Girl moved back to her native U.S. from London following her split from her ex-husband, British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, in 2008.
    In February (10), she bought 30 acres of land in New York vacation spot the Hamptons for a reported $10 million, and named the property Wild Horses Farms.
    The pop star began building a fence around the property, but the work has since been put on hold after she failed to apply for permission from Southampton and Suffolk County officials, who own its development rights.
    According to the New York Post, Madonna received a cease-and-desist letter from the county on 7 July (10).
    The singer has reportedly filed an application for permission to complete the fence and a committee will review her plea on 27 July (10).
    Wenn
  14. asimina

    MDG in Venice

    By asimina,

    Here are some more pictures of the huge MDG billboard that is in St Mark's Square, Venice. The first two pictures were taken by madonnalicious reader Andrew.
     
    And these two pictures below were taken by madonnalicious reader Ruslan.
     
  15. asimina
    The fitness instructor – who used to date the ‘Material Girl’ singer and is the father of her 13-year-old daughter Lourdes – admits the 51-year-old star is willing to try any type of workout plan especially if it’s new and trendy.
    He said: “Madonna and I worked out together when we were a couple. It was a mix and match of me following her programme and her following mine. She is always very curious about what’s new, what’s hot. She is the type of person who will do anything exercise-wise. Right now she is using big elastic bands for resistance training and her cardio comes from dance.”
    Madonna is famed for well-toned physique and Carlos says she knows it’s something she needs to have for her career.
    He told The Times newspaper: “I think Madonna knows she sets the bar pretty high for people who see her image in the papers. But bear in mind she has a cook, a trainer, she appears on stage for two hours when she’s on tour. She makes her body her business, she really does.”
  16. asimina
    The SPIN's 25th Anniversary Readers Poll is still open for voting. Madonna is listed in the Best Solo Artist, Best Song (Like A Prayer) and Hottest Sex Goddess categories.
    Madonna was leading ALL these categories but her support is now slipping and she needs your vote again!
    We also suggest you add Madonna's name to the Best Live Act category too.
    To vote for Madonna visit www.spin.com/spin25/readers-poll-spin-25
    Fans can vote once every 24 hours and the results will be published in a future issue of SPIN magazine.
  17. asimina
    The latest edition of Italian magazine Chi features this five-page look behind the scenes of Madonna's Autumn / Winter campaign for Dolce & Gabbana. The article looks at how the campaign is influenced by Italian actress Anna Magnani. This issue also features a one-page article about the MDG sunglasses range too.
     
  20. asimina

    IN SHORT

    By asimina,

    As Absolument Madonna mentioned last week, Madonna attended Jay-Z’s closing performance at the Wireless Festival in Hyde Park on Sunday (July 4) in London, England.
    Madonna was also sharing a kiss with her hot Brazilian boyfriend while her two oldest kids also enjoyed the show - Lourdes, 13, and Rocco, 10 next month. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    The fact that Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow happened to watch the show "from completely separate VIP areas" fed again the old rumour of a feud between the two stars.
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    The 2011 edition of the Guinness World Records features Madonna as the Top’selling Female Recording Artist, with album sales up to December 2009 of 75 million in the USA and 200 million abroad.
    The Queen of Pop is also listed as the woman with the most #1 albums in the UK.

