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    A message from Madonna

    By asimina,

    A message from Madonna…
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frRaising Malawi just posted a new message by Madonna…
    Dear Friend,
    My birthday last week was such a blessing for me. I was surrounded by dear friends, my loving family, and by you.
    The notes I received from the Raising Malawi family were simply beautiful — both in their kindness and their concern for the children of Malawi. Thank you for making my birthday so special.
    The note from Sylvia in Great Britain is a message for all of us:
    May Malawi, and its beautiful people, be raised through the generosity of those who share your dreams. Thank you for the work you do and the joy you give to your fans worldwide. We are all better people for being connected.
    I love how Sylvia echoed the African philosophy ubuntu — I am because we are. We do share a common fate. And we must continue to dream of a better future.
    That’s why it’s so important that we stay connected with each other. I hope you will help us raise awareness about Malawi by joining our Facebook community:
    http://www.raisingmalawi.org/connect-on-facebook
    Along with the birthday wishes, many of you took the opportunity to make a donation to our work in Malawi. Again, thank you all!
    From Alvaro in Mexico City to Esther in Istanbul, your generous donations totaling over $18,000 touched my heart and will change the lives of so many children. I truly cannot think of a better birthday gift.
    Thank you again for being a part of this community and the work most dear to my heart.
    Gratefully yours,
    Madonna
    P.S. If you would like to donate to Raising Malawi today, I will match your donation - doubling its impact on the lives of the Malawi children.
  3. asimina
    Madonna is so hands-on with the production of “W.E.” she’s delivering her own furniture to the set. Madge is directing the film, which tracks a young, married New Yorker (Abbie Cornish) who’s obsessed with the story of King Edward VIII’s abdication. “W.E.” started shooting in London in July, and sources said Madonna – who is reportedly financing the picture herself – saved cash by bringing her own furniture from her house across the pond to use on the set. Her rep wouldn’t confirm the furniture move but said she was involved in “all aspects” of the movie. In June, Madonna acknowledged its high cost to Interview: “Once I started casting and planning and working with my production designer, I went, “Oh, [bleep], I wrote a script about a bunch of rich people. That’s going to be great for the budget.” Filming has now moved to New York, particularly around Sotheby’s, where Cornish’s character works.
    Page Six / NY Post
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    Mika on

    By asimina,

    The flamboyant singer failed to make an impression on the Queen of Pop when he joined Madge on her table at an Oscars after-party.
    Mika admits he stayed silent for the duration because he wasn’t up for sharing details of his private life with the chart heavyweight.
    He confessed: “I’m not a socialite. My private life belongs to me only. Add to that the fact that I’m really shy.”
    “During an Oscar after-party, I made a poor figure with Madonna.”
    “I was sitting at the same table with her and Christian Louboutin, but I was too shy to say even one word.”
    “I wonder what she might have thought about me.”
    “Not an awful lot, I’d imagine.”
    The Sun
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    In short: Jane Lynch, Guy Oseary and Mercy James
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    Jane Lynch won an Emmy Award for her character Sue Sylvester on Fox’s hit show ‘Glee’.
    The episode she submitted for her nomination was “The Power of Madonna.” She will be continuing her successful run by hosting Saturday Night Live in the fall.
    ***
    Madonna’s manager Guy Oseary answers on Twitter to the rumour of an already planned tour for 2011 or 2012 and the rumour of Madonna being obsessed with Lady Gaga to open her next tour…
    “there is no truth to a new tour.. or opening artists.. will keep you posted.”
    ***
    Madonna will not allow a man, James Kambewa, who claims to be the biological father of her adopted Malawian daughter to see the four-year-old, a South African newspaper reported on Sunday.
    Madonna’s spokeswoman Barbara Charone said the child’s father was not known.
    “The extended family members had no knowledge of a father. The village leadership had no knowledge of a father… the mother was raped and left,
    There was a three-week window between the oral arguments (in court) and the decision, when the man could have made his claim. Again nothing.
    Moreover, the Ministry of Gender has recommended that it would be in the child’s best interest not to engage with anyone claiming to be a parent or guardian.”
    The court listed Mercy’s biological father as unknown and said that she was born in January 2006 to a 14-year-old mother who died days after giving birth.
    ***
  10. asimina