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    GLEE has received 19 nominations for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards including 4 for the “Power of Madonna” episode : Outstanding Costumes For A Series, Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single’Camera Series, Outstanding Makeup For A Single’Camera Series and Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series.
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    The New York Times criticized Kylie Minogue’s lack of innovation in her last album, Aphrodite. In the review, she is called “Madonna’s nicer, blander kid sister on her 11th studio album”. Stuart Price is also mentioned as being “a certified Madonnaologist”, and the music is said to end up “chasing Madonna’s coattails and old bouncing’ball beats, without the overpowering kick’drum bottom of latter’day club music, are back on this album; so are the smoothly rounded keyboard tones of "Like a Virgin" Madonna and the flickering reverberations of "Ray of Light " Madonna. "Illusion," written by Ms. Minogue and Mr. Price, echoes the chorale of "Like a Prayer." There’s just no avoiding the resemblances.”
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    Belinda Carlisle gave an interview to Pop Tarts about her new book.
    She explained…
    "I was envious of the way Madonna looked, but I had eating disorders way before that…
    I wasn’t jealous of Madonna, I was envious of her and how she looked.”
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    Walt Disney Company has reportedly reached an agreement in principle to sell Miramax Films and its 611′film library to construction executive Ron Tutor.
    The Miramax library includes “Truth or Dare : In Bed with Madonna”
    Does this mean we can expect the movie to be released in Blu-Ray, someday?
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    According to the Sunday Mirror, Madonna is seeking professional help from her dermatologist Dr Fredric Brandt to fix her ageing hands.
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    The new edition of the German Grazia Magazine features a new picture from the Autumn / Winter Dolce & Gabbana campaign and a behind-the-scenes shot. (Thanks to Madonnalicious)

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    The GagaDonna of the Week…
    Gaga said it, she does not want to be compared to Madonna…
    Well, now she started working out with Tracy Anderson, and she definitely channelled Madonna during her recent ‘Today Show’ Performance !

  21. asimina

    Madonna

    By asimina,

    Madonna’s Interview for Teen Vogue
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frMadonna and Lourdes’s Material Girl Line for Teen Vogue
    Madonna has met her match. With the material mom’s new fashion line, daughter Lourdes calls the shots. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    Word of warning to anyone looking to congratulate Madonna on her new line, Material Girl: “I didn’t really do anything,” the pop icon insists. “I couldn’t even say it was a collaboration. It was 90 percent Lola. I needed a teenage daughter to kick me in the butt and go, ‘Let’s do this, Mom!’” she adds, laughing. Supporting act isn’t a role we’re used to seeing Madonna play, but in the case of her thirteen-year-old daughter, Lourdes Leon, she seems perfectly happy taking a backseat. “I respect her style,” Madonna says. “It’s a juniors’ line. That’s who she is.” Of course, when your mom has a fashion archive as rich as Madonna’s, you’d be crazy not to take a peek. “She steals from my closet all the time–whether she’s allowed to or not,” Madonna says. “She loves everything I wore in the eighties. Her thing is to bring it into the twenty-first century–to add her own twist.” The line carries certain unmistakable Madonna signatures–like lace, pearls, and cross motifs–but other pieces fly over Mom’s head. Take the leggings with intentional tears inspired by a Lourdes styling trick. “Lola will leave in the morning with a pair of tights on,” explains Madonna. “Then when she comes home, they’re all ripped. I’m like, ‘What happened?’ And she goes, ‘I did it on purpose, Mom.’ OK, then,” Madonna says with a shrug. After three decades of shocking and awing us with her costume changes, it looks like fashion’s favorite chameleon has found a worthy successor.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: You’re such an enduring style icon. Why did you wait until now to launch a fashion line?
    Madonna: I guess I needed a teenage daughter to kick me in the butt and say, “Let’s do this, Mom!” There’s so much competition out there, and I work with so many great, talented designers. I didn’t really feel like I had a specific voice or an opinion until my daughter became a teenager, and then it became very clear what direction we were gonna go in. Lola’s direction!
    Jane Keltner de Valle: How would you describe her style and how has she influenced your style?
    Madonna: Her style is definitely more edgy. She has much more sense of humor about the way she dresses. She doesn’t take herself so seriously. She dresses in a very effortless way, which is something that I admire and wish I could do more of. She’s also 13 years old, so everything looks good on her! But yeah, she reminds me that getting dressed-up is actually fun. It’s been so much a part of my work that I sometimes forget to, like, have fun with it. So she’s reminding me that it’s fun.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: Do you give her complete freedom to wear what she wants?
    Madonna: No, I do not. Absolutely not!
    Jane Keltner de Valle: What are the ground rules?
    Madonna: Sometimes she puts something on, and I’ll be like, “My god, that looks amazing!” And then I’ll go, “Oh my god, that’s my 13 year old daughter.” So, um, no, we have rules. She can wear make up when she goes to parties and special events. And ya know, there’s always a little bit of a discussion about how short the skirt is…or is there some cleavage showing. And I always say to her, do you want everybody to be staring at your breasts, or do you want people to talk to you?
    Jane Keltner de Valle: Does she raid your closet a lot, and is she allowed to?
    Madonna: She steals things all the time–whether she’s allowed to or not. There are always things missing in my closet!
    Jane Keltner de Valle: What does she think of your style now, and of some of your iconic looks from the past?
    Madonna: She loves everything I wore in the early 80’s. She likes to take from that and make her own statement. Her thing now is to take what was my first thing and bring it into the 21st century–add her own twist to it. She’s also very influenced by dance. She’s a dancer, and she’s influenced by what kids wear in her classes. Ya know, the layered thing and the legwarmers. She’ll leave in the morning with a pair of tights on, ands when she comes home they’re all ripped and run and torn. I’m like, “What happened to your tights?” And she goes, “I did it on purpose, mom.” “Ok then.”
    Jane Keltner de Valle: She takes after her mom.
    Madonna: Exactly.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: Do you ever raid her closet?
    Madonna: Um, yeah. I wear her shoes a lot. We wear the same size, so when I’m really sick of wearing these [shows me her Christian Dior platforms]. She’s got some really cool flat boots and I steal her Converse sneakers.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: So tell me how you approached this collection. How did the collaboration work?
    Madonna: I would say it was 90% Lola. I couldn’t even really say it’s a collaboration because she’s doing a lot more than I am. I didn’t really do anything. I respect her style. It’s for a junior line, and that’s who she is. We share some common things, but then there are things that she wears that I would never wear. I mean, I don’t wear leggings and t-shirts. That’s not my thing. But that’s Lola’s thing.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: Why did you decide to name it Material Girl and not Madonna.
    Madonna: Because naming it after me is boring. First of all, that’s my name, and I don’t think Lola would have been as interested in working on it. Material Girl isn’t necessarily about me. People connect that name to me, but it’s really about a kind of a girl, and it has a lot of different connotations. So I think Lola feels like she can make it her own.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: How would you describe the girl the collection is for?
    Madonna: She’s not afraid to take chances. She’s adventurous, has a sense of humor, is witty, clever, interested in what’s going on in the world, she reads books, likes music, likes to dance–loves to dance!–and is as in touch with her masculine side as she is with her feminine side.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: The two of you are both very strong-minded. Was it easy working together? Did you ever clash?
    Madonna: Once in a while. But I have to say, when it comes to fashion and style, it’s the one area we argue the least in. Practicing piano, giving the little kid a bath, cleaning-up the bedroom–those are the things we don’t agree on.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: Do you have any favorite pieces from the collection?
    Madonna: I like just about anything that has lace on it. There’s a little lace hoodie with a metallic zipper on it that I’m obsessed with. I’m gonna steal it after this interview’s over with. And I love all the jewelry. The necklaces, all the chains…
    Jane Keltner de Valle: How important was it to keep the prices accessible?
    Madonna: Extremely important. Lola wanted to create a line that she could afford, and that girls across the country could afford. She wasn’t interested in making something so exclusive that only 50 girls could wear it.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: Does Lourdes have a clothing allowance?
    Madonna: She has no allowance. If she wants to go shopping I basically say, ‘Ok, well you have to do x, y, and z…” She has to earn it. If she’s done really well in school, and gotten really good grades in all her classes, a reward is usually $50 to go to American Apparel or Topshop, and go mad.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: Do you two go shopping together?
    Madonna: She doesn’t like me to go shopping with her. No.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: Will you and she star in the campaign together?
    Madonna: I won’t. I think she will eventually. After she gets into high school, and gets good grades. I’m using it as leverage!
    Jane Keltner de Valle: Does she want to follow in your footsteps in other arenas, like music or film?
    Madonna: She’s majoring in drama. That’s her main area of interest. She’s also really interested in dance. She doesn’t want to be a singer, though. She’s made that very clear. That’s cool. I respect that.
    Jane Keltner de Valle: How do you feel about her going into the entertainment industry?
    Madonna: I’m fine with it as long as she takes it seriously and puts in the hours. I always say to her, “If you want to be good at anything, you have to put in the hours.” She might get some things handed to her because of her connection with me, but she doesn’t really want that. She wants to earn it. She’s made that very clear to me.
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    Janelle Mon