    IN SHORT

    By asimina,

    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    Madonna was wearing a Vanessa Tugendhaft bracelet at her birthday party.
    Vanessa Tugendhaft won the award for Designer of the Year 2010.
    ***
    Actress Marilyn Monroe has been voted the greatest blonde of all time by OnePoll.com, an online market research company. Madonna came at #11.
    Check the top 20 Greatest Blondes of all time:
    1. Marilyn Monroe
    2. Grace Kelly
    3. Brigitte Bardot
    4. Cameron Diaz
    5. Holly Willoughby
    6. Joanna Lumley
    7. Scarlett Johansson
    8. Stevie Nicks
    9. Olivia Newton-John
    10. Debbie Harry
    11. Madonna
    12. Doris Day
    13. Goldie Hawn
    14. Gwen Stefani
    15. Denise Van Outen
    16. Barbara Windsor
    17. Honor Blackman
    18. Tess Daly
    19. Charlize Theron
    20. Paris Hilton
    ***
    Britain’s Got Talent is being sued for £250,000 by a Madonna impersonator claiming Simon Cowell’s jibes have ruined his life. Philip Grimmer, who reached the semi-finals this year, accuses the show of discrimination over a disability and the fact that he was introduced as a drag queen.
    The 57-year-old gyrated to Madonna’s dance track Hung Up in a purple leotard, knee-high boots and blonde wig.
    Cowell called him a ‘hard of hearing and short-sighted Madonna’. Mr Grimmer is partially deaf and short sighted. Cowell also said the act was ‘monstrous’ and ‘ horrendous’ , adding: ‘Madonna at 95 would look better and dance better than you.’

    ***
    Never tired of trying to make Madonna look like a heartless monster, the British tabloïds are now pretending that Madonna sees her kids by appointment.
    According to the Daily Mail, the star’s children must make an “appointment” to see her which is scheduled in “15-minute slots”.
    A source said: “There are no short cuts to being Madonna, she likes to declare. It’s all about hard work.”
    ***
    New acquisitions up for sale at paulfrasercollectibles.com
    Madonna - Risqué basque worn by the material girl during rehearsals for The Girlie Show World tour - more info...
    Madonna - Signed, ripped denims worn by the famed pop star on the cover of ‘True Blue’- more info...
    Madonna - Nude photograph signed by the global star - more info...
    Madonna - Signed legal document relating to True Blue album cover photo - more info...
    Paul Fraser Collectibles
    PO Box 2945, Bristol BS8 9FZ, United Kingdom
    Tel: +44 (0)117 933 9500 Fax: +44 (0)117 974 5423
    Thanks to Aisling Tierney
  11. asimina
    Material Girl: the auditions
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frYesterday the live auditions for the “Material Girl get Into the Groove” contest took place at the Broadway Dance Studio at 322 West 45th Street in New York.
    All videos can be seen on YouTube and for those that were unable to attend, you can still upload your dance video. To enter, go to materialgirlcollection.com
    Have a look at how it went…