    By asimina,

    Janelle Monáe : “Madonna is a strong woman and a very fine artist”
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frAbsolument Madonna had the privilege to ask rising star, Janelle Monáe, her opinion on Madonna.
    She nicely answered short after her incredible concert in Paris.
    Zack - Absolument Madonna: What do you think about Madonna?
    Janelle Monáe: I really like Madonna.
    I think that she has been able to stay afloat for… you know, all that’s going on.
    Her brand has been very consistent.
    She definitely helped redefine what a woman in music could look like, dress like, sound like, act like.
    So I think that’s cool. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    I love the fact that she rides horses.
    I think that’s a very brave thing. I know she was hurt before. For her to get back on the horse, she’s very brave.
    She’s very bold. I respect that.
    I think she’s a strong woman and a very fine artist.
  23. asimina
    A wedding outfit on show at a Scottish museum is to take a starring role in a film being directed by Madonna.
    She has asked for the dress for her directorial feature debut, W.E., about Edward VIII’s wife Wallis Simpson.
    The outfit is currently part of a Marriage in the Movies exhibition at the National Museum of Costume at Shambellie House near Dumfries.
    The dress was worn by Joely Richardson, who starred in the 2005 television production Wallis and Edward.
    The outfit was designed by Michael O’Connor and will be worn by actress Andrea Riseborough, who will play Wallis Simpson in the film co-written by Madonna.
    National Museums Scotland has agreed to release the dress, which had been due to remain on display until October this year.
    It will be sent to the film set on Monday.
    National Museum of Costume general manager Margaret Roberts said they had been happy to send the dress to Madonna.
    “Our Marriage in the Movies exhibition is packed with fabulous gowns that tell a story not only about the history of the period they represent, but also of Hollywood glamour and style,” she said.
    “This is a dress that was made for the movies, so when we received the request from Madonna’s production company, we were only too happy to oblige.”
    Marriage in the Movies runs until 31 October.
    BBC
  24. asimina
    Madonna has cast James Fox and his son Laurence Fox in her film about Edward VIII's wife, Wallis Simpson.
    The film, titled W.E, began shooting on Monday. Madonna has co-written the movie, which she is also directing.
    James Fox will play King George V, while Laurence Fox has been cast as his son Bertie, Edward's younger brother.
    Australian actress Abbie Cornish will play a modern-day New Yorker, who becomes obsessed with King Edward's decision to abdicate for his lover.
    Andrea Riseborough, best known for playing former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in BBC drama The Long Walk to Finchley, will play Simpson.
    James D'Arcy, who starred in ITV2 opposite Billie Piper in Secret Diary of a Call Girl, has been cast as Edward VIII.
    W.E is Madonna's directorial debut on a feature-length movie. She previously directed a short film, Filth and Wisdom, which premiered in Berlin in 2008.
    From BBC News
  25. asimina
    The UK version of Grazia (05 July 2010 issue) magazine features an interview with Carlos Leon, he talks about his relationship with Madonna and how they have raised daughter Lourdes. Click on the article to enlarge.
     
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