    Madonna will then select the 10 winners from among the 20 selected finalists, based upon the following criteria: originality/creativity (40%), choreography (20%), execution (20%) and athleticism/grace (20%).
    The 10 chosen winners will each receive round trip airfare to New York, three nights hotel accommodation for the winner and attendance at the September 22, 2010 Madonna dance party held at Macy’s Herald Square and $100 cash.
  12. asimina
    Ryan Murphy: Madonna gave me carte blanche
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frGlee creator Ryan Murphy gave an interview to the great Adam Shankman for Hollywood Reporter.
    Madonna came in the discussion…
    Shankman: What’s the ratio between the emotional episodes versus you wanting to do just something light?
    Murphy: We run in a pattern where we’ll do one that’s just sort of a regular journeyman episode — comedy and also drama, 50/50 we call it — and then we’ll do one crazy spectacular bit, which is Britney Spears or Madonna. And right after that we’ll do one that rips your heart out.
    Shankman: How did Madonna react to the episode?
    Murphy: I was really nervous about her reaction. So I sent the script to her. The cool thing was that she never ever gave me any notes. She’s like, “I don’t want to read the script; whatever you want to do.” She gave me carte blanche. That, I thought, was strange because I had worked with her before and she’s very controlling. Then when I sent her the episode, she watched it with her daughter and said how much she loved it. We’re going to do another Madonna one. We’re doing a Britney one, and then we’re going to do a huge one after the Super Bowl.
    Shankman: I laughed so hard when you pulled out that stilts number in the Madonna episode. I thought of (”Glee” choreographer) Zach Woodlee, who was one of my assistants for years. I keep texting him, “Haven’t you run out of stuff yet?”
    Murphy: That stilt thing was his idea. That’s the best part about my job: I encourage people to go nuts. And I did love that Sue Sylvester would have cheerleaders on stilts. But he found those people.
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    Annabelle Wallis talks about W.E.
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frMadonna tested Annabelle Wallis on her language skills during her audition for WE.
    The Tudors star has been cast in the singer’s new film, about Wallis Simpson’s love affair with King Edward VIII, and revealed to the Daily Telegraph she regretted boasting on her CV she speaks four European languages.
    She said…
    “Madonna asked me to read the foreign parts in rehearsals, before those parts had been cast.
    I was stumbling over every word and it soon became clear that I may have been exaggerating slightly when I wrote that I was fluent on my CV.
    When you are being directed by your idol, it is not the best time to be caught out but she was actually really great about it.”
  14. asimina

    IN SHORT

    By asimina,

    Dave Sitek is a guitarist and record producer, best known as a member of the band TV on the Radio. He has also worked with artists such as Beck and Nine Inch Nails. He recently gave an interview to Billboard about his forthcoming solo project “Maximum Balloon,” out Sept. 21, and talks about his ambition: Making a Madonna record!
    “I was trying to make Madonna’s first record. www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    I was trying to make something that was clear and bright and fast-paced.
    Nile Rodgers (the man behind Madonna’s Like a Virgin) is one of my favorite producers.”
    ***
    Billboard website celebrated Madonna’s birthday with a picture gallery from veteran paparazzo Ron Galella who’s been shooting Madonna for over 20 years.
    Have a look…
    http://www.billboard.com/features/madonna-a-ron-galella-photo-celebration-1004109343.story#/features/madonna-a-ron-galella-photo-celebration-1004109343.story
    ***
    ET Online celebrated Madonna’s birthday exploring how the Queen of Pop remained sexy through the decades with her so many transformations.
    Check it out…
    http://www.etonline.com/gallery/2010/08/80320/
    ***
    Celebrating Madonna’s birthday, Buzznet has put together a gallery of 52 epic pics from her lifetime, in the form of The Evolution of Madonna.
    Check it out…
    http://yasfx-theevolutionofmadonna.buzznet.com/user/photos/
    ***
    Website PopSugar.tv put out a cute video on women paying tribute to Marilyn Monroe. (Many thanks to Kat)
    Have a look…

    ***
    Celebrating Madonna’s birthday, website Flavorwire published an article called “52 Things You Didn’t Know About Madonna.”
    Check it out…      
    http://flavorwire.com/112093/52-things-you-didnt-know-about-madonna
  15. asimina
    Get into the groove with Material Girl, Macy's and Madonna
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    The official rules for the “Material Girl get Into the Groove” contest have finally been released. However it seems like the rest of the world, except the United States, Hawai and Alaska can’t enter the contest.
    We’re slowly getting used to it…
    There are two ways to enter the contest; through live auditions or YouTube.
    The live auditions will be held tomorrow, Thursday August 26 2010, at the Broadway Dance Studio at 322 West 45th Street in New York. At 8:30am, 150 entry tickets will be distributed on a first-come basis. This probably means that only the first 150 candidats will be allowed to audition.
    For those not able to go, you can upload your dance video on YouTube from 12:01:00 on August 26, 2010 through 11:59:59 on September 3, 2010.
    On or about August 30, 2010, all eligible entries received will be judged by a qualified panel of judges selected by Sponsors. This panel will select 20 finalists, based upon the following criteria: originality/creativity (30%), choreography (20%), execution (20%), athleticism/grace (20%) and public appeal (as determined by page views and viewer comments) (10%).
    Madonna will then select the 10 winners from among the 20 selected finalists, based upon the following criteria: originality/creativity (40%), choreography (20%), execution (20%) and athleticism/grace (20%). The decisions of the judges and Sponsor with respect to the selection of the winners, and in regard to all matters relating to this Contest, shall be final.
    The 10 chosen winners will each receive round trip airfare to New York, three nights hotel accommodation for the winner and attendance at the September 22, 2010 Madonna dance party held at Macy’s Herald Square and $100 cash.
    Finally, every dancer must dance to one of the following Royalty Free tracks, available on the website:
    Unknown - Shake it Don’t Break it
    LynneMusic - Kiss of a lifetime
    Ilya Kaplan - Sexy
    Ilya Kaplan - She’s Hot
    The rules don’t mention that the winners will be professionlly choreographed by Madonna’s lead dancers for the party, so we can probably assume that rehearsals will take place during the stay in New York.
    For more info, go to materialgirlcollection.com
    Good luck to all dancers.
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    IN SHORT

    By asimina,

    According to the Daily Star, Madonna is set to be featured on the upcoming repackage of French DJ David Guetta’s album, One Love, set to be released on October 2nd.
    We have a hard time believing it could be a new track…
    “It was the first time I was properly star-struck,” Guetta said about the experience.
    We totally believe that one, though…
    ***
    As predicted, Madonna’s rep confirmed that the Vegas billion dollar claim is “not true”.
    Next!
    ***
    During a promo interview for Material Girl, Taylor Momsen said…
    “Lola had been all day working with me and then Madonna came in.
    She shook my hand and was just so normal.
    People forget that, she’s just a normal person and she was very polite and nice.”
    ***
    Kyle Lambert is a photographer and digital artist based out of Florida.
    He recently completed stage one in creating the portrait of Madonna on his Apple Ipad in August 2010 in Altringham, England.
    Take a look…


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    Madonna to Audition Dancers for Material Girl Launch Party!
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    Professional dancers will have the opportunity to audition Thursday at the Broadway Dance Center in NYC for a chance to be a part of the launch of pop queen Madonna’s fashion line, Material Girl.
    Each dancer will only have one minute to impress a panel of judges. Judging the dancers’ skills in the preliminary rounds will be: Madonna’s lead dancer Leroy “Hypnosis” Barnes, Dari Marder (Chief Marketing Officer of Material Girl), and Adam Moon, Macy’s Fashion Director.
    Once Madonna’s judges narrow the finalists down to twenty, ten performers will be handpicked by Madonna herself!
    Do you have what it takes to dance at Madonna’s party? Go to the audition!
    Do you live too far from the Big Apple? Visit youtube.com/materialgirlcolp to learn how to upload your dance audition!
    The Material Girl website announces that the public will also be involved:
    One live audition will be held in NYC at Broadway Dance Center, 322 West 45th Street, 3rd Floor on Thursday, August 26, 2010 from 8:30am to 11:30am. The first qualified dancers will be entered for a chance to win! Live auditions will be videotaped and also uploaded on YouTube.
    The public will vote for the top 20 dancers and 10 will be chosen by Madonna herself.
    Have a look at the flyer…

  19. asimina
    Madonna is the secret director of Miu Miu’s a/w 2010 campaign film.
    The campaign film for Miu Miu’s autumn/winter 2010 collection has been doing the rounds for a couple of months now and we fell for it as soon as we saw it. It stars models Lindsey Wixson, Siri Tollerød, Ginta Lapina, and Daphne Groeneveld, all decked out in the lust-have embellished dresses that have caused such a stir paired with kitten heels, patent bags and matching eye shadow.
    The girls laugh, play and throw shapes to some bass-heavy dance music backed by strobe lights. And it’s just emerged where they got their moves from – Madonna was on set giving them tips.
    Apparently Madonna rocked up onto the set of the Miu Miu campaign shoot to meet photographers Mert Atlas and Marcus Pigott and take them for dinner. But she got distracted and ended up directing the video instead.
    Ginta Lapina told Love magazine, ‘We were supposed to shoot a video, so Madonna said she wanted to direct it. They said she could do it but they weren’t going to pay her and she started laughing. She put on her iPod and taught us moves and we shot the video for two hours.’
    Take a look at the resulting film below and see how many signature Madonna moves you can spot:

    ELLE
  20. asimina

    IN SHORT

    By asimina,

    IN SHORT…
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.fr
    IN SHORT…
    Nicole Richie tweeted about who she considers to be the top five most well-known people in the world…
    “Obama, Madonna, Prince, Elmo and Ninas Tatas”
    ***
    It appears viewers may get a taste of Madonna in Britney Spears’ “Glee” episode.
    She recently tweeted a picture of herself in a scene reminiscent of her Madonna collaboration, “Me Against the Music.” Instead of reprising her original look, though, Spears appears to be taking on Madonna’s role, donning an all-white outfit reminiscent of Madge’s look in the clip.

    ***
    L.A. Triumph, Inc. claims in a new lawsuit it’s been marketing “Material Girl” clothing since 1997. The firm wants a declaration from a federal judge that Madonna’s use of “Material Girl” creates “deception” in the marketplace and an order to Madonna and her company to turn over all of the profits they’ve made from their clothing line.
    No comment from Madonna’s rep.
    ***
    According to USA Today, Katy Perry’s last album Teenage Dream “makes a strong case that she “could be a true creative descendant” of Madonna.
    ***
    Rumour has it that Madonna has been offered $1 billion for a 5-year deal to perform in Las Vegas…
    ***
    The Huffington Post is asking its readers “Who makes the best Marilyn Monroe?”
    You be the judge!
    ***
    Star Wars Weekends is an annual special event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park that celebrates the legendary Star Wars Saga and the animated television series, The Clone Wars.
    During the weekend in June Princess Leia, Queen Amidala, Ahsoka Tano, Zam, Aurra Sing along with some Tusken Raiders danced to Madonna’s Material Girl.
    Funny…

  21. asimina
    Gina Brooke transformed Madonna’s skin
    by ZaCK, www.absolumentmadonna.frMadonna’s makeup artist, Gina Brooke recently gave an interview to the L.A Times…
    Gina Brooke introduced Madonna, Katy Perry and other celebrities to Intraceuticals Infusions, a new Rejuvenate Daily Serum…
    “Madonna flipped when I did a treatment on her.
    She said ‘this has transformed my skin.’”
    Brooke’s trajectory into the ranks of super successful makeup artists was a fairy tale come to life. Her agent once asked her, “Where do you see yourself in five years and what icon would be your #1 dream to work with?” Brooke answered that she saw herself with a cosmetics contract and doing makeup for Madonna. The agent took Brooke on.
    Reinvigorated, Brooke started testing with Herb Ritts’ assistant. Then the agent showed Madonna Brooke’s portfolio and Madonna called Brooke in. “My agent told me ‘Don’t act nervous when you work with her, just be yourself.’ We totally hit it off and I’ve been with [Madonna] for eight years.”
  25. asimina
    Britney Spears had big shoes to fill while filming her upcoming guest appearance in Glee – she played the part of Madonna in a recreation of the pair’s Me Against The Music video.
    The Toxic hitmaker will be the centre of attention on the hit musical show when it returns for a second season, with a full episode dedicated to her music, and she began shooting her cameo role this week.
    During the second day of filming on Thursday, Spears donned a white trouser suit similar to the outfit worn by the Material Girl for the promo of their collaborative 2003 track, while Heather Morris, who plays Glee member Brittany, took Spears’ part in the re-imagining.

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